Just ordered an mp5-SD

Besides the HK VP9, I'm thinking about getting a Glock 20 in 10mm or a Glock 21 in 45 ACP. Having a tough time deciding between the two. Though I heard you can put a Glock 20 slide on a 21 lower and you'll have a Glock 20. But I'd rather just have both guns.

 

My buddy LOVES his MIII pistol. I like them a lot, but I chose this one, because it fits my hand much better than the Ruger.



Both can be a little finicky about ammo, and the Ruger maybe a little moreso. Before you buy, look at some vids on how to field strip and clean. MIII takes some getting used to....the Browning requires a tool to take it down. I'd recommend you pick them up side by side and make a choice.

Both have mags that are easy to load.

Good for you that you're looking at made in USA.

I don't have any experience with the MIII lite, so I don't know what to say about how they might cycle standard velocity ammo.

What kind of Federal bulk ammo do you have? The Federal Champion (blue box) coated rounds are great, even though they used to be cheap....and, I think they are all HV (over 1200 fps).

You can't beat CCI, but be careful....I bought 2 bricks of the CCI standard velocity, thinking the CCI Standard V would be better than the CCI Blazer brand. The CCI Standard V are about 1050 fps and the Blazers are over 1200. Now I've got 1000 rounds that I didn't really want. (Blazers are a really good round for semi's if you don't mind uncoated lead nose.)

Go Blazers

 

Wow! If I could get that puppy chambered for .308, put a motor on it, mount it on the bow,
and go Pirate hunting.
Surprise! Surprise!

 

Is there a country that is known as being top of the line when it comes to firearms?

 

Germany has always been up at the top when it comes to making cutting edge guns that are well ahead of their time. HK is German and my favorite gun company, but there are many other great companies from there as well, Sig Sauer for example. US ranks right up at the top as well obviously.

The STG-44 is the world's first assault rifle and the father of all modern assault rifles. It's a German made gun too and it's often told that Mikhail Kalashnikov got his hands on an STG-44 and made the AK-47. If there was no STG-44 there would be no AK. Who knows how the war would have turned out had the German army deployed them earlier in the war:



[video=youtube;uWO9XPCs_H0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWO9XPCs_H0[/video]

Hey Mags, they even just came out with a .22 version!

[video=youtube;_o52nNKpL50]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_o52nNKpL50[/video]

 

Hey thanks, great information. Yes, I've picked up buck marks and Mark III's side by side at the store, I like both, but the Browning does fit real well. I've read a bunch of comparisons, and pretty much everyone says the same thin, those are the two best, but at that point it's just preference. The only reason I lean a little towards Ruger is cause I've shot them. But I like that gold trigger. Both cost about the same too.

As far as ammo, I've got both blue and red boxes of federal, also a few bricks of thunderbolt but I haven't shot any of that yet. When I first picked up my 10/22, I spent some extra time searching out any .22 I could find, and I think I have about 4000 rounds. I got it all cheap too. After the .22 market dried up even more I put it away and now when I target shoot I pay more attention to each shot and don't go through large volumes. I'll have to break out my stash and check if it's 1200fps or not.

And yes, I try to buy American when possible. I have a Khar .40, Mossberg 12g and Ruger 10/22, all built in the USA. Just cause I'm a liberal bastard doesn't mean I don't love our country.

 

Putting a motor on it might be illegal, but no reason you couldn't chamber that in .308. Although you might as well fire it at your fine china with how much it will already be costing to go crazy for a hour.

Do you take a marine gun on your boat? Nickel plated 12g?

 

Depends on what you are looking for. US and German companies are usually the best. But Italy has some great shot guns.

I'm a HK fanboy... American companies I love is S&W, Winchester and colt.

My sister in law inherited a colt python. Now that's a sexy gun!

 

What about getting interchanging barrels? Have fun with a .22, then change to .308 for defense.

 

Thanks for the info.

Got to love the germans . . . they lead the world in cars and firearms.

 

I don't think it's as easy as switching out the barrels when you are discussing such different caliber ammunition. It's not like switching between a .40 and a sig .357 which have a very similar size and load. A .22 could never cycle guns that were able to shoot a .308.

 

No, for Pirate hunting, a well oiled .338 Winchester Magnum,a .270 and a .308 Savage. I have had these for over 50 years, just find a nice dry place to keep them save onboard. And a 12 guage mag with a short (24") open choke buck shot gun for close work.

 

Keep those pirates at bay and enjoy some run running. When will your boat be finished? It's got to be soon now. Does she have a name? And do you have a maiden voyage planned?

 

I have been working on this thing for years, and do believe it will get wet this year.
Yeah just some shake down work close here, perhaps a run up to Portland to get a dodger fited.
And then the big run I hope this November but it may have to be November 2015. I will post it on here when I know.

 

That definitely passes the "shit my pants" test if I see that barrel pointed at me.