What's Your Next Handgun?

[Cyanide]

I was finally able to pick up a couple of my new kids from the LGS, so figured I better share a picture of them. One is sporting the stock 12-round mag with finger extension, whereas the other has a 15-rd mag with stock grip extension.

[Psyop96]

Nice looking twins! Did you pick out names for them yet? [emoji1]

[Cyanide]

Hahahahahahahaha!  No, no names yet. Thanks, they actually both have a lot of wear, one being worse than the other but they both seem fine mechanically. Just need a good bath and a visit to the range ASAP.

[Birds Away]

Hahahahahahahaha!  No, no names yet. Thanks, they actually both have a lot of wear, one being worse than the other but they both seem fine mechanically. Just need a good bath and a visit to the range ASAP.

Very cool set of twins.  Love the old 3rd gens.

[Cyanide]

Thank you. I am falling in love with them myself, or at least the alloy frame "DAO" models! Down the road I will hunt for, and acquire, a 3953 as well.?

[dominic135]

Excellent topic! CZ people don't walk around with their nose in the air!
Christmas is definitely coming up fast. Last Christmas, I bought enough guns to take my three sons shooting. They're all adults mind you, 30 to 41 yrs. old! I bought a mish-mash of styles and characters. My youngest loves his 1911 in 22 cal. and he's a bleep fine shot. The two older boy-chicks lives are very busy and they've enjoyed free access to my gun case.
So, I decided to buy two milsurps and customize them to the boys character. Yesterday we all got to play with the recent milsurp, a Beretta 92S. I did not expect such a nice gun in a milsurp deal. The 92 is beautiful! I'm sort of pissed they all shipped without any wrapping at all! Just about 500 guns per case, stacked loosely.
I swear if they'd wrapped them in butcher paper even, the lot could have been considered good to excellent! Shot about 150 rounds without a squirt of oil! Actually the piece looked like it had enough oil internally.
Sights are fixed but ineffective. Very low profile and hard for my old eyes to see well! The report seems a bit snappy compared to my CZ75 but by no means harder... just a bit more precise. There was minor holster wear along sharp edges but the scratches were very fine. Even the grip was in better shape than expected.
My oldest son loves everything Japanese and does in fact have a beautiful Japanese-American wife, and 1.5 handsome boys.
He'll get the Beretta painted flat black with a silkscreened Samurai Warrior on faux Ivory grips! I think I would like to try the gun frame, and slide in a Red Laquer with gold plate accents... but that would look good in a case and get you many snickers at the range.
After this one, I'm looking for a STAR, or a Hi-Power clone. I want to buy a milsurp CZ but if everyone has a different gun, it will foster sharing and increase everyone's firearm education.
What would you guys recommend for a family hobby? We currently have my CZ75b, the Beretta 92s, a Kahr 40 none of us like, ATI 1911 in .22 cal. my youngest is not inclined to let go of, a Heritage 6 gun in .22 cal. and a black powder 1858 .44 cal. Remington. I would think a STAR super B 9mm, or a hi-power clone.
Any suggestions?     

[dominic135]

For me, it's a PO1! It's just the sexiest gun I've ever seen! It has dignity or mute Gravitas, what ever you want to call it. It has reserved lines, effortless grace and with a high polished walnut grip, can stimulate your salivation glands! It would be the perfect gun for a modern James Bond!

[Earl Keese]

Excellent topic! CZ people don't walk around with their nose in the air!
Christmas is definitely coming up fast. Last Christmas, I bought enough guns to take my three sons shooting. They're all adults mind you, 30 to 41 yrs. old! I bought a mish-mash of styles and characters. My youngest loves his 1911 in 22 cal. and he's a bleep fine shot. The two older boy-chicks lives are very busy and they've enjoyed free access to my gun case.
So, I decided to buy two milsurps and customize them to the boys character. Yesterday we all got to play with the recent milsurp, a Beretta 92S. I did not expect such a nice gun in a milsurp deal. The 92 is beautiful! I'm sort of pissed they all shipped without any wrapping at all! Just about 500 guns per case, stacked loosely.
I swear if they'd wrapped them in butcher paper even, the lot could have been considered good to excellent! Shot about 150 rounds without a squirt of oil! Actually the piece looked like it had enough oil internally.
Sights are fixed but ineffective. Very low profile and hard for my old eyes to see well! The report seems a bit snappy compared to my CZ75 but by no means harder... just a bit more precise. There was minor holster wear along sharp edges but the scratches were very fine. Even the grip was in better shape than expected.
My oldest son loves everything Japanese and does in fact have a beautiful Japanese-American wife, and 1.5 handsome boys.
He'll get the Beretta painted flat black with a silkscreened Samurai Warrior on faux Ivory grips! I think I would like to try the gun frame, and slide in a Red Laquer with gold plate accents... but that would look good in a case and get you many snickers at the range.
After this one, I'm looking for a STAR, or a Hi-Power clone. I want to buy a milsurp CZ but if everyone has a different gun, it will foster sharing and increase everyone's firearm education.
What would you guys recommend for a family hobby? We currently have my CZ75b, the Beretta 92s, a Kahr 40 none of us like, ATI 1911 in .22 cal. my youngest is not inclined to let go of, a Heritage 6 gun in .22 cal. and a black powder 1858 .44 cal. Remington. I would think a STAR super B 9mm, or a hi-power clone.
Any suggestions?   

I would dump the Kahr and buy a surplus FN H.P., CDI Sales has a bunch of worthy candidates cheap.The price is close enough to consider the real thing instead of a copy. Easy for me to say though, every time I look at buying an H.P., I think it over and buy another surplus 75. Each one is a little different. Regarding the Kahr, no point in keeping a gun nobody likes. Surplus guns are addictive!

[Purekoryo]

Sell my glock 29 and sr1911 and pay a little extra to get a Dan Wesson in 10mm or keep both and get an H&K VP9 Compact of it will ever come out.

[slikshoes]

I will be making a purchase; however, I cannot make up my mind on two very different pistols to use strictly for range and maybe IDPA:  Canik TP9SA or a Grand Power K100 MK12.  I am in the paralysis by analysis phase and have been for the past 6 months now.

I know ... buy both, but that's a NO-GO at the moment.

[burley]

New kids on the block;

[jameslovesjammie]

Nice Smiths!  14 and 19?  I like the patridge sight on the top one!

[burley]

good eye! There's a gun consignment right around the corner and I can't stay out of there.
Just missed a snub nose 19 and got something else.
He also has an old Smith 25, .45 long Colt I'd like

[jameslovesjammie]

We have a Pre-14 in the shop that I am going to bring home in a few days.  It's ROUGH.  Frame and cylinder don't match, has been converted to DAO, and comes with an old clamshell holster.  It's a perfect project gun.

[dominic135]

Thanks! Good points!