[geeks] Michael Moore can kiss my ass.

[Kurt Huhn]

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 01:19:38 -0600
Bill Bradford wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 04:00:00PM -0500, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> > Hey, cool!  So that's an actual 9x19mm, not an airsoft? [0]  
> 
> Yep.  I own one of the "transparent plastic" Desert Eagle .44 Airsoft
> guns, but I'll be getting one of the G19 Airsofts soon to play with
> indoors.  Does yours not have the orange-ringed barrel?
> 

I got mine on the grey market.  Full trademarks, metal slide/barrel, and
no orange on the muzzle.  I also had a copy of one of SVI's 1911-based
Infinity that was very similar.  Made by Western Arms - I sold it for
food/mortgage money once when I was laid off.  These types are getting
harder and harder to find too.  The only people that can legally import
them are people in the movie/TV biz, apparently.

> In the end, I picked out the Glock.  I started out looking at .22s,
> since I'll mostly be doing target shooting - but then ended up just
> buying a better gun from the start.  Since we'd not had time to go
> home and get my Discover card, the guy said "Go over to the other side
> of the store, buy him a gift certificate, come over here, hand it to
> him, and then he can buy the gun with it."  That's what we did.  I
> filled out the paperwork [4], it took them about five minutes to call
> it in, and then the guy handed me the gun in the box.  "Here's your
> combat Tupperware!  Merry Christmas!".
> 

Awsome!  Combat tupperware.  :)

> It's a FRPxxx serial number, from what I can tell, means it was made
> in October (just two months ago).  3rd generation G19, with accessory
> rail, etc.  It normally wouldn't have come with a box or anything
> (since it was used), but the guy at the store dug me up the box and
> cleaning rod, etc, that you see in the picture.  I need to pick up a
> spare magazine for it.
> 

I'm kinda wishing I had gotten a Springfield Operator (with
accessory rail) instead of a Mil-Spec.  The reason?  We had a scare a
few weeks ago with some guy snooping around the condos at midnight.  I
had a Streamlight in one hand and my 1911 in the other.  I would given
$huge_num to have the light always pointed at POI.  I think, on the
Glocks, you can use a typical Picatinny-style ring and a tactical light
with a 1" tube instead of paying Glock or Streamlight a king's ransom
for the "official" attachment.


> I'm happy.. Haven't had a chance to go out and fire it, but I'm going
> to be going through a complete firearms training and safety course,
> since its been about 10-12 years since I've actually actively used and
> fired a gun.  Figure its best to start from scratch.  I'll be going
> for a CCW permit as well, of course.
> 

Always a good idea.  I have to check back in on the news and see where
we are on the quest for CCW in Ohio.



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Kurt                 "I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a 
kurt at k-huhn.com       somewhat calm and objective judgement in all 
                      human affairs." 
                                                   -- Albert Einstein