Thread 64464844

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>New month's challenge
Jack O lantern, draw the best jack o lantern on a B8, 7 yards. Basically how many shots can you go without having a flier, be artistic.

Post "hg-qual-10-25" with the image

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Previous: >>64455039

Happy Halloween my dudes

Friendly reminder to the paranoid incels who congregate here: Don't shoot the scary beings who come ringing your doorbell tonight (>implying you live in a house, kek). It's Halloween and those spooky monsters are actually trick or treaters (aka children in costumes) looking for candy.

>>64464911
But what if they make me afraid?

>>64464911
>children in costumes
The video you posted is unrelated and the 1911, USP, .45 ACP fanatics have yet to arrive so the mockery of them comes across as preemptive

>>64464911
Statistically speaking posters like this are more likely to shoot children.

>>64465054
Tranime posters are pedos 9 out of 10 times

>>64465067
P, T, whatever the label they target children more than anyone else

>>64464247
>Glad they failed
Cheers! :3c

>>64464261
sybau

>>64465073
Lol you're literally unsafe to be around firearms

>>64465054
>>64465067
Cope. Leave the children alone you sick /hg/ freaks! If your state has red-flag laws, I hope your families use them.

>>64465073
I’m manifesting

>>64465103
Stats don't lie tranny

Someone's butthurt

>>64464911
Those are men

>>64464911
>That recoil control
Kek

>>64464911
I live on a dead end street. We never got a lot of kids before she we get zero now.
Just as well. I don't feel like interacting with this generation.

>>64465204
In my childhood neighborhood Trick or Treating was big because of all the families there. 5 years after I stopped it almost completely dried up because the kids grew up and somehow vans full of kids in no costumes and pillowcases kept showing up to the point that people didn't even leave candy out.

What brand of ammo do you buy for your handguns? Recently got a case of pic related to shoot.

>>64465257
I only buy Winchester 9mm basically but for .45 I buy whatever is cheapest. Speer Lawman 200 gr +P is quite stout and is supposed to be paired with their 200 gr +P Gold Dot, a few brands make specific practice ammo that mimics their duty ammo which is good.

The paired ammo for Winchester Service Grade (military designation M1152) is Winchester Defense 147 gr High Pressure (M1153) which is basically only available through SGammo, I don’t know what type of deal he has with Winchester but he gets some interesting ammo sometimes.

>>64465274
Also M1153 isn’t that great of a performing hollow point in the tests I’ve seen since it needs to perform well in both pistols and submachine guns. It’s based on the Ranger T (Black Talon) projectile but tuned for more penetration

>>64465148
>Fail to pass as the opposite sex
>Attempt suicide
>Fail to pass on to the afterlife

>>64465257
This is the last ammo I bought and the one I did the most research on. I wanted subsonic 9mm that would actually expand out a 4-5 inch barrel. I had to take the word out third parties because there is literally nowhere I can set up testing media. There's tons of shitty indoor ranges, but nowhere I could even set up water jugs, let alone a meat target. I just have to hope it's effective if I ever need to Luigi Tyrone.
For my normal shit I got the cheapest range ammo I could find and either sig v crown or Hornetty critical defense for carry depending on what's available. I got some hard cast bear 357 somewhere in case I ever go innawoods. That should be sufficient for anything around here.

S&W E series 1911, around a thousand bucks brand new, worth it or no?

>>64465257
l load my own

>>64465257
Building off this, what is the move to make when buying bulk 9mm for different uses? FMJ would be the easy cheap bulk option, but what about defense ammo? Granted, the vast majority of your ammo use will be for range/practice/plinking anyway, so maybe it's not worth considering.

Happy Halloween /hg/

There really is guys that get upset at people want to owb carry smaller pistols.

>>64465448
Why are you making this a core personality trait?

>>64465464
It's amusing thing to get upset about, thats all.

>>64465485
Sounds like cope because everyone made fun of it.

>>64465488
I think only one person but yes I cry myself to sleep now

Carrying a subcompact owb is weird and suboptimal. But, I carry a revolver, which is weirder and less optimal yet. There must be someone who would not understand.

>>64465545
What revolver do you carry?

Be honest, /hg/, have you ever cosplayed as an anime gun girl for Halloween?

>>64465593
No, but I have used my larping, tactical gear as a costume before

>>64464911
ITS MY FUCKING CANDY!

What's a semi automatic pistol that's as big or smaller as makarov, has a lenyard loop, and not unobtanium.

>>64465552
637 or 360

Got the funny badlands ammo in

Love me gold cup

I am sick of this racist company. They’re seriously calling black people ghouls? What’s next, they start calling trans people Frankenstein’s monsters?

On my way arex anon, maps says ill be 3-4 min late because of traffic on telegraph

fn anon, you there?

>>64465861
Lol, okay

Eta 1605

what is it about the gen 2 glocks that appeals to autists so much? every person ive met who liked/owned them (well three people) were all odd in one way or another

>>64465908
This used to be perfection

>>64465861
>>64465892
>>64465897
/hg/, we are about to witness a gay sex murder hook up unfold on Halloween.

>>64465917
This, Glock is now the brand of pussification.

Happy Halloween /hg/

>>64464856
My brother

>>64465926
Yearly tradition

>>64465926
/k/ isn't just about the shooting, it's about taking hot loads too. You'll know what I'm talking about.

>>64465926
Well we can't sacrifice the anemic post twink death homo to the corn this year so we gotta find some other blood.

>>64465593
I don't like anime.
>>64465962
How so?
>>64465995
Lucky anon.

>>64466057
>how so
>yuropeon tripfag

>>64466090
I'm the good kind of yuropeen

>>64465257
magtech or federal. im cheap.

>>64465424
NTA but I would say if you actually shoot don't let your 9mm ammo supply get below a case (1000 rds).

For 9mm defense rounds I personally keep ~300-400 rounds of hollow points (I do shoot them at the range occasionally so it's probably closer to 200 now) and ~150 rds of some fancy hard cast stuff for when I go hiking. I occasionally shoot those too but less often than the hollow points because they're more than 2x the price

I'm just a random retard online though so do what makes you happy anon :)

>>64466223
>>64465424
your 9mm training/FMJ ammo supply*

>>64465978
Based trash enjoyer

Happy Halloween /k/ommandos.

>>64466123
Polish?

>>64466305
fuck you for reminding me of that thread

>>64466305
Is that, skin?

Burtwalker is back…

>>64466442
mayhaps.

The mouthbreather at my local pawn shop tried to tell me that 22lr has more stopping power than 9mm because you can fire them quicker. What retardation have you guys heard recently?

>>64466569
>22lr has more stopping power than 9mm because you can fire them quicker
This is essentially the exact same argument 9mm fags make when they point to magazine capacity as the reason it's a better option than, say, .357 or .45. Then as a last resort they'll claim stopping power doesn't exist
>What retardation have you guys heard recently?
Somebody was on here claiming .223 isn't powerful enough for whitetail

G19, 45 or 17 for IDPA? I'll be mounting a Holosun SCS

>>64466306
A different flavor of slav.

>>64466293
It's not often that I encounter another gentleman of culture.

I carry a g42 AMA

>>64466305
I never realized the fucking skinwalker tok was in 38 super

>>64466842
Do gay bars have better food than straight ones? Like do they put dry ribs on the chicken tenders and shit?

>>64466850
ive only ever been to one gay bar in manila and they didn't have food

>>64466850
There is a reason they don’t serve food

>>64466858
And why shoes are mandatory.

I want to switch from my Gen 3 G19 to an equivalent S&W because I like my Shield Plus so much and shooting it has brought back the awkward 2x4 feel when holding my Glock. Is there any real reason to go with an M&P Compact over a Shield X? Seems like the latter has all the benefits but with the slimmer profile, smaller grip, and better trigger of the Shield line and I should be able to use the mags for range time with my Plus.

>>64466877
The compacts fatter grip make it harder to conceal, but easier to shoot with less felt recoil. It's a trade off, like all things. The M&P compact will be able to take more optics and aftermarket triggers if that matters to you.

>>64466893
I have small hands so I think the grip size situation kinda balances out since I can get such a good grip on the Shield. Triggers aren't a big deal, the stock Shield one is really solid and there are decent aftermarket options, and I'll probably never run optics, just put some tritiums on it.

I guess the only things would really be mag and holster availability, factory S&W mags are stupid expensive and there are cheap plastic ones available for the regular compact, I probably wouldn't carry with them but they're fine for range time. I'd probably move my TLR-7A over from my G19 and I'm not sure what holster availability for that combo is like either, especially since the TLR-7SUB seems to be the popular option for these guns.

>>64466902
>I'm not sure what holster availability for that combo is like either
Insane kydex creations has the TLR7A/shield X combo. They're a bit more expensive and take a bit longer to ship but they're good holsters and have all those odd ball ass combinations other folks don't bother to stock

>>64464844 (OP)
hg-qual-10-25

I tried haha. I had a Microdot on a tx22toro and it was loose. Still I can do better. Next time!

>>64464911
Did these bitches go to the PP anon school of pistol marksmanship.

>>64464911
sgt

>>64464844 (OP)
There are sugar ants in the room with my gun safe.

None appear to have gotten inside and I've dropped like 6 terro packs around the room.

If I leave the lights on to get them to leave will they crave the darkness of my safe? I unplugged the goldenrod in case the heat attracts them.

Should I close the central air vents to that room in case the heat is bringing them?

>>64465417
You could donate lot worse for an SS 1911.

>>64466950
Your gun collection must be sweet.

>>64466954
no cap fr fr

>>64466916
Yeah I'm sure there are a few more on the market and will be more as time goes on, I just really like being able to fondle a holster IRL before buying it since it's such a personal fit thing. I have a G-Code Shadow Eclipse for my G19 and really like it, hopefully they'll come out with a Shield X option.

>>64466612
The biggest downside to .22 lr is the relative inconsistency of ignition compared to centerfire ammunition.

>>64466950
Ants primarily want 2 things: food and water. Remove these and you will likely be alright, although it might take weeks for them to clear out. Best call the Orkin man.

>>64466985
people are made of water

>>64467017
It’s peeeeeople!

I practicing with optics sights and not convinced to buy them. They said if you keep practicing you never want iron sights again.

What do you guys think? Should I grab a stainless hammer or leave it be now at this point?

>>64467050
gun is fine, practice shooting

where my anaconda posters at tonight

>>64467068
Of course, but my guns are also pretty barbie dolls with which I will be putting different dresses n shit on.

>>64467050
Hammers reportably are drop on parts but you’re messing with sear engagement when you swap. It may render your gun unsafe or not function at all.

Leave it

>>64466850
Projecting Beretta owner kek

>>64466306
Holy fuck you're a fucking retard anon. You unironically can't even tell soldiers apart. Disgraceful.

>>64467024
The way I see it, optics are fine on a full size firearm, but they negatively impact concealability so there's no real point on a compact firearm that you're intending to use for conceal carry.

>>64467089
>Hammers reportably are drop on parts
Not on revolvers btw

>>64467088
Honestly? based

>>64466974
This is true but only if you buy cheapshit .22lr ammo

>>64467287
I said something similar and even pointed out that I had an optic fail on me and was accused of being a noguns larper.
If I recall correctly, it was Ben Stoeger fans. You never saw such amateurish shilling.
I think optics are great for duty guns. When concealment isn't a factor and you're actively engaging danger in the context of a work shift the issues are minimal. But for concealed carry, it's not worth the bulk and the extra points of failure (the electronics, the mounting, the glass itself.)
Another thing is that you have to commit to a weapon light, otherwise you run the risk of being in the wrong lighting conditions. The reticle can be too bright to wash out the target or too dim to see. Automatic dimming systems are unreliable as you won't necessarily be in the same lighting as your target.
If you're a cop or soldier the bulk of the light matters less and you're more likely to be able to anticipate conditions or have time to operate the controls on your optic.
Also, CC optic controls are often small and hard to operate under stress.
Concealed carry is most often counter ambush and by definition you don't choose the lighting and don't have time to adapt.

And posting this got me a whole thread of
>Nuh uh!
>No guns!
>You don't know anything!
>Optics don't break!
>Iron sights break too!

What are some regular (not fancy sport/race guns) pistols with good stock triggers? Do I really need a 1911 or a hammer-fired gun to get the smoothest pulls?

>>64468436
Not reading this schizobabble

>>64468455
And there it is.

>>64468445
cz-p01

>>64468436
Yeah I agree a dot on a concealed carry gun is almost completely superfluous. A light however is an extremely good idea, for all the reasons you stated. Also,
>>Iron sights break too!
lmao

>>64468445
This is highly subjective. When I was shopping for my second gun the lgs guy was showing off the Walther ppq and hk vp9 triggers expecting me to be impressed and they felt meh. Maybe it's because I was late to the game and not used to shitty early Glock triggers. Also, dry firing a couple times at the gun store counter is totally different from live fire.
Someone on here can tell you "my canik has the best trigger, it's better than a Langdon tactical Beretta, I shoot the best groups with it" and it's true. For him and that gun. Then another anon can post "I bought a canik and it was unreliable, the trigger was inconsistent and spongey, it was a rip off, I couldn't sell that piece of shit fast enough" and it's true. For him and that gun.
>1911 or hammer fired
Lots of hammer fired guns have shit triggers. The only reason for an end user to care if it's hammer or striker is that the striker guns can be smaller and weigh less, but the difference is minimal. I'm assuming that by
>smooth pull
you're saying you don't want to deal with da/sa.
Most your striker options are going to have a take up and wall so by definition they won't have a smooth uniform pull with a surprise break. That being said, most modern triggers if they aren't fucked up by bad qc will be perfectly fine with obsessive dry fire. It will smooth out from use and your finger will get used to it.
Good luck.

>>64468512
The guy arguing with me linked a short where some competitive shooter fag had his front sight come off (good thing I had a back up dot, lol!)
Well he probably replaced it himself and half assed it. Jack Daniel at thunder ranch has a good rant about how every class at least one guys optic falls off and it's always someone else's fault. "Yeah my brother put this on" or whatever, like that's an excuse.
>Light on carry gun
I can't be bothered. Usually it's a 380 in a pocket. But I'm so lazy I stopped carrying a spare mag. I do carry a separate light, usually a cheap AAA one I buy in bulk and have one everywhere. If I was working in the ghetto I'd bother, but that would involve consistently carrying a 9mm, buying a new holster going back to iwb.
Pocket 380 and chinisium AAA light are enough for what little I actually do anymore.

>>64467050
Based setup but replace the hideous hex grip screws with slotted screws please.

Is it worth it to snag a G19X MOS with the threaded barrel and suppressor-height sights before the Big G discontinues everything for the V series? I don't own any other 9mm Glocks, so the whole issue with the mag compatibility doesn't really bother me.

>>64468788
only if it's discounted, there will be a 19X V MOS with threaded barrel

>>64468811
Was it ever confirmed that V-series is coming with an analogue to the OEM performance trigger right out of the box? If so then it might be worth it to just wait.

>>64468436
Post guns

>>64468811
>>64468817
Why would you believe anything they say?
You got to make a personal value judgment. Do you want it for yourself?
If it's for resale, is going to be like selling a no hole j frame. They made lots of them, it's not going up enough to justify as an investment.
My personal opinion is that there are better options for practical carry, either cheaper or better, possibly both.

>>64468872
After you.

>>64468886
It reads like ESL word salad where you seem to be just regurgitating a lot of what other people say

>>64465426
Is that the calico with the black talons loaded in da clipz?

>>64465908
It only applies to gene g19s.

Im getting glockstore 26x.....

>>64469025
gay

>don't use loctite like an idiot
>shoot red dot loose
How could this possibly happen to me?

>>64469096
How it is gay?

>>64469004
So I can rip through the ligaments
Put they bodies in a bad predicament
Where all the foul people went
Touch my cheddar, feel my Beretta
But what I'ma hit you with, your first reaction is to duck

>>64469025
Good luck, what slide?

>>64468445
1911s have noticeably better triggers than just about anything, including other hammer-fired guns. After a certain point, though, I feel like actual shooting performance doesn’t closely track with how “nice” the trigger is. Chasing the dragon of “best trigger” is an inevitably fruitless endeavor. Enlightenment is being able to shoot anything.

Stay away from super light striker triggers, like Zevs and certain Overwatch Precision ones.

>>64469118
26

>>64469100
Threadlocker and a Fixit stick have saved me many a time from doing this. Properly torqued and secured screws basically don't move.

>>64468910
>you sound like a canned response from someone who doesn't know shit
>doesn't post guns
pottery

>>64469215
>Fixit stick
I hadn't heard of this. I might buy some shit from them.
>Thread locker
What kind? My last gun came with the blue shit already on the screws but this new one the screws are bare.

Forgot to take any pictures of the /hg/ detroit meeting of the minds except this failed attempt at a jack o lantern on a 3x as big as required target anyway.

Anyone here with a 92a1 know if it can be converted to an uncaptured spring?

>>64469542
It was too hard of a challenge

>>64469476
Blue shit is usually Loctite which IMO sucks.

The best threadlocker I’ve used is VC-3, if you follow the instructions, it will never fail. I once put too much on (100% coverage of threads) for my RMR (6-32 screws) it twisted my Allen keys trying to get it off

>>64469477
Yes, that's a gun. You could have gotten that from an earlier thread.
I have the same one. And the same deck. With the same grain pattern. And same lack of timestamp and post number.

>>64469598
They want guns with timestamps on reports now?

>>64469597
Thanks. I still have my replacement red dot they sent me when the first one died. I bought a dedicated home defence gun and I might as well use it on there. It's on there with nothing right now and hand tightened because I wanted to make sure I liked the fit. Honestly, I'm not thrilled with it and after using larger window optics, I think these small window pistol ones are stupid, but it seems to work just fine. If I gave a shit enough to spend money I'd buy one with a bigger window, but I already own it and if it goes down I can still line up the iron sights.

Why is holosun being so mean about discounting their sights? They hunt down all "price in cart" and even store-wide coupons.

>>64469598
Weird flex, those grips are 270 dollars and honestly aren’t that great. The 110 dollar G10 version is just as good

I've been looking at the Sar 9 that PSA has for $200. Has anyone used one of these? Are they good?

>>64469608
He started it. Apparently a grammatically and syntactically correct post thoroughly describing the issue in a way that makes Stoeger fanboys and/or red dot shills unhappy means one is an English as a second language student who owns no guns, unless they can post pictures of guns.
Now that we have both posted two distinct images of completely different handguns we both own, we can mutually felicitate and think of Ben with the full confidence our optics are perfect in every way.
>>64469652
I didn't know that. I honestly didn't even look that closely since he's a troll and that's not his gun.
Probably.

>>64469669
No personal expirence but I've heard good things from the few that have. I do hear it's good "for a budget pistol". Don't expect it to compete with $700 stuff and you'll be blown away with how good it is, at least from what folks say

>>64469677
I doubt multiple people in here have the stupidity required to carry a 5k MSRP handgun. It is my handgun

I find your post extremely strange by coming up with a strawman about Ben when his content is purely around shooting and not anything about defense. He rarely talks about conceal carry and when he does he says a decent amount of people agree with not carrying a dot. Your post sort of sounds like something one of our resident schizos would post, who absolutely hates being asked to post a gun he owns.

I sort of just question how much training with a dot you’ve done or what but in my experience I carry a dot most of the time since I shoot the best with a dot. My draws are more accurate. Rapid fire is much more accurate and faster. If I’m going to get into combat I want to have my red dot since it gives me a better chance of winning.

>>64469710
So hot

One thing is true though, my RMR HD battery only lasts 6-7 months, while my SRO or RMR or Holosun would last years

>>64469710
Ben's a dipshit
You are a poser try hard clown
Reflex/hip shooters will always dominate handgun shootings. Period. Full stop. There is no argument. It's fact. No. No. Nope. Definitely not. And no again little boy. It's levels faster. It's unfathomable that some faggot with a 45 tucked into his belt with an optic thinks he is going to even be in the game. You sir, are retarded.

>>64469747
What’s going on with those boots, man?

Should I get a glock with MOS, or standard, and send it in to cut?

>>64469781
What? You carry a .32 or .380 like some grandma?

To the anon that answered my .45 USP Expert question earlier this week, thank you. I bought it at the LGS today, $886 with tax and it came with case, 5 HK 12 rd mags, and 2 10 rounders. Now I need to get some extra ammo and take it out to the range.

>>64469850
That was me. That’s a great deal

Very jealous

Where do you guys get your cleaning kits from? Is shit from Amazon alright?

>>64469868
I use Q tips and cloth patches, maybe a toothbrush. A bore brush from one of the kits that come with some guns

>>64468872
>>64469652
>anon says post guns
>it's Berettatroon
Seriously troon, what makes you the expert? You think you're special because you have a giant collection of guns and tranime?

>>64469677
>one is an English as a second language student who owns no guns
They're just trying to call me out because they're buck broken niggers. They think the only one here who prefers not to CC red dots is me. Berettatroon unironically tried SWATting me a while back because I defended this opinion that red dots are unnecessary on handguns.

>>64468455
>wild Ben nigger shill appears

>>64468436
The anon who seethes and demands you post guns for saying you don't need optics for CC is an anon called Berettatroon. Xe is 100% sure xe is a woman-- xe has in fact actually posted xer HRT pills here. Xe has over 20 different Berettas, and also xe wastes thousands of USD on tranime coomrags. Not only that, but xe also lives with xer disappointed parents. This is who you're debating tactical firearms with on 4chan/k. Ignore xer demands to "post guns" because they're done in bad faith with the intent to deanon you. Berettatroon isn't a troll, but it is a gatekeeping troon. Also, in the troon style, Berettatroon actually does sit on a Discord server with jannies. Of course, that problem has been solved for a while...

>>64469912
You mean he literally is an illegal immigrant. He’s a drug addict, bragged about drowning a cat in a bucket, lives in NYC

only took like 15 years but someone finally made a backstrap for the px4 that makes the grip not total garbage.

>>64469897
You type like an actual schizophrenic person.

>>64469912
>glazer
Holy FUCK you niggers are fucking dumb. Holy FUCK!!! Let's take a look at some of the smartest shit I've seen posted on this shithole:

>you can't repair a scratch on a firearm!
>you can't blue a firearm!
>how is it possible to do a trigger job on a Hi-Point?
>revolvers have no tactical advantages
>you should unironically buy Turkshit and Hueshit
>every anon you don't like is me
>Glock, PPK, and other excellent handguns are bad for some reason
>S&W is a good company with responsible leadership that is pro-2A
>Americans in NYC have more gun rights than Europeans in Europe
>fuck it we don't want any Euros or Canadians here whatsoever because fuck em

>>64469918
>anon never ever counterargues
>just uses ad hominem on my glownigger bait avatar backstory
I also was the one who shot JFK, and I was the one who really killed Epstein and Bin Laden. I drowned both Epstein and Osama in the same bucket. Seriously, it's always been glownigger bait and you're still falling for it. I don't know if you noticed, but I don't even speak Spanish. You're an actual fucking retard.

>>64469927
Post medical degree / psych certification with timestamp and handgun

>>64469926
>makes the grip not total garbage
Nigger anon, your subjective opinion aside, you could've just slapped some friction tape on there and called it a day. I couldn't fathom paying that much for a random piece of... what is it metal or plastic? At any rate, have you actually tried it? I admit it looks comfy, but I'm not dropping $80 on that when I can just get some grip tape and spend the rest on ammo.

>>64469948
grip tape sucks and will always be inferior to plastic or metal texturing. also if you dont think the px4 has a shitty, slippery grip then you are a liar or you shooting static.

>>64469710
Still no proof that's you. Img_xxxx, no date, no post number
>Muh glowniggers
It was your idea.
>I just sort of question
that when red dots for pistols started to become common in 2019 I bought one, the ammo shortage happened, when it was over the dot was broke and I decided not to fucking bother with a point of failure?
Of course I haven't done a lot of red dot shooting. And that's fucking why, retard.

>>64469954
>all grip tape sucks
What's with hg anons and blanket statements? Not all grip tape is the same. If you skateboarded a day in your life you'd know that. Some of it is grippier, some of it is slidier. Also, why do you specifically think grip tape sucks? Have you actually done a deep dive on it and tried it out? I would argue the exact opposite as you. If you're not spending $80 USD on a custom piece of brass, the grip tape is the next best thing to buy. In fact, if you buy good grip tape, it's probably just as good or even better. One advantage of grip tape is that it can soften up the handle, reducing felt recoil. I'm not saying your $80 piece of brass is bad. It better be good for the price of a used mini fridge and some beers.

>PX4 has a shitty slippery grip from stock
According to shill troons itt, a pleb noguns like me woulda thought it was the ultimate pistol straight from the factory.

>>64469988
checked

>>64469549
Oh well. Seems like people have done it before and springs are cheap so I might as well try.

SPB

>>64470002
>one advantage of grip tape is that it can soften up the handle

were done here

>>64470069
I could've sworn the average IQ when I was in school 20 years ago was like 105 or something.

Grip tape is decent (unlike skateboard tape which has nothing to do with gripping things with hands, it is made for shoes and is garbage), but it falls off if you actually carry the gun.

>>64470083
It can be similar in texture, and skateboard tape can 100% be added to a firearm handle, and it works fine. Besides, all skateboard grip tape is not the same.

>it falls off
Skill issue. Besides, you can always attach more.

>>64470060
You can put extra padding under the grip tape, but you're also a retard who doesn't want to actually defend his position with facts and logic.

>>64470069
>>64470080
>seething troons using random shitpost algorithms to estimate IQ
ok, but I don't need an alg to estimate your IQ

>>64470105
I mean, this. It just wears and frays, against skin, clothing, hands, etc.
>Besides, you can always attach more.
Yeah, supposed lifecycle is to reapply regularly.
Still I have absolutely no clue why skateboard tape (and talon grips for that matter) would ever go on the gun.

>>64470119
thought that eagle has a swastica on its head

>>64469948
Taurus > Charter Arms

>>64470105
>brown and double digit iq
lol lmfao

Remember the Sig "accidental discharge" death from back in July? The soldiers involved have now pleaded guilty to lying about it.
https://apnews.com/article/sig-sauer-m18-air-force-p320-death-7a063fc3039d311fd2dc5cdb6657b637

>>64470136
KEK good one anon

>>64470153
This isn’t surprising. I bet there was some tension or history that isn’t getting reported.

You all need to apologize and kiss Ron Cohen’s bare ass.

>>64470153
What about all the other cases

hello, i'm a drama tourist. i heard there was something fun related to a poster named 'pastebin' and 'carbon'? please fill me in, thanks

>>64470186
Sure, you want to check this thread out for more information >>64469188

Tell them /akg/ sent you for some lighthearted goofs.

>>64470178
i wouldn't be surprised if two thirds of the discharges were either lies, on-purpose or cover-ups for NDs

why does /hg/ even exist just buy a glock

>>64470241
Because no one in /arg/ wants to hear about my fixed 10 round mag rifle

>>64469926
Nice, now if they would pretty please make one for the csx I would be so happy

Hey lads, just installed an EGW lightened sear spring into my 1911, and now the grip safety kinda sticks inside with the hammer up unless I grip at a weird angle to pop it out. AND it pops out to the appropriate amount when I engage the hammer but still sticks a little bit.

Do I have to bend the right spring even more? It kinda looks like its scraping against the inside which the original never did. It's perfect otherwise and brought my trigger pull down to 3lbs...

>>64470501
Bend springs, but I’ve never had to tune a grip safety spring so read a guide

Looking to replace an iwb holster for a SIG p238. Fucker is worn out. Any recommendations? I haven't shopped holsters since before COVID, but my shit is starting to wear out.

>>64465420
I own my load.

>>64469867
>That was me. That’s a great deal
Thanks anon. This was the first .45 USP I've seen there in years and the first Expert I've seen in my local area. I've been meaning to get a .45 that I can shoot with better sights than my RR 1911A1 and this was a good contender for one.
>Very jealous
Hopefully, you find one for yourself. This one was pure dumb luck, that store hardly ever has H&Ks, it's mostly Glocks, S&Ws, and Taurus for pistols there.

I've come to gather that a lot of Hi-Power clones (and originals) can be a gamble on quality, some can be great and some can be shit
I want to ask again, to see what the shifting consensus is: What is a recommended clone brand? SA-35? Inglis? FEG? Or should I not even deal with clones and go straight for an OG?
Anything I do get I will probably still upgrade by taking the mag disconnect out and putting new springs and parts in, like an SFS
and if no one can agree, what should I look for and try to check if I can get hands-on any version, in order to try to not get a shitty one?
Other than just simply being worn-out or loose

>>64470754
Do not get the Hungarian model. I forgot what it was called exactly but we bought one and the slide was cracked.

I would just get a mk whatever Browning.

>>64464844 (OP)
tl;dr i'm a 27 year old boomer and i want a .40

>grew up in the era of .40's zenith
>decide to start carrying
>the more I read, the more .40 makes sense to me
IDK, guys, all the factors that made it make sense back then still seem relevant now. Am I just being a hipster contrarian, or what? A friend's dad has a .40 1911 that I'm about to buy.

>>64471134
On paper .40 is perfect, the execution not so well, the round is good but finding a good platform for it is difficult. You’re basically a contrarian since 9mm is just cheaper all around and .45 still exists

.40 1911s probably shoot great

>>64471134
shut the fuck up retard you're just a late-20s kid who gets peer-pressured by anons on 4chan to think the thing disliked by the majority MUST be good because media literacy.

>>64471165
I', mostly concerned about carjackings (some poor girl got shot at the gas station a half mile from me) and winter clothes (it's cold as fuck here). in both of those situations, 9mm's lower mass really starts to show itself.
>>64471149
>just a kid
https://youtu.be/puQJNPaGcYc

>>64471207
9mm and any common police hollow point is designed around barrier penetration requirements like auto glass

>>64471134
40 is underrated, imo its biggest issue is the loads that are most commonly available loads for it are 180 and 165 grain bullets, which especially 180 flies rather slowly. So you need a good expensive bullet like a gold dot to get reliable terminal performance, and wouldn't it not make sense to yeet something like a 135 grain jhp @ 1300 fps, and save some precious lead and get reliable expansion from trash bullet? Well those are also available, double tap and corbon makes them, but they are even more expensive than those gold dots.

I took my Glock 26 Gen 5 and my Shield Plus to the range today and I genuinely think the 26 is a better gun overall with the only real issue being the grips slipping on me after 5-6 rounds but other than that I make my case
I just don't think that the trigger on the Shield Plus is any good, I swear that the trigger safety is too damn small and it can mess with you

>>64469868
I have a tub of various kits and supplies but I made an Otis kit for all my Pelicans that would have those calibers in it.

>>64471300
sick dude keep us posted

>>64471207
Winter clothes are more likely to increase penetration by stopping expansion. They are most likely to make no difference at all.
If the argument that 9mm is cheaper and you can practice more doesn't sway you, get the 40 so you can feel like you have an advantage.
If you want more than an imaginary edge, rent both, compare groups. If you can reliably hit with the 40 it's objectively better. If you don't, you're wasting money and magazine space for a round you can't control.

>>64471300
listen man, no its not. you just like the vibes of the 26 more and like to be a contrarian.

>>64471207
anon take your 9mm and shoot your car with it. see how many layers that bullet will go through.

a knockoff canada goose jacket is not going to stop a fucking bullet.

>>64471322
>canada goose jacket
i know those fuckers can be mean but do we really need to make jackets out of them??

>>64471319
Anon I can just pull the trigger easily on the G26, the Shield Plus has such a picky trigger safety

>>64469850
>5 HK 12 rd mags, and 2 10 rounders.
The fuck?

>>64471300
Skinny guns are just harder to shoot. Get a plus 2 or even plus 0 on the g26 with some talon grips and it'll rip

>>64471292
>gold dot
Too many paul harrell videos have prejudiced me towards the speer.
>>64471322
Some day's I'd like to shoot this thing (fuck vw), but it's more the deflection due to glass than I'm thinking of than the door.

>>64470754
They are literally all jammomatics by modern standards. Get whichever one you think is pretty, it will just be a range toy you eventually stop bringing out because it gives you nothing but problems. I haven't shot an inglis or girsan, but I've shot pretty much everything else. The new FN updated design had the best trigger and felt like a really nice high quality pistol with very smooth slide, but it still had abour 4 jams per mag. They just aren't good dude.

Pic rel, a couple years ago my coworker found out I was into guns and excitedly asked if I could help her figure out why her gun always jammed. It was an old surplus hi power. I told her to just sell it to someone who thinks it's cool and get something that actually works.

You are that someone who thinks it's cool. Skip to the step where you buy something else.

>>64471430
>>64470754
Do any other handguns interest you? Get one of those instead. Pic is another failure to feed. The SA 35 feels like a service pistol, it rattles and isnt fit as nice as this FN, which is fit nice but still sucks because it's a hi power and hi powers are bad

>>64470754
>>64471430
I was going to say maybe the Nighthawk Custom Hipower works but then I realize my own track record with Nighthawk, their service is great but I have had to use it way more than any should.

>>64471304
I don’t understand why you’d go in on the PRI rear unless you were going to get the riser.

>>64470241
Glock doesn’t even make glocks anymore. Nu-glock is gonna be just as sovlless as nu-sig and nu-HK.

>>64471498
Beretta chads stay true

>>64471538
500 years strong.

>>64471304
>that ODG M9-A2

>>64470045
>winter clothes
>9mm
Here you go https://youtu.be/n82fCmD_Ado?t=974

>>64470045
For why have you summoned me?

>>64466949
PFC, look at the filename– someone else posted the video

>>64466877
>awkward 2x4 feel when holding my Glock
That's because the grip was designed with a Weaver stance in mind. Feels terrible when you attempt isosceles especially if you're a handlette. In any case, stock Gen3's are not GTG

>>64470241
Because H&K, Walther, Smith and Wesson, Colt, Ruger and Beretta say hi.

Went shooting today. Rented a Bodyguard 2.0 to compare to my LCP Max. The Bodyguard did indeed kick less like how everybody says and it definitely had a better trigger, but I was getting light primer strikes every fucking mag. It also jammed once using nothing but factory loaded FMJ. The sights suck, or are at least worse than my LCP. My LCP went though three boxes of ammo, plus a couple mags of XTP loads. Not a single jam, light primer strike, or malfunction in any way. The magazines for the LCP were also significantly easier to load. It did kick a bit harder, move more in my hand so I had to adjust my grip when shooting more, and it also pinged my trigger finger enough that it started to go numb at the end of my range session probably around 300 rounds total between the LCP and Bodyguard. (I did also shoot my 380 EZ and Ruger Blackhawk but didnt include that ammo in the count)

Overall, I was thoroughly unimpressed by the Bodyguard. If I didn't have the LCP Max and was planning on buying one to carry, I probably would buy the LCP again over the Bodyguard 2, especially considering that the Bodyguard is almost 100 bucks more expensive and is less reliable. I think that all the LCP needs is one of those silicone sleeves or maybe talon grip tape stuff to reduce the shifting in the hand. Aside from that, I liked my LCP a lot more than the Bodyguard. I think I am going to buy an Mcarbo extra power recoil spring to see if that helps tame the recoil down a bit to more favorably compare to the Bodyguard. Overall, the Bodyguard felt a little nicer, but was significantly less reliable. The LCP isn't really something you want to go shoot hundreds of rounds through at the range, but it's a pocket pistol, you probably arent going to do that anyway. It was, however, so much more reliable. The bodyguard feels like a range toy that you can carry while the LCP feels more like a purpose built carry gun.

>>64471723
Oh yeah I also forgot to mention the safety. My LCP Max is an older one that does have a safety, but the bodyguard I rented did have one. It was rather difficult to put on safe, but came off safe easily. I like the safety on the Bodyguard. You really have to want to put it on safe to get it there, but it easily comes off safe. You can totally ignore the safety if you want and you won't accidently flip it to safe while shooting or carrying. If you plan on getting a BG2.0, get the one with the safety. Manual safety equipped models tend to have a higher resale value if that matters to you.

>>64470080
It's 100. That's baseline.

>>64470241
I like my glock and HKs. There's I other pews I would like too. I appreciate different flavors.

>>64469948
>>64469926
I have one in black anodized.
The good: It is nice and weighty and does grip the non-dominant hand very well.
The bad: it comes as one size and it is smaller than the large backstrap. It is not compatible with the OEM hold backstrap spring (the long U-shaped bar) and is held with a metal rod (pictured at the bottom of the backstrap.)

Time will tell if polymer flexion will chew it into the frame at any noticeable degree but nothing to report after 1k+ rounds with it so far.
If you're already buying LTT the the cost of admission shouldn't bother you.

Today I was reminded why I love the S&W 686 and the .357 Magnum cartridge

>>64471812
Why do you love it?

>>64471819
686
>solidly built
>can be outfitted with beautiful wood grips
>has great holster options
>great trigger
>beautifull stainless look

.357 Magnum
>turns heads at the indoor range
>intimidates Glock only normalfags (I love Glock but fuck Glockonlies)
>is actually powerful, but not as brutal as .44 magnum
>so much more satisfying to shoot well

>>64471149
>and .45 still exists
For 1.5x the cost and not much better performance. Why is "ammo cheaper" only advantage for 9mm?

>>64471857
Well, cheaper, more capacity, better handing, and the historical fact that the USA was the only member of NATO that used .45 ACP and ultimately made the switch to 9mm for streamlining.

>>64471219
auto glass is not a barrier kek, auto doors and engines are a barrier

>>64471538
>>64471635
yes, stay true to your birth-assigned gender. Oh wait, you can't and you won't

>>64470241
decided against the glock after consulting /hg/

>>64471902
You’re an absolute retard. Car doors are 2mm or less of sheet metal. Tempered auto glass poses a significant barrier and deflection due to the rounds hitting it at an angle.

>>64471905
>mad because Kamala wasn’t elected and didn’t get free gender reassignment surgery
It’s okay to be angry, paco. Express yourself as much as you need to.

>>64466950
>6 terro packs

Make your own. Borax and citric acid. A sufficiently sticky grease around the feet would be a durable barrier.

How much yall want to bet that the Glock V models will be 100 bucks more expensive.

>>64471935
Oh, it was weedengineer thinking car doors are barriers. What a fucking retard. Maybe he really is 85 IQ, is that high for Spain?

>>64465417
I have one, its pretty sweet, the scaled serrations are sharp in an almost impractical kind of way.
Looks really good for sure, functionally its pretty good also its very accurate.

>>64471944
surplus/trade ins of other models may become more common. i give it less than 6 months after release before a switch or equivalent device is made for them too.

>>64471948
That's about average

>>64471723
Shame that the BG 2.0 had issues, smiths QC is pretty piss poor. I had two light strikes with the other Detroit anon using the S&B ammo that had previously not given me troubles so it looks like it's time to send it back to smith.

Never warrantied a gun before out of my state of residence, anyone got any ideas how that works? Do I just need to wait until January when I'm back in Florida to get this done?

bluejays fan here, I need a gun and a single bullet. any recommendations?

>>64471984
I sent a revolver to them once, fill it out the form, they email you a FedEx label, and instructions, you ship with that label, wait a long time, they ship it back directly to you.

>>64472004
Not too long ago I had to send a J frame back to smith because the hammer pivot pin snapped and the basic aluminum frame J frames have that pin as part of the frame. Because a piece of the frame was broken, they replaced the whole frame, but because the serial number got replaced, they apparently had to send it to an FFL and I had to go out and pay another transfer fee and fill out another 4473. Fucking annoying. The pawn shop I sent it to only has 20 dollar fee, but still, I had to pay extra money and take time out of my day to drive out there because they cant make a frame that won't break. . .

>>64471993
Rossi Brawler

>>64471351
It's what came with the pistol since it's a used gun though pretty much like new, there's hardly any sign of it being fired.

>>64472049
I guess the dude that sold it to you was a bro and gave you his extra mags.