The past 3 weeks or so there have been no Sunday insert ads from Academy,
hence I haven't posted any threads from Academy.
The following firearms are listed in the Academy Sports and Outdoors ad,
and are valid for the week of March 8-14, 2015.
Primary sort = Revolvers, then semi-automatic pistols.
Secondary sort = Ascending by caliber.
REVOLVERS.
Heritage Rough Rider cowboy style, .22 LR/.22 Magnum, 6 rounds, SA, $189.99.
Charter Arms Lavender Lady, snubbie, 5 rounds, .38 Special, DA.
The barrel and cylinder are bright, the <sideplates?> are lavender, the grip is black.
$379.99.
SEMI-AUTOMATICS.
Beretta Pico Inox, .380 ACP, 6 + 1 rounds, DA, $399.99.
Diamondback DB, 9MM, 6 + 1 rounds, DA, $299.99.
IMHO, from what I've heard, if you only have $300 to spend on a 9MM,
get the Taurus below.
Taurus Millenium Pro G2 (Generation 2), 9MM, 12 + 1 rounds, second strike capability,
DA/SA, $299.99.
Sig Sauer P250, 9MM/15 + 1 rounds; .40/13 + 1 rounds. DA, $379.99.
I've never shot one. Can someone please comment on this one?
IMHO, this seems like a nice name brand pistol for reasonable money.
Smith and Wesson M & P C(ompact), 9MM, 12 + 1 rounds, DA, $469.99.
A 17 round, 9MM Smith and Wesson magazine is $39.99.
I am not aware if this magazine will fit the M & P C. Can anyone verify that this fits?
Beretta PX Storm Type F, sub-compact, 9MM/13 + 1; .40/10 +1, DA/SA, $499.99.
Feel free to comment on the pros and cons of any of the above handguns, and supply
better pricing info if you are so inclined.
If anyone sees a handgun on this thread, which prompts purchase, please post on
this thread.
Happy shopping shootists.
TIA / SIA
Academy 3/8-14/2015: 2 revolvers, 6 SA's in .380, 9MM, .40.
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Academy 3/8-14/2015: 2 revolvers, 6 SA's in .380, 9MM, .40.
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Re: Academy 3/8-14/2015: 2 revolvers, 6 SA's in .380, 9MM, .
I have a Sig P320, which is a striker-fired cousin to the hammer-fired P250. (I've never fired a P250, dry or live.)
The cool thing about those guns is the legal "gun" is a little fire control group. For $300 (retail) you can get a conversion kit to make a P250 or P320 a different physical size or caliber.
Of the two on the shelf at the gun store, the full size P320 I dry-fired had a slightly better trigger than the "carry" size they had. So, I got the full-size - but now I've learned its going to be another couple of months before the subcompact kit I've ordered will be available.
Dang.
But when it gets here, I think it will be cool. Full size for plinking, something about the size of a Kimber Ultra Carry for social occasions, for about 1.5x the cost of the P320 itself.
The cool thing about those guns is the legal "gun" is a little fire control group. For $300 (retail) you can get a conversion kit to make a P250 or P320 a different physical size or caliber.
Of the two on the shelf at the gun store, the full size P320 I dry-fired had a slightly better trigger than the "carry" size they had. So, I got the full-size - but now I've learned its going to be another couple of months before the subcompact kit I've ordered will be available.
Dang.
But when it gets here, I think it will be cool. Full size for plinking, something about the size of a Kimber Ultra Carry for social occasions, for about 1.5x the cost of the P320 itself.
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Re: Academy 3/8-14/2015: 2 revolvers, 6 SA's in .380, 9MM, .
The 17 round Magazine listed will function in the Compact (C) model, but it will stick out some from the bottom of the grip. There are sleeves available for the M&P full size magazines that will act as a spacer and provide a good fit when used in the compact pistol.surprise_i'm_armed wrote:
Smith and Wesson M & P C(ompact), 9MM, 12 + 1 rounds, DA, $469.99.
A 17 round, 9MM Smith and Wesson magazine is $39.99.
I am not aware if this magazine will fit the M & P C. Can anyone verify that this fits?
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http://www.midwayusa.com/product/946044 ... ymer-black
Re: Academy 3/8-14/2015: 2 revolvers, 6 SA's in .380, 9MM, .
surprise_i'm_armed, I saw the ad's pop up window with the "17 round, 9MM Smith and Wesson magazine is $39.99" you asked about.
That is the one sold for the fullsize M&P. However it does work in the compact and you can get one of the x-grips that fills the gap so you have a full size grip. I have two and they work great. http://x-grips.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
That is the one sold for the fullsize M&P. However it does work in the compact and you can get one of the x-grips that fills the gap so you have a full size grip. I have two and they work great. http://x-grips.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Academy 3/8-14/2015: 2 revolvers, 6 SA's in .380, 9MM, .
I know that Taurus doesn't get a lot of love on the forum, and I've had a TPC that I wasn't a big fan of myself. Having said that, I bought a PT111 Millennium G2 at the local gun show this past weekend for $239 that came with 2 mags. I figured for that price I'd give it a "shot". I ran a box through it this evening and I have to say that I'm impressed. Very accurate, good trigger, and it ran flawlessly. I want to run a couple more boxes through it before making it a ccw but so far so good.
Re: Academy 3/8-14/2015: 2 revolvers, 6 SA's in .380, 9MM, .
i have a pt145 pro and have never had an issue with it, only thing i dont like with it is the initial long trigger pullShadow41 wrote:I know that Taurus doesn't get a lot of love on the forum, and I've had a TPC that I wasn't a big fan of myself. Having said that, I bought a PT111 Millennium G2 at the local gun show this past weekend for $239 that came with 2 mags. I figured for that price I'd give it a "shot". I ran a box through it this evening and I have to say that I'm impressed. Very accurate, good trigger, and it ran flawlessly. I want to run a couple more boxes through it before making it a ccw but so far so good.
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DPS Received - Jan. 26th
Received Pin# - Feb. 25th
IN HAND!!!!!! June 9th