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Posted: 4/24/2021 8:57:50 PM EDT

With the prevalence of high capacity micro 9s and CCW, have full size handguns become obsolete?

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Posted: 4/24/2021 8:58:13 PM EDT

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nope.

Posted: 4/24/2021 8:59:32 PM EDT

[#2]

Nope

Full size guns are easier to shoot well.

Posted: 4/24/2021 8:59:34 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:00:11 PM EDT

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S15 mags aren't too bad if you buy 10 ($360), I almost regret all the money I spent on G17 mags over the last year.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:00:19 PM EDT

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Nope. Gotta have a full size service handgun for the boog

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:00:41 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:01:06 PM EDT

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What in the blue-painted Hell are you blathering about? Did you hit your head? Full-sized pistols are here to stay, period.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:01:08 PM EDT

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They make a nice truck console gun.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:02:22 PM EDT

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Of course not. To me it's not just a question of capacity. As I get older the smaller guns are harder to shoot.

I have no reason to stop carrying my G19.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:02:32 PM EDT

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Maybe specific full sized guns for CCW but that's not the entire handgun market. Lot of people just want a fun range toy, or for competition, or for just shooting cans while camping. I find a full size version much more pleasurable to shoot in just about every model.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:02:45 PM EDT

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Nope. The fatties just don't care for them much. IWB digs into their bellies.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:03:11 PM EDT

[#12]

Not to me...

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:03:34 PM EDT

[#13]

No way

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:05:34 PM EDT

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A G17 isn't all that big. P226, a little bigger, really isn't all that big.

You may as well throw in the 228 and 19 into the 'full size' corral too.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:05:56 PM EDT

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Hell no. I'll take a G17 with a +5 extension all day long over a P365/Hellcat/Shield/G48.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:06:36 PM EDT

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Man, I hate that he's looking rough.

that being said. My G34 is my go to pistol

EDIT: I'm confused, there was a pic of Clint Smith before in OP, did he say that?

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:14:48 PM EDT

[#17]

yes

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:21:14 PM EDT

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Sometimes there is no substitute...

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Posted: 4/24/2021 9:23:24 PM EDT

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S15 mags aren't too bad if you buy 10 ($360), I almost regret all the money I spent on G17 mags over the last year.

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For $10 each i will relieve you of your burden.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:24:42 PM EDT

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I shoot my xds just as well as the g34 or g22

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:24:52 PM EDT

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All of your full-size handguns are completely obsolete and people will laugh at you for owning one.

You can avoid this by sending your old, obsolete handgun to me for proper disposal.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:25:13 PM EDT

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I’m really starting to think so, I’m considering selling my G17s and buying another 43x and a bunch more Shield mags

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:27:44 PM EDT

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Fuck no. My SAO P226 Legion is one of my prized possessions. There are many more that i still want and if ammo ever comes back I’ll try to get some of them.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:30:01 PM EDT

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Full size guns are easier to shoot well.

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And more pleasant to shoot.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:30:39 PM EDT

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Nah. I'd bet most handguns aren't ever carried, and you can conceal a full-size. It takes a little more work, but it can be done.

I keep meaning to buy a compact pistol to try one out, but just end up buying another steel frame full-size gun.

The only compact pistols I own are ancient .32s and .380s.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:31:34 PM EDT

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S15 mags aren't too bad if you buy 10 ($360), I almost regret all the money I spent on G17 mags over the last year.

For $10 each i will relieve you of your burden.

In the last half year I've purchased over 50 Glock mags and about 150 AR mags; I haven't opened a single one yet.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:32:49 PM EDT

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I CCW service pistols, so no

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:34:10 PM EDT

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Micro 9s are just another fad.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:35:17 PM EDT

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Only handgun I own that is not “full size” is a Glock 19 and it’s dam close by the micro pistol standards we have today.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:36:13 PM EDT

[#30]

If anything, I've been carrying full size handguns more often.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:37:57 PM EDT

[#31]

i only use my compacts to shoot my way to my full size pistols

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:38:58 PM EDT

[#32]

Nope. But what is full sized? To a 1911 guy like me, it a 5" barreled gun, even in 9mm is full sized. Maybe a Commander length like the 2011 Staccato.
I don't do micro guns except as back ups.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:40:36 PM EDT

[#33]

They’re not.

But I enjoy shooting/shoot it better than larger guns.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:42:44 PM EDT

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I carry a Glock 20 when I am hiking and a Glock 21 when I’m not

The only time I carry the Glock 19 is when I’m wearing tight fitting clothes

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:44:08 PM EDT

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Full size guns are easier to shoot well.

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For you. I qualify w a G26 and they shake their heads at my upper 90s scores while they struggle. I shoot it better than my G17. Ergonomics. Look it up.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:45:24 PM EDT

[#36]

Not at all. I prefer full size guns

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:47:06 PM EDT

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Sometimes there is no substitute...

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Who makes those grips ?

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:47:12 PM EDT

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It technology isn't at least 100 years old, I won't use it. So, 1911A1's and Mauser rifles.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:47:14 PM EDT

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Fuck no. My SAO P226 Legion is one of my prized possessions. There are many more that i still want and if ammo ever comes back I’ll try to get some of them.

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I feel the same way about my DA/SA 226 Legion.

And yet I still want a Shadow 2 and Wilson Combat or LTT 92...

I have a 365XL that amazes me in its size and capabilities, but it is nothing when compared to shooting the full size 226.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:49:16 PM EDT

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i only use my compacts to shoot my way to my full size pistols

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This guy gets it. Lol

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:50:28 PM EDT

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Not in MY house!!

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:50:32 PM EDT

[#42]

Also, they obviously haven't, because they'll still be in regular use in 2071.

Bang.

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:53:43 PM EDT

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i only use my compacts to shoot my way to my ~~full size pistols~~ rifles.

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FIFY

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:55:59 PM EDT

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No. The 4" to 5" semi Auto "Duty Gun" is the softer shooting and more accurate.

B.T.W. - Nice S&W 3rd Gen? 5904?

BIGGER_HAMMER

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:56:43 PM EDT

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i carry my Glock 34 gen 4 daily

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:59:26 PM EDT

[#46]

No

Posted: 4/24/2021 9:59:55 PM EDT

[#47]

LOL....no

Posted: 4/24/2021 10:00:19 PM EDT

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With the prevalence of high capacity micro 9s and CCW, have full size handguns become obsolete?

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You know how I know you have tiny hands OP?