They tested the shield as the walther PPS. With the only changes being the trigger, mag release and interchangeable backstrap. I love the pps ive had for a few years, it even says made in springfield mass on it.
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A used S&W 38 spc would be ideal, but good ones are harder to come by these days. Some of the 380s are in the sub-$300 range (Kel-tec, Ruger, Kahr, Bersa), but maybe a little harder to shoot. The Walther PPX gets good reviews and is sometimes on sale online for the $300 range. Just a bit big for CCW.
I'd keep an eye on slickguns to see if anything comes on sale..
To me arthritis friendly definitely means a revolver of some kind. No racking a slide necessary, just a point and shoot solution. A used S&W J frame, would fit the bill, or for just a tad more possibly a new one. Just my .02...
My wife carrys the S & W airweight. the one with the inclosed hammer. the trigger pull on it was 14 lbs and by the time you pulled the trigger you were off target. I carried it to my gunsmith and he was able to bring it down to 8 lbs and smooth action. now I may have messed up. she shoots better than me.
Be glad you don't live in the UK after 9 years in the armed forces it feels so wrong that I cannot walk down the street with a 1" 1/2" whittling knife in my pocket with out breaking the law, could you imagine being arrested for that
Ed McGivern was one of the greatest shooters of all time, the author of "Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting" So Phil Spangenberger, or one of those gun writers, did an article examining McGivern's own guns. All of the revolvers he used had stock trigger pulls (DA) of like 12-14 pounds. Amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u97RJQYuiBA
Kimber "pro carry" in 45 ACP in winter. 38 lightweight in +P for summer short pockets. Judge 410 for the guy who gets caught sneaking in the window and a 338 Lapua for the boy who wrongs my daughters and gets a 800 yard lead on me. The rest, are not in a ready state (safe) but there.
I've considered the 338 Lapua many times for a long range rifle, but can't get on board with the price of ammo:dropjaw:. If I were to get into a true long range rifle over my 300wsm that I built, it would have to be a 50bmg simply due to ammo prices & the fact I like to shoot.
I gotta stick with my H&K USP .40 compact and crossbreed holster.
How many of you carry a back up? After talking with a couple friends that also CCW it seems to be split just about evenly. Personally I run my 1911 on my hip and a Sig p938 in an ankle holster. For summer I've been thinking of adding a glock 30s or 36 (less of a size concern and more sweat resistance).
Only when I was on the job,,,, not now. I started carrying when I was 22 years,,, The only time I don't carry is when I'm in a country that prohibits it,,, which is just about all of them,,, I actually look forward to those trips with no gun, no cell phone,,, I actually hate to carry.
Here in the U.S., a second weapon is almost always within reach. I had a long hard look at what I should be carrying about 5 years ago. I used to carry what was comfortable. I had a reality check one morning at breakfast, which changed this method of carry. Instead of carrying for comfort, I evaluated my normal day to day activity & adjusted my choice of weapon to the environment that I'm in daily. If I have business that takes me out of my daily routine, then I equip accordingly.
I've had a CCW Permit and have been carrying in Kentucky for nearly thirty (30) years. When I am out in the field I carry a Les Baer UTC (1911 platform) and a Glock 36 for backup. Usually around town and the office I carry a Seecamp LWS-380.
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These days, a Glock 30SF, tucked nicely in ether a Remora or DeSantis Cozy Partner.
Who can afford to shoot if they don't reload? I surely can't! Always drives me crazy to hear guys at the range just banging away as fast as they can pull the trigger, Lord knows they aren't hitting their target. I got into reloading for accuracy, so I had the equipment before I realized that it was a bit cheaper too.
I have been simplifying my weapons I keep any more so that my reloading supplies are easier to deal with. Example is 9mm, .357mag, .38spl, .357 sig...all love the same 124gr golden sabre bullet. I will always ahve the ole workhorse though, .45acp. My rifles are still all over the place, but if I had to choose a caliber it would be 30 cal as I love the .308 winchester & the .300 wsm is a real nice round as well. Ever since I picked up a armalite ar10(t) carbine, my bolt guns have been sitting in the back of the safes.
I'm sure you all have your "go to" in pistol & rifle. Mine are still the 1911 & the armalite...what's yours?
My "Go To",, is the one that takes the least amount of time to "Get To" when things go bad. :rofl2:
Ok,,,,ok,,,I need to give a proper answer to Shooter,,,, Glock 19 & SLR-101S (AK clone)
Nowadays either a Kahr P380, or a Glock G-27 .40 cal.
My 1911 & Saiga 12 w/12rd mag. Hey, I like knowing I can unleash 108 3cal projectiles in 3.5 seconds if needed.
But my 1911 has isn't feel well today. At the range today, on her 3,278th rnd. Kind of a low rnd count for a failure like this, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.
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Slapped WC Bullet proof in when I got home, she feels better now. I'll take her back to the range tomorrow just to make sure.
That 938 is really hard to beat. I'm not really looking at the new Glock 43 since I have it...but I might get one anyways, who knows.
Well it looks like just about anyone short of a felony will be able to carry here in the state of Kansas come July 1... that includes me!
What the hell were they thinking lol?
Bought myself a little Beretta Nano. Learning to be proficient with it, but haven't gotten any holsters yet as I can't decide if I want to get a laser for it or not. I have time.
You guys advocate for lasers as a back-up to sights?
Lasers are helpful in training (see your wobble, watch the laser while dry firing to see if you dip or push the trigger to the side, etc). You can get the LaserLyte or other similar systems and do dry fire and see where about where you would hit if you were live firing. I have a LaserLyte set up and it's nice to be able to set it up in the house and dry fire and practice and get an idea of where I am hitting.
Lasers are also good in situations where you are shooting from retention or strange positions, ie on your back and the attacker is coming towards you, it may be hard to get the sights aligned, so the laser is helpful in situations where you don't have time/mobility to get the sights on target.
It's bad to rely on lasers since they are battery powered and may not be there when you need them. I do Plate Competitions and many of the people who use lasers or red dots have poor basic shooting stance/form and are new shooters. They get used to bring the optic up to their eye level instead of the sights up to their eye level, so if they try to shoot iron sights, the bring their head down to gun level, instead of bringing the gun up to eye level. Each time they shoot, they use a different stance, bring the gun up differently, etc. Nothing is consistent in their stance/form or even how they hold the gun. When the dot is on the target, that is where it will hit, so it reinforces the shooter being rewarded with a hit, even though the fundamentals are often flawed (grip, stance, etc). When a seasoned shooter goes with a laser or red dot, they can really pick up speed because the basics are already there and now the optic is assisting their aiming (they are close with good form already) quicker than lining up iron sights on target.
So lasers are great for training, good for situations where you can't line up your sights, but you need to have shooting basics down. Way too many people use lasers as a crutch, especially on tiny BUG/Pocket guns. Many of these guns aren't very easy to shoot and the triggers on many suck (long DA type triggers), so if people rely on the laser instead of sights and don't shoot much to practice/get familiar with the gun, they may not realize how much they are pulling themselves off target with the trigger pull, so the laser doesn't do much to help them since their trigger pull is bad and pulls the gun off target. At one of my plate shoots recently, one person used a laser on the gun. Dot was on the center of the plate until the trigger pull, then it was dancing all over the place! Many shots went way off target because the trigger pull was long/hard enough to pull the laser off the target. Shooter went to a pistol with a Red Dot and improved their shooting; the shooter was now bringing the gun up higher and their form improved to line up the red dot on target vs the laser hitting the target. Iron sights, form was even better because they had to line up the sights vs put the dot on the target.
I don't disagree that they are good for training, but AFAIC, like an LEO that trains FL highway patrol in firearms, they are 'cat toys'. I don't have one, and my buddy, who swears by them, let me try his at the range. I wouldn't go to the expense, nor would I want to become dependent on one. YMMV.
Sorry - to clarify, I had read that only a US Citizen could purchase and own firearms in the US. For instance, if I was residing in the US for 6 months of the year, I was under the impression I could not own, therefore not carry or apply even for a CCW permit. Sorry ;)
Come on down Phrank ,,,, I'll get you a heater,,, you're gonna need one when we head to the Dragon Buffet on Friday night, ,,,,:rofl2: