Recent content by Jim Anchower

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    OT: My soon to be sophomore is taking a car to Starkville

    Yep, one of these two is the one I'd use if it was something I didn't feel like doing myself.
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    OT: handgun question

    I know it's been a long time since I rapped at ya... ...but I've been busier than a cat burying a turd on a frozen pond. Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?
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    OT: handgun question

    I worry about my semiautos jamming in the same way that I worry about earthquakes. But I see a lot of people with snubnose .38s who can't hit a paper plate from 10 feet away. I will say that's good advice as far as shooting several different guns and choosing based on that. Too many people...
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    OT: handgun question

    Have her shoot at Bill Drill with .38 Special +P ammo and let me know how she does. Seriously.
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    OT: handgun question

    A gun with a heavy double-action trigger, short sight radius, low capacity, and no provisions for mounting a light? Sounds like the perfect nightstand gun! Have you ever shot a snubnose .38 with defensive loads? Recoil is not in any way "negligible."
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    OT: handgun question

    Glock 19 or similar Simple operation, good trigger, crazy reliable. Shotguns are unwieldy indoors, prone to user-induced malfunctions, have limited capacity, and contrary to popular belief, do not take out everything in a 12 foot wide area when fired. Nor should you rely on "the sound of a...