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    New K9 '03 Elite Owner!

    What a Christmas surprise! Thought I had really got one over on my wife. She had been looking for a CCW pistol and had expressed interest in a Shield. Well, they are plenty scarce, unless you are willing to pay an outlandish price on Gunbroker. Well, I did, and thought that would be the biggest Christmas surprise. I was wrong.

    For years I have been looking for a deal on a K9 '03 Elite. My wife went to our LGS and had them source a new one for me. After I presented her with the Shield (for which she was plenty happy!), she said there was one more box left for me. WOW!

    I am studying the lube chart and prep instructions and hope to shoot her soon. I knew when my wife got her concealed carry license and took an interest in shooting, it was a good thing. Didn't expect it to be this good!


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    Last edited by NoBite; 12-28-2012, 07:04 AM.
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  • #2
    That's quite a nice present. The '03 Elite is a very nice pistol. Enjoy both new additions to your collection.
    Judging by today's left wing, looks like Senator Joe McCarthy was right after all.

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    • #3
      That is a heck of a surprise! Good wife you have there buddy...treat her well. I love my K9 and I know you will too!

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      • #4
        I suppose pictures of this wonderful wife would be out of the question. Yeah, probably so, I withdraw the request.
        http://bawanna45.wix.com/bawannas-grip-emporium#!
        In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
        Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
        Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
        Cue sound of Head slap.

        RIP Muggsy & TMan

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        • #5
          and to think he's our Colonel.....

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          • #6
            Sometimes I'm so ashamed of myself. I think its from hanging around Jocko. I didn't use to be like this.
            http://bawanna45.wix.com/bawannas-grip-emporium#!
            In Memory of Paul "Dietrich" Stines.
            Dad: Say something nice to your cousin Shirley
            Dietrich: For a fat girl you sure don't sweat much.
            Cue sound of Head slap.

            RIP Muggsy & TMan

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            • #7
              You guys are too funny. I don't think my wife visits this forum. But I can't be sure, so no pictures, save the K9, of course. She recently took a Gunsite 150 pistol class and is hooked.

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              • #8
                oh sure

                Originally posted by Bawanna View Post
                Sometimes I'm so ashamed of myself. I think its from hanging around Jocko. I didn't use to be like this.
                blame it on an old defenseless ol man. Just sayn
                . My PM9 has over 34,000+ rounds through it, and runs much better than an illegal trying to get across our border


                NRA BENEFACTOR MEMBER


                MAY GOD BLESS MUGGSY

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                • #9
                  Forget the wife, we want gun pics.

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                  • #10
                    Congrats to both of you! You're a lucky man!

                    Wynn
                    USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
                    Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
                    Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf

                    Thomas Jefferson said

                    “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
                    and
                    "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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                    • #11
                      Does that wife has a sister? Maybe a daughter I could introduce my son to?

                      Congrats to you sir on finding such an outstanding wife!

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                      • #12
                        UPDATE: Finally got to shoot it! :-)

                        It was thirty degrees out with a brisk wind. But, we had new pistols and a desire to see if they were more than pretty. My wife with her Shield and me with the K9 went to the backyard range and set IDPA targets at 7 yards.

                        SWEET!


                        45 rounds in a spot that could easily be covered with your fist. With my aging eyes! Frankly, I am not sure I have enjoyed shooting any other pistol as much the first time out, including my 1911.

                        My wife enjoyed her Shield a great deal, too. After the second mag change, she said, "Sweet shooter." Happy wife, happy life.

                        I followed the prep instructions and lube chart. No hiccups and all I could scrounge up was some bulk 115-gr. I used a bit of Flitz and a dremmel polisher on the feed ramp.



                        Hey, I do have one question. In the prep instructions, regarding disassembling the magazines, it was stressed to make sure the spring in inserted in the magazine correctly. I did take the mags apart, but darned if I could understand if the spring was in properly. A diagram or picture of the right way and the wrong way would really be helpful!!

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                        • #13
                          The free end of the spring is forward to give more lift to the front of the magazine. Either end of the spring has a "free" end.

                          Wynn
                          USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
                          Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
                          Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf

                          Thomas Jefferson said

                          “A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
                          and
                          "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by wyntrout View Post
                            Either end of the spring has a "free" end.
                            Wynn - that is sort of my confusion! Both ends look pretty much to same to me. I looked at that picture in the manual. But, when I pulled the spring out of the mag, it looked exactly like the picture. However, if I were to reverse the spring, it would still look almost the same.

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                            • #15
                              The follower only fits in with the front of it up at a slight angle. You will see its pretty much common sense.

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