tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post8399398990174481272..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: BAG Day Came Early SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-90606951082653252732012-10-30T21:51:34.775-04:002012-10-30T21:51:34.775-04:00My first PC 357 was the original model they came o...My first PC 357 was the original model they came out with when Jerry Miculek smashed the "speed" records with their revolvers,in an 8 shot configuration.<br /> Believe me thou,i am not even close to his expertise. But MAN what a saweet revolver it is<br />8 shot moon clips are also hard to find nowadays..<br /><br />CIIIChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-4910902990577932272012-10-30T20:57:32.173-04:002012-10-30T20:57:32.173-04:00Thanks! - and while I like my wife's S&W s...Thanks! - and while I like my wife's S&W stainless .357 magnum, I've never seen a Performance Center version. To be honest, I'm sure I'd love it. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-49608400564206461662012-10-30T20:27:25.867-04:002012-10-30T20:27:25.867-04:00Thats funny. Up until a decade ago i always carrie...Thats funny. Up until a decade ago i always carried revolvers. I have 1911's and such,that i love to shoot,but never carried.<br />I've slowly switched in that dept,and not sure why,other than semi autos were'nt had by many people i grew up hunting and shooting with.<br />I will say my "collection" consists of early k-frames and modern Performance Center handguns in 357 exclusively,that i still shoot regular like.<br />Great post!!<br /><br />CIIIChrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-42599336630016214222012-10-29T22:56:10.854-04:002012-10-29T22:56:10.854-04:00They are indeed double stacks - one of the reasons...They are indeed double stacks - one of the reasons I moved to the G21 (full sized .45) from my HK P9S, which was a single stack. I passed on the G17 when it first came out, because I was forced to carry a 9 mm at one PD I worked for, and I already owned a Ruger P85, and didn't want to buy another 9 mm. I much preferred to carry a .45 off duty (and on-duty as a back-up). A double-stack pistol fills my big mitts better than any single-stack pistol.<br /><br />The reason I bought a Glock in the first place is because of the accuracy. I went to an indoor range in West Sacramento one time in '89. They had some Glocks for rent. Shooting at a hostage target with my Ruger P-85, I had difficulty hitting only the bad guy at 15 yards. With the G17 I rented, _every_ shot hit the bad guy right in the ocular window. So as soon as Glock came out with a .45 (the G21) I bought one. I liked the G21 so much I ended up selling my HK and used the money to buy the G30.<br /><br />The G30 is the compact .45 (the G36 being the single-stack version, which also feels like a deck of cards in my hand - I don't like _all_ Glocks ;-) Believe it or not, for some reason I am more accurate with the shorter G30 than with the G21, in spite of the shorter sight radius. Maybe it has something to do with the double recoil spring arrangement on the G30's guide rod (just a guess).RegTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-79878309650616283732012-10-29T19:20:57.258-04:002012-10-29T19:20:57.258-04:00I'm pretty ignorant of Glocks, other than a fe...I'm pretty ignorant of Glocks, other than a few models, but IIRC both the G21 and 30 are double stack, just differences in overall size. I find that with my basal arthritis in my thumb, that the double stack is more comfortable to take to the range than the single stacks, like my Taurus Slim. <br /><br />I find the beaver tail safeties help me line up in a position that hurts the hand less. Some sort of unconscious feedback thing going on. YMMV, of course!<br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-41343146463150201532012-10-29T00:01:09.560-04:002012-10-29T00:01:09.560-04:00Good looking pistol. Can't argue with your cho...Good looking pistol. Can't argue with your choice of caliber, since my EDC is a G30. I am one of those who doesn't care for a grip safety, and although I love the looks (and even the weight, but not in a shoulder rig) of the 1911A, it has always felt like holding a deck of cards in my hand. The way the G21 and the G30 fill my hand has always felt more comfortable. <br /><br />Prior to the G21, I carried an HK P9S in .45 ACP, and that polymer grip was fairly comfortable as well, if not as "filling" as the Glocks. Perhaps one of these days I'll try one of the Xd series. They look good.RegTnoreply@blogger.com