But why wouldn't you just buy a pistol that fits your hands to begin with?

Might not have a good one-size-fits-all option or the best option may not be tenable for your purpose (ie concealed carry).

With Sig, they also introduced new magazine tech (don't ask what, I don't understand it) that significantly increased capacity. When the p365 came out, the magazines could hold something like 17 rounds whereas comparably sized guns like the Glock 43 held 12. So, you might want to tweak the gun around best-in-class capacity.

Let's have a DR range party and get some of these soy boys less afraid and ready to buy their first gun!

/s

God, remember years ago when someone, I think it was Lisa and Briwo or Kanrei, tried to put together a DR picnic somewhere...

I would attend in secret just to see what some of these f*&^ers are like without outing myself LOL

It's America, Bud; everyone gets to express their opinion...

Never said otherwise.

Just think it's funny how a thread on gun rights groups and the Pretti shooting ended up being dominated by quibbling over religion.

The rest of your whine is just LOL.

On the topic of a negligent discharge, I still haven't seen any video indicating that that happened.

I've had a handgun I was shooting accidentally go off in my hand when I wasn't intending to fire and I probably jumped like a motherf*&^er because it surprises the hell out of you.

There would have been something observable in the actions of the guy in the gray coat if he had accidentally fired that gun and, likely, reaction from at least a few of the agents around Pretti to the sound of the gun firing off to their side.

Yeah - and with a gay dude, no less. LMAO!

#306 | Posted by YAV

I find the gun community to be far more diverse than one would expect. I feel like I've noticed (anecdotally) an uptick in trans folks using the range that I frequent and also remember an Axios (IIRC) piece covering militia movements, part of which presented the flip side of folks on the left who were organizing into armed groups to train, learn and share camaraderie with.

Not a gun person but I thought the solution was put a custom grip on the firearm, to match your hands.

#304 | Posted by snoofy

Sometimes that can help with the width. Newer gen pistols have interchangeable backstraps to give different widths from front to back depending on hand size.

Usually, the only remedy for length is extended magazines with a grip extension and, if it's a carry gun, you start to get into issues of losing concealability or comfort.

This is actually a selling point for the Sig model Pretti had. The fire control group is the serialized part, and it can be pulled and inserted into all manner of aftermarket frames for different grip sizes, widths, textures, colors ect ect.

I think it's psychological! lol

For sure. I see the price and I think Kahr or Taurus and nope out.

In any case, I'm pleasantly surprised to have gun talk on this site. I always thought I was an anomaly on the DR for being an active owner/shooter.

Yep. I kept trying to figure out what I was doing wrong and why I hated what others were raving about.

When the suggested extended mag pinched the flesh of my ring finger knuckle enough to blood blister I just said f*&^ it, not for me.

Felt like it also shot like s*&^ anyway. Snappy, harsh recoil for a 9mm. Ended up being happy with the p365 xmacro comp and haven't looked back.

I've been looking into Canik. Not gonna lie, the price initially put me off a bit but after seeing a lot of reviews and such they seem really solid for a fraction of the price of comparable quality guns.

Buuuuuuuut I'm pretty sure my wife would be kinda pissed if I came home with another gun.

This is huge thread... where is the video that shows the gun didn't discharge? That super interesting and important information.

#285 | Posted by kwrx25

There isn't one.

It's speculation based on a misunderstanding of the issues around p320s meant to lessen the horrific murder of Pretti.

That piece of s*&^ better not desecrate the Capitol rotunda by laying his smelly a&& there.

Dig a hole on the side of any random interstate and toss that sack of s*&^ in. Probably the best way to prevent that plot of dirt from the being the most peed on in the entire world.

#275 | Posted by YAV

Same here regarding the standard compacts and microcompacts.

Everyone I talked to swore by the S&W M&P Shield 2.0. I hated it. My hands were so mismatched to the grip size I kept accidentally dropping the magazine while shooting and getting feed failures.

There is no excuse for Pretti being shot 10 times or more.

#248 | Posted by Alexandrite

I wasn't surprised by it, honestly.

I forget the name of the phenomenon, but it's documented that in tense situations (especially with poor training IIRC), it's not uncommon for officers to react to gunfire by firing themselves even if they don't necessarily see or understand the threat. It's a psychological response to duress/stress.