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Just bought a new pistol[W:66]

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jet57 said:
Hey, I can pack my own reloads, or make shells out of real hard coffee cans.
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For the hardcover DIYer, the driving band diameter is 157.98 mm, the projectile weight is 43.2 kg and powder charges range from about 4 to 13 pounds.
 
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Rucker61 said:
For the hardcover DIYer, the driving band diameter is 157.98 mm, the projectile weight is 43.2 kg and powder charges range from about 4 to 13 pounds.
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I work out.
 
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jet57 said:
I work out.
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I'm well aware that the projectile is a single-man carry, as I've loaded 155mm howitzer and fired them before. From directly behind, you can actually watch the projectile fly downrange.
 
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jet57 said:
Hey, I can pack my own reloads, or make shells out of real hard coffee cans.
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You can purchase empty projectiles pretty easily. No reason to waste coffee cans. Run about 500.00 apiece not including the powder it would take though so it would be a pretty expensive to shoot at the range....
 
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BretJ said:
You can purchase empty projectiles pretty easily. No reason to waste coffee cans. Run about 500.00 apiece not including the powder it would take though so it would be a pretty expensive to shoot at the range....
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any idea what the military pays for one?
 
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TurtleDude said:
any idea what the military pays for one?
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Well, if the going rate is 600.00, my guess is the government is paying about, oh, I dunno, maybe 2 grand? :lamo
 
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Captain America said:
Well, if the going rate is 600.00, my guess is the government is paying about, oh, I dunno, maybe 2 grand? :lamo
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for a 40mm grenade?

edit-oh for that big cannon shell-probably
 
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TurtleDude said:
for a 40mm grenade?
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I dunno TD. All I was really trying to say, whatever the MSRP price would be, we can expect the government to pay 2 1/2 times that amount in the spirit of 900.00 toilet seats.
 
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This used to be my gun. Uncle Sam wouldn't let me keep her. :(

 
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Captain America said:
I dunno TD. All I was really trying to say, whatever the MSRP price would be, we can expect the government to pay 2 1/2 times that amount in the spirit of 900.00 toilet seats.
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sometimes that is true but some of the stuff the Government buys they get much better prices on it. I think the cost of a M9 pistol to the government is substantially less than the 500+they sell for in gun stores
 
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TurtleDude said:
sometimes that is true but some of the stuff the Government buys they get much better prices on it. I think the cost of a M9 pistol to the government is substantially less than the 500+they sell for in gun stores
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Prolly 'cause they buy a million-gazillion of them.
 
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Captain America said:
Prolly 'cause they buy a million-gazillion of them.
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true but many are at the end of their service life and a new "Modular handgun system" is being contemplated to replace them. wonder if the old M9s will be available from the CMP

I used to collect variations of the M9 and have 3 of the rare Billenium as well as a Brigadier and a few commemorative models from the Gulf war etc. They are good pistols but a bit large IMHO. and the DA/SA trigger is not as easy to shoot well as the striker fired rigs like the SW M&P, the Glock and the new HK. Most of the military complaints about the pistol are based on older pistols being worn down and the fact that NATO spec/Hague Convention 9mm ammo isn't all that effective for stopping a charging jihadist.
 
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American said:


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$579.99
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Why is this in the Gun Control forum?
 
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Threegoofs said:
Why is this in the Gun Control forum?
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So you are whining about this thread being here also. Suggestion, if you do not like to topic skip to the next one. Find a new hobby.
 
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Moderator's Warning:
Same here. Let's move on and refocus on the topic of the thread.

Thank you.
 
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Took that pistol down to the range last weekend, and it fired great. I'm happy with it, and the sights were right on.
 
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American said:
Took that pistol down to the range last weekend, and it fired great. I'm happy with it, and the sights were right on.
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with fixed sights you often have to choose the right load for best hi/lo accuracy. a Heavier bullet usually will print HIGHER at normal pistol distances.
 
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TurtleDude said:
with fixed sights you often have to choose the right load for best hi/lo accuracy. a Heavier bullet usually will print HIGHER at normal pistol distances.
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I have a lot of work to do to get proficient.
 
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American said:
I have a lot of work to do to get proficient.
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the two key things I tell my students

one-firm grip with the weak (non trigger) hand

WATCH YOUR FRONT SIGHT
 
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TurtleDude said:
the two key things I tell my students

one-firm grip with the weak (non trigger) hand

WATCH YOUR FRONT SIGHT
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Right now I'm doing a lot of dry-fire practice to change my grip. I used to wrap the weak side forefinger around the trigger guard and I'm working to move it down to a more proper hold.
 
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