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New/former member here. I picked this up a few months ago while HK still had their promotional $200 deal going. Used that to buy more magazines. And bought more magazines to boot. After I had shot over 500 rounds through it, I made it my EDC. My XDs .45 had been my faithful EDC for over 10 years. Just decided to jump on the 9mm band wagon. HK VP9SK. I love the distressed look it came with. I had bought a Hellcat RPD a few years ago, but my hands were too big for it. Never could get used to it. I still have it, but it is just a drawer pistol now.

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OldGrunt said:
New/former member here. I picked this up a few months ago while HK still had their promotional $200 deal going. Used that to buy more magazines. And bought more magazines to boot. After I had shot over 500 rounds through it, I made it my EDC. My XDs .45 had been my faithful EDC for over 10 years. Just decided to jump on the 9mm band wagon. HK VP9SK. I love the distressed look it came with. I had bought a Hellcat RPD a few years ago, but my hands were too big for it. Never could get used to it. I still have it, but it is just a drawer pistol now.

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About 3 or 4 of us did the same thing while they had that $200 deal going on. I don't recall anyone getting the distressed version though. Looks great.


I think I like my SK better than my regular VP9. And I don't really care that much for compact handguns ordinarily.
 
OldGrunt said:
New/former member here. I picked this up a few months ago while HK still had their promotional $200 deal going. Used that to buy more magazines. And bought more magazines to boot. After I had shot over 500 rounds through it, I made it my EDC. My XDs .45 had been my faithful EDC for over 10 years. Just decided to jump on the 9mm band wagon. HK VP9SK. I love the distressed look it came with. I had bought a Hellcat RPD a few years ago, but my hands were too big for it. Never could get used to it. I still have it, but it is just a drawer pistol now.

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Yeah that's pretty nice, no doubt. I too have XL hands and though I like the Hellcat (fiancee had one she'd let me shoot), it was too small for me unless I used the extendo mags. Also, I found the captive recoil spring to be so stiff that I had a bit of a time trying to work the slide. I have a touch of arthritis in my hands but nowhere as bad as I have elsewhere; it's just enough to make the Hellcat a poor choice for me.
For the most part, having big mitts keeps me in the service-size end of pistol frames, regardless of caliber. My next purchase will be the 10mm XDM Elite, in OD green cerakote. I had to wait for the full-size version to be offered, and the only reason I've been holding off since then has been because of other opportunities that I had to seize on the spot (such as an AR-10 for the bargain price of $700!)
 
MN.Militia said:
Yeah that's pretty nice, no doubt. I too have XL hands and though I like the Hellcat (fiancee had one she'd let me shoot), it was too small for me unless I used the extendo mags. Also, I found the captive recoil spring to be so stiff that I had a bit of a time trying to work the slide. I have a touch of arthritis in my hands but nowhere as bad as I have elsewhere; it's just enough to make the Hellcat a poor choice for me.
For the most part, having big mitts keeps me in the service-size end of pistol frames, regardless of caliber. My next purchase will be the 10mm XDM Elite, in OD green cerakote. I had to wait for the full-size version to be offered, and the only reason I've been holding off since then has been because of other opportunities that I had to seize on the spot (such as an AR-10 for the bargain price of $700!)
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I did try a Hogue beavertail grip sleeve. It helped, but not enough. Extended magazines helped also, but again, it didn't help enough. The Hellcat was just too narrow for me. I really wanted to make it work, but the cards were against me. Also didn't care for the red dot Wasp. In the future I might do the paperwork to get a suppressor, since it does have a threaded barrel for the compensator. And I never could really tell if that compensator really worked or not.
 
OldGrunt said:
I did try a Hogue beavertail grip sleeve. It helped, but not enough. Extended magazines helped also, but again, it didn't help enough. The Hellcat was just too narrow for me. I really wanted to make it work, but the cards were against me. Also didn't care for the red dot Wasp. In the future I might do the paperwork to get a suppressor, since it does have a threaded barrel for the compensator. And I never could really tell if that compensator really worked or not.
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I like Hogue grips. Better than Pachmayr unless it's a wheelgun, IMHO. Last .357 I had I went with the Pachmayr, it was the best fit for me. The only mouse gun I have (NAA Guardian .380) has a Hogue on it. However, for my 1911 I went with a Pearce grip w/ finger grooves because while the backstrap has checkering, the front was smooth. The wings of the grip go under the wooden grip panels, and this seemed a better way to go than any other brand. My 1911 is my 'go to church' gun, and my XDM is my EDC.

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MN.Militia said:
I like Hogue grips. Better than Pachmayr unless it's a wheelgun, IMHO. Last .357 I had I went with the Pachmayr, it was the best fit for me. The only mouse gun I have (NAA Guardian .380) has a Hogue on it. However, for my 1911 I went with a Pearce grip w/ finger grooves because while the backstrap has checkering, the front was smooth. The wings of the grip go under the wooden grip panels, and this seemed a better way to go than any other brand. My 1911 is my 'go to church' gun, and my XDM is my EDC.

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I also have a SA XDM in .45. I only carry it the winter when it's a little easier to conceal. It's a little bit too big and heavy when loaded too properly conceal during South Texas summers when I'm in just shorts and a tee shirt.
 
Currently, Kimber on the ankle. The Hellcat IWB but against my better judgement I tried appendix and this is the first gun I actually kind of like it more. I think limited situations only, I still don't like it pointing at my femoral, and other important stuff.

In colder months it's a Kimber Ultra Covert II, and now probably the Hellcat as backup.
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After decades with the 1911, my cop buddies finally wore me down and I went Glock 19. Shortly after that, Gabe Suarez started his red dot work. When he finally offered one for the 19, I mounted a Trijicon RMR to the custom slide and was a convert. It takes my glasses out of the equation. It is on full time and a I put in a new battery on my birthday every year. Zero problems. Later, I cut the frame down to Glock 26 dimensions, so that it would be easy to hide inside the waistband even with just a summer shirt on. I still shoot the 1911 better, but the Glock is close! Here is the cut down 26/19 with a standard 19. In the winter, I put the 19 frame back on.
 

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