Stephen Eagles
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Hi Everyone. I'm not even sure if anyone's still following the P9S on this forum, but thought I'd give it a go!
A little backstory (I'm a writer, so I give the truth scope!). Back in the mid 80's, I bought one from a gun dealer at at the Thunderbird Swap Shop in Sunrise, Florida. I wasn't really a gun enthusiast, until I saw the P9S in the case. I think I paid about 400 bucks for it. I was a rookie cop and was carrying a Colt Python wheel-gun, but this "P9S" thing? So sexy! And damn, I'll never forget how smooth and accurate it was. I did NOT get approval to carry it on duty because the PD I was at was introducing a fairly new gun called the "GLOCK". And yeah, I fell in love with that, too. Wasn't as sexy a the P9S, but damn... 17 rounds? You could go to the party and stay all day! So my dumb ass took the H&K to a local dealer and traded it "even" for a Glock. (Yeah, how dumb was that). And many years later, I'm a pretty hardcore Glock-guy... but have always wanted a P9S. Then I found one locally in San Antonio, inspected it, and it appears to look and function great. I found new polymer buffers at HK Parts, and bought 5. Bought a factory one which I'm putting in a glass frame on a wall (Yeah, for 75 bucks, it's getting framed). My gunsmith is digging out the old one as the gun's been in a safe the last 13 years. I broke it down, cleaned it up and got a custom Kydex holster for it. Been buying small parts when I can find them... in case.
So now that the story's told... anyone actually still carry theirs? I have to say, I shoot a lot, and although this gun (Not sure how to decipher the manufacture date) is "not quite" an old man, it felt like an old friend in my large hands. I felt through the cock/de-cock functions, as well as swapping mags. Breaking down. All that. (hell, I can't even remember my wife's cel#).
I dunno... I'd really like to get it shooting again and even carry it instead of my Gaston. Like my dad always said, if you don't hit them in the first shot, you shouldn't be shootin' at 'em.
Your thoughts and insights would be welcome!
A little backstory (I'm a writer, so I give the truth scope!). Back in the mid 80's, I bought one from a gun dealer at at the Thunderbird Swap Shop in Sunrise, Florida. I wasn't really a gun enthusiast, until I saw the P9S in the case. I think I paid about 400 bucks for it. I was a rookie cop and was carrying a Colt Python wheel-gun, but this "P9S" thing? So sexy! And damn, I'll never forget how smooth and accurate it was. I did NOT get approval to carry it on duty because the PD I was at was introducing a fairly new gun called the "GLOCK". And yeah, I fell in love with that, too. Wasn't as sexy a the P9S, but damn... 17 rounds? You could go to the party and stay all day! So my dumb ass took the H&K to a local dealer and traded it "even" for a Glock. (Yeah, how dumb was that). And many years later, I'm a pretty hardcore Glock-guy... but have always wanted a P9S. Then I found one locally in San Antonio, inspected it, and it appears to look and function great. I found new polymer buffers at HK Parts, and bought 5. Bought a factory one which I'm putting in a glass frame on a wall (Yeah, for 75 bucks, it's getting framed). My gunsmith is digging out the old one as the gun's been in a safe the last 13 years. I broke it down, cleaned it up and got a custom Kydex holster for it. Been buying small parts when I can find them... in case.
So now that the story's told... anyone actually still carry theirs? I have to say, I shoot a lot, and although this gun (Not sure how to decipher the manufacture date) is "not quite" an old man, it felt like an old friend in my large hands. I felt through the cock/de-cock functions, as well as swapping mags. Breaking down. All that. (hell, I can't even remember my wife's cel#).
I dunno... I'd really like to get it shooting again and even carry it instead of my Gaston. Like my dad always said, if you don't hit them in the first shot, you shouldn't be shootin' at 'em.
Your thoughts and insights would be welcome!
