Deserted Island Handgun

[Ian11]

Say you're Tom Hanks' character in the movie CastAway. Those FEDEx packages have finally washed ashore. One of those boxes just happens to be a delivery from Davidson's (the internet's firearm superstore) and it weighs and is big enough to hold a decent sized handgun.

Which handgun would you pray for before opening that box? A .357 Mag revolver? A Glock? A 1911? A single shot Contender?



The Rules:

*Notice I wrote handgun. Not rifle or shotgun.
*You lucked out. There's also a box of 50 cartridges appropriate for your handgun in a seperate package. You try one round and it works!!!
*Sorry no big vats of BreakFree CLP, Militec 1, or other cleaning/lubrication/preservative products came ashore. Your gun is gonna be "exposed" to the elements for years and years. Of course you could find something on the island that could be a subsitute and better than nothing.

 

[MJRW]

Stainless Super Redhawk in .454 and a 9.5" barrel. I'm not concerned with concealing it or overpenetration. Stainless to resist the elements and I know it will work even if a tree falls on it.

 

[pale horse]

ruger p97.

 

[Ala Dan]

Smith & Wesson 6" 686

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

 

[sm]

1911
45ACP ball ammo is ok by me

 

[Jeeper]

I dont remember there being anything on his island that you would want to kill to eat. So my choice would be a hand-speargun for fishing.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

The heck with a conventional gun. Give me a good flare gun and 50 flares. They are great for starting fires and signalling folks.....

 

[Prodigalshooter]

I agree, there wern't any dangerous creatures to worry about (human or animal) so I'd take a Ruger Mark II, 6-8" barrel in SS. Good enough to take a seagull or albatross when posssible, there musta been some small game on the island too.

 

[valnar]

Something with a long barrel, since CCW isn't needed. Hi-cap mags aren't needed since you aren't likely to piss off a seagull or crab and need more than 6 shots.

I'd say a model 66 with .38 special preferred, but .357 would be fine. I don't think an L-frame (686) warrants the worry about .357Mag ammo since the "life" of this pistol will be 50 shots AFAI concerned. 6" or 8" barrel.

If there were any tigers? Then a 629.

-Robert

 

[cool45auto]

Probably a stainless steel revolver for simplicity.

 

[CWL]

.22LR.

Survival means eating. More critters get shot (& eaten) with .22LR than large bores combined.

 

[Boats]

Since the gun and ammo are free, I will take the stainless 7.5 inch Freedom Arms 83 Premium grade in .41 Magnum. Enough gun for island game, enough power and controlability for cannibals.

Now if I could just figure out how this package managed to float, I would build a raft the same way and set sail*.



* I have never seen the movie, did a cargo container float ashore?

 

[Thirties]

Good think Tom Hanks didn't get delivery of that handgun. He'd have committed suicide and the film would have had a rather different, even more sad ending.

 

[Ian11]

If a person really wants to commit suicide a person is going to find a way. Even go through the silly trouble of climbing the highest mountain on the island because no other tree would do.


I disagree with the argument that having a gun significantly increases your likelihood of commiting suicide. Although I believe a person who owns a gun and TRULY WANTS to commit suicide would more likely use a gun. I'll concede a person who tries overdosing, slashing their wrists, locking themselves in the garage with the car running might have a better chance of being saved by EMT's than a bullet to the head. But I believe a self inflicted gunshot could be more survivable than hurling yourself from a 30 story building. Should we ban high rise buildings too?


Anti's simply want us to believe that owning a gun makes people "want" to commit suicide. Which is flat out wrong. All of here work hard, enjoy life more, and are able to protect ourselves and our loved ones because of guns.


Sorry, this was suppose to be a "fun" topic but I got sidetracked by this serious issue.

 

[Nick96]

Ruger .22 auto and 50 rounds of ammo.

We're talking survival - and a .22 is the best tool for the job.

 

[MJRW]

I'm thinking that there is large game and I want more pounds of meat per round than I can get with a .22.

 

[Nick96]

Tom Hanks and a .357 - yeh right. Bagging more air than meat I'd expect. All you have to do is hit them and wait for them to bleed and pass out. What else do you have to do - debate world politics with a soccer ball?

 

[10-Ring]

S&W mod 66

 

[Spieler]

A stainless 6" bbl revolver of reputable manufacture in .357 Mag. That should be enough to cover most contingencies.


-Pat

 

[Johnny Guest]

A serious handgun for foraging or fighting - - -

S&W model 65 four inch. Light and compact enough for constant carry, resistant to salt air, non-adjustable sights = very rugged. I'd hope for 158 gr mag ammo, but .38 spl would be okay as well.

Best,
Johnny

 

[Dr.Who]

Let see, on an island, exposed to salt water-air, noting else except ammo and the gun. No way to maintain it... Let see... A Glock in 40 or 9mm, big enough to get the job done on big things yet not too big to over power the meat on something smaller. Plus since the glock was shipped in it's own box, it has a cleaning brush. Now how much ammo came with the shippment?

 

[Boats]

The nice thing about a Glock in .40S&W is that you might have pistol and a hand grenade all rolled into one.

 

[firestar]

I would take a Contender or other rifle type handgun in .223 cal. The only thing to shoot might be a seagull or other bird and you may need the accuracy and distance of the .223.

 

[arinvolvo]

I think firestar nailed it on the head with the contender....very few moving parts....break breach for easy sand removal...effective caliber for large or small game...enough distance and power for anything you need to shoot, and one shot at a time makes for conservative ammo usage.

Another good single shot pistol would be an AMT harballer

Of course the contender would need to be polymer stocked, stainless barreled, and with a box of sealed 223, for sticking it in the water to cap fish.

 

[badgerrr]

With my luck, I'd find an M-29 S&W and 2,000 rounds of CCI stingers.

(But I'd name that Smith, Wilson)