December 12, 201213 yr I have the public defender. I took my conceal/carry class with it. Shot slugs at the silhouette. You'll dig it 2C.Glad to hear it. I agonized over getting the 3" barrell model, but it was quite a bit bigger and heavier. The only thing I really liked better about it was the longer grip. For what the gun is designed for I couldn't care less about the short barrel or about being restricted to the 2 1/2 inch shells. I have to now go buy some of that .410 home defense loads. :thumb:
December 13, 201213 yr My wife took her concealed carry with that same .38 minus pink grips and loved it. That was a surprisingly good shooting gun, I think trigger pull couldn't have been much more than 3 or 3 1/2 lbs
December 13, 201213 yr I too didn't like the short grip, and I bought my dad the bigger model that shoots 3"(shown above). There really wasn't any issue shooting it either like I thought there would be. You'll love the defender rounds out of it. Other than the price.
December 13, 201213 yr My wife took her concealed carry with that same .38 minus pink grips and loved it. That was a surprisingly good shooting gun' date=' I think trigger pull couldn't have been much more than 3 or 3 1/2 lbs[/quote'] My 10 yr old was praying she wouldn't like it and I would let him have it. It came with black rubber grips also and he already had plans to switch them out.
December 13, 201213 yr Not really for protection, but I just bought two ruger blackhawk .357 with the 4 5/8 inch barrels and a Henry Goldenboy .357 lever action with a 20 inch barrell and octagon barrel. I am planning on starting to shoot in cowboy competition. My dad has been doing it and claims it is a blast.
December 13, 201213 yr Not really for protection, but I just bought two ruger blackhawk .357 with the 4 5/8 inch barrels and a Henry Goldenboy .357 lever action with a 20 inch barrell and octagon barrel. I am planning on starting to shoot in cowboy competition. My dad has been doing it and claims it is a blast.That looks like a lot of fun on TV. I'd like to go watch one of those just for fun.
December 27, 201213 yr I'm now the proud owner of the Kimber 1911 Pro Carry II. Night sights. Adding the Crimson Trace grips as we speak. Love the .45ACP. That gun is so very nice. By far the most accurate (for me at least) autoloading pistol I've ever fired. Santa=Good.
December 27, 201213 yr This is a pic of a pro carry just like mine. Rosewood crimson trace grip will be on shortly.
December 27, 201213 yr If you have never used these targets (Hot Box) I highly recommend them. They are about 6"x6"x6" cube of self sealing material. Each time you shoot target moves some and you have to reacquire it. I like to throw it out on the ground about 15-20 feet away and then each shot it goes out a little further. You can shoot with and hand gun or rifle ammo. First one that I had ever saw had been shot over 1000 times by a .45 1911 and didn't have a hole in it. These things are remarkable.
December 27, 201213 yr [ATTACH=CONFIG]38447[/ATTACH] If you have never used these targets (Hot Box) I highly recommend them. They are about 6"x6"x6" cube of self sealing material. Each time you shoot target moves some and you have to reacquire it. I like to throw it out on the ground about 15-20 feet away and then each shot it goes out a little further. You can shoot with and hand gun or rifle ammo. First one that I had ever saw had been shot over 1000 times by a .45 1911 and didn't have a hole in it. These things are remarkable. Never seen one. Wonder where I can get one. That sounds fantastic.
December 27, 201213 yr Never seen one. Wonder where I can get one. That sounds fantastic.Google Hot Box, just about all on-line sporting goods store carry them...be careful prices vary widely.
December 27, 201213 yr Google Hot Box, just about all on-line sporting goods store carry them...be careful prices vary widely. I'm not sure I want to google hot box. It's not April 1st is it?:lol:
December 27, 201213 yr I'm not sure I want to google hot box. It's not April 1st is it?:lol:Oops...make sure you add the word "target" to your search as in "Hot Box Target"...https://www.google.com/search?q=hot+box+target&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
December 27, 201213 yr Oops...make sure you add the word "target" to your search as in "Hot Box Target"...https://www.google.com/search?q=hot+box+target&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a That still sounds like a dicey search. I wonder if it matters if you choose to do the "I fell lucky" option on Google.....
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