>>>Yeah, I guess being a cop for so long, we tend to joke about them more than most. Also, since I'm not in the streets, in harms way, on a daily basis, the pistol is more for target practice.
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>>With a four inch barrel aren't you going to need to be pretty close to the target (g)?
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>If I was getting shot at, I'd try to hit whatever was shooting at me from 100 yards, but most gun battles happen within a 21 ft distance. So, you might say the pistol is designed for being up close and personal.
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>> Even so, you are right, it isn't a toy. I'll have to disagree about the beauty aspect of the Sig-Sauer though. It is a very fine piece of work. I don't have any really expensive guns, but my Browning, stacked barrel 12 ga. shotgun is pretty special.
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>>Is 'stacked barrel' what we call over/under (i.e. not side-by-side) ?
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>Yep, it is like the side by side, just rotated 90 degrees.
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>>IAC, I agree that Browning make some nice shotguns....
>>My favourite shotgun is an old side-by-side 12 bore made in Birmingham (probably in the 30's). So much more lighter to carry around all day than an O/U and a lovely pattern....
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>I'll bet it is expensive too. I've got a buddy who shoots competitively, and he has about 100 different rifles/shotguns/pistols. I think he has some Benelli shotguns. I just don't care to sink that kind of money into guns, though I do like to admire them. There is a lot of artwork that goes into making them.
My two favorites in my own collection are both replicas - a Colt Walker 3rd model Dragoon and the 1878 Colt Coach Gun ( hammer 12 gauge).
Of course in the real world of people trying to kill me I'd prefer the 1911 or and the Franchi SPAS 15 (preferably in the hands of somebody younger and more skilled than myself, acting as bodyguards while I hid behind something armor-plated <s> )
Here's kind of an interesting idea - haven't seen one yet
http://www.sigsauer.com/Products/ShowCatalogProductDetails.aspx?categoryid=54&productid=183My biggest handgun beef it still the ergonomics. I have huge hands and I almost always have to make my own slipover grips to get anything that feels even a little natural on distance from web to trigger pull. I'm really surprised I don't hear more people complaining about it ( small hands don't seem to be as much a problem since there are a lot of design options for that )
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