Maksim

I would disagree with that under $1k comment. There are a variety of differences. Namely, some companies underprice their guns in order to get market-share. The Taurus 1911 is one of those guns that I feel is under-priced for what you get... BUT it is a Taurus and it will turn off many at a higher price point. The other that I think is an AMAZING value is the Desert Eagle 1911. It is built by BUL in Israel as a competition gun (originally inteded for Charles Daily as a USPSA/IDPA gun, until Magnum Research came in and stole it.) The fit and finish and features are what you expect on a much more expensive gun. Take either of those two and slap "Sig" on them, and those guns are instantly "1,500 values."

Those smaller Browning 1911 in 22? Not a fan. Felt cheap and "blah". Sig 1911-22 is fine, and generally that GSG 1911-22 is a great value for the money.

Redundancy? sure. I HATE glocks, but I still own 2 or 3 of them. I think the M&P has a very mushy trigger... but I still have one. Revolvers? I think the Colts are awesome... but I still have Colts, S&Ws, and Taurus revolvers. Are you relatively new to guns? I promise, once you get past a few you will find reasons to buy more, especially if you are open to buying used and following the marketplace here.

Ah, but what happens is, once you get over like 20..., you will generally have a preference into the type of shooting that you do, i.e. sporting clays, trap, high power rifle, USPSA, IDPA, etc... that you will naturally spend most of your time there. Furthermore, for those functions, I think you will find you generally have a few guns dedicated to that. The rest get shot once in a blue blue moon, and generally when another forum member is looking for one and asks to shoot it. For me, 90% of what I shoot are: Smith & Wesson Pro 1911 in 9mm, CZ Shadow Custom 9mm, and my SVI 2011 in 40 s&W... which also happen to be the 3 guns I shoot in USPSA. The rest are your typical "used" guns... I might have bought them used, but put less than 1,000 rounds through them... in many cases less than 200. But as far as versatility, it also has to do with what you are comfortable shooting. As an example, at media day in Las Vegas, we were visting the Ruger booth. They had both rifles and handguns to shoot. Unfortunately, someone had knocked over/shot down the pistol target. All of the remaining targets were set back at 100 yards. Shooting their 458 socom AR15, suppressed with optic, standing, I was able to hit about half. YET... picking up their Ruger 1911 from the custom shop, I hit the same USPSA sized steel target 6 out of 8 times with the 1911... 100 yards. I say this fairly often but the type of shooting you do most, will dictate the best tool FOR YOU!. While there are many people very much proficient with ARs... at targets under 50 yards, I feel far more comfortable and faster with a pistol, especially if it is a 1911 or a CZ style gun. For others, the AR-15 with frangible ammo is their home defense solution. As far as ammo... yep, folks will generally stick to the main calibers, 22lr, 9mm, 357/38, 45ACP, 223. BUT there is more fun when you go out. My current oddballs would be 9mm Makarov, 357 Sig, .41 Magum, 45 GAP, 6.5 Swede, 7.5 Swiss, 7.7 Jap, and I am sure I am forgetting others. And guys like @Pizza Bob likely have stuff that me and you would not have a chance of coming across. lol.

Just be glad you did not poke an eye out! This is why when you do this... put the buffer tube/lower receiver in a large ziplock bag. Voila.. no more lost parts.

Completely forgot, but RIGHT NOW... for NJ, I would pick up a "Standard capacity" Marlin Model 60 and all of the fund tube fed guns. Only legal way to go above 10 rounds right now.

I agree with @Pizza Bob that I believe you are overthinking this. In case of "preparedness"... then the question is for what? You will find MANY here with more than 50 guns but we still buy more and more. If we are talking about general home security, SHTF... all you really need is like 4 guns? An AR-15 in 223/556. Common caliber, versatile for everything from close up home defense all the way to engagements out to 400/500 yards. When zombies come, you do not need Sub-MOA. Any decent AR will be just fine out to 500. This also means you really don't NEED a Remington 700, etc. In what scenario will you need to shoot past 1,000 yards? A reliable all around Pistol in 9mm. Glock 17/19 M&P, HK P30L, etc. Something great as a nightstand gun or on a holster. Modern +P ammo will do just fine. If you want, upgrade to 40 S&W. Still accessible, more knockdown power, etc. Yes, I am a HUGE CZ and 1911 fan, but when I was gone for a week, the wife had two home defense guns, a Glock 22 upstairs, and a M&P 9mm downstairs. A 22LR rifle. Small game, etc. If SHTF or better yet you get out of NJ... SUPPRESSED 22LR like a Ruger 10/22. Quiet enough for shooting without pissing off neighbors. Get a thermal scope and you are great for night too. Some short of Shotgun. That's really it . Beyond that it is all preferences and wants. Yes, I suppose if you live out in the country and need bear protection or shooting elk, etc, you would want a Smith 500, etc. But practically.... those 4.

Thanks for bringing this up and now that I am back from Vegas can address this. So as @67gtonut mentioned, we do not delete anything immediately after it is sold. We WILL however lock or delete the post at the author's request after it is closed. Personally, I would prefer to leave them closed so people can see what sold and what did not, but I respect people's rights if they do not want to advertise it. @ogfarmer @remixer, the reason why we do not give posters the ability to delete their posts is simply due to issues that may come up in case of arguments, etc. Not to go into logistics, but it is far easier for us to get to the bottom of things if the post is edited or hidden (as we typically do), versus if it was purely deleted and there is no real way to get it back. (Technically, there is... we have daily onsite backups and then daily data dumps off site. I suppose we can download those, restore the backups to see... but generally speaking, once deleted it is gone). In the future, with a comprehensive update that is coming, including the marketplace, authors will have the full ability to lock and or remove their listings when sold.

True, the intention is that NYC law... BUT it does have implications, which to us as gun people should be great news.

Agree... Pics in an earlier post. Glock will still sell a crap ton of 48s though.

This is the full article. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/supreme-court-new-york-gun-case-heller.html Despite not agreeing with the premise, I must say, it is very well written and presents the situation well. Much better than that CNN bs.

I will have to shoot it again but for me, the recoil on the 48 and 43x seemed far harsher than on a 19, despite not being that much smaller. Hence why would go 19. will have to try again. The two tone is definitely cool though.

Apparently? When I was working on our new feature was looking it up. Scarce info on Facebook and I don’t recall got any contact back.

Check the Bushbell Rimfire line of scopes, I believe they were rated for it?

Sure, have both Magpul tools. Shoot me a pm when you are ready.

Seems odd. More details please.

Hehe, definitely need more time with both and will request samples from Glock. But here is the question, why bother with a 48 over a 19?

Here you go. Ok so to touch up more on this. Shooting them, I was less impressed with the 48. Recoil felt a bit harsh for what you would expect, especially since it is almost Glock 19 size. It is perhaps the Ammo they were using, not sure what it was. The 43x felt quite a bit better as the gun is smaller and cycled faster. And well you can still conceal carry it. The 48 is just way to close to a 19 with none of the benefits and quite a few costs.

Got back yesterday and still recovering, got quite sick in Vegas. Will do full write up and do have side by side pics of 19 and 48.

I do recall a number of years back there were people who did sell the Ruger Charger pistol. Of course, does not mean it was legal. But yes, weight, mag forward/outside of the grip.

Will have to do.

Great question and I will bring it up in my meetings today. Frankly though, what’s good for gun sales is not exactly what’s good for gun rights. While smaller companies are all for supporting the 2A, the majority of larger manufacturers and distributors would likely be justvas happy if not more happy with a President Clinton.

Will take a look. Did not get chance to visit them at Media Day but will surely take a look today or tomorrow.

Agree, I just can’t justify the price premium for the Q5 SF over the regular Q5. Their answer was that they can only make so many per day. Don’t get me wrong, it is nice, but it is more expensive than a stock Tanfoglio Stock 2 gun, and is not up to par with the CZ custom shop guns at the same time. Mid you can get it sub $1,000, and preferably like $850 or so, I would say the gun is competitively priced but not where it is at now. There was a newer company out there that also had a match type gun, in a mix between a CZ and a Sig, will get the name of for that $1k price point which was well worth it however. Will get the name a bit later today, but Slovenian made guns.

Nothing at Media day as far as I recall, mostly more compact and full sized 9mm and those Springfield 10mm. A sweet 1911 in 45 is the Doug Koenig 1911, was shooting and hitting steel with it at 100 yards, but iirc the price was around $2k. Today is the main show start, I have somewhat related executive team meetings with Ruger and Smith and Wesson, but Nick and others will likely havetime to explore the regular booths.