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Monday, May 19. 2008

A Sig 9 mm

We have been perhaps too preoccupied with guns over the past week. Not being knowledgeable about anything but sporting guns, we really aren't qualified to discuss handguns. All I really know is that a .22 handgun is good for targets and rats, a 9 mm isn't really all that good for much, and bigger is designed to seriously hurt people. Well, all are fun for target practice.

Self-defence and home defence? Yes, we believe in those most basic of human rights. Guns, baseball bats, whatever.

A reader friend who knows everything about guns thought our readers might be interested in these inexpensive (used) German Police Sig 9mms. You can buy them refurbished, too.

Posted by Bird Dog in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc., Our Essays at 15:18 | Comments (19) | Trackbacks (0)

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I miss my P226. But I'm happy with Elvis.
#1 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-19 17:44 (Reply)
You should turn on comments Jephnol... I liked that piece "Homage to Raymundo Sesma". Of course 'Elvis' is nice also.
#2 Luther McLeod (Link) on 2008-05-19 18:01 (Reply)
Thanks for looking! Originally, the spam to comment ratio was pretty ugly, which is why I turned off the comments. They're on now. We'll see how it goes. :-)

Re: 9mm v. .45 - The 9mm has always had a reputation as a marginal man-stopper. The rounds have a tendency to thu-and-thru without proper expansion even with heavy clothes, which is why PD's have a double-tap policy. The .45 makes a big hole, but it's harder to get a second round off on target; the mouth of the barrel might be enough to intimidate an aggressor though!
#2.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-19 18:54 (Reply)
Bird Dog ditto on the .22, but alot of damage has been inflicted on the inner cities of America with the 9mm. I'm no gun expert, a 9mm is a baby .45. Would not like to be hit with it .
#3 jappy on 2008-05-19 18:17 (Reply)
1911's are so American, in a nice apple pie kinda way. Or an Elvis way.
#4 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2008-05-19 18:20 (Reply)
I really like my Sig P6/225 as above, tho' mine shows more holster wear. Holster wear doesn't affect accuracy, so I consider it a nice gun at a nice price. At least 2 of my friends are negotiating with their wives to get permission to buy their own.
#5 Carl H. on 2008-05-19 18:35 (Reply)
Carl, tell your friends not to negotiate with their wives , just go out and tell them to buy the gun , and hide it. Don't be umday like me and get caught cleaning my new pistola.
#5.1 jappy on 2008-05-19 18:52 (Reply)
Don't get caught... Now those are words to live by! I was looking at the new Sig Arms .22 at the G-opening of the Cabela's Down East the other day. $395 for a solid built plinker. I could hardly contain myself, but my fear of respect for my wife bolstered my restraint.
#5.1.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-19 19:01 (Reply)
You can say - but sweetie, these are collector's items. They're appreciating in value.

Nah, doesn't work for me, either.
#5.1.1.1 Skookumchuk (Link) on 2008-05-19 19:44 (Reply)
"...but sweetie, these are collector's items. They're appreciating in value".

She wouldn't even have to open her mouth. I would telepathically hear her say, "Well, then sell 'em. We need the money".
#5.1.1.1.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-19 20:06 (Reply)
Jephnol, You a Maine man your talking Scarborogh. Did you get your Socom II yet?
#5.1.1.2 jappy on 2008-05-19 21:35 (Reply)
I was pricing them out online and doing the math the other day, but no purchase yet.

Scarborough, you bet, but I'm a little south of the border in NH.
#5.1.1.2.1 Jephnol (Link) on 2008-05-19 23:05 (Reply)
We have been perhaps too preoccupied with guns over the past week

BD, this is not possible. It's a nullity, a dirty Russian psyops trick...don't be fooled , stay alert.

I think it's time for you to watch Red Dawn again.



(say anyone heard how Patrick Swayze is doing?)
#6 Habu on 2008-05-19 19:48 (Reply)
Not very well, I believe. Sad.
#6.1 BD on 2008-05-19 20:22 (Reply)
O/T

For those of you getting ready to send Ted a get well card, read this first.


KGB Letter Outlines Sen. Kennedy's Overtures to Soviets, Prof Says
By Kevin Mooney


In his book, which came out this week, Kengor focuses on a KGB letter written at the height of the Cold War that shows that Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) offered to assist Soviet leaders in formulating a public relations strategy to counter President Reagan's foreign policy and to complicate his re-election efforts.

The letter, dated May 14, 1983, was sent from the head of the KGB to Yuri Andropov, who was then General Secretary of the Soviet Union's Communist Party.

In his letter, KGB head Viktor Chebrikov offered Andropov his interpretation of Kennedy's offer. Former U.S. Sen. John Tunney (D-Calif.) had traveled to Moscow on behalf of Kennedy to seek out a partnership with Andropov and other Soviet officials, Kengor claims in his book.

the rest of the story
The Traitor Kennedy

At least don't lick the envelop, wipe it.
#7 Habu on 2008-05-19 19:59 (Reply)
THE GAT. Man's best friend.


http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/71_1



A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
#8 Habu on 2008-05-19 20:10 (Reply)
Habu, what kind of manure should we use for Teddies gravesite. Cow, chicken, horse, pig or jackass? Maybe we could use all of them.
#8.1 jappy on 2008-05-19 21:22 (Reply)
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#9 Wheelchair bound viagra man... A.K.A Thumper on 2008-05-19 22:05 (Reply)
So which one do yall call Thumper, the left or the right?
#9.1 Leag on 2008-05-20 22:44 (Reply)

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