Austin

[ericmpena]

Dude, this week is just bad luck for me. I was just sitting in my living room watching tv and a group of teens outside just shot a BB through my living room window. Wtf. I'm curious if it's related to my car break in...

[FR-S Matt]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Dude, this week is just bad luck for me. I was just sitting in my living room watching tv and a group of teens outside just shot a BB through my living room window. Wtf. I'm curious if it's related to my car break in...

Time to move? Lol

[Jyn]

Yeah, as much trouble as it'd be to move again, I'd get out of there.

[ericmpena]

Actually looking into buying a gun now. Lol. I don't ever expect to use it, but if for some reason things continue to get worse and someone tries breaking into the condo I have to be able to protect myself and my gf. 2 incidents in one week seem rare, but I've only been here since the middle of May. If this turns into a regular thing then I'm definitely going to look into moving. For now I'm gonna look into a car alarm, alarm system for the condo, and a handgun.

[bimmer635csi]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Actually looking into buying a gun now. Lol. I don't ever expect to use it, but if for some reason things continue to get worse and someone tries breaking into the condo I have to be able to protect myself and my gf. 2 incidents in one week seem rare, but I've only been here since the middle of May. If this turns into a regular thing then I'm definitely going to look into moving. For now I'm gonna look into a car alarm, alarm system for the condo, and a handgun.

If you're going to wait until they are inside to shoot them, I'd suggest a 0.22 cal pistol. Anything more and you're likely to go through your target and injure someone else on the other side of the wall.

[Jyn]

Why not an XDS 45? They're small :P

[ericmpena]

Originally Posted by bimmer635csi

If you're going to wait until they are inside to shoot them, I'd suggest a 0.22 cal pistol. Anything more and you're likely to go through your target and injure someone else on the other side of the wall.

Thanks! I know very little about firearms so it's going to take a ton if research before I make any decision. My gf is a little uneasy about having a weapon in the condo, so I'm gonna look into taking her to classes or have a private training session first to see how comfortable she'll feel. I'm betting once she shoots a gun and knows more about how they work then she'll be more accepting of having a handgun in the condo.
Of course right now we don't have any kids...otherwise I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable having a weapon...even with a weapon safe or trigger lock.

[Jyn]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Thanks! I know very little about firearms so it's going to take a ton if research before I make any decision. My gf is a little uneasy about having a weapon in the condo, so I'm gonna look into taking her to classes or have a private training session first to see how comfortable she'll feel. I'm betting once she shoots a gun and knows more about how they work then she'll be more accepting of having a handgun in the condo.
Of course right now we don't have any kids...otherwise I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable having a weapon...even with a weapon safe or trigger lock.

Red's Indoor Gun Range over in North Austin/Pflugerville has a ladies night on Mondays, IIRC. You can rent guns there and I do believe that'd be a great way to start

[imovertheinternet]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Actually looking into buying a gun now. Lol. I don't ever expect to use it, but if for some reason things continue to get worse and someone tries breaking into the condo I have to be able to protect myself and my gf. 2 incidents in one week seem rare, but I've only been here since the middle of May. If this turns into a regular thing then I'm definitely going to look into moving. For now I'm gonna look into a car alarm, alarm system for the condo, and a handgun.

Its a tough choice but I wouldnt trust a .22 to take on an attacker. Especially in a high stress situation like a break in compounded with you being a new shooter. I would look into a shotgun actually. They can be forgiving to stress and aim, extremely versatile and can be had for "cheap" (You can get a badass shotgun like a Remington 870 cheaper than new XD/glock at least). If youre dead set on a handgun Im actually selling a xd9 sub compact I was going to use for concealed carry.
I agree with Jyn, going out to a range and renting several firearms is going to be a great way to boost your confidence, accuracy and find out what fits you.

[ericmpena]

Originally Posted by Jyn

Red's Indoor Gun Range over in North Austin/Pflugerville has a ladies night on Mondays, IIRC. You can rent guns there and I do believe that'd be a great way to start

Thanks. Appears my gf was already looking into that place last night. We'll definitely have to try it out.

[Boosted]

Originally Posted by ericmpena

Thanks. Appears my gf was already looking into that place last night. We'll definitely have to try it out.

As stated before a shotgun can be better for home defense for the untrained. A 410 or 20gauge, has little to no recoile. Though make sure that you take gun saftey courses and some training on weapons. In a high stress situation if someone cant handle a fire arm properly, then it can be used against them. Another myth about the anything bigger then a .22 going through your victim, there are plently of hollow point and home defense rounds for larger calibers. This will allow maximum stopping power and no shooting through essentially. Make sure you rent and try a gun before you buy it. If you want to go shooting some weekend let me know, I have a lot of various fire arms you can try and give you a run down of the basics (in the military).

-Alex

[86-tundra]

A gun conversation in the austin thread? wow, lol. I'm amazed.

i will stay out of it

[ericmpena]

So Progressive just got back to me about my damages. They're willing to cover replacing the plastic trim around the NAV and the dash panel. Also, my rear trunk mat was torn when the theif pulled my subwoofer/amp out of the trunk...so they're willing to replace my trunk mat.

$500 deductible for them to replace 2 plastic panels and trunk mat.

Progressive told me they won't cover the replacement of the NAV and instead give me $250 towards the cost.

Progressive also told me that they couldn't find any screw holes where the sub and amp were mounted, so they're not giving me anything for that.

So all in all, I'm paying $500 deductible so that they can replace 2 panels, 1 trunk mat, and give me back $250 to cover the ($500) NAV and ($700) sub/amp

You better believe I just bitched the hell out of them right now. Their excuse for not replacing the NAV is because, "Our shops aren't able to locate a replacement."

I called BS on that and told them, "It's a factory NAV unit!! The shop obviously called Subaru to order the new panels. Are they not smart enough to order a NAV from the factory as well?! I just had my NAV replaced by the factory for some defects so I know for a fact you can get it from Subaru in less than a week."

The Progressive agent was like, "Oh....I see..."

Then I asked why they weren't covering my stolen sub/amp from the trunk. They tried to get out of being responsible for it by saying, "We can't cover the cost of your sub/amp unless our shop finds the screw holes proving your items were mounted and not sitting loose in the trunk."

I explained there are clearly mounting screw holes on the back of the rear seats as well as on the trunk mat.

I also explained, "If your chosen shop isn't capable enough to find a few screw holes from where my sub was mounted then I'm not sure I want those guys working on my car. Those mounting points are very, very obvious. I even gave you a receipt that shows charges for installation. Contact that shop where I had the work done and ask them yourselves if they would've mounted my system or just left it loose in the trunk."

Progressive said, "We'll email our shop and we'll have this sorted out on Monday."

So, I'm extremely pissed. Come Monday they're gonna seriously get bitched at. It's so insulting that I pay $130 a month with a $500 deductible and all they're willing to cover are the cheapest parts and cut me a $250 for the rest. Fuck that.

[psk]

@ericmpena

sounds like any company screwing their customers out of $