Pick your one and only handgun!

[Vanilla Gorilla]

You have to head for the hills (or a suitable remote area) and you're allowed one handgun. Pick it!

Don't read too much into this, just pick one handgun (you don't have to currently own your choice) and prepare to carry it for everything you'll need a handgun for.

My choice? My beloved 5 inch 27-2.

This gun is perfect in every way for almost everything I need a handgun for. Now, when I'm at work, I carry a Glock 34 that holds lots of bullets, but I'm more than happy with my 27.

I can hunt large and small game, defend myself, practice, and teach others to shoot, all with one handgun. Allow me to bring my Keith 358429 mould, some primers, and some powder, and I'm set for a long time.

I'd be hard pressed to find a handgun that does it all better than my dear, worn 27-2, I think.

 

[galena]

S&W M-18, don't need anything else.

 

[6518John]

My 629 Performace Center Light Hunter. With 44 Special loads and a 7.5 inch compensated barrel it is like shooting a .22 and a tack driver. Even with full house .44 mag it is amazingly tame too. It's great to shoot single or double action, the sights are great, and one can easily mount/dismount a scope quickly. It is a gun with a 7.5 inch barrel that handles like a 4 inch gun.

 

[A10]

This one....5" 629-4 Classic. Lots and lots of ammunition to go with it.....

 

[Wyo]

Skeeter Skelton wrote an article on this very question many years ago, before Glocks even existed. He settled on the 5" Model 27 and I would be hard pressed to argue with him. 'Cept I might argue for the 3 1/2" barrel for the slightly better portability.

 

[zzzippper]

My 1896 Mauser with wooden holster/buttstock in 9mm because it is available everywhere.

 

[Lee in Quartzsite]

My new Ruger Super Blackhawk. It shoots 9mm, 38SPL, and .357 Mag. All of the popular calibers that would be easy to find in a dicey situation.

If I got a second choice it would be my new M&P 45 Compact.

 

[jackvs1]

Mine would be my first revolver; a S&W Model 36-2, Chiefs Special. It is traditional, small, reliable and has served me well over the years.

 

[Bert Man]

First choice would be my 66-1 4 inch. Thank goodness I don't have to make that decision.

 

[ironhead7544]

I would pick a 1950 Model 44 Special in a Lawrence #7 holster. 5 inch barrel. Fixed sights. Had that set. Miss it. Believe it or not, got it from an old Sheriff who bought it new in 1953. Also came with a Patton holster.

 

[oneill45]

that my smith and wesson model 66-3 snubnose in 357magnum. It conceals well and can pack a punch!

 

[jlrhiner]

Colt 1911A1 Combat Commander in .45ACP. My all time favorite sidearm. I've carried it in one version or the other for over 40 years.

 

[arjay]

 

[bushmaster1313]

Skeeter Skelton wrote an article on this very question many years ago, before Glocks even existed. He settled on the 5" Model 27 and I would be hard pressed to argue with him. 'Cept I might argue for the 3 1/2" barrel for the slightly better portability.

I think Skeeter meant this:

.357 at 100 yards

 

[DeathGrip]

You can't argue with your 27. Worn? It looks loved but not abused.

.38/.357Mag

.44/.44Mag

I like the .44s better but the .38/.357's are more available.

 

[Bugkiller99]

Model 686, 4". Little smaller than Vanilla Gorilla, lighter for these old bones to carry. If i can bump into VG every so often for those Keith rounds, powder and primer, I'll be happy.

 

[TAROMAN]

Only one?
My 681 would be it.
Everything I need, nothing I don't.

 

[Rpg]

Colt 1911 series 70 or earlier for walking into the hills.

Colt 1911 commander (lightweight) pre model80 for in town.

 

[RobertJ.]

Three letters: BHP!

 

[fdw]

My Rock 1911 GI. I shoot it better than anything else and it launches big bullets...

PS- with my new Wilson Combat 10 round mag I just ordered. Shipped today!


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