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My daily carry + home defense weapon.
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My daily carry + home defense weapon.

SIG P365 XL ROSE COMP 9mm + SIG ROMEO RS ROSE red dot.

STREAMLIGHT TLR-7X + ANTIMATTER MICROWING.

12 + 1 or 17 + 1 magazines depending on how I feel.

u/naomifromjax — 5 hours ago
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chef’s kiss

Got the grit grips frame and it feels like it was made for my hands. I did lots of dry fire practice with it over the past week and took it to the range and I can confidently say this frame is worth every penny. Much better grip than oem+grip tape

u/Dramatic-Sport-7433 — 9 hours ago

Is storing "cruiser ready" okay for parts wear?

Hey guys, I'm a first time gun owner. Just picked up a Glock 48 that I plan to carry concealed once I get my permit.

Obviously, when carrying concealed, you want to have a round in the chamber, but storing a gun at home with a round chambered isn't a great idea from what I understand. My question is, if I have a mag loaded to capacity loaded in the gun with an empty chamber, will that cause unnecessary wear on the magazine feed lips, or any of the other parts of the gun? Apologies if this is a dumb question, just trying to learn more.

Thanks in advance!

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u/jksden32 — 7 hours ago

Real gun?

Yesterday my talking stage sent me this Snap. I know absolutely nothing about guns, so I’m genuinely wondering if this is a real gun. And if it isn’t… what the heck is it? 😭 I even asked ChatGPT, but it couldn’t figure it out either.
If it turns out to be a real gun, I don’t think I want to meet up with him anymore.

u/EaseAggravating2434 — 13 hours ago

Is it bad to use training bullets in handguns, is dry fire better?

Hello friends.

I just bought some training bullets on Amazon for my 9mm pistols.

I would like to know if these bullets are not recommended to use. I wonder if it is possible that these bullets could create premature wear of other parts, or could cause some type of failure in the future.

Is it better to dry fire with 9mm, or is it better to use training bullets so that the firing pin suffers less when dry firing at home?

Or, on the contrary, will it create other wear problems by extracting the bullet over and over again?

Thanks in advance and sorry for my noob questions.

The bullets are these by the way:

https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07D8VTQWL?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

u/Hi7u7 — 21 hours ago

Alternatives to S&W MP9

I'm going to buy my first handgun and I quite disoriented. I am a beginner with little experience (I shot with Beretta 90two, S&W 460 XVR, Walther P99). I'm looking for the following requirements:

- 9mm

- soft shooting striker fired pistol

- home defense and shooting range

- no compact model

- very reliable

The S&W MP9 2.0 4.25" seems perfect, but in Italy is very expensive (1305 USD for the cheapest version in polymer) and, for some reasons, very difficult to find in the shops. I'm trying to see if there is a chance to order it, but I think I need to surrender to other choices. Many shops in Italy have a low selections of pistols and it's not easy to find all the models.

Now I'm considering the Glock G17 gen 6, the CZ p10 f and the Springfield Echelon. I held the CZ p09 Nocturne and I didn't feel it well in hand (I have medium hand), I don't know if with the P10 would be the same. I like the Glock in hand and I'll try it at the shooting range (where there are only few models to rent) and probably I won't be able to try the other guns. Everybody seem to say Glock is the worst option, so I really don't know what to do.

I'd like to have some suggestions.

Other question: for home defense I am thinking to use 83 grains cavitation bullets (expansion bullets are forbidden in Italy). Do you think I could experience problems with a such low grain?

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u/_veleno_ — 17 hours ago

Gift for Wife

Any deals for a handgun combo for the wife. Figured there would be one for July 4th sale

u/venomoustec1 — 1 day ago
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Smoking the Air Marshall Qual With a Desert Eagle

Happy 4th everyone. Since Ken Hackathorn's thoughts on red dot optics on pistols have been making the rounds again, I figured we'd do a fun one.

u/blipdot2 — 1 day ago
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Freedom!! Happy 4th of July!

What’s your favorite in this pic?

u/cbmatta — 1 day ago

CZ shadow 2- cajunized from Cajun Gun Works

Modifications: GridLOK grips, gas pedal, barrel crown, flared mag well, Delta point pro optic (2 MOA), 5 in line ports, 12 lb recoil spring, performance bushing, CGW pro package with flat trigger and race hammer.

Overall I’m super pleased. I would def recommend. I own a few 2011s and I think this shoots better.

u/No_Swimming_1190 — 1 day ago
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4th of July Carry

I know a lot of people like carrying Chinese stuff with American flag print on it to honor the US, but I figured I’d just carry a gun that I usually don’t because my daily carry is from Austria.

Mean Gene Leather wallet, Tactile Turn titanium bolt action pen, Surefire Stiletto Pro light, Leatherman Arc, Garmin Fenix 7X Pro Sapphire Solar, Springfield TRP Operator full rail with a Surefire X300 Turbo, Tenicor Velo Lux holster, Wilson Combat 10rd mag with Federal HSTs

u/mars_soup — 1 day ago
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Holosun 407c x3 optic

This thing is the bees knees, having had an RMR, AEMS, and some other great ones like the SCS I really enjoy the single dot only reason for not going for the 507c…. 1k rounds in and she’s still tight with the Glock factory plastic indexing plates and checked zero yesterday and all checks out. Definitely worth it. Got it for $220 shipped off eBay. Sight sits so low you can see the top of the irons stock in a pickle. The Front sensor helps in lighting difficulties to keep the dot at an ample level of lighting. It’s what’s the RMR has had for years but with that and a 100,000 hour life now it’s worth every penny.

u/Exotic_mayflower — 1 day ago

New Ruger RXM, is this damaged?

Bought my RXM from academy but it came like this, can you guys take a look if this is a faulty or damaged item?

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Celebrate the 4th by exercising the 2nd!

Left to right, XC, Reaper x Kovert, MP2 SF HD, PDP Match SF, Girsan CMXX.

u/Evil4blue — 2 days ago
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Grandpa’s handgun

My grandfather passed away and left his favorite handgun to my oldest brother.

We want to know a little about this sig sauer. I’ve heard some were made in west germany. He carried this every day for many years. It was his favorite handgun.

Does anyone know about this? Does anyone know where I could buy grips for this handgun?

Thanks in advanced!

u/Knowbodyy10 — 2 days ago