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Old 05-16-2009, 03:46 PM
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OK here is my question if the SHTF,and you could only take one handgun would it be an Auto or Revolver and why? You seem to like these topics LOL!!!
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Old 05-16-2009, 03:48 PM
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Forget the auto...I'd take my truck.
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Only one ? It would be a revolver. I'd have to leave the macho auto behind, and rely on what I feel most confortable with.
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Old 05-16-2009, 04:14 PM
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It would depend on which one I had the most ammo stockpiled for.
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If it's only gonna be one, it will be my 6" Model 28 "short rifle."
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Both have their good & bad points. For reliability I would go for the revolver.
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Only one?......revolver.
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For me a 1911 as D/A revolvers are getting harder to shoot comfortably with my arthritis.
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Both have their good & bad points. For reliability I would go for the revolver.
Me too. Too many things can disable an auto. You can't treat a revolver like its an anvil, but it will put up with a lot more abuse, unintentional though it may be, and keep working.

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Old 05-16-2009, 04:56 PM
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No doubt about it, a .357 wheel gun.
The tough decision would be which one?
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Old 05-16-2009, 04:57 PM
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The revolver feels better, points better, and I feel more confident about hitting my target. I have both, but thats my choice.
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ok, i'll bite. I love my revolvers, they are my favorites to shoot but for a shtf scenarion give me my glock 26. More capacity, solid reliability (Not Perfect, but solid), and i am very comfortable shooting it.
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Revolver.D.A.,Large cal.
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Rigt now it would be a semi auto. But only because my revolvers are too big 44mag 460 & 500. Maybe I do need another S&W wheelgun after all
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Old 05-16-2009, 05:49 PM
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84CJ,You can always load down or use 44spl's with lighter loads but you can't load up but so far.So sturdy revolers get my humble approvel.
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Well I only have 1 revolver and it's a 460V. While it can fire 3 different rounds it only has 5 at a time. As for reliability, out of all my guns, it's the only one that has locked up on me and become unusable. Granted S&W talk to me over the phone and I was able to get it working again but when the zombies are coming I want as much ammo on tap as possible so I'm grabbing an auto.
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Old 05-16-2009, 08:22 PM
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While I love my 1911's, it would have to be a 4" .357 mag. revolver. The reasons are simple, in my mind; no magazines to deal with, making it self-contained. An auto without a magazine is just a single shot with a lot of moving parts. I'd prefer to have a larger caliber, but I think .38/.357 would be more easily found than .44 mag./spec. Maybe a Model 22 with some auto rim and ACP.
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Old 05-16-2009, 08:33 PM
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For me, .357 revolver because it's what I have, and it's what I'm most proficient with. Easy to reload for, no magazines to loose. Can and has been ramped up in power for boar (185gr LBT round at 1250fps for bone smackin delight on hogs) or 158gr mouse fart target loads in 38.

I have the 358156 mold and lots of lead and wheel weights and nearly 10k primers now that my buddy dropped off another 2500 today.

Not much this round can't do, and in an 8 shot package to boot.
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Old 05-16-2009, 08:42 PM
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Easy answer: in handguns, it's my Model 19. Arguments for .357/.38 have already been stated. Beyond that, the 19 has been calle dthe best combination of power, portability, "feel", quality and just plain usefulness ever devised. I think that's about right.

Long arm: a 12-ga shotgun.

Given any additional options, a .22 LR in handgun or long arm also appeals. In fact, a .22/12-ga O/U would be a very handy combo in concert with the M-19.

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Old 05-16-2009, 08:52 PM
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Spent the last 80% of my career with a 4" DA .357. In the last few years I could have carried either a Glock or SIG.

Haven't changed my mind since.
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To me a SHTF scenario implies a very bad situation with likely multiple targets or an army. I'll take a hi-cap auto that fires a nato caliber. Fight my way to a rifle.
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:28 PM
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I aint goin nowhere, just gonna sit with all the guns and ammo and goin to give them my ammo one round at a time. When I am empty and dead they can have what they want. I got too many to choose from and try to haul into the woods.
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Old 05-16-2009, 10:47 PM
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The tough decision would be which one?
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Perhaps it is because of where I live, but when I think of these scenarios, I'm often in the wilderness.. perhaps avoiding the general population. In that environment.. the dirty gritty out doors.. no question I'd take a revolver.

If I were strolling down the streets of a town, protecting myself from looters and other crazies, then a semi auto.

If I didn't know which scenario I'd be in.. revolver.
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If the SHTF and I was told I could only take one revolver or one bottom feeder . . . I'd take my S&W M&P15 (AR-15)!

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PS: To answer fairly . . . when something goes bump in the night around my humble abode, I generally grab my chopped barrel S&W 25-2 . . . in preference to a couple of 1911s.

It is a better up-close-and-personal "fighting" handgun in a dark house . . . sharpened edges on the front sight of a shorter barrel that's hard for a BG to grab anyway . . . and lots of weight in a compact size if you have to use it as a club!

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Ruger GP-100 in .357. Its built like a Mack truck and if you run out of ammo, it would make a great club.
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84CJ,You can always load down or use 44spl's with lighter loads but you can't load up but so far.So sturdy revolers get my humble approvel.
The problem is not so much caliber as gun. 44mag is 8 3/8 The 460 is 7 1/2 PC and the 500 is a 10 5/8 or so PC.

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Its tough to decide. If I was going back in time and going to join a wagon train west in 1849, it would be my model 29. Might run into a grizz and need the power, or keep a indian band out of arrow range.
Shove my butt in a room of hostiles and I want my 1911 in one hand and a fistfull of magazines in my other.
If I am circulateing on the street and wanting to go concealed, probley my 66-3 3".
Now if its more rural and traveling the boonies, I think my 4" 24-3, that would be over my 5" 29 because its more portable and I wont be running into a grizz.
I have aproximently 30 fine handguns, and belive I could make a good case for at least 20 of them!
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84cj, If I had no guns, know what I know, I would be looking hard for a mountain gun in .44 mag! My 24-3 will do just about 95 % of what one will do in the real world, and still be a ounce or two lighter. If I didnt already have a 5" 29, I would be looking for one too!
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I have a 4 inch Python I like a whole lot. It even makes me a pretty good shot, bullets go where I want them to...so I'd have to pick that one.
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If the SHTF I would stay home.I tried to live off the land before,I would starve.If I had to head for the hills it would be my Glock 45acp and a .22 LR.Some of the .22 ammo is very quite.Shoot small game with out drawing attension to my self.But then again at my age some days I have a hard time making it to the mail box.
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Although I really like revolvers, I would take my Glock. The weapon can be field stripped (for cleaning ) and put back togeather in a matter of seconds. The amount of rounds per magazine and past performance record speaks for itself.
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Pistols have to many moving parts, revolver all the way. All you need on a revolver to work is the hammer & spring and the cylinder lock.
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Although I prefer revolvers. In that case I would go with a 1911A1. Provided it was a 'Govt.' type. (i.e. loose clearances)

Very little to go wrong. Needs minimal cleaning/lube. And (the big thing) can be slammed around without damage.
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I would have to say a revolver, either a Model 66 or one of my Ruger old model Vaqueros in 45LC.
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