hostler
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I'm not a collector, and guns are tools to me, so whatever works is what I own and carry. My feeling is that carrying a firearm is serious business, not a fashion show.
There and Back Again: From Luxury to Budget -- My Primary Carry Gun Experience.
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sousana
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You carry for what does the job and suits you NOT for how freakin flashy it looks. You want flashy, join a parade.
There can be a long time between an incident and a decision by a prosecutor or grand jury to choose to indict. In that time frame one could find themselves unable to possess a firearm. In 40+ years of being a firearms owner I know of one such instance that resulted in no true bill against the person-he lost temporary possession of all his guns until that point. They all were returned in the same condition as surrendered.
I carry what I'm most familiar with/handle the best. As anyone should imho. To each their own. I've nothing more to add, stay safe all.
I carry what I'm most familiar with/handle the best. As anyone should imho. To each their own. I've nothing more to add, stay safe all.
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I can understand going with top quality or spending a little extra just because it makes you happy, but a carry gun is just a tool, like a hammer. That said, I'd never carry a plastic hammer.
TheHobbyist
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Do whatever you are assured/experienced with. If you are confident in your self defense, no other opinions matter (provided applicable laws). Be safe and good wishes, TH.
ETA: I have a relative who only owns one gun, a S&W Model of 1905, 2nd change, I believe, in .38 spcl. for self defense. This old gal has it by her bed. Good for her and who cares, at the same rate. Husband died and it is her self defense.
Addendum: The value of a tool does not matter. In trying to be objective, addressing your post, I FEEL that price does not enter the correspondence. I am sorry, but this line of thought is non-sequitur. It does not follow.
ETA: I have a relative who only owns one gun, a S&W Model of 1905, 2nd change, I believe, in .38 spcl. for self defense. This old gal has it by her bed. Good for her and who cares, at the same rate. Husband died and it is her self defense.
Addendum: The value of a tool does not matter. In trying to be objective, addressing your post, I FEEL that price does not enter the correspondence. I am sorry, but this line of thought is non-sequitur. It does not follow.
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Oddly enough, I've never carried a hammer, regardless of what material it was made of, simply because I've never needed to carry one.
But then again, I didn't even know that they made actual hammers out of polymer, nor that they could perform the task of hammering just as well as their steel counterparts, thus rendering your statement a valid, apples to apples comparison, so just shows what I know.
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I've done the same thing. i used to only carry high end Sigs *229,220,226,228* and HKs *mainly USP Compacts*. and.......kimber 1911s.
I carried a 226 on duty, 229 or USP Compact off.
But the more times i had to draw down on someone at work, the more i realized that there was a increasing chance that i may have to use said weapon. And for duty use....accuracy and reliability are all that matters.
So I put my exotics back in the safe and picked up a M&P .357 sig for duty, and a M&P 40 for off duty carry.
if they get taken to evidence land. I dont care, i can buy another. actually at todays pricing on .40 cal guns I can buy 3 for the price of one of my sigs.
Budget works. Budget is good :-D
I carried a 226 on duty, 229 or USP Compact off.
But the more times i had to draw down on someone at work, the more i realized that there was a increasing chance that i may have to use said weapon. And for duty use....accuracy and reliability are all that matters.
So I put my exotics back in the safe and picked up a M&P .357 sig for duty, and a M&P 40 for off duty carry.
if they get taken to evidence land. I dont care, i can buy another. actually at todays pricing on .40 cal guns I can buy 3 for the price of one of my sigs.
Budget works. Budget is good :-D
