KatieVT
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Since I posted about a month ago, I've been busy with finals and the like. Finally they are over and I have some breathing room to consider handguns again.
Up until Christmas, I was thinking about purchasing a 9mm. However, I am now considering .45s as well. I am also interested in purchasing one that I can convert back and forth into a .22 for target practice.
My college is starting up a competition pistol team! I am planning on joining, though since I'm at the commuter campus, it will be quite a drive for practices. They will be using 9mm and .45s during comps and .22s during practice. Thus the idea about the conversion kit. Until they can get sponsorships, the members that have handguns will share with the ones that don't. I'm hoping that will give me an opportunity to try out a bunch of different models.
We spent Christmas with close friends as we've done for 11 years. They have a bunch of boys that are really good with guns. I tried out their Ruger .357 with both .38 special and .357 ammo, their Taurus 9mm, and their Springfield 1911. I could have tried out the .44 mag, but I didn't. They are coming up for New Year's, so I could try then.
One of the boys suggested that I look into a Ruger SR9. The local gunshop didn't have one in stock, but does carry it usually so I'll go back next week to look at it. I did see the Ruger P345 which fit me well. However, it's my understanding that no one makes conversion kits for them. It may not be a deal-breaker though; theP345 seems like a very nicegun.
All the Glocks and Sig Sauers I've handled have had too large grips. The Beretta 92FS was okay, but not like the Ruger P345 and Kahr CW9, which seem to be the best fit so far (though I haven't shot either). Anyone know of a 9mm or a .45 that is a comparable size to either of them, but has a conversion kit available? Any big downsides to having a gun that gets converted back and forth?
Oh, I'm now OCing out to the garage and back. With all the animals we raise, we tend to get a population of rats every winter. They are suspected in the death of a young rabbit yesterday. My .22 revolver with rat/snake shot works wonders onrats - if they show their faces! It's quite an improvement over the C02 pellet pistol. That took a lot of skill and/or extremely lucky shots to actually kill them. Rat skin is verytough!
Since I posted about a month ago, I've been busy with finals and the like. Finally they are over and I have some breathing room to consider handguns again.
Up until Christmas, I was thinking about purchasing a 9mm. However, I am now considering .45s as well. I am also interested in purchasing one that I can convert back and forth into a .22 for target practice.
My college is starting up a competition pistol team! I am planning on joining, though since I'm at the commuter campus, it will be quite a drive for practices. They will be using 9mm and .45s during comps and .22s during practice. Thus the idea about the conversion kit. Until they can get sponsorships, the members that have handguns will share with the ones that don't. I'm hoping that will give me an opportunity to try out a bunch of different models.
We spent Christmas with close friends as we've done for 11 years. They have a bunch of boys that are really good with guns. I tried out their Ruger .357 with both .38 special and .357 ammo, their Taurus 9mm, and their Springfield 1911. I could have tried out the .44 mag, but I didn't. They are coming up for New Year's, so I could try then.
One of the boys suggested that I look into a Ruger SR9. The local gunshop didn't have one in stock, but does carry it usually so I'll go back next week to look at it. I did see the Ruger P345 which fit me well. However, it's my understanding that no one makes conversion kits for them. It may not be a deal-breaker though; theP345 seems like a very nicegun.
All the Glocks and Sig Sauers I've handled have had too large grips. The Beretta 92FS was okay, but not like the Ruger P345 and Kahr CW9, which seem to be the best fit so far (though I haven't shot either). Anyone know of a 9mm or a .45 that is a comparable size to either of them, but has a conversion kit available? Any big downsides to having a gun that gets converted back and forth?
Oh, I'm now OCing out to the garage and back. With all the animals we raise, we tend to get a population of rats every winter. They are suspected in the death of a young rabbit yesterday. My .22 revolver with rat/snake shot works wonders onrats - if they show their faces! It's quite an improvement over the C02 pellet pistol. That took a lot of skill and/or extremely lucky shots to actually kill them. Rat skin is verytough!