New Pistol! Need some input

Nema

Hay,

Im looking for a new gun, .40S&W I was looking at the or the i have around six grand to spend on a pistol but i dont know what to get, Its just for targerts. Id like something that will STAND out something flash like a

If anyone knows anything post a link or pic

Thanks

Riggser

Sounds like you have more money than sense, you don't choose a pistol by how good it looks. I know that sounds bad but I'm just being realistic. I hope when you say €6,000 that thats for your security arrangements for the pistol and accessories for it.

First thing you need to do is go to a gun club and find out there what pistol is to your taste. Talk to the members, you're not going to find your choice of pistol here.

Nema

Riggser wrote:

Sounds like you have more money than sense, you don't choose a pistol by how good it looks. I know that sounds bad but I'm just being realistic. I hope when you say €6,000 that thats for your security arrangements for the pistol and accessories for it.

First thing you need to do is go to a gun club and find out there what pistol is to your taste. Talk to the members, you're not going to find your choice of pistol here.

Sorry i should have been more clear lol, This will be my second one
I have a STI GrandMaster .38 SuperAuto.

Umiq88

im not to sure with the system but i cant see a super granting you a second licence for a pistol its hard enough to get one i cant see you producing a good arguments as to why you need 2 and a gold plated desert eagle might get a few frowns at the police station

macnas

How about a Tanfoglio Gold Custom Eric x 2:D

Babble

The USP Expert is a really big gun and not to everyones taste

jaycee

Sorry i should have been more clear lol, This will be my second one
I have a STI GrandMaster .38 SuperAuto.

Hmmm.!
Odd choice..!

Isn't ammo a problem for them ?, 38 super is a bit thin on the ground,
also according to STI ..

(From the STI site.: )

Note on Ammo: The STI TruBor, and GrandMaster are designed and tuned for IPSC Major Power Factor grade ammunition. Factory .38 Super and .38 Super +P generally do not meet the minimum power and pressure levels required for proper operation of these competition grade firearms.

surely with the scoring system in IPSC.. 40 S&W or .45ACP would have been a
more productive choice..: ?

Oh well .. , experts know best I suppose :rolleyes:

macnas

Handloaded .38 super will make Major.

..... and there's no problem getting factory stuff, spoke to a dealer recently who had 15000 in stock.

macnas

Nema

Thats my problem, I dont know were to go from here.

also the .38 SA when handloaded has no problems

Yes i have fired the HK Expert it is a big gun but lucky my hands are not to small!

Thanks for the replys so far


PS::

I may just get another STI GM, Dose anyone know anywere i can get a costum paint job on my Grip i want it to look like this

jaycee

Wow ..I'm Impressed .!

There's an STI Grandmaster in .38 Super (Handloaded rounds)

Your thinking of getting another one ..

and in a previous thread you mentioned the following ..

My personal Guns are

Rifle: Sako 75 Custom 6.5x55
Pistol:: STI GrandMaster .40

That will be 3 Grandmasters (.38 Super ) (.40 ) and the new one.

What club are you a member of ..?
I'd love to have a look at those .

"I know I left a cloak and wizard hat around here somewhere .. "

Gun Shy

http://www.sauer-waffen.de/index.php?id=277&lang=en

226 X-Five

Mine is a .40 and I cant fault it have a look at the custom versions and the open class version

http://www.sauer-waffen.de/index.php?id=545&lang=en

Nema

jaycee wrote:

Wow ..I'm Impressed .!

There's an STI Grandmaster in .38 Super (Handloaded rounds)

Your thinking of getting another one ..

and in a previous thread you mentioned the following ..


That will be 3 Grandmasters (.38 Super ) (.40 ) and the new one.

What club are you a member of ..?
I'd love to have a look at those .

"I know I left a cloak and wizard hat around here somewhere .. "

No sorry that was a typo, Its only the one GM .38SA. the thing is when i posted that reply i was looking at the STI website and had .40 in my head lol!! I am thinking about getting a .40 maybe a STI GM or something else.
Thats the reson im here i would like some thoughts on a new pistol

Nema

Gun Shy wrote:

http://www.sauer-waffen.de/index.php?id=277&lang=en

226 X-Five

Mine is a .40 and I cant fault it have a look at the custom versions and the open class version

http://www.sauer-waffen.de/index.php?id=545&lang=en

I seen the P226 X-Five Open Class its a nice pistol, Id need to do some more reading on it and ask some users that have it and see what they
have to say.

Gun Shy

Saw the "X-Five open Class" in action at the Dutch Open 2005

Met the Owner (You would have seen him in the Sig Sauer Catalogue)

http://www.heribert-bettermann.de/

Nice Guy

Nema

Gun Shy wrote:

Saw the "X-Five open Class" in action at the Dutch Open 2005

Met the Owner (You would have seen him in the Sig Sauer Catalogue)

http://www.heribert-bettermann.de/

Nice Guy

What did he have to say about it?

Good points bad points etc ?

Rovi

Nema, a 1MB image in your sig won't do much for your popularity on boards.ie.
Might be an idea to change it before a Mod takes action.

Just a friendly suggestion.


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Nema

Rovi wrote:

Nema, a 1MB image in your sig won't do much for your popularity on boards.ie.
Might be an idea to change it before a Mod takes action.

Just a friendly suggestion.


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Sorry i was just testing something out! I wanted to get both of them runing on my sig, it works anyways il take them down now

macnas

He had two, one with an Aimpoint and one a C-more.

Gun Shy

Nema wrote:

What did he have to say about it?

Good points bad points etc ?

All Good (seeing as he made it I guess)

Basically though the X-Five (Basic) is getting very favourable reviews everywhere just do a search and have a look. You cant go wrong with a sig

Personally I'm not into the Open Class or style of pistol so wouldnt change what I have. But if your interested then he is the guy to contact. Just mention the Irish guys that met him at the Dutch Open.

woody

Nema wrote:

No sorry that was a typo, Its only the one GM .38SA. the thing is when i posted that reply i was looking at the STI website and had .40 in my head lol!! I am thinking about getting a .40 maybe a STI GM or something else.
Thats the reson im here i would like some thoughts on a new pistol

Are you actually in Ireland ??

And 6k is mental to spend on a pistol, the most to spend would be 1500 at the extreme most, I got my Glock 17 L with 4 Spare Magazines, A tatical Leg holster and Hip Holster made from Polymer and several other accessories and had change from €900 also got 500 rounds of 9MM with that

macnas

macnas

woody

Compactness is the name of the game, I should have went for the Glock 17 as the 17L is a bit ugly.

Although the Glock 18 is a different story entirely

macnas

Sorry Woody.... but all Glocks are ugly.:D

woody

Well beauty is in the eye of the beholder :eek:

macnas

Glock 18: Mean and Ugly.;)

Nema

macnas wrote:

Glock 18: Mean and Ugly.;)

indeed!

Sparks

Pah. Nema, you ought to go off and get yourself a real gun.



*attempts to hold straight face, fails completely*



BTW, spending €1500 on a decent pistol isn't that hard - the P40 above would retail new for around that, and something in .22 like the AW93 would go for more:

Nema

6k on a gun is not mad, I love shooting it my life. Other people like other things i just happen to love shooting, so i spand all my money on it, i have to work my roxs off to get the money up to buy my pistol and my rifle, Im no money back just a little dublin bloke that happens to love shooting

Nema

Sparks wrote:

Pah. Nema, you ought to go off and get yourself a real gun.



*attempts to hold straight face, fails completely*



BTW, spending €1500 on a decent pistol isn't that hard - the P40 above would retail new for around that, and something in .22 like the AW93 would go for more:

lol Far game

Nema: 1
Sparks: 1

Sparks

Nema wrote:

6k on a gun is not mad

Well, while up to about €2k I could understand, I'm not entirely sure what you're getting for the €6k. I mean, is that for the gun, a lot of equipment (sights, tools, carrying cases, glasses, shoes, etc, etc) and some ammo, or is that just the gun itself?

'Cos for €6k, you could get a damn fine pistol, fully set yourself up with the bits and bobs that you'd use with it, get a brick of ammo, a small library on shooting technique and send yourself off to the UK for a training course or two.

Nema

Look at youre PM man

jaycee

Originally Posted by Sparks:
'Cos for €6k, you could get a damn fine pistol, fully set yourself up with the bits and bobs that you'd use with it, get a brick of ammo, a small library on shooting technique and send yourself off to the UK for a training course or two.

You left out buying some land and bulding a range

Sparks

You left out buying some land and bulding a range

Er, no, that'd need a few more zeros unless you're talking about a 10m range. You could set one of those up for a few hundred, if you had a suitable room allready.

Nema

Sparks i sent you a PM,


Also thanks to all for all youre input some was off topic and some was wired but thanks anyways

jeffshc1

I have a Springfield 1911 with 2 clips.
Guess I could let it go for, oh, 2 grand.;)
Minding all legalities of course.

Clare gunner

For those who have Bobs to burn[under 10k need not apply]:D
www.holland&holland.co.uk
www.purdey.co.uk