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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: drck1000 on October 21, 2020, 11:24:20 AM
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But it can't be a 1911. What would you get, and why.
Of course, feedback for "a friend" is appreciated too. ;D
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Affordable?
Glock 21 or 30. Familiar operation, Very well known mechanism. Dead nuts reliable.
Non-affordable?
Les Baer custom, just because I like the 1911 and would like to handle such a perfect example.
Or, one of those old SA Sigs that could be carried cocked and locked.
But, really, what else is there besides Glock? Dunno if S&W or Springfield make anything. Can't recall which one I handled in a shop, but was not impressed with the ergonimics.
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But it can't be a 1911. What would you get, and why.
Of course, feedback for "a friend" is appreciated too. ;D
HK USP Match
dual wield lara croft style...
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HK USP Match
dual wield lara croft style...
You don’t have the hips to pull that look off. She’s and hour glass, you’re a 2x4
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You don’t have the hips to pull that look off. She’s and hour glass, you’re a 2x4
you are correct, mines is 2mm x 4mm
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Nighthawk custom President. that would be my ultimate 45acp
but since no can get 1911, I would settle for a FNX45 tactical so can use red dot optic. I've never shot one, but I've held one on different occasions. I like the bigness of it. one of those guns that just stays in my mind, wondering "what if"
not many options for a optic ready 45acp. i could have got a Loaded Operator with red dot, but i chose Long Beach Operator (basically the same gun) without optic. didn't seem right to me to have an optic on a 1911. i'm just a traditionalist with 1911's i guess. but on a plastic gun, anything goes >:D
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depends on the purpose
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depends on the purpose
How about:
1) SD
2) Plinking
3) Showing off
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a few other reasons why the FNX45 Tactical:
hammer fired
decocker - heads ;)
carry cocked and locked like a 1911, or hammer down with safety DA, SA
now i'm sort of convincing myself to get the FNX45 Tactical :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbayzx-nx7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv36F6ZoN-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz1gwnEySJ0&t=23s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l5EkCXlwXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ73lxc9xDk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf1Sbzomgo4
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HK USP Match
dual wield lara croft style...
With the gold barrels?
You HK groupie. :rofl:
You don’t have the hips to pull that look off. She’s and hour glass, you’re a 2x4
A "minute glass" and 2x4, around. . . :rofl:
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Nighthawk custom President. that would be my ultimate 45acp
but since no can get 1911, I would settle for a FNX45 tactical so can use red dot optic. I've never shot one, but I've held one on different occasions. I like the bigness of it. one of those guns that just stays in my mind, wondering "what if"
not many options for a optic ready 45acp. i could have got a Loaded Operator with red dot, but i chose Long Beach Operator (basically the same gun) without optic. didn't seem right to me to have an optic on a 1911. i'm just a traditionalist with 1911's i guess. but on a plastic gun, anything goes >:D
No cheating with your Nighthawk. ;D
I've seen some 1911s with RDS, but I think all were custom milled. I also read where something about the 1911 slide makes it less conducive to RDS, but don't remember.
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a few other reasons why the FNX45 Tactical:
hammer fired
decocker - heads ;)
carry cocked and locked like a 1911, or hammer down with safety DA, SA
now i'm sort of convincing myself to get the FNX45 Tactical :D
SNIP
A buddy in TX has one of those and he loves it. I don't think I've ever shot an FN handgun. I think Sage Dynamics has some for classes since it's an issued firearm for some of the folks he trains regularly, so he wanted some on hand. Otherwise, he's an Agency Arms Glock guy.
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HK USP Match
dual wield lara croft style...
HK Whore.
I want a MK23
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The FNX looks to be sold out everywhere
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HK Whore.
I want a MK23
Hi Kettle, I'm Pot. You're black. . .
Ok, why MK23?
My first handgun is an HK USP Compact. I came close to getting an USP full size at one point.
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A buddy in TX has one of those and he loves it. I don't think I've ever shot an FN handgun. I think Sage Dynamics has some for classes since it's an issued firearm for some of the folks he trains regularly, so he wanted some on hand. Otherwise, he's an Agency Arms Glock guy.
saw one at YG's and I handled it. felt nice although on the bigger side, almost too big for my medium-ish size hands. but I didn't get it
then had one at OGC with red dot. but I didn't get it
price is not cheap which is why i hesitated
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The FNX looks to be sold out everywhere
makes me regret not getting it even more
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saw one at YG's and I handled it. felt nice although on the bigger side, almost too big for my medium-ish size hands. but I didn't get it
then had one at OGC with red dot. but I didn't get it
price is not cheap which is why i hesitated
Wuss. . .
J/K :rofl:
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No cheating with your Nighthawk. ;D
if you're not cheating, you're not trying :shaka:
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I’d say Glock 21SF or Glock 21 Gen4 with an RMR.
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Wuss. . .
J/K :rofl:
you're probably right
I should've got it then
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Thompson pistol if I lived in a free state.
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Glock 21! They are simple things das Y!
or a Poly 80 DIY. So I can flex on 'em after I build 'em
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Thompson pistol if I lived in a free state.
I would love to have that
That's OG :shaka: :shaka:
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HK USP Match
dual wield lara croft style...
Had a HK .40 USP for a while. Cannot say I cared much for the egonomics. It worked, of course.
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not many options for a optic ready 45acp.
Guess I am sliding more back into old school all the time.
Never considered an optic for a sidearm. Seems counter-inutitive to make the simple backup gun more complex and easily damaged.
Hell, I have even gone back to aperture sights on my two air rifles. If my eyesight goes to hell, all bets are off. For now, being farsighted works with iron sights.
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Rules are meant to be bent.
(http://www.empowering.com/~hkmp5/UMPL.JPG)
(http://dndguns.com/images/dsc01150.gif)
(http://looserounds.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/HKmeme.jpg)
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I had a FNX45 Tactical a few years ago. It was a soft shooting gun, but for the time I had it, I couldn't get used to how blocky the grip felt.
I've looked into the HK45CT a few times. Haven't held or shot it. I was interested in it because it's a cool guy gun.
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Pre lock s&w model 625 performance center 5" revolver :shaka:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50516303491_c4e1b797bf_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jXXg4R)2020-10-22_02-40-02 (https://flic.kr/p/2jXXg4R) by Mahalo808 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/183138989@N06/), on Flickr
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Thompson pistol if I lived in a free state.
"handgun" :facepalm:
But, ok. That would be a sweet one to own. Esp if full auto. O0
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Guess I am sliding more back into old school all the time.
Never considered an optic for a sidearm. Seems counter-inutitive to make the simple backup gun more complex and easily damaged.
Hell, I have even gone back to aperture sights on my two air rifles. If my eyesight goes to hell, all bets are off. For now, being farsighted works with iron sights.
Same focus plane.
As my eyes "age", I've found that RDS on handgun helps for a number of reasons. Biggest one being focus plane.
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I had a FNX45 Tactical a few years ago. It was a soft shooting gun, but for the time I had it, I couldn't get used to how blocky the grip felt.
I've looked into the HK45CT a few times. Haven't held or shot it. I was interested in it because it's a cool guy gun.
Soft shooting in general? Or compared to a 1911?
I don't recall shooting the FNX45. I think I just shot the 9 version.
And nothing wrong with a "cool guy gun" :thumbsup:
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Pre lock s&w model 625 performance center 5" revolver :shaka:
SNIP
Yeah, that works! ;D
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Yeah, that works! ;D
Hen teeth rare. And when they do pop up, I've seen them go 2k up. Easy. Getting into custom gun prices at that point. One day hopefully the stars will align :worship:
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Soft shooting in general? Or compared to a 1911?
After owning and getting used to a few .44 Magnums, the 1911 IS a soft shooting gun.
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Soft shooting in general? Or compared to a 1911?
I don't recall shooting the FNX45. I think I just shot the 9 version.
And nothing wrong with a "cool guy gun" :thumbsup:
Compared to a 1911 and Glock 21.
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Hen teeth rare. And when they do pop up, I've seen them go 2k up. Easy. Getting into custom gun prices at that point. One day hopefully the stars will align :worship:
I shot a friends 9 mm snubby revolver. Was pretty nice. Since I try to have a good amount of 9 on hand, a 9 snubby revolver would be fun. I don’t have much 45, but I do want to shoot more of it.
But 2k? Wow! Hope you find one!
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Compared to a 1911 and Glock 21.
Ahh. What I figured you meant since you’re a pretty seasoned shooter.
5” 1911s are easy shooting, but some of the polymer subcompact 45s are meh at best.
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I shot a friends 9 mm snubby revolver. Was pretty nice. Since I try to have a good amount of 9 on hand, a 9 snubby revolver would be fun. I don’t have much 45, but I do want to shoot more of it.
But 2k? Wow! Hope you find one!
i hear you are used to handling a "snubby"...
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i hear you are used to handling a "snubby"...
Not mine...
Wait, what?!
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Got one ending of last year... .45ACP ;D why, I don't know, cause 100 year old gunz is cooooool?! :geekdanc:
(https://i.imgur.com/He66UTj.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iuNwyqB.jpg)
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Got one ending of last year... .45ACP ;D why, I don't know, cause 100 year old gunz is cooooool?! :geekdanc:
(https://i.imgur.com/He66UTj.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iuNwyqB.jpg)
:thumbsup:
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Got one ending of last year... .45ACP ;D why, I don't know, cause 100 year old gunz is cooooool?! :geekdanc:
(https://i.imgur.com/He66UTj.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/iuNwyqB.jpg)
Nice!
I have been eye balling this custom 1917 for a while now. But at the moment I'm poor lol.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50522692686_b6fbf13b1e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jYw1mo)2020-10-23_07-02-43 (https://flic.kr/p/2jYw1mo) by Mahalo808 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/183138989@N06/), on Flickr
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USP Tactical with an RMR
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Got one ending of last year... .45ACP ;D why, I don't know, cause 100 year old gunz is cooooool?! :geekdanc:
Whoa! “If guns could talk”
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USP Tactical with an RMR
Lots of HK love. You added the RMR in there though. Nice.
I own a USP Compact. While it’s a solid firearm for sure, the paddle mag release would take me a while to get used to (anything more than plinking).
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I already have a beautiful S&W Model 25-1 in 45 ACP. It is the one on the left. This photo is from the first revolver meet.
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I already have a beautiful S&W Model 25-1 in 45 ACP. It is the one on the left. This photo is from the first revolver meet.
Beautiful. And it's the hard to find 4" barrel. I have a 625 I posted before that was customed by Jim stroh. One of those I'm getting buried with it gun 8) I remember that revolver meet. Everyone seemed cool. I brought my 625 and 1968 model 28 highway patrol man that Lou owns now :thumbsup:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50523006078_f021858e53_k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jYxBvG)Jim stroh 625 (https://flic.kr/p/2jYxBvG) by Mahalo808 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/183138989@N06/), on Flickr
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Beautiful. And it's the hard to find 4" barrel. I have a 625 I posted before that was customed by Jim stroh. One of those I'm getting buried with it gun 8) I remember that revolver meet. Everyone seemed cool. I brought my 625 and 1968 model 28 highway patrol man that Lou owns now :thumbsup:
I agree! The meet was very cool. And I think I remember your Model 28. That 625 is sweet! I found a good gunsmith out here so some of my revolvers are going to have a little work done on them.
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Got one ending of last year... .45ACP ;D why, I don't know, cause 100 year old gunz is cooooool?! :geekdanc:
WOW! I missed this post! I have a few 100+ year old guns and they ARE cool!!! I have been eyeing a few Colts here lately. There are a couple at one of the LGS out here. Plus J&G keeps getting some in. All around the 1920’s manufacture.
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Since I started this...
For defensive use, a Glock 21 with RDS. Or I’d give the FNX a try.
For competition, I’d like to try a 2011.
For plinking, Sig P220.
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Ruger Vaquero, 3.75" barrel, birdshead grip, 45acp
blueing is very nice! weight and balance of the gun make for an easy shooting revolver. feels less recoil than a 1911. fat hammer, easy cocking, SA trigger is really good too
(https://live.staticflickr.com/513/32471097871_ae7acb6fe1_b.jpg)
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Ruger Vaquero, 3.75" barrel, birdshead grip, 45acp
blueing is very nice! weight and balance of the gun make for an easy shooting revolver. feels less recoil than a 1911. fat hammer, easy cocking, SA trigger is really good too
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Very nice! Not quite what I had in mind when I started this thread, but a nice choice!
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I'm looking into getting a HK45 or USP45 for my first .45
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For all you black plastic gun guys.....
BORING! :rofl:
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For all you black plastic gun guys.....
BORING! :rofl:
Don’t hate because you don’t know how them “new fangled“ plastic guns work... :rofl:
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Don’t hate because you don’t know how them “new fangled“ plastic guns work... :rofl:
I can take a Glock down to the last part and put it back together. I took a class. I know things. :rofl: