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What we shoot, what we actually carry, and what gun do we talk about...
July 09, 2022, 02:04 PM
bcjwriterWhat we shoot, what we actually carry, and what gun do we talk about...
OK...so years ago I heard someone say about gun "experts"... It was gun experts talk all about the 1911, but really shoot the Glock, and carry a J Frame....
It's been many years since I heard that...but it's still kind of a true when I see some of my "gun guy" friends...
So today, for me..
Gun I talk about: 1911's and custom Beretta's...
Gun I shoot: Glocks
Gun I carry...Glock 43/43X
What're your three?
July 09, 2022, 02:25 PM
ah3For all three:
Sig P22x’s, Beretta 92’s, and Beretta PX4’s
July 09, 2022, 03:04 PM
Orive 8Gun I talk about: Glock 19
Gun I shoot: Glock 19
Gun I carry: Glock 19
After using/carrying the Shadow Systems MR918 for the last couple of years, I am back to the Glock 19; albeit a Wilson Combat Vickers Glock 19. Really, the 19 has been my "go to" gun since I switched over to it in 2005 (except for a short time when I experimented with the Walther PPS M2 & Glock 43 in 2016 & 2017).
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July 09, 2022, 03:37 PM
oddballTalk: Staccato
Shoot: Staccato
Carry: Glock G43
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July 09, 2022, 03:41 PM
jbourneidentitybcjwriter, you're onto something.
Years ago, I had an email exchange with American Handgunner editor Roy Huntington. Super good guy. I asked him why Handgunner ran a 5 page article on LAPD SIS going to Kimber 1911s, but later didn't devote hardly a page to LAPD SIS dumping the Kimbers in favor of the Glock 30S. He admitted that Glocks weren't as interesting because 1911s were more customizable and visually appealing.
Later, American Handgunner ran an article about what pistols the Handgunner staff carried. I was shocked by how many of them carried Glocks. Almost all of them.
American Handgunner's message was pretty simple: We talk about 1911s and revolvers, but we carry Glocks. I completely understand.
Guns I talk about: Hammer-fired Sig P-Series & Berettas.
Guns I shoot: Same as above.
Guns I carry: Glock 19; Glock 26; Glock 43X; M&P Shield .45; SA Hellcat.
Lesson? Pounds equal pain when it comes to carrying.
July 09, 2022, 03:52 PM
tigereye313G20
G20, G26, P228
G26
July 09, 2022, 04:03 PM
71 TRUCKFor me years ago when I worked in my friends gun store/range it would be,
Gun I shoot Sig P229 in 9mm
Gun I talked about Sig P229 in 9mm
The gun I carried Sig P 229C yes C in 9mm
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
As ratified by the States and authenticated by Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State
NRA Life Member July 09, 2022, 04:37 PM
P250UA5P320 for all 3
The Enemy's gate is down. July 09, 2022, 04:39 PM
ensigmaticThese days I mostly talk about 1911's and 2011's, I mostly shoot 1911's and 2011's, and I almost always carry a 1911.
Exceptions to the above: The home defense pistol is a P320F in .45 ACP, acquired pre-1911s. On those lighter days I carry my Ruger LCP in .380 ACP, and sometimes carry my Sig P239 SAS in .40 S&W just because. They all see range time, as do my revolvers, but not as much as the 1911s and my one (so far?) 2011.
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DaBigBRShoot: Glock (all 9mm models), Staccato (P and C2) and Walther (Q5SF)
Talk: Glock and Staccato
Carry: Glock (34, 19, 43X), Staccato (C2), and S&W 642
I adore the Q5SF. Massively underappreciated gun.
July 09, 2022, 04:54 PM
MikeinNCShoot:1911/2011
Talk:1911
Carry:1911
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bionic218Talk: Sig, Beretta, Glock
Shoot: Mainly Glock
Carry: S&W M&P 2.0
July 09, 2022, 05:54 PM
CD228Talk: revolvers, classic SIGs
Shoot: P320, P365, Ruger Service 6, AR15
Cary: P320, 365
July 09, 2022, 06:13 PM
jljonesComplicated (sort of)
I talk about a lot of guns. I am not a rabid fanboy of a single specific brand.
Right now, I’m shooting a mix of Glocks, SIGS, M&Ps and Stacattos for a work project.
Most of the time I carry a Glock 19, or if I wear a gun belt, a 17.
Glock 19/RMR06/ Streamlight 7A/ TTI magwell
Glock 17/RMR06/ Surefire x300/ TTI magwell
July 09, 2022, 06:50 PM
amcTalk about guns I wa t but can't afford. High end 1911s, p210s, p7s... the list is too long to name.
Guns I shoot G19, g34
Guns I carry, g19, g34
July 09, 2022, 07:13 PM
Oat_Action_ManI shoot Staccatos almost exclusively these days.
I carry Staccatos almost exclusively as well. The C2 goes with me most times, although I do sometimes throw a G42 in my pocket if I'm going on a walk to the convenience store, etc.
I don't know if there are guns I talk about more often than others. Generally, if I'm talking guns, I'm talking about whatever is pertinent to the moment or the company I'm with. If I had to narrow it down, I'd say I probably talk about ARs more than anything else.
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July 09, 2022, 07:35 PM
bcjwriterquote:
Originally posted by jbourneidentity:
bcjwriter, you're onto something.
Years ago, I had an email exchange with American Handgunner editor Roy Huntington. Super good guy. I asked him why Handgunner ran a 5 page article on LAPD SIS going to Kimber 1911s, but later didn't devote hardly a page to LAPD SIS dumping the Kimbers in favor of the Glock 30S. He admitted that Glocks weren't as interesting because 1911s were more customizable and visually appealing.
Later, American Handgunner ran an article about what pistols the Handgunner staff carried. I was shocked by how many of them carried Glocks. Almost all of them.
American Handgunner's message was pretty simple: We talk about 1911s and revolvers, but we carry Glocks. I completely understand.
Guns I talk about: Hammer-fired Sig P-Series & Berettas.
Guns I shoot: Same as above.
Guns I carry: Glock 19; Glock 26; Glock 43X; M&P Shield .45; SA Hellcat.
Lesson? Pounds equal pain when it comes to carrying.
I got a chance to write a review of the 30S - it was a great pistol.
July 09, 2022, 08:47 PM
jbourneidentityquote:
I got a chance to write a review of the 30S - it was a great pistol.
bcjwriter, how was the recoil?
July 09, 2022, 09:15 PM
YooperSigsTalk: 1911s
Shoot: Sig 320s
Carry: CZ P-07
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Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
July 09, 2022, 09:58 PM
bcjwriterquote:
Originally posted by jbourneidentity:
quote:
I got a chance to write a review of the 30S - it was a great pistol.
bcjwriter, how was the recoil?
It wasn't bad. Better than the Glock 36, but a little snappier than the standard Glock 30. It was however, so much easier to carry/conceal. It did have the same problem most Glock 30's have...magazine floor plate pinch. If Glock could ever figure out how to fix that flaw the G 30 would be one of my favorites...
