Practical vs Power
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I’ll definitely be shooting it but it can still find a place on my wall with a nice leather belt and holster. In fact that’ll be the first thing I’ll get for it besides ammo of course.
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<>Hey northern Texans.
So my birthday is coming up in the beginning of July and I’m scouting out my first official birthday gun. Right now I’m between the firearms pictured below. One is a Glock 19 Gen5 (I know, ew) but with a neat custom Texas engraved and cerakoted finish. Since this is our first year in Texas I figured it could be a cool way to commemorate. This would also be a bit on the more practical side as I’d like to have something with cheap, easy to find parts and mags eventually anyway and Glock fits that bill. $599
Option #2 would be the Cimarron Bad Boy 44mag single action in either 6 or 8”. No practical use whatsoever but I want a single action as well, and damn this would fit that slot and then some. I guess I’ve been watching too many westerns lately. The Cimarron would be a little more expensive than the Glock but not by much. $708
What say you?
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Welcome to Texas & to the South.
What do you want to do with a gun?
Do you have other guns to fit your needs?
Who else besides you would use the new gun?
If you intend to buy as your first or only gun; get the GLOCK, no doubt. If you need a carry piece, get the GLOCK. For protecting your home, GLOCK.
Some here dislike GLOCKS; but there are plenty valid reasons that GLOCK remains so popular.
And, the G19 has long been the most popular & adaptable GLOCK.
leVieux
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Axxe55
Retiretgtshit stirrer
IMO IT DEPEBDS ON THE GUN THE TYPE OF ENGRAVINGSOME GUNS JUST LOOK GARISH AND TACKY WITH ENGRAVING
General Zod
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Engraved plastic...nah. Go for the Big Iron. And get some custom leather to show it off in.
Replace all them glocks with Cz an you maybe on to something.
seeker_two
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Moonpie hacked your account, didn't he?....
The way bidens economy is going is what’s getting me into mild prepping lol. But this isn’t related. We’ve been saving 3/4 of every paycheck for the last couple months to pay off a truck a friend is selling me. So my birthday now coincides with the first full paycheck we’ll have had in 3.5 months. We’re going to have some fun this summer and grab a few more basic guns, 5.56, 308 and maybe a 357 revolver and wheel gun at some point and stock up on ammo, then go back to being fiscally conservative towards the end of the year.
The way I see it, next year being a presidential election year is going to be a shitshow like it always is and prices will go up. So this year we’re going to fortify.
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I will get a Glock at some point to have just for utilitarian purposes. When my bases are covered and I run into a cheap LE trade in or something probably in the next few months. Hell, AIM has gen5 trade ins right now for like $400. I’m almost tempted to grab one just to keep a few extra bucks in my pocket for ammo and parts for my 5.56 build. But this time I want to have some fun and remember why I’m now in Texas.
I currently carry a little Taurus G2C which I’ve been a fan of and has been reliable. That said, I’ll be upgrading soon. Maybe to a Glock. Not a big fan of the M&P series and I haven’t had much experience with the sigs. May go 1911 even. I have a 9mm AR platform that I keep ready for HD. We have a 22 single action revolver and a 22 semi auto rifle both to teach the wife how to shoot and have some cheap fun. Before the summer is over I want to finish my 5.56, get or build a 308 and get the wife her Canik for her birthday at the end of July.
I used to carry a 21 in Virginia. Great utilitarian gun. But I think we may be going the way of the Canik Mete series. Well featured, good price, good trigger.
The only gun that would be in the house that the wife can’t shoot would be the big iron if I get it. And at this point I probably will. Trust me, the practical side of my brain is fighting me a bit. But the other side is like “hey, isn’t everything bigger in Texas?”
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I agree with you I’ve started to slim down caliber wise what I’m shooting every range trip and stock piling. For example normal range trip it 200 9mm or 200 45, an 40-60 556/223.
Now I take 200 pistol caliber shoot 150 most of the time a save a box, rifle I started using a .22 conversion just to maintain how I work the gun. Still buying all my calibers an it’s really starting to add up.
Yea i got some advice from someone who said at the very least just buy a box or so of whatever ammo you’re lowest on every check. $26-$35 for 100rds of 9mm is always affordable. If nothing else a 50rd box is like $14. I’ve scrounged up about 500rds that way over the last couple months so far. But I haven’t gotten to do much shooting either. But in a couple weeks when we can go back to shooting regularly, buying ammo shouldn’t be an issue.
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I am in this camp too, except on 44mag. I prefer a 6" barrel on 44 mag pistols. I think that GLock is really cool. But agree with most that you likely wouldn't shoot that Glock so as to not mess it up. The 44 gets my vote due to the fact you would shoot it more.
You can load 44 mag lead rounds fairly inexpensively.
I’m going to have to lookup a starter reloader kit or something. I’d really like to get into reloading anyway but my space is pretty limited. I figure it wouldn’t be much of a big deal though if I’m just reloading like 44 and maybe 308.
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t-astragal
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I just bought 1000 new Star Line brass for less than random once fired. $217. Powder was high. 20c per load. Primers, I had them but count on $100/1000. Bullets, for full power I want jacketed. Zero has the best prices. $200/1000.
Total 72c per round, 50c on second loading.
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