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TEXASforLIFE

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with owning a 629 in 44mag w/8.375" barrel it's a fairly heavy firearm and wasn't a carry gun at all. so with the poly handguns out there do you choose them over aluminum/metal framed guns or is it some other draw towards them? some don't have much weight difference from poly to aluminum or metal framed guns, but still i own several poly's. the p226 feels like it's an extra 2# on top of any poly's i have, but it shoots very well. what i wouldn't mind owning (or at least trying out) is a hammer fired poly gun like the s/w csx-e. i'm sure very few would want too lug around a deagle all day for a carry gun! chest rig or drop holster i wouldn't mind doing so 🥳 . what's your thoughts
 
I carried a 4.5 Ruger Redhawk hunting for 30 plus years in a chest holster, so it was natural that I tried CC carrying it a few times. And yes, weight mattered, it was possible, but not comfortable. Even woods wandering with a good belt and good hip holster got old.

I carried a .45 Colt Commander and a EG all steel Makarov for 20 years in summer and a Charter Arms Bulldog .44 special in winter for many years. It was not bad definitely doable, best when i was a young strong buck and not a feeble old man. I still have a polymer EAA Witness. 45 acp compact, a CZ75 derivative. So I would not mind another hammer fired poly pistol, they work just fine.


When I moved down in calibers and sold all things 40+ I started carrying lighter firearm, the Browning .380 1911, the .380 Taurus revolver, the Sig p365xl was my first, and only, striker pistol and the heaviest of them all i believe without looking up the EG Makarov. They all get carried interchangeably, the difference in weight are not noticed as much as size these days, still planning on an EMP 4 inch I think so that would be the biggest of them all so I still am not adverse to a heavier carry. Just not too heavy or too big.
 
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TEXASforLIFE said:
with owning a 629 in 44mag w/8.375" barrel it's a fairly heavy firearm and wasn't a carry gun at all. so with the poly handguns out there do you choose them over aluminum/metal framed guns or is it some other draw towards them? some don't have much weight difference from poly to aluminum or metal framed guns, but still i own several poly's. the p226 feels like it's an extra 2# on top of any poly's i have, but it shoots very well. what i wouldn't mind owning (or at least trying out) is a hammer fired poly gun like the s/w csx-e. i'm sure very few would want too lug around a deagle all day for a carry gun! chest rig or drop holster i wouldn't mind doing so 🥳 . what's your thought
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Weight is a factor for me for a few reasons.

1) More comfortable for general carry,
2) Were I live means weight is felt when going up,
3) and I can engage targets faster & smoother with a poly or aluminum-framed pistol.

When I strap on a steel-framed pistol it feels like I have a brick in the holster.

BHPs aren't bad but I feel it when I have a steel-framed 1911 on. But my SA aluminum-framed (model is discontinued) 1911 it very comfortable.

All, my primary self-defense pistols are poly-framed.

My .02
 
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Sharks79 said:
Little extra weight helps follow up shots but must maintain balance with what feels good. I’m looking at running my mp with a light in production class uspsa
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just get a tungsten gr. it's great as i have several on the m/p's. i especially needed the extra weight on the 4" 10mm. i don't need it on the mag/magwell. can you run with a thumb brace off the lower pic rail in the comp? depending on if you draw from a holster it won't fit.
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
just get a tungsten gr. it's great as i have several on the m/p's. i especially needed the extra weight on the 4" 10mm. i don't need it on the mag/magwell. can you run with a thumb brace off the lower pic rail in the comp? depending on if you draw from a holster it won't fit.
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Still navigating/learning rules but can’t’ say i saw anything about that. Carry optics and production seem to be my home
 
I'm fond of alloy framed guns, but not totally committed to them. My primary carry for many years was a Colt Lightweight Commander in .45. If I go DA/SA, I'm fond of all metal Sigs with their alloy frames.
However, I have carried full size all steel 1911s or Hi-Powers. Along with a variety of all steel revolvers.
Comfort is more a matter of good belts and holsters rather than weight. ;)
But I do confess that now that I'm old and not in the best of shape, these days my S&W 642 is most often on my hip. I've gotten lazy. :rolleyes:
I just don't like plastic no matter how light it is.
 
Anchorite said:
A gun carried for personal protection should be comforting, not comfortable.
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Nice tag line and not at all incorrect, HOWEVER, after taking a good, long, painfully honest, assessment of myself, if it isn't comfortable and convenient there will be times I won't carry no matter how much I belittle myself. YMMV and a big +1 for you. Better a mouse gun in your pocket than a 777 moose masher at home. Better still is a compromise between the two or an option of either or.
 
bc22wm said:
Nice tag line and not at all incorrect, HOWEVER, after taking a good, long, painfully honest, assessment of myself, if it isn't comfortable and convenient there will be times I won't carry no matter how much I belittle myself. YMMV and a big +1 for you. Better a mouse gun in your pocket than a 777 moose masher at home. Better still is a compromise between the two or an option of either or.
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Ah, ya, I get it. And you’re on point with the assessment.

There are many a days here in the hot, humid Gulf of America coastal environs that the J frame goes in the pocket, and anything else stays at the Hacienda.
 
TEXASforLIFE said:
with the different categories i have no clue what's allowed and thought maybe you might know.
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If allowed would guess open category if it’s an add on. Some pistols like the 226 reserve have a “gas pedal” thumb rest on the takedown lever. Going to observe first match in a couple of weeks and sure I will learn more
 
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