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    You bought the best small pistol on the market. That would be my choice for personal carry but civilians cannot purchase them here in California. If you are getting a "plastic" pistol, get the Sig. They have perfected them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Singer B View Post
    You bought the best small pistol on the market. That would be my choice for personal carry but civilians cannot purchase them here in California. If you are getting a "plastic" pistol, get the Sig. They have perfected them.
    You can if you are buying it from some in law enforcement or military.

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    I think you and she will find it's about perfect. It'll shoot to POA and be manageable for her.
    We were lucky that we found one. All the other manufactures were either too small, too wide, to too big. Just like Goldielocks its just right...
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    Came to the same conclusion for my niece. Might be a while before she gets to field test it though. She came down with the current plague a couple of weeks back. Although thankfully she seems to be weathering it pretty well, she probably won't be up to snuff for some time yet. All in due course. Got to keep our perspective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Low & Slow View Post
    Came to the same conclusion for my niece. Might be a while before she gets to field test it though. She came down with the current plague a couple of weeks back. Although thankfully she seems to be weathering it pretty well, she probably won't be up to snuff for some time yet. All in due course. Got to keep our perspective.
    I hope she gets well soon. Nasty stuff
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    I prefer Steel and wood

    But I have some plastic. I bought this for my son and had it engraved while he was in Afghanistan. Hopefully, someday his sons will be fighting over who gets it when Dad dies. There were few family heirlooms when I was growing up. I want my kids to have some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SRiverrat11 View Post
    I bought this for my son and had it engraved while he was in Afghanistan.
    That's awesome! A Kimber too

    My daughter was serving with the Multi-National Forces in Egypt during the uprising there and he command gave a bunch of these to them. Even though she was in the $h1t she did not get a combat ribbon like the guys who were with her because there was no woman in combat at the time. She did bring home a nice case of PSTD though that I spent a lot of time working through with her.

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    Now theres a pretty sweet heirloom of the future! Wow! Command forked out for those? We just got beer when we came in from the field. I had missed his birthday while he was there, Christmas was close, and I thought he deserved a welcome Home present, so I spent more than I probably should have, but I just thought if youre going to get him a gun, make it a special gun

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