What Do You Have to Do to Win Tucker’s Bowtie?

Almost all the people who go on DWTS are admitting they are has-beens. One exception – Adam Carolla. And his turn on Celebrity Apprentice should have killed his career, but didn’t.

Apparently the FMK (“For My Kountry” – really) 9mm the Daily Caller is giving away is a cheap ass piece of shit pistol that needs a gimmick like the paraphrased Bill of Rights engraving (plus some other clever dogshit like “Ted Kennedy, good drinker, bad lifeguard — Diane Feinstein wants your guns and money — Ronald Reagan true American hero, etc.” engraved elsewhere on the gun) to move units.

One buyer said: “I took my new “Bill of Rights” gun to the range to test it it out. Oh boy was I disappointed. I used my standard federal 9mm from walmart. I loaded two magazines and shot exactly 14 times and then gave up. Fourteen rounds and exactly five failures to eject! After the first one I paid real attention to make sure I wasn’t limp wristing because my ruger 9c1 will stovepipe if I limp wrist. I stopped firing because I didn’t have confidence in the gun. I will strip it and clean and lubricate it and try it once more.”

Other guys said they liked it fine for a $300 pistol, but that money would be better spent on a higher quality gun like a Glock or a Springfield XD. A significant break in period was recommended. On the other hand, my $500 Glock shot well right out of the box. I quit counting after I put 2,000 rounds through it without any major problems.

Real world price for a 9mm Ruger LC9 is $350 or less. Great little gun, accurate as hell at the 10 yard range it was designed for. Excellent quality from a reputable US manufacturer.

@redmanlaw: Genuine question – any handgun w/out a scope accurate to 50 yards?

@blogenfreude: If you shoot from a rest or bipod, you could be fairly accurate out to that distance.

http://www.huntershandbook.com/wp/hunting-handguns-2/

No wonder I missed so much when I shot .357 so long ago from standing position. Target had to be at least 25 feet away.

@blogenfreude: I’m going to the range maybe next week to shoot a variety of pistols at 20 – 25 yards. I’ll report back.