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Welcome back, JOG. You were missed. I always enjoy your posts, like the one above, and often learn something useful. E Thanks, E. I've been enjoying the heck out of your elk hunt thread. After reading through this thread I came to the realization that what I really need from a personal protection handgun is the characteristic of being fun to fire and practice with. That's no doubt why I gravitate toward quality 1911's, Hi-Powers, and K-frames.
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Foremost, accuracy and dependability come to mind for me. That being said, I have an addiction to the Glock pistols and the .357 SIG cartridge as both seem to encompass said qualities.
I'm not sure that there's anything more dependable than a Glock. They're butt ugly and (to me) at first they feel funny in the hand but I got over that quickly. In many thousands of rounds fired the only failures I've had were directly attribuatable to the weakest link in the system...myself, the shooter. For a carry piece I settled on the 32, small, light, and runs a powerful cartridge.
The .357 SIG shoots accurate, flat and hits hard and that's enough for me. I did find, however, that it was necessary to load Hornady XTP's to get any expansion. The Sierras seem to be a little bit hard and zipped right thru a pronghorn's chest like knitting needles on one occasion a couple years back.
I cannot light matches, hit asprin, or take the caps off bottles at fiffty yards with my 32. Can't do it at 25 yards either but this kind of accuracy is not what a defensive handgun is all about.
Si vis pacem para bellum
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On the Hi Power note, I would love to have one of the shortened Hi Powers, for example from Cylinder and Slide, but my wallet is a bit thin for that.
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what i really need from a personal protection handgun is cheap practice ammo.
Most people don't have what it takes to get old
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A suppressor would be nice. 
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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Foremost, accuracy and dependability come to mind for me. That being said, I have an addiction to the Glock pistols and the .357 SIG cartridge as both seem to encompass said qualities.
I'm not sure that there's anything more dependable than a Glock. They're butt ugly and (to me) at first they feel funny in the hand but I got over that quickly. In many thousands of rounds fired the only failures I've had were directly attribuatable to the weakest link in the system...myself, the shooter. For a carry piece I settled on the 32, small, light, and runs a powerful cartridge.
The .357 SIG shoots accurate, flat and hits hard and that's enough for me. I did find, however, that it was necessary to load Hornady XTP's to get any expansion. The Sierras seem to be a little bit hard and zipped right thru a pronghorn's chest like knitting needles on one occasion a couple years back.
I cannot light matches, hit asprin, or take the caps off bottles at fiffty yards with my 32. Can't do it at 25 yards either but this kind of accuracy is not what a defensive handgun is all about. The G32/357Sig is a good combo. The TN. Highway Patrol went to that combo from 40S&W years ago. This due to better results against hard targets such as auto bodies & auto glass, then 40S&W.
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On the Hi Power note, I would love to have one of the shortened Hi Powers, for example from Cylinder and Slide, but my wallet is a bit thin for that. The Argentine firm of FM made an inexpensive version called the "Detective"; which can be had for around $400.00 when you find them.
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For my daily carry and home defense my S&W 1911PD fits the role very nice. If I were going to war in the Middle East, honestly I�d give very serious consideration to a Glock, since they�re in abundance in the Middle East (parts), and they work well with NATO pressure 9mm. I honestly have nothing against the M9 provided it�s one of the newer ones with factory magazines.
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On the Hi Power note, I would love to have one of the shortened Hi Powers, for example from Cylinder and Slide, but my wallet is a bit thin for that. The Argentine firm of FM made an inexpensive version called the "Detective"; which can be had for around $400.00 when you find them. I have a complete Detective Top End conversion unit for BHP availble. I just picked it up this weekend. Its never been on a gun yet has the original package (package not in good shape) and the manual. Contact me if interested. They are a cool unit.
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