WORKING WEAPONS

[NKJ nut]

I used this as a pocket gun for a good while, traded it later for a 3" 31-1 that I still have. It was a 12-3 round butt snub. It was used with a succession of homemade cardboard holsters. I sort of miss it.

That's a working gun for sure. Did it get cut or did you wear a blister on it and have to bandage 'er up?

 

[jimmyj]

That's a working gun for sure. Did it get cut or did you wear a blister on it and have to bandage 'er up?

Possible the grip bandage keeps the revolver from slipping down below the waistband when CCW without a holster or to keep the grip from slipping in your hand when firing those 158 gr LSWC-HP plus Ps.

 

[29aholic]

A few I have or had...

1956 Vintage 44 magnum carried by cop in California

3 1/2" 357 magnum one of several carrying ones I've owned

Factory nickel Combat Masterpiece that spent a lotta time in a duty holster.

4" 29-2 from the early 70's

Parkerized pre-40 Centennial

1957 4 screw K-22 that gets shot a LOT

my 29-3 that started my 29 addiction. Bought new in 1985 and been with me since.

A few autos

my only actual deer rifle a 1931 Winchester 54 30 Govt 06

 

[redlevel]

When did you work at the Farmers Market. My uncle used to work there checking in trucks. I think he was head checker when he retired.

CW

I was probably one of the trucks he checked in if he was there in the middle/late 70s. I would go up on Monday night with a load of peaches and plums. I would stay on the market and my brothers would bring another load each day, taking the empty truck home. I would usually come home on Wednesday or Thursday night for the weekend while someone else stayed a few days.

 

[GatorFarmer]

The 12-3 had a different grip dimension than other K frames - I think it was the 12-4 before they went to the standard size. That made finding "other" grips a bit of a problem, short of having some made up. Thus I tried various expedients to improve on the original wood ones - tape and rubber bands mostly. The tape actually first went on when I noticed that all the finish was rubbing off the grips.

Around the time that I had mine, "Osprey" - then a moderator here - tested a 12-2 out by putting one thousand odd rounds of Plus P through his. Though he had the benefit of a set of Hogues "fitted" via some green craft foam shims to help. His gun survived so I never worried too much about mine, despite the lack of a wider sample to draw conclusions from.

 

[glenncal1]

This K-22 outdoorsman has been in my family since new (around 1936) has gone on every shooting expedition, hike and outdoor outing our family did. When my dad passed away, I put in a new mainspring and these period correct grips on it. Finish ain't pretty, but it still shoots just fine.

 

[ColbyBruce]

I will play

Obviously, this piece is NO safe queen. This project was such a huge undertaking, it required the combined efforts of two forum members. However, it will be back in service this evening sporting a cylinder bore barrel. We determined an adjustable choke was unnecessary on this type firearm.

 

[kobsw]

Nice looking guns all... The shotgun with the hose clamp is interesting.......

Here's my Father's Mod. 36 ca. 71-72 that he carried as a BUG for over 30yrs as a LEO.

It has since been passed to me and it's on my right side almost everyday in a semi-retired role.

Yes, the hammer is semi-bobbed. My Father did it in his work room...lol.

 

[sigp220.45]

These two are my main work guns. I've had carried the Sig since 1991, and the Glock since around 1995.

The baby Glock replaced this battle scarred NP-3ed Model 36:

The one in the middle is a working gun, but I have to give it back when I retire.

I wish this one was mine. I think it has done some work of its own over the years:

 

[lawandorder]

Sure do like the looks of that Thompson!

In a perfect world we could all afford to own, and shoot one.

 

[imashooter2]

 

[roundels]

Model 65 Working Gun

This is Frankengun as seen in one of my previous posts, outfitted with the grips I used as a template when I round butted it. I bought it from my employer as a basket case in '91, rebuilt it, and carried it for the last 9 years of my security career. This is the most accurate gun I've ever owned, and one of my fondest memories involves shooting Distinguished with it in a rainstorm. My duty belt was set up for Comp IIIs with a carrier I built up from a Safariland Comp I quad pouch. Got a lot of weird looks at the range until I smoked everyone on reloads

 

[cwo4uscgret]

Other then my issued duty pistol, an H&K USP2000 in .40 S&W my most often carried handguns off-duty include the following:

top, my favorite; a David Sams, Sam's Custom Gunworks overhauled Colt .45 acp Combat Commander and an FNP-45. Although the FNP is a beast, it is a great shooting hi-cap gun:

Very first shots out of the box...

Nothing says oops like 30 rounds of 5.56 guided to the target by an Eotech.

My most often carried off-duty hand guns (except the Oly OA93), Model 36, Colt Agent, Model 38, and a Detonics MkVI Professional .45.

 

[medic15al]

Colt Lightweight Government Model. Every day I am out and about it is with me.

At home it is a S&W Model 15-2 4in. near me.

 

[Titan]

I'm lusting all over that.

What model is that, and how old?

 

[GF]

Police trade-in Mod 10...

DPMS "coyote killer"...

27-2

GGF

 

[roundels]

Frankengun with Hogue Zombie-X grip added August 12-weird!

 

[imashooter2]

I'm lusting all over that.

What model is that, and how old?

Sorry I missed this when posted... It's a 627-5 and I bought it used, so I'm not sure exactly when it was made. Probably 2005 - 2008.

 

[Deacon KC]

A pair of M&Ps [pre 10]

An Argentine Navy 1911

A 3rd Model .44 Special HE from the second W&K batch

A 1917 built 1917 that still has it's original blue
A 1915 with Imperial German Army markings

My "always" gun a Keltec PF9

 

[bluegrassrules]

Would post a pic but we all know what they look like. Glock 17 duty, 637 BUG/personal carry.
Cheers