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FamicomGorby said:
Have seen people modding those, but it's the same issue that modding an original Hi-Power has where it's a ton for custom work. Also I don't really like the fact that Springfield just gets them as 80% guns from Turkey so that they can technically say "made in America" when they do the final milling/finishing. I don't really care about keeping an original Browning Hi-Power original, and it's not like it's that hard to find with one with messed up finish. It's just that I might as well look at some modern options before modding the bajeezus out of a 40 year old gat when it's gonna end up costing about the same.
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In that case.... A used CZ-75b all damn day and/or a used Hi Power

For some reason the CZ-75b is unusually cheap used as they're older style pistols and not fucking polymer Glocks so yeah.....

Huge amounts you can do with one, from the grip to the trigger guts to the mags to the hammer to the sights.

I'm TRYING not to get on GB right now and get one..... That and a SP-01 for a range toy
 
Gonna be picking up a new toy today, what goods a 10 mil when your other hand isn't filled with another 10 mil pic to come later.
 
Badungus Kabungus said:
Thanks for reminding me to shoot my SP-01 Shadow more. It's been all Tokarev and Glock lately. Tempted to go get an optics cut on the slide and slap a red dot on. Any recommendations for a good pistol red dot?
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Feelz 😊

The Shadow is probably the best ootb USPSA / IDPA / Comp gun for the cash in the USA.

Everyone is frothy for 2011s these days but those are either ridiculously expensive (COUGH STACATTO and it's Platypus competitor) or are fussy and require post purchase hand fitting to really work well.
 
Falcos_Commisar said:
Feelz 😊

The Shadow is probably the best ootb USPSA / IDPA / Comp gun for the cash in the USA.

Everyone is frothy for 2011s these days but those are either ridiculously expensive (COUGH STACATTO and it's Platypus competitor) or are fussy and require post purchase hand fitting to really work well.
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Yeah, the Staccatos are nice but can't justify the cost. Think I'll get an RMR cut on my Shadow, will start with a Holosun 507 or something.
 
@Falcos_Commisar used to have a CZ SP-01 Tactical years ago. Really liked it a lot. Sweet shooter, and while heavy, I always found the grips on it fairly trim.

Buddy of mine has a Springfield SA-35 and has had nothing but reliability problems with it. He's sent it back to Springfield and they basically did the same thing they did to me when I had my M1A Stainless Loaded and it wouldn't run: sent it back a few weeks later with a note that says "It runs just fine." He's had to spend almost as much as he paid for the damn thing in parts and gunsmithing fees to get it to run reliably. I'm completely soured on Springfield and will never own another product from them. Anyone who wants a High Power would be best served finding a nice used one made by FN or Browning.
 
The Dude said:
@Falcos_Commisar used to have a CZ SP-01 Tactical years ago. Really liked it a lot. Sweet shooter, and while heavy, I always found the grips on it fairly trim.

Buddy of mine has a Springfield SA-35 and has had nothing but reliability problems with it. He's sent it back to Springfield and they basically did the same thing they did to me when I had my M1A Stainless Loaded and it wouldn't run: sent it back a few weeks later with a note that says "It runs just fine." He's had to spend almost as much as he paid for the damn thing in parts and gunsmithing fees to get it to run reliably. I'm completely soured on Springfield and will never own another product from them. Anyone who wants a High Power would be best served finding a nice used one made by FN or Browning.
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Their 1911s are fine. Not amazing, not bad, Fine.

They actually have them in stock too unlike a few other makers.

So those are a ok by me.

I'd rather not buy a Rock Island (iffy QC) or a Tisas (Turkish 1911?!?!?)

It seems that 1911s are either entry level "it's ok, it may or may not run well" to "$1200 MINIMUM BUY IN PAL" with very little in between.
 
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Falcos_Commisar said:
$1200 MINIMUM BUY IN PAL
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$1200 has long since been considered to be "mid-tier" or even entry level by retards. Think Sig(Mid-tier) or Magnum Research(entry level).
Dan Wesson, Ed Brown, Wilson Combat etc. is considered the minimum for ensured reliability. Not my opinion but that of the boomers and trust fund babies.
 
WhoBusTank69 said:
$1200 has long since been considered to be "mid-tier" or even entry level by retards. Think Sig(Mid-tier) or Magnum Research(entry level).
Dan Wesson, Ed Brown, Wilson Combat etc. is considered the minimum for ensured reliability. Not my opinion but that of the boomers and trust fund babies.
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I picked up a Colt Competition Model several years back for under a grand and experienced zero malfunctions. 2hrs after picking it up from the FFL, drove to the range and put 500rds of hard ball and 100rd of Federal HST. Full disclosure - it's never had anything besides Wilson Combat mags and the OEM are to this day collecting dust in a sock drawer.
 
Taser Confetti said:
I picked up a Colt Competition Model several years back for under a grand and experienced zero malfunctions. 2hrs after picking it up from the FFL, drove to the range and put 500rds of hard ball and 100rd of Federal HST. Full disclosure - it's never had anything besides Wilson Combat mags and the OEM are to this day collecting dust in a sock drawer.
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Yeah it's been agreed by people who aren't dumb that proper magazines make or break even the cheapest 1911. Most of the autism into fitting and laser cutting or whatever is superfluous detail.
Even a good ol' rattletrap works just fine.
 
WhoBusTank69 said:
$1200 has long since been considered to be "mid-tier" or even entry level by retards. Think Sig(Mid-tier) or Magnum Research(entry level).
Dan Wesson, Ed Brown, Wilson Combat etc. is considered the minimum for ensured reliability. Not my opinion but that of the boomers and trust fund babies.
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I think that's mostly correct. There's some decent production stuff out there from $1200-1800 (Dan Wesson, a few Springfields, a few S&W, Bul Armory). I heard the Ronin line from Springfield is okay. I bet if one could buy one of those from the mid-$700s they'd be a good base for a bit of customization. This assumes they work well out of the box.

After that it seems that if one wants a good 1911, it's either the high end production stuff like Les Baer and Staccato or the "custom-lite" pieces from Cabot, Ed Brown, Wilson Combat, etc.

I bet that with the ever decreasing value of the dollar and the ever increasing value of skilled craftsmanship, these things are only going to go up in cost. I like a nice 1911 as much as the next guy, but if you're seriously considering buying one, make sure you really evaluate its worth to you.

I learned that firsthand paying a whole lot of money for a very nice Infinity that had to go back to the factory pretty quick for warranty work and whose every single magazine required some end-user tuning to work reliably. I barely shoot the thing now.
 
Falcos_Commisar said:
Their 1911s are fine. Not amazing, not bad, Fine.

They actually have them in stock too unlike a few other makers.

So those are a ok by me.

I'd rather not buy a Rock Island (iffy QC) or a Tisas (Turkish 1911?!?!?)

It seems that 1911s are either entry level "it's ok, it may or may not run well" to "$1200 MINIMUM BUY IN PAL" with very little in between.
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For 1911s (at least traditional ones) Dan Wesson is my benchmark. I've owned a few others, including Smith & Wesson, ParaOrd, and Colt, and the DW is far and away the better gun IMHO. If I were going to get another 1911 I'd be looking at least a DW Valor, if not a more premium pistol like an Ed Brown, Wilson, Les Baer, or Nighthawk. I'm very much a quality over quantity kind of guy when it comes to firearms, and I see 1911s as a gun one should not go cheap on. I admit, I'm a total gun snob.

I am strongly considering getting a 10/22 Takedown in the not too distant future, with threaded barrel for a suppressor and binary trigger. Just something totally fun that the family and I can blast away with all we want, but that can be broken down into a nice compact package for camping and such.
 
EggImpregnator said:
I'm thinking about getting a PCC since 9mm is so cheap compared to 223 these days. I have a spare lower i could put a magwel insert in. Anyone have recommendations for a PCC?
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I have been running a CMMG delayed blowback barrel and bolt for several years. It’s been suppressed 99% of the time and has a few thousand rounds of full auto and around 7k total through it. I like it way better than the direct blowback I was running before.

Here is a link to a 5” barrel. They also do 8” and 16”.


I run these mags (The CMMG option) because you don’t have to run a magwell. I don’t even have to change buffers. I run a Sprinco blue and H2 with this or 5.56 and it functions great.

With the CMMG barrel you can run other mags as well.


In my experience the direct blowback guns are more finicky, beat up the gun, have more recoil, and need really heavy pistol caliber specific buffers and spacers deep on buffer used. The metal mag catch on the lower will chew up polymer pistol mags pretty quickly as well.
 
Seething Bazelgeuse said:
How has your experience with it been? I have one but the two times I've used it I had multiple failures to feed and haven't bothered trying it since.
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Don't know, my brother never bought the AR lol. He just has a 60 round mag now.
Preacher ✝ said:
Yes, and that makes sense. The Gen1s had a some issues, hence the existence of Gen2. This isn't uncommon for a brand new product, especially one of an unusual nature.
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Interesting. Well at least I know which one to buy when I get one.
Dean Pentel said:
buddy of mine ran a Nemo Arms OMEN for a few years. He said it worked fine but for how expensive it was and his love of the PRC stuff, he sold it. I personally don't see the point of that type of round in a gas gun but that's just me
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I mean it's a semi auto 300 win mag. It's a fun gun by default since it's impractical at anything else.
Falcos_Commisar said:
Also, Springfield makes the SA-35, a very faithful clone of the Hi Power with a better magazine and a few little tweaks.
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I've seen that, personally want that one day to help fill my 9mm itch. Hi power is cool as fuck.
quaawaa said:
Hi-Points are now available in M81:
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Feels like something you'd see in GI-Joe. I want the Carbine in 45. A camo 45 hi point carbine sounds baller. Still saving up for one btw.
 
Pretend To Imagine said:
I have been running a CMMG delayed blowback barrel and bolt for several years. It’s been suppressed 99% of the time and has a few thousand rounds of full auto and around 7k total through it. I like it way better than the direct blowback I was running before.

Here is a link to a 5” barrel. They also do 8” and 16”.


I run these mags (The CMMG option) because you don’t have to run a magwell. I don’t even have to change buffers. I run a Sprinco blue and H2 with this or 5.56 and it functions great.

With the CMMG barrel you can run other mags as well.


In my experience the direct blowback guns are more finicky, beat up the gun, have more recoil, and need really heavy pistol caliber specific buffers and spacers deep on buffer used. The metal mag catch on the lower will chew up polymer pistol mags pretty quickly as well.
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Do you think this would work with a nag adapter like this?

 
Dean Pentel said:
I think that's mostly correct. There's some decent production stuff out there from $1200-1800 (Dan Wesson, a few Springfields, a few S&W, Bul Armory). I heard the Ronin line from Springfield is okay. I bet if one could buy one of those from the mid-$700s they'd be a good base for a bit of customization. This assumes they work well out of the box.
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I've heard nothing but good about Dan Wesson and Bul. Sadly the Bul Government is OOS everywhere I look and Dan Wesson is ~$1500 to get in the door on the Pointman 9 that is want..... And I'll be blunt, this thing will be a range toy and a "yep finally have a 1911" purchase so it doesn't need to be made by JMB himself.

So that leaves the Springfield Garrison 9mm. Very similar price to the Bul (under $800) and from what I've read and heard it's fine. Some inter parts are MiM (no shit) but the barrel, frame and slide are all good to go.
 
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