Small Town in Scotland county.
Please tell us more!...with one of the fantastic gun stores in the country! It's worth the trip from anywhere in NC just to browse.
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Plan on at least half the day looking at more shotguns than you have ever saw in one place.
The last time I was there the right side wall was FULL of LC Smith doubles.
Want to hold a Wesley Richards 20 double? They had a Beautiful one, listed at $7,000.
Multiple sets of boxed guns.
Go, you will not be disappointed.
Funny!!! It's a secret, very special town...lol.I only shoot at paper and steel targets.
What's a wagram?
It's a big place. Yes lots of shotguns! I haven't been to the wall o' shotguns yet...one day! But it's a nice place...except the guy sold me the lightest gun in the world, and I wasn't knowledgeable enough to realize it might be an issue! He saw an old-ish lady and I guess his mind said lite gun....so maybe 1) women should know more before buying a gun and 2) men shouldn't assume we can't hold up a heavy gun!!!! But as the buyer, my mistake...lol.Mid South Guns
Plan on at least half the day looking at more shotguns than you have ever saw in one place.
The last time I was there the right side wall was FULL of LC Smith doubles.
Want to hold a Wesley Richards 20 double? They had a Beautiful one, listed at $7,000.
Multiple sets of boxed guns.
Go, you will not be disappointed.
Found one person who goes there! Thanks! And I'm hearing gunfire there, but not as much as usual...at least I know the range is OK !https://www.carolinafirearmsforum.com/index.php?threads/wagram-range.16516/page-2#post-292402
Maybe we should see in this other Wagram thread. Lol
...and y'all are smart enough to not get a gun that might not be the best one for you!
I'm not leaving any of my guns in the car! Lol. Yes, I'll do reading on this too! The CC class had some videos of men shooting themselves...some of which I had already seen! Awful stuff...I'm taking g that into account when shopping...And remember like others have said here.... And I mentioned in your inital post... Do not leave your gun in the vehicle.
And, if you get a glock, which a a great choice, make sure you have a holster, and even put the gun in a holster in your pocketbook. The trigger safety can deactivate on glocks( striker fired guns) when you shove them in a pocket, or purse, or the back of your pants. If it does, you can have an accidental discharge. Lots of reading material about this out there.
I hear it from my house!Mid South Guns is a candy store for 2A folks.
I never knew they had a range nearby.
y'all are smart enough to not get a gun that might not be the best one for you!
Lusting for guns you don't have (yet)? Lol.Were that the case, how would you explain all the tradin' that goes on here.
I only dream of a gun that I can carry concealed if I want to, that can stop an attacker, that will be fairly easy on my hands (not too snappy!), has many rounds in it...not asking for much! It would be an added treat if it looked good to me, but it's not necessary...maybe. I hope to find such a gun in the months ahead....Actually, my opinion is there's no LOL necessary.
I think people lust after guns that they think will work for them. Then, in some cases, the actual experience doesn't quite live up to the dream (i.e., the gun doesn't feel good in the hand, it doesn't feed the kind of ammo we'd like to shoot, we just can't seem to get accurate with it, etc.).
A very accurate description. But, you really have to see it for yourself.Others in before I could answer. One time I was there I counted 70+ Winchester Model 12s. There were 50+ Browning A5s, the vintage ones. I was there last Friday, and they had a Browning Recoiless Trap Gun. I had never seen one in person.
Imagine an old drug store in the middle of town, with merchandise all the way back to the drug counter. (Not sure that's what this store was, but it could have been any storefront retail shop.) Now imagine two racks of shotguns, one on the floor level and one above that, down each side of the retail portion on both sides of the store. Then there are two rows of shotguns between the wall and the center counter, and on the other side two rows of rifles. Oh, and there were bunches of guns in racks and displays in what would be the display windows in the front of the store. The center counter is full of handguns - vintage, NIB and in between. My brother is wild about Walther P38s, and they had a pair.
Price-wise, you have to pick and choose like any gun store. However, most NIB items are on par with anywhere. I bought two sporting shotguns from there - a Browning XS Special and a Beretta 692 - each NIB and priced better than gunbroker with shipping and FFL.
As I stated, it's worth the trip.
A very accurate description. But, you really have to see it for yourself.
True, think of the high end gun magazines you've picked up at the bookstore and flipped thru and saw gun stores with wood floors and walls full of guns in wood racks.A very accurate description. But, you really have to see it for yourself.
I'm may be the least knowledgeable here but that never stops me from opening my mouth (or putting fingers to keyboard). It seems you need to find a way to fondle and shoot a lot of guns before laying down your money. This either means gun stores and/or gun shows AND somewhere that you can shoot many of the guns that "fondled well" (range with rentals or shooting with people who can loan you a bunch of guns). I bought a gun that felt absolutely amazing in my hands. When I began shooting it, I recognized that the grip that works best for me causes my strong-side thumb to ride the slide stop lever. I'm not sure I'd have ever recognized this issue without putting rounds through the gun.I only dream of a gun that I can carry concealed if I want to, that can stop an attacker, that will be fairly easy on my hands (not too snappy!), has many rounds in it...not asking for much! It would be an added treat if it looked good to me, but it's not necessary...maybe. I hope to find such a gun in the months ahead....
I do plan to "fondle" lotsa guns! Lol! And shooting as many as I can. And yes I'm leaning now to a heavier gun, still hide-able, I'm not worried too much about its weight while on my person. If I have to use it, I want to be able to get to it fast and shoot it well, which means to me, not too snappy. So biggish and heavy-ish is looking good...I've already got a small gun that's fairly heavy, and have a really light gun that's fairly big. Need to find the "just right" gun...(sigh)....I'm may be the least knowledgeable here but that never stops me from opening my mouth (or putting fingers to keyboard). It seems you need to find a way to fondle and shoot a lot of guns before laying down your money. This either means gun stores and/or gun shows AND somewhere that you can shoot many of the guns that "fondled well" (range with rentals or shooting with people who can loan you a bunch of guns). I bought a gun that felt absolutely amazing in my hands. When I began shooting it, I recognized that the grip that works best for me causes my strong-side thumb to ride the slide stop lever. I'm not sure I'd have ever recognized this issue without putting rounds through the gun.
About snappy, if the goal is SD, that probably means fairly close range and I'm not sure the recoil is really an issue in that case. It will be an issue when you're practicing but not much if you ever need to use the gun for your intended purpose (which we all hope never happens). It seems the "snap" is a consequence of a gun's weight and construction combined with the ammo. In other words, if you could find a "big 'ole gun" (all metal) that fired a light load (of course, a load you felt confident in for its stopping power regardless of how many layers of heavy clothing the aggressor was wearing) and could be concealed by you satisfactorily, you'd have found your gun.