Subj : Re: New purchase
To   : MOONDOG
From : JIMMY ANDERSON
Date : Mon Jul 17 2023 10:41 pm

-=> MOONDOG wrote to ALL <=-

 MO> Spring time is here, and I wanted to buy another hand gun, but didn't
 MO> want to spend a bundle.  I stopped by the local shop, and undere the
 MO> glass in the used area was a Springfiueld XD Tactical in .40 cal.  Most
 MO> people prefer 9mm or .45, but I got into .40 cal because a friend gave
 MO> me all his brass he was saving.  He used to frequent a park that had a
 MO> pistol range, and the rangers would sweepe up the brass and sort it
 MO> while on fire watch.  He gave me close t o 2000 spent .40 cases.  I
 MO> reload, so it's natural to use the free brass .

I don't reload (yet - maybe some day) but I like .40 as well. My EDC
is a Shield .40 first gen.

 MO> The pistol was barely used, showed little to no wear marks, and had
 MO> aftermarket tritium night sights.  Not usre how old it is, or how much
 MO> the life is on the tritium paint.  Anyways, the sights are good in the
 MO> daylight. The gun was priced for $299, which was hard to turn down.  It
 MO> came with a nice case with a cleaning kit and two mags.

WOW! Yeah, that would be hard to turn down!

 MO> I stopped by the shop yesterday, and now there's a used full sized M&P
 MO> 2.0 in .40 in the case.  I have a pre-2.0 but like the enhancements
 MO> they made. There's  also an S&W SD 40 VE  that looks lightly used, but
 MO> maybe I'll wait before going on a spending spree.

Wife as an SD40VE as well - that was actually the first .40 I shot YEARS
ago!

I REALLY really like the feel of the full size M&P... Again, I carry a
Shield, but would love to have a full size with the flat trigger, etc.

I actually pulled out a Beretta 92FS today to try and thought about getting
a holster for it to carry, but not sure about the size compared to the 
Shield... Wondering how it's going to 'poke.'




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