If you could only have one gun - redux

[JH1951]

My 1897 Winchester trench configuration.
I prefer this for low light close quarters encounters.

 

[Richard Simmons]

From burglars to bigfoot and everything in between

Just in case what ever I was defending against needs skinnin when I'm done.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

What is this obsession for the "just one gun" threads?

They frighten me.

I can't stand them either............You will never be limited to 1.

 

[Richard Simmons]

What is this obsession for the "just one gun" threads?

They frighten me.

Frighten you? I find them to be fun. Will you ever find yourself in a place were you can only have one gun? Probably not by choice but what's the harm in pretending?

 

[Ματθιας]

My converted Saiga 12.

 

[BigBill]

One gun?

Russian Izmash Saiga Sporter w/16" barrel in 308win.

It's the baddest semi auto rifle I ever shot.

 

[chud333]

I can't stand them either............You will never be limited to 1.

Because....
One is all you can shoot at a time.
You gonna grab 2 or 3 if someones breaking in your house
at midnight?
It's all in fun and just suppose.....

Chuck

 

[Wyo]

Benelli M4. I'll take a longarm every time if limited to one gun, and I can't think of anything more versatile than a good 12 ga. with choke tubes.

 

[chud333]

Benelli M4. I'll take a longarm every time if limited to one fun, and I can't think of anything more versatile than a good 12 ga. with choke tubes.

Very Nice.
That one would serve a lot of purposes for the guy
or gal only wanting to tote one gun.

I Remember the old moniker my Uncle used to repeat
to me every time i pulled out some new hunting gun.

"Beware of the man with only one rifle".

He carried an old Remington bolt gun in .243 and Boy, he
could "shoot that old gun" on game from Ground Hogs
to Deer. Only rifle he owned or wanted. Always had meat
in his freezer.

Chuck

 

[Joe Kent]

For me the choice is the same as it has been for the last 40 years, a 1911 loaded with 230 grain ball. I know one only, but the same 1911 is backed up by a Remington 870 12 bore with a 2 shot extension and a mounted surefire light. Nothing is as effective at eyeball to eyeball range. All my very best , Joe.{an old fart who still believes that John Browning knew best for personal fighting iron}

 

[WC145]

Well, when I think home defense it's not just the house. I've got some land with a big garden, chickens, dogs, cats, etc. and we've got an array of 4 legged predators in the area in addition to the two legged kind. If I were to switch to one weapon as an all around gun for home and property protection it would be my FN PS90. It's handy, light, accurate, and has a 50rd mag loaded with 40gr Hornady VMax 5.7x28s. It has enough range to cover from the house to the woods accurately and over penetration isn't an issue for indoor work. Plus, it's way, way quieter than either my SIG556 or my Kel-tec PLR-16.

 

[Marshwheeling]

CZ75 BD. Decocked, with one in the chamber. No safety, just a double action trigger for the first round. That's a good thing, in my estimation. Seventeen rounds are available, not that I'd ever expect to need them.

I don't expect ever to face an intruder in my home again, but then, I didn't expect the last one, either.

 

[markyboy57]

Either one of my Ithaca's. Can't beat a good shotgun. Choose your poison!

 

[Bruce51]

I'll play

Ok so no one has even mentioned a Marlin 1894 in .357 magnum.

Shotguns work well and handguns are not great fight stoppers but are easy to have ready to go.

While a nice Timberwolf pump .357 would be exceptional for both power and longer range those are hard to come by.

So one gun for everything. The Marlin is lightweight, compact, powerful. accurate and easy to use and maintain.

They have a ten round capacity, no loose magazines and can take on vehicles, vermin and game.

If you add your favorite .357 revolver ammo compatibility is a must.

So we are right back where we started when one round had to do it all.

Thanks for reminding me that old is new again.

BLM

 

[nordicwolf]

shotgun or carbine if I can only have one I'll go with carbine if you have to fight nothing beats a rifle. animal or man rifle takes care of it,like Clint smith said I carry a pistol to fight to my rifle.

 

[Arik]

If I were limited to just one handgun, I would be forced to be as practical and fun as possible. I'd want a handgun that didn't excel at any single thing, but did everything pretty well. I'd also want a handgun that requires minimum maintenance, is very user-serviceable friendly, chambered in an affordable commonly found caliber, and enjoys copious amounts of aftermarket support.

Glock 22 Gen4. With a drop in barrel, I can switch calibers from .40 S&W to 9mm and/or .357 Sig (less common). Glock magazines are relatively cheap. Korean mags are dirt cheap. The Glock design has a total of 36(?) parts, and can be detail stripped with a single punch. Glock parts are everywhere to be found.

Is a Glock my favorite handgun to shoot? Is it the handgun that gives me the greatest ownership sense of pride? No. A Glock is a practical, reliable handgun.

I get more fun out of alloy framed, hammer fire, DA/SA handguns.

This but in a 45

 

[ISCS Yoda]

It might, or it might not. What knowledge do you possess that you can say, with surety, that it will or will not work?

It could act like a rattlesnake's tail to skittish methheads, or it could reveal your location to a murderer.

Either one is entirely conjecture.

Waywatcher, I won't debate the point that either one is conjecture but I do have a simple question to ask - when was the last time that you heard a public police report that included that someone said that when he heard the slide being racked he took off a'runnin'.....

Police reports abound. The NRA includes such stories in its magazines. Never once have I read that a perpetrator took off upon hearing a slide being racked, hammers being cocked, etc. Conjecture? Maybe. But a lot of good guys are shooting a lot of bad guys who did not run in the presence of a weapon.

***GRJ***

 

[holo]