Learn me about 1911's.

[azasadny]

Here are my two "buddies", both bone stock in 9mm, not for defense, only target shooting. I REALLY liked the Beretta 92FS until I shot my new Sig P239, now I'm a "Sig guy"!

[red-beard]

I have a FN High Power in 9mm. It is the reason I sold the P-239. It, with a very small amount of work, will out shoot the P-239. Plus, it's easier to conceal than the P-239. It is just too wide, for a single stack.

[Rick Lee]

Red Beard, you mean the P-239 is too wide for a single stack or the FN is?

[red-beard]

The P-239 is much wider than is necessary for a single stack 9mm. In the same size, it could easily be a double stack and hold far more rounds. One of my buddies calls it a "Democrat Gun". The 9mm version was designed during the 10 round max days. The Single stack 40 S&W holds less, I think 8 rounds.

My full size 1911, being thinner, is easier to conceal than the P-239. My P-40, out of the box, holds 9+1. With the mag extension, it holds 10+1. It is thinner, lighter and holds more ammo. And it costs about 1/3rd of the Sig. And yes, it is no where near the 'finish' quality of a Sig. But it is a great carry weapon.

However, the P-40 is now gold plated!

[Rick Lee]

Hmmmm. My P-239 is .40 S&W. But I haven't received it yet. Should be here tomorrow. I looked it up on Sigarms.com and it is thinner than my P220 with the same round count. Is a 1911 really thinner than both the P220 and P239?

[red-beard]

Both of my 1911s are thinner than my recently sold P-239.

Damn. I wish I knew you were looking. I just sold mine, including a factory .357sig barrel. What did you pay?

[jriera]

Originally posted by red-beard
Jordi, the next time we go to Vegas, I'm bringing a couple of the babies. I would trust you to do virtually anything to them.

Unloaded, a gun is a complicated paper weight.

Any time James ... btw bring the P40 back to the original color ... my eyes are hurting!!

[red-beard]

It's going to be nickle plated. The bluing doesn't stand up in Houston.

[jriera]

Originally posted by red-beard
It's going to be nickle plated. The bluing doesn't stand up in Houston.

I see ... form over function ....

Send the pistol to Cylinder and Slide (http://www.cylinder-slide.com/p40.shtml), Bill is (one of) the best, great people.

[Overpaid Slacker]

+1 for C&S. Great work, nice people.

JP

[Rick Lee]

Originally posted by red-beard
Both of my 1911s are thinner than my recently sold P-239.

Damn. I wish I knew you were looking. I just sold mine, including a factory .357sig barrel. What did you pay?

$475 delivered. It has new night sights and about 400 rds. through it.

[JTO]

Cylinder and Slide did a super action job, crown recut, chamfer the cylinder on my 2.5" Python. Its superb but the wait list is long; like six months.

Troy

[JTO]

One more thing. My Kimber Team Match II was a lemon. I bought it for IDPA and it never functioned. It failed to feed everthing regardless of spring and magazine. I sent it back to Kimber twice, and it was returned to me with the same problem. They even coverted it to the internal extractor with a new slide and it still would not feed. I finally, after seven months of trying, got a refund. Went out a bought a Glock 20. No trouble with the Glock. This is my fourth Glock, and for good reason; they work.
Troy

[red-beard]

Originally posted by Rick Lee
$475 delivered. It has new night sights and about 400 rds. through it.

$555 delivered, with the 40 S&W Barrel and the .357sig barrel, and 2 magazines for each caliber.

[charleskieffner]

Originally posted by charleskieffner
nelson ford (phx.az.) did both my springfields. full size and micro both stainless.

another great investment and more than likely be the first one on your block to own one, let alone your zip code is an HK-SP-89. cant go wrong with 15-30-40 round sticks................AND VERY CONCEALABLE!