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Post by toshtego on Feb 28, 2023 19:31:55 GMT -5
Hood and punk that I am, since I carry loose in my pocket, I still say the problem is not too many guns. Just too many guns in the wrong hands. Bet you wore a jelly roll, pegged pants, leather jacket and Cuban heel boots... Hell, you probably still wearing them.  |
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Post by don on Feb 28, 2023 20:03:26 GMT -5
Hood and punk that I am, since I carry loose in my pocket, I still say the problem is not too many guns. Just too many guns in the wrong hands. Not you, Bob. Too old, wise and civilized. I would coat pocket carry a j-frame by itself with nothing in the pocket with it. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 28, 2023 20:37:16 GMT -5
Hood and punk that I am, since I carry loose in my pocket, I still say the problem is not too many guns. Just too many guns in the wrong hands. That seems perfectly normal for a Shreveport native. |
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 28, 2023 21:02:07 GMT -5
Yes indeedy. I spent the first three sinful years of my life there. Last time I was there was 1963, passing thru on the way to Arizona.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 28, 2023 21:57:52 GMT -5
Yes indeedy. I spent the first three sinful years of my life there. Last time I was there was 1963, passing thru on the way to Arizona. Shreveport in the rear view mirror looks better. |
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 28, 2023 22:07:37 GMT -5
The car was loaded so I couldn’t even see that. No regrets, with apologies to Cap’t Henry Miller Shreve.
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Post by trailboss on Feb 28, 2023 22:12:08 GMT -5
Yes indeedy. I spent the first three sinful years of my life there. Last time I was there was 1963, passing thru on the way to Arizona. Shreveport in the rear view mirror looks better. Funny you should mention that...just heard this on a classic country station rolling home today. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 28, 2023 22:27:50 GMT -5
Shreveport in the rear view mirror looks better. Funny you should mention that...just heard this on a classic country station rolling home today. Yeah, but he changed his mind when he grew up. I couldn't live in Lubbock. |
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Post by urbino on Feb 28, 2023 23:07:16 GMT -5
Got banned, did you?
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Post by don on Feb 28, 2023 23:13:00 GMT -5
Lived in Shreveport when I was very young. No memory of it, but I never got the impression that my folks liked it.
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Post by instymp on Mar 1, 2023 9:21:52 GMT -5
Hood and punk that I am, since I carry loose in my pocket, I still say the problem is not too many guns. Just too many guns in the wrong hands. So do I and agree with you 100% |
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 1, 2023 9:34:42 GMT -5
My mom’s family. One bootlegger uncle owned a nightclub. Another had a domino parlor. I guess they would have known all the “right people.”
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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 1, 2023 11:25:02 GMT -5
 QI My Dad had a pool hall and taxi cabs downtown Abbeville, later he had a nightclub called the Halfway club, halfway between Kaplan and Abbeville. In the pool hall I know he had a blackjack, DONT know what pistol he had, I know he got a new pinball machine in pool hall, town bully everyone was afraid off came and pissed all over his new pinball, Pop jumped over the counter and bam the bully went down, Dad whipped and kicked him about a block and a half on city sidewalk to a honky thonk Told him come back I’ll kill you. Fast forward 45 yrs to my wife’s niece wedding, I came in the hall with wife, I look like my Dad, old man there went white and uttered my Fathers nickname, seems wife’s niece married into bully’s family.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 1, 2023 11:45:00 GMT -5
My uncle, a Walls graduate and Merchant Marine Combat Medal recipient, was a pro wrestler and a boxer. He owned a jazz club and "gentleman's club" in Port Arthur. He was also an enforcer for the Teamsters. The only gun that I know of that he ever owned was the Remington Nylon 66 that he gave me. He actually gave me 2 22lr rifles. I don't think he needed one.
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Post by toshtego on Mar 12, 2023 15:36:24 GMT -5
Not much Revolver activity here for a while so I thought to post my two nickel plated Colts. The "Commando" from 1943. The "Cobra" from 1964.  |
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Post by toshtego on Mar 12, 2023 17:15:11 GMT -5
Just a Pimp at heart, it seems, with the nickel plated guns. At least there are NO mother-of-pearl grips!
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Post by urbino on Mar 12, 2023 17:22:46 GMT -5
They both look well loved.
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Post by don on Mar 12, 2023 17:27:52 GMT -5
Those are awesome, John.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 12, 2023 17:47:47 GMT -5
Agreed! Fine looking pair of Roscoes! |
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 12, 2023 17:51:34 GMT -5
Pinche Colts.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 12, 2023 18:29:44 GMT -5
Just a Pimp at heart, it seems, with the nickel plated guns. At least there are NO mother-of-pearl grips! My first wife had a nickel/pearl Llama 1911. It looked good on her and she shot it very well. |
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Post by toshtego on Mar 12, 2023 19:01:22 GMT -5
I can be reasonably confident with these two. Modern ammunition makes the .38 Special a bit more effective if ever needed. Their weight means they can be carried without too much hassle. I found larger magnum revolvers often stayed home as they were heavier and bulkier. The Commando fits nicely into a WWII USN Pilot shoulder holster, the Cobra in a pocket holster on on my belt in a belt holster.
I still have a Redhawk in .44 Magnum if that is ever needed. I am not in bear country much anymore except around the house.
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Post by toshtego on Mar 12, 2023 19:02:43 GMT -5
Just a Pimp at heart, it seems, with the nickel plated guns. At least there are NO mother-of-pearl grips! My first wife had a nickel/pearl Llama 1911. It looked good on her and she shot it very well. I knew a lady in Taos with a Series 70 Colt 1911 in .38 Super. Nickel plated with pearl handles. Looks good on a lady's belt. |
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Post by urbino on Mar 12, 2023 19:07:17 GMT -5
Reminds me: has the .30 Super caught on at all?
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Post by trailboss on Mar 12, 2023 19:09:30 GMT -5
Just a Pimp at heart, it seems, with the nickel plated guns. At least there are NO mother-of-pearl grips! My first wife had a nickel/pearl Llama 1911. It looked good on her and she shot it very well. While shopping in Williams Az. just west of Flag, a gal was wearing the same as she was the proprietor, I could tell by by her method of carry and equipment/ demeanor she knew how to use it. If I was single I would have asked her out to dinner. |
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Post by Plainsman on Mar 12, 2023 19:45:44 GMT -5
Reminds me: has the .30 Super caught on at all? I don’t see much sign of it. Trouble is, the relatively recent improvements in 9mm Luger performance have made it very difficult for newbies to get much oxygen. The old saw that “9mms MAY expand, but the 45 will NOT shrink” kind of applies to .30 Super as well. 9mms DO expand nowadays and their performance even threatens the 45’s throne. I don’t see much future for the 30, either ballistically or economically. |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 12, 2023 21:20:44 GMT -5
True words spoken, Bob.
Advancements in projectiles and propellants have been remarkable in the last several years. I have been at live demonstrations on this issue, facts do not lie.
If a 9mm cannot get the job done, I need a rifle.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 12, 2023 22:57:25 GMT -5
The 30 looks good the more you look at it. It's faster than +P 9mm and expands to 90% the size. Main advantage I see is that you get a couple more rounds in a small gun. I don't expect I'll be buying one m
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Post by don on Mar 13, 2023 0:01:12 GMT -5
Several years ago I was prospecting with friends and family. We had brought our handguns because we were miles off pavement and about 2-3 miles north of the Mexican border. We decided to plink at the end of the day and among our chosen targets was a modern shovel we had broken the handle on. We started off shooting it with a wide variety of 9mm ammo. Hollow point +P, solids and also some 38 Special jacketed soft points. Some of the 9mm was ball. All those rounds were dimpling and denting the blade, but it was holding up. When we commenced to shooting it with 230gr 45ACP ball, the blade began to get torn up. Every hit punched through and peeled the steel back as it exited. It did not hold up for more than a couple of mags. Bullet weight matters on a hard target. I am not a 45 snob, my carry guns are 9mm and 38 because I prefer a quicker recovery time between shots. 38 Special in a good medium framed revolver will be the last handgun I keep and I will shoot them until I am too feeble to do so. The larger bores are a ton of fun though.
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Post by urbino on Mar 13, 2023 0:08:14 GMT -5
Yeah, the idea was kinda supposed to be 9mm performance in a .380 form-factor without losing capacity, right? The P365 kinda made that unnecessary.
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QI My Dad had a pool hall and taxi cabs downtown Abbeville, later he had a nightclub called the Halfway club, halfway between Kaplan and Abbeville. In the pool hall I know he had a blackjack, DONT know what pistol he had, I know he got a new pinball machine in pool hall, town bully everyone was afraid off came and pissed all over his new pinball, Pop jumped over the counter and bam the bully went down, Dad whipped and kicked him about a block and a half on city sidewalk to a honky thonk Told him come back I’ll kill you. Fast forward 45 yrs to my wife’s niece wedding, I came in the hall with wife, I look like my Dad, old man there went