New Carry Gun

mk70ss · July 29, 2015, 11:49 AM

For quite a while, I've been carrying a S&W 649 in .357 magnum. Great little gun, I love it. Been thinking ID like something about the same size, but with a few more rounds. So I got a Springfield Armory EMP in 9mm. I've had a bunch of 1911's, so I'm no stranger to them. Anyone here have any experience with an EMP?

I put 200 rounds through it Monday and it shoots better than I hoped it would. Tight groups, great trigger and good night sights. Zero issues, went bang, not click, every time.

samsmix · July 29, 2015, 04:44 PM

Can you post a pic next to your Smith?

mk70ss · July 29, 2015, 06:15 PM

Pics as requested

Mystro · July 29, 2015, 06:17 PM

^^^^Very nice^^^

Slimjim9 · July 29, 2015, 06:27 PM

1911s aren't my thing but I'm digging that 649!

TexasToasted · July 29, 2015, 08:00 PM

Last Saturday, my wife and I went to the Springfield event at Athena Gun Club in Houston where we got to shoot pretty much all the guns Springfield makes. We went back and forth between guns and both agreed the EMP was our absolute favorite.
We have an Springfield XDM 9, which I love, but that little EMP was just so smooth and accurate, it will probably be my next purchase.
It's a lot easier to buy a new gun if my wife likes it too

bedbugbilly · July 29, 2015, 08:10 PM

NICE!

samsmix · July 31, 2015, 12:14 AM

Very nice, and given barrel length/efficiency, powder burn rates, power factors, capacity, practical accuracy...I would say you made an excellent choice!

July 29, 2015, 11:49 AM	#1
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	New Carry Gun For quite a while, I've been carrying a S&W 649 in .357 magnum. Great little gun, I love it. Been thinking ID like something about the same size, but with a few more rounds. So I got a Springfield Armory EMP in 9mm. I've had a bunch of 1911's, so I'm no stranger to them. Anyone here have any experience with an EMP? I put 200 rounds through it Monday and it shoots better than I hoped it would. Tight groups, great trigger and good night sights. Zero issues, went bang, not click, every time.

July 29, 2015, 04:44 PM	#2
samsmix Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2006 Location: Montana (Montucky?) Posts: 1,273	Can you post a pic next to your Smith? __________________ You'll probably never NEED a gun. I hope you never do. But IF you do, you will need it worse than anything you've ever needed in your life. IF we're not supposed to eat animals, howcome God made 'em outta meat?

July 29, 2015, 06:17 PM	#4
Mystro Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2004 Location: Central Pa. Posts: 1,528	^^^^Very nice^^^ __________________ "I'm a good guy with a gun" What do I care if I give up some freedom or rights?....The Goverment will take care of me. This kind of thinking is now in the majority and it should concern you. "Ask not what you can do for your country, but what free entitlements you can bleed from your country"

July 29, 2015, 08:00 PM	#6
TexasToasted Junior Member Join Date: July 6, 2015 Posts: 1	EMP may be my next gun Last Saturday, my wife and I went to the Springfield event at Athena Gun Club in Houston where we got to shoot pretty much all the guns Springfield makes. We went back and forth between guns and both agreed the EMP was our absolute favorite. We have an Springfield XDM 9, which I love, but that little EMP was just so smooth and accurate, it will probably be my next purchase. It's a lot easier to buy a new gun if my wife likes it too

July 29, 2015, 08:10 PM	#7
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	NICE! __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

July 29, 2015, 06:15 PM	#3
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,598	Pics as requested

July 29, 2015, 06:27 PM	#5
Slimjim9 Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2015 Posts: 783	1911s aren't my thing but I'm digging that 649!

July 31, 2015, 12:14 AM	#8
samsmix Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2006 Location: Montana (Montucky?) Posts: 1,273	Very nice, and given barrel length/efficiency, powder burn rates, power factors, capacity, practical accuracy...I would say you made an excellent choice! __________________ You'll probably never NEED a gun. I hope you never do. But IF you do, you will need it worse than anything you've ever needed in your life. IF we're not supposed to eat animals, howcome God made 'em outta meat?