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I'm not really sure about the durability of the Stoegers. I almost bought one of their shotguns for competition but found a really good deal on an SX2 before I "pulled the trigger" on the Stoeger. I figured it was inexpensive enough if it wore out I could afford to replace it.
Just don't have any experience with them.
Smith & Wesson is not the same company that entered into the voluntary pact with
the New York housing authority and the Clinton administration. After the pact was announced, so many civilian pistol purchasers boycotted the S&W brand (myself included) that it rendered the organization unprofitable, and the U.K. corporation that owned S&W, and had made the pact, sold the company to a U.S. producer of pistol
accessories. The sell out is not in effect and has not been for about 7 years now.
Please don't eliminate them from consideration.
consider it done :-)
Originally Posted by Buckarcher
1. Most days (95%) I carry the Kimber .45 in the back of the waistband.
2. 2nd favorite is the .22 in the ankle holster but it wiggles if you're walking much.
3. If I'm dressed up and moving a lot I either put the Steyr .40 in the elastic waist band or I'll put one of the Firestorms (.40 or .45) in the pocket of my leather jacket.
4. In the summer time I carry a Kel-Tec .380. Tiny gun, well made and warranted, and has a little belt clip that you can slip inside any waist band, even shorts and hide very well. The .380 is almost the oomph of a 9mm and I have 7 shots in a 3/4" wide x 3" long frame.
I know the kimber is out of my price range, I recognize the name Steyr but thats about it, and as far as the .380 I'm sure its a good round, but not sure if I want/trust something smaller than a .4
would a gun range have different makes models to try, maybe put some lead down range?
I'm not really sure about the durability of the Stoegers. I almost bought one of their shotguns for competition but found a really good deal on an SX2 before I "pulled the trigger" on the Stoeger. I figured it was inexpensive enough if it wore out I could afford to replace it.
Just don't have any experience with them.
thats cool, I'm just not quite there yet, anything I buy is gonna have to last awhile.
4. In the summer time I carry a Kel-Tec .380. Tiny gun, well made and warranted, and has a little belt clip that you can slip inside any waist band, even shorts and hide very well. The .380 is almost the oomph of a 9mm and I have 7 shots in a 3/4" wide x 3" long frame.
I have friends that carry that pistol at times and they all have good things to say about that little gun.
would a gun range have different makes models to try, maybe put some lead down range?
We have a lot of gun shops here that will rent you a firearm by the half hour to try out different brands. You might have some there that would do the same.
Pardon my hijack, but how do you like that SX2? Had you ever shot the SX1 and if so, how would you compare them?
I guess there's an SX3 out now as well.
Sorry, dragogt, but i've been wanting to "talk" to an SX2 owner for a while now. Please pardon my interruption.
I've never shot an SX1 so I don't know how they compare. I really like the SX2 for competition. It is what the army team is shooting now. The action can do a .19 sec cycle time. I am finding with this gun that I can shoot splits faster than most nationally ranked shooters (typically in the .20-.25 range)but they can reload much faster than I can so while I gain as much as a half second over 8 shots when it comes to reloading those 8 shots they beat me by 4-10 seconds. I need to practice that.
It is heavier than the Benelli by a bit, but seems more stable. It cycles very smoothly.
The SX3 is quite a bit lighter. I have not shot one of those either.
I know it's more than you wanted to spend but there are other brands in your price range that make an officer's sized 1911 that would carry just the same. Actually I think S&W is one of them.
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