Hand Cannons Please. What's your Super Mas Macho pistol?

[TucsonMTB]

I'll have to look up Skagen, never heard of that one. I know I had a severe case of sticker shock when I looked up Patek which I never heard of before either.

Skagen watches are good values, not particularly expensive. I used to frequently see them for sale in airports while traveling. They appeal to me because they are extremely thin and light, often made from something that looks like titanium with a matching metal band.

Admittedly, in the years since I began carrying a cell-phone during most waking hours, I have seldom worn a watch, except as decoration when attending an event where one is expected to dress up. Since moving to casual Tucson, those occasions are even less frequent.

[O'Dell]

I'll have to look up Skagen, never heard of that one. I know I had a severe case of sticker shock when I looked up Patek which I never heard of before either.

Guess I'm on the wrong side of the tracks or the right side I guess depending on how ya look at it.

Yeah, what Tucson said. I have two titanium and three steel. Besides being light and thin, like most Danish designs, they are very clean and simple, which I like. They are American made, but the founder of the company moved here from Denmark. They can be found for under $150 and sometimes under $100.

[wyntrout]

I just couldn't resist showing my expensive watch:



This is the third one of these I've had. The first lasted almost 14 years, including a few years of flying in B52's. That was the first battery... the next battery didn't last as long. That Casio cost me about $14 in the BX or Service Merchandise. Though it still worked... the light was very dim, I got another like it that had the IndiGlo light... much brighter and after about 7 years I got this one for just over $20 or so at Walmart, I believe. This one says ElectroLuminescence.

I looked at getting a decent watch back in 1967 when I was stationed on Okinawa. I looked at the "Oyster-cased" Rolex... too big for me. I bought a stainless Accutron with the visible mechanism and wore it for maybe an hour. I was at a snack bar when the islander reached over and tapped the crystal saying number 10... the worst. The danged thing stopped for a few seconds. I tapped it every once in a while, all the way back to the BX where I got my money back and bought a Timex.

Later as a navigator, I had to have a really good watch that was accurate to the second for an entire B52 flight, so I bought Seikos... about one a year at $125 to $150 each. Flying is hard on watches and I used that as a business deduction.

I don't remember the brand, but I remember the first all-digital LCD watch I saw advertised... I bought one and early on, the PLASTIC covering the LCD broke when I flipped an ejection seat or parachute buckle into the cheap POS and it broke. I had to buy something with a decent crystal that could take some abuse. The Seikos were good, lasting about a year, and later I switched to the Casios which were pretty decent... and made by Seiko or a subsidiary. Having one with a decent backlight was nice. We counted down a lot of activities to the second... navigation and bombing exercises required to-the-second timing.

I don't like wearing jewelry... no rings at all and the watch comes off when I'm at home... but I do have large-numbered red LED clocks everywhere in the house... all backed up by UPS's, too. I don't have to reset them every time there's a power outage. Did I mention that I'm anal about some things?

Dang! Rambling wind.

Wynn

[Barth]

Funny how threads change - LOL!
I personally don't wear watches, never have.
But my Dad does.
I bought him this one for his 80th B-day earlier this summer.

[wyntrout]

Hey! Mine had a "hand-cannon" in it!

Wynn

[Barth]

My Dad uses a Speed 6 -357

[les strat]

Look's good Les! How do they feel shooting? I just love the rubber Hogue's feel on mine but the wood sure look nice.

Hey BD, I finally got to shoot the thing today while breaking in my wife's new LC9. The gun shoots great, and the cocobolo Hogues feel great... no pain at all. I'd even go as far as saying it feels better to shoot than most of my other handguns. I probably shot about 36 rounds or so through it. It's like they do not transgfer any recoil through to the hand. I think I have a new favorite pistol I was pooping water jugs at 50 yards no problem (good for me). Next trip, I am going to the 100 yd range and seeing if I am worthy of actually hunting with it.
The ammo I was using was PMC eRange 240gr .44 mag, and the darndest thing, when I was through, I wiped the gun off and inside and arounf the chamber, and there was zero powder! PMC touts it as "environmetally friendly" with the powder buring very cleanly. There wasn't much to clean when I got home, which is a good thing considering how many other guns I had to clean :40:
I HIGHLY recommend those wooden Hogues though.

[CJB]

Thats a Security-Six

The Speed-Six was fixed sight, round butt, shorter barrels.

The Police Service Six was longer barrels, square butt fixed sight.

[melissa5]

OK...if we are talking long barrels, then I have a mas macho pistol. It is my Glock 34. If we are talking caliber, I've got a full size Colt 1911. If we are just talking macho period, I've got an AR-15.

[gb6491]

Thats a Security-Six

The Speed-Six was fixed sight, round butt, shorter barrels.

The Police Service Six was longer barrels, square butt fixed sight.

Great revolvers, I'm very fond of my Speed Six:

...and my Security Six:

Regards,
Greg

[bigmacque]

Hey! Mine had a "hand-cannon" in it!

Wynn

and your grip technique was spot-on as well, wyn ...

[wyntrout]

Thanks. I developed that thumb over thumb to keep from getting bitten by the slide lock or the mag release button during recoil... mainly on the PM45, but applicable to the P40, for sure! When I switch to the weak hand I haven't a clue and usually get bitten by the slide as I try to wrap my right hand around the left from the rear! No blood so far... but wakes me up!

Wynn

[bigmacque]

You hold your pistol just like I do.

[bigmacque]

The Springfield Micro Compact's frame is the same size as an Officer's ACP frame.The Micro does have a 3" barrel whereas an Officer's ACP has a 3.5" barrel
Regards,
Greg

I did not know that, Greg, thanks.

[Barth]

Welcome to my new girlfriend



Yup, at the gun show today I saw this baby for $525.
Asked if the price was firm and offered $500.
Seller said let me make your day. How about $489?

Woo Hoo!
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