Handgun classics - gotta have

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I want a nice all-forged, no-MIM, gunsmith-tuned 1911, preferably blued

I want an all-forged, blued steel, wood-gripped Browning Hi-Power

I want a Smith & Wesson blued revolver, 27-2, 29-2, 17, etc.

These are the classics. Nothing that looks like it was made after 1990.

Anyone agree these are the must-haves?
 
Agreed, except that the list has to include a single action revolver as well.
 
I agree those are the classics.

I've even had a couple of them.

I had a 29, it was nice, esp, the SA trigger, but it shoot loose with lots of magnums. I got rid of it, and now that I'm doing it again, I'm getting a Redhawk. It'll be the better gun, classic or not.

Read up on Hi Powers, and wound up with a Charles Daly because they had better triggers than the Brownings. (though the Brownings had better finish)

Haven't had a 1911.
 
Min said:
I want a nice all-forged, no-MIM, gunsmith-tuned 1911, preferably blued

I want an all-forged, blued steel, wood-gripped Browning Hi-Power

I want a Smith & Wesson blued revolver, 27-2, 29-2, 17, etc.
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That is a sweet list you have come up with thus far. There are a lot of good, classic S&W revolvers out there. I'd love to have a pre-K22 Outdoorsman in 22LR. But I think they go for more than a grand nowadays.

If you can afford it, a S&W Registered Magnum would be a top 10 classic. Of course, so would an original Colt SAA. And a cap and ball/percussion revolver, such as a Colt 1851 Navy or 1860 Army is a must.

I should have been a doctor or a lawyer :eek: !
 
PPK, substitue a Makarov if you wish.
Colt Walker
Baby Browning (they're just so cute)
Something in the MAC family, because they're so beautiful :p
 
I agree on the OP's first three choices. I have a 1911, just bought a blued BHP, and now have to look for a niced S&W 27 or 28. I am also on the lookout for a nice Colt Woodsman.
 
I would like all those mentioned in the original post. The must have for me out of that bunch is the BHP.

My other realistic must haves are a SAA, a Delta Elite (a new one if they ever really materialize), and either a Model 14/Officers Model Match.
 
If you're gonna get a classic, you gotta have an original .44 Magnum Auto Mag, like my 1974 High Standard .44 Magnum Auto Mag. May never shoot it, but a classic indeed.

Not to mention it looks nice sitting next to my other "Dirty Harry" gun, a S&W Model 29-8 .44 Magnum....

:)
 
I guess I'm sort of turning my attention to the "modern classics". There are still places that "make 'em right" to this very day. USFA comes to mind. I don't feel a "classic" collection is complete without one of them, and their 1911s haven't got any flies on them either.
 
C93 Borchardt 9mm semi automatic. I'm directly descended from Hugo Borchardt, the designer. Unfortunately I don't have the 20 to 30 thousand dollars it would take to buy a piece of my family's legacy.:(
 
For me, only guns that I carry and/or shoot get into my collection. In order for to shoot it, it has to be either easy to clean, offer me either a training tool, or be a cost saving measure. For that reason, I don't have multiple revolvers that serve the same function. I have two, a GP-100 4" with meprolight that is my bedside gun and an SP-101 that I carry in winter and hiking. My carry semi-autos are a Glock 19 and a Kel-Tec P32. I have that Kel-Tec for when I really really don't want to carry my Glock. My shooters are a Ruger .22 revolver and a Browning Buckmark.

If it doesn't serve a pretty specific function, I don't keep it. I've had guns that were nifty because I liked them. But I was always annoyed by their lack of utility. Like 1911s, I sometimes get a hankering for one. Then I remember I hated cleaning it and always chose to carry my Glock 19 instead.

So, my must haves are always defined by my needs and uses. However, don't get me wrong, I still appreciate the coolness of interesting guns.
 
Classic handguns

I have a just bought a S and W Model 28 and I love it. This gun feels good to handle and I like that I can shoot the cheaper 38 specail rounds as well as the more powerful 357. I do agree with you the classics are great.
 
Love the classics

I have pined for many and aquired some....

S&W 1917 purchased in 80% original condition, $550- shoots great, a must have.

German Luger in .9mm- just a quirky gun and real fun to shoot, not to mention, its very accurate.

Webley in .38 S&W, real fun plinker and easy to reload using 9mm dies, go figure.

There are others but these were near the top of my list, now I will be focusing on new models. Right now I have my eye on a LB in .45 acp TRP.

DS
 
An original Whitney Wolverine
Norinco 54-1 (TT33 type)
S&W M&P revolver
Makarov
S&W Model 67
Star Mod 30 9MM
Hi-Standard Double Nine convertible

I also would like to nominate a plain ol' H&R 9 shot .22 DA revolver. Yeah, they're a dime a dozen but they've been the standard .22 for millions for decades and decades. Kinda like an old slant six Dodge Dart, you know? They're not glamorous or anything; they just work, forever.

There is another largely ignored pistol, the Star MOD 30. It's a great hi-cap 9MM. Great trigger and it's weight make it the double tap champ. The thing hardly kicks at all and it's built so solidly that I think it'll be shooting long after I'm gone.

Farnorthdan: Thanks for mentioning the Webley. I have a P. Webley & Son MKIII and it's a sweet gun. It's around 120 years old and is still tight, tight, tight. It's definitely been used a lot, too, all worn smooth without a speck of finish left on it. It's a fantastic pointer, right up there with anything I've ever shot.
 
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