California Says One Gun a Month, So...

"It's an .88 Magnum. He had it made special."

"It shoots through schools."

my favorite Batman movie! Of course the best Joker EVER was Cesar Romero! Actually all the Batman TV show villains were perfectly cast IMO.

Mark Hamill was the best joker.

Started the background check/paperwork on these two today...

The S&W 29 I had on layaway...



(Am shopping around for vintage grips.)

And the Ruger Mini-14, a semi-automatic, magazine-fed .223/5.56mm that should upset no one as it looks nothing like an AR-15.



Next month's handgun is...a Sig P239. It's not really the best gun in its class (single-stack 9mm), but I rented one at the range a few months back and really liked it. Just a range gun.

DROSed the P239 today; in 10 days I bring it home.

Next month's gun--this year's birthday gun--is...

...sigh...

...a Desert Eagle. .44 Magnum. Cerakoated in Burnt Bronze.



My first ever handgun was a .44 Desert Eagle. I bought it 'cause in all the action movies of the time (late 80s/early 90s), all the bad guys were packing one. Of course, I still have that first one and will never part with it. Silly and impractical as it is, I love it too darned much.

Now it will have a brother of another color. And this brother will be even stupider when I get the .50AE conversion for it.

Congrats, soon you will be able to dual weild deagles like an mlg pro.

Slow your roll there, @Jeriko ...

Couldn't help myself. It was just soooo pretty. And I've always wanted a Sig P220. This one is the Equinox.

I've had a second generation* stainless P220 for years. It is second only to the venerable 1911 as my favorite type of side arm.

* - Today's historical tidbit from Uncle Elwood. The first production run of stainless P220's were off a little. They did something squirrely at the factory and the dimensions were off. Thus, they wouldn't fit any leather designed for P220's. It was a right pain in the rear until I could get a second production run replacement.

I'm glad I jumped on that P220 Equinox; SIG no longer lists it on their website, so it's probably out of production.

Yep, SIG's discontinued several models. The P220 Equinox (July's gun) is gone, leaving the P220 Combat and full-size Nitron as the only P220 models available in California. Glad I jumped on the Equinox, though I wouldn't have been unhappy with the Combat.

The P239 (April's gun, IIRC) is also gone. The entire product line. I can understand why. It's not a very competitive product in the single-stack, concealable market. It's biggish, heavy, and expensive compared to smaller, cheaper striker-fired guns. Still, I love mine.

This next one (August's gun) is also apparently discontinued: the SIG 1911R (stainless 1911 with rail). It's been on my prospective hitlist for a while now because (1) I've always wanted a stainless 1911 and (2) I absolutely love the look of dust cover rails on a 1911, even if I never intend to use it. If this one is gone, only two SIG 1911 models are left in California: the more plain-jane stainless 1911 and the target model.




In the last year and a half, I've picked up the SIG P238, P239, P220 Equinox, and 1911R. I'm thinking I'll finish off the SIG wing of my collection with either a 226 or a 229.

Sig pistols are fucking outrageously priced.

I’ve been considering getting another 9mm as a “truck gun” and thought about maybe getting a P226.

Fuck that shit.

The cheapest Bud’s sells them for is more than $800.

Looks like I’ll settle for an M9.

Definitely too expensive and the DA models are, if not obsolete, getting very trailing edge.

In an all-metal SA/DA, the Beretta is tough to beat. And the 92/M9 is a very well-proven design. My 2nd handgun was a 92FS (it's what John McClain and Martin Riggs use!) and it's been nothing but solid all the years I've owned it.

Just curious, because you have a much bigger set of choices than I, why not polymer/striker-fired?

I've already got one (Walther PPQ M2) and I'm looking for an all-metal heater to keep in my pickup.

Forgot you had the PPQ.

M9 FTW!

No reason not to get a 92, @shootER, though just letting you know that beretta makes a few extra parts that might be worth springing for, the "d" spring especially.
On a related note, got to shoot the M9A3 the other day. they cut down the size of the grip severely and holy shit does that make a difference in controlability.

I'm just looking for a plain Jane M9. Something to keep in the glove box or console in my truck that has some firepower.

And I'm more interested in an M9 than a 92F because I'll likely buy some GI holsters for it and I want to make sure it fits (the 92F has a different dust cover than the M9).

Fair enough, ive just been tinkering with mine recently. If you do ever decide you want to do more with it, let me know.

The M9 tribute pistol or a military M9?

Civilian M9.

Also, the grip size shouldn't be an issue for me because I've got decent-sized hands (as in a 1911 is no problem for me to paw).

a 1911 fits fine in my hand, but the beretta is just chunky in comparison.

DROSed the Equinox today...I can pick it up in 10 days.

For next month, I stuck a long gun that I've wanted for a very long time on layaway...

Remington 870 Marine Magnum



I don't think Remington builds 'em like they used to; they've really gotten a black eye for quality issues the last few years (their R51 pistol was a complete disaster, and they had a number of other hits), and they're now headed into bankruptcy. The last 870 Marine Magnum I saw on the shelf a few months back did not impress me in terms of finish, but this one seems very decent. May put some different furniture (Magpul?) on it.

I think they've solved the R51 issues. A friend has one and it runs like a top. I'm thinking about buying one, but it's down my list.

BTW, am I becoming a dirty commie because I like the paddle-style magazine releases like on the PPQ Classic? My HK USP is the only one I own that has it, and I just...really like it...

Oh, that's good to hear, because they SHOULD BE really sweet little guns.

And correction: Remington is out of bankruptcy.

From a camping trip in April: