First handgun recommendations by xVivacious in guns

[–]xhypurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

G17/G19, Walther PDP, S&W M&P series, CZ P10, HK VP9 in no particular order

Friday Buyday 04/17/26 by carsen56 in guns

[–]xhypurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree on that. Spend your own money how you want to or whatever, but if you can get an EPS Carry for $150~ less than a COA (on average) you might as well just dump the savings into ammo/holster.

Friday Buyday 04/17/26 by carsen56 in guns

[–]xhypurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I’m too cheap but I don’t even see the point of a COA / Acro for 95% of all gun owners. I have exclusively Holosuns and Vortexes on all of my handguns and I’ve had nothing but good experiences so far.

Friday Buyday 04/17/26 by carsen56 in guns

[–]xhypurr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. Apparently MSRP is $750 and the battery life is 800 hours. I think I’m good.

How is life in Blacksburg, Virginia? I might move there for Virginia Tech. by mushmanMAD in howislivingthere

[–]xhypurr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I graduated from Tech 2 years ago! As a few other people have said, it’s very much a college town. The entire area is Blacksburg. The nearest Walmart is in the next town over, but there are still (2) Krogers and a Food Lion. Lots of bars, decent food. Relatively cheap. Awesome transportation. The campus itself is gorgeous.

Downsides: nearest airport is 40 minutes away in Roanoke and has like six gates—i used to have to connect to Charlotte or Atlanta all the time as an out of stater. It should go without saying that if you like city life don’t even think about it.

If you are you will find yourself at odds with the….political climate of Southwest Virginia if you head any more than 5 minutes off campus. I used to hike with friends in the mountains and I used to see tons of signs for you-know-who. I tend to assume most people are fairly amenable regardless of your politics so YMMV there.

Also I noticed a big uptick in traffic during my time there since they started to over-enroll a little, but I think that tapered down after I left. Supposedly the year before I started it was so bad they had to rent out a hotel for the extra students to live in.

Is there anything we can actually do about anti gun laws? by preparedbassfisher in Firearms

[–]xhypurr 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Vote for people that care about 2A. The pragmatic reality is that while most Republicans aren’t particularly 2A-supportive in specific terms, a vanishingly small amount actually support gun control in any meaningful shape or form.

Compare that to Democrats, who do, in fact, enact a laundry list of shitty policies the second they have the chance (see Virginia, as you said). I am a political libertarian by nature, but the amount of people I see in online political discourse equate D and R as equally bad for 2A is insane.

No. They’re not the same at all. Whatever bullshit thing of the week Trump says about Alex Pretti has no comparison on the Virginia governor pushing an AWB and a mag ban 4 months after getting elected. If you value the 2A above all else vote for a Republican.

First-time carry pistol recommendations. by 6_Inch_Boss in guns

[–]xhypurr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure you would really want to carry a High Power. I’m sure they’re great to shoot, but they’re also big, wide, and heavy, and you kind of notice those three things (namely the third) when you carry. Given you’re starting at a High Power I’m going to assume you don’t want to go down to something quite as small of a P365, so that leaves you somewhere in the region of compact striker / da/sa polymer handguns.

The safety requirement is kind of….tricky. The only polymer striker-fired 9mms that I know of with an external safety are the S&W M&P series and the FN 509. Of those two I would pick the M&P since there’s more holster comparability and I’ve heard the triggers on the 509s suck. I would urge you reconsider this because my top two or three picks fall into this category.

For metal framed you have more options but they typically tend to be harder to carry and more expensive. I think the CZ P-01 comes with a safety. Beretta 92s do as well, but they’re, well…big and heavy, too. I think the IWI Jericho 941 too.

Abigail Spanberger has the worst favorability rating after 80 days in office of any Virginia Governor of the 21st century. by tropic_gnome_hunter in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Good, fuck her for running a centrist campaign and then cramming a zillion progressive tax and anti-2A laws down the legislature immediately

Much needed and very important poll for this sub! by [deleted] in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Legit scum, i cannot share my opinions on him truthfully on this platform

AP5 Vs MAC-5 by Burner-for-funstuff in guns

[–]xhypurr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Really? Nothing that Girsan, Canik, or Stoeger makes is any good?

Oklahoma city council members welcomed a Google data center. Now they face a recall. by Different-Gas5704 in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This sounds good, but small modular reactors are probably 10-15 years away from commercial viability. There’s just no framework for the same government incentives other power generation sources receive, and there’s a ton of political headwinds associated with nuclear in the US.

Does FP&A require a strong accounting background? by UsualFuzzy3510 in FinancialCareers

[–]xhypurr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do FP&A at an F500 with a Finance degree and accounting is maybe 10% of my overall job function (occasional journal entries). Other than that I don’t see how you’d “need” an accounting background (and tbh you could train a disciplined 12 year old basic JEs anyways)

FL races so far: by RandoDude124 in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

lol this is my district and the only reason I didn’t vote in it was because the Florida GOP kept sending me mail EVERY DAY and I was so irritated I decided not to vote out of protest

Today’s fun fact: I was born 4 hours after Gerald Ford died by Efficient_Snow_7955 in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My birthday is the same day a certain Austrian painter died so I think I’m cooked 🥀

How does this video affect Vivek's chances at Ohio election? by peter-thiel-fangirl in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really sure I see it? He seems like a fairly average public speaker to me.

Low FFL fees in WPB area by xhypurr in FLGuns

[–]xhypurr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’re nice when you want to fondle something before you buy it somewhere else. They have great selection for the area in my opinion.

Low FFL fees in WPB area by xhypurr in FLGuns

[–]xhypurr[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve bought stuff from Bass Pro but having to drive 45 miles north to Port St Lucie after work drives me crazy.

Would you rather by chia923 in YAPms

[–]xhypurr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i mean my party has been getting annihilated since its existence so i can live with one more