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Charles L. Cotton wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:20 pm It is at times like these that I have a better appreciation of how John the Baptist felt when he referred to himself as a voice in the wilderness. Here is my prayer for all who have lost their way.

• Lord, what have we become!!? You inspired John Moses Browning to design the 1911 so we could have a large caliber pistol with a trigger designed in Heaven. Just as Adam and Eve fell from the Garden, we have fallen from the perfect handgun You inspired. Many have lost their way and started carrying plastic pistols. These are actually crew-served weapons requiring one person to hold the gun and another person to use a hammer and center punch to manipulate the trigger.
  
  We complain about a few ounces in weight, while ignoring the great weight we carry on our shoulders -- the responsibility to smite the evil ones that would slaughter us and our loved ones. We carry plastic mouse guns loaded with ammo so small we must use tweezers to remove it from diminutive boxes. When we discharge these abominations, the person standing next to us looks to the sky and says, "Did you hear something?" The evil among us laugh at our feeble efforts and continue with their dastardly deeds. But when we fire Your gun, it is like thunder from Heaven! All with ears smile remembering Your great work and those that would do us harm are no more.
  
  Forgive us oh Lord and lead us back to Heaven's handgun before it's too late.
  
  Amen.

Chas.

NOTE: To my fellow Bible-believing Christians, I have already prayed for forgiveness, should the Lord find this disrespectful rather than humorous.

This is great

I have always wanted an HK usp 45

Yeah if I carried a 1911 it would have to be a lightweight and in 9mm. I think then I could get close to the same weight of a Glock 19. I believe loaded the 19 come in at around 29-30 oz. I think is dependent upon bullet weight.

1911’s are sweet. Too heavy for me to carry

flechero wrote: ↑Tue Apr 28, 2020 10:43 am [quote=cmgee67 post_id=<a href="tel:1282841">1282841</a> time=<a href="tel:1588034887">1588034887</a> user_id=19249] Before that I tried the 45 shield. Great gun but 45 was too expensive for me to shoot all the time.

Hmm... Seems like you spent way more than what you would have spent on 45 ammo, on guns, to find one you liked as much with cheaper ammo. Or you passed up a perfect opportunity to get into reloading!!
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Your probably right haha! Oh well hind sight is 2020.

The G43x is a smooth shooter TAM. If you get the chance I would recommend shooting one.

I hear you. I don’t worry about printing unless I’m at work. I try to stay neutral at work. No politics, or gun talk while I’m at a customers home.I don’t want to lose a customer over printing. So I make sure to carry Iwb so that I don’t print enough to tell.

I used to religiously carry my Glock 19 24-7. Lots of times with a spare mag. I thought it was a pretty small gun and concealed and carried well. I also thought it was feather light. I didn’t know much about pistols at the time and bought and carried the gun off of a recommendation of a good friend. I then got into the “gun culture” of YouTube and began to be told by content creators that the G26 was much easier to carry and conceal. I bought one and couldn’t should it worth a flip. I didn’t like how short the grip was and couldn’t get a good handle on it. I sold it and stayed true to my 19. Then the G43 came out. I thought wow that’s too small to carry for me, maybe my wife will like it? SHE HATED IT. I kept it for a while but it never felt “right”. I could shoot it okay but meh so I got rid of it. I tried a shield also that a friend owned and I liked the feel of the gun and how slim it was. That started me down the path in a way. I still didn’t purchase a 9mm shield until two years after that. Before that I tried the 45 shield. Great gun but 45 was too expensive for me to shoot all the time. I ended up buying my gen 1 shield and carried it for a year then bought the 2.0. I love my 2.0. It feels great in the hand with the pinky extended magazine. So in grip length I’m back to the 19 size. The thickness however is hard to go back to. I would rather carry my 19 because I do shoot it better and it fills my hand completely. Although I find myself leaving it at home and grabbing the shield for how much lighter and slimmer it is. I am working my way back to the 19. So, to make a long story longer...... I am going back to the 19 but my holster Is uncomfortable. It is a all Kydex which is fine but the clip on it that’s secures to my belt isn’t my favorite. It sticks out too far and I like metal clips or soft loops. I think I may look at another crossbreed super tuck. I loved the one I used to use. Are they still made well? Anyhow, what do you find yourself grabbing? Is there a gun you would rather carry but don’t because of convenience and size?