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[MLB]

I had a bit of time this morning to stop into the local gunshop. Thought I'd take a look at that SIG 238, the Colt Mustang take off.

I was surprised how small it is. Very nicely made. Crisp trigger too. Hard to justify the $550 for it though.

Jabbering with the counter guy led us to the 4" S&W 1911. Man that felt nice. A tiny bit of creep in the trigger; I'm sure there are much better. I haven't looked too hard into the 1911 platform, but I think I could get used to that in a hurry.

[TMan]

Once you try a 1911... it is sort of in a class by itself. They can be unreliable though. Once I'm feeling fully recovered, I want to put a lot of rounds through the 4" Kimber with Crimson Trace grips. If it is 100% reliable, it will replace the old Ruger P90 as my bedroom gun. If it isn't, I may have to order the cheezy wrap around laser grips for the P90.

I've seen enough on TV that I'm convinced that a defensive weapon should really have laser grips.

Getting back to the 1911: it is hard to beat the feel of the trigger on a 1911. I have some other pistols with triggers that are just as light as my 1911's, but just don't feel as good to the finger. Note that I'm talking about comparable pistols, not the 22LR's like the Pardini or free-pistols.

["DoubleAction"]

I usually just gut the fire control components and install my own choice of parts. I like the Nowlin Hammers, mated to the EGW Sear, Wolff Springs, and the Dlask Triggers. I then polish all parts after they have fitted.