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Well...it was one of her presents, and she loved it! She will carry this one which is why its more functional then pretty, but to make it extra pretty and girly I had custom grips made with her name lazer engraved and then filled in gold then sealed to stand up to conditions.
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Josh you know what I think about guns but this one sure is pretty. I hope she enjoys carrying it and that she never has to use it away from the range.
Thanks :) that means a lot especially comming from you. I tried to make it as pretty as possible :) I too hope she will never have to use it, but she wants to do some work with me and I told her she has to carry if she wants to do that kind of work, sooo...here we are.Quote:
Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
Besides its the only way I can get pics on my wall of a sexy girl with a gun without getting in trouble...now if only I can get her to pose with it in some of her modeling shoots lmao!!!
A 640? I'm surprised! Heavy beast. Nice present.
What kind of work do you do, that a gun is a useful accessory?Quote:
Originally Posted by JLStorm
Cool..... :)
Terry
made it heavy enough so that she could shoot it without too much kick :)Quote:
Originally Posted by AFDavis11
Actually only 23 oz, its a great weight, especially for women.
Thanx Josh, I now feel a whole lot less macho. I may have to toss my 637 backup piece. I do love the way a 640 shoots though, and the looks you get from the booth next to you.
Let me know if she gets anything bigger than a 1911 for a primary piece and I'll reevaluate that too.....geeez!:(
Well if it makes you feel any better it will be her primary carry not her backup...I use a 340PD as my backup. 11oz .357 1 & 7/8" barrel...it will wake you up in the morning thats for sure lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by AFDavis11
Dont worry about the 1911's....she had to get a revolver because she isnt strong enough to rack the slide LOL!!!
She will probably carry 38 +p, but the 357 option is there if she wants it.
Now all you need to do is buy her a box of Triton hollow points to go with it. The tri-partite bullets really do a number when they hit. Hopefully the gun will only see range use, but best be prepared.
Wayne
OK, I feel a little better now. I was thinking about a 340PD (with .38 Specials) for myself). Lately I've been looking for a new revolver for primary, a .44 Mag mountain gun looks nice (with .44 Special). I got the 325 but hated the recoil of those Scandium monsters. I figure if I'm big enough to carry a heavy gun I might as well, but I hate heavy painful recoil.Quote:
Originally Posted by JLStorm
I shoot IPSC with a revolver and I like the transfer of skills.
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Originally Posted by AFDavis11
Im a lefty so revolvers are backup only simply due to reloading speed, but nothing is more dependable. I would go with a 44 mag in a 4" barrel, it should be a good compromise. Someone on another board of mine just got a .500 with 2.5" barrel...I would NOT like to shoot that thing!!!
Its funny (or maybe not) lol as soon as she got it she said...no honey...remember what I said about not cheating on me....don't forget!!!! lol
Then she gave me Toby Keith tickets...who would cheat on a girl like that anyway???
Josh,
Now you have to get her a special purse to carry the gun. They have a pocket on the back side.
Rick
not a chance lol....the last thing I need is someone else finding the purse she forgot at a resturant! Its either on her body or in the safe.Quote:
Originally Posted by rickw
Josh,
Beautiful grips on that gun. I'm not a gun "nut", but I recognize beauty when I see it. Now, the question I'm sure the rest of the guys are wondering...how come we get to see your mug shaving with the new razor, but no pics of the wife holding the gun?
RT
well you have seen photos of the wife not holding the gun lol I'll work on the gun photos when I get her to the range.Quote:
Originally Posted by rtaylor61
But seriously, what do you do for a living?
Living in Belgium, I can only image cops carrying guns, but I cannot image a cop taking his wife on patrol duty, so it has to be something else. :confused:
I am really (honestly) curious.
I do some investigative and protection work. It used to be my main job a while ago, but now my wife and I are attempting to start a small business on the side. If she is not carrying a gun she isnt allowed to work with me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruno
Ah. That makes sense of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by JLStorm
Are those grips Kingwood?
Nice piece. I'm not really cool enough, or gun enough to say that, but whatever. Nice piece.
They are cherry actually. Its ok you can say nice piece...my wife said it was a "pretty" gun.Quote:
Originally Posted by shavethebadger
Really nice looking gun! The grips are gorgeous. Though I have to nitpick and guess (and I may be wrong) that it's actually your wife's initials that are on the grips. Unless, of course, your wife's name really is CAC. Hehehe. ;)
You mentioned racking a slide, my wife (who refuses to shoot, boo) has a hard time racking the slide on my pistol, a Glock 30. Despite her non-shooting ways, she does clean my guns for me while I am away -- what a woman -- and I found the israeli technique of grasping the slide and pushing on the lower receiver of the gun itself made it much easier for her to draw back the slide to take it apart.
Just out of curiosity, what would make a revolver more suitable as backup for a lefty than an autoloader? The magazine catch?
Yes CAC are her initials. I like a revolver as a backup because it eliminates most possibilities of malfunction, and I believe that if I need a backup its probably because of a jam or malfunction of my main weapon which is a pistol.Quote:
Originally Posted by TomlinAS
Ahh, fair enough. The way you worded that made me think there was some aspect of a revolver which was more friendly to lefties than an autoloader.
Say, speaking of +P's, I have two older J-Frames, and I have never put +P's through the air-weight one. Naturally, I prefer the lighter model, and am wondering if anyone has put a significant number of +P loads through one. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by JLStorm
The airweights are tough guns, I wouldnt hesitate to shoot +p through them. I shoot heavy corbon loads through mt 357 magnum airweight on a regular basis with no problems. Some 38sp don't tolerate +p well, but not many of the new ones have this problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korndog
Thanks for the info.Quote:
Originally Posted by JLStorm