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Sig 229 is dao. .?

jb2012 wrote:Personally I will never buy a smith and wesson ever in my life. They recently threatened a lawsuit with a few of the major cerakote companies, drop in trigger companies, as well as a few of the small time stippling guys. Why on earth they give a flying pig what the end user does with his weapon is beyond me.

I find that to be incredible... can they even do that?
That reminds me of being back in the UK and managing a Recovery ( Wrecker ) Company. We once transported a Rolls Royce and they gave us STRICT instructions that at no point must it be seen on a Recovery truck ! and also there was once a guy who built a car with a Rolls Royce Merlin engine ( was in WW2 Spitfire etc ) and used the grille from a Rolls. They saw the picture and sued him for defamation... ! What is the world coming to lol.

I'm not sure that it would stop me buying a smith and wesson, but it surely is ridiculous.

John Galt wrote:I am sold on the ease of operation and reliability of Glock so I would say the 23.

The Only issue that I have with Glock is that when you shake them, they sound like they are all falling apart inside ( I know what the sound is... ) and the finish on the slide personally I think is just below standard compared to anything else in that price point. Will that make a difference if I have to use it in anger; - No, of course not, but I do like to ' like ' what I buy. ..

wow - wonderful pillars of wisdom !

hmm... I have never looked at the XD....

The only .40cal that I've had the chance to shoot was a glock 23 (gen 3) I really liked it and on the strength of that I bought my wonderful Glock 20, which I absolutely love to pieces, but it's just too big cc in my humble pinion and per a previous topic, I may oc, but again probably not with my glock. That said, Glocks just seem to shoot intrinsically as an extension of where you are looking. . I have never shot an M&P although after holding one at my local gun shop they seem to fit me perfectly and are reminiscent of my fabulous CZ..

I did find that .40cal is snappy, but I shot it well ( maybe just the glock. .. )

To answer a comment from Teamless, I have absolute faith in the stopping power of my 9mm CZ coupled with Critical Duty rounds and whilst I never load to full capacity ( it always bothers me to over compress the magazine spring, and if I need 14 shots to hit my target and protect my family, then I believe that I should be rethinking things! ) I think that the thought of a .40 just appeals to me, although my next purchase will certainly be a .45cal

Based on the comments so far I think that I'll discount the Jericho for now. It seems to be very close to the CZ with probably no specific bonuses. . I could just go buy a cz in .40 cal

Your thoughts so far are invaluable and very appreciated.

Eddie

Thank you for taking the time to post your experiences. Certainly a lot of info, so I wanted to thank you both first before taking the time to digest the info with a nice cup of English Typhoon Tea !


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best regards,
Eddie

Hey everyone - Firstly, I would like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas.

So, in the next couple of weeks in I'm looking to purchase another Semi-auto Pistol in .40 S&W Cal. This would primarily be for daily carry, be that OC or CC.

Currently I carry my fabulous ( I think so... ) CZ75 P07 in 9mm and would like the option for alternating to the bigger round, and I'm happy with the physical size of the gun for carry and I'm not particularly smitten by 'sub compact' -- I like the 3.8" barrel configuration.

So: I'm tempted by the following:

>Smith&Wesson M&P 40cal
>IWI Jericho PSL in .40cal
>Glock 23

I'm looking for your experience with reliability etc, and then I'll go to the frame and hire out the contenders.


Thanks for your input.
Eddie