What did you buy yourself today - PART 1

[qmcorps]

I purchased mine in 74 or 75, My first gun when I was 14, rode my 10 speed to the local pub where my father was playing in the shuffleboard league. I paid the guy $20 who was sitting at the bar with it. Had some lunch. then rode to the local hardware store to buy some ammo, Had to use my sneaker laces for a sling to get to the store and the clerk at the counter have me some clothes line to use
rode through town ( West Chester) with it sling to my back to the local junk yard where they paid me 5 cents for every rat and a dime for every feral cat. made enough for a real sling..my how times have changed

I still have the rifle and have probably could have filled a 40 yard dumpster with empty cases. It is very accurate and reliable, it gets cleaned once or twice a decade. that cheap little plinker is my favorite

My first semi was a marlin 989. My parents were kind enough to allow me to purchase another since I displayed some level of responsibility with the single shot.

I grew up in Brookwood in Bensalem. I used to walk the streets at 15 with a 22. off to the woods no one ever called the cops.

I was stopped by the police once and all he wanted to know was if it was loaded.

Times when sanity still existed.

[Thrillz]

Picked this little guy up today. M&P 22 Compact. Should be a fun little plinking gun.

[ExFlyinguy]

Thrillz, ^ I have one of those and love it. Just a heads up. The set screw for the windage adjustment kept backing out on mine and eventually I lost it. S&W sent me another.

[ExFlyinguy]

I wanted some headgear (not the riding my bicycle kind).

Website noted long wait times like 8-12 weeks. Ordered on 09/12 & shipped today :-)

[Nate7667]

You're going love that boa helmet system.
Nice and snug and comfortable

[GonzoGeezer]

Just arranged to purchase another German “P” pistol, an H&K P8. It’s basically the 9mm version of the USP with two modifications: conventional rifling instead of polygonal, and a different style safety that more closely mimiced the functionality of the P1 (Fire, Safe, Decock vs Safe, Fire, Decock).

[MarkS20]

Picked this little guy up today. M&P 22 Compact. Should be a fun little plinking gun.

Watch the rear sight, tends to come loose. I know I added a real small O-ring but I forget if I added a little loctite to keep the elevation screw from backing out. Should be hints on the web on how to tighten it up.

[pens87pgh]

Picked this little guy up today. M&P 22 Compact. Should be a fun little plinking gun.

I have one of these, it's fantastic. Especially during this great ammo crisis!

[Thrillz]

Thanks for the tips on the elevation screw, Ill keep an eye on it. Its pretty much brand new. The guy I bought it from bought it for his wife for a defense gun from Freedom Armory, and I guess they shot it there after buying it, and she didnt like it so they wanted to return it but they wouldnt take it lol. I guess it only has 2 mags through it, if his story is correct. Either way, Im happy to have it.

And to stay on thread topic, I picked up 2,000 rounds of some Mini Mags to feed through my 2 new 22 toys lol. And when I got home I had a package waiting for me with a couple boxes of Underwood Xtreme Defender 9mm and a linear comp to knock the rough edges off my 8" AR pistol lol.

[Defender]

I wanted some headgear (not the riding my bicycle kind).

Website noted long wait times like 8-12 weeks. Ordered on 09/12 & shipped today :-)

So why that cap, are you going to Portland some time soon?