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JCinPA said:
He wouldn't have any regulatory issues selling ammo to me in PA, he could just ship it UPS or other marked ORMD.

States like NJ, IL, CA, and some others have myriad regulations about this, and rather than research them, I'd just avoid them entirely. Mail order ammunition is completely prohibited in Chicago, for example, must be purchased at a retail store. I can have a case of ammo dumped on my front porch. Cook county collects a 5 cents per round tax on ammo sales. I think CA (and probably other states) have ID or documentation requirements for sale and purchase of ammo.

I'd stick with well-known gun friendly states, and avoid any you even think might be problematic. I refer to states like IL, CA, NJ and others with unreasonable regulation as commie states.

I still think his best bet is to find some buddies who might like to shoot the ammo and work a F2F deal with them locally.
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I understand exactly the point you were making. It's the way you worded it.
 
A particular brand of .45 ACP hollowpoint which was popular with law enforcement agencies when the .45 was still often an issue weapon was the Speer Gold Dot hollowpoint, affectionately known as the “flying ashtray”. It didn’t always feed well (I had a $3,000 Nighthawk GRP pistol that was guaranteed to shoot anything EXCEPT the Speer gold Dot-it was called out as not covered by their guarantee) but when it did feed well, every agency wanted it. It was devastatingly effective.

You could usually make it feed properly by opening up the specs on the gun, as opposed to notoriously tight tolerance guns like Nighthawks, Wilson Combat, Les Baer, et al. But in a good Springfield Armory gun (they were famous for making FBI HRT pistols) the flying ashtray was what you wanted to carry.

But the term “flying ashtray” was pretty much used with that specific Speer Gold Dot round. Not all hollow points expand reliably, but the Speer was one of the most reliable expanders. Hence the nickname.
 
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JCinPA said:
He wouldn't have any regulatory issues selling ammo to me in PA, he could just ship it UPS or other marked ORMD.

States like NJ, IL, CA, and some others have myriad regulations about this, and rather than research them, I'd just avoid them entirely. Mail order ammunition is completely prohibited in Chicago, for example, must be purchased at a retail store. I can have a case of ammo dumped on my front porch. Cook county collects a 5 cents per round tax on ammo sales. I think CA (and probably other states) have ID or documentation requirements for sale and purchase of ammo.

I'd stick with well-known gun friendly states, and avoid any you even think might be problematic. I refer to states like IL, CA, NJ and others with unreasonable regulation as commie states.

I still think his best bet is to find some buddies who might like to shoot the ammo and work a F2F deal with them locally.
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I hate to buy ammo and gave it shipped to me in IL. Best way to do it is for me to have it shipped to friends in WI (I live 20 minutes from the border)

As far as selling ammo - the best way I’ve found to do it is to sell it at a gun show. Though vendors will definitely low ball you. But - no shipping or other regs to worry about.
 
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I hate to buy ammo and gave it shipped to me in IL. Best way to do it is for me to have it shipped to friends in WI (I live 20 minutes from the border)

As far as selling ammo - the best way I’ve found to do it is to sell it at a gun show. Though vendors will definitely low ball you. But - no shipping or other regs to worry about.
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Thats great for you having a friend across the line. FYI for others just on the wrong side of a line you can check with a UPS store on the other side and they may accept a package for a small fee even if your not a box holder. There is one that does that just over the line in PA Im told for us DPRM surfs. Tell them you are working in the area or something and you dont want it sent to the hotel etc.. Its not convenient for me but its good to know. If there is a hang up shipping something to a dif billing address from your CC you can probably get it to process with a gift card.

HT
 
New (to me) surplus 1979 manufactured Beretta model 1934 .380 ACP

My son and I collect old military firearms, and this one, while not old, has an interesting history. Short read on Wiki, adopted by Italian military in 1935, manufactured until 1991, interestingly. We split this purchase, and I'm quite happy with it. After a thorough clean, I decided the Surplus Gods had truly smiled on us! Hopefully he can get a kitchen pass to come down and shoot it with me soon.

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For those interested, it is a straight blowback operation, classic Beretta open slide making ejection very positive. Magazine holds 7 rounds and while it does not have a decocker, it can be carried cocked and locked, for a 7+1 capacity. It is not DA/SA like later pistols (I think that was introduced with the German Walther P38), so no need for a decocker. You'd carry it without a round in the chamber and rack before firing or carry cocked and locked. The safety rotates 180* so it is not as quick to use as a 1911 type thumb safety, but I'd rather carry it cocked and locked than with and empty chamber.
 
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Nice!

My first semi auto was/is a Beretta 92FS. I need a new bbl for it now. Its got somewhere north of 30k rounds through it. I dont shoot it anymore. It keyholes at 21 feet, and there is no accuracy to be proud of. I mean....at 10-15 yards it'll hit a man sized target, *most* of the time.
 
30,000 rounds? That's righteous!

Replace the springs regularly. It had a lousy rep in the Army because they'd shoot it for tens of thousands of rounds and not replace the springs, causing some FTF, FTE and other issues. It is, in fact, one of the most reliable guns EVER made. Get the whole nine yards here.

30,000 rounds. Wow. :cool:
 
JCinPA said:
30,000 rounds? That's righteous!

Replace the springs regularly. It had a lousy rep in the Army because they'd shoot it for tens of thousands of rounds and not replace the springs, causing some FTF, FTE and other issues. It is, in fact, one of the most reliable guns EVER made. Get the whole nine yards here.

30,000 rounds. Wow. :cool:
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Maybe the FS but the previous version liked to field strip itself.
 
Not sure what you mean by this

Scap said:
Maybe the FS but the previous version liked to field strip itself.
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But other than early frame cracking (initial guns in mid 1980's) the gun was very reliable when springs were replaced at proper intervals. When they went from a parked magazine to a blued magazine (which Beretta suggested, the Marines adopted, but the Army rejected) it's reliability went way up in sandy environments.

It's a proven, reliable design and it never "field stripped itslef". Probably Internet rumor echo, which happens a lot. This video by a former Army armorer and small arms instructor about the gun may interest you. When my son was serving they said it wasn't unusual in his guard unit to put 10,000 rounds through a single M9 in a day at the range. Issues with those would not be the guns fault, although my son said they rarely saw issues with it.

 
Back in the mid to late 80's, my best friend, and a mutual friend of ours would go almost every other week and each buy a case of 9mm. Usually whatever was on sale. We would go to the local club, and work relentlessly on the PPC course.
48 rounds.
6 rnds strong hand - 3 yards - 8 seconds
12 rnds full grip (both hands) - one reload - 7 yards - 20 seconds
12 rnds full grip - one reload - 15 yards - 30 seconds
18 rnds - 6 rnds kneeling full grip primary hand barricade/supported - 6 rnds standing offhand full grip barricade/supported - 6 rnds primary hand full grip barricade/supported - 3 reloads - 25 yards - 90 seconds
Sun, rain, cloudy, hot, cold, windy, snowy. Didnt matter. We went out pretty much every weekend. 10 ppc rounds each for almost 2 years. On weekends that got skipped for weddings, funerals, etc, we would go out sat and sunday the following weekend.
Every time was with my Beretta.
My personal best was 470 out of 480.
My average was 450/480. (offhand (left) with left eye transition screwed me up every time)

I've never replaced the main spring (or any of the trigger springs). I have replaced a couple mag springs. Maybe 8 or 10. Last year I bought a borescope. For giggles, I pulled out the Beretta and ran the scope down through it, and you can tell that there were lans and grooves there once upon a time. But like I said above, it keyholes almost every shot from 5 to 10 yards now. At 7 yards, my groups are between 4 and 5 inches with the Beretta.

My EDC does much better with (usually) less than 2 inch groups. I should probably buy a barrel and replace the one in the Beretta. I do miss shooting that. :)
 
I love carrying a polymer striker fired pistol, but a chunky, full size, all metal 92 is sure a sweet shooting gun.
 
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