Can only keep one-which one?
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ArchAngelCD
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It would help if you listed the guns you have.
Also, it's very hard to select a gun that will CC well in the summer and also be a good backup gun while hunting.
Also, it's very hard to select a gun that will CC well in the summer and also be a good backup gun while hunting.
Well, this won't happen, but if I had to, I'd probably keep either the Kimber Custom or Compact. Hard choice.
This reminds me of a my Dad, who was once given the ultimatum to get rid of all of his guns but one pistol and one rifle or his wife (my step-mom) would leave. It worked out great; she left, they sold the house and he moved onto a sailboat until the day he passed.
This reminds me of a my Dad, who was once given the ultimatum to get rid of all of his guns but one pistol and one rifle or his wife (my step-mom) would leave. It worked out great; she left, they sold the house and he moved onto a sailboat until the day he passed.
Beagle-zebub
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Holy Moley, what is wrong with you, man?!! 
NEVER SELL A GOOD GUN.
NEVER SELL A GOOD GUN.
Black Knight
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I would keep one of the .357 Mags. I chose the Python because they are for the most part extremely high quality and now that they are no longer being made, they hold their value. This or the Ruger would be great choices. Hope you reconsider keeping all of them and find some other way.
I don't have an answer for you, but wanted to express my sympathies. I've been there (at least financially), and it's a terrible feeling to let good guns go. Just remember to set your priorities and get that collection built back up as soon as possible. Oh, and never under any circumstances do it to placate a woman.
lee n. field
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Of your list, I voted for the SP101. It has a reputation for being a very tough gun, and a good size for CCW.
My sympathies, and I hope I never find myself with your dilemma.
My sympathies, and I hope I never find myself with your dilemma.
ArchAngelCD
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I would love to tell you to keep the Python but it doesn't fit your requirment of carry in the summer, neither does the Ruger GP100. The Ruger SP101 would be my choice if you didn't have that Speed Six on the list. The Speed Six isn't much larger than the SP101 but it gives you one more round. It also has a better chance of increasing in value since it isn't made anymore. I would say it fills all your requirments the best of all the guns listed.
May I make a suggestion? Since the Bersa 380 won't get you very much when you sell it you might want to keep it for summer CC and then you could keep the either the Python or GP100 too. That would be your best solution to cover all your stated needs. A 4" Magnum would be a ideal HD gun and a good back while hunting and the small Bersa would be a good summer CC gun.
May I make a suggestion? Since the Bersa 380 won't get you very much when you sell it you might want to keep it for summer CC and then you could keep the either the Python or GP100 too. That would be your best solution to cover all your stated needs. A 4" Magnum would be a ideal HD gun and a good back while hunting and the small Bersa would be a good summer CC gun.
rbernie
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Practicality has little to do with it; ability to replace 'em in better times should probably be the defining criteria. Presuming that you like it to start with, the Python will be the hardest to replace and therefore that is the one you keep.
1BLINDREF
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I'm with ArchAngel. I'd keep the Python and the Bersa 380. The Bersa's worth more to you for CC than you'll get for it.
ArchAngelCD
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rbernie,
I would have to agree with you but that wasn't the criteria Stevel set. He wants an every day gun he can carry in the summer. The Python does not fit that bill alone. That's why I suggested he keep the Python and the Bersa but if he can keep only 1 the Speed Six fills all his requirements.
I would have to agree with you but that wasn't the criteria Stevel set. He wants an every day gun he can carry in the summer. The Python does not fit that bill alone. That's why I suggested he keep the Python and the Bersa but if he can keep only 1 the Speed Six fills all his requirements.
10-Ring
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If yours is anything like mine, keep the Python!
CK
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They won`t make another one like the Python (at least for a long time).
brentwal
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python
Ala Dan
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The Python would be the most expensive, the Rugers the most rugged;
but I had to exclude hunting and vote with my heart-
The Detective Special
but I had to exclude hunting and vote with my heart-
The Detective Special
rbernie
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I understand. I'm saying, from hard personal experience, that his criteria is flawed and needs to be corrected...
Ben Shepherd
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I reccomend the gp100. While the pyton is an excellent gun, how do you feel about the occasional dunk in the drink or carrying it in the rain on a hunt?
How do you feel about firing heavier hunting loads out of it?
Based on a strictly utilitarian viewpoint IMO the gp100 is the clear choice.
The python is more valuable, no question. But that's why it is not suited for constant/heavy use.
How do you feel about firing heavier hunting loads out of it?
Based on a strictly utilitarian viewpoint IMO the gp100 is the clear choice.
The python is more valuable, no question. But that's why it is not suited for constant/heavy use.
Wow that's tough. What it the minimum legal length for hunting in your state? In Indiana it's 4" so that would narrow it down. But it would for sure be one of the Rugers, for carry it would be the Speed Six, no question. For hunting backup, I might lean toward the the Python or GP100.
The Python and Det.Spl. might get you the most money, if that's what you need.
The Python and Det.Spl. might get you the most money, if that's what you need.
BHPshooter
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Are you crazy? Don't get rid of a Python.
Wes
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BryanP
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In your position I would have to narrow it down to two.
One would be the GP100. The other would be the SP101.
You could make a case for keeping the Python and the Detective Special as a pair as well.
One would be the GP100. The other would be the SP101.
You could make a case for keeping the Python and the Detective Special as a pair as well.
Keep the SP101. It's the best all around gun there is.
And besides, with Python prices being what they are, you'd be losing a good chunk of change not to sell it. Of course it will be worth more later, but assuming that you are selling for money reasons, you need the money now, not later. And as someone said before, would you take the Python hunting and not mind if it got dinged up or fell in the drink? I didn't think so.
It's the nicest gun. But not the most practical.
The SP101 is small, but has enough barrel length to be practical in all your requirements. it is also a tough bugger. I'd stick with the SP101.
Edit to add: depending on your body type and where you live, the SP101 would be a hell of a lot easier to conceal in the summer time that a GP100 or Python. I'm not saying that those can't be done, but I know I couldn't pass it off with anything less than a heavy flannel shirt and vest over that.
And besides, with Python prices being what they are, you'd be losing a good chunk of change not to sell it. Of course it will be worth more later, but assuming that you are selling for money reasons, you need the money now, not later. And as someone said before, would you take the Python hunting and not mind if it got dinged up or fell in the drink? I didn't think so.
It's the nicest gun. But not the most practical.
The SP101 is small, but has enough barrel length to be practical in all your requirements. it is also a tough bugger. I'd stick with the SP101.
Edit to add: depending on your body type and where you live, the SP101 would be a hell of a lot easier to conceal in the summer time that a GP100 or Python. I'm not saying that those can't be done, but I know I couldn't pass it off with anything less than a heavy flannel shirt and vest over that.
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