BullfrogKen
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TennJed said:What's the most expensive CCW gun you've carried, or have seen carried? I've always heard not to carry expensive guns. Carrying is rough on them, and if you ever are forced to use it, you might not get it back.
Still, I once met someone who used a stainless Kimber Compact 1911 as their CCW. Talk about pricey...
A Kimber Compact 1911 is designed and marketed to be carried
^^^ This.
Guys take expensive side by sides hunting. And guys buy over/unders that cost more than some cars I've owned to shoot shotgun games. I've seen plenty of guys bring competition rifles out for matches that cost a few thousand dollars and shoot 'em in the rain.
$1,000 may seem like a lot of money to you, but it's all relative.
For the record, I've carried custom-built 1911s that would cost in the neighborhood of $3k to replace now. One Jim Garthwaite built for me, the other I built in a week long build-your-own class I took under him.
I didn't have guns made up that are appropriate for defensive/carry uses - and little more - with the intention just to stick 'em in a safe to look at from time to time.
I've had those for something approaching a decade now. The vehicles my family drives were in worse shape after a decade of use, and they have all cost a whole lot more than a gun.
Of course there are people who get really nice cars, keep them in a garage, and only bring them out for show and tell, too. That doesn't make sense to me, either.