I don't know why I do it, I can't explain it, it just happens. I get to thinking and what I believed was adequate and effective just goes out the window and I decide that I need to make some changes.
Okay, here's the deal, I had two Glock 19's, a Springfield-Armory G.I. 1911 and a Glock 21. I shot the G19's well, the 1911 ok and the G21........just plain love it.
I got to thinking about the crime around here and reading about shootings and thought "man, why 9mm when I could have .40s&w in the exact same sized gun?"
The 1911? Shoots fine, it is heavy and the grip safety digs into the web of my hand after several boxes and starts to blister up. It is not as natural for me to shoot as my G21 is. I don't normally carry the G21, it is mainly the house gun now that the G19's are gone on consignment at Range USA (asking prices not negotiable BTW, I'm already giving them away).
I guess what started the re-structuring was when we went to the theater one night during the weekend, the parking lot was dark and there weren't many cars there. My wife asked me if I was going to take the G19 with me into the theater. I said no, it's too big, then she went on about why I have a CCW but never carry it with me and just leave it in the vehicle. She recommended that I get something even smaller that I could take with me everywhere and not worry about getting made.
That's when I started shopping around for at least a 9mm caliber pocket gun and have discovered the new Kel-Tec PF-9 that hasn't even been released yet. But it's still 9mm, not that 9mm can't do the right job with the proper ammo, but it's not a "bigger" caliber.
It just came to me that it seems that the 9mm requires +P ammo to achieve the same stopping power of standard pressure .40s&w loads, why do that?
So I've considered Kahrs also, being they're in .40s&w, but I've seen where they've had their share of reliability issues. I prefer their standard size all-steel versions, but their too heavy to deeply conceal or keep in a pocket.
So after the re-structuring, I will still have the G21, a G23 and a even smaller pistol for CCW, Kel-Tec PF-9 or Kahr of some sort or something else similar in size if anybody knows of others to consider.
Oh, and as a side note, the cash left over after selling the G19's and 1911 and buying an G23 and pocket gun is going towards my dream rifle.....an M1A
Okay, here's the deal, I had two Glock 19's, a Springfield-Armory G.I. 1911 and a Glock 21. I shot the G19's well, the 1911 ok and the G21........just plain love it.
I got to thinking about the crime around here and reading about shootings and thought "man, why 9mm when I could have .40s&w in the exact same sized gun?"
The 1911? Shoots fine, it is heavy and the grip safety digs into the web of my hand after several boxes and starts to blister up. It is not as natural for me to shoot as my G21 is. I don't normally carry the G21, it is mainly the house gun now that the G19's are gone on consignment at Range USA (asking prices not negotiable BTW, I'm already giving them away).
I guess what started the re-structuring was when we went to the theater one night during the weekend, the parking lot was dark and there weren't many cars there. My wife asked me if I was going to take the G19 with me into the theater. I said no, it's too big, then she went on about why I have a CCW but never carry it with me and just leave it in the vehicle. She recommended that I get something even smaller that I could take with me everywhere and not worry about getting made.
That's when I started shopping around for at least a 9mm caliber pocket gun and have discovered the new Kel-Tec PF-9 that hasn't even been released yet. But it's still 9mm, not that 9mm can't do the right job with the proper ammo, but it's not a "bigger" caliber.
It just came to me that it seems that the 9mm requires +P ammo to achieve the same stopping power of standard pressure .40s&w loads, why do that?
So I've considered Kahrs also, being they're in .40s&w, but I've seen where they've had their share of reliability issues. I prefer their standard size all-steel versions, but their too heavy to deeply conceal or keep in a pocket.
So after the re-structuring, I will still have the G21, a G23 and a even smaller pistol for CCW, Kel-Tec PF-9 or Kahr of some sort or something else similar in size if anybody knows of others to consider.
Oh, and as a side note, the cash left over after selling the G19's and 1911 and buying an G23 and pocket gun is going towards my dream rifle.....an M1A