[andrewdl007]

I dont carry a pistol (Ive passed the required class and just have to find the time to get the CCP) but when I do get my licence Im not sure If I should carry a newer gun in a larger caliber (Glock 27) or go with my favorite pistol (Walther PPK in .380). I know it would make sense to carry a gun that holdes more ammo which is also more powerful, but I just love the PPK. Anyway, does anyone out there carry an older pistol? Do you have any pictures? Thanks

[usp9]

What do you mean by OLD? 10 years, 20, 50?

I do carry a 22 year old Seecamp. I just quit carrying a 17 year old Beretta. I would happily carry my 38 year old Walther PP or a 25 year old HK P7.

[nalioth]

I know it would make sense to carry a gun that holdes more ammo which is also more powerful

Contrary to popular belief, you should carry what you can hit the target reliably with.

You should carry what you are familiar with, so you can employ it w/o thinking about its operation.

All the bullets in the world don't do anything if they don't hit the target.

[Joe the Redneck]

I carry a Walther PPK/3 in 380. It is one of the finest carry guns evermade.

I also carry a Glock 27
A S&W j frame
An old 38 S&W topbreak revolver
and a Keltec 32.

It all depends on where I'm going and what I'm wearing.

I really don't fret that much about it. I think it is more important to have the gun, than what gun you have.

I only change over I have seen since the advent of the hi-cap auto is that bad guys tend to end up with more rounds in them than they used to. Last year they took out a fellow who had escaped from jail. He wound up with a box and a half or bullets in him. He was a pretty bad guy, so I guess it doesn't matter that much. But I do think it reflects the "spray and pray" mindset that passes for training these days.

Worry about the first shot you fine, not the 7th.

Joe

[dbarale]

Lately I've been carrying a S&W model of 1905 from the mid 20's.
Is that old enough?
6rds of .38spl, it worked then, it still works now...

[wnycollector]

I only own one handgun that could be considered new (S&W 638) ALL of the other ones range from 1908 S&W M&P .38 to my "newest" revolver 1982 Ruger Security Six!

[Brian Williams]

Yes, an older S&W 36 3" made somewhen about 1963.

[Leanwolf]

Colt's Lightweight Commander .45 ACP. Mfg'd in 1957. Works for me. ;)

L.W.

[sm]

Define "old".

Oldest one is a 1929 Colt Detective Special.

Basically I don't like the new guns and for sure some of the calibers that have come out.

Everyone please trade in your "old" guns and buy all these new and fangled guns.

[Oro]

For woods and trail, sometimes I'll carry this S&W .455 Mk II Hand Ejector from 1916, chambered in .45 LC.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd275/kamerer/S-W/455%20HE/IMGP2507.jpg

[markallen]

When I have to be Very Discreet.
I carry this Bayard 1908, in .32acp. Manufactured around 1920.http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc303/markallenfrancis/bayard32.jpg

[Ala Dan]

Sometimes, I carry one of two 1966 Colt Detective Specials ~! :scrutiny: ;)

[Cosmoline]

There's nothing wrong with the PPK as a carry piece. One of my favorite carry pieces was a post-war PP in a big Galco rig. The thing was practically weightless and never printed. Right now I carry a Colt DS from the early 1950's. It's also a very nice, packable firearm that works great for CCW.

Between an old reliable favorite and the new hotness, there's not much competition. Carry what you WILL carry and what you're best with!

[Huddog]

My always gun is a S&W 642 but occassionally I carry my Model 49 S&W I purchased new in 1983. It was my backup, ankle on day shift or front pocket on nights, in police work for 12 years.

[makarovnik]

The autoloader I carry was made in 1952 and is ballistically superior to the .9mm luger and the .45acp.

[hso]

.45 Colt 70 series satin nickel Commander
http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/history/Combat_Commander_satin_nickel_450.jpg
Mine has the wood grips instead of these lovely ivory grips.

[owlhoot]

Kamerer, that is pure unaldulterated class.

[Cosmoline]

Agreed, Indiana Jones has nothin' on that rig!

[sm]

hso wrote:
.45 Colt 70 series satin nickel Commander

Mine were Steel Combat Commanders, with factory trigger, and ivory stocks, plus a custom gold bead enhanced front sight - still they looked like that picture.

I had multiples of these...

[XavierBreath]

Yep.

http://www.bayourovers.com/TeflonColts.jpg
http://www.bayourovers.com/SmithWessonM38.jpg

[bakert]

Made in 1969 model 10 is my second most carried gun. As you can see it's a bit worn but still tight and works just fine:)

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f241/brumanj/Picture354.jpg

[Sato Ord]

Gotta agree with nalioth on this one. Carry what is most comfortable for you. I carried my dad's old P-38 for a long time. I'm only replacing it because I want to start carrying concealed instead of just in my car.

Now that being said, if you want to carry something else you simply need to put in the extra time practicing.

[woad_yurt]

Sometimes I carry a Makarov made God-knows-when. When the mood strikes me, I may carry my old Iver Johnson hammerless .38. It's 100% snag-less and reliable. However, I mostly have a recently bought P3AT in my pocket.

My newly ex-girlfriend, CCW-er that she is, wants small, small, small. She really likes the P3AT but, until she saves up, she's carrying a very tiny .22, a double action, 7 shot US Revolver Co. loaded with Aguila Super Maximums. It's at least 80 or more years old. It's actually a good little gun and she's very proficient with it, too. She can hit tin cans every time from 15 feet away.

BTW, even though we broke up, we still go shooting together. There are just some bonds that are too strong to break, you know?

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/woad_yurt/IverJohnson38hammerlessrt.jpg?t=1206727714

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/woad_yurt/USRevolverCo22lt001.jpg?t=1206727922

[BigBlock]

My carry gun is only a few months old, but it is a very old style - Ruger Blackhawk. Lots of people say single actions aren't good for self defence, but I can unload all 6 in the size of a human torso just as quick as anyone with a 1911.

[chris in va]

I was given a 1952 model 36. When I ride my bike, it resides in my jacket pocket.

[razzle]

I bought my first centerfire handgun 30 years ago. It is a .32 Walther PP. I was told it was a refurbished German police issued weapon. I still carry it on a regular basis. I know, a mouse gun, but I like it.

[jackstinson]

Yep....I carry any of several older pistols when the occasion suits them:
1956 Astra 2000 (.22)
http://weirdjack.com/guns/astra2000t.jpg
.....
1958 Beretta 950B (.25acp)
http://weirdjack.com/guns/beretta950t.jpg
.....
1983 Bauer (.25acp)
http://weirdjack.com/guns/bauer_RT.jpg
.....
1984 Davis D-32 (.32acp)
http://weirdjack.com/guns/D-32t.jpg
.....
1983 Bersa 383 (.380acp)
http://weirdjack.com/guns/bersa383t.jpg

[PX15]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a73/Laserlips/100_7406.jpg


JP

[Jeff F]

How about a 1929 Spanish Ruby .32 acp. Strictly a close range, 10 yards or less weapon, but I have put 100 rounds through it a few different times and have found it to be very reliable. No jams, or failures. I carry it sometimes.

[GaryP]

I carry my Colt 1903 Hammerless .32acp PM (mfged in 1913 - 145xxx) on occassion. It goes bang every time the trigger is squeezed and is accurate out to 15 - 20 yrds in my hands. :)


:evil:

[DrLaw]

The guns I have are all old, and I am getting there. :( I don't think I have anything newer than from the 1980's. (Ruger Mk II, P85 and S&W 25-5)


...

Oh wait a minute. I did get a Model 940 Smith before it was discontinued. Must have forgotten in my old age. :rolleyes:

The Doc is out now. :cool:

[Claude Clay]

colt 1903 made in '35. carrry when it suits my fancy-mostly spring & fall.shoot a couple of boxes a month...excellant point shooter with amazing penetration.

[Iggy]

I am another who has carried Colt's 1903s and 1908s. Great pocket guns.

Oldest one is a 1916 vintage and the newest is a 1936.

[Peter M. Eick]

1934 S&W 38/44 Heavy Duty for me. I have found that locals don't sweat a guy out with a revolver looking at rocks as much as with a big black glock.

[texagun]

How about a 90 year old Colt 1911 manufactured in 1918.
Would that count?

[Archer1945]

Not that old, since it is US made, but often as not my carry gun is a PPK. At the moment that is the oldest handgun I have though there are a couple of old S&Ws I wouldn't mind having, like a nice 4" Model 19.

[1911Tuner]

I've got a pair of USGI Colts...1942 and 1943 DOB...that are part of my carry rotation. I don't carry'em as often as I used to...but they still do yeoman service at times.

For several years, up until about 1995, I also carried a 1918 USGI Colt most of the time. It's retired now, and living in a condo somewhere on the French Riveria.

[Skofnung]

kamerer, I am quite envious of your setup! That rocks hard man!

I've been known to carry a S&W M&P that was made in 1947 and a 1958 Colt Dick Special (since traded.) Being born in the late 70's, I guess I consider these "old."

The oldest design I've ever "carried" was a 1858 Remington cap & ball repro revolver that I kept in my vehicle when I was too young to buy a "real" handgun.

[doc2rn]

2 of my handguns are older than I am.
Glock 32
S&W 10-4 (1962) 60% my favorite beater
Colt 1911 .45 (1956) 98%
Colt Diamond back
Ruger Standard

Just cause it is old doesnt mean it isnt reliable. They actually used gunsmiths to assemble weapon systems back in the day.

[Trempel]

I've got a piece that's close to 50 that gets carried on occasion.

[sixgunner455]

1930 M&P get packed in the woods occasionally. 1970 Detective Special was my Sunday gun this week. Those are the oldest two that I carry.

1870 British revolver, not so much. Stays in the safe, pull it out and look at it every few months. Don't even have any ammo for it.

[loop]

I compete with an S&W 1917 once a month.

[Pilot]

I sometimes still carry a Mauser made P-08 Luger manufactured in 1941. The age of a firearm doesn't really mean anything if its in good condition and well maintained.

[esq_stu]

I sometimes keep my Brazilian issue 1937 S&W Model 1917 .45 in my night stand. I don't carry it, though.

[aryfrosty]

I like older guns...my most liked is a 5 screw S&W M-10 which someone converted to a PPC revolver. When PPC was big I was a city PD sergeant making $3.43 an hour and they were so far out of my range that they might have wells have been on the Moon. Now, I have "Thumper" and I am happy. My most carried is an older AMT DAO .45acp which is a daily carry item. It is one of the first ones made and works like a champ. One step up is a Detonics CombatMaster. I have newer guns I like, but some of the "elderly", like me, ones, like my Colt .25acp, work great and carry better and I'll always carry them.

[Vern Humphrey]

I carry an M1911A1, currently a Kimber Classic, but I used to carry an M1927 Argentine, made in Argentina in the '30s on Colt machinery under Colt supervision.

I will also sometimes stick a Colt Detective Special in my pocket, made around 1960.

[foghornl]

I sometimes carry "Old Style" guns..{all are of 2001 or later manuiacture, though...}

Blackhawk/Vaquero
1911-A1's

Sometimes, my Pietta 'Navy Colt' .44 BP revolver...

[JESmith]

My carry gun is old Dan Wesson 357 (High Standard). It is on its second cyl, third barrel, and fourth parkerize job. It goes bang every time EXACTLY where I want it to.

[rcmodel]

Colt SSA's are one of my favorite pack'n pistols.

A 1950 Target S&W .44 Spl. is another.

A 1936 & 1938 Colt Woodsmen are my favorite .22's.

And of course the 1911's!

rcmodel

[woad_yurt]

Introducing my antique Webley .38, made by P. Webley & Son, before Webley hooked up with Scott. If it's coat weather, I carry it very occasionally. It's the best natural pointer I've ever experienced. And, it has quality workmanship out the wazoo!
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee150/woad_yurt/WebleyMKIIIlt001.jpg?t=1206728256

[Stoney]

I've carried all of these at one time or another. Old guns are great carry guns.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/pstone001/100_1249.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/pstone001/100_1778.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/pstone001/100_1819.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/pstone001/100_1353.jpg
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c119/pstone001/100_1308.jpg

[pete f]

My wife carried a HsC for a long time, its eagle marked and has two swastika's on it, so its at least 65 or so years old. It never failed to go bang.

My daily carry is a pre 70 series Colt's Combat Commander.

[SaxonPig]

I've been packing this 1964 M40 all week.


http://www.fototime.com/7FD61899AF7FFCB/standard.jpg


I used to carry this 1957 .357 Magnum regularly.


http://www.fototime.com/DB5ADEA29E50B1C/standard.jpg


And I've gotten real silly and carried this 1938 Registered Magnum a few times.


http://www.fototime.com/32943BDBDF61059/standard.jpg


Old enough?

[ulflyer]

Colt '03, 32 cal, made in 1905.

[6_gunner]

Basically the only two guns I ever carry are a WWI era S&W 1917 (old by anybody's standards) and a Bauer .25 (kinda old, at least). I want to get a S&W model 36 to fill the gaping performance gap between my carry guns, and that will probably be vintage, too.

The oldest design I've ever "carried" was a 1858 Remington cap & ball repro revolver that I kept in my vehicle when I was too young to buy a "real" handgun.

Ha! Same here. Except I actually carried the monster. Usually concealed at that. I really appreciate smaller guns now.

[mainebear]

I just retired my Colt 1903 manufactured in the early 20's and replaced it with a Kel-Tec P3AT. Carried that colt over 35 years.

[NCSUPackman]

I carry a late 60's Detective Special with a bobbed hammer and red ramped front sight; not a hack job, it was done well. When I bought it, it already had considerable carry wear but was mechanically excellent and it shoots great. Most people I show it too ogle it quite a bit.

I load it with Federal low recoil .38spl hollowpoints.