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Post by StevenJ on Nov 19, 2015 2:35:52 GMT
Just wondering, and to elaborate I love 9mm semi autos. However my niche are double action to single action steel or alloy frame pistols. Was wondering if there were any other fans here. I've owned a few of them and it's my preferred auto pistol setup, especially with double stack autos. Double Single Autos seem to have a love hate relationship. Either people love the added safety of the first long double action short or just whine all day about consistent trigger pull  ! I like having a long double action first shot as my safety, it's less to remember and that long first shot assures me that my chances of accidental discharge when holstering or carrying my firearms are next to zero. Here are a few I own.  Top left is a Beretta 92 FS with steel guide rod and wood grips. Top right is a Ruger P 89 but I sold that unfortunately to pay off a CZ75 Compact that's in following photos. The bottom one is a Smith and Wesson 6906.  And that's my C75 compact, awesome firing gun.  And the C75 and respective target shooting results next to my Smith 6906. I don't own any Sig Sauers at the moment, which are usually looked at the top the King of Double to Single Autos. However I am happy with what I have. |
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 19, 2015 2:49:44 GMT
I think I prefer the DA/SA hammer fired pistol also. My fav pistols are my Sig Sauer TacOps 226 and my CZ 75 SP01.
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Post by StevenJ on Nov 19, 2015 3:06:47 GMT
Just a note, I should of left the 9mm part out of the topic as many like 380acp, 40 sw, and 45 acp. That's cool Sean I like the Sig P229 and P226. I think they are awesome guns, I've seen them in person but never fired one. For the money though I can't justify it even though they are high quality, but maybe in the future I can. I wish the slides didn't ride so high with that top heavy bore axis. I would still love to own one, probably used, some day. I missed that you said you owned a CZ75 Sp01 earlier, that's the full size one with the accessory rail. That gun must have zero recoil and be a tank! Great range gun, a bit heavy for every day carry. Probably a good go to war pistol though. Good choice!
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Post by brotherbanzai on Nov 19, 2015 14:17:54 GMT
I like them a lot, but I'm also fond of striker fired pistols as well as polymer DA/SA guns. I had a Taurus PT92AF for many years (the Beretta clone) with the most gorgeous wood grips I've ever seen. It was a joy to shoot but back when I could only justify having one firearm at a time, I got rid of it as I felt it was overly large and heavy for a double stack 9mm. I've also always wanted one of the old S&W 5906 or similar variants. I think there was a Mexican special forces (maybe, don't remember for certain) version I really wanted to find. My current favorite is the CZ PCR I got from Sean.  Although the grip feels perfect as it is, I'm thinking about making some slimmer panels so I can more easily use it as my CCW. Not Alloy frame but the SA/DA Walther PK380 is fantastic to shoot. So comfortable to shoot with, the grip shape and bare slide along with the paddle magazine release are fantastic.  And his baby brother in .22 is great too.  |
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 19, 2015 18:54:43 GMT
Love that little CZ Jeffery... glad to see its getting the love. Steal framed CZ's are great guns... I had a poly CZ P-07 but I prefer the metal.
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Post by StevenJ on Nov 19, 2015 21:30:48 GMT
Nothing against striker fired combat tubaware but you see threads littered with them all over the internet. Even I shot a Glock and enjoyed it :D. I don't see a lot of love usually for the alloy or steel frame double single type of firearm. It's either 1911s or Glock clones it seems like that are the rage on the interwebz. Jeff I get what you're saying, the PT 92 and Beretta 92 were not meant to be CCW guns obviously. They were designed to be full size service pistols. I have transitioned away from Full Size service pistols into midsized or 'compact' pistols as they can be conceal carried if you were determined without too much effort. I debated over the PCR and the regular compact CZ75 myself a lot but went with the steel framed compact since I never owned an all steel semi auto hand gun before. When did you guys meet by the way? I need to do more get together :D Those Walthers look pretty cool btw.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Nov 23, 2015 14:30:18 GMT
Yeah, back when I bought the Taurus (around 1991) I wasn't getting it for a CCW, I was getting it just to have a handgun in the house and car. Then when I moved on to carry many years later, it was too big. Wish I would have kept it now though.
Sean and I have never actually met in person, but we are both long time members here and I came close to purchasing a house near where he lived and we communicated over that for a while.
Get togethers would be good, I'm thinking of trying to organize one once I've moved to my new location outside of Atlanta.
Is the 6906 steel framed or aluminum?
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 23, 2015 19:17:22 GMT
Its a shame the house near me didn't work out... I'd go shooting at your place all the time. ;-)
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Post by brotherbanzai on Nov 23, 2015 23:18:34 GMT
Yeah, it was a way cooler house than the one I ended up getting as well. Thought you were moving overseas anyway?
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 24, 2015 1:26:03 GMT
Yeah, it was a way cooler house than the one I ended up getting as well. Thought you were moving overseas anyway? Working on it. When do you move into the new place? Do you have space to shoot? Its much more of a drive... but I'll come out anyway. |
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Post by morningstar7 on Nov 24, 2015 3:03:56 GMT
I'm a fan of the STI 2011 9mm- double stack, single action 1911 style w/ a 5" bull barrel. Something about a pistol that holds 23rds and shoots tighter groups at 50m than most off-the-shelf AR's under $800 just makes me warm and fuzzy.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 24, 2015 4:31:04 GMT
I'm a fan of the STI 2011 9mm- double stack, single action 1911 style w/ a 5" bull barrel. Something about a pistol that holds 23rds and shoots tighter groups at 50m than most off-the-shelf AR's under $800 just makes me warm and fuzzy. I had an STI Spartan 5... Really nice but standard single stack 1911. I thought those double stack 2011'a were WAY more expensive then 800. |
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Post by StevenJ on Nov 24, 2015 5:25:35 GMT
Wow I don't check back for a few days and there are a lot of replies cool! 6906 is an aluminum alloy frame. It is a bit hard to get back on target with it but it is light weight and can hit the target if you make each shot count. Not a track driver or competition gun though. I heard of double stack 1911s but at that point I'd probably get John Browning's 9mm handgun the Hi Power since well it was meant to be a 9mm double stack from the get go. Just saying, nothing against the 1911 and all but he did make the first popular 9 mm double stack hand gun. A get together would be cool.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Nov 24, 2015 17:43:57 GMT
Hey StevenJ, I have a slight preference for the aluminum frames due to the somewhat lighter weight. I have no first hand experience but I keep reading that many 9mm 1911s can have trouble running through an entire class. Not that it would matter for a range gun. I would think the Browning would be more reliable since, as you mentioned, it was designed as a double stack 9mm. Just speculation on my part though.
Hey Sean, planning on moving up in the beginning of January...hopefully. It's been a bit of a clusterfudge up there. They finally got the grading done and built up a spot for the new shop, then poured the pad the wrong way around (was supposed to be 26' wide x 22' deep and they did it the other way), the AC guys broke a pipe under the house while putting in the new unit and didn't realize it was broke because I had the water pump off. I need the shop up before I can move all my work stuff up there and it should have been up two months ago. It's a hassle getting work up there done while I'm down here. I've been making the drive up one day, unloading the trucklet, and driving back the next day because I have so much to get done down here and no phone or internet up there yet. The slope in the back of the property creates a natural berm and there is a cleared area in front of that, so shooting is possible any time, but I don't have anything specifically set up for the range yet.
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Post by cj7wheeler on Nov 24, 2015 20:11:27 GMT
my preference is SA. 1911's in particular and my favorite calibers are .45 and 10mm. I have a couple kimbers and several paraordinance, colt and a few others. The thing I like most about the 1911 platform is I can configure it so it fits me just the way I like them. arched mainspring housing, long trigger, wide safety and nice high profile sights. for me, I think that training is what makes a person comfortable with what they shoot. I'm not worried about an AD on my draw or holstering as I have done both 10's of thousands of time without any problems. I have carried every conceivable gun and in many ways, but just behind the point of the hip, inside the waistband is my favorite.
I own glocks, sig p220 (a nice carry) CZ and clones. I find the CZ to be the next best fit for me. I LOVE ruger revolvers and HATE their semi auto's.
The sig is a very accurate gun but nothing I have ever shot is more accurate then a 1911. oh and I'm 6'2" 245lbs so I can hide most guns on my person. I just bought a glock 46. a bit small for my hands but is working out to be a nice ankle piece. the ankle holster was a bit hard to get used to in the beginning, but 4 months in now and I'm pretty used to it.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 24, 2015 22:48:46 GMT
I've done my best shooting with a 9mm 1911. I love the feel of a 1911 in hand. I just don't carry it due to size, lack of capacity, and mine doesn't have a light attached which is a must for most of my carry guns if I'm going to be out at night at all.
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Post by morningstar7 on Dec 3, 2015 22:19:30 GMT
I'm a fan of the STI 2011 9mm- double stack, single action 1911 style w/ a 5" bull barrel. Something about a pistol that holds 23rds and shoots tighter groups at 50m than most off-the-shelf AR's under $800 just makes me warm and fuzzy. I had an STI Spartan 5... Really nice but standard single stack 1911. I thought those double stack 2011'a were WAY more expensive then 800. Sorry, I worded that badly- the 2011's are $2,000+. I meant that they out shoot your typical $800 off the shelf AR at 50m. |
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Post by Striderfly on Dec 11, 2015 21:42:21 GMT
I have a SA EMP 9. And a Sig P938 Scorpion for carry. One of my favorite to shoot is the old CZ 75-B. It's got that Browning Hi-Power feel to it.
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Post by bluetrain on Mar 17, 2017 19:53:51 GMT
Anyone care for "double-action only" pistols? There aren't many. One such pistol, however, was the Browning BDM, which stood for Browning Double Mode. You could switch it from DA/SA to DA only by turning a big screw on the side. It looked fine, don't let my description make it sound bad. It was also one of the flattest pistols ever made in 9mm. Apparently it wasn't that popular but I had one for a while.
A Glock and similiar pistols are not really double-action only, although they come close. One difference, at least with the Glock, is that they lack a second-strike capability, if that's important to anyone. Most DA/SA pistols do, I think (I have owned everything yet). Personally, I don't really think the Glock is all that innovative. There was even a WWI-era pistol that had the little safety lever in the trigger and it happened to be Austrian. I think what makes a Glock a good pistol, provided you can live with the trigger, is that it is simple and reputed to be practically corrosian-proof without using any stainless steel. But practically everyone's gun finishes have improved over the last, say, 20 years that nobody even thinks of that anymore. I've even owned a Glock. But it wasn't my favorite pistol. Two others were.
One was a Colt Lightweight Commander. The other a Star BKM, which was maybe 10% smaller than the Colt in every dimension or something like that. I wish Colt had made something that size. Both had aluminum frames and steel slides. I honestly don't know what I don't have a Colt.
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Post by harrybeck on Mar 17, 2017 22:12:04 GMT
Love em all
Ive got a collection of third gen S&W automatics in 9mm and 45 acp. I really like the DAO models best. I also collect classic pocket pistols and pocket revolvers.
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! I like having a long double action first shot as my safety, it's less to remember and that long first shot assures me that my chances of accidental discharge when holstering or carrying my firearms are next to zero. Here are a few I own.
