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> If you've been through the level of training required of Marines,

Thankfully the second amendment overrides the wishes of mewling ACs.

Marksman Rifle:
http://www.fulton-armory.com/f...

Assault Rifle is the M16, the non-assault rifle is the AR-15- plenty of variants of those around.

Pistol (one of a few):
https://us.glock.com/products/...

Glock 40 uses 10mm ammunition. https://us.glock.com/products/...

That would be like connecting a gun safety to the trigger, so that the safety is released as the trigger is pulled!

You mean as Glock does with its "safe action" system?

http://us.glock.com/technology/safe-action

One of the big problems was going revolvers to automatics. Revolvers tend to have a really heavy trigger pull. A DA trigger pull can be 15 pounds or more on a revolver. So the cops got used to poor handling. They'd put their fingers on the trigger all the time. Heavy enough that it is hard for bad handling to cause a discharge. Then they changed to Glock's which have a 5.5 pound pull, normally. Then the problems started happening because of the bad handling.

The NYPD's solution, rather than train their officers how to use their fucking guns, was to have Glock make a heavy trigger spring. It is called the "New York" trigger http://glock.com/english/options_triggerspring.htm.

Glocks don't need a manual safety,

Wasn't trying to imply that they aren't, it's part of why I specified a 'manual safety lever' instead of merely 'a safety'. HOWEVER, do you think that a lawyer with a nice sympathy case, say a paralyzed child, might not be able to convince a jury that the Glock is 'defective by design' because it lacked a manual safety? After all, that's what dgatwood is essentially arguing about safeties that lock the slide, which is generally considered the safer way to do it.

Still, let's say the family of the victim had purchased a Glock instead of a Bryce or whatever .380 they had. Would the glock safety systems have prevented the gun from shooting when handled by somebody so ignorant that they'd point the gun at their charge while handling it in the manner that happened?

Though review of their safe action says that you're wrong on the firing pin - it HAS to be back in order for the firing pin safety to be in position.

The Glock 23 has no metal parts in it (as the most famous - You can actually get at least half-a-dozen polymer frames today, in a variety of poly chambers and actions). Poly casings hit the mainstream within the last few years (though they still cost a bit more); Hand-load with a properly sized ceramic bullet, and you have fully live firearm without a scrap of metal in it.

Say what? The Glock 23 certainly is made of metal, as are all Glock pistols. The barrel, slide, and much of the internal mechanisms are steel and comprise about 80% of the gun's mass. It is certainly detectable by airport metal detectors.

The plastic parts show up clearly on airport x-ray baggage scanners. The plastic parts and magazines have a fair bit of metal in them as well for strengthening (and the metal rails on the frame for the slide to move on) and would set off metal detectors.

There's nothing special about the Glock 23: it's simply the mid-sized model chambered in .40 S&W. I have owned it's 9mm counterpart, the Glock 19, and the subcompact 9mm Glock 26 and can confirm that both the 9mm and .40 S&W models have considerable amounts of metal.

I remove malware for a living. Because I work in strangers' houses in unfamiliar neighborhoods, I also carry a large powerful handgun.

If I met someone who credibly claimed to be an author or distributor of malware, I fear I might "lose" several 80-cent bullets...

May I suggest:

http://www.smith-wesson.com/
http://www.colt.com/
http://www.remington.com/
http://www.glock.com/
http://www.sigsauer.com/ (personal favorite!)
http://www.hk-usa.com/
http://www.uzi.com/

That's why so many police forces use Glocks, because you just never know then they will go off. I've seen glocks tossed across the room with blanks in them that have never gone off. Glocks will not fire unless the trigger is pulled. Glocks have 3 safeties. http://www.glock.com/_safe_action_.htm

http://smith-wesson.com/
http://www.hecklerkoch-usa.com/
http://www.colt.com/
http://www.berettausa.com/
http://www.benelliusa.com/
http://www.sigarms.com/
http://www.glock.com/

What makes you think a woman can't respond for herself?

Look out Glock, Sig-Sauer is kicking your ass! You can't pay for publicity like that! Alas, the MP5s get product placement but until we can throw out some unconstitutional laws, they're out of reach for us mere subjects.

Some pics for comparison. I agree, it looks nothing like a Glock to me.

http://www.glock.com/te_english.htm

a rifle is not a good choice for personal defense.

Assume you're out in the midwest USA on a hunting trip. You're just waking up after sleeping under the stars in a sleeping bag, and a fucking grizzly bear is about to fucking eat you!!! Now, this certainly qualifies as a self defense situation. Luckily, you have both a cast iron frying pan and your 7mm Magnum rifle laying next to you, already loaded and with one in the chamber (you stashed it pointing in a safe direction with the safety on). Now, are you going to use the frying pan, or the deer rifle to kill the bear with?

You're not completely wrong with your statement, but that's only if I take it out of your anti-American, anti-gun context. A long ass deer rifle is not a good self defense weapon, but versus a bear out in the woods, it's better than a frying pan. Under the same situation, it's supposedly not as good as pepper spray, but I wouldn't want to face a bear with pepper spray alone. A BFR in .45/70 Gov't seems more appropriate, and while it could kill a deer too, it's not good for the ranges you'd face in the Midwest. It's also not good for living in an apartment building in a city. The bullet is far too powerful for thin walls. A Glock 21 (fires .45ACP) with frangible bullets is more appropriate.

Anyway, perhaps you can see how your ignorant, invective-filled comment is useless when you consider how complex the world actually is. You always use the best tool available, whether you're trying to factor RSA-2048, trying to down a deer for food, trying to stave off a grizzly bear, or trying to survive a drunken boyfriend. If you can't see that, then you have no business making comments on the matter.

Or ideally, a .300 WinMag from a very long range...

I have a good handgun and shotgun. All I need now is a good rifle. Many years ago, I was looking at a .300 Weatherby Magnum. The last time I looked, a Remington 300 Short Action Ultra Mag seemed like a good fit for what I wanted. Of course, this is built a few miles away from me and looks like a lot of fun.

up here, all mags are limited to 5 rounds

That's dumber than dirt. What's next? Throw rocks at an assailant? Other than the gun issue, I really like Canada.

I find many of the higher vee rounds just too hard to control. The .45 had a smoother break to it when the trigger pulled

The Glock does a great job of taming high velocity and high energy rounds.

Many of the people who like the .45 ACP don't like Glocks. One of the common complaints is the trigger break. I like the feel of the Glock trigger, but I concede that this is a very subjective matter. No doubt anyone accustomed to a .45 ACP trigger pull that was tuned to their specifications by a skilled gunsmith won't like the Glock.

The other complaint I hear is the appearance. If you like polished nickel plating and hand carved cocobolo hand grips, the Glock won't satisfy your sense of aesthetics. The Glock is more of a tool, where form follows function. It was designed for durability, ease of maintenance, reliability and accuracy. Appearance was way down on the list. I like the functional appearance, and it's nearly indestructible so it'll take a lot of abuse and still look about the same.

I have a feeling that a lot of the .45 worshippers complain about subjective matters because there isn't a lot to complain about in the objective column. Compare specifications for muzzle velocity, kinetic energy, out of the box accuracy, and certainly reliability and durability, and the 10 mm Glock model 20 wins every time.

The one point I'd concede as a serious issue is the large grip on the G20. It looks very boxy and squared off, but I find it surprisingly comfortable. The rounded corners coincide with my finger joints. I have large hands, and it's a good fit, but many people, especially those with smaller hands won't be able to hold it comfortably and accurately point it. In that case, I'd get a Glock .40 S&W and shoot some hot loads for self defense. For your lame 5 round magazine restriction, you might also like the Glock model 36. It's a .45 with a single stack 6 shot magazine. There may be a Canadian 5 round magazine. The G36 might appeal more to those who like the slim grip of the 1911, but with all the modern reliability and durability that Glock represents. Of course, real 1911 fans would probably think the G36 is another ugly black plastic gun.
:^)

Personally I also recommend shotguns for home defense. I don't recommend a long shotgun like a Remington 1100 or a Savage 755A. There are numerous short alternatives though. I also don't recommend pumps to novices. An auto is much more practical, easier to use, and safer in the long run thanks to their lack of complexity (from a usage standpoint in an urgent situation). You can't beat a scatter gun for home defense IMHO.

Many folks want a pistol though. I always recommend the same thing. A Glock. Quite frankly it's idiot proof. There no way in hell you're not going to be able to use it right once you pop in a mag and work the slide. Forget the traditional safeties like a button that locks the trigger or hammer or a lever that rotates the firing pin. Glock's 3 safeties are as idiot proof as you can get. All 3 have to be operated in succesion for the gun to be fireable. To operate the safeties you have to pull the trigger, thus releasing the trigger safety. I can't get any more simple. Revolvers are impractical for all novices IMHO. You have to be an experienced shooter to operate a revolver safely IMHO. I own a 6" Anaconda. I wouldn't recommend it or any other revoler to anyone other than an experienced shooter. It's just not safe. I can see someone holding the gun wrong and burning the piss out of their hand. It's a common novice mistake. I'd only recommend a Glock to a novice wanting a pistol. Thinking about the gun novices I know, I can't think of a single novice that wouldn't be horribly confused by my Beretta. It's not that complicated of a gun but I can see them all being horribly confused. One too many levers perhaps.

Rifles make a horrible personal defense weapon. It's impossible to effectively aim in tight quarters such as in a bedroom or hallway. All but the lightest rounds chambered for a rifle are almost certainly going to be a through and through, likely penetrating a wall and another member of your house or a neighbor. Save the rifles for long ranged plinking and deer hunting. Stick with the shotguns for personal defense. Everything else you said was right on the money.

Just confront an intruder once and there's one less intruder in the world.

No, I'm not kidding.

Restraining order is just a piece of paper. When the chips are down, a piece of paper won't stop a determined and obsessive stalker. Glock 26 works better as a deterrent.

I target you with Mr. Oleoresin or Mr. Glock.

That's a damned good question. If you could keep it away from air, and thus oxygen, (now don't laugh :) ) then it shouldn't oxidize. The only way I could think of to do this would be to ring the edge of the CPU with a thin layer of something other than copper paste.

I know a copper lubricant is available for sure. That's what Glock used in my Glock 22 at the factory on the slide. It's impressive stuff let me tell you.

These are selling like hotcakes yet I can usually outshoot them with my Glock that costs half as much.

#2 When I have a drive go south on me that's out of warranty and can't be RMA'd, I garuntee that the better than average Joe can't extract data from it by blowing 2-4 holes in it with my Glock 22 (.40 cal). It really does lay to rest the debate about whether I provide adequate data protection on my drives. Of course I also have a string in my welcome dialogs that simply states: This computer is protected by Glock. I don't have many security problems.

good luck. i carry this and this everywhere i go.

You know, this isn't necessarily a gaffe. Although a bullet has lots of kinetic energy, because of its low mass it doesn't have a high momentum. Also, bullets tend to pass through people rather than lodging in them so they may not transfer all their momentum.

That depends on how the bullet is designed. If I load my gun with FMJ ammo, the bullet will more than likely sail right through people, walls, etc. for some distance. If I load with JHP, though, the first impact will cause the bullet to spread out and form rough edges. This will create a bigger, more jagged hole, and there's a reduced risk of collateral damage from the bullet continuing past its target.

But then again, a gun has only one rather specific specific use.

...and that would be what, exactly? (While a Glock 23 makes a fairly nice defensive weapon, a Ruger Mk. II is better suited to plinking and target shooting.)

(You'd think I'd know better by now than to respond to an anti-gun Euro-troll...oh well, it's only karma. Fat lot of good victim disarmament did the French the other day...)

buy glocks. they dont have wimpy things like safeties AND they're porcelain.

Bzzt...there are three different safeties (it's just that none of them require action on your part other than to point and shoot), and the "porcelain Glock" doesn't exist. It's some BS model made up to go in one of the Die Hard (?) movies. This page on Glock's website explains what the safeties are and how they work.

Getting back on topic, what do you suppose will be the odds that you can filter out the ads that appear in games? Are they likely to be hardcoded into the game, or would they be pulled off the 'net periodically? (Not that I'm into gameplaying much, even though I have a machine now that'll run damn near anything...)