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GardoneVT
02-15-2017, 11:58 AM
I'll start with my own carry piece.

There's only one rule: if you didnt carry it,don't post it. All careworn arms here will have honest wear.;)
http://i.imgur.com/giXfq8d.jpg

Luke
02-15-2017, 12:07 PM
One is none two is one. If you were a serious carry person you would properly vet your carry piece and then leave it alone. Now your practice gun may have a lot of wear, but your rules don't allow that one.

GardoneVT
02-15-2017, 12:13 PM
One is none two is one. If you were a serious carry person you would properly vet your carry piece and then leave it alone. Now your practice gun may have a lot of wear, but your rules don't allow that one.

That is not my practice Beretta.
Please see the latest post on my training journal for more info.

JAD
02-15-2017, 12:14 PM
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Sigfan26
02-15-2017, 01:14 PM
I'll have to snap a pic of my old set up (boss gave me a new slide for it about a month ago because mine looked so beat to hell)


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ragnar_d
02-15-2017, 03:02 PM
My EDC G19/X300.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170215/c1819ff6a1c47f8d7d04f04aa8619fa8.jpg



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BehindBlueI's
02-15-2017, 03:26 PM
If you were a serious carry person you would properly vet your carry piece and then leave it alone.

Wouldn't you carry it?

voodoo_man
02-15-2017, 03:32 PM
My old gen4

http://i.imgur.com/y62l9zN.jpg

Robinson
02-15-2017, 05:02 PM
One is none two is one. If you were a serious carry person you would properly vet your carry piece and then leave it alone. Now your practice gun may have a lot of wear, but your rules don't allow that one.

Is this a serious post?

Guns that get carried a lot sometimes also have a worn finish (not always). Practice guns can look new on the outside after a cleaning. Sometimes guns are rotated between carry and practice. I always vet my carry gun, and while it is my carry gun it doesn't get shot as much as a practice gun -- but it does get shot sometimes. And I would feel just fine carrying my practice gun if need be. I must not be serious about it. Or something.

breakingtime91
02-15-2017, 05:34 PM
Is this a serious post?

Guns that get carried a lot sometimes also have a worn finish (not always). Practice guns can look new on the outside after a cleaning. Sometimes guns are rotated between carry and practice. I always vet my carry gun, and while it is my carry gun it doesn't get shot as much as a practice gun -- but it does get shot sometimes. And I would feel just fine carrying my practice gun if need be. I must not be serious about it. Or something.

Nope Luke said your not. In all seriousness I usually do 1000 fmj and 300 of my carry load through a new carry gun and besides rotating carry ammo or checking function, it doesn't get shot much.

Nephrology
02-15-2017, 06:31 PM
Not gonna participate in this debate but here's a picture of the Glock 19 I carried from 2010 until about 9 months ago. Retired it for a 4th gen of the same.

http://i.imgur.com/Ytk9qZl.jpg

GardoneVT
02-15-2017, 06:59 PM
For clarification: I've mentioned elsewhere that my training gun is a Wilson Combat modified Beretta. I ordered a set of WC G10 grips with that pistol that I later swapped to my carry M9.

So it appears he saw the WC logo on the grips of my carry Beretta and assumed THiS was the gun I sent down for custom work,hence the comment about "seriousness" and "practice guns".

Let there be no further digression on that subject,and keep the cool pics coming.

Win94ae
02-15-2017, 07:49 PM
...and keep the cool pics coming.

Unfortunately, I cannot comply. ;)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v39/justgoto/Gun4/Derringer640_zps3ksncnge.jpg

That is the gun I've carried the most.

CS Tactical
02-15-2017, 08:11 PM
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Matt O
02-15-2017, 10:43 PM
Nope Luke said your not. In all seriousness I usually do 1000 fmj and 300 of my carry load through a new carry gun and besides rotating carry ammo or checking function, it doesn't get shot much.

Pretty much this. My practice gun looks worn, cause it gets used. My carry gun attracts dust and fuzz, not so much wear.

Edited to attempt to contribute in spirit and not further thread drift.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170216/4f1994d2b76511e6990d6c55b91e9af6.jpg

octagon
02-16-2017, 03:51 PM
Here is my daily companion for the last 26 years.

13997

13997

theJanitor
02-16-2017, 04:08 PM
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/grandprixboy/3B6BC470-F743-4E0A-BFA5-3A8069C4569B.png.jpeg (http://s60.photobucket.com/user/grandprixboy/media/3B6BC470-F743-4E0A-BFA5-3A8069C4569B.png.jpeg.html)

yes, that's some of my flesh stuck in the checkering

GardoneVT
02-16-2017, 07:45 PM
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/grandprixboy/3B6BC470-F743-4E0A-BFA5-3A8069C4569B.png.jpeg (http://s60.photobucket.com/user/grandprixboy/media/3B6BC470-F743-4E0A-BFA5-3A8069C4569B.png.jpeg.html)

yes, that's some of my flesh stuck in the checkering

Surely your ghost posted that,because carrying a gun like that means you got kilt in the streetz.

;)

45dotACP
02-16-2017, 10:02 PM
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/grandprixboy/3B6BC470-F743-4E0A-BFA5-3A8069C4569B.png.jpeg (http://s60.photobucket.com/user/grandprixboy/media/3B6BC470-F743-4E0A-BFA5-3A8069C4569B.png.jpeg.html)

yes, that's some of my flesh stuck in the checkering
Er. Mah. Gerd.

Badass.

Pit
02-16-2017, 10:13 PM
This was my duty weapon from 1994 to my 1st retirement 2008. Sent her back to Wilson for a complete face lift. Sometimes I wish I had left her alone. In the process of putting some wear on her again. Wilson CQB as my back up / kit weapon in my SRT call out bag.

El Cid
02-16-2017, 10:16 PM
G19 Gen 4.

http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz209/El_CidAF_ResQ/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender_zpstxplpkcg.jpg

JAD
02-16-2017, 11:05 PM
yes, that's some of my flesh stuck in the checkering

It's a shame you just can't outclass people to death.

theJanitor
02-17-2017, 02:23 AM
This was my duty weapon from 1994 to my 1st retirement 2008. Sent her back to Wilson for a complete face lift. Sometimes I wish I had left her alone. In the process of putting some wear on her again. Wilson CQB as my back up / kit weapon in my SRT call out bag.

We need more pics and details of this beauty

camsdaddy
02-17-2017, 09:13 AM
Always cool to see a gun with honest wear from carry.

pistolwrench
02-17-2017, 12:08 PM
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z228/pistolwrench19/2017COMM9MM/3w.jpg~original

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z228/pistolwrench19/2017COMM9MM/4w.jpg~original

Malamute
02-17-2017, 12:51 PM
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CS Tactical
02-17-2017, 12:59 PM
13976

I've been carrying the above Gen 4 G19 since 2012 in either a TT Gunleather, JMCK or DSG rig and the finish on this particular gun is resistant to wear. Now my backup to this gun made in 2014 has more scratches and wear on it yet has only been in and out of a holster 1/1000 times to my primary.

theJanitor
02-17-2017, 01:15 PM
The beat up rig that my colt rode in for probably 15 years. Sam Andrews McDaniel II

http://i.imgur.com/w5RDnZM.jpg

MistWolf
02-17-2017, 02:42 PM
Stainless steel Colt Gold Cup Commander I've owned since I bought it new in the 90s in it's Bianchi rig.

I call it "The Colonel"

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0251-Copy_zpscae3c7f6.jpg

I also refer to it as my "American Express Card" as in "Don't Leave Home Without It"

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0255-Copy_zpsf9164402.jpg

Over the decades, it's been everywhere with me, from West Coast to East Coast, up and down the Left Coast and several states in between. It has many miles riding in it's holster on my hip, locked in the trunk, or all too often, concealed under the front seat. It's been my constant companion on many hikes into remote wilderness areas.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0024.jpg

It's had several thousand rounds through it without a hiccup. The day I picked it up, I stopped at the local indoor range and ran 500 rounds through it in an afternoon,before I even got it home. It's always been a joy to shoot and not only is it one of my favorite handguns, but it's an old friend as well

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0260-Copy_zps5721c5b3.jpg

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a secret agent, thwarting evil plots of world domination around the globe

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0016_zps2f31a3eb.jpg

Daily carry duties have mostly been taken over by a Walther PPQ, but I still like to strap on my old companion, The Colonel and remember our past adventures

jeep45238
02-17-2017, 03:11 PM
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s127/jeep45238/Minor%20Gunsmithing/My%20Para%20Ord/3%2025%202010%20wear/DSCN0829.jpg

My 2nd 1911 - bought it looking brand new box stock, and never had a problem out of it. Should have been a mess based off "para" and their "power extractor", but I think it was a good concept from an engineering standpoint.

Sherman A. House DDS
02-17-2017, 05:01 PM
I have cooler guns, but I'm all about that J frame lifestyle, mang.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170217/24969bb8c2440ae4636772a8f9c8bf9b.jpg


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NCmtnman
02-17-2017, 10:34 PM
My old duty P2000. Miss that particular gun...

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170218/0f397013b744c5563256de8351d386bd.jpg


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ReverendMeat
02-18-2017, 12:07 AM
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To be fair, it looked like that when I got it.

HCountyGuy
02-18-2017, 08:06 AM
Old Glock 22 I had when my P229 was at Sig last year. I bought it cheaply in this condition, but it ran great! Honestly shot it far better than most guns.

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MistWolf
02-18-2017, 02:26 PM
Back in the late 80s, I walked into my favorite gunshop owned and operated by a former Navy SEAL named Hans and found he had a beautiful 6" S&W 686 in the display case. The Smith's former owner had bought it new and sent it out to have the trigger and lock professionally slicked up and timed for pin shooting. He'd run about a half box of 38s through it and decided to go a different route and had traded to Hans about an hour before. I talked Hans into letting me have it for $300 out the door and gave all the cash I had in my pocket, which was just short of the agreed purchase price. The following payday, I picked it up and named it "Doc". I don't know why, but she seemed to be a "Doc". Maybe, as it was exactly what I wanted in a 357, it was just what the doctor ordered.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0002_zpsf66d1c5b.jpg

This is another handgun that's not only a favorite, but an old and faithful companion. It too, has many miles riding in a Bianchi holster on my hip, in the trunk and sometimes under the front seat. The original holster was old and stained, but did yeoman duty protecting Doc from many bumps along the way. Unfortunately, the holster was lost in one of the many moves I've made, down through the years. Not to worry, Doc has a brand new Bianchi holster to comfortably ride in.

Doc has served well, defending hearth and home and putting many a tasty cottontail in the pot. Doc has also introduced several folks to the joys of shooting and even inspired one woman to buy a Smith, twin to Doc in every way, except being chambered in 22 LR. For awhile, the routine was to hit the indoor range once a week, shoot between 500 and a thousand rounds, buy replacement bullets, powder and primers and reloading enough rounds for the next trip. I've also run many rounds of hot 357 loads through the Smith, in pursuit of high desert jackrabbits.

Doc is showing some wear and her timing isn't as tight as it once was, after so many rounds and dry firings, but she's still a pistol to ride the river with

TC215
02-18-2017, 03:00 PM
The full-size was my first duty gun. I was issued the compact when I made detective. I was able to buy them both when my department got new guns several years ago. The stainless slide on the compact apparently makes the wear hard to photograph.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/tgarrison/IMG_1522_zpsff7cpdes.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v699/tgarrison/IMG_1523_zps6fa31jdv.jpg

karmapolice
02-18-2017, 04:42 PM
brought to you but Safariland's ALS system.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/723/32977385945_8fca7bbdb4_b.jpg

Nephrology
02-21-2017, 08:58 PM
brought to you but Safariland's ALS system.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/723/32977385945_8fca7bbdb4_b.jpg

What sights are those?

karmapolice
02-21-2017, 09:09 PM
What sights are those?


Dawson's

theJanitor
02-21-2017, 09:20 PM
None of this wear is my doing, but this is now my pistol. Can't tell the difference between the lands and grooves, and this guy was shot. ALOT.

1974 King's Gunworks Colt Government.

http://i.imgur.com/hxVhtUj.jpg?1

Doge
02-21-2017, 10:58 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170222/b74cfe85392082be98f4870cacc046e3.jpg

Carry gun for the last 14 months


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SecondsCount
02-22-2017, 12:42 AM
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tightgroup/g/pistol/hk/p30withgear.jpg

octagon
02-22-2017, 09:42 AM
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tightgroup/g/pistol/hk/p30withgear.jpg

Very nice. What holster,mag pouch and knife is that?

eb07
02-22-2017, 10:28 AM
Here is mine:

My well worn LCR 357 which was my constant companion for a few years:

https://s1.postimg.org/k20q2mkez/LCR.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/k20q2mkez/)

My newer EDC Gen 4 Glock 26 with training scars

https://s1.postimg.org/z9gpmzc9n/G26.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/z9gpmzc9n/)

and of course my 1970 Colt Cobra... second hand carried. Grandad caused most of the wear

https://s1.postimg.org/c5sm0vwqz/COBRA.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/c5sm0vwqz/)

SecondsCount
02-22-2017, 11:17 AM
Very nice. What holster,mag pouch and knife is that?

Holster: Dale Fricke Archangel (missing a loop in that pic)
Mag Carrier: Custom Carry Concepts
Knife: Benchmade Emissary

BN
02-22-2017, 11:28 AM
Malamute had the win right up until The Janitor posted. :)

Eli
02-22-2017, 12:15 PM
I've started carrying this one a bit more here lately.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/tdh020.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/sao3.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/sao2.jpg


This has been my constant companion for the last several years.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/thanksgiving%20edc.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/oedc6.jpg


My previous go-round with 1911s was a Kimber SIS. Really with that I wouldn't have gotten rid of that one.

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/SISPro006.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee95/ceelfi/SISPro020.jpg

farscott
02-22-2017, 01:48 PM
An older Ed Brown Kobra that used to see some holster time.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/farscott/Ed_Brown_Kobra1_zpsmnvjvp1f.jpg (http://s65.photobucket.com/user/farscott/media/Ed_Brown_Kobra1_zpsmnvjvp1f.jpg.html)

A Series '70 Colt that saw a lot of holster time.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/farscott/ColtCombatSpecial2.jpg (http://s65.photobucket.com/user/farscott/media/ColtCombatSpecial2.jpg.html)

Sherman A. House DDS
02-22-2017, 07:32 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170223/7571b4d4d1f326526e16094c05d01c0e.jpg

This is my Glock 19. There are many like it, but this one is mine. Trijicon HD rear with Warren Big Dot front (Trijicon HD front spontaneously aborted one day), Gadget SCD and Magpul PMAG 15. Speer GD's (115 gr).


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Talionis
02-22-2017, 08:25 PM
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A nice old 1918 Colt I've had for a year or two now. I don't shoot it much, but it is extremely accurate for a non-custom 1911, and very reliable for the 1k or so rounds I have through it.

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My carry VP9.

JCS
02-22-2017, 09:23 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170223/db1fb2d89b9e93ecaa0afbd4529b8b7b.jpg
My edc gun and light.


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SecondsCount
02-22-2017, 10:19 PM
My old carry gun, from the early 2000's. It is a pre-series II Custom Target and has been extremely reliable.

Note the missing nut on the rear sight. It fell off about 5K rounds ago and hasn't affected zero at all.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/tightgroup/g/pistol/1911/kimber45.jpg

Hi-Point Aficionado
03-04-2017, 09:19 AM
I shouldn't be allowed near manual settings on the new camera while throwing stuff on the boot box by a window. Or ever, really:

http://i.imgur.com/nGdeINdl.jpg

Duelist
03-04-2017, 09:23 AM
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Mostly holster wear, but it appears to have been dropped, too.

Kind of amazing how good the finish on this aluminum framed gun looks compared to my 642.

SecondsCount
03-12-2017, 10:42 PM
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tightgroup/g/pistol/hk/p30wear.jpg

Got the P30 out yesterday. Still runs like a champ.

JAD
03-13-2017, 05:02 AM
Well done, SC. That thing looks like dog crap; I would automatically assume you're pretty good with it.

taadski
03-13-2017, 01:33 PM
http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/taadski/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_2928_zpsjusqsayu.jpg

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/taadski/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender_zpsyzg4mrig.jpg

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/taadski/Mobile%20Uploads/FullSizeRender_zpsmz9halxk.jpg

Isaac
03-13-2017, 01:37 PM
14762

pistolwrench
03-15-2017, 11:58 PM
While dropping a deuce in the bush:

http://rogersprecision.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/c2.jpg

pistolwrench
03-16-2017, 12:23 AM
If you guys want to see a 1911 operate under harsh conditions, check this out.
The narration is in jest. The gun was not 'lost' for a night.
|It was intentionally frozen in a block of mud and ice.
No, I did NOT approve of this 'test', but I'm tickled it worked!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UaVHAKoFxM&t=25s

JohnK
03-16-2017, 02:54 PM
https://s3.amazonaws.com/tightgroup/g/pistol/hk/p30wear.jpg

Got the P30 out yesterday. Still runs like a champ.

What's the mileage on this... is that your carry gun? I agree with JAD.

SecondsCount
03-16-2017, 09:38 PM
What's the mileage on this... is that your carry gun? I agree with JAD.

It was my main carry gun from 2011 to 2013 when I started trading time with a P2000 LEM. I don't do a good job of keeping a round count but I would estimate 20,000 rounds which I think is probably close because I replaced the TRS once. When I first got it I was averaging 700 rounds a month but have tapered off quite a bit since then. It is a stock V2 LEM and I run clean FAST drills with it in the 6's so not a coin holder but I feel confident in it.

It really looks the way it does because I carried it everywhere, even when working in the yard or on the car, running, dirt biking, camping, etc. One time I cleaned it and found small bits of gravel in the recoil spring area which did not affect function. I have had one malfunction due to a piece of brass or bullet jacket that got lodged in the chamber and wouldn't let the next round feed.

Duelist
03-17-2017, 05:52 PM
14762

Oh, we're going there? I can go there.14916

MistWolf
03-20-2017, 02:46 AM
The PPQ I've been carrying the last few years. This was taken when I first got it and that thousand round case of 9mm is long gone. It still doesn't show much wear. It quickly became one of my favorite pistols. It too, has been a good and faithful travelling companion

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/20120323_1726532.jpg

I forget what pistol this holster was originally made for. Couldn't find any made for the PPQ but this one fit pretty good. I've since switched to a Theis holster made for the PPQ
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0015.jpg

Just a little little PNW rain
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_00072.jpg

It's the first pistol I've felt was worthy to take over from the venerable 1911
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0013.jpg

stinx
03-26-2017, 01:34 PM
My previous duty weapon. Beretta 96G Centurion.40 carried for 10 years till we transitioned to a different platform.

Tamara
03-27-2017, 06:59 AM
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The two-tone M&P was my daily CCW gun from the middle of '11 until the end of '15.

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Wear on the grip safety of the Springer Pro that was my most usual carry gun from '03 to '11.

RevolverRob
03-27-2017, 08:58 PM
My least worn carry gun. I've "retired" everything except this P30 and its twin sibling as the training gun.

Lighting sucks right now, my frame is black not dark brown/bronze. 15133

octagon
03-29-2017, 12:46 PM
Here is my daily companion for the last 26 years.

13997

13997

I called Glock for some info on another gun and inquired about the build date for the G23. The tech looked it up and said it left them 12/91.

11B10
03-30-2017, 05:25 PM
My least worn carry gun. I've "retired" everything except this P30 and its twin sibling as the training gun.

Lighting sucks right now, my frame is black not dark brown/bronze. 15133



RevolverRob, having just bought a P30SK, I'm inclined to ask some pertinent questions. Like...how long have you had it, round count, would you buy another H&K? I must admit that I've drunk some of that H&K Kool Aid and so far, it's pretty damn good stuff.

RevolverRob
03-30-2017, 07:11 PM
RevolverRob, having just bought a P30SK, I'm inclined to ask some pertinent questions. Like...how long have you had it, round count, would you buy another H&K? I must admit that I've drunk some of that H&K Kool Aid and so far, it's pretty damn good stuff.

How long - December of 2016 - So 4-months.

Round count - both guns are used with a couple of thousand through each, prior to my ownership. My round count is 1200 rounds through the training gun and 200 Federal HSTs through the carry gun.

Would I buy another HK? Yes, I intend to buy a P30SK, actually. Both of my guns are V1 LEMs and my SK will be the same.

RE: HK Kool-Aid. These are my first two HKs to own. I have over the years probably shot every HK handgun model made, except the VP70. And for the most part, I never understood the Kool-Aid drinking, before. But now? I'd say I've started to change my mind about HKs. Back in the day (a Wednesday for reference), I was big into 1911s and never could figure out why I'd want an HK over my 1911. Then I sold all the 1911s to pay for my wife's grad school and switched to DA revolvers for shooting and carrying for nearly 10-years.

Eventually, I adopted an approach to only carry guns that are in-production AND to switch over to a single caliber (9mm) for logistical purposes. My initial thought was Glock. But I've been spoiled by shooting and carrying 1911s and DA revolvers which tend to have high(er) mechanical accuracy that I can use. And the Glocks I've had and shot never gave me the accuracy I desired. Between a desire for accuracy, a trigger system that functions like something I am comfortable with (DA revolver trigers) - HK LEMs are about the only solution.

-R

11B10
03-30-2017, 07:41 PM
How long - December of 2016 - So 4-months.

Round count - both guns are used with a couple of thousand through each, prior to my ownership. My round count is 1200 rounds through the training gun and 200 Federal HSTs through the carry gun.

Would I buy another HK? Yes, I intend to buy a P30SK, actually. Both of my guns are V1 LEMs and my SK will be the same.

RE: HK Kool-Aid. These are my first two HKs to own. I have over the years probably shot every HK handgun model made, except the VP70. And for the most part, I never understood the Kool-Aid drinking, before. But now? I'd say I've started to change my mind about HKs. Back in the day (a Wednesday for reference), I was big into 1911s and never could figure out why I'd want an HK over my 1911. Then I sold all the 1911s to pay for my wife's grad school and switched to DA revolvers for shooting and carrying for nearly 10-years.

Eventually, I adopted an approach to only carry guns that are in-production AND to switch over to a single caliber (9mm) for logistical purposes. My initial thought was Glock. But I've been spoiled by shooting and carrying 1911s and DA revolvers which tend to have high(er) mechanical accuracy that I can use. And the Glocks I've had and shot never gave me the accuracy I desired. Between a desire for accuracy, a trigger system that functions like something I am comfortable with (DA revolver trigers) - HK LEMs are about the only solution.

-R


Thanks for the quick answer! I gotta be the king of thread drift on pf, so I'll try to be brief. I never understood the H&K thing until I really tried one. Is it over engineered? Oh hell yeah! Do I absolutely love it? A bigger hell yeah. Even with my limited shooting (compared to most here), I've never felt a firearm perform - out of the box - like this. I too, have the V1-LEM trigger system - cannot believe how well it suits me. There ain't one thing I'd change on this pistol.

RJ
03-30-2017, 09:49 PM
...There ain't one thing I'd change on this pistol.

I wish it had a grip just long enough to hold a 13 round USPc magazine. :cool:


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RevolverRob
03-31-2017, 12:13 AM
I wish it had a grip just long enough to hold a 13 round USPc magazine. :cool:

Just get a USPc? ;)

For whatever it is worth (not much, honestly). When I cruise through this thread and see polymer guns that aren't HKs...I assume one of two things 1) The individual carrying the non-HK plastic gun is forced to by Agency requirements. 2) The individual carrying the non-HK plastic gun is unaware that HK plastic guns are superior in every facet.

For everyone carrying a metal-framed gun...well, I can tell that those folks "get it".

breakingtime91
03-31-2017, 08:03 AM
Starting to think the hk coolaid has a hold of some people... like badly :p

RJ
03-31-2017, 08:19 AM
Just get a USPc? ;)



Except for the stubby mag release and blocky Grip, I probably would. :cool:


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11B10
03-31-2017, 11:26 AM
Starting to think the hk coolaid has a hold of some people... like badly :p



I'm in it for the duration. I'm never gonna have a better firearm.

SecondsCount
03-31-2017, 10:37 PM
Starting to think the hk coolaid has a hold of some people... like badly :p

It's spelled hkoolaid, the h is silent ;)

JAD
04-01-2017, 05:26 PM
But deadly

El Cid
04-01-2017, 05:42 PM
Just get a USPc? ;)

For whatever it is worth (not much, honestly). When I cruise through this thread and see polymer guns that aren't HKs...I assume one of two things 1) The individual carrying the non-HK plastic gun is forced to by Agency requirements. 2) The individual carrying the non-HK plastic gun is unaware that HK plastic guns are superior in every facet.

For everyone carrying a metal-framed gun...well, I can tell that those folks "get it".

Hmm. Seems your April Fools joke was a day early. ;)

Adam
04-01-2017, 06:22 PM
http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z228/pistolwrench19/2017COMM9MM/3w.jpg~original

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z228/pistolwrench19/2017COMM9MM/4w.jpg~original

Man I dig that. I want a blue Les Baer TR Special and a leather holster just for the purpose of wearing the bluing off. :D


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Malamute, I've been fapping to that model 29 all over the internet for a long time. Didn't know you were on pistol forum until I saw this familiar blaster. Fap fap fap fap...

Lost River
04-02-2017, 02:24 PM
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/KimberLside_zpseq3dpfnw.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/KimberLside_zpseq3dpfnw.jpg.html)


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/KimberRside_zpsftnhivp6.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/KimberRside_zpsftnhivp6.jpg.html)



http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/KimberMagwell_zpswtg7gzfb.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/KimberMagwell_zpswtg7gzfb.jpg.html)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/KimberBreechFace_zpssd9xvgli.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/KimberBreechFace_zpssd9xvgli.jpg.html)


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/KimberSlideBF_zpsuxsdszsv.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/KimberSlideBF_zpsuxsdszsv.jpg.html)

45dotACP
04-02-2017, 07:11 PM
Cue the "Kimbers are junk" choir in 3...2...1....

Seriously good looking pistol though.

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Lost River
04-02-2017, 07:51 PM
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/FullSizeRender%206_zpsqt4pzlgy.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/FullSizeRender%206_zpsqt4pzlgy.jpg.html)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/FullSizeRender%207_zpsfbszeob5.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/FullSizeRender%207_zpsfbszeob5.jpg.html)

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/FullSizeRender%208_zps8pbrljch.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/FullSizeRender%208_zps8pbrljch.jpg.html)

Lost River
04-02-2017, 08:43 PM
Cue the "Kimbers are junk" choir in 3...2...1....

Seriously good looking pistol though.

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I understand that they have had some QC issues during certain time periods, but the early ones were a smoking good deal, and at the time changed the status quo about what you could expect from a factory gun. After Kimber started taking a good chunk of the market, Colt, Springfield and others had to step up and change.

This particular Kimber is an early one that I have had since new, and it has been an outstanding gun that is much like the Energizer Bunny.

I have had a couple others that were also solid guns, but I never warmed up to their "Commander" version with the coned barrel, and paper clip takedown method. That said, while it has nowhere even close to the round count of the one I posted, it was very reliable for the few K I ran through it.

I would take an early,unmodified, Pre II series full size Kimber without hesitation.

All that said, I am a Colt guy at heart!


http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b109/IV_Troop/Handguns/Colt70Series_zpseuyoqsbs.jpg (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/IV_Troop/media/Handguns/Colt70Series_zpseuyoqsbs.jpg.html)

45dotACP
04-02-2017, 09:49 PM
Mine can't rightly be called a carry gun anymore now that I'm shooting and carrying a production heater...But the minor wear on this gun is all honest, given the fact that I was the one who made it.

I think maybe 25k or 30K have been down the pipe with the same extractor, fire control parts, barrel, guide rod, slide stop etc. Just spring changes. Malfunctions occured while she was teething. She's a good deal older now.

I prefer the 1911s I make, and this gun was the reason for that. Sure, I can't send her to the factory when the frame, slide or barrel cracks, but I can definitely repair her. She is the one gun I'll never sell and will likely have placed on my longboat when they set it ablaze and push me into the sea.

This gun means something to me. That isn't because she's pretty...Because she's not...It's because of reasons.

It was some years ago. Ammo was tough to come by, but I didn't shoot enough to know or care and I thought I was hot shit regardless.

Welllll, my fiancee left me....

Turns out the ring I got her was worth enough to get some high quality parts for a 1911, which I'd never even field stripped before. So I got the parts, started looking around the internet and quickly realized it was not a Lego set. I decided to do my research and proceed regardless.

It was a process involving a great deal of introspection...Nights alone in the workshop with parts that didn't fit, a hammer, and feeling like I wanted to break shit for not making any goddamn sense. But gradually, I tempered myself...Learned that ten swipes of the file beats thirty blows from the hammer and that if you want something to work, you can get far with a light touch, a clear head, and the right tools.

I started trying to learn how to do her justice by learning to shoot better, trying USPSA, finding that I sucked and looked up a single phrase on Google:

Pistol Training.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170403/e200af751be720276bcef0d6adb81940.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170403/e099bab1adbf6d25804ff857763acf61.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170403/6ecd88027e2a0b2bc7531b861d8de15f.jpg

Duelist
04-02-2017, 10:02 PM
15311

She's been on here before. I just like how she looks with some powder and heat applied to the end of that stainless muzzle.

ReverendMeat
04-23-2017, 02:04 PM
New grips, hopefully distract from all the dings and scratches

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MisterHelix
04-23-2017, 03:38 PM
http://i1121.photobucket.com/albums/l506/dubhelix556/Mobile%20Uploads/B3BA2AA6-CA40-4DB1-9472-8F211EB9A935.jpg (http://s1121.photobucket.com/user/dubhelix556/media/Mobile%20Uploads/B3BA2AA6-CA40-4DB1-9472-8F211EB9A935.jpg.html)

Colt191145lover
04-23-2017, 11:01 PM
[QUOTE=ReverendMeat;593759]New grips, hopefully distract from all the dings and scratches.

What brand of grips and pattern are those?

ReverendMeat
04-23-2017, 11:29 PM
What brand of grips and pattern are those?

Right here: https://www.amazon.com/Beretta-Super-Grips-Texture-Brand/dp/B01ASWYLEU/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1493007973&sr=8-15&keywords=beretta%2Bgrips&th=1

I like the texture. Functional but not nearly as aggressive as the VZ golfballs on my 92G. My left hand was hamburger for days after the EL class, but live 'n learn.

Colt191145lover
04-24-2017, 12:03 AM
Yeah I remember you telling my buddy that at class, didn't seem to keep you from shooting well!
Thanks for the info.

11B10
04-24-2017, 08:02 PM
I wish it had a grip just long enough to hold a 13 round USPc magazine. :cool:


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Rich, as time passes, I'm finding it harder to pick between the 10 round flush magazine and the 10 round magazine with the pinky rest, which I was fortunate to get with the new firearm. The "curl" of my little finger feels damn near perfect on the flush magazine. For the first time, I've no desire to swap up for more arrows.

RJ
04-24-2017, 09:34 PM
Rich, as time passes, I'm finding it harder to pick between the 10 round flush magazine and the 10 round magazine with the pinky rest, which I was fortunate to get with the new firearm. The "curl" of my little finger feels damn near perfect on the flush magazine. For the first time, I've no desire to swap up for more arrows.

Very true.

I've been carrying with the 10 round no pinky magazine. It's really weird how well I shoot it; very comfortable.

Say, did yours come with one of the new Gucci HK textured pinky rest extensions? I think they look cool. If I had one of those inserted, I'd be very hard pressed not to say "The name's Bond; James Bond" while holding a high ready. :cool:


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Malamute
04-24-2017, 10:50 PM
Smith 29 with bear poop in my driveway.


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MichaelD
04-25-2017, 12:30 AM
Smith 29 with bear poop in my driveway.


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Seriously gross, dude. Also scary. Nice Model 29!

Irelander
04-25-2017, 09:35 AM
All the bear poop I've seen around here looks a lot like human poop. That don't look like human poop.

Wait...maybe some dude is pooping all through my woods!

In either case a good 44MAG will work fine. :D

11B10
04-25-2017, 06:58 PM
Very true.

I've been carrying with the 10 round no pinky magazine. It's really weird how well I shoot it; very comfortable.

Say, did yours come with one of the new Gucci HK textured pinky rest extensions? I think they look cool. If I had one of those inserted, I'd be very hard pressed not to say "The name's Bond; James Bond" while holding a high ready. :cool:


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Rich, I'm not sure what you mean by "Gucci extension." I did get one "standard" mag and one with a pinky rest. I'd post a great picture I took if I knew how.

RJ
04-25-2017, 07:18 PM
Rich, I'm not sure what you mean by "Gucci extension." I did get one "standard" mag and one with a pinky rest. I'd post a great picture I took if I knew how.

11 - my poor attempt at humor does not always convey. "Gucci" extension in the sense of first rate, high quality matching HK stuff - as opposed to my HK Parts plain vanilla aluminum extension with no texturing at all.

Sorry. :(


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Lester Polfus
04-25-2017, 10:14 PM
All the bear poop I've seen around here looks a lot like human poop. That don't look like human poop.

Wait...maybe some dude is pooping all through my woods!

In either case a good 44MAG will work fine. :D

The consistency of bear poop varies through the year depending on what they are eating. During the height of berry season it seems pretty much like diarrhea with seeds in it.

iWander
04-28-2017, 11:05 PM
The PM9 is my on duty BUG and was the primary EDC until it was recently replaced by an FNS9-C. Factory night sights and well worn.

The S&W is a 1952 Combat Masterpiece. It came to me with a butter smooth action and is still very accurate. I don't carry it often but I love what it can do and it's history.

The G17's slide was given a well deserved cerakoting. It has Dawson sights, a Zev duty trigger and a few frame modifications 😉https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170429/fad41dcaeb875eefd1e3dc570ebcc204.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170429/bac1a49bad8809746bb412b5d64ff0bc.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170429/24ab8f149ba3af4a5b597baa22fae5b2.jpg

ca survivor
05-14-2017, 08:39 AM
The PPQ I've been carrying the last few years. This was taken when I first got it and that thousand round case of 9mm is long gone. It still doesn't show much wear. It quickly became one of my favorite pistols. It too, has been a good and faithful travelling companion

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/20120323_1726532.jpg

I forget what pistol this holster was originally made for. Couldn't find any made for the PPQ but this one fit pretty good. I've since switched to a Theis holster made for the PPQ
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0015.jpg

Just a little little PNW rain
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_00072.jpg

It's the first pistol I've felt was worthy to take over from the venerable 1911
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n289/SgtSongDog/Handguns/DSC_0013.jpg

holster is/was for an S&W MP full size.

Corey
06-04-2017, 09:48 PM
OK, I'll try and keep this thread alive a little longer.

17155

My carry gun from about 1992 until 2011. It was also my training gun and my competition gun during that time. The front strap and mainspring housing were originally stippled, but heavy use and several refinishes left it a little smooth so I put a little grip tape on it. The pistol is the one I used in my first AFHF when I earned my FAST pin. For the record, the pistol has been refinished 5 times over its life. I still shoot it every now and then, but I have no plans to ever refinish it again.

The rest of the gear in the pic was my normal EDC in the 1990's. Galco NSA holster, Galco single mag pouch, Black Talons, an Al Mar knife, and a surefire 6P with a retina searing 60 lumens. That was a serious light back in the day, today it looks a little pathetic.

SeriousStudent
06-05-2017, 07:47 PM
Pathetic is definitely not a word I would use.

They all have character, and are beautiful.

May you continue to carry them in good health, sir.

Corey
06-05-2017, 09:35 PM
Pathetic is definitely not a word I would use.

They all have character, and are beautiful.

May you continue to carry them in good health, sir.

Thank you. The pathetic remark just referred to the light output of the original Surefire 6P. When it hit the market it was so much superior to anything else at the time that it looked really impressive. Compared to the 500-800 lumen lights now available for less than a 6P when they were new, the 6P just doesn't look that great anymore. But it has been a great light for a long time.

DamonL
06-05-2017, 11:10 PM
The best LED upgrade for a 6P is from Malkoff Devices. About 325 lumens.

https://malkoff-devices.myshopify.com/products/m61-mod-to-fit-surefire-and-Malkoff

Corey
06-05-2017, 11:27 PM
The best LED upgrade for a 6P is from Malkoff Devices. About 325 lumens.

https://malkoff-devices.myshopify.com/products/m61-mod-to-fit-surefire-and-Malkoff

Good to know. I have newer lights in the 800 lumen range, but nice to have an option with the 6P. I still use it around the house, but I mostly just have it for nostalgia.

Gun Mutt
06-06-2017, 02:23 PM
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JTQ
06-06-2017, 03:50 PM
The pathetic remark just referred to the light output of the original Surefire 6P. When it hit the market it was so much superior to anything else at the time that it looked really impressive. Compared to the 500-800 lumen lights now available for less than a 6P when they were new, the 6P just doesn't look that great anymore. But it has been a great light for a long time.
60 lumens was a big step up. Personally, I'm not sure I have a use for a light much above 100 lumens, at least for residential indoor use.

I don't know what use I'd have for an 800 lumen light. A back up for the stadium lights when the power goes out at the local high school football game? Runway landing lights? :)

NPV
04-12-2018, 07:19 AM
Not what I would call seriously beat up or worn, but starting to show some wear after 8-9 months of carry/ownership
https://i.imgur.com/uwVQ07R.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hC95TW2.jpg

41magfan
04-12-2018, 09:25 AM
60 lumens was a big step up. Personally, I'm not sure I have a use for a light much above 100 lumens, at least for residential indoor use.

I don't know what use I'd have for an 800 lumen light. A back up for the stadium lights when the power goes out at the local high school football game? Runway landing lights? :)

Yep .... 60 lumens was almost rocket science when that technology was introduced. These days, the light on my key-chain is better than the light I used to conduct traffic stops, clear buildings or do woodland manhunts with back in the day .... with a 6-shot revolver, no less.

I don't know how in the world I survived with such paltry gear ....... ;^)

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/320x240q90/923/Gi3yp1.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/pnGi3yp1j)

newyork
04-12-2018, 09:42 AM
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Willard
04-10-2022, 06:51 AM
Bumping this up. Too good to die. Will post some pics later.

Robinson
04-10-2022, 01:07 PM
This was my carry gun for several years. The best Series 80 trigger I've ever known, thanks to the Colt Custom Shop.

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GearFondler
04-10-2022, 04:12 PM
My 642 that I've ankle or pocket carried for at least 15 years now. Paul Gomez was the original owner and he had the Big Dot custom milled onto it... I aquired it in a 3-way trade with revolvergeek.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220410/de7f308fda614f653ab67e58b2580baf.jpg

Lost River
04-10-2022, 04:16 PM
https://i.imgur.com/T6RPnc5.jpg

1973 Colt LW Commander.

Not really beat up, just starting to show some signs of frequent carry really as compared to some other guns. :cool:

Lost River
04-10-2022, 04:19 PM
My old 442 I received as a gift for graduating an academy 2 plus decades ago has some miles showing on it now.

https://i.imgur.com/Gn1mnjD.jpg?1

4RNR
04-10-2022, 04:28 PM
For over a decade I carried a used, early 00s G19. It was a police gun before I got it. I don't know what finish Glock used back then but it doesn't look like it has been carried

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Clusterfrack
04-10-2022, 04:33 PM
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220410/150d47894f1310edae59b97acbbbcb4f.jpg

blues
04-10-2022, 04:44 PM
The 19 & 26 have some scars on 'em that don't show up well in this photo...

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Lost River
04-10-2022, 04:47 PM
For over a decade I carried a used, early 00s G19. It was a police gun before I got it. I don't know what finish Glock used back then but it doesn't look like it has been carried

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The finish was called Tenifer, which from what I understand was a trade/brand name of their own version of finish. Whatever the specifics (salt bath nitriding, or whatever) it is an exceedingly durable finish and I too have noted that guns imported with that finish showed very little wear. It was an exceptional finish. I have a few Glocks with it and they have held up very well over the years. The frames have smoothed up a bit from handling but the finish continues to protect the metal no matter what the weather or condition they are carried in.

CSW
04-10-2022, 04:55 PM
My EDC Springer RO Elite in 9mm.

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Willard
04-10-2022, 05:08 PM
8726287263

Usual suspects

snow white
04-10-2022, 05:23 PM
87266
87267
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03RN
04-10-2022, 08:25 PM
The finish was called Tenifer, which from what I understand was a trade/brand name of their own version of finish. Whatever the specifics (salt bath nitriding, or whatever) it is an exceedingly durable finish and I too have noted that guns imported with that finish showed very little wear. It was an exceptional finish. I have a few Glocks with it and they have held up very well over the years. The frames have smoothed up a bit from handling but the finish continues to protect the metal no matter what the weather or condition they are carried in.

American Glocks... Not so much. This one came lobstering with me for 10 years.
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03RN
04-10-2022, 08:34 PM
87278
This 66 has seen a lot of rounds and iirc 80% of my daily carry or so for the last 3 years. The kabar hasn't been carried in 17 years but stays in my glove box and helped butcher a few squirrels this year.

breakingtime91
04-10-2022, 10:29 PM
87278
This 66 has seen a lot of rounds and iirc 80% of my daily carry or so for the last 3 years. The kabar hasn't been carried in 17 years but stays in my glove box and helped butcher a few squirrels this year.

Yut. That bayonet gives me certain kind of feelings

eb07
04-11-2022, 07:57 AM
Pretty much the three I carry and train with most nowadays. The snub is a 365 day a year thing regardless of what else I have on.


https://i.postimg.cc/NGdKmK85/IMG-20200127-122950-Medium.jpg

Catshooter
04-11-2022, 11:18 PM
]The finish was called Tenifer,[/B] which from what I understand was a trade/brand name of their own version of finish. Whatever the specifics (salt bath nitriding, or whatever) it is an exceedingly durable finish and I too have noted that guns imported with that finish showed very little wear. It was an exceptional finish. I have a few Glocks with it and they have held up very well over the years. The frames have smoothed up a bit from handling but the finish continues to protect the metal no matter what the weather or condition they are carried in.

Not really. From the very beginning Glock has coated their slides/barrels with Tenifer. It's a case-hardening process that also imparts rust resistance. But on top of that, they usually have applied some sort of blackening finish process that has really varied over the years. The very first Glocks, the P80s, had a very light green application over the Tenifer. But after that it's almost always been some sort of black. Glock has never (so far as I've seen) named the black finishes other than a black oxide. That's the actual finish.

The gen 2s was a very flat, dull black that is tremendously long lived.

Every GAP gun I've ever seen had what some have called the frying pan finish, both gen 3 & 4. It looked like it's name and was very tough but more attractive. It can be found on other models also.

Can you tell I'm a fan boi?

CSW
04-12-2022, 04:33 AM
I've never carried this one, so technically, it's not my carry gun, but it surely has wear.
1982 Sig P6 that I had purchased some time ago,and given to my father. I forgot about it until he gave it back to me.

When I got it back, it got new springs and new sights, and shot to make sure everything functioned.

dogcaller
04-12-2022, 01:49 PM
I've never carried this one, so technically, it's not my carry gun, but it surely has wear.
1982 Sig P6 that I had purchased some time ago,and given to my father. I forgot about it until he gave it back to me.

When I got it back, it got new springs and new sights, and shot to make sure everything functioned.

Does it feed HPs reliably? I remember reading that was the issue with those surpluses P6’s.

CSW
04-12-2022, 01:54 PM
Does it feed HPs reliably? I remember reading that was the issue with those surpluses P6’s.

It does not.
There's a Smith who supposedly has a way to recontour the feed ramp so that it will.
It fed the Critical Defense rounds, and some old pow'r ball well.
It does shoot tho, very accurate across all the 9mm weights.

03RN
04-13-2022, 04:50 PM
87389

Not my EDC anymore but I carry it on my days off and in the woods.

dogcaller
04-14-2022, 09:49 PM
It does not.
There's a Smith who supposedly has a way to recontour the feed ramp so that it will.
It fed the Critical Defense rounds, and some old pow'r ball well.
It does shoot tho, very accurate across all the 9mm weights.

Yeah, that’s what I recall reading back in the day. Too bad…. As time has passed and my priorities have adjusted, I’ve often wondered if the P225 wouldn’t be the just the ticket for someone wanting a single-stack TDA for concealed carry. They are discontinued, and pricier than ever now. Even those P6’s are going for six bills on GB. Glad to hear you’re shoots well.

CSW
04-15-2022, 04:49 AM
Yeah, that’s what I recall reading back in the day. Too bad…. As time has passed and my priorities have adjusted, I’ve often wondered if the P225 wouldn’t be the just the ticket for someone wanting a single-stack TDA for concealed carry. They are discontinued, and pricier than ever now. Even those P6’s are going for six bills on GB. Glad to hear you’re shoots well.

There's always the P225a1 they released a few years ago....but have now discontinued. I'm sure with a bit of searching I could find the company that does the re-profiling of the feed ramp, or a 225 barrel to drop in. For now, a fun range gun.

dogcaller
04-16-2022, 12:18 AM
Here’s one I’ve carried off and on for many years. Early Kimber Classic. Hated the cheap and rust-attracting phosphate finish so I had it painted, back when that was kind of a new thing. Heine Straight-8s have been replaced twice and are dark again. Might replace the front with a FO sight. Short trigger, thin, cheap rubber grips. Runs great.

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P30
04-16-2022, 04:37 AM
Does it feed HPs reliably? I remember reading that was the issue with those surpluses P6’s.

It does not.

When the P6 became police pistol in Germany (late 70s), hollow point bullets were forbidden here. They were forbidden for a long time (at least until the 90s, maybe early 2000s). Meanwhile they are allowed. The P6 was the most frequent police pistol here in the 90s. The biggest user was the police of North Rhine-Westphalia ("Nordrhein-Westfalen"). CSW's is one of them, I see it by the "NW" mark.

PS:
An old school friend of mine is police officer in NW. At a class reunion a few years ago, I talked with him about guns. Now they are issued the Walther P99 DAO. He said, he liked the P6 more.

revchuck38
04-16-2022, 04:47 AM
I've never carried this one, so technically, it's not my carry gun, but it surely has wear.
1982 Sig P6 that I had purchased some time ago,and given to my father. I forgot about it until he gave it back to me.

When I got it back, it got new springs and new sights, and shot to make sure everything functioned.


Does it feed HPs reliably? I remember reading that was the issue with those surpluses P6’s.


It does not.
There's a Smith who supposedly has a way to recontour the feed ramp so that it will.
It fed the Critical Defense rounds, and some old pow'r ball well.
It does shoot tho, very accurate across all the 9mm weights.

I've got one of those with an 11/78 build date on it. I sent it to SIG in NH for their rebuild deal - new pins, springs, and sights for $125, IIRC - and also had the slide refinished, as it really needed it. I put ~150 rounds of 124-grain +P HST through it without a problem. I was going to use it as a carry gun but couldn't get used to the placement of the decocker and slide stop. One of the things that might've helped in feeding the HST was replacing the issued magazine springs with Wolff's extra-power ones.

CSW
04-16-2022, 06:24 AM
I've got one of those with an 11/78 build date on it. I sent it to SIG in NH for their rebuild deal - new pins, springs, and sights for $125, IIRC - and also had the slide refinished, as it really needed it. I put ~150 rounds of 124-grain +P HST through it without a problem. I was going to use it as a carry gun but couldn't get used to the placement of the decocker and slide stop. One of the things that might've helped in feeding the HST was replacing the issued magazine springs with Wolff's extra-power ones.

When I got it back from my father after um-teen years of him having it, I replaced every pin and spring in the handgun, and every mag spring....Thinking that very thought.
Sadly they get hung at the bottom of the ramp, unless it's a defensive round like Pow'r ball, or the Critical Defense with it's conical shape.

I too have issue with the slide stop and de-cocker positions, then add being lefty, and well, it's a bit of a train wreck.

dmiculek
04-19-2022, 08:00 PM
https://i.imgur.com/y5pdAskm.jpg
My old 19-3 served as my duty weapon for 8-9 years (79-87). Saw it's share of both fresh and salt water spray. Surprised it looks as well as it does. I replaced it with a 4506-1


https://i.imgur.com/K2rCTVUm.jpg
Early on (81 or 82), I fitted it with the original version of the Nite-Sights from an ad found in Shotgun News. You had to drill a hole thru your front sight and epoxy a small cylinder of with isotope enclosed. Rear sight came with bar milled in directly under the notch and you had a bar/dot Nite-Site setup which I prefer over later three dot styles. You were supplied a piece of cloth and you were asked to wipe the area around your sight installation and mail it back to them to confirm you had no leakage of the tritium. Night sights and speed loaders and you had cutting edge revolver set up.

HCM
04-19-2022, 08:48 PM
Early on (81 or 82), I fitted it with the original version of the Nite-Sights from an ad found in Shotgun News. You had to drill a hole thru your front sight and epoxy a small cylinder of with isotope enclosed. Rear sight came with bar milled in directly under the notch and you had a bar/dot Nite-Site setup which I prefer over later three dot styles. You were supplied a piece of cloth and you were asked to wipe the area around your sight installation and mail it back to them to confirm you had no leakage of the tritium. Night sights and speed loaders and you had cutting edge revolver set up.

The past truely is another country where the do things very differently.