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by The Annoyed Man
Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:30 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Convince me on the "Plastic Guns"
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Re: Convince me on the "Plastic Guns"

I own 1911s, love them, and carry a 3" Kimber. I also own an H&K USP Compact in .40. I wore it just yesterday for the first time in a long while. I had forgotten how comfortably it carries. However, I've done most of my pistol shooting over the years with a 1911, and I'm just real familiar, and real comfortable with the design. Plus, even the +P loadings in my 3" gun are big pussycats to shoot, and the .40 S&W, even in the slightly larger and heavier H&K, is much snappier and harder to control. Also, the H&K just isn't as accurate as the Kimber.

That being said, even though the Kimber has been dead reliable for me, when it comes time to getting a gun covered in mud and dirt or dunked under water, I'm taking the H&K. The Kimber is just too pretty to jack up that way. The H&K may not have much personality, but it is dead reliable, no matter the conditions. So it would be the gun I would take as a hunting sidearm, or backpacking. I would not be upset if it got a little scratched up or dropped, or whatever. It's a duty pistol, not a carry weapon, if that makes sense.

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