What guns do you own or plan to own? - Page 34

On December 29 2012 03:43 JingleHell wrote:


Well, if you want small, you're not looking at cheap, and if you want your mother and sister to be able to use it, small might actually be less of a turn on than you think.

Small "feels" easier in their hand, but bigger can be better for recoil, depending on the make.

What sort of price were you looking at, and do you have a preference on round? My dad has a nice Taurus 9mm, I honestly don't like it much, but it's fairly small and light. If you want cheap, you literally can't beat the price on a Hi Point, but they're not small. (Don't read that wrong, they're not giant, but they're big for what they do.)

Everyone will tell you different things about self defense rounds, and what's "best", but frankly, as long as it's not something light in the pants, what matters is having hollowpoints and knowing how to put them in a target.

On December 29 2012 03:44 ampson wrote:


You're not going to get much of an intimidation factor with a handgun. For home defense the general consensus is a 12 gauge shotgun, it is easier to aim and even the sound of a pump is a great deterrent.

On December 29 2012 04:04 Sermokala wrote:


If you're looking for home defense and intimidation factor you should purchase a Smith & Wesson .45. it'll give you the stopping power that you want for home defense is reasonably small for a pistol and you can get a shiny silver one for the intimidation factor. If you are serious about using any gun sign up for a gun safety class and shoot it at a range a few times a year. Wherever you buy a gun will be more then happy to help you out with all these things.

And be sure to put it in a fireproof safe when you don't have it out. You can use this same safe to put in all your important documents as well to save them in the case of a fire. Doesn't have to be any bigger then a 4 pack of beer but its very important that you're safe with it.

On July 08 2011 11:02 OsoVega wrote:
Right now I own five guns.

I bought an AR-15 as a general purpose rifle as well as to mod. My set up right now is very similar to the one in this picture but without a foregrip/bi-pod and an aim-point red dot.
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My only pistol is a Springfield 1911. It's a bit more difficult to get pistols in Canada but the nice thing about the 1911 is that it isn't neutered by the 10 round mag limit for pistols that we have here. Also, even though the design is over 100 years old it still, in many ways competes with modern pistols. Mine is identical to this but I have a different style of wood grips on it.
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For anyone at all interested in firearms I don't think there is any reason not to own a Mosin Nagant. You can get them for around $100 depending on where you live, so it's probably close to the best value you can possibly get for a firearm.
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I have a Ruger 10/22 and I think it's one of the best 22.'s you can get and is also great value. It's also fun to have 30 round mags as center fire semi-auto mags for long guns are limited to 5, here.
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My home defense weapon is a Mossberg 590 with ghost ring sights. I keep 1 round of #4 buckshot and 00 buckshot behind it next to it (not allowed to keep it in it) in a speed loader.
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At some point when I have the money, I plan on getting some kind of revolver and a Lee Enfield at some point.

If you want to criticize gun ownership or talk about gun control, in this thread, don't. Every gun owner has heard it a thousand times before and that's not what this thread is for. Don't respond to it either. Feel free to ask about gun ownership, i.e. price, why we own guns, the process of getting them, etc.

On December 29 2012 05:57 Jisall wrote:


Price really is not an inhibitor, I just want something reliable and accurate. No preference on round, I'm guessing the smaller the less damaging however.



True, my concern with a shotgun would be the size and the relative amount of damage it could case. My idea with a handgun is that I will never have to use it, and should I have to, I would be able to solve the situation without having to inflict serious damage on anything or anyone.



Thanks man,

My neighbor has an arsenal powerful enough to stop a zombie invasion (dozens of guns), and he has already suggested the gun class. My plan was to take the class, buy the gun, then go out shooting with it until I feel comfortable with it. Thanks for the advice about the safe, didn't think of that before.

Not really concerned with stopping power, I don't want to hurt/potentially kill and intruder, I was thinking maybe a shoulder/arm shot in order to disarm them without dealing any serious damage, hence not being too concerned with stopping power.

On December 29 2012 08:05 SigmaoctanusIV wrote:
I really want a beretta 92fs
I don't own a gun personally but my family owns a couple, but our family is more archery shooting.

On December 29 2012 08:06 Nagano wrote:


Beretta 92fs is the best looking handgun imo

Guns or archery shooting, why not both!?

On December 29 2012 08:18 micronesia wrote:
For those of you talking about a shotgun being problematic for home defense due to collateral damage, what about just loading it with bird shot? It will still have plenty of stopping power if you are forced to use it, but won't kill people two rooms over like say, a rifle bullet could. I like the idea of a short, bull-pup shotgun such as the kel-tec ksg:



which gives you maximum maneuverability. However, it might not be as intimidating (especially in the dark) as a more classic style (and sounding) pump action. Alternately, a double-barrel can probably petrify a charging elephant... staring down two horizontal barrels is pretty intimidating :p