An acquaintance, the latest husband of the adopted grandkids mother, presently doesn't own any guns but he has in the past. He expressed interest in having a shotgun, lever action 30-30, a handgun for the house and one to carry. He wasn't aware of what's available these days nor the cost so I took him to a gun show today. He had interest in a Taurus .357 Mag or Judge for the house and a Keltec 9mm for carry. I guess I can't argue much about his choices since handguns, especially for concealed carry are very personal, though I would've picked a Kahr over the Keltec mostly because the Kahr PM9 has a trigger reach that fits me a bit better. It'll be a while before he buys anything because their finances are very tight.
While there I took care of the Bosses complaint about not having enough ammo in the house. I bought another 400 rounds of .223 for the AR and 700 rounds of 7.62x39. Yeah I paid a little more than in the past, but felt lucky to find any at all. And as a bonus I bought 2 additional magazines for the AR and 1 for the CETME. So I now have 4-5 mags for each battle rifle and 500 - 1,000 rounds each for them as well.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
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Friends don't let friends buy Kel Tecs. They fit a niche, but not the one he's looking for. They're attractively priced, but they're straight blow back pistols that aren't especially durable or easy to shoot. He'd be much better served by a Glock 19, or if CCW isn't going to be on the menu, a 17 for the house. The Judge isn't nearly as cool as it appears at first blush; the .410 is an underpowered shotshell, and because the chambers are very long, the .45 Colt rounds have a long jump to the forcing cone, which means accuracy is pretty poor compared to better choices.
All the guns he's interested in can be had easily on the secondary market; that'll save some money on the front end.
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