California Lawmakers Reject John Wayne Day

[quiller]

  Myself I tie the lower part of the holster 1" above my knee cap.

And then use it for a crutch since one leg won't bend? 

[Billy's bayonet]

Can you explain to me what the difference is between a single action and a double action?

My knowledge of firearms is somewhat limited. I am not anti gun I just don't really have much experience with them.

I have been looking at an HK USP. I figure at the price they sale them for they have to be good. I only started looking at them because I have thought about purchasing a handgun to protect the house and I have heard they have a reputation for accuracy (me being inexperienced I need as accurate as I can get). They (meaning the HK USP's) come in different models with different options and I really don't understand the pros and cons of those models or options.

Let's start with with this single,double action thing.






Real easy, back int he day of the cowboy (actually the civil war) a revolver had to be cocked by thumbing back the hammer before the trigger could be pulled. This is called a SINGLE ACTION revolver, the colt peace maker, the smith and wesson schoefield and a few other well known "cowboy" guns were all single action, one action, cocking the hammer was needed to fire the weapon. Towards the of begining of the 190's0 Colt and smith and wesson developed a revolver which cocked the hammer with a single pull of the trigger, this was the DOUBLE ACTION revolver, so called because the mechanism produced two actions, pulling the trigger and cocking the pistol, thus firing it.

Nowadays there is a nitch out there for cowboy action shooting, seeing who is fastest with a SINGLE ACTION COLT 45 or 44 caliber revolver, or shooting the old winchester lever actions, Look up Henry rifles on the internet, they are producing modern day versions of the original lever action "cowboy" rifles.....quite expensive too.

You will never go wrong with an H&K weapon.....I still have my P7 from my SWAT days.....shoots like brand new.

[walkstall]

Real easy, back int he day of the cowboy (actually the civil war) a revolver had to be cocked by thumbing back the hammer before the trigger could be pulled. This is called a SINGLE ACTION revolver, the colt peace maker, the smith and wesson schoefield and a few other well known "cowboy" guns were all single action, one action, cocking the hammer was needed to fire the weapon. Towards the of begining of the 190's0 Colt and smith and wesson developed a revolver which cocked the hammer with a single pull of the trigger, this was the DOUBLE ACTION revolver, so called because the mechanism produced two actions, pulling the trigger and cocking the pistol, thus firing it.

Nowadays there is a nitch out there for cowboy action shooting, seeing who is fastest with a SINGLE ACTION COLT 45 or 44 caliber revolver, or shooting the old winchester lever actions, Look up Henry rifles on the internet, they are producing modern day versions of the original lever action "cowboy" rifles.....quite expensive too.

You will never go wrong with an H&K weapon.....I still have my P7 from my SWAT days.....shoots like brand new.

This may help ZQuickSilverZ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsESoDOTpaY

[Cryptic Bert]

No, no, no, no, then you'd have to play The Osterman Weekend, and for that you would have to atone, and big-time. Sit through all three Man With No Name films without a bathroom break, you'll THINK it was Sergio Leone Week.

Love it.

[ZQuickSilverZ]

I still have my P7 from my SWAT days.

Neat.

I like those clear shields swat carries.



Cool huh?

[Billy's bayonet]

I think that is a riot shield, it is not ballistic as the real ballistic shields SWAT carries are dark colored metal and have a small windowed visor (made of ballistic plexiglass) those clear shields are meant to protect the officer from the "Irish confetti" ....bricks, bottles, rocks Potato's with ten penny nails etc that gets thrown during a typical street riot or the democratic convention.

[ZQuickSilverZ]

during a typical street riot or the democratic convention.

So you are saying they use those shields liberally?



OK, well thanks for the correction. I am not a law officer so have limited knowledge of police gear. I know on MythBusters they make use of bullet proof (resistant) plastic. I assumed those clear shields were made of that material and provided some ballistics protection.

Live and learn.

They still look cool though.