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SgtMjr

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Well I come to this forum section to check out the discussions on a regular basis and have learned a lot. I am looking for my first pistola after being away from the sport for so long I'm really starting from square one. One of the pieces of advice you offer is to join a shooting range that has loaners to try so you can get a feel for how they fit your hand etc so that's what I did. I tried a Glock 17 and a Sig P226 and a CZ 75 and they all felt great, fit my hands well, tried the trigger weight on a couple, surprised that I could hold a decent sight picture with the Sig in DA and it was all in all a great experience.

Now, here's the problem: I want them all! Damn your advice! Good thing I didn't try a 1911 or now I'd want four! I'm going to be so far in debt, what with listening to the poodle shooters in the Black Rifle forum now I've got a DDM4V7 on order too!

Thanks guys you are a big help..... :p
 
Um.... Uh..... You're Welcome? ? ?

HEY! Financial misery LOVES company. Now that you're one of "us" we can all compare notes and complain about the same things.... :D

Count your blessings that no one stuck a nice revolver into your mitts or it would be FIVE guns you want to buy! ! ! ! !
 
BCRider said:
Um.... Uh..... You're Welcome? ? ?

HEY! Financial misery LOVES company. Now that you're one of "us" we can all compare notes and complain about the same things.... :D

Count your blessings that no one stuck a nice revolver into your mitts or it would be FIVE guns you want to buy! ! ! ! !
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trebor2880 said:
If you had of tried the 1911 first, you'd have no use for the other three!;)
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I plan on shooting them all over my next couple of visits to the range and base my decision on how they compare.

One thing they said at the range was a recommendation not to purchase a slide conversion kit for shooting .22 and 9mm ( or another calibre) for the same pistol. They said that the wear patterns of the different components has an effect on how the gun will perform over time. This is one aspect that I hadn't seen discussed here or in the videos that cover this topic.

Thoughts?
 
I don't really have any experience with slide conversion kits, but I will say that you may have to take their advice with a grain of salt. They may be basing it on range guns, which for the most part see more rounds put through them in a year than most gun owners will ever put through their guns in a decade (I say most, not all). But it very well could be an issue to look into.
 
celtic1123 said:
I don't really have any experience with slide conversion kits, but I will say that you may have to take their advice with a grain of salt. They may be basing it on range guns, which for the most part see more rounds put through them in a year than most gun owners will ever put through their guns in a decade (I say most, not all). But it very well could be an issue to look into.
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... and they want to sell two guns to the customer(me). I won't fault a retailer for trying to sell a much as he can, if the premise on which the sales tactic is based is based in reality not fantasy or a lesser motive. I sold retail myself so I've worked both sides of the counter. But I agree that it's a matter worth discussing.
 
A GSG might solve that 22 conversion kit issue for you at about the same cost. AND sate your need to buy a 1911 for at least a half hour. Just sayin...
 
My GOAL was to purchase ONE 9mm semi-auto pistol.

So I went to the rental range to try out a bunch of 9mm semi pistols (1911, Glock, M&P, XDM, Sig, CZ, etc) and I ended up purchasing 3 of them, hahaha.
 
A conversion kit makes sense for anyone that will concentrate on ONE GUN ONLY. It allows them to perform drills where single shots are OK to gain overall skill. But a lot of the drills need you to work with full power ammo for rapid shooting where you need to learn to work WITH the recoil.

Also even there the ability to use the same frame and trigger is a compromise. Many of the top ends for rimfire guns are alloy or use a two piece slide. If the two piece slide is all steel then the weight won't be altered that much. But if it's an full size one piece alloy slide to work with the rimfire ammo then it makes the overall gun a lot lighter. And there goes your perfect matching.

For myself I prefer a whole separate gun. First off it gives me a whole other gun instead of some parts. Secondly if I'm working on flinch issues I can alternate between the rimfire and center fire seamlessly instead of pausing to swap top ends.

Plus there are simply far too many really NICE rimfire pistols and revolvers to want to settle for a conversion.

The different wear issue is something I had not heard off. I suspect it's someone worrying too much. Or perhaps they did see a case of it in some particular gun. But for the most part it's not going to be an issue on most guns.
 
Different wear patterns????? Sounds like the same kind of wisdom as the guy who told me you had to be careful to run your engine at various speeds while you are breaking it in, because...........apparently.........the pistons don't rise as high in the cylinders when you drive slower !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Lol......... who knew??????????

f:P:

John
 
Well I'm just back from the range and I pulled the trigger on the Sig P226, (the CZ try-out pistol was down for repairs) I learned a few things:

1. It felt great to shoot pistols again after being away from the hobby/sport for 30+ years.
2. The Sig felt really good in my hand, I could manipulate everything easily, it shoots smooth with a manageable kick.
3. Man, do I suck, I need a lot of practice.
4. I have the Sig-ness!

Yes, I bought a P226 German refurb. It has two marks, both small, only a few mm, on the barrel crown and on the trigger guard. The price was $750. in a case with two mags.
 
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