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garand4life

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Talk me out of spending money
« on: January 29, 2014, 06:41:56 PM »
I'm heavily leaning to spending some tax return on a new Beretta M9. I wish someone would talk me out of it. I had a real beat up 92fs a few years ago that I sold to a guy for him to rebuild and refinish it with the plan I'd buy a new one later.
I contemplated a new 92A1 till I realized there aren't a lot of holsters made for them yet. So now I'm really debating one. Leaning to the M9 (Beretta's civilian M9), but the 92a1 is interesting. Or not get one at all. HELP (and by help I mean push me over the edge so I can quit holding myself back).


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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2014, 07:04:29 PM »
G4L, DO NOT spend that money on any 92.

There are much better things we can do with it.

I will PM you with my address and bank account number.   ;) ;) ;) ;)
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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2014, 07:09:04 PM »
I found a M9A1 new for $565. Think I might have to pull the trigger.


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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2014, 08:01:32 PM »
Or you could buy one of these...

http://www.topgunsupply.com/sig-sauer-m11-a1-p228.html

Holsters are plentiful too.  ;D
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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2014, 08:10:17 PM »
Had one and got rid of it. The SRT drove me nuts. And for the $900 I paid for it I was quite dissatisfied. I should have just bought a 229.


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Re: Talk me out of spending money
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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2014, 08:12:01 PM »
Spend.  Spend.  Spend.   I don't care what you get.   Just buy something.

I'm not a big fan of the 92.  Big, bulky, not a lot of aftermarket.  Why not just get a 9mm 1911?  Or a P38.  Either would go with you Garand collection.

Will work for ammo
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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2014, 08:15:06 PM »
I won't repost my paragraph long rant about 1911s I put on wethearmed but in short. I think 1911s are being held up as something more than they are. I like them and have nothing against them but over the last 10 years I've lost any interest in them.


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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2014, 08:15:42 PM »

Spend.  Spend.  Spend.   I don't care what you get.   Just buy something.

I'm not a big fan of the 92.  Big, bulky, not a lot of aftermarket.  Why not just get a 9mm 1911?  Or a P38.  Either would go with you Garand collection.

Just watched your SG episode last night. Great job!

See above.


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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2014, 09:27:45 PM »
<snip> I like them and have nothing against them but over the last 10 years I've lost any interest in them.

I know that in some circle that's heresy, but it's how I feel as well.  I think they're fine for unlimited competition, for "operators" or SWAT, but..... <oops said to much, I could get severely ostracized>

Go for something else.  DA/SA you have Sig and Walther P99 and several others.
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Re: Talk me out of spending money
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2014, 01:01:48 AM »
Talk you out of spending money ???

Let me put this in terms you may understand:

We Ain't AA!

We are the clowns at the end of the bar buying you drinks.


Buy the gun!  Buy a gun!  Buy any gun!

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