New Pistol, What To Get?

Fella's;

No, it's going to be a .40 S&W.  The little dot at the end of the first sentence is a period. 

Did have the FN line of pistols brought to my attention as well as the Beretta Cougar.  However, the Cougar has a slide mounted safety/operating lever & that's a PIA.  Learned that with a Ruger P85 a long time ago.

BEAR if you ever have a chance to pick up a Smith model 39 with the ASP conversion done to it, get it.  It won't be cheap though.

900F

What is it you don't like about the trigger safety? I always thought it looked like a weak point that would have to be a problem sometime, but I got a S&W Shield a couple of years ago for a carry gun and have shot probably 1500 to 2000 rounds through it without any problem from the trigger.

It did loose the "white dot" out of the front sight and one of the rear sight but that should be easy to fix with a little white fingernail polish.

The rest of the story. I still carry a model 60 S&W. For one thing, It is a .357 mag. second it is a revolver. (No Brass left behind) Not too much thinking to do under a stressful situation like flicking off a safety. and best of all, it is easier to conceal than an auto.

That being said, I do like my shield.

Wing master

Well,

Maybe I will give that Shield another shot. What kind of holster do you use?

With a revolver I use an inside the waistband holster and pants about a size too big.

Wing master

Fella's;

I use a Milt Sparks Executive's companion IWB holster.  When I got the H&K in the 90's, I bought the Exec's & belt from Sparks at the same time.  Carried the revolver for another three months waiting for the Sparks units to show up.  Used that holster for 17 years.  I got another belt in the meantime from a local supplier who's just as good, on belts.  Last year I went back to Milt Sparks & ordered another Executive's Companion because it's comfortable for me.  Long lasting too, absolute top quality materials & workmanship, no reason to go anywhere else.  No, they're not cheap, but amoratize over the life of the holster & they don't cost very much at all.

Klallen, thanks for that tip, I should have thought of it myself since I run CZ rimfire rifles.  The Tanfoglio's nothing more than a CZ 75 made in Italy.  After Jeff Cooper put his halo over the CZ 75, demand for the guns skyrocketed.  The problem was supply since at the time CZ's were made behind the Iron Curtain & not importable.  I believe the EAA Witness was essentially the same thing.  Both created to get around the import restrictions of the time.  In this case, we'd go to the original source, CZ.

900F

Sounds like an oportunity to spend a lot of your spare time in the local gun shops. My problem with that is I would end up spending quite a bit of that time in the rifle section and that usually leads to a new rifle.

Not all bad I guess.

Wing master

Fella's;

Well, the boy is in Seattle this week training for his new job.  I told him to check out the CZ pistols & try to find a rental range that had 'em.  Haven't heard back, but I'd be real surprized to hear that it couldn't get done.

Checking on-line, the CZ compact pistols seem to be getting very good reviews, both the 9 & the .40.  Not too sure I'd like the recoil of the .40 in any of the sub-compacts it's offered in, such as the Khar & CZ RAMI.

900F

Fella's;

He's got a CZ75 compact in .40 on order.  There was a gun shop in Seattle that had CZ's & he liked the feel of the grip a lot.  The safety/operating lever was exactly the right size & in the right place as well.  That shop also has a sister business that custom makes leather, so they're going to do an IWB for him.  They didn't have the exact model in stock though, so that's coming to the local LGS we use, at a better price too.  The Seattle store did have the CZ P-07, and at $485.00!  New, not used.

Now it's just waiting for the gun to show up, maybe a week, & probably a month for the holster.

900F

Mule;

Saw your post about getting a new gun yourself.  Might want to try the CZ's & see what you think.

900F