I ran the numbers and 3.7% of the total of the handguns I own are strictly for carry/defense. The rest are for the pure joy of owning, shooting, collecting, etc. I suppose I can see why we part ways directly at the idea of a Coonan. (and apparently the other 96.3% of the handguns I own)

It doesn't explain why a .38 Super is good choice strictly for carry/defense, over myriad other choices or specifically a Coonan, but regardless of how we label it (discussion or nasty argument), we'll not agree on that either.

If we scroll all the way to post #1 in the thread, I really got the idea that the OP was discussing "cool" (his words) and marketable guns that aren't offered and could be or should be.