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I'm new here to the forums...here is what I have, so far. But I AM working towards my CHL.



As you can see, the Ka-Bar is the "work horse" of the small family and the Kershaw is the "sharpest tool in the shed".

Nice pics but holy cow, what is the deal with Image Shack? Does everyone else get the pop ups?

I don't see any pop ups. This is my daily carry on Image Shack.

Count wrote:I don't see any pop ups. This is my daily carry on Image Shack.

It's trying to do pop ups but my popup blocker stopped it.

I finally got my Kimber Ultra CDP II on Monday.
I had a short trigger installed. (The trigger is a Colt because Kimber was out of stock on these forever.) And I also got a Kimber safety that's shorter on the off side, designed to clear laser grips (which I plan to add soon).
I've taken it to the range a couple times. Even shot a local USPSA match with it yesterday. I haven't seen the final score tabulation yet, but I managed to hang with the middle of the pack even with a lot of the race guns there.
One guy said, " . . . a little sawed-off 1911. You're going to have fun shooting those eight inch plates with that little short barrel."
When we got to that stage, I just took my time and aimed. Eleven shots fired, eleven plates knocked down.



In my Tucker Gunleather "The Answer" holster:

Along with the Tucker Gunleather inside waistband magazine pouch:






Without the spare mag (because there's barely room in those pants for me and the pistol):

I carry the 642 in the front pocket.

thats a nice looking rig

My camera didn't do too good, but it's what I carry. Taurus PT111, Millennium Pro 9mm.

"Mr. Tooth,"

From just over a YEAR ago, on page 31 of this thread, you posted:

longtooth wrote:You traded way, Way, WAY up.
Congrats.
LT

I am slowly working my way through this thread while my work computer struggles to produce data from our server and I just read this message. In the previous post, a guy said he used to carry a SW40VE before he got the XD-40 in the photo. The above quote was your response.

I'd be interested to know your reason(s). I bought that S&W for carry (still haven't even had the course, however) so I'm curious.

And to ALL, I apologize for not going PM with this but I can't seem to get that function to work for me. The messages I've sent appear to have "gone" but still appear in my outbox and I've had zero responses. I'm not all that familiar with this forum software.

LT, if you care to PM the reply, I do seem to be able to receive. Thanks!

Thanks, everyone, for your indulgence of this new guy!

BluHog wrote:"Mr. Tooth,"

From just over a YEAR ago, on page 31 of this thread, you posted:

longtooth wrote:You traded way, Way, WAY up.
Congrats.
LT

I am slowly working my way through this thread while my work computer struggles to produce data from our server and I just read this message. In the previous post, a guy said he used to carry a SW40VE before he got the XD-40 in the photo. The above quote was your response.

I'd be interested to know your reason(s). I bought that S&W for carry (still haven't even had the course, however) so I'm curious.

And to ALL, I apologize for not going PM with this but I can't seem to get that function to work for me. The messages I've sent appear to have "gone" but still appear in my outbox and I've had zero responses. I'm not all that familiar with this forum software.

LT, if you care to PM the reply, I do seem to be able to receive. Thanks!

Thanks, everyone, for your indulgence of this new guy!

I'm not LT, but think I can answer the question. The Sigma was S&W's attempt to copy the Glock. The original version was so much of a clone that S&W was sued by Glock. After a settlement, the trigger on the new versions (SW9 or SW40 VE) was changed and has a VERY long, hard/heavy and gritty pull out of the box. I personally own one and have had to do some extensive trigger work to lighten it for shooting targets. It is a reliable gun, but the stock triggers are very nasty. I wouldn't be afraid to carry it with the stock trigger, but I think the accuracy suffers because of the long, hard, gritty trigger.

The XD on the other hand has a very smooth and comfortable stock trigger pull and is a superb firearm straight out of the box. It is also very reliable and just better made overall. I believe that is what LT was referring to when he stated they traded way way way up.

Well here are some pics of my current daily carry...SigPro 2009 9mm made in switzerland with the standard bar-dot sights.

Excellent choice & the photo set up is both unique & very eye appealing.

longtooth wrote:Excellent choice & the photo set up is both unique & very eye appealing.

BluHog wrote:"Mr. Tooth,"

From just over a YEAR ago, on page 31 of this thread, you posted:

longtooth wrote:You traded way, Way, WAY up.
Congrats.
LT

I am slowly working my way through this thread while my work computer struggles to produce data from our server and I just read this message. In the previous post, a guy said he used to carry a SW40VE before he got the XD-40 in the photo. The above quote was your response.

I'd be interested to know your reason(s). I bought that S&W for carry (still haven't even had the course, however) so I'm curious.

And to ALL, I apologize for not going PM with this but I can't seem to get that function to work for me. The messages I've sent appear to have "gone" but still appear in my outbox and I've had zero responses. I'm not all that familiar with this forum software.

LT, if you care to PM the reply, I do seem to be able to receive. Thanks!

Thanks, everyone, for your indulgence of this new guy!

I did not know the Sigmas were a copy of Glock & did not know of the suit either. I have shot 2 besides reading the reviews.
Trigger was as stated above VERY gritty as well as way too long. I also found the triggers to be heavier than they should be even if they was not gritty. The 2 I shot were not reliable either. Both were owned by folks I had taught & were bought from a "friend".
The mags also are of lesser quality than I want to see in a carry gun. Both of the ones I shot had a lot of ammo through them & the lips on the mags were giving feed problems. One had the rear sight loosen up on the folks.
Smith presented them as an economical semi & I found the ones I handled to be less than I wanted to recomend for carry.
I dont have too much to say about accuracy in a personal defense gun. (Occasionally get some flack for that too.) PD carry guns do not need to dot an "i" at 30 yds. Range guns do & if you can only afford a PD gun it does not have to deliver one ragged hole at 30yds.
They need to deliver controlled center mass hits reliably every time the trigger is pulled, at contact to 15 ft. Trigger wt & grit devistate that.

I will close w/ this observation. Last lady I loaded for on the firing line at a CHL class had one. (Compliments of her husband who was shooting an XDm. Men buy your wife as good a gun as you carry. Her life depends on it too.{rant off & that is another thread}) Trigger was a little light than I remember & not as long but just as gritty. It did make the 50 rds reliably..
My .02cents & some think it worth half that.
YMMV.

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If I could conceal it, I'd carry this one too