EvilGenius
New member
Bear with me, I'm still new to the whole firearms thing.
I've had a couple of .22s for a while and really enjoy plinking, but after shooting a friends P22 I really enjoyed the extra challenge behind hitting a target at distance with a pistol.
Ever since, Ive sort of kept an eye out for a .22LR pistol. At the same time Ive always been attracted to the classic lines of a plain style 1911. Recently, a friend (whom I trust) has offered me on of his 1911s at comparable price to most of the decent .22LR pistols out there and I'm also aware that there are various makers of .22LR conversion for them.
Sounds like a good deal to me since I could have something that's pretty effective for home defense (and CHL later on), but that I could throw $20 at a brick of .22LR and shoot all afternoon at the range.
Where my question comes in is as far as I can tell, in Texas I could buy it from him face to face without any legal issues, but since he lives in New Mexico (who's laws Im not familiar with) I don't know if the laws from my state of residence would apply or if it would still be under New Mexico's purchase laws (assuming they're different).
I've had a couple of .22s for a while and really enjoy plinking, but after shooting a friends P22 I really enjoyed the extra challenge behind hitting a target at distance with a pistol.
Ever since, Ive sort of kept an eye out for a .22LR pistol. At the same time Ive always been attracted to the classic lines of a plain style 1911. Recently, a friend (whom I trust) has offered me on of his 1911s at comparable price to most of the decent .22LR pistols out there and I'm also aware that there are various makers of .22LR conversion for them.
Sounds like a good deal to me since I could have something that's pretty effective for home defense (and CHL later on), but that I could throw $20 at a brick of .22LR and shoot all afternoon at the range.
Where my question comes in is as far as I can tell, in Texas I could buy it from him face to face without any legal issues, but since he lives in New Mexico (who's laws Im not familiar with) I don't know if the laws from my state of residence would apply or if it would still be under New Mexico's purchase laws (assuming they're different).