Posted on 06/23/2020 9:49:47 AM PDT by PROCON
Just heard an interview with Massad Ayoob, and HE carries a 92 as a primary.
Made me feel a bit better.
I've got its South American cousin, a Taurus PT-99. Great handgun, extremely accurate, and built like a tank. I made the mistake of hand loading some interesting bullets I had gotten surplus from IMI, and I didn't realize that the load was for +P SMG 9mm, NOT for a handgun! After about 30 rounds one of the locking lugs broke off, jamming the action shut.
Taurus replaced the slide, locking block and barrel under warranty (it was nearly 10 years after I had bought it,) all at no charge.
Mark
Well, technically, it IS a 1911... Don't forget Colt also makes (or made) 1911s in 9mm and .38Super, as well as the DE in 10mm.
Mark
Agreed, the mechanism is just so elegant. I was surprised that the article said it was complex.
I've never thought so, and I'm perfectly comfortable stripping one down to pins, while I've sworn I will never remove the side plate of a S&W revolver again, because the last time, I had to take it to someone who knew how to put it back together!
Mark
Also made them in .22LR with a special chamber.
You should get that sports hernia checked out! :)
I think that the .357 is the 627. A 629 is .44 magnum, and only 6 rounds.
Mark
I used to have 5 Model 10-5s alone. Still have a couple 10-5s, but also a cool 1960 no-dash model 10 4-screw, as well as a pre-10 that serves as a home defense gun.
FWIW, I never had a problem with the Chip McCormick 8 round mags. I used to compete in USPSA with them, so they used the thick base pads for protection, but they can be removed. Never a failure to feed in at least 10,000 rounds.
Mark
And Dan Coonan made 1911 chambered in .357 magnum and .41 magnum.
Never fired the .41, but the .357mag is a HOT mutha!
He could’ve named it a cannon.
Long slide action, longer grip as necessitated by the long magnum case, but just damn is it a cool pistol. Mine polished and jeweled,with the sharp edges rounded. It’s amazingly accurate. Loading the mag is tricky but worth it. You’ll need a pin to pull the follower down to drop in cartridges.
Mine was clocked at over 1900fps with very hot loads, 1300 fps is EASY!
Check the ballistics for yourself.
A FLAME THROWER...
https://www.defensivecarry.com/threads/125gr-357sig-vs-125gr-357-magnum.111628/page-2
Video...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6hykrh5yjAQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DVjRpQhmjnc
To the man, EVRYONE.I’ve allowed to shoot it gets the BIGGEST grin afterward and at the range it always draws attention
Yes, in the winter I CCW that iron.
Over penetration is the biggest liability
I was considering that the Combat Commander had a 3/4" shorter barrel, and would be easier to carry. And, I would certainly agree that if you have never shot a properly tuned Govt or Commander model, you don't know what a good semi-auto pistol trigger is.
I think it all depends upon what you expect out of that handgun. My wife and I are into 3-gun heavy irons class, so I shoot A LOT of 1911. But, my carry gun is a Glock 23. Different tools for different jobs.
I’ve got a S&W Model 57, and it’s a jem of a revolver. I rarely shoot it anymore, since I no longer reload, and the factory loads are pretty hot, while I enjoy plinking with lighter loads (I also used to use if for shooting bowling pins.)
.357 Mag is an extremely effective load.
Mark
Agree.
Great load
Shot pin competition with my coonan too.
Also have Performance Center compensated K frame. Excellent trigger, though I’ve had the trijicon sight replaced twice because it dimmed.
How’s the trigger on yours?
Do you practice hammer stops?
i made the same decision, but the even 19 does not conceal well enough (on my ugly body) for all day carry. i still like it, but consider the 17 to be a better shooter.
I own at least 1 variant of 3 out of the 5. The CZ and the Sig are on my short list.
I’ve only been using it a couple of years, but I’m liking my Sig Saur P238.
Nice crisp SA trigger, nice and smooth in DA.
Goes blam, emphatically, six times.
Saves all of one's empties so one can just drop them on the ground or in a box, depending on how one practices, and then take them home to be reloaded.
IOW, everything one needs, and nothing one doesn't need. What more can be said, except that it's a common, ubiquitous, everyman's defensive shooting revolver? Doesn't it deserve at least honorable mention?
BTW I'm jealous as heck over your 625. Nice going...
Glock 19 with spare 33 round mags is my Bedside gun.
Glock 43 is my EDC but I have gone to carrying the 19 because of the riots everywhere.
I recently bought a G-43 too, nice slim, single-stack, ideal for EDC, but like you, carry my G-19 mostly.
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