This thread has been quiet for a while.
I ordered a CMMG Banshee 300 9mm in late July and it may still be another month before they get around to building and shipping it. Sort of expensive but you get what you pay for. I also got a red dot sight, a flash hider, some pop-up iron sites, a sling and I forget what all else to put on it when it finally arrives. I also somehow found some subsonic 147 grain ammo that wasn't stupidly expensive. I like the idea of an AR9 / "pistol with a brace" as a personal defense gun. It won't be super accurate past 60 yards or so but that's not what it's for, it's for maneuvering in tight spaces and not over-penetrating and for being a lot of fun at the range.
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In the mean time I got a Ruger 10/22 just to go plinking with as I had thousands of rounds of 22LR just sitting in the gun safe and ammo is so hard to come by these days. It's a really fun, accurate gun even with a cheap scope and there are places to go near Albuquerque where you can just go and shoot legally and the weather is rarely an issue.
Lately I've been obsessing about a full sized metal framed .45 acp just for the range, not as a carry or personal defense gun. I've researched dozens of pistols and handled a couple though most everything anyone could want is sold out every place. I love the Walther PPQ trigger and it fits in my hand like it was made for me but polymer guns all start to feel like they are a dime a dozen (not that I'd part with my CZ P10C).
What I've decided on is a full size 1911 with an adjustable rear site, fiber optic front site, front serrations, and checkering on the front and backstraps. I would cough up the dough for a Dan Wesson Pointman 45 if I could locate one. As a fallback option the Springfield Ronin would be more budget friendly but the two tone design evokes the '80s and not in a good way. Can't find one of these anyway. The DW is heirloom quality and will last a lifetime and beyond so it's my first choice.
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