Reading all these different threads on the Handgun side of M4Carbine.net I thought about what 3(we love TOP THREES…Don’t we??)HANDGUNS would I keep for defensive carry if I had to boil it down to that.
My list:
1: A 1911 Full-Frame(Gov’t) .45 ACP
2: A GLOCK 19 9mm, of course…go anywhere do anything pistol
3: A Smith J-frame(Airweight) as a BUG or extreme warm weather/min.clothes
carry.
WHAT DO YOU THINK???
That is a great list for urban use.
In a rural/wilderness area, I might consider adding substituting a large bore revolver for one of the others…
Good choices; mine would be:
- Glock 17/Glock 19
- Ruger GP100 4" Adjustable Sight model
- Ruger P89 (Yep, my P89 made shortly before Ruger chose to discontinue
them is, believe it or not, an absolute tack driver, and as reliable as my
Glocks)
Best, Jon
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G19 just because it’s easy to wrench on and parts are all over the place
P228 (I have multiples of these. Do they “count”?
)
quality .22LR revolver. Smith makes one in Ti, IIRC. I forget the nomencalture. They seem very handy, though.
Generally thinking of combative/survival combos:
A Glock 19
A Glock 20
A Thomspson Center Encore in 308.
M&P45
M&P9c
G-23
As per my personal collection (if one could call my meager few a collection)
M&P 40C
Taurus 605
Taurus Tracker .44mag
Interesting; for a while I carried one each of the above as my daily off duty weapons when fully dressed. I’d put the Glock in a fanny pack when jogging or going to the gym. Good choices, and I agree with DocGKR about the large bore revolver; my dealer is looking for a 4" Redhawk for me.
Full size 1911
Glock 19
S&W Mod.19-2,2 1/2 inch. (had his one for 39 years,sure won’t part with it now.
)
G17 (and I carry the AA .22 LR conversion too)…I’m counting that as 1
G26
1911
if you don’t want to let me count the AA .22 LR conversion then…
G17
G17 w/ .22 LR AA Conversion
G26
1911
G19/G17/G34 any of the above.
Ruger Blackhawk, .357/.38sp/9mm conversion
1911 5"
1911 commander
air weight 38/357
I think your a smart man, those would be my choices exactly.
I would pick the following:
M1911 Govt model
Browning High Power
CZ-75
For you guys choosing glock 19 , why 9mm ?
Why not?
Let’s not start a caliber war here but the 9mm does everything I need it to do. It’s as effective as any other round and is cheaper. Modern 9mm rounds have came a long way…
HK45 - cuz it goes bang every time
Colt Commander 45 - I love the 1911, all hail JMB
Ruger MkII .22 lr - its accurate enough to feed me