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Gun Thread: Too Damn Hot Edition! [Weasel]The weather forecast for the farm was back and forth all week, alternating between rain, and hotter than hell with high humidity. It finally settled on hotter than hell and high humidity, and after a period of thoughtful introspection, I said screw it and decided to stay home. So, no WeaselAcres video for you! The Gun Thread must go on, however, so let's get to that below, shall we? First Time Gun Buyer Guide Thank You We continue to have great contributions to the Gun Thread, whether in the form of range reports, ideas, questions, or links. It is bigly appreciated and I want to take a moment to thank you all for the support! First up, we have a very good question from our pal B738. For those who carry, should you also carry some non-lethal defense such as pepper spray? Is carrying a non-lethal deterrent as well as a firearm a good idea? Good or bad, it would certainly add complexity in a use-of-force situation. Great question, B738! So what do you all think? Next up, we have a new addition to the hogmartin collection! It followed me home and I got my scent on it and now the mother won't take it back. Very nice! Why, if I'm not mistaken, it's a Ruger SR 1911 Model 6708, Commander size, with a steel frame and a 4 1/4 inch barrel. The happy new owner goes on to tell us about his first outing with it. Just took it to the range and put 50 rounds through it, works great. Just need some practice. The trigger is very different from a striker gun. The manual of arms is very straightforward, but I'll want to develop the muscle memory before I start carrying it. Not quite what we'd hoped for, but here's another look: Until then, I've got Magpul MOEs on it. They've got a nice scoop for the mag release, and they were $10 or so at the LGS. Here's a peek at hogmartin's target. 24 rounds at 7yd. Had a couple failures to go fully into battery. Might be the extractor is stiff? I don't know how to drive a 1911 so I'm just guessing Sounds reasonable with a new gun. Give it a couple of hundred rounds to settle in, and as you become more familiar with it, please let us know how it's going. Again, it's a very nice handgun, and best of luck pimping it out!! Congratulations hogmartin! Next, our pal Radioactive G-Spot sends us the following range report with his P64. I picked up a surplus Polish P64 9mm Makarov last year, and this was its second trip to the range. The old school commie-block sights aren't the greatest, but the pistol is in great shape and is fun to shoot, with surplus ammo still available and fairly priced. I purchased a recoil spring kit from Wolff, and was trying out the different springs. Shot a box of 50, and this pic is the last magazine through using the 20# spring at around 10 yards. The low shot was the first shot in double action, with shots 2-6 in the box in single action. The double action trigger pull is a bit brisk; about 25#. The hole at the top was there before I hung the target. Nice job, Radioactive G-Spot! Holy crap, 25# in double action? That's pretty heavy! Not sure I have a gun with that heavy a trigger pull, and I'm not a fan of really light triggers in the first place. I'm used to around maybe 8# in DA. It's a great looking gun and appears to be in excellent condition. It's nice that you're getting out and having a good time with it. Thanks for sending it in! Next we have a nice setup sent to us by our pal Coelacanth, who has ATN scope on a FNAR with a 1903 sling and a Magpul bipod. Well, made it to the range to work with a rifle and an ATN electronic scope. Lots of buttons to push and not totally intuitive but once sighted in it's almost spooky. It needs a little more fine tuning but I was able to consistently ring the 300 yard gong with no holdover. It moves the reticle to compensate for distance and angle. Coelacanth goes on to tell us: It's an ATN X-sight 4.5-20X native, can be electronically zoomed much further at the cost of pixelation and blurring. Color rendering is poor in daylight. Significant low light capability. Internal battery life is 18 hours continuous. The pouch on the stock adds a bit of height for a better cheek weld and storage for a much larger battery that adds a lot more function time. You can control it through an app on your phone or iPad via Bluetooth. It will also talk to their Laser rangefinders and automatically adjust the reticle for distance. Compensation for temp, altitude, barometric pressure, angle of shot and compass direction as well. Can be programmed for 8 different rounds or different rifles. Has other features as well. Fairly steep learning curve but with a bit of practice... Well that's pretty damn interesting. I have a friend who is interested in an ATN scope. Once you have some more time behind it, I hope you will give us an update, particularly on the function of the ballistic computer effectiveness. Very cool! Thanks for sending this in! Does anyone else have experience with the ATN product line, and care to share your thoughts? If you haven't noticed by now, I'm Old Skool when it comes to shooting, particularly long distance shooting. I've always been of the opinion the shooter needs to know how to make these computations quickly on their own, but the technology really seems to be advancing quickly in this area, and something like this to ease the workload is definitely worth a look. I don't think it should take the place of good solid fundamentals, but there's noting wrong with a product which makes your job behind the gun easier. What do you think? Another question we see a lot is whether it's OK to store magazines loaded. Our pal and most excellent Gun Thread contributor, redc1c4 sends us a great video on the subject from Classic Firearms. Thanks redc1c4! So video guy is of the opinion it's OK to store them loaded, but he seems to be talking in terms of relatively short periods of time - on the order of a month or so. He does mention setting a magazine aside for a full year to see how it does over a prolonged period, but we don't know the outcome. How about you all? Do you store them loaded, unloaded, or both? Any Rocket Surgeons out there with the science behind springs? Glock Innards Stabby Things Letter opener for those difficult mail pieces So what do you have in your sheath? Send in a picture and description and I'll include them here! ATTENTION NoVaMoMe 2020!!Sad people who cannot make the new NoVaMoMe date of August 29th Due the Chinese Cooties hysteria in Virginia, the NoVaMoMe 2020 has been postponed until Saturday, August 29th. The time and location remain the same. If you haven't already, please check your email and let the Central Planning Committee know if you are unable to make this new date. If you are unable to attend, your registration fee will be refunded and we will open your spot to someone on the wait list which is now closed to new signups. Questions? Just email us at NoVaMoMe2020 at gee mail dot com. Thank you! Link-O-Rama I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo. This week we have a great find from our pal Zakn! Please note the new and improved gmail account morongunthread at gmail dot com. An informal Gun Thread archive can be found HERE. If you have a question you would like to ask Gun Thread Staff offline, just send us a note and we'll do our best to answer. If you care to share the story of your favorite firearm, send a picture with your nic and tell us what you sadly lost in the tragic canoe accident. If you would like to remain completely anonymous, just say so. Lurkers are always welcome! 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