Went to the range. Confirmed I only need two handguns.

[UnderDawgAl]

At the range this past weekend, I was reminded again that all I really need, handgun-wise, are a Model 10/64 and a BHP. I've got a bevy of other handguns that I enjoy shooting, but, for the longest time now, my favorites have been the Model 64 shooting DA nearly exclusively and the Hi Power when wanting to shoot a semi-auto.

I only shoot handloads. For the above guns, my standard loads use lead bullets powered by Alliant's Green Dot powder.

Of course, who can resist a nice K38 with full wadcutters, or a nice N frame in any caliber? However, since I'm not a competition shooter or a handgun hunter, those and others are just icing on the cake.

 

[Slim Chance]

Nice guns. The 10 or 64 may surprise you if you try some wadcutters in them.

 

[sipowicz]

Hey! Get your own two favorites! Those are mine!

 

[UnderDawgAl]

Slim: Good point you bring up. I have shot quite a few wadcutters through the 64, and I know the gun is very accurate. However, my supply of WCs is low, and I'm too busy/lazy to cast some more right now. I'm reserving my last 500 for the K38 at 25 yds and 50 yds for my very informal Bullseye shooting.

Sip: Great pic. Who installed the Novaks and the rowel hammer on the BHP? Did you have any other work done to it?

 

[just jim]

Difficult to choose just two, maybe if you said just 10. Lol lol

 

[chief38]

Since when did the word NEED enter into this hobby?

 

[Malpasowildlifer]

yep!......

Since when did the word NEED enter into this hobby?

 

[ironhead7544]

If pressed, I could get by with my G26 and my 6.5 inch 2nd Model 44 Special HE.

 

[kamloops67]

You'd still need a 22 and what , No big bores ?

 

[PatriotX]

Two great choices !

 

[Nightowl]

I recently bought another Hi Power, as I had sold mine many years ago. Boy, I didn't remember what I was missing all these years. I've put about 200 rounds through it and it shoots very well, no malfunctions at all. It also feels much better than a 1911 in my smaller hands. My second gun is any N frame, with adjustable sights.

 

[UnderDawgAl]

You'd still need a 22 and what , No big bores ?

Oh, I know, which is why I have a couple .22 revolvers (icing on the cake) in the safe. Even so, in today's world, one could reasonably argue that one might be better off having a centerfire caliber for which you can cast bullets and reload (like .32 S&W Long or H&R Magnum as a suitable substitute) than nonreloadable rimfires. Who ever would have foreseen this extended .22LR shortage?

 

[sipowicz]

Slim: Good point you bring up. I have shot quite a few wadcutters through the 64, and I know the gun is very accurate. However, my supply of WCs is low, and I'm too busy/lazy to cast some more right now. I'm reserving my last 500 for the K38 at 25 yds and 50 yds for my very informal Bullseye shooting.

Sip: Great pic. Who installed the Novaks and the rowel hammer on the BHP? Did you have any other work done to it?

Thanks. Local guy put the ring hammer on. C&S did the sights safety and trigger job. Sear eventually gave way to hammer follow and I had Jim Hoag do the trigger again.

 

[Farmer17]

I like a 4" M66 and a CZ-75 9m/m out of my handgun collection the most.

 

[Wyatt p. Tato]

I like a 4" M66 and a CZ-75 9m/m out of my handgun collection the most.

Good choices also. I may get a cz-75 they feel nice in the hand.

 

[M3Stuart]

I too would pick my 10-5 and CZ 75B.

Nobody wants to see a pic of a CZ...

 

[UnderDawgAl]

Might as well show us the CZ. As a lefty, I had long considered getting a CZ 85B. But the BHP has supplanted that desire.

 

[Rastoff]

I have a BHP in the safe, but my wife won't let me shoot it.

 

[rwsmith]

I have two.....

My 686 revolver and my 5943 semi are all that I need for fun. The next gun I buy is going to be for carry.

 

[Protected One]

I have a BHP in the safe, but my wife won't let me shoot it.

Why???