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From: paul@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu (Paul Pomes - UofIllinois CSO)
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Subject: Re: Big bore carry guns (and Sig Sauer)
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Date: 3 Jun 91 00:33:39 GMT
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jalden@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Joshua M. Alden) writes:

#    I would like it to have the following characteristics:
#
#    semi-auto
#    big-bore (10mm, .45, .40)
#    as concealable as possible (very important)
#    utterly reliable
#    non-reflective (stainless steel is out)
#    body sweat won't corrode it
#    no magazine-drop safety
#    slide release, safety, magazine release all reachable without
#      shifting grip to a non-shooting position.

Sounds like the new HK P7M10 should fill the bill.  Corrosion might be
a problem unless it's available with a polymer coating.  My P7M8 is the
most concealable 9mm I've seen, the 10mm version isn't much bigger.

/pbp
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