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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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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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What in the blue-painted Hell are you blathering about? Did you hit your head? Full-sized pistols are here to stay, period.
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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. |
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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.
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Nope. The fatties just don't care for them much. IWB digs into their bellies.
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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. |
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Hell no. I'll take a G17 with a +5 extension all day long over a P365/Hellcat/Shield/G48.
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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? |
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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. |
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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
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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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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. |
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Quoted: For $10 each i will relieve you of your burden. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 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. ![]() |
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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.
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If anything, I've been carrying full size handguns more often.
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i only use my compacts to shoot my way to my full size pistols
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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. |
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They’re not.
But I enjoy shooting/shoot it better than larger guns. |
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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 |
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Quoted: Sometimes there is no substitute... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/111848/D18C2976-AC2E-4A23-BAD2-67C3BBD33E55_jpe-1917764.JPG View Quote Who makes those grips ? |
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It technology isn't at least 100 years old, I won't use it. So, 1911A1's and Mauser rifles.
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Quoted: 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. View Quote 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. |
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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 ![]() |
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Quoted: With the prevalence of high capacity micro 9s and CCW, have full size handguns become obsolete? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1504/g21_jpg-1917729.JPG View Quote You know how I know you have tiny hands OP? |
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No. Tell me how many competition shooters are using small frame pistols.
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