fixing what ain't broke

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I don't know why I keep looking for stuff different from what I know works. I buy and try different carry guns, always to fall back to my sp101.

I don't want to admit just how much stuff I've improved beyond repair.

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That's how I feel about my 1911s. Always looking to play with something else, but keep comin back to what works for me, my 1911s.
 
I like my SP101. It's just too heavy and impractical to carry every day. And, with my Ruger LCP, I get two additional rounds. So, with three mags I've got 19 rounds total instead of 15 with two speedloaders for the SP. And, the LCP is much easier to clean than the SP101.
 
Well, I tend to follow the corollary of that maxim "if it works, don't fix it," which is: if it breaks, don't fix it.
 
fixing what ain't broke
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Unfortunately, I often do not know what I've been using is really broke, until I try something different. I have been carrying a .357 magnum under a sweater and outer coat during late Fall, Winter, and early Spring. Reading a few comments on a thread here I decided a pocket revolver might be a good option to have. I am going to order a Ruger LCR to try.

Am I trying to fix something that ain't broke ? Perhaps, but I figure I will enjoying finding that out.
 
I hear it all the time...

I feel this way every time I read a " should I get "gun x" or "gun y"....

The best and most honest response is always something like this.

"Buy whichever gun feels right for YOU. If YOU like the feeling of it and would trust it with your life, than why would you even consider anything else?"

I feel the same is true with guns we already have. Why look for other options when the correct one is probably already on our hip...
 
I was a constant fiddler my whole life. Couldn't have nuthin' without messing with it .... giving it that personal touch ..... then swapping it for something new to fiddle with.

I think I've out-grown it now though .... almost .... maybe.:D We'll see.:rolleyes:
 
OH, now you tell me.

I've been buying guns till I'm broke.....didn't know it was supposed to be "don't fix what ain't broke. Guess I need fixin'.
 
This thread is a bit amusing to me. I bought my first handgun years ago but really got serious maybe a year ago and now have three rifles a shot gun and 4 handguns. Funny thing is this. I have a rep (rightly deserved) for never being able to leave things alone. I had a camaro that ended up being a 700+ HP dragster. Several motorcycles that I piut thousands into. I have a compulsion to mod everthing to its limit but I have yet to do anything serious to a gun. I think it is a testimate (spelling) to modern firearms that I they are so good out of box that I have not had to go insane on one yet.
 
I feel you. I wish I never sold mine. Whoever bought it from the store got one sweet gun. I polished all the internal mechanisms and added the Wilson Combat reduced power springs. I am on the lookout for another one.
 
Playing around and experimenting with different guns is fun, and when the guns are historical types, can give you a sense of history.

But going with what you don't KNOW works in a carry gun is stupid! There is no time-out for equipment adjustment in a gun fight, and you are not going to be allowed to go home and get a different gun.

Chris in VA wrote: "There's what works for daily carry, and what works during a gunfight." Chris, they better be the same thing unless you have figured out a way to schedule a gunfight in advance.

Jim
 
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