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I think something along the lines of "It's for protection against zombies. Don't you have one in your house?"

FNP45. 15 rounds of 45ACP goodness. You need big hands though. Great gun. Hammer fired with a safety decocker.

It's not the law. If they won't pin it where you like, call TJ Sporting Arms in Central Jersey. They will do it.

Good for them. These fools in Maryland need to realize there are economic consequences to their stupidity.

I didn't see the new report, but did read in the paper today that Feinstein was showing video of someone shooting an AR with the bumpfire stock as a reason why assault rifles must be banned. This way she can claim we have access to military guns.

Take a look at the Beretta Cougars (Stoeger Cougars are built on the machinery Beretta didn't need any more when they stopped making them). You can still get them NIB on GunBroker for a good price.

Thanks for going guys. The anti's are always looking to create a "guns are bad" echo chamber. The more often we can counter that, the better off we all are.

Excellent. Factual and shows the impossible logistics of the law. Even an anti would have to take pause.

Nathaniel (aka Nate), after Revolutionary War Hero Nathaniel Greene. He began the war as a private and ended up as General Washington's most trusted (and competent) officer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathanael_Greene

If you are willing to go into the $1500-1600 range, I would take a look at the Dan Wesson line. I would also look at the STI line. STI guns do not have the most traditional looks, and often have big ugly rollmarks on the slide to show the model (i.e. look at the STI Trojan), but they are well built. Everyone I know that has a S&W 1911 Pro Series or performance series 1911 is very happy with theirs. You have a lot of options. I am sure others will chime in. One last thing, you can get a solidly built Rock Island Armory 1911 for around $500. It is not a hand-crafted precision instrument, but it works and may fit your bill if you just want to dip your toe in the 1911 pond. Someone will always want one and you won't lose much money on a resale should you hate 1911's (not likely) or decide to step up to a semi-custom (more likely). Good luck!

Kimbers are a love/hate choice in the gun world. If you go to the two big 1911 forums, the overwhelming opinion is negative (although their first generation guns are better regarded). The consensus is that they are not a particularly bad gun, just not worth what Kimber asks for them. There are a lot of good choices in the 1911 field, and in all ranges. What do you want it for, and how much are you willing to spend?

The ONLY thing I do not like about fiber optic and night sights is that they make me focus more on the round fiber optic tube portion of the front sight rather than the top of the sight blade, making me shoot lower than anticipated. This is really only a problem though with precision shooting at speed. And it may only be MY problem. I don't know if others do the same. I actually prefer serrated black sights (and a flashlight if it's dark).

Thanks Bob. Fat fingered that one. Also, J&G Sales often has police trade-in revolvers. Their prices are OK, not great.

I get e-mails from GunBroker every day on saved searches. There are several Model 19's out there for $400 and less. Of course they may be more after bidding is done.

Go to GunBroker and type in Model 19 (357 - blued with adjustable sights). Any variant from 19-1 to 19-4 is optimal (i.e. pinned barrel recessed cylinder). With 19.5 you started losing those features. If you like stainless, the Model 60 is the equivalent to the Model 19.

CDNN is ALWAYS advertising Beretta PX4s. I think they are trying to unload them. Give them a call tomorrow. www.cdnninvestments.com. You can download their gun catalog from the website.

That's good. Glock's current website is CRAP.

Great point.

Good work! Thank you.

There are rural Dems who vote pro-gun. There are country club Repubs that vote anti-gun (like Amy Handlin in District 13).

A lighter recoil spring can definitely induce bad feeding. When I owned my Colt Match Target a while back, it actually came with two recoil springs. One was for target loads and the other for standard ones. Give it a try with the standard spring. I bet it will work just fine.

I suppose it did, and I am sorry if I offended you. I see that you are a new member here. I am a long time member, and it pains me to see us acting as our own worst enemy. I stand by my recommendation though. With gun laws as inscrutable and byzantine as they are in this state, the best course of action is to listen to those who have navigated the waters for a long time. It is also useful to actually read, word-for-word, the actual statutes regarding guns. Oftentimes, the "Common Wisdom" regarding guns is wrong. Doubly so if it came from a gun store employee. You would not believe some of the things people here have been told at various stores.

The only advantage I know of 30 '06 is case capacity. Since your new gun is for hunting, and a handgun to boot, we aren't talking about 600 yard shots. 308 is inherently a slightly more more accurate round.

You are wrong. As a rule, if you are not sure about something, why don't you withhold giving your opinion out as advice? Gun owners (and prospective ones) have enough hoops to jump through in this state without other gun owners making stuff up.

For those prices, I hope you don't miss often. sighting that sucker in is an expensive proposition.