Modacity shooters' thread

**paladin** · January 12th, 2011 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Warsaw

Fired an XD-40 though. That is a fine gun, if I do say so myself.

Thats my next one.

I carry this most of the time

And have a Colt Commander in my glovebox

**Warsaw** · January 12th, 2011 10:37 PM

I've always found Sigmas to be rather plain. I mean, so are Glocks, but Glocks have uniform look to them where Sigmas look like a USP slide fitted onto an FN .22 lower. Since you own it, I assume it feels well enough, though.

All this talk of pistols is getting me excited about my 21st birthday next Christmas.

Originally Posted by Freelancer

H&K or bust when it comes to pistols. If you have an endless budget of course, because they ain't cheap.

Seriously, MK23 is probably the most amazing handgun you'll ever fire, ever. It's just works so perfectly well, makes its USP little brothers proud. They are double-stack pistols though, so you need pretty big hands to be comfortable with them (both USP's and the MK23). Haven't fired any of H&Ks new handguns like the HK45/P30 models, really want to.

I have tiny hands. P99 fits my grip the best out of all the pistols I've ever fondled. The USP feels fat, and the Mk. 23 is just unwieldy.

**PenGuin1362** · January 13th, 2011 11:32 AM

when it comes to H&K you end up paying more for the name. I've seen and handled most of H&K's line up, a lot of it is just clones of other guns at twice the price. They're fine pistols but I don't run black ops in my spare time. The mk23 I fired felt almost uncomfortable compared to pistols at a $500 cheaper price. They're certainly nice guns, but others out there do just as well, if not better, with same or bigger mag capacity for more than half the price. One thing I noticed with the two walthers I fired, they had terrible grouping. I was shooting a ruger prior, then my friend gave me his walther and it could barely hit the target.

**Warsaw** · January 13th, 2011 06:14 PM

Eh. I just like the grip on the P99. Never fired one.

As for .45ACP pistols with same mag capacity, lower price, and better performance than the Mk. 23, I have one recommendation: Detonics 1911 double stack. Very fine guns, too bad the company went under. Good luck finding one.

**Cortexian** · January 13th, 2011 08:09 PM

I love how it's apparently easier to get a MK23 here in Canada than in the USA right now due to some kind of Germany/H&K/USA back order or something. At least that's what one of the gun dealers I was talking to recently said.

**PenGuin1362** · January 13th, 2011 09:44 PM

they have 2 usp's and 3 mk23's at my gun store, no shortage here

**Warsaw** · January 14th, 2011 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by Freelancer

I love how it's apparently easier to get a MK23 here in Canada than in the USA right now due to some kind of Germany/H&K/USA back order or something. At least that's what one of the gun dealers I was talking to recently said.

Where did you get your info from? They are all over the place. Actually, H&K guns are easy as hell to find. SL9/SL8, G36, USP, Mk. 23, MP5, you name it. Now, what IS hard to get is an AK. God damn I swear, I'm sick of these shitty American, Romanian, and Chinese knockoffs. I want an honest to god Saiga. Those are easy to convert with parts.

**Cortexian** · January 14th, 2011 03:32 AM

He said new orders were getting back ordered by H&K to stores in the USA for some reason. Might be over now, heard this a few months ago.

**TVTyrant** · January 14th, 2011 03:39 AM

H&K is a little too rich for my blood. I like Kimber (still too rich), who make amazing 1911s. The Colt DAO (new for 2010/11) is really appealing to me. As far as polymer frame goes, I dont like the grips on Glocks. That curve makes me feel like Im shooting a flintlock horse pistol. Rugers SR9 is a handgun that I find interesting as well.