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I've been throwing the idea around in my head for some time to purchase some optics in bulk to outfit some rifles in bulk to use as loaners/trainers/community armament if the need ever arises (Gods forbid it). Would Monstrum's optics be decent enough for such use? I've never used them before but see and hear opinions that vary from high praise to disdain.

I bought this laser trainer for $20 and ohhh boy is this thing fun! Bought it to practice for a practical LTC exam. It blinks on when the firing pin strikes then turns off again. It is hard to remove so I use a chopstick (2nd photo). The fun per dollar ratio is off the charts with this thing, I highly recommend it.

Me 5'9'' 150lbs
Guns Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 2.0 Carry Comp, Staccato C2

i keep seeing posts from women being like "how do i concealed" or "how big is x really" so i lazily took some pics of two pistols on drastically different ends of the size spectrum which also happen to be my two "duty" carry guns - a .380 ultra compact and a 9mm "carry" 2011.

TLDR; I carry the cheapest gun I own daily because it is convenient

i have many years of experience with guns, training, competitions, etc but i only really started my CCW the last few years - I moved to Florida, and being a part-time digital sex worker in this republican hellscape was already a lot but it really got to be too much when my Black owned day job was plastered in Patriot Front stickers... now I carry everyday.

I started by carrying what I had - i am not a novice in this hobby, and own some extremely expensive guns - a Laugo Arms Alien, an Atlas Athena, a few custom built 2011s and AR-15s, etc

so the choice was obvious to me, i went with my Staccato C2 because 2011 triggers are the best, i am used to the battery of arms, also 16+1 of Hornandy Critical Defense would probably stop a gator just fine.

but after a few months it became obvious that that wasn't the best choice - its small for a 2011 but as you can see by the pictures the only way for me to actually conceal the pistol was in my large battle-purse, as IWB just was too obvious, so i did some digging.

Enter the Bodyguard 2.0

As you can see I can actually conceal this thing, it is TINY, fits in a variety of my purses and I can IWB at 2 or 4 without issue. The trigger took some getting used to (this is the only striker fired gun i have EVER owned) and it would likely have trouble with a gator, but it wouldn't have any issues with a more realistic human predator.

The real draw here is convenience. They say that "Every Day" in EDC is supposed to mean Every Day but we are human, and minor inconveniences add up real quick. A fully loaded compact 2011 adds almost 2lbs to my purse - or my belt lol - and walking around with that is extremely inconvenient. It is also basically impossible to conceal on my frame and I'm not a small person. I found myself leaving my purse in the car, or taking other shortcuts that ultimately completely defeated the purpose of EDC.

but the Bodyguard weighs just under 1lb, is extremely reliable, and is easy to conceal to the point that i do not make excuses and it IS EDC.

Thank you for coming to my rant. Bye.

I have officially switched my CCW from an XD-M compact 9mm to this new (to me) CZ P-01.

It came with some thinner grips as well as the stock, rubberized palm swell grips.

I liked the stock grips better for my hand fitment, but I did also like the texture of the thinner grips which were G10 material. So I ordered some Lok grips w/palm swell in G10 and they're awesome.

It's amazing how much better I shoot this pistol than I have ever shot the XD-M. I shoot this gun as well as I do my little Taurus TX-22.

On my second trip out with it, I went 97% for 100 rounds at 15 yards onto a steel silhouette A zone. I probably couldn't do 65-70% with the XD-M.

And I know, "it's not the gun" and you gotta have the fundamentals. But it seems obvious to me the gun can make execution of the fundamentals easier and that there's a lot to having a gun that fits your hand better. Side by side, I notice that the XD-M grip feels skinny in my hand and it leaves less room for my support hand to find purchase on the grip. The trigger on the P-01 is amazing. For me, even the double action on the CZ is smoother and easier to execute than the squishy pull and creep on the XD-M.

All that said, I liked the XD-M, but can't imagine ever going back now that I've shot this P-01.

S&W Shield EZ .380, bought this month brand new, does the slide spacing and barrel angle look okay? When I purchased, the employee took it apart and oiled it for me, then switched the mag release to the right side. Thanks in advance for your help, and I'm really grateful this sub exists 💚

Under no Pretext = Come and Take it? Don't tell the Republicans; they might be communists!

Sold my Glock 19x to a friend of mine getting into the world of guns and he loves it.

I went a little spicy; FN 509 edge CC XL.

With a Trijicon rmr HD

Online coupon flash sale on multiple types of ammo. Grabbed 10 boxes of 50r blazer 9mm for $11.99 per box! Thats at least $4 cheaper than anywhere else I can find them right now near me.

I audibly laughed when I opened the box and saw this beauty. Behold, the "One more mag before cold range" 50 round 9mm drum mag for Tixas PX-9 (P228 magazine).

Is this guy changing anyone else's mind about pistol grip boomsticks?

Picked up these three vintage side by side shotguns pretty cheap as that’s my main area of interest these days.

First is a W Richards 10 gauge that was a bit of an impulse buy. There are actually two makers who marked W Richards on their shotguns - William Richards was a distant cousin of the famous English gunmaker Westley Richards, who put only his first initial on his gun. And if someone happened to mistake it for a Westley Richards, what could he do? There was then a Belgian firm who stamped their cheap export guns W Richards, making them essentially a knock off of a knock off.

This one is a back action side lever with twist steel barrels. It’s unfortunately missing a hammer and has a nasty dent in the barrel but is otherwise in really nice shape. I bought it chap figuring it was Belgian, and the design suggest late 19th century construction. But when I got it I was surprised to find it had British nitro proofs from after WW2 and the original proofs had been obliterated. That said, while I’m not sure, from the quality I actually think it’s British and should be a shooter with appropriate low-pressure loads.

The next is a Husqvarna Model 52 12 gauge from 1916, and is in really nice shape. I’m consistently impressed with the quality of Husqvarna guns and the low price they bring on the market. This one was originally chambered for 2 1/2” shells but has been opened up for 2 3/4” and might even make it out on a grouse hunt or two.

The last one is the real winner, an AH Fox Sterlingworth from 1911. Fox was one of the great American gun makers and this one is particularly interesting because unlike all his other guns these very early Sterlingworths have a recessed hinge pin and rounded frame contour like a Parker Bros, his main competitor. The Sterlingworth was the economy grade Fox and Ansley Fox didn’t even originally want to make one, so I find it funny he made it look like a Parker at first. This one unfortunately has a poorly fitted recoil pad, but I got it crazy cheap so even if I have to spend some money fixing that I’m still ahead.

The classic and highly-advised upper+lower combo strikes again

Upper: BCM® MK2 Standard 16" Mid Length Complete Upper Receiver Group w/ MCMR-15 Handguard - Dark Bronze

Lower: PSA Stealth AR-15 Complete Lower Magpul MOE Edition

All magpul furniture, Strike Industries A2 Blast Shield, Sig Tango MSR 1-6x Compact LPVO

Pistol in 2nd pic is a Glock 45 Gen6 with a HS507C-GR and Radian Weapons Ramjet+Afterburner comp

I'm really happy with how it turned out, now just figuring out what type of sling I want.

Got my first Streamlight. Even accidently ordered the wrong mount with it. Still fits and is very snug. I can't stop playing with it. This is a scary development. Cut to 5 months from now and I will have $1000 in just gun lights.