hkcavalier
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No. G26 for three season carry, G34 for winter, 629 for hiking in bear/cougar country. Those are my three "working" guns, the others are for pleasure, plinking, etc.
Did anyone ever find "the one"
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Carry rotation? I carry the same guns every day. I know them like the back of my hand. Much less confusing IMO!
But I still like to carry a few others that a I like as well. 
The one is hard. I am down to three that get all of the carry time.
Smith 442
Charter Bulldog
Glock 26
But if I had to choose ONE out of those three it would be the Bulldog because of the versatility of the 44 special, weight, and size. I can pretty much load it for concealed carry to desert and woods walking and be happy.
Smith and Wesson if you are reading I keep repeating myself like a broken record:
BEFORE I DIE PLEASE RELEASE A SUB 25oz 2.5" BARREL OR LESS 44 SPECIAL WITHOUT A HAMMER AND NO LOCK... and I will love you long time!!!! ( even Ruger released a 3" hammer model recently HINT HINT)
Smith 442
Charter Bulldog
Glock 26
But if I had to choose ONE out of those three it would be the Bulldog because of the versatility of the 44 special, weight, and size. I can pretty much load it for concealed carry to desert and woods walking and be happy.
Smith and Wesson if you are reading I keep repeating myself like a broken record:
BEFORE I DIE PLEASE RELEASE A SUB 25oz 2.5" BARREL OR LESS 44 SPECIAL WITHOUT A HAMMER AND NO LOCK... and I will love you long time!!!! ( even Ruger released a 3" hammer model recently HINT HINT)
Why yes, I have found "the one"....many times ! But if push came to oh my goodness, and I could keep only one, it would be my 4" Model 13-2 with Target stocks, Target hammer, 3/8" smooth trigger and trigger job.
Larry
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If my needs were defensive only I could get by with one. OK make it two. I actually use three, a 642, Kahr K40, and a 1911 commander size.
But then throw in woods bummin, hunting and general target shooting and my needs expand.
Kinda like hunting. One gun doesn't do it unless you only hunt one species. A .22 is great for squirrel but for deer you need a centerfire. Then throw in birds of one sort or another and no rifle is adequate.
I really don't see much difference.
But then throw in woods bummin, hunting and general target shooting and my needs expand.
Kinda like hunting. One gun doesn't do it unless you only hunt one species. A .22 is great for squirrel but for deer you need a centerfire. Then throw in birds of one sort or another and no rifle is adequate.
I really don't see much difference.
bigggbbruce
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The one...
Since I carry 2 all the time...can't be done.
Since I carry 2 all the time...can't be done.
TomkinsSP
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Did anyone ever find "the one".
Or your wife.
Married 35 years and counting. EDC'd a M40 for over 30 years until I decided it was just too irreplaceable, so it retired and a virtually identical M640 took it's place.
Remember the old Hershey's commercial, with the kids playing sandlot baseball...
"Change is bad."
Or your wife.
Married 35 years and counting. EDC'd a M40 for over 30 years until I decided it was just too irreplaceable, so it retired and a virtually identical M640 took it's place.
Remember the old Hershey's commercial, with the kids playing sandlot baseball...
"Change is bad."
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At last count, I've owned 125 handguns. Due to some horrendous medical bills after my wife's crippling injury, I sold all that I owned and did without any for a while. Now, I own just two...a Ruger SR1911 CMD in .45 ACP and a Shield 45. I am content, and don't plan to buy or own any more unless something happens to one of these. They meet all my needs, both practically and aesthetically.
The only other gun purchase I plan on making is for a carry gun for my wife. She previously had a Ruger LC9, which she liked, but she thinks she like a SIG P938 now. She hasn't decided, and when's she's ready, we'll get what she wants.
The only other gun purchase I plan on making is for a carry gun for my wife. She previously had a Ruger LC9, which she liked, but she thinks she like a SIG P938 now. She hasn't decided, and when's she's ready, we'll get what she wants.
357-RevolverGuy
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If he's like any of us, he's only telling you he owns just one.
Qc Pistolero
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Op,are you really actually dreaming of cutting your handgun collection down to only one or two?May I urge you not to write such things anymore because if ever my wife reads this,I'll seriously be thinking about sueing you.
I could easily cut back.....
I could cut back, I have a bunch of 9mms, but I wouldn't cut it to one gun unless I have to. I have:
A Third gen 5943
A Shield
A Sig
A Kel Tec P11
I have a couple of others that are 'half' mine we'd have to think about.
If I did that, I would keep my 686. I'd like to retain one J frame, probably the mod .36, I really don't care for the alloy model 38 that much. Though it's my wife's gun, I don't think it really practical for her. I had to put big soft grips to ease the pain.
One shotgun is an heirloom and the other is "utility'.
I would have to decide between bolt rifles. I don't HAVE to have more than one.
The 9mm carbine COULD go if I had too, but I love shooting it as I'm a carbine NUT.
So that would leave me with:
Two shotguns
The Shield and most probably the Sig. But the Kel tec P11 is such a 'cheapie' it would hardly be worth selling.
A 686 and a j Frame
That's six guns Not counting the P11.. If I had to cut more it would hurt.
2nd cut.
The third gen (ouch)
My son will probably end up with a shotgun so I would be down to the Browning A5
The 9mm carbine isn't 'essential' but I'd sure like to keep it. I've got it running good now. I don't think it would be a bad home defense gun. And it folds in half.
For some reason, I'm very good with carbines Probably all the practice I had as a kid with a bb gun. I shot that thing to kingdom come.
I forgot that we will probably own a S&W model 15/22 on a possible trade. I want a .22 but I also want a lever gun. So I was thinking about getting a Henry .22 but maybe the 15/22 will have to suffice.
I could cut back, I have a bunch of 9mms, but I wouldn't cut it to one gun unless I have to. I have:
A Third gen 5943
A Shield
A Sig
A Kel Tec P11
I have a couple of others that are 'half' mine we'd have to think about.
If I did that, I would keep my 686. I'd like to retain one J frame, probably the mod .36, I really don't care for the alloy model 38 that much. Though it's my wife's gun, I don't think it really practical for her. I had to put big soft grips to ease the pain.
One shotgun is an heirloom and the other is "utility'.
I would have to decide between bolt rifles. I don't HAVE to have more than one.
The 9mm carbine COULD go if I had too, but I love shooting it as I'm a carbine NUT.
So that would leave me with:
Two shotguns
The Shield and most probably the Sig. But the Kel tec P11 is such a 'cheapie' it would hardly be worth selling.
A 686 and a j Frame
That's six guns Not counting the P11.. If I had to cut more it would hurt.
2nd cut.
The third gen (ouch)
My son will probably end up with a shotgun so I would be down to the Browning A5
The 9mm carbine isn't 'essential' but I'd sure like to keep it. I've got it running good now. I don't think it would be a bad home defense gun. And it folds in half.
For some reason, I'm very good with carbines Probably all the practice I had as a kid with a bb gun. I shot that thing to kingdom come.
I forgot that we will probably own a S&W model 15/22 on a possible trade. I want a .22 but I also want a lever gun. So I was thinking about getting a Henry .22 but maybe the 15/22 will have to suffice.
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Well, for the last 15 or so years of my career, I wore the blue off a Ruger Security Six, and did just about everything with it. Replaced barrels on two of them from an unknown, high round count of .38 WC and .357/125s. (Instructors don't deal in boxes of ammo--we deal in CASES of ammo.) I would have been equally happy with a K frame, but I sort of doubt that they would have held up as well.
Other pieces do this or that a bit better, but none of them do everything quite as well day in and day out.
Sometimes less is more.
Other pieces do this or that a bit better, but none of them do everything quite as well day in and day out.
Sometimes less is more.
gregintenn
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Sounds just like me.
I lull myself to sleep thinking about the perfect defense carry handgun. First question: What caliber?
9mm: I feel undergunned with my Micro 9, because there are so many other calibers to choose from with higher muzzle energy.
.45 acp: Not for me, due to very low muzzle energy to case capacity ratio, due to super low pressure loading. The .45 Super is also loaded to no more than moderate pressure, yielding muzzle energy in the .40 S&W range, with lower number of rounds per gun size, in a gun that is too large to edc. Further upping the performance to near Rowland territory yields a gun that is also to large to edc.
10mm: Very nice performance in hotter Underwood loading. Oh so much more cartridge efficiency than the .45 acp, due to much higher pressure loading. I select the G29 from my rotation when I am not in the mood to feel undergunned.
.40 S&W: This is everything the 10mm is, but a little less, including a little less gun mass and bulk. I select the 40 S&W Shield when I am in the mood for less bulk and mass than the G29.
Revolver rounds are very nice, but I feel undergunned with only six rounds.
So, I rotate between the 40 Shield and the G29, even though the visual aesthetics are not very nice. To me, they do not look like guns. They look like hand-held powder-actuated tools used on an assembly line to rivet automobile chassis.
When I want to gaze my visage upon a nice looking handgun, I glance toward my coffee table which is bedecked with beautiful, large, powerful handguns with low round capacity. Oh well, I can open carry one of those if I want to make a spectacle of myself.
9mm: I feel undergunned with my Micro 9, because there are so many other calibers to choose from with higher muzzle energy.
.45 acp: Not for me, due to very low muzzle energy to case capacity ratio, due to super low pressure loading. The .45 Super is also loaded to no more than moderate pressure, yielding muzzle energy in the .40 S&W range, with lower number of rounds per gun size, in a gun that is too large to edc. Further upping the performance to near Rowland territory yields a gun that is also to large to edc.
10mm: Very nice performance in hotter Underwood loading. Oh so much more cartridge efficiency than the .45 acp, due to much higher pressure loading. I select the G29 from my rotation when I am not in the mood to feel undergunned.
.40 S&W: This is everything the 10mm is, but a little less, including a little less gun mass and bulk. I select the 40 S&W Shield when I am in the mood for less bulk and mass than the G29.
Revolver rounds are very nice, but I feel undergunned with only six rounds.
So, I rotate between the 40 Shield and the G29, even though the visual aesthetics are not very nice. To me, they do not look like guns. They look like hand-held powder-actuated tools used on an assembly line to rivet automobile chassis.
When I want to gaze my visage upon a nice looking handgun, I glance toward my coffee table which is bedecked with beautiful, large, powerful handguns with low round capacity. Oh well, I can open carry one of those if I want to make a spectacle of myself.
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