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I have bought a decent used S&W model 10 for less than $300 OTD in the last year. The issue with carrying a revolver is finding a good triple retention holster for them now; no way would I carry in anything less on duty. No need in even talking about a magnum model because TN will not license to carry magnums as security; he would have to load it with specials.

He needs to find new friends. His friend is either an idiot or he is not a real friend to recommend carrying a Rossi as a duty weapon. I wouldn't hesitate to carry a 4" S&W 38, but I think I would still prefer the Beretta.

I have one, or at least I think it is a 851, and it isn't a bad revolver. I don't know that I would bother to replace it if I were starting over. It currently resides with a family member for shooting pest. To be honest, the fit and finish is not at all bad. There are more than a few reports of them just falling apart on people. I don't know that I would trust it with my life.

I still have the original safariland speed strips that I bought back about 10 years ago. They have been reloaded and pried apart hundreds of times. The Tuff strips made it through about five drills before they slit. The tuff strips are fine but do nit hold up well to practice.

It does seem as if wadcutters are harder to find than people imply. I think the few times I have seen them it was at smaller gun stores. I think they are a little over rated for defense though. Every gel test I have seen it does the exact same as round nose ammunition with the exception of over penetrating. If I had a j frame not rated for plus p like a S&W 36, 40, 60, or a 39 I would probably still carry with the Speer GD. The lighter recoil of the Speers, especially the 125, steer me to believe that they are not under as much pressure. I may still do the same for an early airweight like the 37, 42, or 38 even though they are extremely delicate.

I go back and forth on which I prefer the most. I think I prefer the HKS over the Safairland when comparing speedloaders; I have never had the HKS open in the pocket like the Safariland has, but the safariland comp1 is bit faster. The speeds trips give the advantage if you are carrying different models of revolvers and you don't have to worry about clearing oversized grips. You can also easily top off unlike with a speedloader. I often switch between a k frame and a j frame so the speed strip has an advantage, and they are not much slower.

I have not tried one with a 43, but a cut up $12 Glock Sport Combat holster works well for pocket carry.

That is one nice ride!

The 32ACP is a semi-rimmed round and does fire the majority of the time in 32mag and 327 mag guns. I had a 32 h&r mag derringer that fired acp about 90% of the time. It was obviously weak primer strikes that caused the other 10% to fail. Guys with smiths and Rugers report the same or less amount of weak primer strikes. I occasionally see 327 Federal on shelves. I actually found a few boxes during the height of the post-Newtown conspiracy when nothing else could be found. This guy has a video shooting 32acp in a sp101. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJhZkIToDMk

I have been completely separated from the US Armed Forces for over five years now. During the course of my eight years of service I saw more and more service members getting issued and trained on handguns. The reason is because on a deployment the POGs don't want to carry around rifles everywhere. Ironically, most of the ones who need them like the infantry and artillery don't get them. On a deployment you do not see too many Marines with handguns. I would say more than 50 % of soldiers, sailors, and airmen are walking around with handguns on deployments. While the Beretta is the most common handgun, you still see a lot of 1911's, Sigs, and Glocks. As a MP in basic training during 2002, we received about a solid 40 hours of time with the handguns. I hear they get a little more now. On active duty we averaged about 400 rounds a year through the handguns. I did a combat pistol course in 2006 that was a little over a week long with a mix of Berettas and Sigs.

I know a guy that put them on his Shield and they are amazing. On my Glocks I can't justify spending double over factoy Glock N/S.

We have had one on our systems since I was a kid.

I don't do Facebook for all the obvious reasons. I used to keep a picture of a girl that lived across the country on my dash hoping that if the turds were set on targeting my family they would exhaust themselves looking for a girl they would never find. My wife knew this and was ok with it.

As a very happy Shield owner I will not bother to replace the Shield with a 43, but the 43 is a nice piece. If you can get a 43 on the blue Label discount it makes sense; otherwise I have seen Shields for $339. I have not actually shot a LC9s but there is no way that the trigger improvements over the D/A LC9 help with the snappy recoil. Not that it matters but the finish on the LC9 can not even compare to the finish of the 43 or Shield.

Yes, the 43 is rated for it.

Somethings to consider are that city ordinances can present problems when law enforcement try to enforce them. The last city I worked in I could not arrest for a city ordinance because our judge was appointed and not elected. It was only an issue when the refused the citation or refused to show for court. They were able to put liens on property if they refused to show or refused to sign. If it was a moving violation that was a city ordinance I don't know what we would have done. Another thing, I could only cite for a municiple code if I saw it happen. When the fireworks or guns were up when I arrived, even if they admitted to it, I couldn't cite.

You talked like it was a deal. How much are they at Walmart? I need an inexpensive 22lr.

I know in her PI days she carried a Sig 228, but I doubt that is what she carries in her purse.

I didn't know they had two models of the edge connector. The one I felt had a Kahr like trigger; it was a consistent 5-6lbs the entire pull.

The Edge connector really makes the 43 shine making the trigger a consistent pull from start to finish.

I don't think it is strange to have multiples at all. One of the more respected LE range instructors got on a tangent one time about having no more than two platforms in your arsenal. Congrats to to both of you guys on your new 10's.

What is it?

There are a lot of guys that own a 20 or 29 because they are 10mm fans, but yet they despise Glocks.

I have never shot a 29 but I have owned a G20. I can say that the 20 was very mild; almost as mild as a 23/19. I couldn't imagine a G29 being worse than the G36 or g27. To be honest, I don't think I have ever heard anyone say that a 10mm anything has brutal recoil. It's kind of like magic with soft recoil and massive energy. My complaint about a 29 is it feels top heavy, but unlike the 30 it needs the heavy slide. The 20 is a lot more proportionate, but I understand getting the 20 for $400 is not an option. Yes, I would buy it if I were you. I have studied even the G29 and is more effective than a 4" .357 magnum with the standard 158gr load against creatures in the woods. With the 10mm loaded to the intended potential you have a slightly heavier bullet, with more speed, and a larger cross sectional density than a 357mag, and still you have more capacity with less recoil.

Sorry to hear that. I have two friends that I have lost to suicide from PTSD related to experiences in the GWOT. I consider them, and your friend, just as much of a casualty as those that die in theater.