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Just a comment on the Japanese "issue": My father was a Japanese POW in WWII. He was on Bataan and escaped to Corregidor where he was injured in the leg in the battle and eventually captured. He suffered terribly in the ensuing "death march" to the prison camp - the Corregidor death march was just as terrible as the Bataan march, just a bit less well known. He witnessed many terrible brutalities by the guards in the next 39 months. He also served in the Korean conflict and was highly decorated for valor. However, when I was shipping off for my Vietnam tour we talked. Dad hadn't talked much about his prisoner experiences previously, but we had a long conversation that day. When I expressed my sincere surprise that he didn't show any real hostility or hatred toward the Japanese he made a simple comment: "Son, there are good and bad in every race of people". He went on to tell me that he had also witnessed some acts of charity while in captivity. So, while many vets do harbor animosities, not all do. Sadly, like so many of our WWII vets my dad has passed on.

Only occasionally, only the US and Brits, and only in the spring of '45. Still, I haven't seen any WW2 vet spitting on the hood of a Benz.

Anyway, if I were to share the bad feelings of all my ansestors, I'd have to feel bad about near the whole wide world, including the same ancestors, because, well, one of my great-grandfathers was exiled to Siberia for not wanting to join a collective farm, while another was enthusiastically introducing collective farms in a different part of the country... which side am I to take? You shouldn't forget the past, but some of the feelings better die out, IMO

I buy American products whenever possible. I just bought Galco Dual Position Phoenix Holster for my N frame S&W.
With respect to the original question, I would buy the gun that fits me better. Opinions are like ...holes everyone has one!

Stever,
Thanks. It's good to know that about your father.