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Nick M · Mar 25, 2013

resurrected said:
Never bothered trying to kill things with them. That's what my Daisy 880 was for.

I had one of those. Until the old man bent the barrel in a vise so we couldn't put holes in things any more. Now I have a Ruger Air Hawk for violators in my back yard.

TomO · Mar 26, 2013

Saved.One.by.Grace said:
We probably read the same article about building a lower receiver from a 3-D printer. These printers are not cheap. They are worth more than the guns they would build. My understanding may be off, but I believe 3-D printers are somewhat the same as SLA machines. The SLA machines I used could build whatever parts I designed so long as I gave the machine an *.stl file format of the CAD part. SLA parts made this way are rigid plastic, but they are somewhat susceptible to UV. I imagine 3-D printers have solved that issue.

I have seen sheet metal stampings that can be turned into an AK receiver and AR receivers that just need drilling and tapping. The nice thing about these for the machining enthusiast is that you can mail order the parts. I haven't done it because I don't have a break for bending the sheet metal or a decent drill press or mill for the AR unfinished receiver.

lain: 3D Printer Update...

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/03/2...dable-firearm-is-almost-real/?singlepage=true

I'm still skeptical about the ability to generate the barrel/chamber/bolt in this way. :think:

Nick M · Mar 26, 2013

Saved.One.by.Grace said:
I have seen sheet metal stampings that can be turned into an AK receiver and AR receivers that just need drilling and tapping

A lower or upper receiver? I don't see how that can happen either way.

Nick M · Mar 26, 2013

TomO · Mar 26, 2013

Nick M said:
A lower or upper receiver? I don't see how that can happen either way.

:think: I think S.O.B.G. mean that the AK can be manufactured from sheet metal and the milled receiver for an AR can be bought unfinished.

AKM's don't really have "upper" recievers and...Well, if you tried to make a sheet metal AR-15 it wouldn't be an AR-15. :nono:

It would be an AR-18.

lain:

Saved.One.by.Grace · Apr 13, 2013

I'm going to add to my handgun collection sometime in the next month. Does anyone have any thoughts on the following:

Smith & Wesson Model 60, .357 Magnum
CZ 83, .380 ACP
Tokarev (Jugoslavian), 7.62x25
Glock Model 32, 357 Sig (I already have a Glock Model 33 with two barrels, .40 S&W and .357 Sig)
Sig Sauer P238, .380 ACP
another 1911, .45 ACP (I have a basic Colt Commander and a tricked out full size Sig 1911. I'd be looking to compliment what I have and would likely consider only Colt, Sig Sauer and Springfield Armory.)
Glock 36, .45 ACP
Glock 21SF, .45 ACP

If I found a Colt 1908 (.380 ACP) or a CZ-75 Compact (9 mm), I'd have to buy it if the price was somewhat reasonable.

lightbringer · Apr 14, 2013

Saved.One.by.Grace said:
I'm going to add to my handgun collection sometime in the next month. Does anyone have any thoughts on the following:

Smith & Wesson Model 60, .357 Magnum

CZ 83, .380 ACP

Tokarev (Jugoslavian), 7.62x25

Glock Model 32, 357 Sig (I already have a Glock Model 33 with two barrels, .40 S&W and .357 Sig)

Sig Sauer P238, .380 ACP

another 1911, .45 ACP (I have a basic Colt Commander and a tricked out full size Sig 1911. I'd be looking to compliment what I have and would likely consider only Colt, Sig Sauer and Springfield Armory.)

Glock 36, .45 ACP

Glock 21SF, .45 ACP

If I found a Colt 1908 (.380 ACP) or a CZ-75 Compact (9 mm), I'd have to buy it if the price was somewhat reasonable.

Of the above list, I have in my collection;

1911 A1 45 ACP by Springfield Armory (carried inside belt, in the back)

XD 45 ACP by Springfield (carried same as the 1911 A1)

Model 60 357 by Smith & Wesson (carried right side shoulder holster)

CZ 83 380 ACP (carried as back up, ankle gun)

Have found all to be well made and have had no problems with reliability or accuracy, you would probably enjoy them.

Delmar · Apr 14, 2013

I'm not a big fan of the .380 round simply because 9mm is so much more affordable and readily available. I would, however, buy a .380 if the gun was so cheap I couldn't pass it up, but then I would have to invest in another set of dies.

lightbringer · Apr 14, 2013

Yes sir it wasn't long ago you could get a cheap 380 for about $140.00, now days it looks like $300.00 is the going rate if and when you can find them.

Saved.One.by.Grace · Apr 14, 2013

lightbringer said:
Of the above list, I have in my collection;

1911 A1 45 ACP by Springfield Armory (carried inside belt, in the back)

XD 45 ACP by Springfield (carried same as the 1911 A1)

Model 60 357 by Smith & Wesson (carried right side shoulder holster)

CZ 83 380 ACP (carried as back up, ankle gun)

Have found all to be well made and have had no problems with reliability or accuracy, you would probably enjoy them.

This has been very helpful. Thank you. A friend of mine has an XDs .45 ACP, and he's very pleased with it.

Delmar · Apr 14, 2013

lightbringer said:
Yes sir it wasn't long ago you could get a cheap 380 for about $140.00, now days it looks like $300.00 is the going rate if and when you can find them.

It is always going to be hard to find a good deal on a nice weapon when there is a person in the White House who is anti gun. Currently the only way to do it is to have cash at the ready when some poor schmuck decides he can't afford to keep it.

Saved.One.by.Grace · Apr 14, 2013

Delmar said:
I'm not a big fan of the .380 round simply because 9mm is so much more affordable and readily available. I would, however, buy a .380 if the gun was so cheap I couldn't pass it up, but then I would have to invest in another set of dies.

I'm not a big fan of the .380 ACP either. But the Sig P-238 could be comfortably hidden and carried where my primary carry piece (Glock 26/27/33) could not.

Delmar · Apr 14, 2013

I probably shouldn't badmouth the .380. My pocket pistol is a Taurus PT-22. Sure fits my hand nice for a pea shooter though.

Saved.One.by.Grace · Apr 14, 2013

I bought my wife a Beretta 950BS (.25 ACP) to carry in her pocket or purse. But that gun is punishing to shoot. She and I would rather shoot a .40 S&W Glock.

Delmar · Apr 14, 2013

Maybe your wife needs a bigger purse. I do love shooting my big guns! I have a .45 acp and 3 cap and ball .44s. The .22 is a fun little gun though and it sure is cheap to feed!

Saved.One.by.Grace · Apr 14, 2013

Delmar said:
Maybe your wife needs a bigger purse. I do love shooting my big guns! I have a .45 acp and 3 cap and ball .44s. The .22 is a fun little gun though and it sure is cheap to feed!

I have a Walther P-22 and it's a ball to shoot. As for my wife, she needs to clean out the "non-essentials" from her purse. She has two purses designed for concealed carry. Her Glock 27 fits in either one quite nicely with the "non-essentials" removed.

Delmar · Apr 14, 2013

Saved.One.by.Grace said:
I have a Walther P-22 and it's a ball to shoot. As for my wife, she needs to clean out the "non-essentials" from her purse. She has two purses designed for concealed carry. Her Glock 27 fits in either one quite nicely with the "non-essentials" removed.

"designed for concealed carry" Does that mean the holster is built in?

Saved.One.by.Grace · Apr 14, 2013

Delmar said:
"designed for concealed carry" Does that mean the holster is built in?

It does not mean that the purse was designed for a particular gun. But there is a compartment separated from the rest of the bag for the gun to reside in. There's no holster, per se.

lightbringer · Apr 14, 2013

Delmar said:
It is always going to be hard to find a good deal on a nice weapon when there is a person in the White House who is anti gun. Currently the only way to do it is to have cash at the ready when some poor schmuck decides he can't afford to keep it.

Yes sir I gotta agree with you there, but my gun buying days are over except for maybe one or two specials I'm thinking about.

Saved.One.by.Grace · Apr 15, 2013

Katie Pavlich at Gunsite Academy. I highly recommend her book Fast and Furious and her columns at Townhall and elsewhere. Check out the pictures also.

http://townhall.com/columnists/kati...y-revealing-the-truth-about-the-ar15-n1565590

http://townhall.com/columnists/kati...-one-at-gunsite-all-about-the-basics-n1566695

http://townhall.com/columnists/kati...ite-day-two-fighting-out-of-a-threat-n1567193

http://townhall.com/columnists/kati...perating-inside-a-house-with-an-ar15-n1567869

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