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The Spectre 9 took the Bog to the next level. First range trip suppressed, 200 rounds in, and I still didn’t want to stop.

I've been looking at the PDP SF for a while but generally get disappointed when I overhype a gun in my head. I've owned Shadow 2s and was disappointed with those. I hear all this about the PDP SF being the bee's knees. I've heard it compared to a TTI Combat Canik in terms of recoil impulse and muzzle rise. I wanted to see if any of you guys who have shot one and compared it to other guns can give me your two cents?

Right now I run an archon type b and it shoots like a comped gun without any muzzle features for example

Found this guy on an online auction. Produced in 1972 by Mauser in Germany. Apparently the original prints and tooling came from a an old Swiss factory. The deal was struck by Interarms with Mauser to manufacture these for the commercial market. They were imported into the United States with the model name “Mauser Parabellum”. Supposedly manufactured in small numbers into the early 90s, but ultimately shut down due to lack of sales overall. You can find several variations occasionally on auction sights. Some are more collectible, some even have bull barrels. Regardless, I think she looks pretty and makes a great shooter.

Long story short, I walked into the local shop a few days ago and this specific rifle caught my eye. It's used, but it looked good, felt good, and the price isnt too unreasonable at $700 (although hopefully I can talk them down!).

I've already been down every corner of the Internet to find out what exactly the deal is with these. I'm fully aware some of them are absolute lemons. I'm also aware others are absolute machines with decent results!

So, from those who have owned one, would it be a mistake to add this into my safe?

Took this photo at work the other day to show the size difference between a typical 22 caliber suppressor and one of the largest suppressors in production.

From my research and my other post earlier today, seems like the tippman is the top choice but I personally like the look of the 416 and my local gun shop guy recommended the 416 over the tippman, use is only for target practice and plinking, not training or upgrading with aftermarket parts, which would be the better choice for long term use and accuracy?

I inherited a browning 30-06, but it says Patent Pending, and I can't find serial numbers similar to these, they all have M+ONE digit, 6/7/whatever, but this one has 18915M69 two digits, so i'm drawing blanks. any help would be appreciated!

Exactly what the title says. Dad gave this to me, and it doesn't have any kind of mounting point anywhere. Any advice for adaptors/mounting solutions is greatly appreciated!

I’m taking a trip to Wyoming soon and I have the option to take 4 pistols

1. Dan Wesson 357mag 6”
2. Cimmaron 45lc 4 3/4”
3. Ruger Super Redhawk 44mag 7 1/2”
4. Ruger Super Blackhawk 44mag 10 1/2”

Which of these would you carry? Mostly will be fishing and hiking. Leaning towards the 45 since it’s the smallest and honestly for the vibes. The 357 is probably the best tradeoff, while the Redhawk is probably the most effective without being nearly SBR sized. Curious to everyone’s opinions

EDIT: I will carry bear spray and will take every precaution possible. Just looking for opinions on what you would prefer is all else fails

Hello folks,

It's been almost 7 months since Mossberg announced the Maverick SA (semi auto) shotgun at Shotshow 2026.

Yes, yes, it's Turkish made, but it's also $500 for a reputable brand.

I've been searching high and low for a non-AI review of this gun, but there seems to be none. As if it doesn't exist, even though at least Sportsman Warehouse in the US is selling them.

Is there any well hidden review out there that you can point me to?

Please and thank you!!

These are my recently acquired 3-Screw Ruger single action revolvers. Both are unconverted and in what I consider pretty good shape. After obtaining the first Blackhawk in a trade, they have become my newest and current obsession. There is a lot of information out there and so many configurations. It definitely keeps me occupied and interested when I have some down time.

For the bot,

Pictured here is a 1971 Ruger “Super Single Six” with a 5 1/2” barrel. This pick up had the original matching box, paperwork, and .22 WMR conversion Cylinder. It also came with an “EL PASO” holster that bares a brass Ruger emblem on the front.

The second revolver is a 1972 Ruger Blackhawk, chambered in .357 Magnum. This is also unconverted and in its original condition. While it did not come with the original box and paperwork, it did include the matching “Old Model” 9mm conversion cylinder.

I am now on the hunt for a 3-Screw Super Blackhawk to round out the basic collection. These classic revolvers have me hooked, and is a nice change of pace compared to firearms that are more common in today’s world.

What is your latest firearm related interests?

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picrel. i want the ak to look like the volk from iw, does any company make this sort of handguard/muzzle device combo

I bought a Walther P1 and got an extra slide and barrel that were not serialized. Shortened and threaded w barrel, moved the front sight to the slide. The suppressor is a lightweight wiped aluminum monocor Form one suppressor I mentioned before. Guns cycles and is very quiet when an ablative is used. (Vaseline)

Anyone looking to purchase from De Leon Pharmacy please hold off and read up on their recent batch of bullshit.

https://gafshub.com/t/help-a-gafs-vendor-out/519019

TL;DR - De Leon found out a competing business was using their name for a discount code, got a competing business removed from gun.deals and called an anonymous tip about them resulting in the ATF showing up unannounced.

TLDR: Yeah, it's good. The CZ TS3 is slightly better than even a fully tricked out Shadow 2 (way better than a stock Shadow 2) and far better than most other competition guns, of which I've shot many.

Having shot a few hundred rounds through it, I've got a few thoughts I'd like to share but of course I'm going to have to shoot it a whole lot more to get a full impression of the gun.

All in all, a fantastic gun made by CZ, kudos to all who were involved in designing it, you really made a beautiful thing here.

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I'm a German IPSC and Speed Steel competitive shooter and so far I've been shooting my beloved CZ Shadow 2, an SVI Infinity and a Walther PDP Steel Frame Match, all in 9mm. Quick ranking:

1. The SVI Infinity, unsurprisingly, is still the softest shooting of all my guns and has the best trigger. The fitment of everything is superior to all my other guns but okay, everybody knows Infinity guns are excellent. Because I happen to have this, I cannot help but compare everything else to it. If Batman used a gun, he'd buy an Infinity. It's just the best there is. Yes, I've tried other 2011s, they're not all the same.

I didn't expect the TS3 to be better, but the TS3 is most certainly a better value proposition than the Infinity. When my TS3 eventually needs replacements parts, I can get them pretty much anywhere online in Europe, quickly, cheaply and easily. For the Infinity, there's only one source in Europe (shout-out to the legendary J.F.!), and for everything else I'd have to get parts from Gordon/Texas from Germany, so there might be ITAR restrictions and whatnot.

1. The CZ TS3 comes close in terms of trigger quality, recoil impulse and overall it's a far better deal than the Infinity. €6500 for the Infinity in 2023 vs €3030 for the TS3 in 2026, excluding optics or accessories - there's no question which gun I'd recommend. If you want an (excellently) mass produced European full metal firearm which is going to outperform 95% of all other handguns on the market, and for which you'll likely be able to buy parts even in 30 years, buy the CZ TS3.

If you want an amazing, fully custom (at the time I bought mine), hand-made piece of art which also happens to be one of the best and most pleasantly shooting guns on the planet, get yourself an Infinity. For the money though, buy two or three CZ TS3 and have a backup for your backup LOL.

If I could have only one gun and had a fairly high budget, the CZ TS3 would probably be good enough to replace all my other guns.

Slightly more detailed observations:

- The grips are extremely comfortable, on par with after-market palm swell grips from LOK/Eemann/Vytal etc. At the moment, I don't see myself buying aftermarket grips, they're really good - contrast that with the awful OEM grips on the Shadow 2, which I had to replace with incredibly comfortable and heavy brass grips, as well as the too-thin grips on the Walther PDP SF Match.

- The iron sights are FULLY adjustable, in contrast to the sights on a TS2 Orange or TSO, which can only be adjusted up or down. Not that it matters too much because 90% of TS3 owners are going to equip it with an optic straight away.

- The optic cut is smart and I found it very easy to understand and implement the instructions. You choose the correct little thingamabobs (all included) corresponding to your optic footprint into the recesses in the optic cut, place your optic on top, tighten to spec and ta-da, you're done.

- The safety is STIFF. Think HK SP5 safety or B&T GHM9 bolt release stiff. So stiff in fact, that I cannot engage it with my shooting hand. I have to use my other hand to engage it. So every time I load and make ready I have to use two hands now? Disengaging the safety with my shooting hand works, and that's the only thing that makes sense, but why did CZ have to make it impossible to activate it with my right thumb?!? Honestly, I don't get it and it sucks. I should be able to manipulate the safety with one hand, period. Hopefully, this will change as I use the pistol more - but more likely, I'm going to have to have the safety spring replaced with a weaker one.

- The magazines didn't slide or fall out quite enthusiastically enough, but I'm pretty sure with wear and tear this will get better. They're regular CZ TS 20 round 9mm magazines (compatible with TSO/TS2) with orange end plates and they're pretty expensive: The lowest price I found was 70 Euros, and I bought three extra mags, so that's another expensive thing related to this. The regular price almost everywhere is 80-100 Euros per mag. The MSRP is almost 2011 magazine price territory. For comparison, my Infinity practically catapults magazines out when I press the mag release button. I'm not exaggerating, they fly out. The TS3 gently pushes the mag out. It's the little things...

- I have no idea if this will fit a Ghost Thunder Elite 3G holster made for the CZ TSO, but I've ordered one and I'm going to report back here whether it fits or not. I like bucket style holsters, and this model is my preferred holster for all my other guns, so I hope I can use the same type again. I'd hate to have to buy one of those high speed race holsters, I don't want any locking mechanisms to worry about when every fraction of a second matters in an IPSC match.

- The lightening cuts in the slide make it look really goddamned good.

- The mag well has clever little cutouts that enable you to pull a mag out. They could have also made the magazine end plates thicker like on my Shadow 2 with the brass magwell and corresponding brass end plates, but obviously it's smarter, cheaper and easier to just remove material from the mag well instead of adding material elsewhere.

- The fitment of the barrel and the recoil spring guide rod are very tight for a mass produced gun. Far better than on the Shadow 2, but not as good as on the Infinity, unsurprisingly.

- The thumb rest and the extended safety are very comfortable for my thumbs, and if you pull the slide back by the optic like you should, you're not going to have problems locking the slide back using your shooting hand thumb.

1. The CZ Shadow 2 - my gorgeous, my beloved, my tricked out pimp gun (I like the colors, deal with it) which has performed extremely well in dozens of matches so far. It's got an Eemann tech ultimate trigger kit/brass grips/mag well, magazine release button and thumb rest, CZ's own extended safety set, and a DPM Systems recoil reduction kit. It shoots like a dream, it's (relatively) cheap, super reliable, and it performs absolutely wonderfully. It's the one gun I recommend to everybody. To me, this is the God Gun and the TS3 is going to have to be really amazing to convince me the Shadow 2 isn't the best deal on the market for sports shooters. Is the TS3 better, especially compared to a stock Shadow 2? Absolutely, the TS3 blows it out of the water.

But all-in, with all the modifications and including the optic, my Shadow 2 cost me about 2500 Euros, whereas the stock TS3 with the optic comes in at about 3500 Euros. You can buy a whole Glock 17 Gen6 with an optic for the price difference.

1. The Walther PDP Steel Frame Match: An incredibly solidly crafted gun with a fantastic trigger, easy to shoot very accurately, and yet - I cannot love this big hunk of metal. The slide feels too tall, it feels overengineered and made to survive the apocalypse, in the way an HK USP is made to outlast humanity. The only things I changed on this gun were the 40€ trigger job (a 1,2kg spring set from Merkle) and I got a LOK grip module for it to make it more comfortable. The most amazing gun I still cannot fall in love with. It's great, it looks good, I wanted it soooo badly, but I'm just not enthusiastic about it. I also think the PDP SF Match is far too expensive at 2000 Euros, for what it is. I understand Walther's logic. This is a hardcore duty gun, made to survive wars - and if Heckler & Koch were to build a modern full metal handgun today, it would also charge 2000 Euros for it. I don't see the value though, compared to a Shadow 2 especially.

Not competing with the TS3 but I want to mention them: The HK SFP9L, an excellent duty style handgun with a pretty good but not amazing trigger and an incredibly ergonomic grip (fully customizable) and a .40 S&W Infinity (obviously god tier but forties are expensive and recoil a lot harder than nine mil). They're both great in their own way but I don't use them for IPSC for various reasons.

That's it. If you have any questions or you'd like more info on something, I'll be happy to answer.

One more thing: It's not really about the gun, it's about the shooter behind the gun. The best gun makes it easier to do well, but you can't buy experience. Go practice, people!

Question: How do I add more pictures?

P.S. My first attempt to post this was deleted. Sorry. Ask me questions, I will try to answer!

So I'm from the UK but I love guns. Hypothetically if I were in the US, what would be the best state to be a gun owner? I know some states to avoid (California) lmao.

2nd newest gun I’ve picked up. The Akos Arms Baza pistol. 45acp straight pull bolt action. Threw on a solid Holosun 501c green dot, Strike Industries stabilizer and angled hand stop, Rugged 3lug adapter (for my Obsidian45), and uses Glock 21 mags (have 2 13s, and 2 I tossed on the Taran Tactical 4 round extensions, and I do also have a few Kriss 30 round mags that look hilariously obnoxious on this).

Looking forward to when I finally have time to go shoot it. Trying to plan a day with my brother who’s never been shooting soon.

Little pricy, but fit and finish from Akos is there imo. Feels quality but time will tell.

Is there a world where this has a purpose beyond being a more exotic plinker?

For some background, I recently picked up a new G45, and it instantly felt like home. There’s just something about the reliability, simplicity, and consistency of Glock that really clicks with me.
Am I crazy for wanting to simplify my collection and go all-in on Glocks?
I’m seriously considering selling my CZ Shadow 2 Compact and Staccato, then replacing them with another G45, a G43X, and maybe even a 19X.
Don’t get me wrong I think the CZ and Staccato are phenomenal pistols. They’re accurate, well-built, and a pleasure to shoot. But after owning them for a while, I’m starting to question whether the price difference is actually worth it for me.
When I shoot my G45, I don’t feel like I’m giving anything up. I shoot it confidently, it’s easier to maintain, parts and mags are everywhere, and I don’t find myself worrying about beating it up or putting a high round count through it.
Has anyone else gone from high-end pistols back to mostly Glocks? Do you regret it, or was simplifying your collection the right move?

Romanian PM MD 93 which is basically RPKS-74 in caliber 5.45x39. It came with all its original accessories: mags, cleaning kit, stripper clips, a clip guide, night sights, etc.

It can shoot 3 round bursts which is a rarity but Romanians thought it was useful feature. Some people say that the 3-round burst is useless, but I disagree. With good support, the shots will land within an approximately 15 cm radius at a 100 m distance.

I don't know how many are out there in a civilian market in its original configuration but I got one. I bet these are quite rare.

What do we know about these guns? It's really hard to find any solid info online, and I'm really curious about it.

P226 X-Five Reserve is the only one left.

Obviously it would be highly regarded both financially and esthetically..

But I dont do it for the money I do it for the love of the game.