foxtrapper wrote:
Love the PPK, if for no other reason than James Bond.
I've small hands. I wear a small men's glove. This gun just falls to my hand superbly, better than the PPK. It really felt comfortable. Like the proverbial extension. There was zero fumbling or even learning.
That said, I've not shot it. I'll try to find a range that has one around here and try it. But I think I found my own personal bench mark home pistol. Conceal carry, well, I'm in Maryland, so that's a pipe dream.
If you've shot it you would change your mind. Heavy, biting, piece of crap for just .380. I have smallish hands and my Colt New Agent .45 has more balance, less recoil, and less weight. I ending up selling my PPK after a year.
The PPK is cool because of James Bond but what's looks cool and is actually good are two very different things.
crankwalk wrote:
foxtrapper wrote:
Love the PPK, if for no other reason than James Bond.
I've small hands. I wear a small men's glove. This gun just falls to my hand superbly, better than the PPK. It really felt comfortable. Like the proverbial extension. There was zero fumbling or even learning.
That said, I've not shot it. I'll try to find a range that has one around here and try it. But I think I found my own personal bench mark home pistol. Conceal carry, well, I'm in Maryland, so that's a pipe dream.
If you've shot it you would change your mind. Heavy, biting, piece of crap for just .380. I have smallish hands and my Colt New Agent .45 has more balance, less recoil, and less weight. I ending up selling my PPK after a year.
The PPK is cool because of James Bond but what's looks cool and is actually good are two very different things.
Mine is .32. It's delightful
joey48442 wrote:
I like my keltecs triggers. Nice and long. Really long. Like you think the gun must be empty long.
I've carried my ppk on occasion, mostly when looking nice. I figure if I'm dressed up and need to draw, my gun should look nice as well.
Sometimes for nostalgia I carry my 1923 made colt 1903. I hear they aren't drop safe and I don't carry with one in the chamber. But I love carrying a 90+ year old gun.
My Glock doesn't get carried much cause it's a dang boat anchor. I have an outside the waistband holster but since I'm not an open carry weirdo I don't do that much.
Sometimes I carry my smith and Wesson model 37 Snubbie if I'm ice fishing or something and a normal holster won't work, since I'm wearing my overalls.
99% of the time I have my p32 in a pocket holster though.
Joey
1903 pocket hammerless or 1903 hammer?
I have been known to carry my 1903/8 pocket hammerless .380 fairly often. It's a 1909 production, still runs great.
WOW Really Paul? wrote:
joey48442 wrote:
I like my keltecs triggers. Nice and long. Really long. Like you think the gun must be empty long.
I've carried my ppk on occasion, mostly when looking nice. I figure if I'm dressed up and need to draw, my gun should look nice as well.
Sometimes for nostalgia I carry my 1923 made colt 1903. I hear they aren't drop safe and I don't carry with one in the chamber. But I love carrying a 90+ year old gun.
My Glock doesn't get carried much cause it's a dang boat anchor. I have an outside the waistband holster but since I'm not an open carry weirdo I don't do that much.
Sometimes I carry my smith and Wesson model 37 Snubbie if I'm ice fishing or something and a normal holster won't work, since I'm wearing my overalls.
99% of the time I have my p32 in a pocket holster though.
Joey
1903 pocket hammerless or 1903 hammer?
I have been known to carry my 1903/8 pocket hammerless .380 fairly often. It's a 1909 production, still runs great.
It's the hammerless.
www.coltautos.com/images/1903ph_135508b.jpg
This guy here. It shoots so well and accurately
In reply to joey48442:
Yep, .32 for 1903 pocket hammerless models, 1903/8 are the .380's like mine. They're identical aside from the barrel and magazine.
There is also a slightly longer barrel version that was made by Fabrique Nationale before John Browning sold the design to Colt. The FN's are either 1901 or 1902's.
WOW Really Paul? wrote:
In reply to joey48442:
Yep, .32 for 1903 pocket hammerless models, 1903/8 are the .380's like mine. They're identical aside from the barrel and magazine.
There is also a slightly longer barrel version that was made by Fabrique Nationale before John Browning sold the design to Colt. The FN's are either 1901 or 1902's.
Yeah, I got confused a lot when I was researching my 1903, as there are two 1908s... The vest pocket and .380 model.
To me (I'm sure some people won't like this, but...) in my eyes it's far more pleasing to me than a 1911. The 1911 looks like a much more busy fuzzy design, not as clean. Purely aesthetically speaking, of course!
In reply to joey48442:
Honestly, I still find these to be more enjoyable to shoot than 1911's.
