[10-Ring]

I was stuck in traffic today & after got tired of counting refletive dots on separating the lanes, I got to thinking about guns.
Now, most shooters I know have a favorite...whether it's a 1911, a Glock, HK, SIG whatever. This gun makes it to the range the most & is shot better than anything else in the collection.

My question is this, if you have a favorite, why keep buying guns that aren't similar to it? For example...your fav is a govt model 1911, why not just get an officer's model for CCW or a 6" 686 & a 2-1/2" 686 for carry?

[coonan357]

the closed I could find was a 1911 in .45 caliber since no one makes a gun like the coonan .

[arinvolvo]

Well...my favorite gun is my Steyr...but I think it is a git ungainly for carry...at least with the type of clothes that I normally wear...And truth be told...I dont own many guns...but of all the similar sized pistols I have shot...I am always MOST pleased with my original choice.

So anyhoo...I may be investing in something small in the near future...a mouse gun of sorts...and I really havent shot any mouseguns...so who knows...maybe I will find my next favorite gun somewhere in the micro mini category.

[Skunkabilly]

Because my favorite changes monthly if not weekly :D

By the time my 10-day waiting period is up I have a new favorite....

I have different guns for different roles, competition, carry, etc. but thinking on consolidating all of them into carry guns that perform well for competiton and not the other way around.

[sm]

42 years ago at the age of 6 I shot my first 1911, been my favorite every since. CCW, hunted, target, games, HD, Business Defence, camping, hiking canoeing, fishing..".Slabsides" just part of my life.

[S&W44]

This week its a Colt 1917 revolver in .45ACP.
Next week-????????

[BobK]

While I don't have a favorite gun, I do have a favorite caliber,
.38 spl. ! I have three of them, for different purposes. A M-36
snubby for CCW, M-10 snubby also for CCW ( when wearing a coat- it's a K-frame), and my favorite for shooting bowling pins and woods loafing ( just walkin' around in the woods or hunting)
a M-67. Bob

[Frenchy]

I completely agree with Bob. All of my hand guns are S&W revolvers, & except for my K22, there all .38's or .38/357's. It's hard to pick a favorite. My 686-5 Snubby is my work gun. My pre-28 & K22 are my favorite target shooter’s. My M&P's are the best “do everything” guns, and my pre-36 is my nightstand Queen. When you collect, they are all your favorites.

[modifiedbrowning]

My favorite gun is the Walther P88. I am working on acquiring a P88 compact for possible carry, but it is a $900 dollar gun, so I will probably stick with my P99.

[Soap]

My favorite handgun is the Government Model 1911. I use it for carry and I plan on getting another 5" Govt Model for carry :D

Seriously, I think that most people that are gunmongers suffer from the dreaded "iwannacoolgunvirus" that El Tejon keeps telling us about.

[David S]

well i am stuck on Walthers.............i so badly want a PPK in 7.65 , a german made one.......but Earl is selling them for about $1300..........and thats a little high.................i hear SW/Walther are rereleasing the PPK soon, its a US one....but heck, it will be cheaper.......and for a carry weapon , i wouldnt want to carry a collectors item as my CCW anyway...

[Tamara]

Seriously, I think that most people that are gunmongers suffer from the dreaded "iwannacoolgunvirus" that El Tejon keeps telling us about.

Or maybe some of us just like guns. Go figure.

When I was younger, I could name things that were my "favorites"; "favorite movie", "favorite song", "favorite book". I could produce little top ten lists and obsessively rank everything. I don't do that any more.


If you know what your favorite CD is, why buy any others? Just make a few copies of that one and keep one in your home deck, one in your Discman and one in your car... ;)

[Blackhawk]

Tamara's right.

I don't have a favorite. I have "keepers", and I like them all for their own attributes.

[Soap]

Come on Tam, you know I have 4 copies of every CD. One in my CD player at home, one in my ride, one to use as a loaner, and one cached off-property. :D

I know the feeling of wanting and buying guns that I don't need...I recently bought a Makarov. I had it sitting next to my 1911 on my desk and thought, "Now what the hell am I going to do with this thing? :confused:

I like guns too, but at this point its dumb for me to buy anything that won't fit into my practical battery. And most of the time when I buy a gun that is outside of my practical battery, I'll admit its nothing but "iwannacoolgunvirus" :)

[Tamara]

I know the feeling of wanting and buying guns that I don't need...

Need?!? Need?!? Where does "need" enter the picture?

If it was about "need", you'd have kept that Makarov and sold the 1911, as the Makarov would've covered your "needs" nicely.

If we lived in a world based on "needs", I'd've kept using this Celeron 500 for games, instead of buying a new P4 2.2 for games and relegating the Celeron to web-surfing duties.

If we lived in a world based on "needs", I'd drive a Camry wagon instead of a BMW roadster.

If we lived in a world based on "needs", I wouldn't own a motorcycle.

If we lived in a world based on "needs", El Tejon wouldn't've come down with "Iwannacoolgunskulvirus" and spent the GDP of many Third World nations attending GunForce Ranch every other week, since that is (by any honest estimation) golf with 1911s, rather than something absolutely necessary for survival on the mean streets of Suburbia, USA.

I spit on "need". ;)

[Skunkabilly]

I think must have at least 12 CDs with Foggy Mountain Breakdown laying around Fortress Skunkabilly :D

I still haven't found the gun I want to marry.

[Dr.Rob]

Favorites??

Man don't make me choose.

Funny thing though, when those Argentine "Detective" Hi-Powers were on the market I was tempted, though they weren't that much smaller than a standard. Don't think I've ever seen a longslide hi-power.

And I've only seen one Fitzpatrick Special cut down from a New Service Army, and the guy wanted a LOT of money for it.

I already have a Commander and a full sized 1911, to me the Officer's model is ugly.

You know, after getting a 7 inch Vaquero I want a 5 inch one.

Now where can I get a long slide 1908 vest pocket pistol?

[Soap]

Tamara- You got me! I am a dyed-in-the-wool коммунистический! The evidence is all there...hey I gotta run to my Corporate Accounting exam in my M-B :D

[Tamara]

Prove you're a communist. Lose that pricey Western gadget and keep your Makarov. After all, you don't really need anything more. Anyone using a 1911 obviously has Iwannacoolgunvirus, especially if it's a Colt! (Doubly so if it's a Les-freaking-Baer! :D )

:neener:

[Stevie-Ray]

? For example...your fav is a govt model 1911, why not just get an officer's model for CCW or a 6" 686 & a 2-1/2" 686 for carry? I couldn't agree more. Mine is a custom stainless Colt Mark IV, and I love the 1911 so much that I had to have one in 10mm. That's when I bought the Delta Elite. Even as recent as just weeks ago, I had to have a carry 1911. Enter the Kimber Ultra CDP II. Don't get me wrong, I like all my guns fine; my Rugers, my Glock, my USPc, but the 1911 just does it for me. I'm probably not done buying them yet. I could still use a Commander, a Govt model in .38 Super, and for sure a Les Baer custom.

[Schuey2002]

Today: Glocks..

Tomorrow: *shrug* I'll probably be slobbering over H&K's again..

The day after that: Who knows?? Maybe I'll give a souped-up 1911 a shot..<---- Did I actually say that??:uhoh:
Where are my meds?! I left that bottle around here somewhere!! :D

[10-Ring]

This is why I have collected a few USPs and sold off my 1911's. I've USPs in small, medium & large now. I'd go for extra large, but CA legal SOCOMs are few & far between.

[Trisha]

Why?

Because I'm blonde, silly - and a girl simply has to accessorize properly!

[Trisha]

Some things just have to match the occasion!

[Skunkabilly]

Trisha, you have big hands for a lady :D

(Skunk = has small little paws and can't reach a darn thing on them Deagles)

[Tamara]

I can't believe you just said "Deagle".

Say five "Hail Brownings" and go and sin no more... :D

[Schuey2002]

Trisha, what's the Desert Eagle for??:what:

Don't tell me it's your CCW?? :neener:

[Tamara]

I'm scared! :uhoh:

[Smoke]

My question is this, if you have a favorite, why keep buying guns that aren't similar to it? For example...your fav is a govt model 1911, why not just get an officer's model for CCW or a 6" 686 & a 2-1/2" 686 for carry?

YOu mean like my favorite is a Para Ordnance P14.45 Limited so I should buy a Springfield Champion, a Kimber Ultra Carry CDP and a Colt Gov't .380, and equip them all with the same sights?

Oh wait, I already did that...:p

[Trisha]

Skunk, I happen to have smaller hands than Susan - and besides , the Desert Eagle is just fun!

Schuey, we shoot it for relaxation (250gr FMJTC's on 12.1 grains of VV N340 with a nice firm crimp) at 75 paces to see who can get a saltine 5-for-5 taped to a black piece of paper. It's good for trigger/breath control, too!

It isn't on my weapons list for my CCW - though this IS :

(impish wrinkled-nose smile to Tamara. . .)

It carries beautifully in its' Bianchi Cyclone under a parka!

[Skunkabilly]

Heya Trish...just teasing out of envy :D

Don't mind the skunk ;)

[Schuey2002]

Trisha, you can add me to "Skunk's" envy list, with a wee-bit 'o jealousy tacked on for good measure.;)

[Schuey2002]

Trish, so you don't CCW the Desert Eagle but, you do pack a ...
S-U-P-E-R Redhawk in .44mag!!!!:what:

Please tell me what part of the country that you hail from so I can be sure to stay miles.... and miles away. :D :D

[note to self: Don't ever go to Bailey, Colorado] :p

[Trisha]

. . .wow. . .

Anyway, the Super Redhawk is carrying 200gr SJHP over 14.4 grains of N340, and it chronos just a little over 1500fps at this altitude. Very nice to shoot!

Favorites? Needs? HA!

(doing my best imitation of a High-country Cosmo girl)

It's about what I just have to have!

(OK, and what I can save for. . .)

Trisha

[Soap]

Tamara- :D

[Kahr carrier]

To many favorites to list.:neener:

[Baba Louie]

Just the ones that go "BANG!"

Adios

[.45Ruger]

This month my favorite is the Springfield XD-40

[Rival]

Tamara, where are you from? Originally? Sevastopol here...

Oh, and on the subject - Tamara put it very nicely. There's no favorite. I like so many of them. I do tend to pay more attention to 1911 style high end guns every time I enter a gun shop... And that's after I already got one ;)

[Tamara]

Tamara, where are you from? Originally?

Chicago, by way of Atlanta. :)

[Rival]

I was reading the first page of this thread and someone posted cyrillic in the reply... You replied and I got an impression that you are fluent in Russian ;)

Tamara is indeed a very common name back in mother Russia afterall.

[Mike Irwin]

I have an all-time favorite, and it hasn't changed in close to 20 years -- the S&W Model 19.

I have Model 19s in 2.5", a 4", and a 6".

I have quite a few S&W revolvers, as well.

That doesn't mean, however, that I don't like, or enjoy, other firearms.

Why should I limit my enjoyment, or intentionally rein in my hobby, just because I have a favorite?

Can't I enjoy other firearms, as well? Of course I can. So why shouldn't I own some of them, too?

[tech]

Love every one of my guns, the favorite seems to be the one that I am shooting the best.

Mike

[zorba]

I would have to say my Kahr K9 because it is the one that I carry most of the time. I also like my Glock 27 and SIG 239, 357 for carry too! It's so hard to pick just one! My current dilemma is what to buy next. I would like a Kahr K9 elite, SIG 239 9mm, Glock 23 or something totally different like an STI BLS in 40. Decisions, decisions!

[Bainx]

Why hell yeah I got a favorite gun, its the Glock Model 30.

Why all this "pussy footin round" by all you people?

Didn't you ever pick a favorite or are you flakey?:o

[Will Fennell]

Favorite handgun type...1911's...

Favorite 1911, my alloy frame Wilson Stealth........with alloy grip safety and nylon mainspring housing it weighs in @ 23.5 oz of .45 cal comfort!:cool:

BTW, Tamara is right, NEED is a communist concept.....:rolleyes:

[DeltaElite]

My favorite gun is my Delta Gold Cup.

I buy other guns, because variety is the spice of life.

I carry Glocks, because the boss says I have to.

I have revolvers, because they are so cool and have power that autoloaders don't.

Daddy likes his guns. :D

[SW9mm]

my favorite

[Prodigalshooter]

Tamara wrote;
I spit on "need"
:D :D :D

[Pendragon]

My favorite gun is my Valtro. I consider it my "personal weapon" as the Guru would refer to it.

I may get more 1911s, but the Valtro will always be special.

My personal backup is my 638 which I need to learn to shoot better (read: well).

I need more hand guns, but it will probably be 3:1 revolvers to 1911s

I consider the revolver to be one system, the 1911 to be another - if I own any other handguns, they will be T/C Encores or similar.

I went to pickup fast food tonight - was dreaming about Florida and how I would have taken my Valtro with me if I lived there...

ah...

[spacemanspiff]

seeing how i dont have a armorys worth of guns (yet), my favorite is the one that has performed the best for me, the Steyr M9.
but my next handgun is going to be a kimber TLE, and that just might become the new favorite. reminds me, if i'm going to buy that Kimber i need to file my tax return. tonight, i promise i'm going to fill out the forms.

[Wil Terry]

1. Single action sixguns by far, nothing else even close.
2. Double action sixguns
3. SA autoloading pistols
4. DA autoloading pistols
19. Single shot pistols etc.