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318is_Parabellum · 02-17-2014, 02:02 PM

I've an HS 2000 (now known as the XD-9), and a Rock Island Armory (Philippines) CZ-75 clone with a TLR-1 light attached for home defense pistols. I'm no more emotionally invested in those pistols than I am the fire extinguisher in the kitchen. They are tools, selected for fitness of purpose, and nothing else. They are cheap, utterly reliable, and easily replaced if need be...

My lugers, high powers, 1911's and my P. 38 are another matter altogether. I buy these (and more) for their own sake, and admire them as the industrial art that they are. The fact that they tend to appreciate over time is a big bonus. I enjoy them as "objects d' art", and especially the history that they represent (e.g., the weapons of our defeated enemies, et. Al).

02-17-2014, 02:02 PM	#5
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	I've an HS 2000 (now known as the XD-9), and a Rock Island Armory (Philippines) CZ-75 clone with a TLR-1 light attached for home defense pistols. I'm no more emotionally invested in those pistols than I am the fire extinguisher in the kitchen. They are tools, selected for fitness of purpose, and nothing else. They are cheap, utterly reliable, and easily replaced if need be... My lugers, high powers, 1911's and my P. 38 are another matter altogether. I buy these (and more) for their own sake, and admire them as the industrial art that they are. The fact that they tend to appreciate over time is a big bonus. I enjoy them as "objects d' art", and especially the history that they represent (e.g., the weapons of our defeated enemies, et. Al).