Recent content by Hardy

Us poor, trodden-on (RKBA-wise at least..) Australians don't have as much of the exposure to guns to develop a true love for them, I think. I went through the whole rigmarole of getting my handgun licence (10 sessions of training, 6+1 month waiting period after getting your licence, $400/year...

That's a great finish C&L, quite stunning. Australia does have a 10-round max magazine capacity restriction. I'm pretty much convinced on the STI Trojan in 9mm, a nice mix of price and out of the box performance. The only thing pushing me towards the Springfield is the nicer looking slide...

Thanks for the welcome. (and the quick reply!) I'm straying towards the STI Trojan. There seem to be a lot of positive reviews around about it and it is available in 9mm as well as .38. Sadly Australian law only allows handguns for target shooting, not even mild hunting, so I'm not so worried...

I'm an member from Australia and was wondering what people's experiences were with 1911 models in 9mm and/or 38 Super? We've got some particularly stringent laws down here which limit us to 9mm/.38 rather than the .45 I would much prefer the gun in. I'm a pretty junior shooter and would be...