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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    Stickman12 said:

    mcgruff10 said:

    Stickman12 said:

    mcgruff10 said:

    I guess recent proposed gun legislation has freaked people out here in nj; I saw someone buy 3 ar-15's today at a store. I never saw anything like it, people buying 2 and 3 guns at a time. Shotguns, handguns...anything and everything! All I wanted was a ruger 10/22 to shoot with my kids. I guess I'll go to the national chain store to get it since there was zero lines there today.

    What's the cause this time??
    I m guessing San berdindo.
    Typical. Terrorist attack any other country and they bomb the terrorists. They attack here and we want to talk gun control.
    You're right. We should bomb California off the map.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    mickeyrat said:

    Stickman12 said:

    mickeyrat said:

    Curious. Brother bought his wife a Ruger 9mm. They are looking at some kind of safe for it. Any recommendations?
    Something with relative ease of access to the weapon in case she needs to get it but secur otherwise , ya know? He's a firefighter in Vegas for the Air Force. Civilian Chief to be exact. Sometimes he has to do a 24 hr shift. They had a "visitor" that she felt hinky about that was the decider for them.

    Check out GunVault safes. Finger keypad for easy access and small enough to fit almost anywhere
    Thanks. How pricey?
    I bought my handgun safe for around $100. I think it's called "bulldog safes" or something like that. Check out cabelas.com.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    mickeyrat said:

    Curious. Brother bought his wife a Ruger 9mm. They are looking at some kind of safe for it. Any recommendations?
    Something with relative ease of access to the weapon in case she needs to get it but secur otherwise , ya know? He's a firefighter in Vegas for the Air Force. Civilian Chief to be exact. Sometimes he has to do a 24 hr shift. They had a "visitor" that she felt hinky about that was the decider for them.


    For those who may think I'm bullshitting. Here's my brothers Department at Nellis. Relates to an incident back in Aug.

    https://www.facebook.com/AirForceFES/videos/722431581191439/?pnref=story.unseen-section

    Video is of a pilot who was involved in a crash during landing goving a speech to the shift that that saved his life. Basically he ran into the back of another jet that shouldn't have been where it stopped . The jet caught fire and was mangled to the point the pilot could not eject or otherwise egress. 110 seconds for extinguishing the fire and pilot extraction. Brother says in his 32 yr career, he knows of only 3 guys saved from a crash and none but this time was fire involved.

    The first thing to determine is how they want the safe to open. There are key locks, combination locks, biometric (hand/fingerprint) and electronic RFID locks off the top of my head.

    Most of the electronic ones use a battery (obviously) and have a physical key or combination to use if the electronics fail.

    They all offer varying degrees of security and cost but a real life no BS assessment of their household (kids in the home?) is necessary before buying a safe.

    They should ask themselves a few questions. Are they both heavy or light sleepers? Do they have a home security alarm system to wake them up? Or a dog?

    If they can go from being asleep to suddenly being awake enough to possess fine motor skills in an instant, a physical key or mechanical combination lock would be fine. If not, handprint or RFID keyed locks should be considered.

    FWIW, I hope that Ruger never has to come out of whatever safe they choose.

    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    eddiec said:

    Stickman12 said:

    mcgruff10 said:

    Stickman12 said:

    mcgruff10 said:

    I guess recent proposed gun legislation has freaked people out here in nj; I saw someone buy 3 ar-15's today at a store. I never saw anything like it, people buying 2 and 3 guns at a time. Shotguns, handguns...anything and everything! All I wanted was a ruger 10/22 to shoot with my kids. I guess I'll go to the national chain store to get it since there was zero lines there today.

    What's the cause this time??
    I m guessing San berdindo.
    Typical. Terrorist attack any other country and they bomb the terrorists. They attack here and we want to talk gun control.
    You're right. We should bomb California off the map.
    Isn't California supposed to fall into the ocean anyway? We don't have to bomb shit!
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    florence151 said:

    dudeman said:

    So, it was suggested on AMT to begin a pro-gun thread over here. Well, here it is:

    If you have/want guns and you want to talk about it, this thread is for you.

    "Glorified G"
    I never shot at a living thing.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408
    dudeman said:

    mickeyrat said:

    Curious. Brother bought his wife a Ruger 9mm. They are looking at some kind of safe for it. Any recommendations?
    Something with relative ease of access to the weapon in case she needs to get it but secur otherwise , ya know? He's a firefighter in Vegas for the Air Force. Civilian Chief to be exact. Sometimes he has to do a 24 hr shift. They had a "visitor" that she felt hinky about that was the decider for them.


    For those who may think I'm bullshitting. Here's my brothers Department at Nellis. Relates to an incident back in Aug.

    https://www.facebook.com/AirForceFES/videos/722431581191439/?pnref=story.unseen-section

    Video is of a pilot who was involved in a crash during landing goving a speech to the shift that that saved his life. Basically he ran into the back of another jet that shouldn't have been where it stopped . The jet caught fire and was mangled to the point the pilot could not eject or otherwise egress. 110 seconds for extinguishing the fire and pilot extraction. Brother says in his 32 yr career, he knows of only 3 guys saved from a crash and none but this time was fire involved.

    The first thing to determine is how they want the safe to open. There are key locks, combination locks, biometric (hand/fingerprint) and electronic RFID locks off the top of my head.

    Most of the electronic ones use a battery (obviously) and have a physical key or combination to use if the electronics fail.

    They all offer varying degrees of security and cost but a real life no BS assessment of their household (kids in the home?) is necessary before buying a safe.

    They should ask themselves a few questions. Are they both heavy or light sleepers? Do they have a home security alarm system to wake them up? Or a dog?

    If they can go from being asleep to suddenly being awake enough to possess fine motor skills in an instant, a physical key or mechanical combination lock would be fine. If not, handprint or RFID keyed locks should be considered.

    FWIW, I hope that Ruger never has to come out of whatever safe they choose.

    Thank you. Most helpful. Will pass these suggestions on.
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  • Stickman12
    Stickman12 Posts: 504
    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    I got a set of speed loaders and pouches for my S&W Model 29.

    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    About time guns were banned in the USA, sick of seeing news reports here in Australia of mass shootings there.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    Stickman12 said:

    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested

    What are they going for now a days? Also what capacity?
  • Stickman12
    Stickman12 Posts: 504
    tempo_n_groove said:

    Stickman12 said:

    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested

    What are they going for now a days? Also what capacity?
    They are currently listed at 7.99 plus shipping. After thanksgiving they were 6.99 plus shipping. Just your basic GI metal mags. 30 round standard capacity mags. PMAG prices really haven't changed much
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,408
    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    About time guns were banned in the USA, sick of seeing news reports here in Australia of mass shootings there.

    Couple things if I may. While I appreciate the underlieing sentiment to a degree the op was cool enough to take a convo between enthusiasts and create this one, rather than continue in a particular thread on amt.

    Can I suggest you refrain from the anti-sentiments here and post them on amt where it is more appropriate to the convo there?


    Guns have their place in our society, to what degree may be debateable, but this thread isnt political in nature and is intended for hobbyists.

    Please show them the same respect they showed in posting about their hobby here.
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • Stickman12
    Stickman12 Posts: 504
    Stickman12 said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    Stickman12 said:

    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested

    What are they going for now a days? Also what capacity?
    They are currently listed at 7.99 plus shipping. After thanksgiving they were 6.99 plus shipping. Just your basic GI metal mags. 30 round standard capacity mags. PMAG prices really haven't changed much
    http://southeastoutfitters.com/troy-battlemag-30-round/

    Another good deal
  • Stickman12
    Stickman12 Posts: 504
    mickeyrat said:

    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    About time guns were banned in the USA, sick of seeing news reports here in Australia of mass shootings there.

    Couple things if I may. While I appreciate the underlieing sentiment to a degree the op was cool enough to take a convo between enthusiasts and create this one, rather than continue in a particular thread on amt.

    Can I suggest you refrain from the anti-sentiments here and post them on amt where it is more appropriate to the convo there?


    Guns have their place in our society, to what degree may be debateable, but this thread isnt political in nature and is intended for hobbyists.

    Please show them the same respect they showed in posting about their hobby here.
    Very respectfully put
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,116
    Stickman12 said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    Stickman12 said:

    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested

    What are they going for now a days? Also what capacity?
    They are currently listed at 7.99 plus shipping. After thanksgiving they were 6.99 plus shipping. Just your basic GI metal mags. 30 round standard capacity mags. PMAG prices really haven't changed much
    Damn I wish these were legal in the communist state of New Jersey.
    Hey how hard is it for everyone to get .22 lr around them?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    mickeyrat said:

    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    About time guns were banned in the USA, sick of seeing news reports here in Australia of mass shootings there.

    Couple things if I may. While I appreciate the underlieing sentiment to a degree the op was cool enough to take a convo between enthusiasts and create this one, rather than continue in a particular thread on amt.

    Can I suggest you refrain from the anti-sentiments here and post them on amt where it is more appropriate to the convo there?


    Guns have their place in our society, to what degree may be debateable, but this thread isnt political in nature and is intended for hobbyists.

    Please show them the same respect they showed in posting about their hobby here.
    Thank you, Mickeyrat.
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,160
    edited December 2015
    mcgruff10 said:

    Stickman12 said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    Stickman12 said:

    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested

    What are they going for now a days? Also what capacity?
    They are currently listed at 7.99 plus shipping. After thanksgiving they were 6.99 plus shipping. Just your basic GI metal mags. 30 round standard capacity mags. PMAG prices really haven't changed much
    Damn I wish these were legal in the communist state of New Jersey.
    Hey how hard is it for everyone to get .22 lr around them?
    I can find .22lr but it's still pretty expensive. Bulk packs used to be $15.00, now they are $40-$50.
    Post edited by dudeman on
    If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
  • Stickman12
    Stickman12 Posts: 504
    mcgruff10 said:

    Stickman12 said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    Stickman12 said:

    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested

    What are they going for now a days? Also what capacity?
    They are currently listed at 7.99 plus shipping. After thanksgiving they were 6.99 plus shipping. Just your basic GI metal mags. 30 round standard capacity mags. PMAG prices really haven't changed much
    Damn I wish these were legal in the communist state of New Jersey.
    Hey how hard is it for everyone to get .22 lr around them?
    I have a cabelas and bass pro near me and they are pretty consistent with their inventory. They don't ration them out anymore and you can still find them on the shelf. I don't know if you can order ammo online where you are at but there are plenty of sites that have 22lr available
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    mickeyrat said:

    Thoughts_Arrive said:

    About time guns were banned in the USA, sick of seeing news reports here in Australia of mass shootings there.

    Couple things if I may. While I appreciate the underlieing sentiment to a degree the op was cool enough to take a convo between enthusiasts and create this one, rather than continue in a particular thread on amt.

    Can I suggest you refrain from the anti-sentiments here and post them on amt where it is more appropriate to the convo there?


    Guns have their place in our society, to what degree may be debateable, but this thread isnt political in nature and is intended for hobbyists.

    Please show them the same respect they showed in posting about their hobby here.
    No worries
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,372
    Stickman12 said:

    tempo_n_groove said:

    Stickman12 said:

    Any cool firearm gift for the holidays?? I did not receive any but bought myself some AR magazines from PSA. Still available at a good price if anyone is interested

    What are they going for now a days? Also what capacity?
    They are currently listed at 7.99 plus shipping. After thanksgiving they were 6.99 plus shipping. Just your basic GI metal mags. 30 round standard capacity mags. PMAG prices really haven't changed much
    Man that's cheap. I remember them getting really expensive at one time.

    Anybody out ther have a Steyr AUG?

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