You can't control guns if you can't control the sales and it really looks like a buyer's market this holiday season. A number of business publications are saying the same thing. I personally predict that handguns chambered in 40 S&W will be a particular bargain. Is there anything especially desirable that anyone if looking at?
hmm.....walther ppk, remington 51,SW6904 ,browning 380 ,glock 17 ,ruger LCR, SW model 642 , Colt agent , bondarms bullpup...sigh..the list goes on
IMHO, one of the most interesting weapons out there is the S&W Shield 2.0 with the CT laser. The Shield was a nice weapon in it's original form. The 2.0 version really takes it to the next level at the right price. With manufacturing numbers approaching well over 2 million if not close to 3 million, the little Smith dominates the single stack 9mm subcompact market and will continue to do so.
I have a Shield in .40 now. Im going to be getting a 2.0 in 9mm. Going to be around mid summer before I get it though as I have too many other obligations between now and then.
Thats a lot heavier and larger than the LCP. Wife is concerned with size and weight or she would be getting a Shield.
Of course ! That is why I said it is what I would like, Or get, not what someone should or could else get. A freind that worked undercover for Treasury, also concerned with size / weight, carried a Seecamp .32 invisibly in his front pocket. Since I am not concerned relatively speaking so much about size or weight, I carry a Glock 17 in any season..... I still like .44 special, for silly personal (Pet) reasons....
There are a number of design features. First and foremost is improvement in the trigger itself. Secondly, reliability already quite good is reportedly ranks with any similar single stack out there. Other changes include a beveled slide, forward cocking serrations and improved grip texturing. The CT version has the integrated laser and the thing looks like it belongs instead of being an afterthought. The choice between the frame mounted safety remains. I had strongly considered the Shield in 9mm as a replacement for my tried, trusty and old S&W 3913 and was in the final 3 choices. IMHO it has the best ergonomics of this class of pistol, but the occasional reports of reliability and a crappy trigger led me to reject it. The 2.0 version is the complete package.
Then the concept of the upgraded version is a marketing gimmick to sell more of a particular model, just with minor upgrades that could have been integrated from the very beginning, rather than being thought of after the fact?
I plan to buy the wife a XDS-9. She (and I) likes it a lot better than the Shield, and it's a ton easier to carry than an L-frame revolver.
Not so. Everything has an upgrade if it's going to be viable. Glock is now into it's 5th generation now. Speaking of which you might want to take a look at the Kahr S9 another single stack 9 which is the followup to the CW 9.
Nah, just normal improvements over a product's life. I have the original version with the aftermarket Apex trigger. I haven't compared it to v2.0, but I'm pretty happy with it.
When I need a 9 in a more concealable, light weight package, I carry the PM9 with a CT. It’s a bit more expensive than the CW or S series, neigther of which I have tried, but if their triggers are as my PM, I would have considered them; the trigger on mine is like a tuned DA revolver trigger... a bit long in the pull, but glass smooth and a clean, predictable (for me) break. A number people seem to be critical of Kahr for reliability, but mine has never faltered from day 1. As for Santa, I am hoping for another LCR (mine was confiscated by my better half) or similar revolver replacement. I am curious about the new Kimber .357 and wonder if anyone has an informed, experience based opinion.
Just from the hip / lip, I do not know for sure, it seems to me in my current no fact opinion, the Kimber revolver seems a polished revised version of the Ruger SP-101, another great gun. I would like to compare both guns and evaluate them / shoot both side by side and compare the cost too.
I've carried a CW-9 for almost 10 years. It's been a great gun. From what I've read over the years the P and CW series are identical except for the sights, the barrel, and the roll markings on the slide. The trigger is the same. A little longer than most and a learned taste, but smooth as glass. The CM is the cheaper model with the same cost saving features as the CW, but identical in size to the PM series. Give it the 250 round break in and if it works good at that point, it's good to go.
