A Question for "Team 3rd Gen"...

A S&W Model 99 in .45ACP of course! ;)
Oh, you are BAD!!! :eek: :p :D

Okay, just kidding.

Model 10-something 3"
Ruger 345. That always got very good reviews, even though it wasn't in production that long. Reminds me in some ways of the 457.
Walther CCP. Sadly, we'll never see one in MA, but the one I fondled at the NRA Meetings was very nice. If I move while I'm still young enough to hold and shoot a gun, it could (gasp) replace a 3913 in my carry rotation. Maybe. Sort of.
I didn't say you couldn't list non-MA-compliant guns... ;) ... so the CCP is okay! :D

And surprise, surprise... another K-frame revolver! :D That is turning out to be the overall winner I think.

Interesting on the Ruger P345. :confused: That's two votes so far for a pistol I'm not even aware of. :confused:
 
That was my pick. I'd "settle" for a 2.5" 19, though.

My first pick was another Hi-Power, but you said it couldn't be anything we already had. Maybe a MK III Hi Power?
I think you found a loophole Pete! ;)

And another K-frame revolver guy! :eek: Holy cow!!! ;)

I'm beginning to see a trend here! :D
 
Okay, the first 1911 entry of the day! :) But in 9mm! :eek:

This is one of the things I was most interested in today... i.e., how many 3rd Gen'rs would look to a new/newer/newish 1911 as first choice in an alternative buy. :)

Stumbled on a anib Sig RCS 1911 a few years back........the CCO size had always been a "want" of mine...... Officer Model frame w/ a Commander's barrel and slide.....don't even have to give back the 7th round anymore.

A Sig W German 220 caused me to turn my back on 1911's in the 80s...would/can shoot cloverleafs at 50ft.......... as turnejm stated 220s and IMO 245s make a good alternative to Smith .45s..


Edit: TTSH...... everyone has to have at least one Browning HP....... two's better! :D LOL the second was a gunshow save..... bright blue MarkIII ..........another gun lost on a table full of "other stuff".......and priced to give away........young folks wanted Glocks and older "buyers" wanted older HPs.........you know....... the ones with crappy sights and tiny safeties.......LOL
 
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Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Yea right....like that's possible.
Nope! Nope! Nope!!! :p I can't let you get away with that! :D

I want your first alternative choice to a 3rd Gen. :) Come on! Be brave! You can do it! ;)
 
Stumbled on a anib Sig RCS 1911 a few years back........the CCO size had always been a "want" of mine...... Officer Model frame w/ a Commander's barrel and slide.....don't even have to give back the 7th round anymore.

A Sig W German 220 caused me to turn my back on 1911's in the 80s...would/can shoot cloverleafs at 50ft.......... as turnejm stated 220s and IMO 245s make a good alternative to Smith .45s..

Edit: TTSH...... everyone has to have at least one Browning HP....... two's better! :D
Yeah, except here where you can't own one unless you bought it before our "Lists" and "Regs" :mad: Or maybe you are lucky enough to find one in a private sale or used with a MA pedigree without having to get a 3rd or 4th mortgage on the house. :rolleyes:

Anyway, are you changing your vote? :confused: :p :D
 
Edit: TTSH...... everyone has to have at least one Browning HP....... two's better! :D LOL the second was a gunshow save..... bright blue MarkIII ..........another gun lost on a table full of "other stuff".......and priced to give away........young folks wanted Glocks and older "buyers" wanted older HPs.........you know....... the ones with crappy sights and tiny safeties.......LOL
Stop editing!!! :p You're making me dizzy! :D
 
Oh, you are BAD!!! :eek: :p :D


I didn't say you couldn't list non-MA-compliant guns... ;) ... so the CCP is okay! :D

And surprise, surprise... another K-frame revolver! :D That is turning out to be the overall winner I think.

Interesting on the Ruger P345. :confused: That's two votes so far for a pistol I'm not even aware of. :confused:

Ruger's P-345 is really underrated, more than S&W 3rd gens. Bought mine in '03 or '04 after seeing the ad in the American Legion magazine. LGS owner said it was the first one he sold the same day he got it in. Still have it. Carry sometimes. Rock solid.
 
Ruger's P-345 is really underrated, more than S&W 3rd gens. Bought mine in '03 or '04 after seeing the ad in the American Legion magazine. LGS owner said it was the first one he sold the same day he got it in. Still have it. Carry sometimes. Rock solid.
Opps!!! :eek: Someone didn't read the rules! :D

But it can't be something you already own... :p ... got that? :D
 
I'm seriously considering getting a Grand Power P11 MK12. It
just looks very interesting to me,......... which is sometimes the only reason I need. :D
Interesting is a good enough reason for me! :D
 
Stopped at the safe on the way to grab another cold one. Nope, no Colt Delta in there. But did find a empty can of Colt 45 tho. Got to clean out the safe soon.
 
Stop editing!!! :p You're making me dizzy! :D


:D Sorry..........was getting cross-eyed reading a contract.... and your thread gave me an excuse to go open a safe.......and pull out some things I haven't seen in awhile..................

So are you saying the classic Browning HP isn't on "the list" in Mass.? Bummer!!!!!



No.....Sticking with a 3" 13 per TTSH's rules.........
 
Explanation...

I'll explain later why I'm asking...
It might already be apparent to some but I raised this question with the 3rd Gen Team because I am finally at the end of my initial 3rd Gen 2-year long buying spree. :o From here it gets harder, more expensive and a bit more complicated. It's also going to require more patience and time. And as Bam-Bam likes to point out, at my advanced age, the one thing I don't have left is a whole lot of time. ;)

In short, I now own enough of the easy ones and I finally landed my first Model 4506 as well as my first "no-rail" TSW and my first "railed" TSW. The truth is that my short Want List (the realistic one) is down to just three 3rd Gens left, none of which will be quick or cheap to find in really nice "TTSH-acceptable" condition.

So it is time to start thinking about the next direction that me and my expensive, noisy hobby should go in... or at least something to supplement the expected long wait between further attractive 3rd Gen accumulating or trading opportunities.

Along those lines, I am trying out just about every handgun that isn't broken, in the repair shop awaiting parts or otherwise falling apart at the local indoor range that I just joined. :) It has been an interesting experience so far to say the least and it is having a profound effect already on my opinions with regard to certain brands and guns... and what I might like to own and what I might want to sell.

To further complicate matters, for a variety of reasons, my next one or two acquisitions are probably going to have to come from Cabela's. :o That may not sound like such an onerous thing until one realizes that our Massachusetts Cabela's store is not like the Cabela's stores in the free states. Well beyond the MA-compliant requirement, the new handgun selection is pitiful, stock is invariably low and used handguns are banned from sale. :( But it is an unavoidable economic imperative at this point. I have no other choice. :rolleyes:

And now you know why I need all these new ideas from the "team"! :D
 
Mine is going to be an HK45c. Same capacity as my 4566/4506-1 and similar in size and weight to my 4513TSW and 457. Same accuracy and reliability. Not as nice a trigger, but a much better trigger than anything currently produced by s&w.

And unlike my 3rd gen 45's, I won't care what happens to the HK45c. Regards 18DAI
 
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