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PARA
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I am looking for a J.P. Sauer & Sohn/Hawes 44 cal Montana Marshall.
I saw one on here last night for sale by "atrisha" the auction was set to end I think on 10/17/09 and I can't find it again. Anyone know how I might find it again or where I can find another?
I saw one on here last night for sale by "atrisha" the auction was set to end I think on 10/17/09 and I can't find it again. Anyone know how I might find it again or where I can find another?
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Tim A. McCall Jr.
Well lets narrow down the laundry list:
Do you like-
Semi autos-
Wheel guns (revolvers)
Double actions-
single actions
is this for-
Target shooting
Hunting
Home Defense
Cowboy action sports.
etc.
"When I cease learning...I'm dead"(Me)
"Power corrupts...Absolute power corrupts absolutely"(Descartes?)
"History is written by winners"(Patton)
"You get a lot farther with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone!"(Al Capone)
"There is nothing lower than the human race...except the French" (Samuel Clemens)
P.S. Nice little group you have here on the forums, read a lot of topics so far
A few years ago I worked with a student that had no index finger due to some childhood accident. Over the years they had adapted to the point that their middle finger was almost as functional as many folks index fingers.
Given that you still have your index finger that probably makes things somewhat different, but you can learn to effectively fire both long and hand guns. Precision shooting, such as bullseye, may be beyond you, as it was for the student I mentioned, as this style of shooting requires very good fine motor skills and consistent relatively straight back trigger pulls.
An alternative is to learn to shoot lefthanded. It will seem awkward at first, but most people pretty rapidly adjust. In defensive pistol shooting there are courses of fire that call for the use of the "weak hand" which in the case of righthanders is the lefthand.
As for learning more about firearms there are many good introductory books available. Most libraries have some of them in their reference sections or they can get them through inter-library lending arrangements. I suggest you use the Library system so that you minimize your expense during this phase giving you more money to spend on guns, ammo, and practice[:D]
At this point, other than usng the Library, my suggestion is that you follow posts on this forum, and as you run across things you are unsure of, or that you don't understand ... make a specific post for each of those things versus a generic post trying to cover multiple aspects. You get nominally 10 replies before the topic locks and you have to repost so it is better to get 10 answers to a specific question.
There is also a search feature to the forum that permits you to find all active posts on a given topic. The search can be a little slow at times but there is a huge amount of info. available.
Next there are courses, and from your post I believe you are in one. So stick with that approach many ranges offer classes ranging from "Guns 101" through CCW and tactical defense. Look around and see what is available in your area that will give you a good progression toward your shooting goals.
Lastly, not all of the answers you'll get on a forum like this are clear, or even wholly correct. Yes the poster may think they are right or they may be making a general statement or even a joke and expect you to pick up on it, which you may or may not be able to do. So anything that strikes you as odd, or runs counter to the direction of other responses, etc., question it and get the understanding clarified before acting on it.
Now head out for the Library, get some reading under your belt, and come back with posts for things you have questions on.
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!