BMF JK
.44 mag
.45 AARP !?
What is your SHTF pistol?
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.45 AARP !?
I must be missing something.....
Glock = Toyota Camry. Boring, does exactly as it's designed to, utterly reliable
BMF JK
.44 mag
Old joke from an old thread .
.45 ACP
.45AARP
calling it an old man caliber. There was a poster who appears to no longer be a member here that is referencing
BMF JK
.44 mag
Yes Black beard himself !.45 ACP
.45AARP
calling it an old man caliber. There was a poster who appears to no longer be a member here that is referencing
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
GP100
4" barrel
4" barrel
FRANKIE
.308 Win
Yes on the 45LC
Great round.
I'm totally intrigued by people having their "go to" pistol being models that are not 10+1. I was expecting choices to be almost exclusively prioritizing as much ammo as possible.
I think this is really interesting. I'm not judging at all I just think it's a great discussion to consider how much (or little) weight people place on ammo capacity or caliber flexibility (i.e. judge)
I think this is really interesting. I'm not judging at all I just think it's a great discussion to consider how much (or little) weight people place on ammo capacity or caliber flexibility (i.e. judge)
Xae289
.223 Rem
Depends on the kind of shit hitting the fan. Am I preparing for combat, survival, or is it just the first pistol I grab?
If combat, then it's my Glock 23 along with a 9mm conversion barrel and magazines. If my .40 S&W supplies dry up, I'll be able to use 9mm.
If survival, then a brace of revolvers. My Ruger SP-101 in .22LR for small game, my S&W 629 in .44 Magnum for large game and some ability to fight, and my S&W 642 in .38 Special as a last-ditch holdout.
If it's just the first pistol I can grab, then it'll either be the Glock 23, S&W 642, or S&W 629 since those are the three I tend to keep closest at-hand.
If combat, then it's my Glock 23 along with a 9mm conversion barrel and magazines. If my .40 S&W supplies dry up, I'll be able to use 9mm.
If survival, then a brace of revolvers. My Ruger SP-101 in .22LR for small game, my S&W 629 in .44 Magnum for large game and some ability to fight, and my S&W 642 in .38 Special as a last-ditch holdout.
If it's just the first pistol I can grab, then it'll either be the Glock 23, S&W 642, or S&W 629 since those are the three I tend to keep closest at-hand.
Your round count in that Fudd gun is disturbing. You know better than that!
I have very long magazines for them.
Acer-m14
20×102mm Vulcan
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HEY, I've got one just like that!Colt Hammer .. LOL
I used to have a repro "Walker Colt" and it was a freak'n Cannon! literal blast to shoot!
The Beretta I referenced has multiple Slides and configurations: a 96 slide for .40 S&W, 92 slide for 9mm, an additional barrel in 9x21, and a .22 Conversion.
The Sig P226 runs the same way: 9mm, .357sig/40 S&W, and a .22LR conversion.
Good .357 mag gives you the option to shoot .38 Special or even some of the archaic rounds such as .38 Colt and .38 S&W should that be all you can find, and there certainly are revolves that will accept 9mm as well
Probably the most versatile would be a S&W X-Frame in .460 as there's about 10 different cartridges based off that same basic design with variances in length, and in some handguns you can add .410 shotshells to the mix. (FWIW: a .410 Slug is ballistically very close to 10mm which is just a hundred fps slower than .41 Magnum)
Whatever gun you have is better than the one you don't.
Pulling your chain boss. Lol
My choice is very boring:
Glock 19. It's light, simple, concealable yet big enough to serve as a first line duty tool.
I shoot it well and I know how to completely detail strip it for maintenance and repair.
Glock 19. It's light, simple, concealable yet big enough to serve as a first line duty tool.
I shoot it well and I know how to completely detail strip it for maintenance and repair.
nortatoga
.338 Win Mag
S&W M&P 40/9 conversion, simple barrel change with proper mags I have 2 choices of ammo. Then also my Ruger MKII as it eats any 22lr ammo I feed it!
What kind of SHTF are we talking about?
I'd rather poop in the woods with a Smith Airweight in a coat pocket versus anything I would carry on my belt, and eliminate the possibility of shit hitting the firearm altogether.
Whereas if I was guarding the woods against a midnight pooper, an FNX45 wearing an 850nm aiming device and other accoutrements would seriously help terminate flatulence.
i.e. "I don't care, it's a toolbox. You put the tools in for the job. That's all."
I'd rather poop in the woods with a Smith Airweight in a coat pocket versus anything I would carry on my belt, and eliminate the possibility of shit hitting the firearm altogether.
Whereas if I was guarding the woods against a midnight pooper, an FNX45 wearing an 850nm aiming device and other accoutrements would seriously help terminate flatulence.
i.e. "I don't care, it's a toolbox. You put the tools in for the job. That's all."
Deplorable Me
.700 Nitro Express
So supposedly a SHTF situation occurs and no more ammo is ever manufactured, hard core. My best guess is there will be a lot of 9mm out there, .40 as a second and if you know old men .45 acp. I picked a .357. Ruger GP100 w/4" barrel. Beef enough to take deer. At 75 yards off hand, iron sights I can put 6 on a 24"x24" paper; slow fire. At 100 yards on a rest I can hit a 24"x24"; slow fire. At 32'; rapid fire a 12" target is well peppered.
.38 SWC are an excellent garden gun/small game load. .38/.357 w/bird shot are also good for close small game and will penetrate 1/2" plywood at 10 yards, abet a small pattern.
The 6 shot Ruger is reliable and easy to clean. As far as reloading goes, the reloads are not as finicky as reloading for a semi-auto.
FWIW the 7 shot Ruger GP100, I sent one back to the factory; feed problems at the cylinder. 7 rounds too tight. Cases bound up and didn't extract. I have a S&W 686+ that fires 7 and runs just fine, my GP100s a little bit beefier and an old reputation of reliability. I do have a few decent holsters and speed loaders./speed strips.
.38 SWC are an excellent garden gun/small game load. .38/.357 w/bird shot are also good for close small game and will penetrate 1/2" plywood at 10 yards, abet a small pattern.
The 6 shot Ruger is reliable and easy to clean. As far as reloading goes, the reloads are not as finicky as reloading for a semi-auto.
FWIW the 7 shot Ruger GP100, I sent one back to the factory; feed problems at the cylinder. 7 rounds too tight. Cases bound up and didn't extract. I have a S&W 686+ that fires 7 and runs just fine, my GP100s a little bit beefier and an old reputation of reliability. I do have a few decent holsters and speed loaders./speed strips.
repete
.338 Win Mag
I don't remember the joke , but sure do like .45AARP! I might engrave it on a gun and use nothing but light (old man) loads!.45 ACP
.45AARP
calling it an old man caliber. There was a poster who appears to no longer be a member here that is referencing
I'd rather shit down Hochul's throat with an M240 slung over my back........
Well that new Knights Armament LMG if we are fantazing.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Glock 34, will have the wife carrying the 19.
Off topic a bit... Not really, maybe I am an old man, but I love the 45 and I have a shit ton of it.
Second point, in regards to the GP100, I bought one used a few years back when I was selling at Gander. Paid, $279 for it (long story for the low price)...
The serial number puts the gun at 1986, anyway, I decided to clean the gun fully, took it completely apart. Could not get the cylinder to time correctly. I contacted Ruger and sent it back to them. They returned the gun a few weeks later. They replaced the trigger, the hammer, gave me a brand new sylinder and polished the shit out of it. Looked brand new when I got it back. I love that gun.
I knew it! 1911, Ruger wheel gun. You probably watch re runs of Hickcock .45. Dam Fudd you are. Do you shoot those with a Tea-Cup stance old man?