Oddbean new post about login | logout Getting closer to deciding on a 9mm pistol. Got to try a few out at the range yesterday but thought I'd write up the selection process thus far as a long-form nostr note. Notes from the range will go in a Part Two. https://habla.news/u/KeithMukai@nostr.seedsigner.com/1710863124171 https://i.nostr.build/2RRaP.png
Why not just stick with a ruger 9mm? From the way you talk about the laws it sounds like we live in the same state.
I don't want to have to build two rifle cabinets for different parts of my house! Also I think it's time I got over my fear of pistols. Proficiency with a pistol seems like a fun and obv useful skill to develop.
Do you not like any of the 9mm ruger pistols?
Ah, I see. No Ruger pistols came up during my endless googling and YouTubing for recommendations. I mounted the Glock magwell into the PC Carbine so, if anything, something in the Glock ecosystem would make a lot of sense. Except for hating the grip on the Glocks I've shot.
Ah ok… it may not hurt to try one out… I really like the flexibility the pcc offers as a platform. I know this is totally bad advice & against the law but have you thought about getting the pcc charger barrel?
Up until recently my thought process was: Buy what's legal, but if I choose to upgrade it with less legal but not insane additions (e.g. 19rd Glock mag instead of 10rd legal limit), so be it. If it's for home defense, I don't want to be impaired if the shit ever hits the fan. But NOW: a friend took a class on local gun laws and said that even a totally straightforward, legal home defense shooting could cost you $100k in attorney fees just to ensure nothing goes sideways in the courts. Now imagine if I used an illegal weapon (or an illegal component). Holy complications. I'd be comfortable possessing a larger capacity mag to use at the range (legal as far as I understand), but, crazy as it seems, would try my best to only reach for the legal parts if someone breaks in.
Fair e nuff & I completely understand… I was at a gun range yesterday & they confirmed I could bring my 110rd drum unloaded & full it up there to shoot with it there.
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(btw - I'm pretty public about where I live, but trying to practice a little more vagueness in case I ever do move and commit to better opsec! Best practices, even when it's just LARPing...)
I’m a big fan of Walther. So comfortable.
Spoiler alert: The PDP Compact 4" was the surprise winner so far after the first range day! I need to start paying much more attention to the trigger. That was a big part of what made it stand out. Plus its really unexpected recoil handling.
