What Is Your Absolute Favorite Handgun and Why?

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Keep only 1? Damn, I want to keep my VP9 amd both my Kimber Rapide 1911s. I guess HK wins since that's also the better carry gun.
 
DR505 said:
Likely this Colt Combat Elite. I got it the day I received my commission in the USN. Shot the heck out of it, carried it all over for a counter-drug tour, CCW with it, etc. Qualified with it 8 times a year, quarterly each with USN and DOJ since I was assigned from USN to DOJ and had to satisfy both organizations. It was looking pretty worn so sent it off to Bill Wilson for a rebuild. Trigger now is perfect and it shoots into one hole at 25 yards.

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What a distinctive and nice looking 1911! Those grips, are they bone or something else?
 
My best childhood buddy went into Law Enforcement after returning from a hitch in the Marines .
Motorcycle Cop from day one ... he loved those big Harley Davidsons and the Highway .
Issue sidearm was a model 64 S&W in 38 special ... lead RN ammo ... My buddy knew he was alone most days and he wanted something he could disable a car's engine with or shoot through auto glass windshield ... S&W Model 58 in 41 Magnum was his choice ... if you could qualify with it you could carry it ... you supplied your own ammo .
Larry spent 20 years on the force , 15 years on that motorcycle , before he retired .
He carried that model 58 every day and ...thank God ... he never had to shoot it in an incident or encounter .
We went to the range often , I cast bullets and reloaded ammo so we could both shoot it ... he never reloaded but I reloaded every thing .
After retiring larry started doing a little fishing , in Louisiana you encounter a lot of snakes ...he hated snakes ! He decided the 41 magnum was a bit much for shooting snakes after dispatching one that tried to get into his boat . He figured a 22 would be better , he knew I had two Ruger 22 semi-auto pistols a MKI and MKII and asked me if I wanted to trade one for his Model 58 service revolver ....
He was just being nice ... he knew I loved that model 58 enough to buy reloading dies and bullet moulds just so I could shoot his ... he told me " You have loved this gun for 20 years and I don't need it now ...I need a 22 LR so lets swap" ... Thanks Larry !
The model 58 is my avatar ...
Gary
 
gwpercle said:
My best childhood buddy went into Law Enforcement after returning from a hitch in the Marines .
Motorcycle Cop from day one ... he loved those big Harley Davidsons and the Highway .
Issue sidearm was a model 64 S&W in 38 special ... lead RN ammo ... My buddy knew he was alone most days and he wanted something he could disable a car's engine with or shoot through auto glass windshield ... S&W Model 58 in 41 Magnum was his choice ... if you could qualify with it you could carry it ... you supplied your own ammo .
Larry spent 20 years on the force , 15 years on that motorcycle , before he retired .
He carried that model 58 every day and ...thank God ... he never had to shoot it in an incident or encounter .
We went to the range often , I cast bullets and reloaded ammo so we could both shoot it ... he never reloaded but I reloaded every thing .
After retiring larry started doing a little fishing , in Louisiana you encounter a lot of snakes ...he hated snakes ! He decided the 41 magnum was a bit much for shooting snakes after dispatching one that tried to get into his boat . He figured a 22 would be better , he knew I had two Ruger 22 semi-auto pistols a MKI and MKII and asked me if I wanted to trade one for his Model 58 service revolver ....
He was just being nice ... he knew I loved that model 58 enough to buy reloading dies and bullet moulds just so I could shoot his ... he told me " You have loved this gun for 20 years and I don't need it now ...I need a 22 LR so lets swap" ... Thanks Larry !
The model 58 is my avatar ...
Gary
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Amazing story, that is so cool. What a great friend.
 
AzShooter1 said:
You can get the EZ without the thumb safety. DA trigger pull on mine is 5 pounds and I find that to work on a carry gun.
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The one that I shot had a really light trigger. I didn't have my gauge with me, but I would have guessed it to be in the neighborhood of 4 pounds. Definitely lighter than I would feel comfortable carrying without a safety.
 
Capybara said:
I've owned the 75 SP-01. How does the Shadow 2 Orange differ from my 75 SP-01? Cannot buy any CZ new except for the few on the handgun roster. I've seen used versions of your
gun going for $2,500 here and they sell at that price. Is it more of a race/competition gun than the stock 75 SP-01?
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Yeah, it's a competition gun. IMO, the Orange is the best production class gun you can buy, and is cleaning up at things like USPSA. See this link. The gun in 2nd place is a S2 knockoff:
https://www.ssusa.org/content/top-uspsa-production-handguns-in-2020/

I don't really know much about the rest of CZ's guns. But it looks like the S2 is a bit longer and narrower than the SP-01. Here's a good comparison site:
https://www.handgunhero.com/compare/cz-shadow-2-vs-cz-sp-01
 
DR505 said:
Likely this Colt Combat Elite. I got it the day I received my commission in the USN. Shot the heck out of it, carried it all over for a counter-drug tour, CCW with it, etc. Qualified with it 8 times a year, quarterly each with USN and DOJ since I was assigned from USN to DOJ and had to satisfy both organizations. It was looking pretty worn so sent it off to Bill Wilson for a rebuild. Trigger now is perfect and it shoots into one hole at 25 yards.

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I carried a 1911 for more than 30 years a Springfield Armory, I have never liked Colt, but that gun made my heart skip a beat. Simply beautiful.
 
I would like to say one of my Glocks would be my favorite. My 19 would be a real close second or maybe third. My favorite would have to be my 60-14. That gun has been with me the most of any gun the past few years. Anytime I need a gun it seems to be there and has done what it was called on to do. If my 19 doesnt come in second that would go to my 22A. That S&W has shot more rounds than anything I own and makes me look like a decent shot. Then my 19 just because its a 19 and its the gun I should carry.
 
I've thought quite a bit about this, even before this thread appeared. I just can't make myself "love" any of my 9mm guns, though for practical reasons it would be a 9mm that I'd grudgingly choose as the one I'd keep if forced to do so.
 
Ruger Standard, MK2 .... tough question, but - I take it to the range more than any of the other pistols, and I shoot more rounds through it, so - guess that makes it favorite.
 
John_R said:
I've thought quite a bit about this, even before this thread appeared. I just can't make myself "love" any of my 9mm guns, though for practical reasons it would be a 9mm that I'd grudgingly choose as the one I'd keep if forced to do so.
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You more of a .45 ACP guy or .40 S&W?
 
film495 said:
Ruger Standard, MK2 .... tough question, but - I take it to the range more than any of the other pistols, and I shoot more rounds through it, so - guess that makes it favorite.
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Nothing wrong with that. Since ammo prices went insane, I bought a very nice Smith & Wesson Model 17 .22 revolver and just bought a BCA .22 upper for my ARs. I am still shooting other calibers but I can't afford to shoot a ton so .22 that I bought during the Obama shortage at .02 and .03 per round is easier to stomach. On top of that I still have my trusty 10/22 and my most fun to shoot rifle I have ever bought, a beautiful 1952 BRNO ZKM-468 Garden Gun single shot bolt action I got from Wideners from years ago. It was essentially a brand new gun from 1952. That little rifle just puts a smile on my face. But back to pistols!
 
I've owned around 80 firearms during my adult life, mostly handguns. My first, a Colt Woodsman, which I bought in 1968 is my sentimental favorite. However, the one that always makes me smile when I shoot it, the one that even sounds perfect when I reassemble it, or load, or caress its perfect finish... (I know, I should get a room), is the HK P2000sk. I love that gun because it seems custom built for my hand. I shoot it well. It always, always works. It works with authority, no ifs or maybes. "Slam bam, may I have another!" it seems to whisper to me. Funny, I feel like I need a cigarette, and I'm a little sleepy. Below is a picture when we first met.

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usp9 said:
I've owned around 80 firearms during my adult life, mostly handguns. My first, a Colt Woodsman, which I bought in 1968 is my sentimental favorite. However, the one that always makes me smile when I shoot it, the one that even sounds perfect when I reassemble it, or load, or caress its perfect finish... (I know, I should get a room), is the HK P2000sk. I love that gun because it seems custom built for my hand. I shoot it well. It always, always works. It works with authority, no ifs or maybes. "Slam bam, may I have another!" it seems to whisper to me. Funny, I feel like I need a cigarette, and I'm a little sleepy. Below is a picture when we first met.

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I looked at one of these at my dealer just this afternoon. It's now officially the only H&K handgun left on the California Handgun Roster as California dropped all of the USP models last week.
I'd really like a VP9 but the ones available here sell for $1,500 and up and I can't bring myself to waste that much money on a $700 in America pistol.
 
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HarryB said:
This 3rd Gen Woodsman. Blued steel and wood! Great lines and such a classic history. More accurate than I'll ever be and I can take her out on the cheap.View attachment 1077305
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Heck yeah! My 1950 Woodsman MT is a heck of a shooter. Woodsmen are great pistols.

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