Does any one carry old pistols?

[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)

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1958 Beretta 950B (.25acp)

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1983 Bauer (.25acp)

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1984 Davis D-32 (.32acp)

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1983 Bersa 383 (.380acp)

 

[PX15]

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.

 

[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)


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

The Doc is out now.

 

[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]

The oldest and one I really trust....

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!