Hmm, not the HK-47 — Sarah Palin’s personal choice for defense?

No,but that sure is a sexy gun.
Palin strikes me as more of a 300mag. style women,learn something new everyday.

BTW Baxter, what are your opinions/comparisons of these…

(2) Romanian AK-47’s
(2) Bulgarian AK-47’s

soundingboard on September 24, 2008 at 1:38 AM

I like the Bulgarian best.They have forged receivers instead of the stamped ones on the Romanian,jet black finish
with composite stocks as compared to wooden ones.
The Bulgarian does not have as much recoil so I get tighter
groups.
Besides that there is not a whole lot of meaningful difference in them.
The AR’s are much more accurate and better at long distance
(except colt-AR 7.62×39) but require more maintenance.
I like the fact that with the 7.62×39 AK you don’t have to
maneuver around cars or rooms if someone were shooting at you (God only knows why,but it could happen)you can shoot right through the car or wall with full metal jacket ammo,not exposing yourself to return fire.

Shelby on September 24, 2008

Don’t be so coy. Tell us how you really feel.
BTW, I’m hearing less than stellar reports on the effects of Romneys health care plan in Taxachussets. Anybody have hard evidence on that?

Meat is murder.

Tasty, tasty murder.

Black Adam on September 23, 2008 at 2:24 PM

Hey caveman Adam, here’s a book to help you get in the 21st century. It was written by Sarah Palin’s speechwriter and has got great reviews:

Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy

“Scully makes an impassioned argument based on the fact that animals suffer and feel pain…. Matthew Scully is clearly an intelligent man whose big heart has found a just and noble cause. His is a powerful and sometimes even inspired writer, and his devotion to his subject is so great that he left his job at the White House to promote the message of this book.” –The Weekly Standard

“Mr. Scully’s case proved to be more powerful than I expected…. a morally serious case for doing all we can to end cruelty to animals, even if that requires changing some of our eating habits…” –Fred Barnes, The Wall Street Journal

“An unsettling book, one that will challenge the conflicting views most of us hold…. It shines a bright light on indecent treatment kept out of the public view…. It promises to stir many hearts and minds.” –The Arizona Republic

“Winsome and inviting…. A challenging and potentially life-changing book…. Scully’s book stretches our understanding of what it means to be humane.” –Father Richard John Neuhaus, National Review

“A remarkable book…. An overwhelming case that man is abusing his stewardship of the earth.” –Joseph Sobran, The Sobran Newsletter

http://www.matthewscully.com/reviews.htm

Independents don’t get tingles up our legs over the killing-thing like the extreme Right does. If you want Indys you gotta get smarter than that! This race is going to be tight and decided by the Indys. Get a clue!

Shelby on September

I really don’t get “independents”. To me, they smell like moderates; afraid to take a stand for fear of offending…someone. Like Rush says…if you stand in the middle of the road, you will get run over. C’mon, folks, take a stand. I’m a Conservative and I’m not afraid of that label. I wear it with honor and pride. I can’t imagine being proud of “Independent”. It’s like voting “present”.

SKYFOX on September 23, 2008 at 6:17 AM

I used to be a Repub (I voted for Bush twice), but now I’m thoroughly disgusted with your party. I’m pro-life and for a strong military. But the conservatives have become a big joke. You call yourself the “family values” party, yet your actions speak louder than words. Example: the people whom you vote for—Huckabeen–is an ethically-challenged snake, and the two eldest Palin gals, Sarah and Bristol, were both pregnant outside of marriage. Seems to be that family’s standard operating procedure–or should I say “fooling around procedure!?”

When McLiar was trailing Romney in the Florida primaries, he lied about Romney wanting Iraqi withdrawal timetables and McLair is continuing his lies to this day and has been warned by Rove about it and the factcheck sites are catching him lying far more than Obama! So much for the “straight talk express”, there Mr. McLiar!

The character of a candidate is of the utmost importance to me. Both McLair and EGObama are not worthy of the highest office in the land. Romney is both qualified to run this nation and is strong on family values—he’s got good sons and has been married to a wonderful wife for years. He’s done more charitable work than probably all of us combined! But your party allowed itself to be high jacked by the looney Huckabigots. BTW, I am not a Mormon—but I know good character when I see it, and McLiar, Palin and Obama haven’t got it!

And most Repubs are brain dead regarding the need for being humane towards God creatures. The Dems are better that you guys on this. But they are rabid pro-choicers.

This is why I am an Independent. The candidates suck in this election and thus neither party will be getting my vote. I will be writing in Romney’s name for Pres.

(2) Romanian AK-47’s
(2) Bulgarian AK-47’s

Baxter Greene on September 23, 2008 at 11:06 PM

I’ve also heard the stories about some problems in the field.

And fractures in the slide after extended (thousands of rounds put thru them) use.

As I said, I can only speak from personal experience.

The shotgun is a nice piece. Unfortunately, the original owner made some modifications. (dropped the comb, and cut a slot in the forearm for a piece of lead. trying to counteract recoil. it is a lite piece that punches pretty hard)

If I were choosing a tactical shotgun today, I’d probably go with this.
(second pic)

HK 45 cal. (model usp)
Baxter Greene on September 23, 2008 at 1:25 AM

Hmm, not the HK-47 — Sarah Palin’s personal choice for defense?

And…just my two copper Lincoln’s, I’ve owned a Beretta 92F for over twenty years. The only failure to feed I’ve ever experienced was operator error. Mag not fully inserted.
Followed the drill…Tap…rack…and BANG.

I have always heard great things about the Beretta handguns,except from the military.I have had several vets tell me that there were a lot of problems in the field with
their 9mms,some even having the slide action shoot to far back,disabling the gun and sometimes causing injury.

Is this isolated?The people I shoot with love their Beretta’s to death and have had no problems.

You did very well to get a Beretta shotgun,this is a top
shelf gun.
Every time I hold one,it takes a lot of self control to hand it back.

Baxter Greene on September 23, 2008 at 1:25 AM

I shot a friend’s Desert Eagle .50 cal.

Damn near dislocated my shoulder.

And I grew up shooting my dad’s Browning A5 12 gauge.
It’s got a reciprocating barrel, and kicks like a POed mule. But it was nothing like the .50.

Oh…and I’m also green with envy about your most impressive list.

And…just my two copper Lincoln’s, I’ve owned a Beretta 92F for over twenty years. The only failure to feed I’ve ever experienced was operator error. Mag not fully inserted.
Followed the drill…Tap…rack…and BANG.

Wouldn’t mind a Sig tho.

I also own a Beretta shotgun. My first. Single shot 12 Gauge, designed for trap shooting. Not ideal for self-defense, or dove hunting. But it has put a rabbit or two in my game pouch.

Tasty, tasty murder.

SKYFOX on September 23, 2008 at 11:54 AM

SKYFOX — thanks so much! You pretty much confirmed many of my hunches. Since I am buying the gun for protection at home, I’ll likely end up with some sort of handgun, but I will definitely visit a gun store and seek their counsel, and also speak with my brother (a former federal agent) and a good friend who’s a cop for advice as well.

Like the Polish wise man said…”A lot of things depend upon a lot of things”. That’s a very personal choice and should not be taken lightly. Go to a reputable gun store and talk to them. Tell them honestly about your level of experience. They will take the time to help you if you are looking for personal protection, target, hunting, whatever.
Your best choice may not be a handgun. Whatever you end up buying, please seek some training and practice, practice, practice. Proficiency is worth the cost of the training, ammo and range time. There are also gun-owner forums out there and those folks LOVE to give advice. It may all seem daunting at first, but stay with it. Finally, when you make your choice, know that 80 million + fellow gun owning Americans welcome you.

I just joined the NRA recently and I don’t even own a gun… yet. (any advice would be most welcome! LOL)

but they should remove the house picture with the flag union in the upper right

I went to ad’s website and used the Contact Us form to complain about this.

Maybe others should join me to get it changed:

http://www.GunBanObama.com

Thankfully more than a few Americans understand the importance of the Second Amendment, and their representatives at the NRA have opened fire on the Obama campaign: More at GunBaNObama. Hat tip: Hot Air; on a tip from Conservigilant…….

SKYFOX on September 23, 2008 at 9:29 AM

I’m a member of JPFO.

If PA voters don’t vote McCain they are zombies. Obama WANTS your guns people.