Saturday, March 18, 2023

EDC X9 9mm - shockingly expensive, but, could it be worth it?

 


21 comments:

  1. The symbol on the grip appears to be from Wilson Combat. They do make some nice things, but I read an article a little over a year ago that said their firearms - such as the one above - were prone to jamming. So no, it might not be worth it. Looks real cool though!

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  2. a long time ago, a much older man than me then told me, if you think you need a gun, then it should be the best one you can afford to get. get something you know is going to work when you need it. and then get good with it. know it.
    I carried a Sig 220 ever since the early 1980's.

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  3. The Most Expensive does Not make it the Best!

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  4. Les Baer makes pistols that are top notch and not so pricey. Ain't cheap but not so pricey. I have one or two of them. They have been faultless.

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  5. My cz 75 pcm was pocket change compared to that. It's cool lookin' though!

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  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufw0vVcLfJc.

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  7. Get a Colt M1911A1 45ACP: no worries then!

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  8. Wow. Expensive indeed. I could get a herd of sigs for that money.

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  9. 9mm is fun but if serious get a 1911

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    1. Ummm. It IS a 1911...

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    2. Ummm, the external extractor says it LOOKS a bit like a 1911.

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  10. Some of my gun gurus, in no particular order:
    Bill Wilson
    Ken Hackathorn
    Col Cooper
    Frank Pachmayr
    Jim Clark Sr.
    Jim Hoag
    Jerry Kuhnhausen
    Ross Seyfried
    Jan Libouriel

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  11. I remember when you could buy a new VW Beetle for that money.

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    1. Me too, but in inflation-adjusted dollars, this is only 1/5 of a brand new 1970 VW Beetle.

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  12. Spend all that money to have the piece confiscated if you have to use it?
    Nope.

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    1. Ditto. Buy the best gun you can afford to lose. In you have to use it in a real world situation, it will be confiscated for evidence. You could lose the use of the pistol for years depending on how long the grand jury and possible trial go on. Then there is a little matter of prying it loose from the police. I'm not saying that the police might "misplace" your pistol, but there have been stories.

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  13. $3,210

    No. These are toys for wealthy people who want to show off.

    My arsenal includes pistols from Remington, Colt, SIG, and Barretta. Form, function reliability equivalent to this. And combined, cost about the same.

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  14. Nice looking but who needs a nice looking weapon. One of my pistols was a Turkish 9mm Canik. Light, functional very accurate and inexpensive, but it didn't have a safety catch. It had a Disconnector. Never got used to it. IMHO, a weapon should have a safety catch. I tried.

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