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      Would you carry a .44spl if you had one?

      Background: I have long wanted (over 20 years) to buy a Taurus 431. The one time I won one on Gunbroker (around 20 years ago), I didn't make much money and just after my bid I had a huge unexpected expense and worked out with the seller that I could cancel the sale by paying the Gunbroker fees...
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      How has your carry changed?

      If you, like me, already had an out of state non-resident permit and carried on that for some time, how did being able to carry daily change your carry habits and/or equipment? My experiences: Once I knew my MD permit was coming, I left open the possibility of change based on the needs and...
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      What gun for first time carrying on a Maryland permit?

      This isn't so much a what do you carry thread. This is a one off. I've been carrying out of state on a UT permit for about a decade give or take a few years. I have several carry guns, and I know what my main CCWs will be (SIG P365, Colt King Cobra, Taurus 856UL when I want a deeper concealed...
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      Looking for a new 1911

      Like the title says, it is time for a new 1911. I want a steel full-sized 1911 in .45ACP. This isn't a "which gun" thread, but "who the heck has it in stock locally" thread. I've narrowed down to a few guns, I'm probably going to decide between them in the next day or two, and I would prefer...
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      Where can I shoot steel CASED ammo in Central MD?

      I don't want to rely on the range rules as they aren't always clear. I recently was scolded at the range I frequent for shooting steel cased ammo, but the range rules didn't specify that I couldn't. The rules there state: "Frangible, tracer, armor piercing, incendiary and all other ammunition...
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      What is a business owner for a handgun carry permit in MD?

      Some other threads here got me thinking... It used to be that only a cash business could get you a carry permit (or at least that was the conventional wisdom). Now, I'm seeing posts that suggest just owning a business can be enough to get a permit. Is that true? If so, I'm wondering if...
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      Anyone here with a MD CCW and NOT a business owner or cop?

      So, it seems a lot of people have MD carry permits. We all also know that MD is not friendly to self defense as a reason to carry. Is everyone here with a MD carry permit a business owner or in law enforcement in one capacity or another? If not, I'd be very curious to hear what justification...
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      Correct me if I'm wrong...

      So, with the Supreme Court ruling making DC go shall issue, I was thinking about getting my DC CCW. When in NOVA it is very easy at times to cross into DC without even realizing it and I wanted a little legal cover. Well, I'm not sure it is worth the cost and hassle... Am I reading things...
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      Staying in MD- should I get the handgun license

      I am a holdout, I have not applied for the MD handgun license. The idea of having to be fingerprinted for a Constitutional right is so repulsive to me that I have considered possibly not getting the license at all. One thing that made that easier (G-d knows there are a lot of handguns still on...
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      To leave or not to leave?

      I know this can be a divisive question. Many of us have voted with our feet (or are thinking about it/planning it) and moved out of MD due to its crazy gun laws. Some here see that as abandoning those who stay, others see it as the natural consequence of the facts on the ground. I don't want...
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      Possibly moving to VA soon, some questions

      I am a teacher and school systems hiring calendars are usually pretty particular (they have just recently received notice from teachers who are leaving, so they are just now figuring out their openings and thinking about starting to look at applications, it can be late July or early Aug before...
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      What is your favorite camping tool?

      What is your favorite camping tool? Whatever criteria you judge by: it can be what you like the best, what you find the most versatile, the most fun, whatever. While I take a lot of different things with me when I'm camping, I love to bring a relatively inexpensive fixed blade knife: a...
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      Need gunsmith recommendations

      I have been slow to get my Taurus PT140 Millennium Pro fixed. Unfortunately, now that I am ready to get it fixed, I don't want a long wait. The rear sight is being replaced. The screw came loose and I never took loctite to it. Eventually it broke. So, I need someone who can drill out the...
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      Kahr CM9

      I am leaning towards buying a Kahr CM9 (and using the money left over from not getting a PM9 and buying another medium frame revolver). Who here has the CM9? How do you like it? Any idea if there is a difference between it and the PM9 in reliability? Does anyone know of any stores in...
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      May finally move to VA in a year or so- CCW questions

      I guess this is both a VA CCW question and a UT CCW permit question. Once I started my masters degree I was stuck here in MD until it was finished (I'm studying at McDaniel College which is in Westminster, and even most of the off campus courses would be a hike from NOVA). I will finally...
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      Shopping for a new handgun

      It is time to buy another handgun. There are a number of categories I have in mind (another small CCW pistol, a compact CCW pistol, a service .40S&W, a full-sized 1911, a 6" .357mag, a .22lr pistol or revolver, and a couple others). Some time ago, I let my FL CCW license expire. I finally...
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      Sticker Shock!!!

      I haven't bought ammo in a LONG time (I stocked up a few years back, and I still have a lot of some calibers but others are dwindling). Other than one gun a year ago when selling 3 other guns I haven't bought one in a few years. So, there are a few gun types I'm looking at (a full-sized...
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      Another satisfied customer

      I let my FL CCW expire long ago. I finally got around to taking the UT course (it made more sense than another FL for me since it covers MN- I have never been to FL, but I go to MN often enough since I have family there). So, I went to the class in Salisbury yesterday. Very well delivered...
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      Another "what gun for..." thread- What gun for a Blizzard :D

      Wow! We should be seeing 20-30" according to the weather forecasts. Official numbers for Annapolis right now are 9" (but they came in about 2 hours ago), but outside my apartment is more like 13-15" of snow (some may be from snow drifts of course). I love it! (I could do without the 20-30MPH...
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      Thinking about getting a VA non-res CCW permit

      I am thinking about getting a VA non-resident CCW permit. I've had the Florida (even with my General discharge during training, bad ankle, I was able to use my DD214) but I'm thinking about replacing it with the more local VA permit. Can we use the card that came from the little video based...
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