Tag: Guns and such

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RFI: .22 LR Pistols

The Gun Thing

This may seem like a strange thing to ask about (coming from me), but I’d like a little personal input on the S&W SW22 pistol, as seen here for example:

Specifically, what’s the trigger like?  I’m not interested in any .22 pistol trigger that isn’t as good as the Browning Buckmark’s.  Ordinarily, I’d just get a Ruger Mk IV, but the trigger’s terrible (by comparison).  Ditto the Walther PPQ pistols, which are even worse than the Ruger’s.

Reason for asking:  I’m going to be getting a .22 silencer at some point, and none of my existing pistols have threaded barrels, or can be made to have one without much gunsmithing.

Of course, I could just get another Buckmark, like the Micro:

Or, if push came to shove, the Browning 1911-22 compact model:

Those three, then, are the front-runners so far.

But the SW22 is priced a lot more attractively (#NoBrowningPremium), hence my specific interest, but only if it has a decent trigger, hence my RFI.

And I’ll be selling one of my other guns (Because Poverty) to buy any other gun including this one… so watch this space.

Ugh

The Gun Thing

Seen at AmmoToGo.com last week:

   

For the mathematically challenged, that works out to 6.8c per round for the LR, vs. 30c per round for the Mag.

This is decidedly not a knock against ATG, by the way — I buy ammo from them quite often — it’s just a sad reflection on the high cost of shooting the excellent .22 WinMag.

As Combat Controller put it to me a little while ago:  “If .22 Mag was even double the cost of .22 LR, I’d shoot it more than LR, every single day of the week.”

Ditto.

I know why there’s such a vast gulf in prices between the two calibers, by the way;  I just don’t like it.

Criminals Get Guns

Crime, The Gun Thing

From Ammo.com, this little analysis of where the choirboy class gets the guns they use to commit crimes.

I’m assuming that the 43% includes guns actually stolen by the scrotes, as well as getting them from other scrotes.

And the calibers most often used:

Not too many surprises there.  Follow the link for details, and many thanks to Sam at Ammo.com for the update.

A Question Of Majority

Good News, The Gun Thing, Today's Yoot

Here’s some news that had me reaching for a celebratory gin:

The DOJ announced it has concluded that the federal ban on handgun sales to 18- through 20-year-olds is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced.

I’ve talked about the age issue before.  If kids are assumed to be majors at age 18 and entitled to vote (I’m still somewhat unsure of the wisdom of the 26th Amendment, by the way), get married without parental consent, sign contracts and all that, then gun ownership should definitely be included in those freedoms (along with the responsibilities, a discussion for another time).

What I like most about this latest announcement from the DoJ is that they haven’t waited for lawsuits to pitchfork them into doing the right thing, but rather have done their own homework before prosecuting such cases — as any decent government department should.

The Office of Legal Counsel determined that 18 to 20-year-olds are among “the people” protected by the Second Amendment. “Eighteen-year-olds may vote, serve on juries, be drafted, and face adult criminal penalties, including capital punishment,” said Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser for the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel. “The Constitution protects the people’s right to keep and bear arms. The Department of Justice may not constitutionally seek to impose criminal penalties on dealers who sell handguns to law-abiding adults who, in nearly every other relevant respect, are members of the political community.”

Of course, the Nanny States all have age restrictions on gun ownership by “juveniles”, but up until now they’ve been able to take cover behind the federal ban.  But that just means that Our Heroes at the Second Amendment Foundation — y’all are SAF members, right? — can proceed with litigation against those states, using the DoJ’s findings as supporting material.

All in all, good news.

Some Welcome News

The Gun Thing

Looks like the old Second Amendment is rolling right along, and not towards a cliff (like under Obama and Biden) either.  Here’s a happy event:

A report from CBS News indicated that President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to appeal the ruling against suppressor registration secured in August via the Silencer Shop v. ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) lawsuit.

I think that I might have to look seriously at acquiring a tube or two in the near future.

I just need a little downward price adjustment or two…