Ernest T. Bass
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Which 9mm
Browning Hi Power loaded with Pro Load 124gr +p ammno.
Browning Hi Power loaded with Pro Load 124gr +p ammno.
Which 9mm to purchase???
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JRiggs,
Glad to know some of my assuming can actually pay off.
I own 3-P226's and a recently acquired P228. I have also owned a Beretta 92FS Centurion (shorter grip and flush fit barrel) that I sold to finance the second P226. The Beretta was a fine piece of machinery, accurate and always reliable. High capacity magazines were plentiful and inexpensive compared to those for other firearms (SIG, Glock). The Beretta 92 series are one of the most pleasing to shoot pistols due to their grip design. The only problem I had with the Beretta design was the machined front sight post (new models have dovetails) . That being said, if I could not own a SIG (or three, or four...) I would own Berettas.
So why would I sell such a fine firearm to finance a duplicate of another? Two reasons:
1. I became concerned over rumors that SIG-SAUER was going to cease civilian sale of the P226. Wanting to ensure I would always have one in my possession should the first ever require work or be stolen, in a fire, held in a justified shooting (envisioning many other implausible scenarios also), I had to have two. Sure, I was gullible. But I try to have two of everything I find suits me when it comes to firearms. Cash poor and firearms rich...accompanied by the feverish panic. I am the only gun owner this has ever affected, or so the doctors say.
2. I wanted to consolidate my manual of arms to the P226 9mm and the 1911 45 ACP as carry firearms. For too many years I had dozens upon dozens of pistols and revolvers. I was average (or less) in the use of all of them. A close friend and pro-gun colleague kept harping on me about "Beware the man who owns one gun, he probably knows how to use it." I dare say he was quite right. No longer a "gun of the month club" subscriber, my shooting skills now rival or exceed the majority of my shooting partners (although my female companion and ammo humper is sometimes embarrassingly apt to prove otherwise at the most inopportune moments).
The P228 is actually an acquisition for her. Hopefully, it will prove to be a suitable carry piece for her to replace her Model 66 .357 revolver (too big and heavy - she won't carry it). I find it to be a better carry piece than the P226 myself, being marginally smaller. P226 magazines do fit and function quite well in the P228, protruding slightly less than 1/2" from the magazine well. I have not found this discomforting (still, 13 round mags HAD to be purchased - ouch). Sadly, the P228 high capacity magazines are costly in comparison to their P226 brethren. Economy of scale or supply and demand? Function is identical and flawless with either. I am certain you will desire flush fit magazines for whatever your ultimate choice is.
Having less than 300 rounds through the P228 thus far, I am reluctant to denigrate it's accuracy when compared to the P226 (that I have shot much more). At best, I would say they are as equal as equal can be at this point.
But I still miss the Beretta. It's finish was better than any of the factory SIG finishes and the trigger was more refined and charming. SIG triggers, some say, break in with time. Mine are just as odd as the first day out, as I believe I have attuned to them more than the other way around. The Beretta was a keeper from day one.
The Browning High Power is a precious design, mags are also less costly, and is certainly time proven. How I have never managed to own one; only fire a half dozen of them through the years is mind-boggling.
The CZ-85 (I owned 2 CZ-75's) are also impeccable choices. A better firearm cannot be purchased for the money. One resides with a close friend while the other was sold to a hack disconcerted by the robbery/shooting/murder of a fellow cabbie. He had to have a CZ-75 because that was the only fiream he said he would own.
I am not partial to Glocks, either. I shoot them quite well and appreciate their novelty. They exceed in areas that many arms fail. Still, I have reservations about them replacing anything in my meager (anymore) arsenal.
Decision. The fear of reflection.
Glad to know some of my assuming can actually pay off.
I own 3-P226's and a recently acquired P228. I have also owned a Beretta 92FS Centurion (shorter grip and flush fit barrel) that I sold to finance the second P226. The Beretta was a fine piece of machinery, accurate and always reliable. High capacity magazines were plentiful and inexpensive compared to those for other firearms (SIG, Glock). The Beretta 92 series are one of the most pleasing to shoot pistols due to their grip design. The only problem I had with the Beretta design was the machined front sight post (new models have dovetails) . That being said, if I could not own a SIG (or three, or four...) I would own Berettas.
So why would I sell such a fine firearm to finance a duplicate of another? Two reasons:
1. I became concerned over rumors that SIG-SAUER was going to cease civilian sale of the P226. Wanting to ensure I would always have one in my possession should the first ever require work or be stolen, in a fire, held in a justified shooting (envisioning many other implausible scenarios also), I had to have two. Sure, I was gullible. But I try to have two of everything I find suits me when it comes to firearms. Cash poor and firearms rich...accompanied by the feverish panic. I am the only gun owner this has ever affected, or so the doctors say.
2. I wanted to consolidate my manual of arms to the P226 9mm and the 1911 45 ACP as carry firearms. For too many years I had dozens upon dozens of pistols and revolvers. I was average (or less) in the use of all of them. A close friend and pro-gun colleague kept harping on me about "Beware the man who owns one gun, he probably knows how to use it." I dare say he was quite right. No longer a "gun of the month club" subscriber, my shooting skills now rival or exceed the majority of my shooting partners (although my female companion and ammo humper is sometimes embarrassingly apt to prove otherwise at the most inopportune moments).
The P228 is actually an acquisition for her. Hopefully, it will prove to be a suitable carry piece for her to replace her Model 66 .357 revolver (too big and heavy - she won't carry it). I find it to be a better carry piece than the P226 myself, being marginally smaller. P226 magazines do fit and function quite well in the P228, protruding slightly less than 1/2" from the magazine well. I have not found this discomforting (still, 13 round mags HAD to be purchased - ouch). Sadly, the P228 high capacity magazines are costly in comparison to their P226 brethren. Economy of scale or supply and demand? Function is identical and flawless with either. I am certain you will desire flush fit magazines for whatever your ultimate choice is.
Having less than 300 rounds through the P228 thus far, I am reluctant to denigrate it's accuracy when compared to the P226 (that I have shot much more). At best, I would say they are as equal as equal can be at this point.
But I still miss the Beretta. It's finish was better than any of the factory SIG finishes and the trigger was more refined and charming. SIG triggers, some say, break in with time. Mine are just as odd as the first day out, as I believe I have attuned to them more than the other way around. The Beretta was a keeper from day one.
The Browning High Power is a precious design, mags are also less costly, and is certainly time proven. How I have never managed to own one; only fire a half dozen of them through the years is mind-boggling.
The CZ-85 (I owned 2 CZ-75's) are also impeccable choices. A better firearm cannot be purchased for the money. One resides with a close friend while the other was sold to a hack disconcerted by the robbery/shooting/murder of a fellow cabbie. He had to have a CZ-75 because that was the only fiream he said he would own.
I am not partial to Glocks, either. I shoot them quite well and appreciate their novelty. They exceed in areas that many arms fail. Still, I have reservations about them replacing anything in my meager (anymore) arsenal.
Decision. The fear of reflection.
AC's & 45's
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It is no secret that I am a big fan of the 9mm para.
However I curently have a Cz-75B Mil that I really love to shoot.
Accurate and so far not a single jam, not even a hiccup.
However I curently have a Cz-75B Mil that I really love to shoot.
Accurate and so far not a single jam, not even a hiccup.