So I'm Not Selling my .40 M&P....after last night.

[HEADKNOCKER]

I too have sold many pistols in the last six months doubling my money on nearly every one..
Two Colt 1911s, Two Glocks = G24 & G26, Shield 380EZ, Colt Mustang Pocketlite, Taurus M85C..
I even sold some ammo @ crazy prices & have more..

Bought two HKs for $600ea

 

[imarangemaster]

I wondered about the 20 round magazines..
Now I know!!
Are those magazines specially marked or does the buyer have to keep the receipt for life & keep them with the magazines..
Just Wondered??????

Actually, the burden of proof of a crime is on them. They would have to prove you did not get them during Freedom week. It's like you do not have to prove you own your TV legally, they would have to prove you you obtained the TV illegally. (i.e. a Magpul magazine with a more recent date code)

They already got whooped in court for arresting a guy for a high cap magazine he said he got during freedom week. The case got tossed out by the court because they had no evidence that he didn't.

 

[HEADKNOCKER]

Looks to me like there would be a HUGE market for these said "Legal" magazines in that state..
Never lived in a restricted state so I never even thought about it till 9/13/94 - 9/13/04 & even then had a huge stockpile of high cap pistol & rifle magazines on hand..
I did buy a HK USP Compact 357 SIG with zero magazines during the AWB & found LEO/Military 40 S&W magazines for $129ea @ KY Imports
I only bought one of them to make the pistol work & later sold the pistol @ a HUGE profit after HK discontinued them..
IIRC the HK USP Compact was first made in 1996
In fact I remember 9/14/04 going by KY & they where selling magazines like crazy with the phone ringing off the hook & Bought a HK USP45Tactical for $600 OTD = NICE!! Doubled my money on that one too

 

[SW Gun Guy]

Well, thought I might as well continue the thread. Headboard of bed has shelves, so a Taurus Poly Defender sits there. First two rounds that come up are the .410 shot shells of the Winchester Defender package, the other 3 that follow are the 45 Colt. Under bed Mossberg 20 ga. Defender with pistol grip and swing down stock. Just switched my carry gun from the Ruger LCP to the S&W 642, wow that carries nice in the picket with no holster. Hope I got the ammo pic attached OK.

 

[kmyers]

Bedside gun here is a H&K USP in .45 but I am another who likes the idea of DA/SA with the heavier pull for the first shot when possibly still groggy from being awakened. There is also a Mossberg 590 loaded with 00 buckshot which would be first choice in the bed room here. The few times we have had to checkout a noise in the yard which were just stray cats I carried the shotgun and Wendy had a 7500 lumen flashlight which can light up our entire yard and a cell phone. A bright light enough to let you see what the issue is can be a big help. I know she is also likely to have a pistol probably her Walther PPQ 9mm in a pocket if needed but if 9 rounds of buckshot won't handle the scenario we are in deep stuff. The M&P .40 here is my favorite carry pistol so I do understand the affinity for those pistols.

 

[Turq]

My bedside is an M&P 9 full size. I have flashlight, but it's not attached. I recently thought about selling it, My eyes are not getting better, and I figure trying to line up sights at night, just wasn't going to be very efficient. I think I could get as much as I paid, if not a little more.. But I couldn't do it. I like that gun too much. So I decide to try a laser on it. Got a green Crimson Trace and I like it a lot. I can pin point something across my yard. I have a spare mag and a mossberg not far away as well.

 

[Richochet]

My Choice for Home Defense

I rely upon a Glock 17 mated with a Crimson Trace tactical light and green laser. I program the light to be activated immediately when placed in the hand. No thinking required...just pick it up and I'm ready to rock and roll.

Richochet

 

[Smoke]

We used to have a headboard on our bed that had a shelf, that's where I kept my nightstand gun... Until the night I had a nightmare and woke up with it in my hand aimed at the bedroom window. My "nightstand" gun now resides on top of my safe where I have to stand up to get it.

Having said that, I've worked nights for the last six(?) years. My "nightstand" gun is a "day stand" gun.

As mentioned earlier, if I have to respond to a bump in the day, it's daytime no light necessary. And by the time I get up my wife will have likely beat them to death with her cane.

At night we have nightlights in every room except the bedroom. Assuming there's not a power outage there is enough ambient light in my home to identify an intruder.

I carry a Glock 19 at work so that's generally what's on top of the safe

 

[A10]

Interesting conversation here. I think it boils down to people using what they are most comfortable and familiar with. I have night sights and a flashlight on my bedside guns. One is a .223 carbine. Those little bullets, even the green tips, won't penetrate wallboard as well as a shotgun does, and since I live in a neighborhood it is my choice for a higher capacity gun. My other is a plastic fantastic.

 

[rubiranch]

I have a full size M&P 45 and a Shield M2.0 45. I really like my full size M&P. These are my only two bottom feeders.



I've put far more rounds thru my 28-2 than all my other handguns combined so its the one that rests on my nightstand.

 

[jsmallwood]

My M&P 9 2.0 compact is my go to for bump in the night, along with a surefire. If need be AR is in the big safe ready to go as well.


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[CBStuard]

I think Flyingfool is 100% correct about lights. In December I shot two night time IDPA matches. It was fantastic and I will not miss any more of these. But the point to ad to this discussion is this. I used a Crimson Trace light and laser unit. The light is just 100 lumens. One area we were shooting in was 1.5 football fields long and about a football field width. Three stages along one side, recessed into the woods, and one at the far end. This entire area was illuminated by one 100W bulb at the end opposite the stage. The other area was a little shorter than a football field and again, one 100W bulb at the end we were not shooting in. So yep, 100 lumens is all I need inside my house. Oh and BTW a light and a laser is just awesome. I am right handed but left eye dominant, and have to close my right eye or I see two sets of sights and two targets. Using the light/laser I never look at the gun, I just look at the target. What a difference.

 

[33jayman]

I just sold two 1911's. I had 4 of those and decided this was a good time to move a few. Prices are way up and they're easy to sell these days. Other times, not so much. Believe it or not, 1911's aren't the easiest things to sell normally as everyone wants a Glock or some other striker polymer something or other. I can only shoot one at a time anyway.

Striking while the iron is hot, so they say.

That is a good point. Although I am not moving my 1911s at this time as I still enjoy shooting them, there are some items in my safe that would be good to unload now.

Thanks for the tip.

Jay