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I bought a new shooter. Need comments, opinions
05/20/2012 | Chesty_puller

Posted on 05/20/2012 8:54:41 PM PDT by chesty_puller

I ran out of good concealed carry weapons and you just can't live like that. I carry a 38sp 5 shot wheel gun but not accurate enough. I have a cw vest that carries my 1911 but I'm wat to skinny now, I walk like Barney Fife.

I bought a very nice Taurus Millenium PT 145 tonight. It carries 10+1 45ACP and is incredibly small. Wieghs in at 16oz empty. The only fault I have found is the mags are hell to load with my aging hands.

It was about $400 and shoooo is purdy. Any downsides or good stuff about it?


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1 posted on 05/20/2012 8:54:46 PM PDT by chesty_puller
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To: chesty_puller

When you get to the point you can’t load your mags, its time to think about going back to a wheel gun. An old friend of mine accidentally shot himself in the brain trying to un load a semi auto. He was in the same situation...couldn’t hardly load a mag and could barely rack a slide.


2 posted on 05/20/2012 9:01:30 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: chesty_puller

Look into some of the MagPul or Uppala (sp?) mag loaders.

They really save time and your fingers.


3 posted on 05/20/2012 9:02:09 PM PDT by 2111USMC (Not a hard man to track. Leaves dead men wherever he goes.)
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My dad had the early PT-145 and now the Millenium. He had to send his latest back for trigger problems. He likes it due to calliber, size and capacity.

I’m looking for a 30 round 600 Nitro pocket pistol that has sniper accuracy, low recoil and low noise. Until I find one, I guess I;ll have to compromise.


4 posted on 05/20/2012 9:03:04 PM PDT by umgud (No Rats, No Rino's)
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To: chesty_puller

Yep, played with one. Hurts like hell. It’s an awfully small pistol shooting a nice fat round. Something has to give, and in this case it will be your hand.


5 posted on 05/20/2012 9:03:03 PM PDT by Melas (u)
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“...I ran out of good concealed carry weapons...”
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Boating accident?


6 posted on 05/20/2012 9:04:00 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th (We have met the enemy and he is us.)
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To: chesty_puller

Specs show 22.6oz not 16


7 posted on 05/20/2012 9:09:25 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: chesty_puller

Get the UpLULA loader, my friend. Just....trust me.


8 posted on 05/20/2012 9:09:33 PM PDT by RightOnline (I am Andrew Breitbart!)
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To: chesty_puller

Congrats on the new goody. If you want to make loading a snap, look up maglula and buy one. I think YouTube has some clips demonstrating its use. I bought one for a Hi Point .45 and it made magazine loading completely painless (and fast).


9 posted on 05/20/2012 9:11:04 PM PDT by Dratlatl
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To: chesty_puller

For an ounce more you could have gone a Glock 30, a far better piece


10 posted on 05/20/2012 9:11:38 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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I'm looking seriously at a Beretta PX4 Storm in 9mm myself as a CC piece. Fits my hand just right. Supposed to have a barrel line closer the grip to lower the "snap" of recoil. I like my wife's Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm compact, great sight picture etc. I can shoot it far more accurately than logic says I should. But it just doesn't sit well in my hand.

Says ThunderSleeps, is currently doing all the paperwork to get his CC permit...

11 posted on 05/20/2012 9:12:24 PM PDT by ThunderSleeps (Stop obama now! Stop the hussein - insane agenda!)
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To: Java4Jay
you could have gone a Glock 30, I looked at the 40 cal Glocks. Never liked them. Too much plastic and too many aholes shoot them.
12 posted on 05/20/2012 9:18:51 PM PDT by chesty_puller (Viet Nam 1970-71 He who shed blood with me shall forever be my brother. Shak.)
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Quick, tell the Freddy’s all about your firearms America!
13 posted on 05/20/2012 9:19:58 PM PDT by paratrooper82 (We are kicking Ass in Afghanistan, soon we will be home to kick some more Asses in Congress!)
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...or the Slimline Glock 36, a single stack 45 ACP at 27 oz. loaded.


14 posted on 05/20/2012 9:21:59 PM PDT by Java4Jay (The evils of government are directly proportional to the tolerance of the people.)
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To: Dratlatl

I bought a red dot for my AR and should have got a loader. Thanks. Cabelas in Ft Worth was packed. Election soon maybe?


15 posted on 05/20/2012 9:22:32 PM PDT by chesty_puller (Viet Nam 1970-71 He who shed blood with me shall forever be my brother. Shak.)
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To: Java4Jay

You are correct Sir.


16 posted on 05/20/2012 9:24:17 PM PDT by chesty_puller (Viet Nam 1970-71 He who shed blood with me shall forever be my brother. Shak.)
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To: chesty_puller

I own 3 handguns for concealed carry.

~Smith & Wesson Model 36 snub-nosed revolver chambered for .38 Special
~Ruger SP-101 snub-nosed revolver chambered for .38 Special
~Taurus “Millennium Pro” PT-111 chambered for 9x19mm

All three are convenient to carry, reliable, chamber an effective defense cartridge, and have an adequate amount of support from aftermarket vendors of holsters & accessories.


17 posted on 05/20/2012 9:26:02 PM PDT by moonshot925
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Chesty, I think the Taurus will be a nice weapon for you. I have two handguns, one a S&W .44 mag for when I am up in the foothills, and the other a Rueger 9mm.

Actually also have an S&W .38 special...but my wife keeps both the S&Ws for herself most of the time...hehehe...and she is a crack shot with them too.

As our old FReeper friend harpseal (RIP) used to say, Stay Safe, Stay Armed, Stay Free...Yorktown!


18 posted on 05/20/2012 9:28:42 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free, never has been, never will be (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: 2111USMC; chesty_puller

Might I recommend the Butler Creek loader? This thing is well-built and really saves your fingers...

http://www.amazon.com/Butler-Creek-Universal-Pistol-Loader/dp/B001HBHNHE/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337574491&sr=8-1-spell

You can use it for any caliber magazine from 9mm to .45 ACP.

When I got a 31-rd .40S&W Glock mag, I could only load 16 rounds by hand...then I got this baby, and the last round goes in as easy as the 10th.


19 posted on 05/20/2012 9:31:09 PM PDT by Zeppelin (Keep on FReepin' on...)
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>>but not accurate enough<<

>>the mags are hell to load<<

It's time for Crimson Trace Laser Grips.

20 posted on 05/20/2012 9:31:34 PM PDT by B4Ranch (There's Two Choices... Stand Up and Be Counted ... Or Line Up and Be Numbered .)
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