"Shoot"?  You're funny!

Well it does keep me a little saner

Here's an informative video with high speed image analysis, explanation of the use of pistons (a.k.a. boosters), and a preview of the next-generation Maxim prototype.

Ooohh... (crying)... I miss Mark

3-Gun proficiency requires that kind of dedication. Our local 3-Gun group does some weird (dare I say, "unrealistic"?) courses of fire, so weird (like the spinning mini-ferris wheel with clay pigeons as targets) that I stopped competing in 3-Gun, but we have a really amazing PTR (Precision Tactical Rifle) group. We have at least 5 nationally ranked and sponsored shooters, so I am not the "big frog" in that pond. Your jaw would drop watching them—mine does every time. I am competent, but not at all in their league.

PTR does not typically require the same volume of fire (whether in practice or competition), so I am probably burning about half a case per month.

BTW, if you have any small or recoil shy women in your family, these are a solid deal at $229:
https://aimsurplus.com/beretta-model-81-32-auto-pistol-standard-grade/
They are only .32 ACP, sort of an anemic cartridge, but Speer Gold Dot (for expansion) or Buffalo Bore +P hard cast flat nose (for penetration) are reasonable choices for personal defense.

They are available elsewhere for $199, but appear to be of inferior cosmetic condition.  For an extra $30 why not get a nicer looking piece for the ladies you love?

What is this spucatum tauri, "Federal Firearms License Required"?  Do they single out this specific gun for some reason?
Nice-looking little pistol, looks to be about the size of my EDC Ruger LC9, which conceals very nicely in my pants pocket without imprinting (Sticky Holster, in its utter simplicity, one of the finer things ever invented).  I keep it loaded with seven Prvi Partizan (Serbian) 9mm hollow points.

I have two women I "love", my 90-year-old mother who is sharp as a tack, but is blind and wouldn't carry a gun even if she weren't, and I will myself to have caritas for the mother of my son, who has chosen mortally sinful concubinage with a man not her husband.  I'd want to see either one of them be able to protect themselves in a dangerous situation.

That ad is more than a year old; doubtful any are for sale anymore.

Regardless, as with all handguns (and most, but not all, long guns) shipped interstate within the United States, a FFL01 is required to accept delivery.  In the case of that ad, if you were to put in an order, it would have to be shipped to a FFL01, who then notifies you when it arrives.  You then visit the FFL01, fill out an ATF Form 4473, have a background check done through NICS, and if all clear (and depending upon the laws of your particular state), the FFL01 transfers said weapon to you.

Been there, done that.  Bud's Gun Shop in Lexington KY does a great job and has an amazing selection at fair prices.  I've been wanting to take my son to the Ark Encounter between Cincinnati and Lexington (that would be a road trip of several days), great fossil-digging area nearby in southern Ohio that puts the lie to evolution, and I told him I'd like to stay in Lexington overnight and go to their range in addition to shopping.  There is a cluster of budget-priced hotels near Bud's on I-75.

Great short vid.

I will add one caveat though...   When it is said... "There is no higher level than here.  The best shooters in America come out [to the CMP National Matches at Camp Perry] each year and aim to be the best of the best."   This is not true.  How do I know?  'Cause I've competed there, and I'm no where near good, let alone the best!  



This is on my checklist for 2020.

Enjoy.

yeah, me too, twice.  that being said, just because you (and me as well) are not the best, no way implies that the best aren't there.  they are  I was one of the better ones, tho, as a former state champion service rifle shooter.   I was also a U.S. Marine 30+ years ago  the best is typically their rifle team, and yes, they are at Camp Perry   every year.