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mwt1980
07-11-10, 22:53
Your striker fired 9mm?

or

Your trusty 1911?

Why?
crusader377
07-11-10, 23:11
Your striker fired 9mm?

or

Your trusty 1911?

Why?

Neither, I would take either my M4 or AK.

But given the choice between these two I would take my M&P 9 over my 1911 any day of the week and I'm a 1911 fan. The M&P has a great advantage in the number of rounds per magazine 17 for the M&P vs 7 or 8 for a 1911. Also, the M&P is lighter and from my limited experience the M&P has been more reliable than my springfield loaded.
ryan
07-11-10, 23:32
For sure my Glock 17 (always goes boom and is always close)and preferably if I can get to it my BCM (again always goes boom)
PrivateCitizen
07-11-10, 23:36
Goggles.

In all seriousness, 9mm.

Bang every time. Simple as that.
SpeedRacer
07-11-10, 23:43
M&P-9
GermanSynergy
07-12-10, 00:21
Handgun: Glock 17, Gen 3

Carbine: KAC SR15E3
dvdlpzus
07-12-10, 00:22
My AK-47 or even my Drgunov but if only handguns probably my CZ 75B or my CZ 82.
Urabus23
07-12-10, 00:25
M&P 45 with weapon light
DocGKR
07-12-10, 00:32
The one I am carrying at the time...
Oscar 319
07-12-10, 00:59
The one I am carrying at the time...

This.

People overthink this subject. It has been beaten into the dirt here. Everyones needs, skills set, and housing situation vary.

Most prefer a carbine.

For me it would be a M&P45/X300. However, as I sit, there is a G23 with in arms reach. Naturally, I'd roll with that.
l8apex
07-12-10, 01:13
870 & G34

Larger Perimeter SHTF: LWRC M6A2
tpd223
07-12-10, 01:29
The one I am carrying at the time...

... and that will be a Glock 19 or 17 for me, with a S&W 642 as a BUG, excluding my rifles which would obviously be my first choice.
MOJONIXON
07-12-10, 02:44
... and that will be a Glock 19 or 17 for me, with a S&W 642 as a BUG, excluding my rifles which would obviously be my first choice.

^^This^^.
My Glock 19 as it is on me almost all the time. After that, my Springer 45, then the Kel-Tec P-11, always fighting towards my Mossberg (if in the house) and fighting towards a (currently non-existing, I need to remedy that situation right quick) M4 carbine.
willowofwisp
07-12-10, 03:13
The one I am carrying at the time...

exactly and odds are that will be an m&p with a spare magazine on me....i Love my 1911 the thing is beautiful but i don't trust my life to it...then again i don't trust my life to any handgun really
Business_Casual
07-12-10, 06:00
A Ruger P85 converted to 38 Super, because that is less ridiculous than the premise of this thread.

B_C
Army Chief
07-12-10, 06:16
The trouble with blanket questions like this are that they don't define the threat (or setting) in specific terms, so it isn't really possible to offer a competent answer, unless it is far enough from home that the only option available happens to be the one on your belt.

At night, I've a P7 immediately available, and a number of other options within a step or three. Which is best suited to the task at hand depends entirely upon the nature of the threat, intent, proximity and how much time I have to prepare/respond.

Would I prefer to reach for a 1911 if I knew that an attack was imminent? Probably, but given the choice between 9x19 or .45 and something like 5.56 or 6.8, I wouldn't be opting for a handgun to begin with.

AC
Army Chief
07-12-10, 06:17
A Ruger P85 converted to 38 Super, because that is less ridiculous than the premise of this thread.

B_C

Given the opening premise of the thread, I find this an exceptional choice. =]

AC
Pumpkinheaver
07-12-10, 07:10
Kimber 1911, I have more confidence in this pistol than any other I have ever owned.
John_Wayne777
07-12-10, 08:26
A Ruger P85 converted to 38 Super, because that is less ridiculous than the premise of this thread.

B_C

Agreed.