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satx78247 · Jul 22, 2017

ADDENDA to the post above: That afternoon in VA, I found it amusing, after the CC License instructor laughed at my "old relics", that the old Sig-Sauer performed all 100+ shots without a single stutter.
Otoh, several of the VERY expensive and "customized" semi-autos of various makers were NOT able to finish the required course of fire for the license.
(One of the class-members, who had openly laughed about my "old junk gun" & who had brought a heavily customized .40 S&W to qualify with, managed to complete 4 magazines before it started "stove-piping" & he had to borrow another student's handgun to finish the required number of shots. = I'm somewhat proud that I kept my mouth tightly shut.)

yours, satx

easy rider · Jul 22, 2017

satx78247 said:
ADDENDA to the post above: That afternoon in VA, I found it amusing, after the CC License instructor laughed at my "old relics", that the old Sig-Sauer performed all 100+ shots without a single stutter.
Otoh, several of the VERY expensive and "customized" semi-autos of various makers were NOT able to finish the required course of fire for the license.
(One of the class-members, who had openly laughed about my "old junk gun" & who had brought a heavily customized .40 S&W to qualify with, managed to complete 4 magazines before it started "stove-piping" & he had to borrow another student's handgun to finish the required number of shots. = I'm somewhat proud that I kept my mouth tightly shut.)

yours, satx

There is a reason many "old relics" are still around today. I often wonder how I am still around, God knows I haven't really taken care of myself.

rman · Jul 22, 2017

wow, 5 pages and no one has said P220. There's a reason I've owned about 10 of them. I think i currently have 4 or 5.

I would also consider a P227.. but have only owned 2 with minimal time behind them. My 14rnd TacOps would be nice vs a 8 or 10rnd P220...

Tough decision... I think for all-around, every day... a full-size P220 non-railed. Not hard to carry everyday with 8rnd mag, handful of 10rnd backup mags, and I've got 3 single stack 15rnd mags for when I want to shoot rap videos or gangster selfies.

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satx78247 · Jul 22, 2017

easy rider said:
There is a reason many "old relics" are still around today. I often wonder how I am still around, God knows I haven't really taken care of myself.

easy rider,

How well I understand that. = Had I known that I would live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

yours, satx

TxStetson · Jul 22, 2017

satx78247 said:
easy rider,

How well I understand that. = Had I known that I would live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

yours, satx

Exactly.

Darkpriest667 · Jul 22, 2017

Honestly it depends on the situation! Is there Rule of Law? Is Ammo available? If the answer to the previous 2 is no.. I'll take a Colt Navy... if No to first and yes to second there are a variety of 9mms I think are sufficient from all major manufacturers.. Tops for me are the Sig P226 P320 and G19/G17.

easy rider · Jul 22, 2017

With the sig P320, the trigger mechanism is the gun (serialized), you can convert it to several calibers. Not exactly cheap, but only one gun.

easy rider · Jul 22, 2017

sorry posted twice.

Chirpy · Jul 22, 2017

My first purchase, and the one I'm most familiar with, one of the last Belgian HiPowers.

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satx78247 · Jul 22, 2017

Chirpy,

When I worked "way down south"/out of CONUS, I carried a pair of BHP & never felt "under-armed".

yours, satx

HKaltwasser · Jul 23, 2017

Without a doubt P7.

Keyston512 · Jul 23, 2017

USP 9

Mike_from_Texas · Jul 23, 2017

Only one? I'd have to say Glock 17 or 34.

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Charlie · Jul 23, 2017

P7 or Glock 17L with threaded barrel.

satx78247 · Jul 23, 2017

HKaltwasser said:
Without a doubt P7.

HKhaltwasser,

I like the P7M8 but am decidedly NOT "rich". = The last one that I saw for sale was 1400.oo OTD.
(For that price, I can buy 5 S&W Shield 9mm pistols w/holsters.)

yours, satx

HKaltwasser · Jul 23, 2017

satx78247 said:
HKhaltwasser,

I like the P7M8 but am decidedly NOT "rich". = The last one that I saw for sale was 1400.oo OTD.
(For that price, I can buy 5 S&W Shield 9mm pistols w/holsters.)

yours, satx

Was this recent? Can you pass me the information if it was? I'm not rich either, some save money where others waste it on small things.
I personally wouldn't trade one of my P7's for for 8 Shields, because it's still a shield. A good gun but far from a P7. I get it though, if you've never shot one and just see pistols as a price tag, and there again some people just don't like them, they're not made for everyone. I personally think it's a top 5 pistol of all time. It's the absolutely best striker fired pistol ever made IMO.

ZX9RCAM · Jul 23, 2017

Maybe the OP should have put a price limit in his post....

Charlie · Jul 23, 2017

I never realized how much better quality a P7 was until I owned one about 10 or 12 years ago. It is without a doubt, the most accurate pistol I've ever shot. I should have never sold it. :banghead:

benenglish · Jul 23, 2017

ZX9RCAM said:
Maybe the OP should have put a price limit in his post....

Not reasonable. If I could have only one gun, I'd have no problem spending the price of a decent used car (or more) to get whatever I thought was perfect.

That's why there are so many European guns with price tags equal to a house. If the law severely limits what you can have, it only makes sense to buy the best, price be damned.

benenglish · Jul 23, 2017

HKaltwasser said:
...P7... It's the absolutely best striker fired pistol ever made IMO.

Strongly agreed. I only have a lowly P7 PSP but I love the thing when it comes to actually shooting it.

But selecting it for my *only* pistol would mean that I'd be giving up so many of the things that I enjoy doing with a pistol - plinking with .22s and long-range competition, for two. I might actually have to (Shudder!) start shooting rifles! That's a bridge too far!

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