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I worship at the alter of John Moses Browning, so no MIC holsters for me any time soon.... But I have many many others to choose from, they've been insanely, a

by hga 11y ago

I worship at the alter of John Moses Browning, so no MIC holsters for me any time soon.... But I have many many others to choose from, they've been insanely, amazingly even for me popular with civilians for a long time. And, yeah, slow is a good word to use there ^_^. (#1 one overriding reason is that since I was a teen the M1911 fits my hand like a glove, and I can shoot it very well. And 8 round magazines weren't a big forfeit when I started buying handguns after leaving Massachusetts and the Federal AW ban was in effect.)

woodman 11y ago
For a long time I felt the exact same way (also big mitted), but I got challenged to leave the Springfield at home and use a borrowed G17 for a week long course. I still prefer the M1911 for sport, and satisfying my need to constantly tinker (yes my feedramp is polished and ejection port flared). But if I were pressed - I'd begrudgingly go with the utilitarian choice offered by Glock. But everybody has their reasons for developing preferences in their tools: I will give up my modal text editor when they peel my cold dead fingers from around it.
- hga 11y ago
  And I'll give up my non-modal EMACS when.... Although the grip angle of Glocks is just plain wrong for me, I've read that I ought to try the Springfield XD if I wanted to go in that direction. Which I don't, for concealed carry I believe an external hammer is essential for holstering safety (put your thumb on it and either stop the drop if SA or feel it rising if SA/DA or DAO). And, yeah, given that I can shoot most guns well/very well (a couple of years of JROTC rifle team with Winchester 52s, after informal starting in 1st grade or so, made a big difference, but don't ask me to wingshoot), yeah, I should give something different a serious try just to see. I'll put it on my list.

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I worship at the alter of John Moses Browning, so no MIC holsters for me any time soon.... But I have many many others to choose from, they've been insanely, a

by hga 11y ago

woodman 11y ago
For a long time I felt the exact same way (also big mitted), but I got challenged to leave the Springfield at home and use a borrowed G17 for a week long course. I still prefer the M1911 for sport, and satisfying my need to constantly tinker (yes my feedramp is polished and ejection port flared). But if I were pressed - I'd begrudgingly go with the utilitarian choice offered by Glock. But everybody has their reasons for developing preferences in their tools: I will give up my modal text editor when they peel my cold dead fingers from around it.
- hga 11y ago
  And I'll give up my non-modal EMACS when.... Although the grip angle of Glocks is just plain wrong for me, I've read that I ought to try the Springfield XD if I wanted to go in that direction. Which I don't, for concealed carry I believe an external hammer is essential for holstering safety (put your thumb on it and either stop the drop if SA or feel it rising if SA/DA or DAO). And, yeah, given that I can shoot most guns well/very well (a couple of years of JROTC rifle team with Winchester 52s, after informal starting in 1st grade or so, made a big difference, but don't ask me to wingshoot), yeah, I should give something different a serious try just to see. I'll put it on my list.