Recent content by Vic Ferrari

The more I look, the more I like the para Carry and Carry 12. LDA, palm safety and thumb safety makes me feel warm and fuzzy, but only one needs to be manually messed with before firing since once you squeeze the gun, the palm safety is negated. It's a glove in my hand, though Ive never...

http://www.taurususa.com/products/product-details.cfm?id=39&category=Pistol Hmm, looks comfy. I'll look into that too.

Where can I find one of these (working or not) for a good price? My father recently told me of an interesting story when he was in the Military in 1960 (17-18 years old at the time) about his use of an M1 in Maine during the Cuban crisis. I would love to find one and give it to him as a gift...

n00B question! Sorry for the silly questions 1. What does "DAO" mean? 2. Do all 1911's have to be cocked to be ready to fire? I'm not crazy about the idea of carrying a cocked gun, locked or not. This may simply be an unwarranted newbie fear, but I've heard this from others too.

http://www.springfield-armory.com/prod-xdpstl-service.shtml Intriguing.......I'll look into it. The carry 12 is still at the top of my list, but this looks nice.

CountGlockula, Thought about it. I fired a 23 and liked it(not subcompact of course) and a 36. It works, but I don't particularly like the ergonomics of it. I'd also prefer the palm/thumb safety of the Para. Also, if I'm going to be limited to 6 rounds, I may as well carry a J frame...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm really interested in the Para CTX1245N Also known as the Para "Carry 12". I currently own a S&W 686+ 6" in Stainless, great revolver for home and range, but I need a good gun to carry. I considered...