trooper
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Well, let's see...
I would trust both .45 and 9mm for personal defense as long as we're talking about quality loads.
There's only one possible reason for me to choose .45 ACP: getting a 1911 in its original caliber. I wouldn't want a 9mm 1911 either.
Should I decide to get a 1911 I'll apply for .45, in case I want a wheelgun it'll of course be .357 mag, if I opt for anything else I'll go 9mm. As I said, my caliber selection depends on what gun I decide to get.
T., you mentioned some nice pieces but since I'm a BDMP member I'll definitely go with a basic no-nonsense production gun that roughly qualifies as a "service gun" under our rules. That means I have to "downgrade" your suggestions to a stock HK USP, Glock 17 and CZ-75B All of them are still on my list of "possibles", though. Oh BTW, the Elite IS butt-ugly
I know that most of those guns that were mentioned by all of you might not give me match-grade accuracy, but at this point I'm not able yet to outshoot any reasonably accurate gun anyway. Besides, I compete against those guns too, so I wouldn't really be at a disadvantage.
I have shot a Glock and didn't really mind the trigger and the strange grip angle; in fact it was quite a nice shooting. However, I do have a problem with getting spoiled by the Glock; it just points waaayy different than any other gun, and chances are that I'll carry one of those "other" guns on duty again next year. This may make sense or not...
So right now it boils down to the question whether I want a 1911, a revolver or a hi-cap wondernine.
Regards,
Trooper
Edited to add:
Schromf, Peters Stahl guns are NOT reasonably priced precisely because they ARE German-made At least for me... They have a good reputation, though.
I would trust both .45 and 9mm for personal defense as long as we're talking about quality loads.
There's only one possible reason for me to choose .45 ACP: getting a 1911 in its original caliber. I wouldn't want a 9mm 1911 either.
Should I decide to get a 1911 I'll apply for .45, in case I want a wheelgun it'll of course be .357 mag, if I opt for anything else I'll go 9mm. As I said, my caliber selection depends on what gun I decide to get.
T., you mentioned some nice pieces but since I'm a BDMP member I'll definitely go with a basic no-nonsense production gun that roughly qualifies as a "service gun" under our rules. That means I have to "downgrade" your suggestions to a stock HK USP, Glock 17 and CZ-75B All of them are still on my list of "possibles", though. Oh BTW, the Elite IS butt-ugly
I know that most of those guns that were mentioned by all of you might not give me match-grade accuracy, but at this point I'm not able yet to outshoot any reasonably accurate gun anyway. Besides, I compete against those guns too, so I wouldn't really be at a disadvantage.
I have shot a Glock and didn't really mind the trigger and the strange grip angle; in fact it was quite a nice shooting. However, I do have a problem with getting spoiled by the Glock; it just points waaayy different than any other gun, and chances are that I'll carry one of those "other" guns on duty again next year. This may make sense or not...
So right now it boils down to the question whether I want a 1911, a revolver or a hi-cap wondernine.
Regards,
Trooper
Edited to add:
Schromf, Peters Stahl guns are NOT reasonably priced precisely because they ARE German-made At least for me... They have a good reputation, though.