So what's your weapon of choice, 1911, Glock, SIG? Some kind of wheel gun, maybe a .357 Magnum Colt Python? Levers, ARs, SovCom, shotguns in all their awesomeness, and on. Hey, the sky's the limit but this is how it's turned out for me. Scoff if you like, or not.
My weapon of choice is three weapons. A custom 5.56 AR carbine, a Glock 21 .45ACP (thx RHSM), and a 20 gauge SxS CZ. OK, fine, but why?
Just turned out that way, but probably because they cover all my bases at this moment in time and I can afford them. It'd be an expensive hassle, for example, to focus on No.4 Mk.1 Lee Enfields, much as I love them.
But there's no rule, what's your real-world weapon of choice?
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After my terrible boating accident, I'm left with one. Have a 30+ year old Charter Arms .44 Special Bulldog that has many rounds through it and zero failures. My personal standard is 5 rounds into a kill zone at 20". Even with my 75 year old eyes, I can still do that. Good shooters, like my sister or daughter-in-law, can do much better.
I have an AR, AK, Security Six .357, Kahr CW9, and a Luger, but I'm leaning toward my GSG-22.
It's fun, and scary looking and I'm thinking a good home defense choice.
22 .22 hollow points from an an MP5 clone per magazine?
Oh my, you and I have a rousing discussion in our future. For now, to the topic at hand.
Within reach as I type this, a SIG 220 (factory re-man) that I have owned for about a decade.
Next level is in the closet--a Benelli Super 90 M-1 12GA. I bought it new. We live in a cul-de-sac, so I need to keep that in mind. It needs a light mounted on it, but I haven't (yet)found a satisfactory way to mount the light I want to use.
If a mob with torches and pitchforks is coming down our street, an AR carbine that I built sits next to the Benelli.
If the four horseman come thundering down our street, out comes my M1A, sporting a dandy little 2-7 X 33 Redfield scope and loaded with some nasty handloads.
WSF, respect. And what's wrong with center mass at 20? Nothing at all.
What! Ed, a LUGER? I thought the market was corned by a shop in Dallas, the Armory.. I love that place, Lugers by the bucketful, not kidding.
A Kimber 1911 in God's Own Caliber, .45ACP.
And a Remington 870 by the bedside, fitted with an optic, and loaded with 00 buck.
That assumes any intruders get past the dog.
All of my weapons went down with my boat.
But back when I owned firearms, M1A1 Navy Thompson SMG.
Were I so disposed, I'd likely have a 9mm pistol at bedside; a Mossberg 500 with light;
an SKS w/red dot and 20rd mags; a 1911 nearby; an AR lurking behind a door; a Win94 an Ruger SA over there; and for those really awkward occasions a K98 and two No 4 Mk 2, one with a 6 x 40 peeper; there's a Dan Wesson .357, an S&W M1917, a 3" .38SPL and a .380. AT least 600 rds for each.
The girls each a 20ga and .380.
Now, lest sweet young ingenue working at a Fusion center read this and be shocked, let me hasten to add that, living west of Del Rio you're 90 minutes from any law; and its
not much better south of Midland.
Did I mention Cerberus? Major caliber dog 100# of rudeness.
I decline to answer on the grounds people may be watching.
But you might like my essay on why I think "gun control" is actually a psychological defense mechanism.
https://redpilljew.blogspot.com/2018/06/gun-control-as-psycho-pathology.html
There seems to be a number of rather poor sailors here and, sadly, I'm one of them. My primary was one of my ARs, the pistol was my CZ75, and a Winchester shotgun, all lost in that storm while boating.
All of these nifty weapons have issues:
Long guns (to include shotguns, AR's, hunting rifles): too cumbersome in tight places, also hard to conceal
Automatic pistols: when you need it immediately, no telling if the safety is on, or whether a round is chambered, or whether there are any rounds in the magazine, maybe the magazine is not seated properly, etc. Too many things to go wrong when fractions of seconds count
My choice: a .357 Taurus revolver. No safety to fiddle with, easy to conceal, lots of punch, no magazine to load or seat, none of that. Just grab, point at the dirt bag, and pull the trigger (it's double action). Or, if you have time, pull the hammer back and take aim, then fire. The trick is to keep it loaded, all cylinders (6 of them), all the time.
Python, 94 Winchester, 590A1. Everything else got sunk... sigh
Wise choices, drjim. Saying that, a friend's new 870 developed problems not long out of the box. Maybe an exception but he went over to a Mossberg 500.
Really sorry your guns were lost with the boat, LL. Still, it happens. A Navy Thompson? Nice.
I don't have a 9mm, DB, which is weird. Have to fix that, but I used to enjoy my ChiCom SKS before it sank with the bass boat on Lake Whitney.
And I liked the 20 SxS, shoot that little beast all day long. Mind you, used to have a Mossberg Ultimag 12 by the door, back when I had firearms.
I'll read that, RPJ. Thanks for the link.
I've always liked the look of the CZ75, Jim. Too bad about the storm!
Fredd, a 357's definitely on my wish list. Is it the ONE gun? I'll have to get one to find out but I certainly enjoyed shooting LL's before he lost it at sea when his boat wen down.
I've heard "bad" things about the 870 over the years, They "slam fire", have jamming problems, don't eject properly, but in the hundreds and hundreds of rounds (bird, buck, and slug) I've fired through mine, it never had any problems at all. I think they redesigned the mechanism on the slide at some time, and that may have fixed the problem.
Good choices, NFO, and I'm glad you were able to save them when the ship capsized. Some weren't so lucky.
Looking forward to the discussion, RHT!
I don't own an M1 but I've enjoyed shooting them, and I'd get one along with an M14 if budget allowed.
Padre: yes, a .357 Mag is THE one gun. I used to have a .44 Mag, but it just had too much kick, chewed up my hand after a few rounds, and I don't have girly hands, just FYI. The .357 is more manageable.
Fredd, I never suspected you had girly hands. Mind you, LL'S been wondering about reincarnation as a woman, curiously.
Whatever, I LIKE 357 wheel guns a lot. Not hard to shoot, powerful, and they look good, imo.
Now that this site's become an art blog I have to say, aesthetics is important, beauty/truth.
What does that make Michelle?
Oh my, what would a sweet little ol lady like me be doing with an assortment of pistols, rifles, and boomsticks...
My S&W Model 19 in 357 6 inch barrel chrome. Smooth as butter action. 25-06 Weatherby Vanguard. Model 1100 Remington 20 and 12 gauge. 350 Legend AR-15 great for hogs here in Abilene Texas area. Model 1892 in 218 Bee. Had an 870 but ditched it because high base brass would stick in chamber as it had the faulty barrel which swelled and allowed the high base to expand and stick causing extra effort to eject.
Brig, my heart goes out. To lose all your weapons when the boat sinks is a terrible thing!
MattB, I'm seeing a growing consensus 'round the .357. I don't have one because of a boating accident but know they're good. And what's wrong with a 20? Nothing, imo, gets the job done and doesn't bust your shoulder. I'm a convert. Interested in the 350 Legend, neat round by the sound of things. Have Remington fixed the 870? (I've always used Mossberg, by accident more than design...)
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