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  • Posted by DFish 11 years ago
    I bet he carries a Glock. Nothing but perfection for the "World's Most Interesting Man" I'm sure.
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      • Posted by DFish 11 years ago
        No, but a fairly recent Glock convert from the 1911.
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          • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years ago
            I was looking for a good autoloader to add to my collection. First thing I tried was a S&W police gun - cheap, and by god, it performed like it!

            I then got my hands on a PPK-S... A little underpowered, but it's small enough to hide in my cleavage. ;)

            So I wanted a good, reliable firearm. Everyone said that the 45 ACP is a good defensive round - after all, if it was designed to put a horse out of its misery, it should stop a bad guy.

            A friend who is a Gastonaphile let me borrow her Model 21... The very first thing I noticed was the trigger pull. All I could thnk of was "Mushy". OK, I know it's all part of the inherent safety on the gun, and that's fine... but having shot revolvers, it felt strange. And, OK, I gotta admit, the polymer frame, while it does cut weight, feels strange to me as well. (Anyone remember the original reaction to the "mattel-16"??)

            Then another friend loaned me her Series 70 Colt... and it did not have the same mush feel of the Glock.

            Cheryl (the Glockahphile) loves her pistols... she likes the commonality between models, she doesn't mind the trigger thingy I didn't like, She can still hit the black part of the target at distance, and we're still friends... but I'm solidly in the 1911 camp - for me, it's more crisp, more precise, and it doesn't feel like I'm squeezing a sponge along with the trigger.

            Now, lets talk Chevy VS Ford, or Husqvarna VS Stihl... ;)
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              • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years ago
                thank you! ;)

                Mine took a while to break in (got it as a factory rebuild)... for about the first 250-300 rounds it was so stiff it stovepiped about every 15 or so rounds. I thought it was Fubar, but realized the more I used it, the better it got. While my 1911 is a far more trustworthy gun, I ust don't have *that* much cleavae to make my combat commander disappear... ;) (Sorry!!)

                There was also a learning curve as to what ammo it digested best, and just how much control I had to have over it to keep from Limp-Wristing it... It does have a goodly amount of generated recoil (especially for a 380 cartridge), and until you get used to it, you can unknowingly limpwrist a PPK, with the resulting malfunctions.

                Now... I have no issues with it, but for a wile I was considerably worried. Even saying that... I still prefer the 45 over the 380, but if all you got is a 380, well, it's better than bringing a knife to a gunfight!

                Of course, as with any other tool requiring a skillset... frequent and diligent practice is paramount to success!
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                  • Posted by eskslo 11 years ago
                    I own a Beretta 70s. By far my favorite .380 acp. A ton of fun to shoot, and might just fit into one's cleavage...or whatever else you might use to conceal carry.
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                    • Posted by ogr8bearded1 11 years ago
                      I carry an IMEZ .380 Makarov 12+1 and must say I find it extremely accurate. Not difficult at all to stay on target even with rapid pulls of the trigger. The firing causes the gun to go up a bit, but the slide moving forward for the next shot brings it back down again. If I try and treat it like most guns I find my pattern will go down and left as I overcompensate for the kick. Once you learn to adjust its 13 holes in a tight pattern in very little time.
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                  • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years ago
                    Sad thing is, I'm so used to the Walther that I'm not bothered by it's letting me know it's there. Well, maybe not sad... but I always laugh at the difference between the 1911 and the PPKs... I can shoot the 1911 all day and not think too much about it (except for the dent in the ammo budget!)... the little one gets... um... I guess the word is "annoying". I'll look into the Sig... maybe I could use it as a Bikini-Carry... ;)

                    Actually, a coworker was a *huge* fan of the Seacamp 32.. It was a nicely built and very concealable firearm, but putting my life (or that of my loved ones) in the hands of a 32 is kinda like putting it in the hands of a 25. (I do have a 25 that fits well in my evening purse, but again, you need (a) an *excellent* sight picture, and (b) a range of about 6 inches for it to be anyway effective... ;) )
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            • Posted by Non_mooching_artist 11 years ago
              1911's are a blast! I know what you mean about the trigger; I dd not like the Glock I fired, and the polymer frame/grip, etc. I prefer revolvers, med-lg frame, wood grip, some engraving, min cal .38.
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              • Posted by $ Susanne 11 years ago
                **swoon**

                My "standard hunting backup" sidearms were always S&W's in 357... one on each side. (And yes, I can shoot both dominant and weak handed...)

                I used to only have one, but once in the Monterey, CA, area on a pig hunt, having had a wild boar take 5 of those to the head before it realized it might be fatally wounded before dropping, I discovered I really, REALLY wanted a backup! ((Scared? You bet your butt I was!!!)

                Since moving to the mountains, however, I decided to upgrade to a 44 mag. Takes a *lot* more concentration (for me at least) to pull off multiples with said hand cannon, but at least I feel that a bear might respect the added horsepower that the "mosquito-shooters" didn't have.
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