Pocket Carry Poll - One in the pipe or not?

[steveintexas]

I have an MK9 Elite and I always carry one in the
pipe with confidence. My MK9 has been 100 %
reliable with anything I've ever fed it. It's my most
carried piece.

[Fud]

• I have an MK9 Elite and I always carry one in the

pipe with confidence. My MK9 has been 100 %
reliable with anything I've ever fed it. It's my most
carried piece.
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• Can I ask what was wrong with the MK9?

As I said, a person has to have confidence in their CCW. I have nearly a quarter of a century experience with TDA/SA autoloaders. For me, an autoloader equates to having a manual safety ... OR ... a heavy trigger pull as found on DA revolvers. The Kahr just had too light of a trigger pull to make me feel comfortable.

Some people feel uncomfortable with a cocked & locked 1911. I'm not one of them but a Glock or a Kahr with a light trigger makes ME uneasy. I'm use to safeties or heavy trigger pulls.

Guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

[steveintexas]

Not sure if the MK Elite is different but it has a
long & heavy trigger pull and is DA only.
I would compare it to my Sig P239 SAS trigger.
I agree on the Glocks, too light.  I guess that's why
there are so many choices out there <G>.
Steve

[Michigunner]

I was surprised to hear someone else say the Kahr trigger pull was too light.

I felt exactly that way about my Kahr PM9.  That is the reason I sold it, along with my Glock 36 (.45 Auto).

Bill

[Michigunner]

Steve, I do greatly admire the MK9 Elite.  It is an attractive and very desireable gun.

Bill

[tracker]

Bill,
Did you say the Glock 36 trigger pull was too light? If so,
there is the NY trigger. I like the 36--very accurate.

[Michigunner]

tracker,

I had the NY-1 trigger installed, but then it seemed too hard.  
Sometimes, you just can't win.

I greatly admire the Glock design and read two of the most popular books telling the whole Glock story.  It was fun to understand details about the major new design.

While applying Militec-1 to the pistol, followed by the usual hair dryer treatment, I made the mistake of getting an overdose on the outside of the slide.  That made the whole thing ultra slippery.

Anyway, I still followed the wise guidelines from Mr. Teddy Jacobson and purchased his other 45 compact choice:  HK USP Compact .45.  It had the extra little bit of snob factor that I was looking for.  

Lately, I've come to enjoy the thin profile of a 1911, and find that it hides away nicely IWB with the Summer Special II.

Changing the subject, a friend of mine is an inspector on 747 aircraft maintenance.  He plans on letting me climb up and sit in the cockpit.

It will be embarrassing if I start making airplane sounds.

Bill

[Fud]

Not sure if the MK Elite is different but it has a
long & heavy trigger pull and is DA only.
I would compare it to my Sig P239 SAS trigger.
I agree on the Glocks, too light.  I guess that's why
there are so many choices out there <G>.
Steve

Steve, I have the 239SAS with the DAK trigger ...



... and the pull on my MK9 was MUCH lighter. Can speak about how it compares to the Elite model.

[tracker]

Bill,
If you get the 747 seat deal, just think about taking the
escape rope and crawling out the pilot's overhead escape
hatch and then depending on the inertia reel to stop your
descent just prior to ground contact.

[Michigunner]

   tracker, no thanks.  I'd rather eat a foul substance.  

Bill

[tracker]

That was my feeling also but if you had terrorists shooting
in the cabin you might want to take that ride and turn that
beautiful flying beast into a building.

[bamboobob]

There a lot of Guests here.
I like to see what they find and look.
IMO this is a good Nubie Bump