I see that the springfield is lifetime but not transferable.
I made note of some of the suggestions you guys made along with others from another board and made some updates. Notably on ergonomics, warranty and the 1911. The first post now has the updated text.
I really enjoyed the post. It's fun to see reviews with well defined perspective.
A couple of personal observations.
Warrantys are important, but along with that is servicabilty. There are a lot of folks that will work on 1911s and Glocks. While Ruger has a lifetime warranty which is fine, but it can be difficult to find anyone who can replace a broken part. So the gun almost always has to be sent to the manufacturer if it breaks.
I always thought a revolver was a pistol.
Taurus also has that key lock thing. To some it may be a feature, to others its considered a flaw.
Travelers may consider the availability of 10 rnd mags for their gun when purchasing a primary concealed weapon.
Grip ergonomics are such a personal thing, I like rounder fatter grips that have place for all my fingers. Others find any variance from a Glock or a 1911 slab intolerable.
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Safety is a personal preference in as much as living next to a nuclear reactor is. You can live next to one if you want to and that's your decision to do so but most folks opt for safety in one form or another. Given my preference to carry in condition 1 due to my stated scenario I believe a thumb or grip safety to be necessary for a person who expects a reasonable expectation of safety. your mileage may vary.
So you are discounting a heavy double action trigger pull as a safety? Double action guns discharge without outside influence about as often as people are harmed by living next to a nuclear reactor (pretty close to never). Compare that with people being harmed by means of SA guns with gizmos that were supposed to make it "safe." Basically keep it in a decent holster and keep your booger hook off the bang switch. If a person can't follow those rules no external safety is going to fix the problem.
I think it's kind of like the ergonomics thing: it really is a very personal decision and people need to try the different options for themselves and make up their minds (a 1911 fits my hand perfectly, btw.)
I broke down this weekend and put up a video version of my CHL Primer on youtube simply because i've been asked for that information so much on youtube. I'm essentially just reading the primer i wrote some time ago.
I encourage you folks to make your own videos and post as a response to mine simply to give a different point a view. Great things come from diversity. :)
Springfield, ParaOrdnance and Smith & Wesson all have lifetime warranties for the original purchaser for material or workmanship defects. Somebody else posted the Springfield info. The Para information is at http://www.paraord.com/new/service_lifetime.php. The URL for S&W is too long to post here, and too likely to change; however, the links haven't changed in a long time: go to their main page (http://www.smith-wesson.com/, click on "Customer Support" near the top right of that page and on the next page, click on "Warranty Information" (about halfway down on the left).
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jwp wrote:Springfield, ParaOrdnance and Smith & Wesson all have lifetime warranties for the original purchaser for material or workmanship defects. Somebody else posted the Springfield info. The Para information is at http://www.paraord.com/new/service_lifetime.php. The URL for S&W is too long to post here, and too likely to change; however, the links haven't changed in a long time: go to their main page (http://www.smith-wesson.com/, click on "Customer Support" near the top right of that page and on the next page, click on "Warranty Information" (about halfway down on the left).
you know if they're lifetime transferable or not? just curious.
Beretta's warranty is actually 3 years... you just have to send them registration. I know that's not lifetime, I'm just saying it's not really only 1 year if you just go to the "inconvenience" of sending them the registration card.
