What do you own?

[cliobogger]

I think I'd hire a dive team to get my guns out of the bottom the next day. So worth it.

[mitchntx]

 

 

Picked this up yesterday at a gun show.

 

Looks like prices are beginning to return to "normal".

[LawmanSS]

Nice MK25!

[MikeNH]

X2! Hard to go wrong with Sig.

[LawmanSS]

I added Sig factory dark earth grips to mine:

[mitchntx]

I can assure you that the MK25 is a LOT better pistol as a SA. DA really does suck.

 

But ...

 

Would a round chambered and the hammer de-cocked (like the 226) be just as safe as a chambered round with a safety engaged (like on a 1911)?

[MikeNH]

I can assure you that the MK25 is a LOT better pistol as a SA. DA really does suck.

 

But ...

 

Would a round chambered and the hammer de-cocked (like the 226) be just as safe as a chambered round with a safety engaged (like on a 1911)?

 

Yes. There is a firing pin block similar to a Series 80 1911. The MK25 is just a improved P226, there aren't any operational differences. Almost all Sigs use the DA/SA trigger and I've yet to shoot a better DA/SA pistol than a Sig.

[mitchntx]

Kilo, that DE grip looks awesome! Is it a carry gun or a weekend shooter?

 

Thanks for the info. Mike. I'm no expert and learn something new all the time. Its great to pick the minds of other users.

 

 

On an unrelated note ...

 

Impulse buy of the week ...

 

 

God endowed me with lobster claws. So I didn't like the Shield because the grip was too narrow and too skinny. After 2 or 3 rounds it would walk in my palm making me stop and reset my grip. It was like holding a skinny deck of cards. I installed a Hogue sleeve and it helped, but in the end, I passed it on to some one else.

 

A friend let me run a few rounds through his XDs45. It was a great gun and felt great in my hands. But the reality of it was all that umph just made it a little hard to quickly empty a mag in a panic situation and stay on target. I mean isn't that the reason for an EDC weapon? Or is it to make "look at me" posts on the internet?

 

So I waited for the 9mm version. Seen a few in the $700 - $800 range ... pass.

 

Went to a local, small gun show and guess what I found!

 

The XDs9 has a much bigger grip ... a tad bit thicker than the Shield and much wider. Much easier to grip. 7 rounds went by amazingly fast ... Need more than the supplied two. I ordered a couple 9 rounders.

 

I ran ~50 rounds of 115g FMJ and never once did it hiccup. Target picture was easy to acquire and maintain. And getting back on target after firing a round was very easy.

 

At 10 yards I was able to group two full mags (14 rounds) in a 6" circle.

 

Trigger was very XDm-ish.

 

The only negatives I can come up with is that the slide kept rubbing on the Webb g of my hand between my thumb and fore finger. I didn't get bit, but there is a red spot where it rubbed it.

 

Second is I had difficulty dropping a spent mag. My grip draped below the bottom of the guns grip and kept gravity from doing its job. I had to release my shooting grip in order to replenish the guns appetite. The 9 round mags come with an extension. I'm thinking that extra inch will make all the difference.

 

For me, the Sig938 for me is a much better EDC platform. But I also like 1911s ... all of them.

This a great gun and at $500 price point is a great option. Unlike the Shield, I don't have buyers remorse on the XDs.

[LawmanSS]

Thanks!

 

My Mk25 is just a weekend/"wanted to have it" piece. I carry a P229 on duty and a Glock 27 off duty.

 

Add a Short Reset Trigger (SRT) to your Sig DA/SA and you'll really be happy.

[wurgs]

Sold my 1938 Mosin to my younger brother but picked up Savage model 16 FCSS in 300 wsm with a Bushnell Elite 4200 4-16x50 scope on it.

[diggerdan11]

Hand Guns:

Glock G19 9mm

Ruger LC380

Walther P22

 

Rifles:

Remington 750 30-06

Ruger 10/22

 

Shotguns:

Beretta 682

Beretta 303

Remington 11-87

Remington 870 Home Defense

Remington 870 Express (20ga)

Remington 870 Wingmaster

 

I have been shooting competitive clay targets since i was 8 so I stared our with the 20ga 870 then moved to the 11-87, then on to the Beretta 303, and my current competition gun is the Beretta 682, which I have been thinking about selling.

[hollis092]

For all the Shield owners: http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Category4_750001_750051_791654_-1_757978_757978_image

[crushNchowda]

S&W bodyguard 380

S&W model 910 9mm full size AL stock Stainless barrel

S&W M&P 40c

S&W 1911

 

Notice a trend

[brantjs]

It was my birthday Friday and I had $143 credit at bass pro shops and Remington has a $30 rebate going....so I have an 870 express tactical on order. Should be in either tomorrow or the beginning of next week.

[TJay74]

Here is my current setup:

 

Handguns:

Para-Ordnance PT10-45

S&W MP40c

S&W Shield 40

Walther P22 (for the wife)

 

Long guns:

Savage 10FP setup as a tactical rifle

DPMS LR-308

S&W MP15

Double Star AR-15

S&W MP-22

Remington 870 Tactical Express

Benelli Nova pump

Tristar Raptor

 

Next up I am on the hunt for a Springfield M1A SOCOM as my next rifle.