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 tomm
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i've been thinking about handguns and realised i know very little about them. is there any experts in here?
what's the type to have? is there a best manufacturer?
not after anything flash, just something cheap, simple and reliable. doesn't have to be super accurate as i imagine it will only be used at very close range. or perhaps something that looked a bit menacing would reduce the need to actually use it. hmmmm...


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:37 pm
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Is this enquiry somehow connected to [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/can-you-change-your-life-for-15000 ]this thread[/url]?

Planning something, are we? 😉


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:39 pm
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Desert eagle.


 
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Posted : 09/11/2011 8:39 pm
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Glock 17 - cheap, reliable, used by most police forces?


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:40 pm
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😆 @ Crikey!


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:41 pm
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I second the desert eagle, but get 2 of them just for the look.


 
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Posted : 09/11/2011 8:44 pm
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I went to a gun show in Lander, Wyoming. Spoilt for choice.

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Posted : 09/11/2011 8:44 pm
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Tomm, do you live in suderland? if so you probably better off with an Uzi, Tec-9 or H&K MP5.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:47 pm
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A nice sig sauer, browning high poweror a beretta 92f. Or robocops. I need to stop watching to many movies. I have held the others though. Too heavy for a 9/10 year old.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:48 pm
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thanks for all the names etc.. i'm googling them as we speak. those Sig Sauers look evil!


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:52 pm
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Pack some proper heat bruv.

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Posted : 09/11/2011 8:55 pm
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What does your local supplied have on offer?


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:55 pm
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What does your local supplied have on offer?

ex army/police mostly. exotica available at special request with a slightly longer waiting period apparently


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 8:57 pm
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Handguns are so last year


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 9:00 pm
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Desert eagle or Glock gen 4


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 9:02 pm
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Beretta ,but get it in 45ACP. Don't fall for any fancy .40 caliber etc.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 9:14 pm
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Browning high power, don't know much about hand guns but this is the only automatic i've ever used and it is a piece of piss to use and service. And the design has survived over 60 years.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 9:53 pm
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Definately Desert Eagle

N.B. Not my wife.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 9:54 pm
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*not a handgun.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 10:39 pm
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A Glock 30 is ideal for you needs.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 10:45 pm
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Out of several handguns I have, my favorite is still a Kimber .45 stainless steel model. Easy to take care of/clean and shoots well--and from a personal protection perspective, the noise alone is pretty effective


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 10:54 pm
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I got to hold a Dirty Harry S+W .44 Magnum a few years ago, full dirty long barrel and everyfink. Jeeze I could barely hold it up! Proper hefty.

(I'm not a gun nut or owt, I just like the films)

Out of several handguns I have... ....from a personal protection perspective

Do you live in a war-torn country? Or Hackney or somewhere?


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 10:57 pm
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Do you live in a war-torn country

Not exactly--mostly carry it hiking in the mountains for the chance encounter with a thoroughly irritated bear---can get a lot of rounds off fast and the .45 has whole lot of stopping power.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:04 pm
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I have a Browning Automatic badminton racket you could borrow.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:06 pm
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Oh right! 😆

Yeah, I'd probbly want something if there were big bears about and that. 😯


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:06 pm
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Sig p226 with extended mag.
The weapon of choice for the chappies who like to hide their eyes in photos.

If you have a long midle finger, you'll be able to fire the action off on a browning hi power without having to insert the mag (which often results in RMPs having neglible discharges! muppets)


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:09 pm
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Glock 18 - have a look on youtube

Good for angry people and those not subject to many gun laws.


 
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One of these:
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Yeah, I'd probbly want something if there were big bears about and that

My brother in law in Alaska carries a .50 when working at remote field locations---he says if it doesn't stop a barren ground grizzly or brownie, he can always shoot himself


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:26 pm
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S&W .357 Magnum with speedloaders, good handling, ample stopping power and accuracy with no jamming problems

Forget all that gangsta nonsense waving a semi automatic about at strange angles, you want reliability with the added bonus of no spent cases laying about


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:26 pm
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Forget all that gangsta nonsense waving a semi automatic about at strange angles

Yeah, that movie stuff of holding the gun sideways is pretty absurd. Nothing like a two-hand hold to really hit what you are shooting at.
I tried doing some of the movie stuff at a target range and it doesn't do much for accuracy


 
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I have a Browning Automatic badminton racket you could borrow.

Did Browning not make some bizarre electric front shifter with split chainrings a long time ago or am I hallucinating again? (possibly a different Browning of course...

EDIT- strangely not - " In 1977, Browning Arms closed their bicycle business")


 
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On the one occasion I let a round off with a magnum, my ears popped big time and the kick was such that I thought it would be very difficult to use with much degree of accuracy.


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:34 pm
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I know what you mean---my .357 magnum revolver, even though it's really heavey, kicks like a mule and I learned the hard way to wear ear plugs


 
Posted : 09/11/2011 11:38 pm
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WTF? Everyone seems to have missed the point! those are all real guns, surely this is the thing

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Posted : 09/11/2011 11:56 pm
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Desert Eagle point five o......


 
Posted : 10/11/2011 12:07 am
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You can tell the people who have never shot a desert eagle - it's an awful weapon that's more likely to break your nose or wrist or dislocate your shoulder than maim your adversary. If I was packing heat these days it would be a Glock gen 4, probably a 17.


 
Posted : 10/11/2011 12:49 am
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I was once shown round a data centre in Dallas. The chap showing me round showed me the control centre behind this big perspex window.

"That window will stop a bullet." he said.
He thought on this for a moment and then gently rubbing his crotch, added...
"'Cept from my .44 magnum."


 
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I shot 5 rounds from a .44 Magnum gun. It was extremely unpleasant, not exhilarating at all. To re-create the experience, get inside a suitably sized metal tank of some kind, and place your palms on the wall of the tank. Have someone hit the outside with a sledgehammer at the point where your hands are. Then have another assistant cut a neat round hole near the edge of a piece of paper with circles on it.


 
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You can tell the people who have never shot a desert eagle - it's an awful weapon that's more likely to break your nose or wrist or dislocate your shoulder than maim your adversary

They come in a few calibres, but the .50AE is the one all the "gangsta's" want......size and all that. I shot the .357 version and it was comfortable and easy to shoot, but that was mainly down to the weight of the thing dampening all the recoil. But then my shooting days are long behind me, so i'll pass you to Mr Sage Francis for some words of wisdom:


 
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If I was packing heat these days it would be a Glock gen 4, probably a 17.

That sounds like an expensive way of packing heat. I prefer to use economy 7 and some efficient storage heaters.


 
Posted : 10/11/2011 11:30 am
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The gentleman would of course opt for the silenced Luger.


 
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