Gun safety is the responsibility of every person who owns, carries or shoots a gun. The burden is on you to be responsible and safe with your firearm.
A gun has great destructive potential, and failing to respect that potential is what leads to accidents. Negligence and ignorance are dangerous, and negligence and ignorance with a loaded gun can and does get people killed.
For the complete newbie, it can seem intimidating. However, we’re going to give you a comprehensive overview of what you need to know to handle, shoot, and store guns safely.
However, no amount of reading takes the place of instruction from trained professionals. If you are completely new to guns, shooting, concealed carry and otherwise, it is highly recommended that you seek out firearms training from a professional instructor.
Reliable ( that is the KEY ) power generation requires massive steam driven generation plants – THAT requires coal or natural gas – let’s put this in perspective – if ALL energy needs were converted to natural gas – fuel cells for your house – LNG tanks for your vehicle – put the pipelines in place ( high pressure / high volume ) to supply the coal fired electricity generation plants and convert ALL of them to natural gas – Would we have enough?? With the easily accessible, PROVEN natural gas reserves – the simple answer is yes – for somewhere between 6 to 8 thousand years – and folks – natural gas burns clean – Hell’s Bells the state of the art coal burners are almost as good as natural gas – how are they planning on farming – processing the food – moving stuff to market – with wind and solar?? – their not – these commies are quite willing to let YOU starve to death – Do you ever wonder why the great goddess greta and her handler soros are not raising Hell about the pollution that china puts out daily?? – because china is already a communist country – paris climate accords my ass – france is a joke – after the commies ran them out of vietnam they were shipping arms into hiaphong harbor to the communists – if you wanted to bring your military career to a screeching halt just suggest bombing the crap out of hiaphong and its harbor facilities – can’t do that – we might damage or sink a french flagged vessels and since they are our nato allies that would be a bad thing – The Fuck You Say!!
The demonrat party – working to enslave humanity since the Garden of Eden . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Picked this little pistol up from Doug @ GGGPawn a couple of weeks back and finally got a chance to get a good look at it and even got to the range with it – Ready?
Complete in all its glory – box – cleaning brush – manual – 2 magazines ( including a super deadly High Capacity magazine – LMAO ) – and original lock / still in bag . . .
Springfield started with the XD line around 2002 – this particular pistol is a July 2005 manufacture date – in great shape for 15 years old . . . Springfield has gone through several “versions” of the XD line since its start – actually 5 or 6 I think – CLICK HERE TO GO TO WIKI and have at it or CLICK HERE TO GO TO SPRINGFIELD and check them out – not a bad run for what started out as an “ugly duckling” import – let’s take it apart and have a look see . . . And Yes I am going to remind you to check a firearm to assure that it is empty before handling – cleaning etc – however – if you are that stupid maybe we should let Darwin come into play here . . .
Lock the slide back
Rotate the locking lever up . . .
Release the slide – pull the trigger – if it goes bang you fucked up – take the slide off – comes apart just like almost every other striker fired pistol – and captured recoil springs are a good thing – it never ceases to amaze me just how far a guide rod can go when it gets away from my clutches . . .
And my favorite part – Trigger Time at The Range – Have YOU been to the range this week?? Upper left – upper right – lower left – lower right – center – a quick 25 rounds to function check the pistol and magazines more than anything else – about those two that climbed up and right out of the lower right five – trying to play with the reset when I fired the last three rounds – it is longer than you think – would take a few more rounds to dial it in – but overall a nice little shooter – 3 dot sights / nothing fancy – recoil very manageable / Either YOU manage recoil or recoil manages YOU!!
Nothing fancy – just sending them in the direction of the target – just point – sight / target picture – shoot . . .
Bath Time!! – No Greg – no Asian girls in bubble baths – just saying . . .
I did a cleaning post about a million years ago – I showed a S&W 642 getting a bath – if y’all want I can do one for a semi-auto . . . same basic steps – just different – revolver vs semi-auto – let me know . . . the only reason I hesitate is the fact that there are SO MANY gun “cleaning” videos out there . . .
All better now . . .
All cleaned up and ready to go – Ready for some random thoughts?? . . .
Smooth shooter – decent capacity with the short mag – grip texture works good / probably won’t add Talon Grips to it – despite appearances the bore axis is not as high as you think / very little muzzle flip – decent trigger break – LOOONG reset – three dot sights that are easy to pick up – been on the market long enough replacement sights / night sights / holsters etc. are all readily available – the grip safety really helps a lot of folks feel “comfortable” with the striker fired system – points good / I am not having to adjust grip or grip angle to “find” the sights – It is an ugly little duckling, isn’t it?
I picked up an XDM in .40 S&W from Doug back in May (?) – there is a review on it – just click on the firearms review “tag” at the bottom of the page – it’s there somewhere – with this XD it makes a grand total of 3 XD’s I’ve shot – I will say this – I wouldn’t hesitate carry any of them – in fact I’m thinking about . . .
From Springfield Armory
Springfield is now making a hammer fired pistol! – CHECK IT OUT HERE – I am going to snoop around and see what I can find on them – looks interesting – I knew Springfield made “stuff” besides 1911’s – I just never paid much attention to it . . . I mean after all – there are only 3 types of guns – 1911’s – S&W revolvers – and the rest!! – LMAO!!
Bottom Line?? The XD series pistols are decent shooters and out there at good prices – my suggestion is get to the range and rent one – give it a test drive – they are smooth little shooters . . .
And some free advice ( due to inflation free advice is currently $78.50 ) – but for you today it is free – if you have bought a firearm and a box of ammo and now you “think” – I’m ready – You’re not – please – if you’re new to this get a basic safety class – practice time – the firearm IS NOT a talisman that will somehow ward off evil – there are some truly evil fucks out there in the world and stopping their particular threat to your life may include poking holes in them until the threat stops . . .
Going to try to sneak out and see what is available – will let you know – probably in an early Saturday morning post – picking up an extra shift this weekend so live posting will be limited . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Chris @ Marksman TV pretty well sums it up in a calm fashion -PAY ATTENTION Folks – at about 15 minutes in he explains “slippery slope” – slope my ass – we are about to step off a fucking cliff – Why we can’t have nice things?? – Fucking Commie Cocksuckers – Antifa?? – Sounds like you’re saying commie cocksucker with a dick in your mouth!!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
Thought I would just post out of an unsorted file – might be just about anything – Enjoy!
Note To SELF : Don’t schedule “stuff” to drop when half asleep and in a hurry – that’s why everybody is like “what the hell is this phantom legion shit – where’s the babes?? – I didn’t realize I had reversed the posts – OOPS!!
Just gonna drop these a couple of Wednesdays a month – got about 1200 pics to burn through – Enjoy!
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!
Guns, Fun, Food and More 