TheOak

Speaking of target practice, how is your collection coming along?

Danno

Not good. Everytime I find the one I like on line, Academy and Bass Pro-shops are sold out.

I'm hoping its just a panic phase and all the stores eventually get re-stocked.

I'm too ignorant about them to buy from a pawn shop, so I'm sure I'll overpay But I'd feel more comfy buying from one of those chains, especially for my 1st one.

My current fave is a S&W M&P Shield



Thoughts?

TheOak

Let me know what you are looking for, the problem with the chain stores is that they have inside guys calling friends to come get certain guns as soon as they arrive. That Shield comes in .40 and 9mm.

A little hint on gun purchase economics. I shop gunbroker.com for a few reasons. 1. Buy from out of state and I do not have to pay sales tax , what ever the price is add $25 for a FFL transfer, $25 for shipping, and some times 2%-3% for a CC transaction... On a $750 gun the economics are $65 on top of the gun purchase buying out of state, 66.75 if you pay sales tax.... I get around the CC fee by calling the store that is listed as selling the gun on GB and tell them I am looking for X, not mentioning GB, and do an over the phone CC transaction.

However you can nearly always find what you are looking for. S&W shows the retail around $460, may be able to get it cheaper through an auction.

Have you held that pistol? I recently sold my Sig MK25 because I apparently have t-rex thumbs and had to rotate the pistol to reach the de-cocker. So I am sticking with 1911 models. My paws also extend down below the magwell on most compacts.

Here is a picture of my Nighthawk Custom Knights Templar #29 of 100. Its a collectable.

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