Bill, If all you are interested in is sport then you really need to consider a Ruger MKIII. They are wonderful shooting weapons, accurate & reasonably cheap to feed because they shoot 22LR cartridges.
http://www.impactguns.com/store/736676101061.html If you have any ideas for home defense then consider a 45ACP from one of several manufactures. The bullet is huge (0.45" diameter) and slow and will stop your intruder. You don't want to kill him, just stop him - RIGHT NOW. And if he dies from the results of his own actions, then..... Why not a 9mm that's so popular these days? Because a 9mm will not stop a drug crazed invader unless you hit a vital spot & in home defense, you don't have time to aim. You only have time to point & squeeze. Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of BillR Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:06 AM To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was Virtual Pillory: Come jeer at the idiot!,now handguns & the law Good addition to the discussion. I have never owned a gun, though mom and dad had a 22 rifle and pistol in the house and we had to take training on the rifle when I was a kid [they always thought the pistol was safely tucked away, but I used that one more than the rifle. I am considering buying one now, not for self protection, but sport. I have a few sets of throwing knives that I enjoy, but am getting to the point that I don't have enough cool weather for months here to throw them - easy to get out of practice. I am thinking about getting a pistol just to see if I could get any proficiency with it. My son bought a handgun when he was away from home for several tours with the USAF and didn't live in an area where he felt his wife was safe alone. He made sure she was trained on it [she was also military]. We went to a range and I discovered those things are not so easy to shoot accurately as TV shows might suggest. Might be fun to try. With FL law I could probably carry it, but I wouldn't. It would be locked in a lockbox until I got to the range. BillR Jacksonville FL -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wonko the Sane Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2007 8:51 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Was Virtual Pillory: Come jeer at the idiot!, now handguns & the law At the risk of being laughed at, I must again repeat my mantra that I spent almost half of my five-plus decades in urban areas and have never found myself in a situation where I'd have drawn a weapon if I'd have been carrying one. Closest I've come to that was when I was being teased by a street mime in NYC. He deserved to be shot not only for making fun of me (I was chewing gum) but because he was a mime. The only time I've armed myself was when I was stationed on Governors Island (NYC). If you arrived for the ferry boat after 11:00 pm, you had to wait a half hour instead of a quarter hour between ferry boats, parked just south of Wall Street. ... I kept a stout piece of oak and a hunting knife tucked under the driver's seat of my MBG, and that was only because I was sitting "rather exposed" (but with pants on) in a small convertible. My experience was that if approached by someone menacing, one had only to say "f-off" and the guy went away. It is only when one shows fear that one becomes a victim. I've shot weapons -- 45 handgun and 9 mm handgun and M-16 (all military-training related). This was done solely as part of my training: trying to hit the middle of the paper and earn a pretty blue ribbon w/ "expert" E on it. I've owned guns -- all inherited, none ever purchased -- and gladly left every one behind when I departed marriage #1. Now, if you feel more secure with a 9 mm tucked into your pants, then I guess that is your right. Personally, I'd be more afraid of shooting a testicle off during a sudden frenzy of scratching than I'd be of needing to get into a firefight over my lunch break. Let us stand for our closing prayer. On 8/16/07, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi Tom, > There's an old saying about not bringing a knife to a gun fight. ;-) > There's also a saying about dead people not sueing. > > -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ Make a small loan, Make a big difference - Kiva.org _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
