Only one handgun for post apocalypse (hypothetical question)

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  1. rushca01's Avatar

    rushca01 said: 03-31-16 08:20


    Westinghouse M-27 Phased Plasma Pulse Rifle was a battlefield pick up that I carried for awhile.
     

  2. SHIVAN's Avatar

    SHIVAN said: 03-31-16 10:45
    I've provided you an avenue forward. KevinB is our MIL/GOV vetting "agency". I am completely unconcerned with your disabled veteran status.

    The improbability of the claim for being issued, and carrying, a 93R garnered my attention.

    Is one of the photos in your photobucket of you carrying the 93R?

    Quote Originally Posted by Stengun View Post
    Howdy SHIVAN,



    I'm a Disabled Veteran having Served both in the Air Force and the Navy plus I'm a US Gov't employee.

    If you have a .gov e-mail account PM your e-mail address and I'll send you an e-mail.

    this applies to anyone with a .gov e-mail account.

    Paul

    P.S. I started a thread entitled "New Daily Drive" in the "General Discussion" section where I posted pics of my '15 Dodge Challenger R/T Plus and '10 Dodge Ram w/ DAV plates. For those that do not know DAV stands for Disabled American Veteran.

    P.S.S. Here's a link to my photobucket account that's over 10 years old. It contains over 1,000 pics and videos and in numerous pics you can see my Ram w/ DAV plates in the background and last time j checked you had to provide proof to DMV to get DAV. I had to get a certified letter from the VA before I was issued DAV plates.

    http://s222.photobucket.com/user/ste...page=1&src=wap
    "I'm not saying I invented the turtleneck. But I was the first person to realize its potential as a tactical garment. The tactical turtleneck! The... tactleneck! - Sterling Archer"
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important
    than one's fear. The timid presume it is lack of fear that allows the brave to act when the timid do not."
     

  3. Stengun said: 03-31-16 11:45
    Howdy SHIVAN,

    Quote Originally Posted by SHIVAN View Post
    I've provided you an avenue forward. KevinB is our MIL/GOV vetting "agency". I am completely unconcerned with your disabled veteran status.

    The improbability of the claim for being issued, and carrying, a 93R garnered my attention.

    Is one of the photos in your photobucket of you carrying the 93R?
    Well, it's obvious that you never Served.

    An Internet gun forum has a "MIL/GOV vetting "agency"".

    Now that's funny!

    Let him "vetting" away. He can send his .gov e-mail address and I'll respond to it with an e-mail from .gov e-mail account.

    So, let's see.......

    You called me a liar over being a Veteran and I proved you wrong.

    Seems like you're calling me a liar over being a Fed. Gov't employee and as soon as your "vetting agency" contacts me with his .gov e-mail address I'll prove you wrong on that one too.

    A picture of myself carrying a Beretta 93R?

    I'll see it I can find one. It was a one time deal in probably '89 on the Saudi-Yemen border but I'll dig through so old pics to see if I have one.

    Paul

    P.S. I'm very proud of my military service and only wish I could have done more for this Great Country that I love with all my heart and soul.
     

  4. usmcvet's Avatar

    usmcvet said: 03-31-16 12:16
    Quote Originally Posted by Moose-Knuckle View Post
    GLOCK 17

    I've been wanting to get into 9mm revolvers lately. One of those convertible Ruger New Model Blackhawks that can accommodate .357 Magnum, .38 Special, and 9mm might prove to be advantageous after TEOTWAWKI.
    That would be a cool revolver to have.

    Quote Originally Posted by Moose-Knuckle View Post




    I had heard before that the BAR belt was a much sought after and highly coveted piece of kit with SOF personnel in Southeast Asia as they would hold 20rd M16 mags without any modification to the pouches.
    I am sure I got the idea from and old SOF magazine. The BAR Belt I bought was brand new old stock and cheap. I picked it up for like twenty bucks at a gun show. I brought it to a local leather store and had them add some grommets, mine did not have any and I added a set of H Suspenders. It was bad ass for the 1990's! Here is what it looked like:


    http://www.wwiiimpressions.com/images/barbelt.JPG

    You can buy an American made repo here:

    https://www.atthefrontshop.com/Produ...ctCode=USGBBAR

    Quote Originally Posted by MtnMan6114 View Post
    Coulda' sworn it was a 1911 COLT that I carried as topside watch on my nuke sub in the early 80's.
    Never realized the G18 was even around back then.
    I just looked it up. The G18 was designed in 1987. I am changing my gun again to the G18C I did not know it existed! https://us.glock.com/heritage/timeline

    http://remtek.com/arms/glock/model/9/18/

    Sadam's G18C. Hopefully on display in the Bush Presidential Library.

    Last edited by usmcvet; 03-31-16 at 12:29.
    "Real men have always needed to know what time it is so they are at the airfield on time, pumping rounds into savages at the right time, etc. Being able to see such in the dark while light weights were comfy in bed without using a light required luminous material." -Originally Posted by ramairthree
     

  5. PrevailFI said: 03-31-16 12:46
    Quote Originally Posted by Stengun View Post
    Howdy SHIVAN,



    Well, it's obvious that you never Served.

    An Internet gun forum has a "MIL/GOV vetting "agency"".

    Now that's funny!

    Let him "vetting" away. He can send his .gov e-mail address and I'll respond to it with an e-mail from .gov e-mail account.

    So, let's see.......

    You called me a liar over being a Veteran and I proved you wrong.

    Seems like you're calling me a liar over being a Fed. Gov't employee and as soon as your "vetting agency" contacts me with his .gov e-mail address I'll prove you wrong on that one too.

    A picture of myself carrying a Beretta 93R?

    I'll see it I can find one. It was a one time deal in probably '89 on the Saudi-Yemen border but I'll dig through so old pics to see if I have one.

    Paul

    P.S. I'm very proud of my military service and only wish I could have done more for this Great Country that I love with all my heart and soul.
    Stengun, can it be possible that you are such a friggin tool that you have missed the entire point on this and the daily driver thread? No one doubts you are a veteran , and no one doubts that you're disabled. No one has said that and frankly no one cares. What is in question is your claim regarding weapons carried in a military capacity. You seem to be not so artfully avoiding the yawning chasm of doubt expressed by a whole lot of people who have actually been there and done that. Except not carrying the same weapon you claimed.

    Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk
     

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    GunBugBit said: 03-31-16 13:08
    Even though I compete with and love the 1911, the best knock-around, all-weather, all-terrain, lightweight, concealable, and potent can of handgun whoop-ass I have is the G23. Going a little heavier and less concealable and gaining in firepower, I'd also go with a G20.
     

  7. SHIVAN's Avatar

    SHIVAN said: 03-31-16 14:16
    Paul:

    Last/best warning....I couldn't possibly care any less about your US military veteran status. That being said, a gun forum of our type employees all manner of veterans, at varying grades, and in various branches. MIL/GOV/ and LE. As you probably can imagine, there are myriad people who claim all sorts of statuses, awards, and exploits. KevinB has a unique set of verifiable contacts in the military and gun industry, and is of a pedigree that he can vet out a legitimate claim of an 18B over your run-of-the-mill 11B. Or service in a variety of PMC's, here and abroad.

    I'm sure your PMC bona fides check out just fine -- send them to KevinB -- with mitigating details of how you came to be issued a 93R in the role of PMC sniper. Unless your US Military service included being issued a Beretta 93R, while also carrying a "sniper rifle" (which one since we are on the subject?), it has no bearing on my belief, or lack thereof, that you were issued a Beretta 93R by a PMC.

    For future reference, when it comes to a claim that might be too hard to believe on face value, it might be worthwhile to hold those near and dear for friends and family consumption.

    A 93R is essentially a moon rock. Doesn't fit the role you described it being used in, and is of such a rare claim that even in the presence of three guys that sat right next to you with it in your holster, STILL might not be believable. If you find that hard to fathom, or understand, you might want to revisit your participation on the internet -- in general.

    Thanks,
    Ed


    Quote Originally Posted by Stengun View Post
    Howdy SHIVAN,



    Well, it's obvious that you never Served.

    An Internet gun forum has a "MIL/GOV vetting "agency"".

    Now that's funny!

    Let him "vetting" away. He can send his .gov e-mail address and I'll respond to it with an e-mail from .gov e-mail account.

    So, let's see.......

    You called me a liar over being a Veteran and I proved you wrong.

    Seems like you're calling me a liar over being a Fed. Gov't employee and as soon as your "vetting agency" contacts me with his .gov e-mail address I'll prove you wrong on that one too.

    A picture of myself carrying a Beretta 93R?

    I'll see it I can find one. It was a one time deal in probably '89 on the Saudi-Yemen border but I'll dig through so old pics to see if I have one.

    Paul

    P.S. I'm very proud of my military service and only wish I could have done more for this Great Country that I love with all my heart and soul.
    "I'm not saying I invented the turtleneck. But I was the first person to realize its potential as a tactical garment. The tactical turtleneck! The... tactleneck! - Sterling Archer"
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important
    than one's fear. The timid presume it is lack of fear that allows the brave to act when the timid do not."
     

  8. Firefly's Avatar

    Firefly said: 03-31-16 15:50
    Quote Originally Posted by Ryno12 View Post
    The G18 was my backup gun back in Nam. I had to use it on a few occasions when my primary weapon (M1918 BAR) went down.
    Theoretically one could've snagged a VP70 pretty late in 'Nam. HK rifles were around in limited quantities(at least according to possibly apocryphal accounts of SEAL/SOG acquisition).

    I have no idea if the stock was available allowing for burst fire but you'd have a lemon squeezer of a 19 round polymer autopistol. Loaded up with SuperVel

    I say theoretically in the sense that they existed. A Hi Power probably would've been a better choice.
     

  9. CRAMBONE's Avatar

    CRAMBONE said: 03-31-16 17:13
    No one is calling bullshit on your Vet status or your DAV status. We are calling bullshit on a lot of other things.


    Quote Originally Posted by Stengun View Post
    Howdy SHIVAN,



    Well, it's obvious that you never Served.

    An Internet gun forum has a "MIL/GOV vetting "agency"".

    Now that's funny!

    Let him "vetting" away. He can send his .gov e-mail address and I'll respond to it with an e-mail from .gov e-mail account.

    So, let's see.......

    You called me a liar over being a Veteran and I proved you wrong.

    Seems like you're calling me a liar over being a Fed. Gov't employee and as soon as your "vetting agency" contacts me with his .gov e-mail address I'll prove you wrong on that one too.

    A picture of myself carrying a Beretta 93R?

    I'll see it I can find one. It was a one time deal in probably '89 on the Saudi-Yemen border but I'll dig through so old pics to see if I have one.

    Paul

    P.S. I'm very proud of my military service and only wish I could have done more for this Great Country that I love with all my heart and soul.
    Last edited by CRAMBONE; 04-01-16 at 06:06.
     

  10. CRAMBONE's Avatar

    CRAMBONE said: 03-31-16 18:05
    Quote Originally Posted by rushca01 View Post

    Westinghouse M-27 Phased Plasma Pulse Rifle was a battlefield pick up that I carried for awhile.
    That better be in the 40 watt range or it didn't happen.