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#1 ·
Undecided, but ideally something with a fairly slim grip.

Undecided between another 9mm or a .45 too.

Have a HK P2000SK for CCW so that is covered. Would be nice if the gun was fairly easy to CCW, but that is secondary to shooting nice, looking nice and essentially having a nice home defense/range gun. Prefer metal over poly for the next purchase.

Prefer < $1200 out the door.

What I've come up with...

CZ SP-01 Custom...

http://www.cz-usa.com/product_detail.php?id=74

Hi Power...

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detai...t_id=051&type_id=001

SIG 226 Elite Stainless...

http://www.sigarms.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetai...ryid=7&productid=169

EAA Witness Elite or Limited...

http://eaacorp.com/handguns-witness-elite-stock-TP.html

Dan Wesson CBOB...

http://www.cz-usa.com/product_detail.php?id=66

Maybe the SIG 220 Super Match

http://www.sigarms.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetai...yid=40&productid=160

Or another solid 1911 Colt, Springfield, S&W, STI...

I'd want the gun to look pretty, so I'd probably get the 'lower end' guns refinished in say hard chrome or a nice satin nickel or another nice looking finish.
 
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#3 ·
stuff on my prioritized "to get" list:

fn ps90
Rohrbaugh R9
remington 700
walther 22 w/ can
smith and wesson .460 XVR hunter
 
#4 ·
Your list is similar to mine....



#1TAURUS M 44 TEN (45 COLT/410 SHOTGUN)

#2 KEL-TEC PLR16 5.56MM HANDGUN

#3 M4 Flattop w/EOTech & Surefire

#4 FN FS2000 5.56MM BULLPUP

#5 STEYR SSG .308 BOLT RIFLE (already have scope)

#6 H&K 45 (WHEN AVAILABLE)

#7 S&W 460 SURVIVAL SYSTEM

#8 Bond Arms "stack barrel" Derringer
 
#12 ·
NEXT IN LINE FOR ME:

-SA XD40 SC
-KEL-TEC P3AT (wichever budget better allows,most likely keltec.)
-CZ P01
-CZ83


--I'm a huge fan of CZ, can't go wrong with them. I cannot say how much I absolutely love my CZ40P
 
#14 ·
I want:

Marlin 1894 carbine in .357
Ruger Redhawk in .45 colt
Ruger SP101 4" in .32H&R
Beretta 84F in 9mm Short(.380)
Browning Hi-Power
Springfield Stainless 1911 "Loaded"
Walther PPK/S or Sig 232
Thompson 1927-A1
S&W Model 60 5"
M1 Garand
Colt Anaconda 6" .44 Mag
Ruger MKIII Hunter
Taurus "Tracker" in .22WMR
H&K USC Carbine
CZ 452 in .22LR
12ga. Coach Gun
etc.,

this could go on forever!!:image035:
 
#17 ·
You want metal, ultra reliability. Get another HK.
There are a lot of HK P7's out now that just came in from Germany ex-police. Some of them are as new or close to it. Check around or at your local gun shop.
Or new or as new P7 M8.
If it sounds like I'm biased in favor of the P7, it's because I am.:yup:
 
#18 ·
Nah. There's too much overlap from my 2000SK. I want a fun range gun I can enjoy running 200-400rds through per range visit.

I have read the P7 gets VERY hot after not many rounds. It's a slick looking gun, just not for me at this time.
 
#20 ·
First thing first is:

An 870P or Wingmaster with 18" bbl, got to find one right away!

Remington, 700 in .308

DeHaan, 12 ga O/U U4T Trap for sporting clays

This should do me until the end of the year anyway!


Ti
 
#21 ·
My next purchases in order of importance are:

1. An M1 carbine

2. A H&K P2000Sk in .40 cal

3. A couple of the Cougars made by the Turkish company under license from Beretta. (Can't remember the name of the company now for some reason.)
 
#25 ·
I would second the Springer Pro
 
#28 ·
Thank you very much.

I did get a chance last Saturday to go shoot my new Sig 1911. It grouped fairly consistently at 15', 20', 25', and 30'. Although I didn't measure group sizes, they were very acceptably tight for a .45 Cal. pistol. I didn't shoot at any other distances than that as it was an indoor range.

I was shooting Remington 230 gr. hardball in the Sig. I tried to run a magazine of Corbon 185 gr. +P "flying ashcans" through it, and it jammed on the first two rounds. Can't have any of that! Curiously, those same Corbons feed just fine in my old 1943 Ithica 1911-A1 I inherited from my dad. That particular pistol has never had any ramp or throat work, and the magazines are as old as the pistol. The only thing I've ever done to that old gun is to swap out the original recoil spring for an 18 pounder, and add a buffer pad on the recoil spring guide.

Anyway, the ogive of the Corbon bullet is fairly angular and the hole in the nose is fairly large, so it is not that surprising that it hung up on the ramp. I've purchased some Federal 230 gr. Hydroshoks, which have a rounder ogive and a smaller opening for the next time I go to the range. In the meantime, I have an ambidextrous safety on order (I'm a southpaw), and when I give the pistol over to the gunsmith when the part comes in, I'm going to have him polish the ramp up too.

I hope this information is useful to anybody considering one of the Sig 1911 pistols.
 
#29 ·
Next gun buy... hummm.

Prolly another SIG P-220! :image035:
 
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