Considering on picking up a new 9mm

[lazs2]

dune... I really like that Kimber 45 eclipse.... the thing shoots like a house n fire.   It shoots allmost exactly the same size groups as my custom 4" ruger redhawk 44 mag at 25 yards but..... The 44 is still usable for killing 5 gallon pails on out there 100-200 yards away whereas the the sights on the Kimber are useless at that range.

I reload... the 44 is dead simple to reload for and the brass is the toughest I have ever seen (lifespan wise).   With 250-300 grain cast lead bullets the thing will really reach out there.    I stopped a wild boar with a 250 keith from a 44 mag with one shot that had been hit at least one other time with ought six rounds.    I have a lot of faith in the ol 44 and to me... the round is easy to handle and the guns are the right size.

oh.... just shot the witness an hour ago.   It doesn't seem near as accurate as the Kimber... at least with  the load I was shooting... oddly.... the witness was doing really well with some 1942 war surplus ammo I had tho.

thing about revolvers is... each chamber is independent...  If one has a problem the other 5-7 are a trigger pull away.  
lazs

[Tarmac]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Fired a friends S&W 40 yesterday at the gun range.  MAN thats a nice piece. Spendy though

Which one did you fire?  Been considering buying a SW99, probably in .40 cal, as my first handgun.

[loser]

Originally posted by GRUNHERZ
I really like the Beretta 92 series, when I decide to finally buy my own gun it will be a 92FS Inox...

Beautiful and i really love how they fit in my hand perfectly, just feels so natural and balanced...

 That is the most beautiful sidearm i have ever seen.

[type_char]

Originally posted by loser
 That is the most beautiful sidearm i have ever seen.

Dont like the Berretta 92 series. Shot it before and immediately found a disliking to it. I shot a SW and the Berretta that day and like the SW much better. Still my personal choice would be a Sig or a Glock but the sigs are sorta expensive. Or even an M1911.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Tarmac
Which one did you fire?  Been considering buying a SW99, probably in .40 cal, as my first handgun.

4040PD I believe (He's State Patrol) Small, but nice grip.

[rshubert]

Originally posted by lazs2
Not a real 9mm fan but I would go with something that has conversion kits available...  

CZ 75 or clone like EAA witness have about the same grip as the taurus/berretta but are easy to convert up and down... my witness is a .45 with a 22 conversion kit... I can buy a 9mm kit if I ever decide I want one.   also some interesting calibers like 10mm or 357 sig.
lazs

OH, my GAWD!!!  Here I am, finding myself in agreement with (gasp) lazs2.

I absolutely LOVE my witness, and have a 9X21 "open"  top end for it, a 9mmX19 top end, and a .40 S&W top end.  Accurate, reliable, and dirt cheap.  Absolutely the best grip in the industry--for me, anyway.  Every time I pick it up, I smile.  It just feels right.

If you have big hands, stay away from the Hi-power.  Mine eats the web of my hand between the thumb and the index finger.  Beretta 92s are great, but have BIG grips--not a problem for me, but some small-handed people hate them.




shubie

[loser]

Rip if your are looking at a handgun just for fun why not get a revolver.  

Especially since you mentioned your kids using it for "plinking"

Get a 38 special (.357 short.) It is easy to clean, easy to fire and not too much recoil.

I think an auto is too much for a youngster. They get pinched once and they will shy away.

[Capt. Pork]

Originally posted by Furious


Icy Hot Stuntaz fully endorse this gun choice.

I can't believe this went overlooked. Who in god's name are these doophi?

[rshubert]

Unless you live in the People's Republic of California, you can buy high capacity mags for your new toy--under certain restrictions as to origin.

Beretta 92 hi-cap mag           $25 and available
hi-power hi cap mag              $20-40 and available
witness hi cap mag                $50, usually available

S&W, ruger, sig, etc. mags are much more pricey.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by loser
Rip if your are looking at a handgun just for fun why not get a revolver.  

Especially since you mentioned your kids using it for "plinking"

Get a 38 special (.357 short.) It is easy to clean, easy to fire and not too much recoil.

I think an auto is too much for a youngster. They get pinched once and they will shy away.

Not for the kids, for me.  I just loved the feel of the Taurus 9mm I used at my brother-in-laws house, and then again with Pucks Taurus. Not a big-ass kick, heavy enough (34 oz.) but now again, like a woman changing her mind...I'm like the .40 cals too.  Slightly bigger punch, same accuracy.  This would be a range pistol and a home defense pistol therefore I began shying away from the 9mm. (I'll get rid of the SW. 357 mag revolver I have)

[GRUNHERZ]

Get a Beretta 96FS (.40) then, its the real thing and it will go well with your BMW and your plush garage carpet...

[lazs2]

hubert... you agree with me on everything.... u just don't know it yet.

Did you keep the funky witness rubber grips?  if you have then you need to look into the wood grips... very thin.. nice fine checkering they really add to the feel.  I just shot 100 or so 22 rounds out of the gun about an hour ago and it was really fun... used tiles and just made smaller and smaller pieces out of em.    The conversion was 220 bucks with target sights.  
lazs

[Gixer]

LMAO

Now only if I could get that gun as a replica to go with this year pimp suit.


...-Gixer
~Hells Angels~

Originally posted by Lance
Dude, that gun is soooo pimp.  It will look good with your fur coat, gold teeth and fuzzy dice dangling from your beemer's rear view mirror.

Nothing says, "***** better have my money!" quite like a gold-trimmed nine.

[lazs2]

Not much challenge wearing a pimp suit in NZ gixer.... How bout you wear it here in the states and we drop you off in East Oakland Ca.?    Don't worry... we will give you scia's cell phone for protection.
lazs

[Capt. Pork]

East Oakland? Try living on South Normandie Avenue in Downtown LA. Never before have a seen a place where police chopper spotlights through the bedroom window at 2 in the morning fail to wake up the residents.