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post #16 of 27
9/29/10 at 9:15pm
I used to have a CCW, but where I live now it's impossible to have one, plus I really don't need it. I do have a .38 snub nosed revolver and a Remington shotgun to discourage intruders from coming in and significant others from leaving (joke).
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post #17 of 27
9/29/10 at 9:46pm
As far as concealment while being elegantly attired goes, I am a fan of the Barami Hip Grip (www.baramihipgrip.com). This system has a shelf extending from the right grip panel that permits a smallish revolver to be worn inside the pants with the grip shelf hooked over the belt or waistband. A virtue of it is that it permits the gun to be worn on any position on the waist--behind the hip, small of back, crossdraw (as when driving). I have them on a couple of my revolvers, but my favorite is a 3-inch square-butt Smith & Wesson Model 36 Chiefs. The hammer spur has been docked, and it has been plated with Robar's NP3. I was experimenting with it under one of my W.W. Chan blazers yesterday evening, and it remained invisible no matter what posture I assumed.

I hadn't shot it for some time, so I took it to the range this afternoon. With Speer 125-grain Gold Dot +Ps, it recoiled rather smartly, but it was far from unbearable, and I fired some decent groups double action at realistic ranges. Although I realize that there are much better options than a .38 +P from a 3-inch barrel, it is still far from contemptible. I just don't trust the reliability of the really miniaturized full-power auto pistols.
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post #18 of 27
9/29/10 at 10:00pm
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Originally Posted by JLibourel View Post
Speer 125-grain Gold Dot +Ps,

NYPD load.

I posted pics in the big firearm thread, but I am a fan of Crossbreed's Supertuck IWB for medium sized autos: http://www.crossbreedholsters.com/IW...me,ProductName. I wear mine about 14hrs a day, every day.
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post #19 of 27
9/30/10 at 6:19pm
I thought the NYPD had gone entirely to 9mm Glocks.
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post #20 of 27
9/30/10 at 6:27pm
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Originally Posted by JLibourel View Post
I thought the NYPD had gone entirely to 9mm Glocks.

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A few years ago, NYPD realized it still had some 3,000 officers carrying .38 Special service revolvers as primary handguns, and that the overwhelming majority of their plus/minus 35,000 sworn personnel carried snub .38s as backup and off-duty guns. They approached Speer to create a load that would optimize .38 Special terminal ballistics when fired from a revolver with a 1.875-inch barrel.

Ernest Durham at Speer led the project, and the result has now become known colloquially as the NYPD load. It comprises a wide-mouthed 135-grain Gold Dot bonded, jacketed hollowpoint at +P velocity.

http://www.tactical-life.com/online/...om-the-street/
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post #21 of 27
9/30/10 at 8:51pm
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My next pistol will be a 40 S&W. Not sure what brand. I'm thinking of getting an XD. I'll have to try one first to see how it fits in my hand though.

I'd recommend this:





Also own it in subcompact 9 mm. Great feel, and very good quality.
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post #22 of 27
9/30/10 at 11:27pm
Gnatty, what is that?
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post #23 of 27
9/30/10 at 11:45pm
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Gnatty, what is that?

Looks like a Beretta Storm to me. As far as plastic pistols go,it is one of the best.
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post #24 of 27
10/1/10 at 11:01am

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Edited by 4Mica - 8/22/11 at 12:35pm
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post #25 of 27
10/1/10 at 11:31am
I envy you.

Spaniard socialist took our right to own firearms.

From my death cold haaaands !!
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post #26 of 27
10/1/10 at 12:16pm
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Originally Posted by SpallaCamiccia View Post
I envy you.

Spaniard socialist took our right to own firearms.

From my death cold haaaands !!

I have a Spanish Astra 9mm Largo, a CETME Modelo B and a 1916 Spanish Mauser with CNT/FAI markings!
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post #27 of 27
10/5/10 at 9:03pm
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Looks like a Beretta Storm to me. As far as plastic pistols go,it is one of the best.

Correct, and correct..
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