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    Does anyone still carry an LC9 or LC9S?

    The Ruger LC9/LC9s/EC9s is slightly smaller in length, height, and width, several ounces lighter, and with the same capacity compared to the original S&W Shield. From what I read on many forums, people have not abandoned their original Shields en masse, so I suspect a fair number of Ruger...
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    best 380 under 300$

    Ruger Security 380 - 10-round magazine for carry and 15-round magazine for capacity - $299.99 at Academy Sports.
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    TISAS' "Armed Services" 1911A1

    Smoky Mountain Guns & Ammo - in stock - $419 with free shipping brown USGI-style grips on eBay - $12 shipped
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    TISAS' "Armed Services" 1911A1

    Here are the ASF models on the Tisas website: 45 ACP (UPC 723551444191) and 9mm (UPC 723551444207). Here are the ASF models listed on the gun.deals website: 45 ACP and 9mm. The number of dealer offerings seem typical for new models from manufacturers like Tisas.
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    Is there anything particular to consider with a BERETTA 92 A1 ammo wise?

    I do not know whether the OP would have any interest, but Beretta sells a 22LR conversion kit that works incredibly well on my 92A1. Having the exact same trigger for both 9mm and 22LR practice is very nice.
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    Ruger Security 380 vs S&W EZ 380

    The EZ has a height of 5.00" while the S-380 has a height of 5.01" with either the 10-round pinkie extension magazine or the 15-round extended magazine. The S-380 has a height of 4.35" with the 10-round magazine and flat base plate. You can't make the EZ shorter, but you can make the S-380 longer.
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    Ruger Security 380 vs S&W EZ 380

    My wife went through this process after she had extensive hand surgery. The S&W does require slightly less cocking force (I can do it with only my little finger on the front sight). The Ruger weighs about an ounce more, so it will have marginally less calculated recoil. Probably the biggest...
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    TISAS' "Armed Services" 1911A1

    Or maybe not.
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    TISAS' "Armed Services" 1911A1

    I don't know about all possible foreign manufacturers, but do Ed Brown, Nighthawk, Wilson Combat and other US makers' 1911 45ACP pistols all interchangeably accept any maker's mags and parts?
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    How many striker fired DA/SA pistols are available?

    I am not familiar with Canik's relationship with Walther regarding the P99. However, Smith & Wesson and Magnum Research were not licensing deals but joint ventures in which the US companies made barrels and slides (heavy parts) and imported frames and internal parts (light parts) made by Walther.
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    How many striker fired DA/SA pistols are available?

    I suppose you never bothered with "trash pistols" like the Smith & Wesson SW99 and Magnum Research MR9 ... so you had no opportunity to discover their frames and internals were made by Walther. While the original Caniks were poor clones with atrocious trigger mechanisms, the current TP9DA is...
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    Please explain why some do not like manual safeties on semi-autos?

    Let's be honest that many, if not most, gun owners are probably more likely to mishandle their guns than to have a home invasion and need to fight off attackers. For those people -who will not practice or get training- leaving a gun untouched in a nightstand drawer may be the best probable...
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    Please explain why some do not like manual safeties on semi-autos?

    A huge factor in individual decisions about the mechanics of gun safety involves individual perceptions of the different risks we may face. What risks are you more likely to face (only considering some of the risks mentioned in this thread): a dangerous lapse in routine gun handling; a part...
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    Girsan Regard MC39 (Turkish Beretta 92 clone but with frame mounted 1911-style safety)

    Sadly, EAA Corp quit importing the Girsan Regard MC Gen 3, which is a true full-size 92-style pistol with a frame-mounted safety, traditional grip without finger grooves, forward cocking serrations, a dovetailed front sight, and a rail.
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    Accuracy of S&W M&P9 2.0

    Whether there is really a problem with the gun or not, you will always wonder whether there is. Sell the gun and buy one you can be happy with. PS - I am an M&P fan, having owned 7 that had no problems, but it is best to move on from a gun in which you have lost confidence.
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    Preferred DA/SA?

    Another vote for the PX4, but with a Cougar D-spring to lighten the trigger pull.
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    Snappy .380 pistols

    I assume you mean a Glock 20SF has less perceived recoil than a Ruger LCP because it has a much larger grip area to distribute the recoil impulse. However, a Glock 20SF actually has 10.17 ft-lb of calculated recoil compared to 5.35 ft-lb for a Ruger LCP. An LCP's calculated recoil is slightly...
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    Any DA/SA single stack subcompact 9mm on the market?

    Yes, the hammer-fired design makes the slide easier to rack. I can rack my wife's 380 using only my little finger on the front sight. The EZ has the same trigger pull for every shot. Getting a round into the chamber inherently results in the hammer being cocked; since the gun has no decocker...
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    Any DA/SA single stack subcompact 9mm on the market?

    The S&W Shield EZ is a single-action pistol with a hidden hammer. S&W's EZ SKU 12436, Tech Specs section: "ACTION INTERNAL HAMMER FIRED" From Guns magazine:
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    Any DA/SA single stack subcompact 9mm on the market?

    Star produced the DA/SA, single-stack, polymer-framed Ultrastar for a few years before the company closed in 1997.
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