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The way I shoot, I need to take my time...breath...and still suck but accuracy will come in time,practice and ammo.

So glad to see I'm not alone in my obsession,But was rather surprised to see the range of cleaning routines. From after every range visit to when it quits working and just about everything in between........

After over 200 rounds through 2 guns yesterday, I found myself planning my evening basically around the process of cleaning them. I am not about to get Freudian about the whole process but as much as I enjoy shooting, I have come to look forward to the ritual of cleaning and oiling my guns perhaps just as much. I set up an old blue towel because I read somewhere that a blue background is a better contrast for not only photographing but also for see any small parts, lay out my cleaning tools,rags,chems and slowly strip,clean and oil them. The feel and smell of a clean firearm has become intoxicating to me and I feel all is well with the world. My wife laughingly claims I'm cheating on her so I got her a copy of "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance ",she still laughs but perhaps understands just a bit better. Am I alone in this ?

They are ubiquitous in Scandinavia where just about every worker and fisherman wears one, I still own the "Dress" version that my father gave me for confirmation.

That was a 1911? hardly heard it and I noticed your groups were pretty tight along with the guy next to me with the .357.

Yep. That was me with the Sig that pulls to the right....... One or both of us need an alignment. Where were you shooting?

Reading it I got the impression that they were about to steal the Harley when Mama Deliverance started to clear out the back of the pick up, then there is the Penthouse Forum aspect of the diminutive blond wife in short shorts.....

Went to Shore Shot this afternoon in the elusive quest for better groupings and met Phil for the first time. He was warm,funny and welcoming and a great help with my stance,grip and sighting..... I still shoot like a blind,palsied man but it's not for the lack of trying on his part. Thanks Phil.

As the author said, "These are the gun stories that never make the news" but I believe we can all imagine the hundreds of times a day a scenario like this plays out. Now should everyone carry? Perhaps not, because let's face it we all know some folks out there we wouldn't let near a can opener much less a concealed weapon but there are more than enough checks,fail safes,training programs and above all, justification for CCW in New Jersey.

Thanks ,I caught that.

That in essence is my biggest complaint when dealing with on line vendors , the price for the actual product may be inticing and I understand the more I order the better the price but then they calculate the S+H , I'm pretty much back where I started. Midway for instance. I ordered 2 gun rugs/ $4.99 each.A Kershaw knife/$19.99 and 3 HKS speed loaders/$7.99 each so about $54.00 total... S+H was almost $16.00 which is more that 25% of the merchandise cost.

Thanks.

Smart.... the alternative can prove to be rather expensive.

Nice, Where can I look for good used guns? other than this forum of course.

Bear with me... This is wife #2 and I live by a mantra that "In marriage you can be right or you can be happy,I must be very happy because according to my wife I haven't been right yet" so as much as the S&W is beckoning me, it will have to wait until such time a happier me can somehow purchase it and convince my beautiful bride that it was her idea.

Not much of a Joiner but that sounds like a team I would excel in......

The Sig is definitely out of the running. Although I love my P250.

Justifying a .22 "So both of us can improve our technique" is far easier that "Honey.... we need another .357 but this one is sexier". I'm good but she's caugth on to my lines over the years.

So you will also understand that a purchase far north of $500.00 is going to be hard to justify to my wife just yet considering the 2 guns,ammo and gear I've accumulated in the past 4 months. The 686 has got to be, IMHO the smoothest, sexiest and most sensual gun I have ever fired and I fell in love immediately but that is a love that has to be nurtured and I'm not ready quite yet.

Perhaps cost effective was the wrong choice of words. inexpensive to buy might be better. I would like to save my resources when I buy another revolver for a S&W 686 so I guess I'll focus my search to a semi auto.

Thank you for all your advice, as I read it a semi auto is more cost effective and upgradeable but there is some questions about break down and cleaning. Also there appears to be an intrinsic issue with .22 ammo and the build up of residue. Am I correct so far? Buds has a Browning Buck Mark SS promo with FO sights and 3 mags for $386.00.... Good deal or not a good deal ? and what are the issues with stripping and cleaning?

"Dead Snow" The world's only Norwegian Zombie movie.... You know the plot...Nubile girls and their expendable boyfriends go to remote ski cabin only to encounter an grizzly alcoholic hunter who has tales of Zombie Nazis searching for lost jewelery stolen from them by cabin's owner. gallons of blood,miles of fresh entrails,and an occasional naked breast caps off a intentional? zombie farce and a somewhat successful? English translation of Norwegian cultural jokes. Sit back with some Sil on Rye and a cold Ringnes and enjoy...

Oddly enough I own a Sig p250 9mm which has the option of the .22 conversion without having to get another permit but after calculating the cost of the conversion kit,and mags I would be better off just buying a stand alone .22.

Gentlemen. After some thought,a little research and quite a bit of ammo I have decided to purchase a .22 pistol to improve my technique,accuracy and to take advantage of the low cost of ammo. I realize that there will be some of you that argue that being proficient with a .22 will not necessarily make you a crack shot with larger calibers or heavier guns but basically I want to be able to enjoy the mechanics of shooting and lessen the cost factor of larger rounds. What are my choices? am I better off with a revolver or semi auto?What are your favorites?

Someone obviously loved and took care of that pistol. Excellent purchase.