Category Archives: guns

Update

So its Spring Break – and I’m in Richmond. Hooray. I have to work, which isn’t too surprising. I finally got my co-op paper work turned in and approved. Now I can’t quit my job until May. I wasn’t planning on it, but now I have no choice.

I had a pretty good birthday – got to see lots of friends which is always good. I purchased my new firearm – the CZ 75 Kadet. I am already looking for my upgrade to it even though I have yet to fire my CZ. I saw the Ruger SR9 today, and a friend suggested the Springfield XD – on top of the option of going with another CZ in a larger caliber. I still have plenty of time to decide as I won’t be purchasing an upgrade for a while but I do want to look. I still need to purchase a holster for my CZ but it can wait. I really want to put some rounds through it – and it’s definitely cheap enough. I purchased 550 rounds for $13 and change at Walmart recently. As stated in a previous post, this is one of the major reasons for purchasing a .22 caliber.

Speaking of firearms, I recently spoke to the guy in charge of EKU’s chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. Seems like a nice enough guy and hopefully I will be joining the ranks of the organization. Recently, I’ve been active on the UK chapter of SCCC’s website (it helps that my friend Mike is the webmaster). Concealed carry on campus is something I strongly believe in, for reason’s I won’t get in to at the present, and I hope we can shed some light on the subject.

Anyways – I’ll wrap it up here. I’ll post more later.

Birthday / Update: Guns

This weekend, I am headed home to Owensboro, and I will be celebrating my 23rd birthday which will occur March 7. If you’re going to be in Owensboro – give me a call. I’d love to include you in my celebration.  Further, I will be continuing my birthday celebration in Richmond, so if you’re going to be there around the 7th, let me know.

In addition, I will be (more than likely) purchasing the CZ-75 Kadet. I am excited for this purchase and cannot wait. More news to come. Stay tuned.

Guns

So, its late on a Sunday night… I should be in bed… but I’m not.

I’m trying to decide which gun I should purchase. I have it down three.

1.) CZ 75 Kadet

  • Granted, I’ve never held the Kadet. I have held a .40 caliber version of the CZ 75 which is the same size and weight (actually, the .40 is .2 lb lighter than the Kadet). I like the size and weight of the gun and it looks more like a regular gun. I also like the fact that it is similar to the other so that if I decide to upgrade later to a larger caliber weapon, I can go with a CZ 75 and it won’t be much of a change. What I don’t necessarily like about the gun is that, at around $450, it is a bit more than the other two that I have been considering and that I cannot find a store that has one in stock around here. (I’ve only checked two places so far, though.)

2.) Browning Buck Mark Camper

  • I like this one as well – mainly for its size and cost. Sportsman’s Warehouse in Lexington has this for around $270. Its fairly comfortable to hold but I do not really like how its looks. I know looks shouldn’t matter, but this gun just doesn’t scream “pistol” to me.

3.) Smith & Wesson 22A

  • I found this one at Guns Inc. here in Richmond, and also at Sportsman’s Warehouse in Lexington for around $230. The gun is very affordable, which is good. As with the Browning, I’m not too fond of the looks. A feature of this gun is the built in rail mount – but that also detracts from the pistol look that I like. I believe that this gun and the Browning are more of a target pistol than the CZ is.

So those are the three guns I’m looking at. They are all .22’s. Why do I want a .22? There are a few reasons…

  • Ammo is way cheaper
  • I haven’t really shot very much in my life. I’m not new to guns, but I’m not very experienced with them as I’d like
  • I want to work on my accuracy
  • Price is better comparable to the larger calibers (The CZ is close but factoring in the ammo expense its a better deal still, in my opinion.)

Anyways, thats really all I can think of at this time. I’m gonna go to sleep now. Leave comments and let me know what you think.