Happiness is a new gun 2

[BirdsThaWord]

dao, I was sitting there tonight staring at the pic of your 2 occifers for a bit. You know I want the Colt in a bad way, so I went to GB to window shop those. Maybe you saw this one. May not be to your taste, or anyone else’s, but it is SOOOO me. (I might have have been a Mezican gangster in my past life). Wish I had more hands, more money, more time. I’d make something like that. Drool! Love how they bead blasted the top of the slide and comp. Contrasts with the polish and makes the comp flow into the slide like it was meant to be. Dig the checkered msh/magwell!
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[dao]

THAT my friend is a beautiful gun. I'm not much into compensators (or longish guns), but beauty is beauty, in whatever form it comes in. I'd never carry something like that, but I'd be happy to own it, and would surely fondle it enough to concern my wife

[Bawanna]

I'll take one. I've always wanted a long slide model. Not great to carry but cool to look at and I'd probably find a way.

[Barth]

I'll take one. I've always wanted a long slide model. Not great to carry but cool to look at and I'd probably find a way.

I had an itch for a 45 Long Slide myself.
Being an Hk guy though this is what I bought.
Do have a holster for it, but never even tried to carry the monster ...
It's a double stack 12+1 BTW.

[Bawanna]

I have a double stack Para Ordnance LDA. Carried it a lot long ago. Carries just as well as a 5'' 1911. Don't know why I don't carry it more often. Holds 13 in the mag (45's). I do prefer the commander size, for some reason as a full time sitter that 1/2'' or so difference makes all the difference. Many don't like the Para LDA trigger. I really liked it myself. Officers and others usually went ick soon as they tried it. Somewhat similar to a Kahr, kind of a cross between a 1911 and a Kahr.

[kenemoore]

New to me CZ 97B. Been wanting one for awhile. Have not received it yet, but it's on the way. I don't think they ever caught on, so CZ discontinued them. This one is a SA only.

Anyone know if a SP01 holster will work with it?

[Barth]

I have a double stack Para Ordnance LDA. Carried it a lot long ago. Carries just as well as a 5'' 1911. Don't know why I don't carry it more often. Holds 13 in the mag (45's). I do prefer the commander size, for some reason as a full time sitter that 1/2'' or so difference makes all the difference. Many don't like the Para LDA trigger. I really liked it myself. Officers and others usually went ick soon as they tried it. Somewhat similar to a Kahr, kind of a cross between a 1911 and a Kahr.

I'm aware of the gun and wanted one for some time.
They seem to be kind of rare right?
Never could find one so when I came across the HK Long Slide for $1000 I jumped.

As for daily carry I've tried a wide variety of sizes and weights of semi-autos and revolvers.
And tried to carry in a variety of ways.
After years of experimentation I've pretty much settled on a double stack sub-compact with a flush mag.
Carried OWB, cross-draw, with twin flush mag reloads (currently a HK VP9SK).

Driving/Sitting I'm completely comfortable and have easy access to draw
It's the perfect size for me.
Even with a slightly extended mag in the gun or even in re-loads.
I can feel the difference and it's clearly less concealable.

My P2000 has a 3.66" barrel.
And it presses into my thigh when seated.
The VP9SK 3.39" barrel makes all the difference in the world
For me size does matter.
And the VP9SK/P2000SK/P30SK guns are the sweet spot.
Obviously my Kahr MK40 Elite disappears on a belt too

[JohnR]

I tried to be good, but it’s not working out. I suddenly got a hankerin’ for a Ruger SP101 in .327 Magnum. 6-rounder, to go with my .22 SP101. I wish the 4” didn’t have the giant fiber optic front site. The 3” looks perfect, though. I have dies and brass. And a cooler head may prevail…

[Barth]

I tried to be good, but it’s not working out. I suddenly got a hankerin’ for a Ruger SP101 in .327 Magnum. 6-rounder, to go with my .22 SP101. I wish the 4” didn’t have the giant fiber optic front site. The 3” looks perfect, though. I have dies and brass. And a cooler head may prevail…

For a carry revolver, the 3" barreled guns are the sweet spot.
My S&W M65-3 3" Heavy Barrel is my Carry Revolver
Good luck on the cooler head thingy, that's never worked for me LOL!

[Bawanna]

We have the 22 SP101 for the wife. I'm not nuts about the trigger. Need to do more with the spring thing. Always intended to get the 357 and shoot 38's for her but they are a bit heavy. Ended up with a Smith 638. Not thrilled with the trigger on it either but she likes it. I offered her my Colt Cobra, holds 6 and has a much nicer trigger but she wanted to stay with the Smith. Didn't mind, the Colt was my first ever new pistol. Long long ago and still mint even though it got carried for years.