-=> Quoting T Owen to Guy Putnam <=-
 GP> I have the smaller
 GP> Mustang Pocketlite in stainless with alloy frame.  I've found
 GP>particularly useful the Ken Null _front_ pants-pocket horsehide holster
 GP> for it.  Super-fast draw!  Its so light, I usually forget about it all
 GP> day & take it out at night along with my billfold!
 TO> Have you cycled many rounds through it? If so, how is the frame
 TO> holding up? I heard that the alloy frames wear quickly. 
Just several boxes so far, but I fixed up the pistol range at my ranch & I
will be shooting it pretty often for now on.  When they say alloy frames
wear more quickly, I think that's in reference to holding match accuracy. 
If you wanted to spend $600 to have your pistol all fixed up, you probably
wouldn't want to do it with a aluminum frame.  If you are going to carry it
all day every day, you need a lightweight frame, as far as I'm concerned.
I have a .45 lightweight Commander that I've put at least over 500 rds
through with no problems.  
 TO> I should have 
 TO> gotten the stainless model; I took an unexpected dip in the Atlantic
 TO> a couple of years ago, and the Mustang didn't like it much, there 
 TO> are still some evidence of the saltwater, even though I rinsed it
 TO> thoroughly immediately afterwards, and soaked it in oil. 
In these 100 degree days my holster is soaking through & I'm getting
condensation drops on the frame of my Mustang, mostly in the afternoons &
evenings.  I just wipe it off & leave it out of the wet holster during the
night.  This condensation collection has been going on since early June, so
I pulled the grips the other day to see if anything was rusty inside.  Too
bad all the parts aren't stainless, like the Randell.  However, there was
no rust on the sear spring, or anywhere else I could see with the grip
removed.
 TO> I prefer
 TO> a bit more weight than the pocketlite though; it just feels more
 TO> substantial. 
Well, I do too . . . if I'm carrying it around in the car.  That's what I
always said about the Thompson SMG . . . its an excellent sub-gun if you
have a car to carry it around in.   The alloy frame guns kick more and
are a little harder to shoot accurately, but all you have to do is just
practice more.  When the pistol is lightweight, it spends more time on your
person, & less time at home.  I see that as the main objective.
I'm going to get a Glock 27 & a Null upside-down shoulder holster for this
coming winter.  The Glock will probably be a little too fat for front pants
pocket carry . . . but maybe not!  I still have a Galco shoulder rig for
the lightweight Commander, but its just so big.  I have a Galco rig for my
Glock 23 also, but its too late . . . I already _know_ that I am going to
_have_ to have a M27! 
Anyway, back to the summertime . . . . . I feel pretty naked carrying .380,
but I'm using Golden Saber & hoping for the best!  I think I'm going to
have Null make me another holster for the left pocket, for spare magazines. 
It would hold them up, right below pocket level for a fast mag draw.  This
would provide more firepower than carrying a single mag loose in the bottom
of my pocket, as I do now.  (BTW, the wife's purse is always good for a
spare mag or two!)
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