Thread: New gun

When I entered the Marines we were trained using the M1911s. The pistol I had issued to me actually rattled from the weapon being cleaned some many times over its life! I still shot expert every time. I got to the Fleet and they issued the new M9s... What a piece of crap! I have never understood that choice. Especially since there are so many great American psitol manufactures. The .45s were in service for decades and the M9s have been around (in the Corps) since the late 80s. We need to stop having pencil pushing POGUES choosing the weapons that combat troops will use to defend themselves...IMO


Semper FI,
Tom

For small, light CCW with surprising accuracy and dependability I am a big fan of my KelTec PF9.
By the way, what's with the asterisks in the description?

Originally Posted by Pearlcaster

For small, light CCW with surprising accuracy and dependability I am a big fan of my KelTec PF9.
By the way, what's with the asterisks in the description?

Its the filters on this forum.. it filters the word c0ck.

M1ke that is a nice looking pistol. My favorite caliber is .40 and I wouldn't have one that wasn't double action only. Generally I wouldn't have one of anything so I have three .40 caliber pistols, a Glock model 23, Sig-Saur P229, and the Beretta 96D.

Like dewayne I haven't seen a policeman with a Walther. Most seem to favor Glock or Sig but the Walther has a long history and a distinguished reputation. I bet it will be a tack driver at the ranges it is designed for.

The Beretta does have those design flaws that you mentioned. Also the trigger like the Browning Hi Power and the Luger can never be tuned to be crisp and clean like a 1911 but in the blue version with walnut grips it is a pretty gun and fun to shoot in the DA only mode.

The Glock is the workhorse for me and the one I don't leave home without. The sig and the beretta are too pretty to knock around so I baby them and only take them to the range. Now I want the Walther ..... and an H&K .

I love Walther weapons! I ownd a P-38 for a while and it was like shooting a ray gun. Good luck!