If it came down to 3 handguns??? [Archive]

old grunt

07-21-08, 13:54

DocGKR

07-21-08, 14:19

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...

JonInWA

07-21-08, 14:47

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

ToddG

07-21-08, 16:26

Mine
My back-up
The bag guy's

mattjmcd

07-21-08, 17:21

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"?:D )

quality .22LR revolver. Smith makes one in Ti, IIRC. I forget the nomencalture. They seem very handy, though.

KTR03

07-21-08, 17:36

Generally thinking of combative/survival combos:

A Glock 19
A Glock 20
A Thomspson Center Encore in 308.

RogerinTPA

07-21-08, 17:42

M&P45
M&P9c
G-23

Buckaroo

07-21-08, 18:39

As per my personal collection (if one could call my meager few a collection)

M&P 40C
Taurus 605
Taurus Tracker .44mag

BobM

07-21-08, 18:57

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?????????????????????????

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.

batgeek

07-21-08, 19:02

1. full sized 1911
2. P228
3. Ruger MkII

DocH

07-21-08, 19:09

1. Full size 1911

2. Glock 19

3. S&W Mod.19-2,2 1/2 inch. (had his one for 39 years,sure won't part with it now.:) )

trio

07-21-08, 19:45

1) G17 (and I carry the AA .22 LR conversion too)...I'm counting that as 1

2) G26

3) 1911

if you don't want to let me count the AA .22 LR conversion then...

1) G17

2) G17 w/ .22 LR AA Conversion

3) G26

Gutshot John

07-21-08, 20:14

1. 1911

2. G19/G17/G34 any of the above.

3. Ruger Blackhawk, .357/.38sp/9mm conversion

Gunut

07-21-08, 20:30

1911 5"
1911 commander
air weight 38/357

bullitt5172

07-21-08, 21:10

crusader377

07-21-08, 21:19

I would pick the following:

M1911 Govt model
Browning High Power
CZ-75

Gunut

07-21-08, 21:24

For you guys choosing glock 19 , why 9mm ?

johnson

07-21-08, 21:31

For you guys choosing glock 19 , why 9mm ?

Why not?

bullitt5172

07-21-08, 21:34

For you guys choosing glock 19 , why 9mm ?

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....

FlyingHunter

07-21-08, 21:37

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

biodegraded

07-21-08, 21:51

The three I'd have to keep that are in my stable:

1911
G19
454 Casull

The first two are for two legged problems, the latter for big four legged things I'd like to eat or prevent from eating me.

Bob

07-21-08, 21:53

5" 1911. Does anything more need to be said? ;)

Glock 26. More concealable than a 19, and you have the 1911 if you need a full-size pistol.

Browning Buck Mark. (Or your favorite .22LR pistol/revolver.) Cheap practice/plinking.

IMHO, of course.

b_saan

07-21-08, 22:15

M&P 40 - my new favorite.

G27 - IWB CC.

S&W Model 60 - backup and fannypack or dayplanner CC.

Fail-Safe

07-21-08, 23:06

M&P45 loaded with 230gr Ranger Ts

M&P9 stoked with 147gr Ranger Ts

Mod 586 charged with 180gr Partition Golds

I am the thesaurus, not the walrus.

ralph

07-22-08, 07:20

This is a good question...I'd go with XD45 (service model) Beretta M9, S&W 629 (with powerport) To answer another poster, Why a 9mm?? Well, I figure in a SHTF situation, 9mm is probably going to be the most common round you'll run across, Police depts all over the country use it, The Military has been using for years, it's a standard NATO caliber, If anything you'd have a better chance of finding ammo for it over any other handgun caliber, and it'll do the job provided you do your part.

Tungsten

07-22-08, 09:07

The top three that I own and wouldn't part with:

Glock 19
Wilson Combat 1911 "Pro Bobtail" commander
S&W #442 J-Frame

markm

07-22-08, 09:17

1. S&W Sigma
2. Kel tec P3AT
3. A shiney chromed .38 super 1911!

RogerinTPA

07-22-08, 16:45

1. S&W Sigma
2. Kel tec P3AT
3. A shiney chromed .38 super 1911!

:p You gotta be yanking us right???

Oscar 319

07-22-08, 20:25

1. S&W Sigma
2. Kel tec P3AT
3. A shiney chromed .38 super 1911!

I'd trade the .38 super for a Carbon-15 pistol with a Tru-Glow 2x RDS ;)

RocketFuel

07-22-08, 20:37

1. Glock 26 for daily carry w/Glock +2 base

2. Glock 19 - best all around gun in the world! IMHO

3. Glock 20 for really big bad guys and for hunting

Gunut

07-22-08, 21:24

My wife likes
38 ladysmith
1911 fullsize
3"S&W 629 which see can get quarter size groups at 18yard
:D I hide all her guns when shes mad at me

HeadHunter

07-22-08, 22:49

S&W 642
Glock 17
Browning Buckmark

MarshallDodge

07-22-08, 23:00

Commander size 1911 - Les Baer Concept VIII
357 Mag Revolver - S&W 686
22 pistol - S&W 2206TGT or a Model 41

markm

07-23-08, 08:08

I'd trade the .38 super for a Carbon-15 pistol with a Tru-Glow 2x RDS ;)

I thought about the Carbon 15 pistol, but I didn't think that's what the author was looking for.

Bob Reed

07-23-08, 08:52

9mm Browning High Power.

.40 caliber Browning High Power.

M1911 .45 Auto.

M38

07-23-08, 09:13

My 3 would be:
Two S&W J frames
1 340PD for pocket conceal carry
1 M60 with 3 inch barrel for conceal carry & woods gun
1 CZ SP01 9mm for when a high capicity non-conceal carry gun might be needed

rob_s

07-23-08, 09:41

Only 3?

Glock 35, 23, 27.

I don't own any of them, but since you limited me....

Alternately, Glock 20, 23, and 26.

Avenger11

07-23-08, 10:27

G27
G21SF
Kimber Ultra CDP Custom

I see the G19 on a lot of peoples list, why? Just a few simple facts that make this such a great gun?

LOKNLOD

07-23-08, 10:52

I see the G19 on a lot of peoples list, why? Just a few simple facts that make this such a great gun?

Short answer: Small enough to conceal, big enough to be "shootable", exceptional reliability, and excellent magazine capacity for the size.

My list:
G34
G19 (or G17 w/ grip chop for G19 mags)
G26

Not a very exciting list but it'd cover my bases.

G34Shooter

07-23-08, 11:03

I'm done for now :D

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p178/G34Shooter/IMG621.jpg

Ray T

07-23-08, 11:24

My 3 :

Glock 17 with my G19 grip chop job. With AA .22 conversion kit.

Glock 21 SF ,with G20 10mm slide assembly, .40 and .357 Sig barrel for G20 slide , and AA .22 conversion kit.

5" 1911 in .45.

:)

decodeddiesel

07-23-08, 16:41

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?????????????????????????

Almost exactly the same list came to my head as I was clicking on the thread! I have:

1. Springfield Armory PX9109LP (Parkerized Loaded with some tweaks) for which I would like to get a .22lr slide

2. Walther P99 QA (same as a Glock 19 but with better ergonomics IMHO)

I will have a some sort of light weight J frame .357 Smith here soon, though I don't know which one yet.

I think that's a great list!

The Dumb Gun Collector

07-24-08, 00:27

P7M8. The finest CCW handgun in the world. As Ken Hackathorn calls it, "The Porsche of handguns."

+2 more P7s

Neville

07-24-08, 00:30

I just had a realism flashback. Sadly the average gunowner here is entiteled to own just two handguns & semi-automatic rifles- more is granted only for a "good reason" plus proof (hunting permit, competition lists, etc.)! At least conversion kits don't take one place. So many guys choose Glocks in 9mm with conversion kits in .22, .40 or .357Sig. Some add shoulder stocks to make up for not having a carbine.

maximus83

07-24-08, 04:18

1. M1911
2. M&P9c (for ccw)
3. CZ85 combat (w/ .22lr Kadet conversion slide -- I know, that makes 4!).

RyanS

07-24-08, 09:17

Only 3?

Glock 35, 23, 27.

I don't own any of them, but since you limited me....

Alternately, Glock 20, 23, and 26.

Really?

I always thought you were a 1911 man who was having a fling with a Glock 19.

IrishDevil

07-24-08, 19:57

Picking 3 out of my safe:

1: HK45 My favorite fullsize .45 currently
2: HK45C My favorite .45 Period
3: Glock 19 My favorite 9mm Period

Alternate selection:

1: HK45C See Above
2: HK P30 My favorite non-19 9mm currently
3: Glock 19 See Above

dojpros

07-25-08, 13:46

G 19
5 inch , all steel 1911 in .45 acp
Airweight J Frame

STS

07-25-08, 14:11

5" 1911
Glock 17
J Frame

decodeddiesel

07-25-08, 14:15

There seems to be a common repeating list in this thread... interesting...

Beat Trash

07-26-08, 18:40

If limited to three, I'd keep the following;

1) Full size 1911

2) Glock 19

3) S&W 642

There does seem to be a general trend developing here...

mpardun

07-26-08, 18:45

1) Gov't (5") 1911: Ed Brown bobtailed Special Forces in carbon steel, NP3'd by Robar, no slide markings
2) Gov't (5") 1911: Ed Brown Kobra, blued (>5k round count now, sweet & slick!)
3) M&P45, FDE, SOCOM version (stipled, NP3'd & trigger tuned by Dan Burwell)

Oscar 319

07-26-08, 21:06

Smith & Wesson Model 66, 4" barrel.

Glock 17 or 19 (reliability and availability of accessories and parts)

Browning Buckmark .22.

Having only 3 handguns would be gay.....

Alpha Sierra

07-27-08, 11:08

Out of what I have:

1) 4" barrel S&W Model 65. A classic, rugged, powerful and accurate revolver that fires some of the most easily available (.38 S&W Special) and most effective (.357 Magnum) ammo on the planet. It is also easily concealable.

2) 3" barrel S&W Model 29. Same as above but even more power.

3) M&P9c. Every day, go anywhere, do anything handgun. Easier to conceal than a J frame, especially in a tuckable holster for deep cover. Over twice the ammo capacity of the snubbie and lightning fast reloads.

Armati

07-27-08, 12:35

In general, you should keep an eye toward more common systems with good availability of parts and support. You may want look at general purpose guns that you can use in all aspects of shooting - competition, defense, TEOTWAWKI.

1. A full size fighting handgun. Ideally something you can actually fight with if you can't get your hands on a long gun. If you are buying new, you could do worse than a Glock 34 with some 19rd mags.

2. A deep concealment back up gun. A J-frame, Khar, Kel-tec or the like.

3. Ruger Mk II - suppressed or capable of being suppressed - useful for rats, squirrels, and other 'pests.'

D.O.B.A

07-27-08, 15:07

From Hunting to CCW my needs are filled....
Sig SP2022 / .40
Sig 226 / 9mm
Ruger Redhawk / .44 mag w/ leupold scope

lindertw

07-27-08, 19:32

G19, Colt Agent, Colt Combat Commander

http://tinyurl.com/55w6xq

Buckaroo

07-27-08, 19:35

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.

I agree with the idea of a nice .22 for a survival situation but this thread is about Defensive Carry and personally I don't need a .22 for that.

Armati

07-28-08, 23:04

I agree with the idea of a nice .22 for a survival situation but this thread is about Defensive Carry and personally I don't need a .22 for that.

Well, a .22lr may not be a good defensive choice. However, a suppressed .22 has all sorts of offensive possibilities....

Steve2237

07-29-08, 11:52

1. Les Baer TRS
2. G19
3. S&W 642

Paulinski

07-29-08, 13:30

G19
5" 1911 .45 ACP
S&W Model 629

A square 10

07-29-08, 20:16

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r188/Asquare10/mikesrifles050.jpg

this with a lot of 9mm

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r188/Asquare10/mikesrifles015.jpg

and these with lots of 45acp

C-Fish

07-29-08, 21:37

G19
G20
G34

JediMindTricks

07-30-08, 19:32

Ruger GP100
Glock 19
Glock 34

sdacbob

07-30-08, 21:39

My PT 1911 .45 acp
H&K USP40 Compact
The third is a toss up between my 9mm HiPower and my 9mm CZ75D Compact

IRONFINS

07-30-08, 23:04

Hmmm, i'll go out on a limb. Even though I am not a huge glock fan, I chose to carry a G-27 .40 s&w for off duty carry. We use the G-22 at my agency, so I chose the G-27 because I wanted a sub compact and it will accept and function with the full size magazines for work. So it is my backup on and off duty. I might have otherwise went with the Glock subcompact 9mm just for a few more rds. I do have the pierce grips so I get 10+1. I carry two extra mags just as a habit. I carry this year around. As for something to shake up things I like my USP-CT LEM .45ACP when I want something a little bigger, and when I want to open carry I love a 1911. There is something about cocked and locked with some punisher grips that is just intimidating to people. For more shock value than practicality. My friends and co-workers ask me out of all my guns I own and have owned why the Glock 27 for backup all the time? Simple........it will go bang, I only paided 510.00 for it new with trijicon nite sights and two mags (got to love the LEO discount through Glock distributors), and its ugly so who cares if I scratch it, if it gets rust on the surface from sweat, if I drop it on concrete, gets covered in lent, or if I use it as a hammer on someone's head.......lol, just kidding. But seriously, I paid too much for the H&K and the Colt to abuse it. More than likely if I have to use it, it will be within a few yards anyway, so full size doesn't matter, besides I have to qualify with it out to 25 yds. So here is my list, drum roll please.............

1.) Glock 27

2.) .45 ACP (Either the H&K or the 1911 Govt)

3.) Kel-tec 9mm (Standard cheap scumbag gun, makes a great throw down gun......)

HeadHunter

07-31-08, 14:14

I agree with the idea of a nice .22 for a survival situation but this thread is about Defensive Carry and personally I don't need a .22 for that.

When the City of Chicago legislated to not accept further registrations of handguns, police officers were still allowed to register three handguns, since sidearms are personal purchase there, not issued. The number three was a curiosity to me, so I asked my friends who were police officers where that number came from.

The universal answer was: Your primary weapon, your back up gun, and the one you leave at home for your wife. Since non-police ranges and training facilities in and around the city were sparse at best, a guy's wife got very little, if any, familiarization/practice other than in the basement. A number of my friends chose .22s for the tertiary weapon for that reason.

Ian111

08-01-08, 11:14

SA Professional
Glock 17
Glock 26

*tempted to put in a S&W J frame but its counts as half a handgun.

skipper49

08-01-08, 11:46

Ruger GP 100
Glock 19
Either my Glock 36 or Kahr P-40

Sure hope I never have to do that for real !

Skip

HoBoBum

08-01-08, 12:56

cover all bases, even if you have to "borrow" ammo from someone - ha - :
1911
92FS
2" K-frame .357

graffex

08-01-08, 15:14

G19
M&P .45
Smith J-frame

PRGGodfather

08-02-08, 00:37

Colt Anaconda 6" .44 Magnum
Colt Combat Commander .45 ACP
Smith & Wesson 442 .38 (+P rated)

DarrinD

08-02-08, 02:04

Glock 17
Glock 26
S&W 629 .44 Magnum (for potential rural eventualities)

Bigun

08-02-08, 14:52

Sig 229 SAS .40 S&W
Springfield Loaded 1911 A1 Slightly Modded
Beretta 92 just because you can drag it through mud,Blood and BS and it will still go bang. Plus It fits my Mongo Mits better than any combat tupperware.

Street Dog

08-03-08, 23:12

Colt Combat Commander Heinie Custom
Glock 17
S&W 642

hyrepower

08-06-08, 01:08

Glock 19

S&W M&P 340

Sig Sauer P229 crimson trace

threeheadeddog

09-07-08, 20:46

1. 10mm 1911 Govt.(alternately any other reliable 10mm)
2. 45 1911 Govt.
3 9mm CZ 75 variant(sp-o1 for me)

realistically

1 10mm 1911 Govt.
2-3 Who can afford other guns when you are busy trying to feed a 10mm healty doses of Doubletap/Buffalo Bore.

xray 99

09-07-08, 21:24

Two Glock 17s and a j-frame .38.

Paul45

09-08-08, 10:13

If the choice was 3 guns and never get anything else, it would be:
G21SF
G30
Ruger 22/45 HB .22

This would cover most needs and be dependable and easy to repair if needed.

kihnspiracy

09-08-08, 12:23

1) Full size government model 1911 in 45acp

2) Ruger Mark II .22 6 inch bull barrel for cheap target practice/hunting use

3) Another full size government model 1911 in 45acp as a spare

Line Rider

09-09-08, 21:26

1. Glock 19

2. Govt 1911A1 .45 ACP

3. Ruger Mk II 5 1/2 Bull Barrell

MisterWilson

09-09-08, 22:16

Glock 21SF (w/ Glock rail) for home defense.

Glock 19 for CC

S&W 642 prelock (or one of those new ones without).

Both Glocks would be outfitted with XS Big Dot sights, extended slide releases, and Vickers extended magazine releases while stoked with heavy grain HST ammo. Leave the 642 stock and loaded with those gold dot .38 + P designed for snubbies.