You have a beautiful carry gun but what happens to it if you have to use it?

[ISCS Yoda]

I had a custom gun built for the purpose of carrying it. It's designed to be easy to carry, easy to shoot, easy to conceal. It's pretty, it's personal to me, it can't actually be replaced specifically - however, it can be replaced by so many other guns that I own that I don't give it a second thought. On the occasions when I carry a different gun, well, those are somewhat more mundane but many are out of production. Still, they can be replaced. Even my "grail" guns can be replaced. So I don't worry about this issue.

 

[RSanch111]

I couldn't care less. If I'm carrying a gun it's going to become "worse for wear" from just carrying it. If it becomes "evidence", I'll just carry another one.

 

[keith44spl]

Joe,

I'm with ya, 100%

I only carry my favorite (one of a kind, custom built) handguns around the place here or
to a BBQ gathering for sport and pleasure.

For carrying in public or general knockin around....
If I need to use it to defend myself or others in my charge,

I carry something similar and familiar, like one of the common 1911s
that don't cost an arm and a leg and can be readily replaced.

In a self protection arm, reliability is the number one thing I require.



looking for a photo now

Found It....

The top one, a Colt LWT Commander for knockin around the place here
loaded with snake shot or target SWCs...

The Bottom one is a reliable 45 loaded with +P+'s for carry when going
to the big city, where one might get drawn into a deal where ya might be
'Seeing the Elephant' or some such goings on.


Both are sportin' Mammoth ivories, I don't like ugly carry guns




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[federali]

Good Point

This subject has come up before. Yes, your handgun gets taken into custody and even if you are exonerated, in some jurisdictions, you may have to fight to get your gun back, especially in big blue cities like NY, LA or Philadelphia.

Worse, if you defend your home, a thorough investigation, one that leaves no surprises for investigators or prosecutors in court, means that all guns in the house will be confiscated in order to rule them out as having been used.

I can afford to put three grand or so into a super-sexy M1911 but for that kind of bread, I could buy six handguns. It's important to remember that the high profile agencies such as NYPD or the FBI, subject handguns to stringent testing and plastic guns in the $500.00 range usually meets their carry gun needs.

The one glaring exception was the FBI hostage rescue team of the 1990s that went with ultra custom Les Baer M.1911's at several thousand dollars per copy. In my opinion, I think a few gun buffs in the bureau conned that bureau into paying for their fantasy handgun.

 

[Gamecock]

The more you carry, the nicer gun it should be.

 

[Bill Bates]

I gave this some thought a few years ago. My old transition 4 inch .44 Special was my house gun. I really love that old gun on lots of different levels. It hit me one day if I ever used it in self defense it might end up sitting un-loved in some evidence locker.

I decided a Glock 30SF could fill the bill. I can always get another Glock any day but another 4 inch Transition 1926 3rd Model might be a tad hard to replace.

 

[Zebadiah]

That is how I got into Glocks!

I used to carry one variation or another of a nicely built 1911 pattern pistol; and my friends used to frequently chide me about hoping I'd never have to actually use it; so, finally, I went out and bought my first Glock.

I really hated carrying that Glock; but slowly (very slowly) I got used to shooting it; and, little by little, I made an improvement here and another improvement there, until after I finally got that Glock to be, 'tolerable', I ended up with a $1500 dollar Glock. (There's no logic!)

Not quite as bad as a custom-built 1911 pattern semi-auto; but close enough for me to realize that old habits die hard; and, 'Ya just got 'a shoot what ya just got 'a shoot.' So, hopefully, I won't ever need to actually use it - Right?

...but a $1500 Glock? Hmmmmmmmmmm!

 

[reddog81]

Carrying a nice gun is going to guarantee that it gets beat up and worn. I'd be more concerned about that than the less than 1% chance that you might have to use it.

 

[Arik]

The one glaring exception was the FBI hostage rescue team of the 1990s that went with ultra custom Les Baer M.1911's at several thousand dollars per copy. In my opinion, I think a few gun buffs in the bureau conned that bureau into paying for their fantasy handgun.

Sorry for the thread hijack but I remember they were actually Pars Ord 1911s that were customized by Les Baer. Originally double stack then standard single stack

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[tops]

Joe,


I carry something similar and familiar, like one of the common 1911s
that don't cost an arm and a leg and can be readily replaced.

In a self protection arm, reliability is the number one thing I require.



looking for a photo now

Found It....

The top one, a Colt LWT Commander for knockin around the place here
loaded with snake shot or target SWCs...




Both are sportin' Mammoth ivories, I don't like ugly carry guns




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I think the grips on those 2 guns puts both guns in the class of guns that most people think are too nice to carry and too expensive too lose. Larry

 

[Biggfoot44]

Where I live, it is the policy of the Prosecutor's Office that any gun involved in any death, justified, suicide, whatever is held for 75years. Have to make sure it is specifically mentioned by s/n in wills for at least 2, maybe 3 generations.

That said monetary value per se should be of minor importance , within any vaguely usual context. Carry what is effective, and you shoot well. Think twice about family heirlooms, or very rare and irreplacable.

 

[Arik]

Luckily I don't over think guns too much. I couldn't even say I have any fancy or nice guns as it relates to this conversation. My nicest gun is probably a 642 that I don't use much. I have a few S&W revolvers, they are all well used and nothing special

I carry a G19 not because I don't care if it gets taken away but because I trust it. Today Im trying out a new gun in a new holster.

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[686-380]

My EDC is inexpensive and reliable

I used to think like some of you. Always worrying about the gun. Then I realized, that would be the least of my problems, at that point!

Not to mention, I don't want to bet my life on an inexpensive gun, just because I'm worried it may not be returned to me.

I carry the absolute best gun for the job, that I am the most proficient with, regardless of cost! That's what I feel my life is worth. I don't worry about the gun. It's just a tool, nothing more.

My Bodyguard .380 has proven to be accurate (for what it is) and reliable. That said, it's been dropped a few times I haven't worried about it losing value. I have somewhere in the vicinity of 1,000 rounds through it.

Cheap doesn't necessarily mean unreliable.

 

[keith44spl]

I think the grips on those 2 guns puts both guns in the class of guns that most people think are too nice to carry and too expensive too lose. Larry

Larry,

The one on the bottom is half the cost of the top one.

I'm at the stage in life where I jest roll with the punches....

I can take a plain Jane 1911 and put a pair of suitable lookin stocks on it
and holster it up in something reasonable looking and just go on to town.

No worries here.......

Su Amigo,
Dave

 

[spdguns]

If it's a "good" shoot, cops keep it for a while. If it's a "bad" shoot, cops keep it forever.

 

[steelslaver]

I carry a 396 with a TI cylinder. Not a cheap gun. I also have a 696 no dash, a Taurus 431 (5 shot 44 spec) that works well, plus a couple CA Bulldogs. I carry the 396 because it is light as the Bulldogs and I if I ever need to defend myself or those around me, I want the best one, not the one I worry the least about. My life and theirs is worth more than any gun. If I should be in such a shot in this state I would have to be in the wrong to lose it very long. If there is any questions, the cost of replacing the gun will be the cheap part. Plus as others have said if your in a shoot and their is any question they are going to take ALL your guns till its over.

 

[driz]

Seriously who worries about something like that if your life is on the line. Ya know by definition it better be just that bad or some slick legal eagle is going is going to put your rear in a sling for using it anyways.
Way back in the day I used to encounter guys who totaled their car and I got to do the accident investigation. Some of them were literally crying the blues over trashing their baby. Of course they sometimes were pretty beat up and a bit in shock. I'd always tell them the same thing, " you could have been dead. Screw the car you can get another one, try growing back an arm or leg". The same goes for a gun. You can always get another one easier than growing a new life.

 

[terminator2]

Back in the late 80's in Northern California, one of our deputies who was off-duty, got into a shoot out with some bank robbers during their get away in a parking lot. He wonded one of them and they were quickly caught after a pursuit. We took the deputies S&W .45 auto he used (it was not his duty pistol) and the case went to trial and the two robbers were convicted. It took about a year to get him his gun back, but he did get it back. Fortunately for him, they did not appeal their convictions or it would not have been released until that process had settled.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Worse, if you defend your home, a thorough investigation, one that leaves no surprises for investigators or prosecutors in court, means that all guns in the house will be confiscated in order to rule them out as having been used.



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Not to hijack but 2 related questions.........

1. IIRC didn't you carry a Sig 220 as long as possible. Or was that someone else??...... not a $500 gun any more ...... but a classy choice.

2. If you are under investigation and they've taken all your guns..... will you even be able to clear to purchase another????????

 

[Gamecock]

Worse, if you defend your home, a thorough investigation, one that leaves no surprises for investigators or prosecutors in court, means that all guns in the house will be confiscated in order to rule them out as having been used.

Must be a New York thang.