Need some help on a future purchase

mr. orange · May 18th, 2006, 10:09 PM

Well I just decided that I am going to buy myself a new pistol when I turn 21 in a couple of months and I thought I was dead set on a glock 19 but I'm not sure about the 9mm and as I am currently a 1911 man I'm not too sure how I would adjust to the DAO trigger.
I basically need some ideas as to a SA or DA/SA auto that is small enough to carry comfortably in the summer heat( the 1911 will be my winter gun).
The only thing i have found that I like is the cz p01.
I'm just looking for some ideas.

bentcursor · May 18th, 2006, 10:44 PM

I've been carrying a Glock 30 for over 6 months now in a DeSantis Belly Band and it's a breeze to conceal. I can wear it for any occasion and have even worked out with it under shorts and a t-shirt.

craig45 · May 18th, 2006, 11:02 PM

i looked at the rami and the po1, but i bought a pcr instead.

i liked it better, but ymmv. you might look at one of those.

my wife carries a s&w 908 sometimes. only a single stack, but it's a nice carry gun.

P95Carry · May 18th, 2006, 11:03 PM

Boring tho it may be to repeat this - I can but stress the need and benefit from trying stuff out. Handling at least and shooting if poss'.

There are so many very fine platforms out there and you need to try as many as you can. Then too of course realize what might work within an budgetry constraints.

Could be many choices you could like but do not discount DA or DA/SA - you might find adapting takes very little time.

A 229 SIG might be good for size and worth a look, tho prices quite high.

mr. orange · May 18th, 2006, 11:09 PM

I forgot to mention that I'm looking for something that isn't subcompact(they don't fit my hands well) but a compact is fine. Thanks for the suggestions though I may have to give them a look anyways.

P95Carry · May 18th, 2006, 11:32 PM

Ah well - maybe then still thinking SIG , a 228.

Bud White · May 18th, 2006, 11:50 PM

try to find and shoot as many as you can

Im a 1911 man for sure and find the glock trigger easy to use for my taste and am in the process of picking up a Sig 229 SAS with the DAK trigger it feels better than a glock trigger

You could also look at a glock 23 for the 40 short and weak but size of a 19

dr_cmg · May 18th, 2006, 11:53 PM

Come on Chris, tell him about the best Sig.

One that is compact and is available in 9mm, .357Sig, or .40. The P239 is 27.5 oz., 6.6" long, 5.2" tall, 1.2" wide with a 3.6" barrel. The 9mm is 8+1 rounds, the .357Sig and .40 are 7+1.

Mine in the picture above is the SA/DA model and a dream pistol.

P95Carry · May 18th, 2006, 11:56 PM

True George - worthy of consideration - as long that is, a single stack cuts it - tho I still regard that 239 as almost sub compact.

Great for CCW tho.

dr_cmg · May 19th, 2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by P95Carry

True George - worthy of consideration - as long that is, a single stack cuts it - tho I still regard that 239 as almost sub compact.

Great for CCW tho.

At 5.2" tall it misses subcompact by a bit. Most people won't have their pinky hanging off of it. If it does buy the 10 round 9mm or 9 round .357Sig/.40S&W mag.

May 18th, 2006, 10:09 PM	#1
mr. orange Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 118	Need some help on a future purchase Well I just decided that I am going to buy myself a new pistol when I turn 21 in a couple of months and I thought I was dead set on a glock 19 but I'm not sure about the 9mm and as I am currently a 1911 man I'm not too sure how I would adjust to the DAO trigger. I basically need some ideas as to a SA or DA/SA auto that is small enough to carry comfortably in the summer heat( the 1911 will be my winter gun). The only thing i have found that I like is the cz p01. I'm just looking for some ideas. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Husbands that come home early kill people.

May 18th, 2006, 11:03 PM	#4
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Boring tho it may be to repeat this - I can but stress the need and benefit from trying stuff out. Handling at least and shooting if poss'. There are so many very fine platforms out there and you need to try as many as you can. Then too of course realize what might work within an budgetry constraints. Could be many choices you could like but do not discount DA or DA/SA - you might find adapting takes very little time. A 229 SIG might be good for size and worth a look, tho prices quite high. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

May 18th, 2006, 11:09 PM	#5
mr. orange Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 118	I forgot to mention that I'm looking for something that isn't subcompact(they don't fit my hands well) but a compact is fine. Thanks for the suggestions though I may have to give them a look anyways. __________________ Guns don't kill people, Husbands that come home early kill people.

May 18th, 2006, 11:32 PM	#6
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Ah well - maybe then still thinking SIG , a 228. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

May 18th, 2006, 11:53 PM	#8
dr_cmg Lead Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,555	Come on Chris, tell him about the best Sig. One that is compact and is available in 9mm, .357Sig, or .40. The P239 is 27.5 oz., 6.6" long, 5.2" tall, 1.2" wide with a 3.6" barrel. The 9mm is 8+1 rounds, the .357Sig and .40 are 7+1. Mine in the picture above is the SA/DA model and a dream pistol. __________________ George Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein

May 18th, 2006, 10:44 PM	#2
bentcursor Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maale Adumim, Israel Posts: 112	I've been carrying a Glock 30 for over 6 months now in a DeSantis Belly Band and it's a breeze to conceal. I can wear it for any occasion and have even worked out with it under shorts and a t-shirt.

May 18th, 2006, 11:02 PM	#3
craig45 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: crestview fl Posts: 472	i looked at the rami and the po1, but i bought a pcr instead. i liked it better, but ymmv. you might look at one of those. my wife carries a s&w 908 sometimes. only a single stack, but it's a nice carry gun.

May 18th, 2006, 11:50 PM	#7
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	try to find and shoot as many as you can Im a 1911 man for sure and find the glock trigger easy to use for my taste and am in the process of picking up a Sig 229 SAS with the DAK trigger it feels better than a glock trigger You could also look at a glock 23 for the 40 short and weak but size of a 19

May 18th, 2006, 11:56 PM	#9
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	True George - worthy of consideration - as long that is, a single stack cuts it - tho I still regard that 239 as almost sub compact. Great for CCW tho. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

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