Posted on 05/03/2008 10:50:09 AM PDT by Syncro
There’s nothing like a good .45.
marked 2 read later and PASS-ALONG the link..
thanks!
Ping.
Like brityank said, Unc, they’re too busy committing our spare change for investigations and the salary we pay them for their time, prosecuting our military, to bother with domestic terrorists.
Oh, and Donald Winter just commissioned the USS North Carolina and warned all the Marines at Lejeune, Cherry Point & New River Air Stations, and Camp Geiger about ncis and their future prosecutions: “We must remain vigilant and be prepared to face the challenges that risk surprising us in the decades ahead,” Winter said.
/sarc/snark/snotty attitude on my part to the grand and glorious Imperial Grand Wizard Dragon Supreme Ruler of Marines’ Freedoms.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354078,00.html
I have an XD9. I think they’re very well engineered, and I’m a big fan of their cocked and chambered indicators, which are both visible and tactile. For me, this gives them a clear edge over Glocks. The grip safety is a plus, and new models have an optional thumb safety.
It doesn't have the thumb safety. However I think I'll get used to not having that feature. What I really like about it is that the grip angle is nearly identical to the 1911 so it points very much the same way.
I do like the chamber and cocked indicators. I'm thinking of putting some Hi-Viz sights on it, but I want to shoot it 'stock' first.
They had a similar Glock model for the same price, but I just prefer the way the XD felt. I think it's got a cleaner trigger pull, too.
I'll report back on how it feeds on the .45 fodder I've got laying around the house soon.
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Well how about Admiral Winter starting to see how badly the NCIS folk have performed regarding the Haditha Marine cases. These people screwed up big time. Time for the NCIS to be scrutinized on their level of competence. After all the Navy Department pays this civilian organization a lot of money a year. As for the JAG in general. What can I say that has not been addressed at this forum by those far more knowledgeable then I, regarding these case. So many screwed the pouch and our brave Marines suffered.
Bombing recruitment centers could have its own rewards. Look at William Ayers. Served no time, received a tenured professorship, has a permanent invite on the leftist cocktail circuit and is exhalted by fawning liberals.
bkmarking teh links
“there’s nothing like a good .45.”
you can feel the love.
Excellent choice. One of my few remaining grumbles about the things was the limited availability of spare and replacement parts, which I understand are now becoming available from distributor Springfield Armory. There's even a version out now with a thumb safety for those who are limited by regulations to semiautos so equipped. And the ability of the *compact* version to use the larger-capacity magazines of the bigger version is another nice touch.
That's the model I bought. It goes from a 'compact' model to the 'service' model with just a mag change. Pretty slick piece of engineering. The Springfield also fully supports the cartridge rim, which is an improvement over the Glock design IMO, at least from an "I reload" standpoint anyway.
I bought the model without the thumb safety on consignment. I ended up with the pistol, 4 mags, a molded hard plastic holster that isn't awful, a molded plastic mag holder, loading tool, and a hard case. I got out of the store for around $500.00. One of the things I really like about it is the grip angle seems to be identical to the 1911 I'm so used to, so it points almost exactly the same way. I'm not having to relearn 15 years of muscle memory.
I'm taking it to the range on Sunday, and will write up a review for the bang list afterwards.
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