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I like it a lot. Slim enough to carry comfortably, provides a full grip with the 7 rd mag, accurate enough and reliable. I have about 700 rounds through mine and my wife has about half that through hers. I love the feel of the checkered aluminum grips, same as on the older Dark Elite.
 
Nice im gonna get one. I like smooth grips i run alamonte wood grips i think. For me if i draw a textured pistol my hand i stuck to that grip for the first controlled pair. But alot of my buddies cant shoot a smooth grip. I guess thats why a man needs alot of guns
 
JK Knives said:
It looks like striker fired handguns have a slight lead. Why is that? Simplicity, cost, durability?
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If I were guessing I would say trigger pull.

There are three kinds of autoloading pistols:

Single Action
Traditional Double Action
Double Action

The single action must be cocked with a round in the chamber to be ready to use, and typically has a light trigger pull in the 4.5-7 lb range.

The traditional double action can be carried with a round in the chamber but not cocked, since it can be fired DA for the first round, and all subsequent rounds will be fired in single action. These pistols will have a decocker lever so the user can load a round into the chamber by inserting a loaded magazine and racking the slide, thus cocking the firearm, and then decock so it can be carried with, what is for some, the more reassuring heavier double action trigger pull, typically in the 8-12lb range.

Finally the double action only is just that. You put in a magazine, rack the slide to chamber a round and the gun is not cocked. You have the long, heavy double action trigger pull for every shot, which some people find more reassuring for everyday carry.

As to striker or hammer fired, some of the striker fired guns, like Glock, preload the firing pin/spring as a partial cocking to allow for, presumably, an easier trigger pull and better feel.

I typically carry a 1911 style pistol or pistols which are single action and hammer-fired.

For a revolver, I prefer a shrouded hammer, and favor the Ruger LCR with it's improved double action trigger. In most any concievable self defense use of your pistol, you would not be firing in SA, so there is really no point, in my opinion, to having an exposed hammer or being able to fire your self defense piece in SA.

Just my opinion and of course opinions do vary.

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mqqn
 
My m&p9 i won in a drawimg so i took some cash amd made it a 1/8" trigger break and reset at 2 pound pull. It is scary fast. I need a muzzle break on it. I will never carry it though i dont feel its safe
 
Sig Sauer's new SRT ( Short Reset Trigger) ... is a game changer ... you can still leave the gun double action first shot ... since you can't carry it cocked and locked like a 1911 ... but after your initial double action pull the SRT is so short and its a very noticable reset it makes follow ups quick and very easy to stay on target ... It's probably the biggest reason my Sigs have taken over the #1 carry option over my 1911s.
 
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JJ_Colt45 said:
Sig Sauer's new SRT ( Short Reset Trigger) ... is a game changer ... you can still leave the gun double action first shot or can carry it cocked and locked like a 1911 ... but after your initial double action pull the SRT is so short and its a very noticable reset it makes follow ups quick and very easy to stay on target ... It's probably the biggest reason my Sigs have taken over the #1 carry option over my 1911s.
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I was always wondering about those. I might ask santa next christmas for a new trigger in each sig. How does that work though if i was to carry my 220 with the hammer back theres no way to lock the hammer like a 1911
 
Simplejack said:
My m&p9 i won in a drawimg so i took some cash amd made it a 1/8" trigger break and reset at 2 pound pull. It is scary fast. I need a muzzle break on it. I will never carry it though i dont feel its safe
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Good thinking - you should, in my opinion, never alter your CCW, particularly trigger characteristics.

Remember, if you defend your life on the street, you will then have to defend your life in court. It will be up to you and your counsel to articulate why you modified your carry piece to a jury of not your peers, but 12 people hand-selected by the prosecution, of whom, the closest they ever get to a gun is watching CSI on television.

Again - just my opinion and opinions vary.

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mqqn
 
mqqn said:
Good thinking - you should, in my opinion, never alter your CCW, particularly trigger characteristics.

Remember, if you defend your life on the street, you will then have to defend your life in court. It will be up to you and your counsel to articulate why you modified your carry piece to a jury of not your peers, but 12 people hand-selected by the prosecution, of whom, the closest they ever get to a gun is watching CSI on television.

Again - just my opinion and opinions vary.

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mqqn
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I know thats crazy. I read articles on prosecuters justifying every modification is just for killing more people. And since its modified you were looking for reason to kill someone.
 
JJ_Colt45 said:
Simplejack Simplejack ... I'm sorry trying to type on my phone ... it should have said can't carry it cocked and locked ... I corrected my typo
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Lol i understand i am really bad with technology. My wife just go this cameo3 vinyl cutting machine and i had to set it up on the family computer. I had no clue what i was doing. And there was a guy named tj that was the sig master but i heard hes a real pain in the butt to do buisness with so i have stayed away.
 
I like the 229 -- and love the idea of the 227 -- but can't find a used one.
 
I'm playing catch up here! I carry three on a fairly regular basis! My first pistol was a S&W .357 revolver, so I carry that most I guess! I also carry a Beretta 96, and a Glock .357 Sig.! Just depends on how I feel that day!

Thanks,
ft
 
I almost always carry an HK, most of the time a P2000. When it's cold out and I'm bundled up anyways I'll move to a larger pistol, either a P30s, VP9 or USPf9. When it's super hot (like heat index of 100+) I will sometimes drop down to my Beretta Nano since it's slim and easy to conceal.
 
frontiertom said:
I'm playing catch up here! I carry three on a fairly regular basis! My first pistol was a S&W .357 revolver, so I carry that most I guess! I also carry a Beretta 96, and a Glock .357 Sig.! Just depends on how I feel that day!

Thanks,
ft
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My wife carries a glock 32. I like that 357sig just not the price of ammo. Even though sll ammo is getting dumb.
 
Simplejack said:
My wife carries a glock 32. I like that 357sig just not the price of ammo. Even though sll ammo is getting dumb.
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Boy ain't that the truth! You just have to chalk that up to just because! You have to have it, you can't control the price of it, so sometimes you just have to say "What the F?" I think I might just try my new Beretta .32 Tom Cat as my CC! That will probably work just fine with my belly band! Well, gotta run, I'm out of coffee!

ft
 
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