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February 28, 2009
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So Friday will be our anniversary. I bought her a lot of jewelery, and she's been bugging me for weeks to get something for myself.
Then on Saturday, she said, "how about a new gun?"
I replied, "Other than a DW 360, DW 460, or a DW 7414 shooter, I can't think of anything I want.
She said, "Now that it's legal here, how about something for concealed carry?"
So off we went to the gun store. The guy behind the counter asked what I am currently shooting and I told him DW. Well, the name seems to be magic there. Not only did he respond with accolades, but 3 other sales people (yes, one was a woman) all made comments about how fantastic DW's are. Oddly, none of them had ever heard of a DW revolver. When they what was so special about them, I told them I was not going to answer because that would just drive the prices up higher.
Well I did finally choose; it's a Kimber.
Here's a link: http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911/cdp-ii/ultra-cdp-ii-lg
I pick it up tomorrow. I can hit stuff with my Dan's; we'll see about the Kimber.
-Mike
January 22, 2008
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Happy Anniversary! Looks like a nice present! Let us know how you like it.
So the gun laws loosing up a bit up there?
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February 9, 2009
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Mike,
You should like it. My first .45 was a Kimber Custom CDPII. Nice carry type 1911, still have it too. Great score.
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November 17, 2008
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Congrats on the 44 years! Sounds like she is a keeper!
A Kimber Seriously??? 
Looks like a niceun.
LB
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February 28, 2009
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Yeah, concealed carry is finally legal here, though everybody and his kid brother is trying to slap restrictions on it.
We already have 2 custom shop Kimber's which we bought before we really knew about the DW 1911's. We now own 2 DW 1911's, same calibers as the Kimber's one .45 and one 9mm.
The Dan's outperform the Kimber's by a mile. However, DW doesn't make a 3-inch 1911, so Kimber was it. Anyway, the anniversary is Friday, not next January, which is about when I'd get any Dan that I ordered this week.
I'm just going to have to learn how to be abetter shot.
-Mike
April 25, 2008
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Happy anniversary! Nice choice, too!
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February 22, 2009
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Happy Anniversary - I carry a Kimber Compact Stainless when I want to 'dress up"... you'll like it.
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February 28, 2009
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Well, I picked it up last night and shot it.
I was quite surprised. I thought that having an aluminum frame and such a short barrel that the recoil would be prodigious. The recoil is not bad at all. My wife even thinks it's comfortable to shoot.
It's amazing how much a laser sight can improve your accuracy.
Take-down is a real PITA. I suppose it will be OK once I get used to it.
All-in-all, I'm very pleased.
-Mike
February 21, 2011
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eco in a .45 or 9mm has a 3 inch barrel
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February 28, 2009
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grillzilla said
eco in a .45 or 9mm has a 3 inch barrel
Actually 3.5. However, if I had realized that and it wasn't back ordered for 8 or 9 months at Cabella's, I certainly would have gone that route. I may yet do it in 9 for my wife.
-Mike
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