What handgun do you pick up?

[scooter123]

A 40 caliber Sig Sauer P239 is my constant companion. I've checked the DA trigger with a Lyman Digital trigger gage and it's right at 10.5 lbs., heavy enough that I don't think there is much risk of my setting it off by "accident". However, whenever I do holster it I keep my thumb on the hammer just to insure that nothing has snagged the trigger.

BTW, I got back into shooting revolvers to master the DA trigger on that Sig. Now in slow fire I'm normally more accurate with it in double action than single action, probably because that heavy pull seats the gun a bit more firmly in my hand. I also found that I really like revolvers a LOT and now own more wheelguns than semi's.

However, the P239 has proven to be a perfect fit for me in terms of carry and I shoot it very very well. Put another 100 rounds through it last Sunday which now takes it to 2800 rounds downrange without one single failure to feed or eject.

 

[therevjay]

Colt Pocket Positive .32S&W long/Colt police. Is it a "real stopper"? Of course not. Will it work better then trying to repeat the karate moves I saw Jackie Chan make in the movies? You betcha!

Mainly the ideal carry gun is one that is easy to carry cause if it's not, you won't.

 

[USAF385]

If a demented leprechaun, a probe wielding grey, or some other nefarious individual (most likely bigfoot, a troll, or some flying monkeys) were to jump through my window right now, they’d be greeted by my surprised face and my Astra .44 loaded with specials. Why? Because it’s sitting on the desk next to me since I’m looking for a holster for it. I also have my BG .380 on the desk as well.


At night, whilst I slumber, my G27 rests in a retention holster I have mounted to the wall side of my bed frame. However, this hasn’t been the case for the past few nights since it’s packed away in the case waiting to be traded for a G22. I don’t use the 27 as a CCW anymore, so I’m going full sized. Instead, my 681 has been sleeping next to me. This lead to an awkward moment when my G27 walked in last night.....

 

[Pete99004]

686+ on one side - Sig P229 .40 S&W w/CT grips on the other - 4003 and 3913 very close by with spare mags.

 

[rags]

Bedside: Glock 17 / NS, +2 Mag extention, 19 rnds of Black Talons. Closet: Mossberg 590 /w #4 Shot.

Oh yeah, 3 GSD's that hear stuff before I do...Priceless!

rags

 

[GatorFarmer]

I sleep with an old square trigger guard 5903 nearby. It is loaded with some 124gr Hornady JHPs. I lost the outer box and can't remember if they are TAP, Critical Defense, etc. Also nearby is a Sigma 40VE loaded with some 180gr Remington Golden Sabres.

Why? Eh. I have no particular use for either of these guns and consider them completely expendable. If they rust, are damaged, seized as evidence, etc I could care less. Both are guns that I simply ended up paying either retail or higher end used value for and have a bunch of mags for whilst at the same time being ones that generally don't trade well. In other words I'm stuck with them. So it is that or use them as door stops/paperweights. And since this is the digital age, I don't have enough paper to bother holding down...

 

[smitty_bs]

Bedside is a Model 60 with either 125gr or 158gr hollow points. Rest of the house has anything from Model 19s up to a SW1911.

As many of the others have noted, I like the simplicity of a revolver near the bed. If I have time to think it will be a 1911 in .45 or a shotgun.

A possible bedside exception would by my 3953 DAO in 9mm. No levers, etc. to fool with.

 

[pilgrim6a]

I operate on the Heinlein theory. I keep my pants and my guns where I can find them in the dark.
Somehow through no real plan I have 2 Model 10-8s. I have Uncle Mike's boot grips on both. The actions are as close to being matched as 2 guns can be. One's under the computer and the other is by the bed. This will do till I get to the 870.
When I go out I drop the 642 in my pocket. If I'm nervous It's a High Power. Sometimes I take one of the .44 spls. because,,,,, Why not!

 

[venomballistics]

its dictated by the first question ... "What do I think I might need to shoot?"
about town or on the road ... it'll be man and the usual road way beasts often found on the shoulders and ditches .... so its a 45 .. when off the beaten path its a meaner sort of beast ... 44 magnum

 

[Goldstar225]

My bedside weapon is also my duty weapon, a Glock 23. When I'm out and about on my own time I'm most likely to have the Kahr K-40 that I've grown to like these past few months. As always there's my 642, an ever faithful back-up gun on-duty and a "quick trip to the store" pocket gun (in a Mika holster of course).

 

[Kanewpadle]

While I disagree with Charlie's semi auto/range gun statement, I have a weakness for a good revolver.

However I can't shoot a revolver near as well. I've tried for years. But I can and do shoot a semi auto very, very well.

So I stay with my strength and keep a XD 45 Tactical on the night stand. An 870 20ga is close by.

In my pocket is either a j frame of Kahr CM9.

S&W 19-2 in a lock box in the living room.

 

[Gamer]

12 gauge pump with a TLR1s mounted on the forearm plus a handgun. Recently, a Glock 22 and/or a 686.

 

[7003006]

At night, whilst I slumber, my G27 rests in a retention holster I have mounted to the wall side of my bed frame. However, this hasn’t been the case for the past few nights since it’s packed away in the case waiting to be traded for a G22. I don’t use the 27 as a CCW anymore, so I’m going full sized. Instead, my 681 has been sleeping next to me. This lead to an awkward moment when my G27 walked in last night.....

Wait a minute,how did your 27 get out of it's case in the first place and I would think if it is truly as tactical as you claim your spoon would have given you a heads up.Maybe they were in cahoots?

 

[USAF385]

Wait a minute,how did your 27 get out of it's case in the first place and I would think if it is truly as tactical as you claim your spoon would have given you a heads up.Maybe they were in cahoots?

Hmm.. well my spoon was on Bigfoot watch, so perhaps the 27 snuck by.

 

[Joe in SC]

Glock 23 with night sights and 27 rounds of black talons. Across the room an AR15 with a 30 round magazine inserted and 2 additional magazines fully loaded close by. Sometimes I have a 1911 on the nightstand with an extra loaded magazine.

 

[quneur]

So, what fills your hand in times of need?

Ladies of S&W calendar.

 

[Snapping Twig]

#1 is the fact that in case of intrusion, we have a plan to get OUT of the house and regroup later at a predetermined set of coordinates.

What have we if our exit is impeeded?

I keep an old (1987) W. German Sig P220 stuffed with 200g Winchester Silvertips in a secure location. I do this because my wife is not given to operating complex machinery and truth be told, in a desperate time, few of us are. Point and click. It's decocked with one in the pipe. She shoots the Sig just fine.

I also keep a DW CBOB handy with a full magazine in the rug with it, as well as a 586 with a speed loader in the rug.

I have 230g Hydroshocks in the 1911 magazine and some home made 125g JHP flamethrowers in the speedloader.

 

[brucev]

What handgun do I pick up. A Glock 22 stuffed full of nice 180 gr. JHP ammo. Why? Because it is a pistol in which I have utter confidence. My wife handles it well. Either of us can pick it up and TCOB. It stays on the nightstand at night. If I'm out walking the dog it is in my pocket. On a trip it is in the car. I sometimes pick up my 4" 686 if going to the woods... or my 24-4, or my 6" 28-2... or a 17 or 18. It really all depends on what I'm planning to do. But the day to day routine is going to include the 22.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

So, what fills your hand in times of need?

Uh I'd just as soon not say.......

 

[ruhip]

I have my Glock 21......14 rounds of .45ACP when in need.