Darrell KSR
12-04-2014, 07:18 PM
Thought you might be amused by this story.
We all have different perspectives on things, and I don't try to change anyone's mind in this area. As some know, I like the single stack Glock .45 ACP. I tried it, loved how it fit my hand, have shot it, I am accurate with it, and like it. I like that it has no external safety, and that makes it easier (and safer) for me, in my mind, as a self defense weapon. But that's just me.
So my buddy has a .40 caliber Glock, and decided that wasn't good enough. If I owned it, it would be, but he was convinced he needed a .45 caliber, probably because I had one. So he first looked at the double stack, and was convinced they weren't great conceal weapons for him (again--your mileage may vary).
I could tell, reluctantly, he might have to "match" my G36. But then another buddy of ours, who owns hundreds of firearms and is an expert, told him about the Springfield XD-S single stack.
Now, that's a terrific firearm. I read articles about it, and whether it was going to "replace" the Glock 36 in the single stack .45 ACP market. Lot of good about it.
But some background here.
My buddy criticized the 6-round magazine I had with the G36. Springfield comes with a 5-round. They have a 7-round, but it makes the grip very long. The Springfield is a hair shorter than the Glock with 5-rounds. He has large hands, though, and said he might "have" to have the 7-round magazine just so it wouldn't feel awkward. In that case, it's much longer.
Previously, when we had looked at guns together, he picked up the Springfield, and complained about the grip. Neither of us do "real work" for a living, and our hands are soft. It's reality. The Springfield's grip is...abrasive. At least to us.
There are a couple of other minor things (he doesn't like grip safeties, for one, which the XD-S has), but he and our other buddy went to a gun show this past weekend. He called me, proudly telling me that he now owned the Springfield XD-S.
He also bought a Sig Sauer P938 nightmare--again, with an external safety--in 9mm. Great gun.
Now here's the funny part.
First, our buddy hates 9's. Despises them. Says they're too small (yet he owns the Glock 42 .380, but ok), and just can't stand them.
So my buddy bought the Sig with our buddy shaking his head. Meanwhile, he bought the Springfield at our buddy's recommendation.
Except.
Except.
Except.
He called me today and told me I'd get a kick out of this. He said that he pulled out the two firearms today. And when he did, he tried to put .45 ACP into the Springfield XD-S.
It wouldn't fit.
Know why?
He bought two 9mm pistols at the gun show.
ROFLMAO.
You'd have to know both guys to appreciate that humor on two different levels. Wrong gun, and chambered in 9mm, the "detested" one. Using the expert. He is an expert, there's no doubt--and he wasn't with my buddy when he actually purchased the Springfield. But I cracked up this afternoon when he told me.
So he has two 9mm pistols, one with a grip he doesn't like, that only shoots 5 rounds, and one that has an external safety which he doesn't like, and is supposed to be a .45.
We all have different perspectives on things, and I don't try to change anyone's mind in this area. As some know, I like the single stack Glock .45 ACP. I tried it, loved how it fit my hand, have shot it, I am accurate with it, and like it. I like that it has no external safety, and that makes it easier (and safer) for me, in my mind, as a self defense weapon. But that's just me.
So my buddy has a .40 caliber Glock, and decided that wasn't good enough. If I owned it, it would be, but he was convinced he needed a .45 caliber, probably because I had one. So he first looked at the double stack, and was convinced they weren't great conceal weapons for him (again--your mileage may vary).
I could tell, reluctantly, he might have to "match" my G36. But then another buddy of ours, who owns hundreds of firearms and is an expert, told him about the Springfield XD-S single stack.
Now, that's a terrific firearm. I read articles about it, and whether it was going to "replace" the Glock 36 in the single stack .45 ACP market. Lot of good about it.
But some background here.
My buddy criticized the 6-round magazine I had with the G36. Springfield comes with a 5-round. They have a 7-round, but it makes the grip very long. The Springfield is a hair shorter than the Glock with 5-rounds. He has large hands, though, and said he might "have" to have the 7-round magazine just so it wouldn't feel awkward. In that case, it's much longer.
Previously, when we had looked at guns together, he picked up the Springfield, and complained about the grip. Neither of us do "real work" for a living, and our hands are soft. It's reality. The Springfield's grip is...abrasive. At least to us.
There are a couple of other minor things (he doesn't like grip safeties, for one, which the XD-S has), but he and our other buddy went to a gun show this past weekend. He called me, proudly telling me that he now owned the Springfield XD-S.
He also bought a Sig Sauer P938 nightmare--again, with an external safety--in 9mm. Great gun.
Now here's the funny part.
First, our buddy hates 9's. Despises them. Says they're too small (yet he owns the Glock 42 .380, but ok), and just can't stand them.
So my buddy bought the Sig with our buddy shaking his head. Meanwhile, he bought the Springfield at our buddy's recommendation.
Except.
Except.
Except.
He called me today and told me I'd get a kick out of this. He said that he pulled out the two firearms today. And when he did, he tried to put .45 ACP into the Springfield XD-S.
It wouldn't fit.
Know why?
He bought two 9mm pistols at the gun show.
ROFLMAO.
You'd have to know both guys to appreciate that humor on two different levels. Wrong gun, and chambered in 9mm, the "detested" one. Using the expert. He is an expert, there's no doubt--and he wasn't with my buddy when he actually purchased the Springfield. But I cracked up this afternoon when he told me.
So he has two 9mm pistols, one with a grip he doesn't like, that only shoots 5 rounds, and one that has an external safety which he doesn't like, and is supposed to be a .45.