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I actually like the SR45 and have an SR9 already. The SR45 grip feels better to me then the 2nd and 3rd gen G-21's I've owned did. It has good out of the box sights and can be fitted with night sights if wanted. I've test fired one and plan to purchase one in the coming year.

Aside from the Kahr which the OP has ruled out the two most recent, but no longer in production, examples would be the H&K P7 series and the aluminum framed version of the Colt 2000. I'm not certain an all metal frame striker fired "Glock Style" system would be totally reliable. IIRC the polymer frame design has some designed flex in it which isn't present in a metal frame. I believe there were issues with an aftermarket metal replacement Glock frame that might have partially been attributable to this. But I can't recall all of the specifics so don't hold me to any specifics on this. But if such a design were available which was, affordable, reliable and readily available I'd sure like to take a look at it.

  ^^^^^^This^^^^^^ Trust me if you only use a wooden surface as the striking point you won't break a kinetic bullet puller. Additionally you must always use a square on impact as an angled impact induces undersigned twist and torque into the tool which will cause an early failure. If you don't find a lister with this tool call Mid South Shooters Supply and they'll pull it and have it waiting at the counter for pick up.

All you really need to do is find a local gunsmith and work out an arraignment where you refinish some gunstocks for him. You can also make the same arraignment with some local pawn shops. All your taking with you when you leave either business are the gun stocks, the firearm itself stays with the FFL. I've know a lot of fellows who did just this as a sideline. An easier solution for your interest in stock refinishing is furniture repair and restoration. Trust me, you'll make a darn sight more money doing this as well as have more work then with refinishing gun stocks.

I've owned several Browing Hi Powers over the years and still have the first one I purchased about fourty years ago. As to how reliable they are, well some of the earlier models were a bit particular about what type of JHP ammunition you tried to run though them. That however was and to some extent still is a problem with some other older pistols. Simple solution, as with any other pistol, find out what the gun shoots best and stockpile a supply of same.

Find someone who has a 3.3" barrel SA XDs9 who'll let your wife run a couple of boxes of ammo through it. I think once she's done that she might take a liking to the little jewel. I you lived closer I'd meet you at a range and let her try mine out. FWIW I like the ergonomics of the Sield better as well as the compactness of the G-43. But different gun models work better for some then they do for others. As to steel cased ammunition...sorry I'm not going to blame any feed problems with that stuff on a good pistol. I ran literally thousands of rounds of aluminum cased Blazer through a 2nd gen G-22 with only a couple of FTF and one FTF.  However the gun was never intended to have that stuff run through it.

  Ditto!!! A lever action .357 Magnum rifle is pretty cheap to feed too if you do any reloading and if you shop around a bit you can find a used single shot  or pump action .20 gauge for less then you realize. That way you both get to play with the rifle.

Feeling a bit curmudgeonly today are we??? Not to worry, I don't like the TapaTalk auto tag either...

LMAO....But I've seen a lot of double 55 gallon metal barrel set ups used as outdoor furnaces....I was thinking more along the lines of...http://www.centralboiler.com/

I used a Buck Stove fireplace insert intended for real fireplaces, not the little fireplace inserts most homes have. It was converted to a free standing unit and set up in the basement. It heated the basement and ground floor of a cape cod style house nicely and kept the top floor tolerable. The best thing going for it was it was used and very affordable when purchased. Having been there and done that I'd sooner spend the extra money and go with an outdoor wood heat furnace for heating the house. My reasoning is its a darn sight cleaner, produces more heat and reduces risk of house fires. Should you be determined to go with an indoor unit then the safest, cleanest, most effective set up is going to be a wood pellet stove. You buy the wood pellets by the pallet full at end of season prices. However if your determined to go with a wood burning indoor stove look into one of the soapstone models.

You and your Mrs. always have the best sense of humor...

The Fed's have been concerned about R/C aircraft since 9/11. The technology has improved to some very scary levels and some R/C aircraft flown on regular basis are the size of a Cessna 182, if not larger so its not like this hasn't been coming.

OK I'm sure there's some level of methodology behind the selection put forth by the OP so I'll stay within those parameters. Of the proposed firearms I'd go with the SR9c as first choice and the G-27 as second choice. As to the why, the SR9c is a 9mmP which can use the larger capacity SR9 magazine, has excellent out of the box sights and is effectively accurate. It's also got a pretty good trigger. I have an SR9 and have shot SR9c's and they compare favorably with the Glock. I've owned and shot two separate G-27's very extensively and really don't like the G-27 or the .40 S&W cartridge.

  I'm not a fan of shoulder holsters preferring instead a proper gun belt and holster for my body frame, pistol and chosen carry mode. For outdoor field carry I tend to lean towards strong side OWB carry but have found a cross draw holster works best when wearing a back pack or heavy exterior coat. However this doesn't mean I haven't used shoulder holster rigs with my preference being towards vertical instead of horizontal carry set ups. Front chest style rigs would be my choice for a scoped hunting pistol or a heavy frame large caliber revolver intended to protect me from dangerous wild life.      

  I'm really glad this worked out for you because it's something that I constantly have to think about whenver I switch from a SA pistol to a DA/SA one or a striker fired pistol. There's a lot of truth to the folksism of "Beware the man who only has one gun".

Well there's always someone doing a true southpaw 1911... http://cabotgun.com/better-than-custom-1911-pistols/south-paw/

I've noticed that fellow has good firearms skills and reaches out for the entertainment of his viewers. What I don't know is whether he does all this to draw in viewers and generate interest or just to punk everyone.

  Just out of curiosity but have you taught your wife how to slingshot the slide bypassing the slide stop? Most issues with southpaws shooting a pistol are simply resolved through training. I've seen and handled an FNS and P30 and liked them. FWIW I had to routinely do part of qualification courses using my weak hand, doing magazine changes and malfunction drills so I understand a bit about shooting left handed.

I have a suspicion you either walked up on a vehicle inspection by a supervisor or it was shift change because patrol rifles don't generally get used for court security. Whether inside the building or outside of it.

      The owners name is David Bada (spl?) he's retired military and a pretty good guy who need's to be informed whenever an employee provides poor service. I know for a fact it pisses him off to find out his employees aren't providing good customer service. I mentioned a poor customer service experience and it became a major store issue. Also, don't expect every gun store employee to know as much about a new product or all products as you might know. I worked part time in another gun store years ago and was very well informed about the product line. There were still occasional customers who read every gun rag that came out, subscribed to Shotgun News, lived, breathed and had no other life then guns who knew more.

Please consider doing what Garufa has recommended here. I shoot to point of aim with a 1911, Browning High Power and any S&W, Colt or Ruger DA/SA or DAO revolver. I also do well with the DAO pistol's I've shot, but with a DA/SA pistol or a Glock unless I really focus on my trigger I shoot left. By all means have another shooter try your pistol but also try shooting it with more of the trigger finger pad across the trigger face.

I'm a huge fan of the full choked .410 shotgun, either in a single shot of a pump, this calibers amazing on squirrel and rabbits. But with that said for a first youth shotgun I would shop around and find a Remington 870 youth model in 20 GA with some screw in choke tubes.

I had the privilage to have met and talked to some of the Pearl Harbor survivors and my father served on the USS Denver a bit later in the war. Like many High School students of his time he impaitantly waited until he was old enough to enlist with a parents signuture. He was a senior in high school and didn't wait to gruaduate and his school ,as did many others granted his H.S. diploma by means of a service cap placed upon an otherwise empty chair in the audutorium. The teligram he sent home prior to his discharge and return home told my grandmother he was returning home and his expected time and date of arrival. He closed it with a Love...and his first name. Obviously the female teligraph operator prompted him to remember to do so because she added a postscript for my grandmother..."he made a face...Why in the world can't people be as caring nowadays?

Let us know how it works out because that's something I'd like to try out myself and for the record I've used top dollar hand held FLIR devices before.