Saturday, November 27, 2010

Ruger LCP w/ Crimson Laser


This pocket pistol recently supplanted my Kimber as my daily carry. The light weight, size, and ease of concealment frankly means I carry the gun and holster 24/7, the two never leave my pants pocket. This tool is designed for a specific purpose, after careful research, evaluation, and testing one which I have come to trust with my life should an unforeseen adverse situation arise. See the pictures below:

Shots taken from 25 feet @ center mass
Head shots taken from 50 feet












 
This is the fifth firearm I purchased from Phil Baker at the Indiana Gun Club.  Please consider Phil as you comparison shop for your firearm-- he will honestly advise the novice shooter, his prices are competitive if not the lowest around, he can easily order what he does not have in stock, and his "service after the sale" is second to none.

Kimber Stainless .45acp 5" TLE/RLII

Kimber 5" TLE/RLII
My favorite pistol nicknamed the "Trouble Shooter" is a Kimber Stainless .45acp 5" TLE/RLII fitted with a Kimber stainless extended magazine well and a Wilson Combat 8 round magazine.  I use a number of Kimber 7 round, Kimber 8 round, and Wilson Combat 8 round magazines with out failure.  This particular Kimber however, does not like Chip McCormick 10 round power mags. I returned the magazine to the factory who replaced the spring with the more powerful power plus+ spring however the performance results remained inconsistent and unsatisfactory.

I've shot close to 500 rounds with this pistol, the tritium night sights are easy to pick up and align in any situation, smooth trigger pull, slim profile (a bit heavy in weight), and relative soft recoil make it by far my favorite for a day at the range.  Until recently it was my daily carry (a position now held by the Ruger LCP).  However, it remains my "go to" pistol when planned activities suggest it would be prudent to be escorted with additional firepower.




At the same time I also purchased the .22 cal conversion kit for the Kimber. This allows one to refine their pistol shooting techniques without breaking the bank. I use Avery 6730 Colored Reinforcement Labels to change the front sight from black to in this case red.  It's much easier to align the sights in the light challenged shooting bays at PopGuns.

This is the fourth firearm I purchased from Phil Baker at the Indiana Gun Club.  Please consider Phil as you comparison shop for your firearm-- he will honestly advise the novice shooter, his prices are competitive if not the lowest around, he can easily order what he does not have in stock, and his "service after the sale" is second to none.

Beretta U22 Neos

Beretta U22 Neos

Daughter's "Little Plinker", this is a .22 cal 6" Beretta U22 Neos, similar to gun we rented at PopGuns (her first experience shooting a pistol).  The price of the gun rental, range ammo, and range time, made purchasing one of her own an easy decision.

This is also the gun she used to kick my tail at a recent Friday Nite Steel Shootout at Marion County Fish and Game.

This is the third firearm I purchased from Phil Baker at the Indiana Gun Club.  Please consider Phil as you comparison shop for your firearm-- he will honestly advise the novice shooter, his prices are competitive if not the lowest around, he can easily order what he does not have in stock, and his "service after the sale" is second to none.

Browning Hi-Power Mark III - 9mm


After meeting Rayman window shopping the pistol cases at the Castleton Gander Mountain store, later spending an afternoon discharging firearms from his collection, this was my first pistol purchase.  It was if the Lord via John Browning's design said "This is the pistol for you".  A comfortable grip for a smaller hand, good balance and overall weight, a breeze to clean, and fairly cheap to shoot.  Shown with aftermarket Pachmayr Grips (B-HPCG Combat Gripper w/backstrap).  This has become Ron's favorite pistol to "borrow" at the range.

This gun was purchased from the Castleton Gander Mountain store.

Browning Silver Hunter


The first firearm I purchased.  After years of shooting sporting clays with the guys at Indiana Gun Club constantly borrowing someone else's gun at the range, I finally broke down and purchased my own shotgun; this was the first step in the great adventure (one of the best decisions I've made).

This is the first firearm I purchased from Phil Baker at the Indiana Gun Club.  Please consider Phil as you comparison shop for your firearm-- he will honestly advise the novice shooter.  Phil suggested this as my first shotgun as "A good quality entry level yet inexpensive shotgun.  Good enoungh to get started in clay shooting sports. It should hold it's value and will appeal to game hunters and entry level clay shooters should my interest in shooting sports be just a passing fad". Turns out the interest in shooting sports took hold, I have since purchased multiple firearms from Phil.

Mossberg 500a w/Surefire Light

Mossberg 500a Home Defense Shotgun

Primarily the home defense shotgun, it also occasionally finds it way to the Indiana Gun Club, for a little exercise.

I equipped it with aftermarket-  ATI M4 Style Adjustable Tactical Stock, Mossberg HeatshieldSurefire Tactical Light  and a Lasermax laser.

This gun was purchased used with a standard stock from Bryce Curry at Premier Arms Brownsburg IN.

Benelli SuperSport II

Benelli SuperSport II
Benelli SuperSport II

My daughter and I share this shotgun. I use it for shooting trap at Brownsburg Conservation Club, and for skeet and sporting clays at Indiana Gun Club.

Daughter uses it to shoot skeet at the Indiana Gun Club.

This is the second firearm I purchased from Phil Baker at the Indiana Gun Club.  Please consider Phil as you comparison shop for your firearm-- he will honestly advise the novice shooter, his prices are competitive if not the lowest around, he can easily order what he does not have in stock, and his "service after the sale" is second to none.