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Need some advice from Mass guys.
I live in RI and this time next year, I will have sat for the RI + Mass bar exams. I intend to practice law in both RI and Mass. I have a 50/50 shot of my first post-law school job being in Mass or RI. Meaning I will be in courts in both states on a regular basis, depending on how the job chips fall.
My current go-to carry pistol is a Browning Hi Power Mark III. I love the BHP. I have a bunch of modern 13-round mags. Obviously these are not kosher to carry in PRM. I also want to replace the BHP from being my carry pistol because Browning/FN doesn't make the BHP any more and I want to keep this gun in excellent shape.
I am really not comfortable with the idea of carrying a pistol with pre-1994 mags in Mass in places where I'm bound to run into law enforcement. I don't need a policeman asking questions if I disarm (say for a visit to a prison to meet a client) and I have a BHP or a Beretta 92 or a Glock or a CZ75. Some mags, I can definitively prove "this is from before 1994." Other mags, not so much.
So my first question is am I worrying about the mag issue too much?
Second question is if I am properly concerned about the mag issue, which ten or less standard capacity handgun should I look into? I have a few options in mind:
*1911: I have no problem picking up a decent 1911, but saying "I want a 1911" is like saying "I want a car." I'd rather not carry something exquisite in case the pistol winds up in an evidence locker. So nothing over $600, $750. I would be fine carrying a 5" 1911.
*Walther P1: I've shot a P1 and I loved it. Pro: its a very nice DA/SA 9x19 pistol. Cons: backwards safety, Euro mag release, aluminum frame (P1s have a reputation for wearing out quickly).
*Walther PPK/S: I used to own a .22 PPK/S and I also loved it but I had to liquidate it and all my other guns a few years ago. Pro: very concealable. Con: very heavy DA trigger pull.
*Zastava M57A: I used to own two. Pros: similar profile with a 1911 and slim 9+1 capacity. Con: one of the M57As I owned FTE'd every mag when the mag didn't fall out onto the shooting table.
*Star BM: there's one for sale at a local gun store that I want to pick up anyways.
*A .357 revolver: I have close to no experience shooting revolvers.
I live in RI and this time next year, I will have sat for the RI + Mass bar exams. I intend to practice law in both RI and Mass. I have a 50/50 shot of my first post-law school job being in Mass or RI. Meaning I will be in courts in both states on a regular basis, depending on how the job chips fall.
My current go-to carry pistol is a Browning Hi Power Mark III. I love the BHP. I have a bunch of modern 13-round mags. Obviously these are not kosher to carry in PRM. I also want to replace the BHP from being my carry pistol because Browning/FN doesn't make the BHP any more and I want to keep this gun in excellent shape.
I am really not comfortable with the idea of carrying a pistol with pre-1994 mags in Mass in places where I'm bound to run into law enforcement. I don't need a policeman asking questions if I disarm (say for a visit to a prison to meet a client) and I have a BHP or a Beretta 92 or a Glock or a CZ75. Some mags, I can definitively prove "this is from before 1994." Other mags, not so much.
So my first question is am I worrying about the mag issue too much?
Second question is if I am properly concerned about the mag issue, which ten or less standard capacity handgun should I look into? I have a few options in mind:
*1911: I have no problem picking up a decent 1911, but saying "I want a 1911" is like saying "I want a car." I'd rather not carry something exquisite in case the pistol winds up in an evidence locker. So nothing over $600, $750. I would be fine carrying a 5" 1911.
*Walther P1: I've shot a P1 and I loved it. Pro: its a very nice DA/SA 9x19 pistol. Cons: backwards safety, Euro mag release, aluminum frame (P1s have a reputation for wearing out quickly).
*Walther PPK/S: I used to own a .22 PPK/S and I also loved it but I had to liquidate it and all my other guns a few years ago. Pro: very concealable. Con: very heavy DA trigger pull.
*Zastava M57A: I used to own two. Pros: similar profile with a 1911 and slim 9+1 capacity. Con: one of the M57As I owned FTE'd every mag when the mag didn't fall out onto the shooting table.
*Star BM: there's one for sale at a local gun store that I want to pick up anyways.
*A .357 revolver: I have close to no experience shooting revolvers.