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I live in MS now and am about to get on as a Reserve Police Officer with a Police Dept. in a suburb of a larger city. It's a new Dept, and they are not funded well enough to issue their service weapons, so you have to provide your own, provided it is a recognized service Model. I told them I...

My wife has decided to purchase her own handgun. We went around to a few gun stores to get her to try out a few makes and models to see what she's comfortable with. While she does want a small semi-auto for conceal carry (seecamp or the like), she really wants a good solid revolver for the...

Hey guys, Not much knowledge on shotguns (just what I've read on Wikipedia and what little my dad taught me). He bought me a Remington 1100 LT-20 back when I was in high school for some dove hunting, and it's stayed at his house since then. About a year ago, it came to live with me becuase I...

How do you carry your Walther P99? Just getting one holster for now, IWB? OWB? Shoulder? I'm planning on using this as an off-duty carry (when I get out of the academy) or possibly a Security carry...

I'd been doing research for almost a year on the Walther P99, and I definately know to get the AS trigger, and most people have said that the P99 is best served on the 9mm platform (with reports of the 40S&W having too snappy of a recoil). But now that it's time to make the purchase, I'm worried...

Hey, been looking for a good deal on a used Ruger GP-100. I've been hoping to find a 4" barrell in the stainless finish, and sure enough, one showed up for sale at the range across the river. Very slightly used, and the guy is asking $400. Good enough, or keep looking?

Don't know if this is the forum for this topic, but: On the advice of some fellow TFL posters, I contacted Mika's Holsters (http://www.frontiernet.net/~akim/pocket.htm)to get a custom pocket holster for my Bersa Thunder 380cc. I ordered it in January, and I got it about a week ago. I'm very...

Which is the more powerful caliber, the 44mag, or the .50AE?

I've been on the handgun forums awhile (and briefly on the shotgun), but I thought it was high time to venture over to where I'm completely ignorant. I'd like to get a rifle. A decent one. One I probably wouldn't shoot often (except maybe to break it in, and to shoot once or twice a year.) I...

I'm not really sure how to start this one off. I'm doing research for a future snub revolver to use as a BUG. I hear about so many LEO's and civilians who use 38's with +P ammo as their secondary gun. That was going to be my obvious choice. Then I started noticing all the 357mag snubs out there...

Yesterday, my wife and I were about town running errands in the nasty sleety weather our region has been experiancing the last few days. I kind of put myself in this situation, but we got across town and I just got out of the car to go into a department store. As we headed for the entrace I did...

Can anyone find the difference between the Compact version of the Walther P99 and the Walther PPS? I'm about to get a full size P99, and was thinking about getting a backup compact down the road, but then saw the PPS. It looks alot like the compact P99. Anybody know or even have any...

One of the main reasons for getting my CCW permit is because of my job. I've been working part-time at a local coffee shop in a city of 300,000+ for the last year and a half. We don't have horrible crime rate, but we do have our fair share of crime (especially robberies). The establishment...

Someone on a thread recommended Mika's Pocket Holsters (http://www.frontiernet.net/~akim/pocket.htm). I'm thinking about getting one for my Bersa Thunder 380cc. I noticed they have round-cut and square-cut models. I have no idea which one I should get. Is there a tactical advantage to one over...

I just went to a pawn shop and traded my Standard Thunder 380 for the new 380cc, and I have to say I am very pleased for the most part. I like the size, weight, appearance and overall feel of the gun. However, I'm having extreme difficulty with the manual thumb safety lever. It was stiff when I...

As I've been reading through the posts on Hollow-Points for Home Defense, I'm learning that it seems to be universally understood that there isn't a good reason not to use HP over FMJ in a home defense scenario. However, when it comes to the .380ACP caliber, I'm also hearing via forums that...

I've got the standard Bersa T380 in the duo-tone finish, and have been carrying it on my ankle and pocket carry for about 2 weeks. I've tried to carry IWB, but the beaver tail of the gun pokes too much and is very uncomfortable. I was wondering if anyone has any experiance positive or negative...

I'm finally gonna have some play $$ this weeked just in time for the gun show of the month. I'm really wanting to get a Ruger GP-100 that I've been hearing about. It will be my first revolver (not counting my wife's .22) and I'm particularly interested in the Stainless steel finish with the 4"...

I bought an Apache ankle holster for my Bersa 380, and I wear it on top of my sock (which goes halfway up my calf). But I keep finding myself having to adjust it about every 30 minutes, b/c it slides down and rests on the top of my shoe. THe holster has a tight fit, but the weight of it with the...

This summer, I may be moving from Louisiana to Texas to get my Masters. I just got my Florida non-resident CCW permit, and I was wondering if it will become invalid when I move. Will I need to get a new FL permit (or TX), or just let them know of my change in residence?