Which handguns do you think will be discontinued soon?

JustJake said:
Wrong. :rolleyes:

Back in the '90s, the difference (in relative pricing) was also "twice the price" of a box of 9-minimeter, yet that didn't deter CCW folks from choosing a G30 or a G29, or an Colt 45 Officers, over a similarly sized 10-rd 9mm pistol.

Focus, dude. The past is prologue, and it ain't rocket science. :rolleyes:
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IDK what was out there in print media or the few gun related shows back in the 90s for ballistics testing, but my guess is after Miami 86 a lot of people became suspicious of 9mm's ability to work and went with bigger calibers because... well, bigger must mean it's better.

Things change, we have a lot more scientific evidence to determine what's satisfactory and 9mm has checked all the boxes. Even before all these P365 type pistols came out what were the hottest selling pistols for conceal carry? Single stack polymer 9mm's with capacities well under 10 rounds.

Also, if states that already have 10 rd mag capacity laws then why is it we're not seeing or hearing about an usually high amount of people with CCW's are carrying .45's? The answer is they're not, they're carrying 9s.
 
Also, if states that already have 10 rd mag capacity laws then why is it we're not seeing or hearing about an usually high amount of people with CCW's are carrying .45's? The answer is they're not, they're carrying 9s.
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Huh? :confused: ... How did you discern that all these CCW folks are not carrying 45s, 10mms or 40s, or .357Sigs?

Source for your claim "they're carrying 9s"? :rolleyes:
 
TruthTellers said:
IDK what was out there in print media or the few gun related shows back in the 90s for ballistics testing, but my guess is after Miami 86 a lot of people became suspicious of 9mm's ability to work and went with bigger calibers because... well, bigger must mean it's better.

Things change, we have a lot more scientific evidence to determine what's satisfactory and 9mm has checked all the boxes. Even before all these P365 type pistols came out what were the hottest selling pistols for conceal carry? Single stack polymer 9mm's with capacities well under 10 rounds.

Also, if states that already have 10 rd mag capacity laws then why is it we're not seeing or hearing about an usually high amount of people with CCW's are carrying .45's? The answer is they're not, they're carrying 9s.
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They are carrying 40s!
 
JustJake said:
Huh? :confused: ... How did you discern that all these CCW folks are not carrying 45s, 10mms or 40s, or .357Sigs?

Source for your claim "they're carrying 9s"? :rolleyes:
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Actually, I decided to ask them on the Northeast Shooter's forum as most of the people there are in Massachusetts and they've been living with magazine capacity restrictions since the beginning and the resounding reply was...

everything. There is no caliber that they are carrying that held a sizeable plurality.
 
This is an odd conversation that doesn't have much to do with the topic.

But we know the answer of what is being most carried and most shot.

American made 38/357 has basically not been made AT ALL until a few months ago by Vista Outdoors (Federal/CCI/Speer/Remington/Estate) with only Federal American Eagle being made. CCI doesn't appear to be putting out Gold Dot 38/357 in any number.

With a lag of over a year...do you think Vista is doing this because they don't want to sell 38/357 at $41 dollars currently listed on their website, or is 9mm the faster mover?

Same has pretty much been true of 40/45, though not as bad.
 
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Seedy Character said:
The bean counters are in charge
Many stupid policy will be forth coming.
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Yes, America has become a country of managers. Everybody aspires to be a manager, that is where the big bucks are.
Eeeeverybody wants to be boss without knowing much else to do but to attend meetings, put together powerpoints, use self important "professional" language, and tell other people to "do your job".

What is the most popular major in college in the US? Business Management and Administration.
What is the most popular major in Chinese universities? Engineering

I read a criticism of NASA years ago saying that it had gone from being an engineering focused organization to a management focused one.
It figures :rolleyes:

Same could be said of Boeing, and countless others.

But..... I digress, off topic. I just had to agree with Seedy Character's post (I like that name)
 
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The classic Beretta 81 series is on its last legs. No longer listed on the US webpage, still on the Italian one. Imported in small numbers, and the MSRP is in the stratosphere. I admire the fact that it's been able to hang on as long as it has, in the era of injection molded plastic pistols.
 
I think S&W SD9VE's days are numbered. I have SD9 with Apex trigger components and is great gun, but I dont see S&W selling a ton of them.
 
TruthTellers said:
Actually, I decided to ask them on the Northeast Shooter's forum as most of the people there are in Massachusetts and they've been living with magazine capacity restrictions since the beginning and the resounding reply was...

everything. There is no caliber that they are carrying that held a sizeable plurality.
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Lol, which guns will be discontinued? I think those poor folks in Mass. got it right. The bean counters might not even have a job at the end of the next three years.
 
One wonders how long a Thread is allowed to continue on this forum. Even counting the odd highjack posts, this Thread ran out of new/useful information about 3 pages back.

Of course if you are looking for new highs in "snark" this Thread has it all. Oops, there I go snarking again my own self.
 
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