I am making a Ghillie Suit

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I have been looking into rifles and I am going to look into a handgun. Any suggestions? I have a shotgun. I shot a .270 recently and was actually pretty good for a rookie. 30/30 or .270? I am not sure if I am naming them right but I am sure you know what I mean. Handguns- I know nothing and have never shot one.

7laws wrote: I have been looking into rifles and I am going to look into a handgun. Any suggestions? I have a shotgun. I shot a .270 recently and was actually pretty good for a rookie. 30/30 or .270? I am not sure if I am naming them right but I am sure you know what I mean. Handguns- I know nothing and have never shot one.

First morning laugh Thumbs up to you.

You wont have to use the riffle. Anyone who sees that suit, will run like heck.

You will frighten to death...any virus.  :)

a ghillie sit is something that most of us build on our own as each one is really peculiar to the owner and your ao.  it's a really good project though.

 as to the rifle, you might consider a .22lr rifle as a good shtf hunting arm.  not too loud and most game you would want to shoot will be fairly small, as you may not have the resources or storage for deer sized amounts of meat.

  9mm isn't a bad manstopper when you consider that all pistols are closer to esch other than to any true rifle cartridge.  a pistol is what you use to fight your way to your rifle.  9mm is also a very common caliber.  I personally stock 9mm, 45 and .40 in my serious handguns.  although i have been considering picking up a 9mm version of my 40 combo of a glock22 and a kt sub rifle in 40 S&W.  the 9mm benefits from the longer barrel of the sub more than the 40 and has a flatter trajectory at longer [relatively] ranges.

  one thing you may consider, since you live in the peopl's republic of NJ, is that modern expanding ammunition is outlawed in your state,  so a larger caliber sidearm may be a better stopper with hardball ammo that folks in a more cicilized locale might pick, than the 9mm.  modern ammo designs bring them alot closer in effect than the hardball.

  sorry to mix answers to different posters.

  pat

I was thinking bigger game justducky. Thanks detpat, wouldn't hurt to grab a .22 while I am shopping. If I remember right they are not that expensive.

wolfgang, i agree, i would go with .308 myself. i have pretty extensive stocks of .556 and 7.63x39.  i just picked up a mint pk-av and a pso 4x for my ak's.  i have only one 30-06 right now, a really nice rock island 1903.  the ladder sight would be a bitch in a combat environment.  i need to pickup another 308 boltgun, as my last is just a memory.
  pat

you can never have too many guns or guittars
  pat

The best bet is to have many guns and lots of ammo. For handguns I have a 1911 (45 acp), Glock 19 (9mm) a Browning Baby (25 acp). That is a large one, a medium one and a small one. For rifles I have too many to list, but the main ones are a mauser (huntingand sniper), an AR15 (defense) and SKS (in case the AR isn't working), and an old Garand for semiauto and power. I also have a combat shotgun with lots of 00 buckshot for up close and personal. You can never have too many and there are too many to not have on of every kind. Of course, I hope it is all in vane and none of us will ever have to use them.... but they are there in case I do.

kilt,,,that suit is way cool!!!

They are officially called Yowie suits in Australia. The way I have written that sounds like I am correcting Kilt, but I dont mean it to sound that way.

OK guys my friend just bought a new handgun and is willing to sell me his Glock 7 for a good price. I know him very well and I am not concerned about the upkeep of it or its history. I figure it is worth it to buy since it will be cheaper than buying new. Figured I would ask what you thought. Comes with 3 clips and a cleaning kit.

  you should always take the opportunity to handle or test fire any weapon you're considering buying.  i have extensive experience in this subject, and sometimes you can handle several identical firearms, knives etc and one particular example will "feel" right.  i don't know why, but it's true.  i have owned a number of glocks over the years and i have also passed on several because they just didn't feel right to me.  so check it out in as much detail as you can.  if it doesn't feel right to you just pass, there always good deals on glocks floating around.  if you were experienced in this area i might suggest buying it anyway and turning it around in another deal, but i just love to trade and deal.

    this sort of thing applies to most anything. if there's more than one of it, i always insist on handling all of them.  maybe a pain in the ass but it works for me.     

   pat

7Laws, I agree with mountainwinds and Detpat. You should handle and shoot the pistol first. We are all different. One mans treasure is another mans junk.

That said, I must say I'm a BIG Glock fan!!! I believe (IMHO) they are one of the most reliable pistols on the market.

Now I didn't wake up one morning and decided that I like Glocks. Nor did I like them from the beginning. My first Glock wasn't love at first sight. I soon found out that it is a muscle memory thing. I was use to a different style pistol. The slab side grips of a Glock is the largest contributor of this feeling. The more I shot it, the more I liked it. The more I like it, the more I shot it. Now ALL my wife and I defense pistols are Glocks.

Depat,

Wolf,