-=> Quoting Greer Braxtle to Jeff Trowbridge on 16 May 96  19:41 <=-
 Re: Decocker vs DAO 
 JT> First the good news, My other half has agreed to buy me a pistol
 JT> when I've made it 60 days without cigarettes.  (July 13th).  I've
 JT> selceted a Ruger P95.  I've always been a wheelgun fan but
 JT> decided it was time to try a semi-auto.  This thing comes in
 JT> decocker version or double action only.  I have no idea what the
 JT> difference is, and have only shout a semi-auot pistol once in my
 JT> life (about 3 years ago).
 
 JT> Which one should I choose?
 GB> Eh. I would buy almost anything OTHER than a Ruger. They are
 GB> oversized slabs of metal. If you have HUGE hands they be fine but not
 GB> otherwise. The fit and finish leave a lot to be desired. Ditto the
 GB> accuracy. 
 GB> I would suggest either a Taurus PT-92 or PT-99, or perhaps a Glock
 GB> way before I would spend money on a Ruger. My opinion anyways ... 
The new Ruger is an oversized slab of *plastic*, thank you. I've never 
even tried to shoot one, so I can't comment on the accuracy - only that 
they are too big for *my* hands.
My personal preference is still a Beretta.
Steve
... We are NOT surrounded.  We are in a target-rich environment
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