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Well, another year has come and gone and I find myself wondering about the future. Sometimes I feel we are doing great, then I see something happening that convinces me we are going straight to hell at top speed with no brakes. Then I read the content here and realize the caliber of men and women here and see some hope. There is goodness still in this world and it lives on TGO. I see the friendship, the love of God and county, and the sacrifice made by some to keep us all safe. I see belief and faith in God expressed freely and openly in times when it is not always PC to do so. I see and am amazed at the help, love, and concern freely given from member to member, usually without the need to ask. I see the compassion given in times of pain. I see congratulations given in times of joy. All this and so much more. I feel truly blessed to be here, not just on this world and this country, but in the midst of good men. Men I strive to emulate and deserve the friendship of. Lastly, I feel grateful to know and be known by men who expressed concern for me in my prolonged absence recently. For friends like MacGuyver, Steelharp, Bersaguy, TrickyNicky, Kharman, gothegoods, TrippleGGG, prag, and gregintn, just to name a very, very few of the good people here that I can call friend. Yes, I am blessed with a loving, caring, and good wife, who puts up with me and my antics. A family though widespread, that accepts me as I am. A home and reasonably good health. A future that many in this world would envy, and so very much more. So to family, friends, my TGO family, all our military, and first responders, to those who stand in harm's way for others... I wish us all the Merriest of Christmas's and Happy New Year's. May God continue to Bless us and our nation. Amen.

I hope everyone has a great day, whatever your definition of "great" is. Whether it be the loud insanity that family can be sometimes ( I have multiples of those to attend) or the quiet peaceful reflection of a good meal and a good book. I joined just over 2 years ago and found just what I was looking for, a source of gun knowledge and trading. I also found friends that I did not expect. Thanks for both. At my house, the stockings are hung on the bookshelf and Santa has filled them. So now it is time crawl into bed before the all-out white knuckle rocket ride between houses starts tomorrow. Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all. How can you not love TGO? We're like one big dysfunctional family. We fuss and fume amongst ourselves and are looked over by David and Mac and the rest of the crew who make sure we don't mess our beds too badly. I just wanted to take a moment to thank the moderating crew and everyone who's contributed to the discussion this year. I want to wish everyone a happy holiday and I hope everyone finds some joy in the season. I'll have a drink for all and hope you do the same for me.

That's gorgeous. Very nice.

What a truly excellent post hipower! I agree 100% with everything you said and feel very blessed to be a part of this community. Merry Christmas to you all. I know many here will be working tomorrow, as will I, but my thoughts and prayers are there for all of you. I hope everyone else can enjoy the time and fellowship with those they choose. Jamie aka Prag

Could not have expressed feelings any better!!!! This is the only gun site I am on any longer and the only other site I spend time on is a fishing site I am a founding member of since 2008. Have many friends there also but it is a lot smaller than TGO but the people are also 1st class. Merry Christmas to all and a very Properous New Year to all................

Well with Christmas only 4 days away I want to take this time to say: I want to wish everyone on TGO a Very Merry Christmas and a very Prosperous New Year And please remember the reason for the Season and Please remember to Keep CHRIST in Christmas!! Bersaguy

Thank you my friend. Since I rarely have any alcohol, I'll have to toast you with a Dr. Pepper. Merry Christmas to you, Raoul.

That speaks to me. Who made?

Bought some new grips for my Hi-Power.

Well said @hipower. Merry Christmas!

As my screen handle suggests, I might have mentioned the BHP, but Leroy's criteria of plastic ruled it out initially. However, I find that my Hipowers, and the related clones; CZs especially, are some of the easiest to shoot pistols I own or have ever shot. Most fun for me? Dang, I want to say the BHP/CZ. But I have been slowly converted over the last 10 years. I find the 1911 platform the absolute boss for me in all metal frame pistols.

Merry Christmas everyone!

There’s a reason that the P35 was one of, if not the most widely adopted sidearm around the world.

Well now we are really talking.

Full size Beretta 92. Put your leftovers in the Tupperware and get a real gun.

I really want to see this one so I may see it when it comes out on DVD rather than waiting for it to hit netflix. Clint may be gone by the time I see it. I don't do crowds much.

Thanks for the link. Lots of interesting grips. Not quite an Esmerelda, but neither as elaborate or as high. Thinking about some Super Rosewood for my oldest BHP and my O model Colt.

CZ75 (and variants) Beretta 92 (and variants) 3rd gen Smith (5906) Browning HP (and variants)

12 Days of Trump Christmas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2Lv7OVI6eM

I'm not sure I agree. My 1911 has substantially more recoil than my Glock 21. It really is a night and day difference. The metal guns don't "absorb" the recoil like the polimer frames. Maybe 9mm is different?

Good stuff

I'll agree that a full frame steel gun is gonna have the least recoil. The older, big S&W autos are really good. Just find one that fits your hand and your eye.

This needs to be saved so it can be played every Christmas for the next 6 years

That’s great.

That is nothing short of Epic. LOL

Just to throw something different out there - Sig P320 X5. Weighted magwell, 21 rounds of flat trigger goodness. But like someone else said I wouldn't go plastic, I'd go either CZ SP-01 or Shadow 2, depending on what kind of money you wanted to spend.

That's been my mode for quite a few years. The last two movies I saw in a theater were 2012 and the truly awful Keanu Reeve version of The Day the Earth Stood Still.

Agreed. I bought mine when they first hit the market, just because it was a cheaper pistol. I paid 249 thru on of the online distributors then. I bought a jewel for rhinestone pricing. The TP9sa has been a great shooter. Fantastic trigger, short audible reset that's so easy to manage it's unbelievable. Grip angle is awesome and the feel is perfect. I'd like to say I converted Steelharp to it, lol, but I really don't remember if he bought before or after we got together with mine. Either way, the Canik would be a great choice for a high capacity, easy shooting, "plastic" 9, Leroy.

Canik TP9sa. Period.

Winnner!!

If you really want soft shooting then go all metal, especially all steel. The weight absorbs the recoil. Something like a 1911 in steel chambered in 9mm.

The gen4 Glock 17 fits my hand remarkably well. It's one of my favorite guns. But if you want a 9mm, just for fun I may opt for something that has a bit more....character. How about a CZ 75 or similar? Walther PPQ might be on my list too.

The CZ P-09 or the CZ 75 SP-01 Phantom are soft shooters also.

If big and plastic fantastic is what you want maybe a Glock G17 or SA XD service size. Broadening the horizons a bit might interest you in a Sig P320 though. So easy to shoot. What I would really recommend is an old S&W third gen. There are few softer and pleasant shooting 9’s.

Dang. I'm somewhere between really impressed and "I don't know if I would have shared that."

Rock Island, $449 + tax & TICS.

My very personal, humble opinion. Rock Island. You can get pistols from the standard GI level up to some very nice models with features like see on 1000+ pistols. All for about 600. Disclaimer. I do own Sigs, Springfield, Smith, and Rock Island 1911 pistols.

Merry Christmas everyone. May each of you be Blessed during this season of celebrating Jesus birth.

Thank you, sir. All the best wished for you and yours too. Merry Christmas to you!

Merry Christmas and may God bless you all

Merry Christmas y'all.

Grab one of these from harbor freight. https://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?dir=asc&order=EAScore%2Cf%2CEAFeatured+Weight%2Cf%2CSale+Rank%2Cf&q=thermometer

While I don't feel inclined to buy a new pistol, I wouldn't even think about it above $500. On the secondary market, I'm out for deals, so the price has to entice me. Plus, while I'm not out to screw someone, I never feel obligated to pay for the value a person adds onto the gun with after market parts when it comes resale time. Then the add-ons are subjective in value based on the potential buyer; steel sights vs. night sights, for example. A lot of individual gun sellers need to learn re-sale is almost always going to involve a loss of capital you sunk into the gun. Trying for breakeven isn't conductive to a sale.

Why not ship it back to Hi-Point and let them fix it and provide you another mag? Seems like you really aren't out anything. And while it's not an expensive pistol, you will still have a good gun. If nothing else, make it your tackle box or truck gun. Afterwards, maybe gift it to some one that needs a firearm, but really can't afford one.

I have one of their 9mm carbines, and Im not sure why, buty I kinda want one of their .45 carbines, lol.

Why get a .380 when it's the same size as the 9mm?

I would guess that being able to depend on it to go bang every time you pull the trigger and being any where near accurate would trump how ugly they are............JMHO

They do have a new 10mm Carbine coming out next year...... Might have to get one of those. I have heard they are pretty accurate and they work. Heavy, check, Ugly, yep, Clunky..... understatement. But they work! At some point in the near future I will add one to my collection just cause.