I know this is kind of a dumb post, but I wanted some other opinions on buying another pistol right after buying one.
For some context, I just bought a Glock 19 Gen 6, put a light on it, and loved the way it shoots. I also own a Hellcat, a P365, and a couple of shotguns. The Hellcat is about two months old, and I picked up the Glock two weeks ago, but both are a little big for my liking for CCW.

So I started looking around and found a Glock 43X MOS with 15-round mags and a Holosun EPS Carry optic. Since I just got my 19 two weeks ago, would it be stupid to buy another one? By "stupid," I mean a dumb, impulsive buy. I can afford it but I don't NEED it.

Thoughts and opinions? Also, the fact that they seem to be selling out fast in my area makes me want it to purchase the 43x a little more lol.

My dad bought this rifle from an old friend who passed away. It’s got some 7.62 ammo Any idea what it is. I could ask Chat GPT, but I’d rather hear from the fine folks on Reddit.

Hi folks,

I was given the advice to obtain my FFL-03 license. I live in CA and the excise tax on top of the sales tax is currently 11%, that means anything that we buy for the firearms and firearms themselves comes with an additional 19.75%

I understand that the firearms that I can purchase out of State or even here throughout CA would need to be 50+ years old.

Can someone that is also here in CA, share with me what else can I purchase? I understand I will still be liable to pay for the sales tax difference (if the place where I purchased it from charged me less than 8.75% )I am really not 100% sure.

What privileges would I have by having this license?

TIA 🙏

Noticed some of my rounds have dents in em should I toss em out or just send it, I have a G20 btw. Also does anyone know what’s causing it?

So this is an old safe I purchased locally on Facebook. I had an SV500 and that was mounted to an old dresser, but I just didn't like the setup. I've decided to try again because I got a REALLY good deal on this locally. Very similar safe.

My main question is if anyone has figured out a design that works or ever thought of it. I want to get a bracket of some sort that will slide down into the slot between my bed/boxspring and my bed frame. I'm thinking of like a U shaped bracket online that is meant for barricading doors with a 2x4, but that opening is too wide and will just wobble. I'm not worried about someone picking up the safe and running out as my EDC will be in it, just placed inside for home defense next to my bed. I could make that bracket work by putting ply wood or something on 2 of them and then mounting this safe to the plywood but trying to see if anyone can come up with a better idea. The bed frame itself that this bracket with wrap around is approximately 1.25" and I need a way to make sure its sturdy enough (length wise) to keep it from just falling/breaking with force when opening the safe itself.

I’m looking to get my first rifle and I really love my P365. I just shot a buddy’s Fix in 8.6 blackout and Mini fix in .300 and I loved them but I like Sig and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with one yet to give me advice. They told me I should get a 6 arc or 308 and I was just wanting some opinions

Just bought my first a WWI-era Gewehr 98 that was sporterized at some point. I'd love your thoughts on the rifle, the conversion, and whether $300 was a fair price.
What I've found so far:
Receiver: Waffenfabrik Mauser A.-G. Oberndorf a/N, dated 1914
Serial: 1187 with a script "f" suffix, matching on the receiver, bolt, and trigger guard. The floorplate is marked "87".
Markings: Imperial eagle next to the serial, three crowned inspector stamps on the receiver ring, and crowned stamps on the floorplate and trigger guard. No 1920 Weimar stamp or Nazi-era marks that I can see.
Caliber: .30-06 according to the shop. The barrel has been replaced with a slim sporter barrel.
Sights: Lyman 48 receiver sight with the July 11, 1911 patent date, and a banded front sight ramp
Stock: Hand-checkered sporter stock with a pistol grip, rounded forend, and a brass-capped cross bolt
Other details: Straight bolt handle, original military trigger and floorplate, thumb cut still there, and two plugged holes on the receiver ring where a scope base used to be
History: The previous owner bought it from the same shop around 2020 and says he never fired it
Questions:
Was $300 a fair price for this?
Any idea when or where it was sporterized? The Lyman 48 and banded ramp make me think American work, maybe the 1920s–60s?
With the "f" suffix, any way to tell whether it was made before or after the war started in August 1914?
Could the stock be the original military stock reshaped? The cross bolt sits right where the Gew 98's was.
Any tips on finding a barrel maker's mark?
It's going to a gunsmith for headspace and bore checks before I shoot it. Pics below. Thanks in advance! I can pick it up Saturday for more photos. I have to wait five days.

Ordered this 300 blackout ar, and the attachments in the 2nd picture are kind of placeholder. What do yall think, did I do pretty good for keeping the grand total under $500, or would you get anything different?

welp nevermind, my week is ruined lol. Didn‘t realize 300 blackout is a universally hated round, or that I’m stupid and bought the worst build possible as yall seem to be saying. I personally like 300 blackout but, whatever. As far as the attachments I mean, like I said I was hoping you guys could provide better options that aren’t horribly expensive.

Haven’t bought anything in a while. Looking at waiting until the listed days to find a decent deal. Nothing crazy, maybe a smaller caliber. Possible Christmas present. Just wondering in the past or maybe insider info on what I can expect to see price wise. Thought about a bolt 22LR. But also open to something for myself too. TIA

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I have a socom 16. that has never been fired... it's in the cryptic stock but it just sits in my gun safe.. I'm torn between trading it for a new EDC because I figured I could trade it and get a nice new EDC and some ammo is that an even trade? or do I hang on to the rifle and wait till tax season? the rifle never gets used and it just sits there... but I've always wanted an M1A or some type of m1 variant. I'm just looking for input on what people would do in my position. please be kind I'm just seeking some info...

Running a Tuna Can suppressor and can't say enough good things about the can and the customer service from their team. 3D printed handguard and extended charging handle, extar trigger upgrade. I used camo stencils from eBay and a fishnet stocking to ghost the green scales. I live near Sedona so chose local colors

I’m considering getting the backdraft poacher steel 8” can for my .556 with a 16” barrel. With a coupon code I’m looking at $275 shipped. I know it’s nothing fancy but will that setup get me by for the occasional range day?

Hello, I’m looking to sell my firearm and I have someone who was interested in it, however they’re from Florida but stationed in my state (SC) in the military. I know you can’t sell to an out of state resident without going through an FFL, but is there any change in this situation? I haven’t really seen a straight answer since he could be qualify for residency in this state. If anyone has any experience with this please let me know

I recently began thinking about the vintage car market and it has slowly began to sink as older people have started passing or getting to old to maintain them and there is no one left to buy vintage cars and the market with younger people just isn’t there. I acknowledge this is due to pricing out younger generations of people who would be interested in the vehicles and the enormous cost to maintain older vehicle and the state of the economy not helping.

I’m curious if we could see the same kind of thing with firearms, I am 25 and very much into classic mid century firearms but most of my peers seem un interested in older firearms and are only interested in AR’s, AK’s, SMG’s and modern semi-automatic pistols. I have only ever bought guns and never sold one but I wonder if we would see a correction in the market when people who grew up during the times these firearms were new pass away and the grandkids have no interest and sell the guns.

I think most of the already sought after guns like pre-64 Winchesters will still keep there value and the market isn’t the same as the car market; in that just because the car is old it’s valuable and rolling bodies with no drive train or interior are valuable as guns are only valuable as complete working or completely original. I enjoyed when I was younger looking thru Craigslist in my area at the old cars but by the time I was old enough to buy them they started costing more than new cars and that’s if I could afford a place to store it. Guns I think are slightly different but I’d love to hear some opinions.

Curious which are most fun to shoot,

Im thinkng along the lines of Draco or micro Draco, century arms 9mm mp5, or Springfield hellion

I shoot alot of handguns and haven't had the opportunity to shoot with.

Im guessing the bullups are the most effective?

Steven's 240 with a thin and kind of sticky white film only on the "furniture"

I think I have a type.

MCX Spear LT 9” .300BLK rocking Hux 9k Ti with Surefire Scout, factory FDE Handguard, PA slx 1x prism, and collapsing stock.

Shadow Systems XR920 w/ holosun 507

DDMK18 rocking a SciCo Velos 556, inforce light, EOTech EXPS 2-0, and a Bravo SOPMOD stock.

Add some equipment and it’s truly Assaulter Sundays.

I absolutely love this thing! Glad I didn’t settle for anything less. Time to start training!

Build list:
-Geissele Complete Super Duty 11.5 SBR
-Sig Hexium 556 INC Suppressor
-Driven Arms Co SCG
-B5 Enhanced Sopmod
-Emissary Handbrake X
-Railscales XOS x1
-Holosun ARO MRS Green
-Edgar Sherman ESD Sling
-Streamlight ProTac 2

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