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Welcome to both the Forum and the State! You happened to land in Clinton, home of the best pizza place in the State, Pizza Glen! I am jealous! Great choice with the Mil Spec...it has the bigger sights of a modern 1911 without all the things you don't need (in my opinion) like a full length guide...

I have to admit, I would go with a 9 mm just because ammo is SO much cheaper. At the end of the day, I am a cheapskate.

My first firearm. From back when they were made with Walnut stocks. Still have it. Followed by a Ruger Standard Target Model when I was 11 or 12. It was a different time back then. The 10/22 is still my recommendation for anyone that asks me about a 22 rifle. Ruger even makes a single shot...

If I had your collection I would swap the target stocks off the 19 and the 65-2, add a grip adaptor and you are all set. The 19 sights are easier for me to see unlike the old days when I preferred fixed sights. Without the target trigger or hammer or the red insert front sight the 19 is my...

I will say when helping out as a range officer for the local PD qualifying, more people with zero gun experience performed well with the Glock 19 faster than anything else. And it is small enough to carry off duty, which means one gun to learn for all the cops that are not "gun guys". Which...

The Glock 45 is the worst in my opinion. Model number 45, not caliber. Because it has the full size grip of the Model 17 and the slide of the 19. The butt is the hard part to hide. So to me a 19 butt with a 17 slide would make more sense. But like the Colt Commander, shorter slide and full size...

I hate my Glock. But it was my carry gun for a long time. My cop buddies convinced me to park the 1911 I had worn for decades because of red dot sights. Back then, I had a custom slide made, the first batch Gabe Suarez offered for the Glock 19. The Trijicon is a game changer. Takes my reading...

Nice S&W collection! You have the bases covered there. That 67 is an early gun before the black rear sight...too cool!

The idea of a .410 revolver is interesting for snake defense. However, the rifling in the barrel that makes them legal as opposed to a "sawed off shotgun" in the eyes of the law means that the patterns are spotty. My father purchased a S&W Governor for snakes around the farm, but ended up going...

Oh, and I forgot to mention that the Ruger SP101 really responds to a spring kit and slicking up. An hour with a gunsmith will change your mind about Ruger trigger pulls!

Believe it or not Simon, even scope rings fall under ITAR. If it is a gun part, or associated, you are on the hook to file with the State Department.

The age old around the campfire question is "If you could only have one handgun for everything, what would it be?". If hunting is on the table, I would probably go with a round butt (easier to hide) Smith and Wesson K Frame .357 Magnum. Again, I shoot mostly .38 Specials, but this can take full...

The K frame Smith and Wesson, 19 or 66, are my favorites, but I shoot mostly .38 Specials and occasionally .357 Magnums. For a steady diet of .357 Magnums, I would go with the L frame, which as it happens you prefer the full lug barrel so you were probably going to head that way anyway. Same...

I have helped more customers use the Taurus Warranty than any other manufacturer when I worked at a gun shop. And there will be a ton of guys that brag on their Taurus products online. If you get a good one, it is just that. But more people than any other brand get one from the other end of the...

I throw ITAR out because a lot of friendly folks on the forums will offer to mail it to them because it is so easy for us to get. Just to help out because we are good guys and we want to help out a fellow shooter. Problem is, the penalties are the same if you are sending a firearms screw or...

ITAR regulations come into play when trying to ship gun parts out of the country. I suspect Springfield won't be much help here. Best bet is to try and locate them locally or add your order to your local gunshops order to the States.

Thanks bc22wm. Everybody has reasons; I always like to hear what works for others so I can evaluate it against my choices. My mind has been changed before! I certainly agree with your one hand training...two hands might be more accurate, but one handed is more likely I think in a defensive...

Curious about that...do you pocket carry? I can fit a three inch in Duluth Firehose Cargo Pants, but that would be a stretch in jeans. But for belt carry, a two inch over the three inch?

I personally have no interest in it, but I applaud them for bringing out a companion rifle for the 10 mm hunters. When I was a hunting man, .44 Magnum Smith and Wesson and a .44 Magnum Winchester 94 were a great combination. Even though I never did find the 'perfect' load that worked in both...