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  • SanDiegoJoe760
    Junior Member
    CGN Contributor
    • Oct 2014
    • 91

    My First Handgun

    Seems like the consensus was this thread is useless unless it has pictures. Now it does!



    Here are my favorite andwers to my questions. Some were answered here, some I read on these or other forums.

    I am wondering where to go from here. I would like to get a membership at a range, but I want to hold out a bit to see if Gunther's gets their range permit approved. I work less than a mile from Gunthers, and I'm about 10 miles from Iron Sights. I may just buy a membership to Iron Sights and see if Gunthers gets everything together in a year.

    Shooting good, no range fees better. Dont wait. One year membership here I come!

    Ammo wise I am thinking about the 1000 bulk Speer Lawman ( http://www.luckygunner.com/9mm-124-g...d#videogallery ), would anyone recommend a different practice round or are the reloads from Iron Sights just as good?

    This pistol is like Rosie O'Donnall, it eats EVERYTHING! I ended up buying 1000 rounds of 124gr Speer Lawman. Ill prob take 50 rnds with me and buy 100 reloads at iron sights every trip. Perhaps run 200 speer through it first.

    I was thinking about an autoloader, but maybe loading by hand would be better practice? I dont plan on loading a mag under duress anytime soon but who does other then front line personnel?

    Why you so dumb? Buy speedloader stupid.

    After a year or so (and god willing court precedent, plus all other obstacles put aside) I would like to get a CCW permit. What would be the best path of training? Even if I cant eventually get a CCW the training would certainly not be worthless.

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH (inhale) WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

    My plan is to practice about 100 - 200 rounds a week (justifying a membership to a range) and I am a tinkerer so I would like to disassemble and reassemble the gun fairly often. Other than incorrect installation are there concerns about constantly stripping and reassembling the Beretta?

    No. But reading it looks like instead of going straight to the range I will field strip, and clean out the "shipping grease" with brushes and CLP, wipe everything clean and reapply a small amount of oil to the naughty rubbing parts.

    I wanted to thank everyone for having such a rich resource of information, thanks CalGuns! Time to head over to the WTB page and see if anyone wants to get rid of 92fs mags!

    At least this isn't a politics post!

    Joe
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  • #2
    dyson
    Veteran Member
    • Feb 2013
    • 4342

    now put the pic in the body of the post

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    • #3
      SanDiegoJoe760
      Junior Member
      CGN Contributor
      • Oct 2014
      • 91

      Originally posted by dyson
      now put the pic in the body of the post
      Yeah, i need to shrink it, two minutes! It was even huge on my 4k monitor!



      Done!
      Last edited by SanDiegoJoe760; 11-05-2014, 7:23 AM. Reason: Done!

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      • #4
        bsg
        I need a LIFE!!
        • Jan 2009
        • 25954

        congrats, and welcome to the forum.

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        • #5
          TrailerparkTrash
          Veteran Member
          • Oct 2005
          • 4249

          *****DO NOT SHOOT RANGE "RELOADS" THROUGH YOU GUN!!!! CHANCES ARE, YOULL BE SORRY.
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          • #6
            caliberetta
            Veteran Member
            • Jan 2014
            • 2751

            Very nice congrats, safety always #1, legality is next... its all fun after that.

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            • #7
              iluvmycolt
              Veteran Member
              • May 2013
              • 3247

              Congrats OP and thanks for posting up a picture.

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              • #8
                scott_kart
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2013
                • 534

                As far as reloads, you will save between 50-100% buying from Freedom Munitions over what a range charges for reloads.

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                • #9
                  SanDiegoJoe760
                  Junior Member
                  CGN Contributor
                  • Oct 2014
                  • 91

                  Originally posted by scott_kart
                  As far as reloads, you will save between 50-100% buying from Freedom Munitions over what a range charges for reloads.
                  Wow, you were not kidding.



                  That is a good price!

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                  • #10
                    Tok36
                    Veteran Member
                    • May 2013
                    • 3061

                    Gratz on your new pistol OP. I like it.

                    I suggest getting a Maglula mag loader. Mine has been worth every penny.

                    Do not worry about field striping your pistol, doing it often at first is a good way to get familiar with its parts and mechanics.

                    If you do decide to shoot range reloads. Make sure you listen for any noise that is less than a Bang! It is not common but squibs (a round with no powder) do happen in range reloads (happened to me once). If you hear anything strange, Stop!, and inspect your pistol while observing standard safety protocols.

                    I still shoot range reloads once in a while but i tend to slow down a bit due to my previous unfortunate experience.

                    May your new acquisition treat you well!
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                    • #11
                      SanDiegoJoe760
                      Junior Member
                      CGN Contributor
                      • Oct 2014
                      • 91

                      Originally posted by Tok36
                      Gratz on your new pistol OP. I like it.

                      I suggest getting a Maglula mag loader. Mine has been worth every penny.

                      Do not worry about field striping your pistol, doing it often at first is a good way to get familiar with its parts and mechanics.

                      If you do decide to shoot range reloads. Make sure you listen for any noise that is less than a Bang! It is not common but squibs (a round with no powder) do happen in range reloads (happened to me once). If you hear anything strange, Stop!, and inspect your pistol while observing standard safety protocols.

                      I still shoot range reloads once in a while but i tend to slow down a bit due to my previous unfortunate experience.

                      May your new acquisition treat you well!
                      I like the versatility of the Maglula, but I am looking at this model:



                      Seems interesting, but with a Glock 41 SSE next the maglula may be the way to go.

                      I look forward to many hours tinkering with my pistol. *giggle*

                      Now I have the fear of god in me over the reloads. I appreciate it I really do, this is why I am here! I would imagine the Freedom Munitions have a better QC process then the local range... I do not want to fear the double tap!

                      Thanks to everyone for their welcome and I look forward to becoming one of the regular kooks.

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                      • #12
                        spyde12
                        Senior Member
                        • Jun 2014
                        • 1647

                        Originally posted by SanDiegoJoe760
                        Now I have the fear of god in me over the reloads. I appreciate it I really do, this is why I am here! I would imagine the Freedom Munitions have a better QC process then the local range... I do not want to fear the double tap!
                        I just ran 100 rounds through my CZ P-01 this past weekend and they were the 124gr reloads from Freedom Munitions. No issues what so ever. If you're a new shopper, make sure that you take advantage of their free shipping for first time shoppers.

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                        • #13
                          mabilis_matulis
                          Calguns Addict
                          • Oct 2012
                          • 5121

                          Nice choice
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                          "its hard to face the problem if the problem is your face"

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                          • #14
                            Deimos887
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2013
                            • 1673

                            Nice M9

                            Now go shoot the absolute hell out of it

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                            • #15
                              SanDiegoJoe760
                              Junior Member
                              CGN Contributor
                              • Oct 2014
                              • 91

                              Originally posted by spyde12
                              I just ran 100 rounds through my CZ P-01 this past weekend and they were the 124gr reloads from Freedom Munitions. No issues what so ever. If you're a new shopper, make sure that you take advantage of their free shipping for first time shoppers.
                              I will take advantage of that!

                              Thanks sir!

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