Heavy Hitter Carry Guns

[bannockburn]

Fleetman

I like your gun safe and all of the contents therein!

 

[BSA1]

Show off.

 

[bannockburn]

BSA1

Hey if you've got it why not flaunt it every now and then? That's one awe inspiring collection!

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I'm sure my Springfield 1911A1 in 45 ACP qualities:

 

[bannockburn]

AACD

Very nice! Reminds me a lot of my Springfield Armory M1911A1, only your's looks a lot more nicely polished and blued than mine!

 

[Fleetman]

Thank you....it took a long time though!

BSA1

Hey if you've got it why not flaunt it every now and then? That's one awe inspiring collection!

 

[Sauer Grapes]

If not one of these 2, it's a Sig p239.

 

[Old Dog]

Old school, eh? The 4006 is one of the only .40s I ever liked. The 3rd gen Smiths definitely qualify on the "heavy" part, for sure. But in my experience, mostly all durable and reliable pistols (loved the 5906 I was issued back in the day).

 

[ArchAngelCD]

AACD

Very nice! Reminds me a lot of my Springfield Armory M1911A1, only your's looks a lot more nicely polished and blued than mine!

Thank you. I bought it used 11 years ago for my son. A few years later he was going to sell it to buy a "better" 1911. I'm very glad I bought it from him because it's a great gun and I like shooting it.

I like the parkerized finish look on your 1911 too...

 

[Jim NE]

Heavy hitters:

My .357's were never small enough to be concealed carry. My CZ 40P is called a "compact" by the folks at CZ apparently, but it never seemed compact enough for concealed carry, to me, either. My heavy hitter carry gun up till a year ago had been a Taurus PT 145...a great gun in many ways. Two other Taurus's I own would also fill the heavy hitter role, a beautiful polished stainless 445 revolver in .44 Special, and a PT 740 Slim in .40.

Instead of either of those, however, I've opted for a new S&W Shield in .45 acp, which I bought last year. When I feel I need a heavy hitter, that's what I'll go to. As of right now, though, I'm still comfortable with and confident in my .38 snubbie loaded with +P.

 

[TRX]

Here is a pic of 2 of mine ... .629 44mag & Bulldog .44spl:

I keep looking at that picture, and the Voices keep telling me, "What are credit cards for, anyway?"

Then I have to ruthlessly shove them back under the water and wait for the bubbles to stop coming up.

 

[SeanSw]

Here's my Gp100 3". I can't shoot it well enough to justify carrying but that was the idea at some point. Unknown holster and black locust wood on factory Ruger compact grips. I was experimenting with Remington 180gr jhp and Vor-Tx 140gr loads before moving on, those may qualify as "heavy hitters" in a carry gun.

 

[olkowsr]

S&W - 45LC & Judge 410/45LC.

 

[481]

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OOooooh, that's nice. Have you ever though of some micarta grips for it or does she recoil too much for that to be an option?

 

[Airman Basic]

OOooooh, that's nice. Have you ever though of some micarta grips for it or does she recoil too much for that to be an option?

All my Blackhawks carry Pachmayrs. Wouldn't feel right without them.

 

[Gordon]

top to bottom: .40 S&W Shield , Colt Lightweight Officers .45acp
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.45acp AMT Back Up , .40 S&W Shield lower

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Sig 239 .40S&W and the Shield again for size comparison

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Charter .44spl Bulldog 1973 Bridgeport Conn.

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.45 Backup in ankle holster !

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Model 19 .357

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[Michael Tinker Pearce]

Just kidding... Until I get my Kirst gated .45 Colt Conversion. Ok, actual as-defined heavy hitters-

Maadi Helwan- 9mm single-stack, but but a full-length barrel. I have a nice IWB holster for this. It hides surprisingly well.

1911a1 'Frankengun' assembled buy a buddy, who later gave it to me as a present. I don't carry it all the time, but I do carry it.

 

[earplug]

Interesting pictures of a bunch of guns without holster wear. Curious how you make that happen.

 

[Gordon]

Now this is a "Heavy Hitter" for under 2 pounds loaded ; an old. beautiful faded to gold framed Star PD .45acp . It is sighted right on for 230 grain Winchester Ranger . Originally I sighted the gun in for WW Black Talon 230, the Ranger is exactly the same Got this back when I went to American Pistol Institute, it's allways loaded
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[dickydalton]

Interesting pictures of a bunch of guns without holster wear. Curious how you make that happen.

Here is one I used to carry every day years ago.

 

[Mike J]

I honestly don't own anything I would really consider a heavy hitter. The two I would consider coming close are an old Dan Wesson .357 revolver (I only have the 4" barrel & shroud for it, always wanted a 6") & my Ruger SR 1911 but my idea of heavy hitter would probably 10mm, .44 magnum & up.

 

[Gordon]

Interesting pictures of a bunch of guns without holster wear. Curious how you make that happen.

The Star PD was carried alot for a long time, there is finish wear, but I baby my guns. The Shield is currently replacing it, it is tupperware and a throw away gun if I happen to carry it with out a permit never happened so far tho. The others are sporadically carried, remember I say I keep my guns in good shape and have excellent holsters for them since early 70s. I have had some "Ranch " gun's one of which was a 4 5/8 Ruger three Screw flat top which I wore the finish of a lot, not as much as the one above tho, that is beautiful. Yes a full on .357 is a heavy hitter, it was designed from the get go as such.

 

[Mike J]

Sorry for the crappy pictures I need to take another one of the Ruger with better lighting. That one is from when it was brand new 2012 IIRC.

 

[bangswitch]

My three heavy hitters: Springfield 1911A1 .45, S&W Model 19 .357 Magnum, Glock 20 10mm

 

[Havok7416]

Hmm...
S&W 1006, Taurus PT1911, Taurus Judge, Chiappa Rhino 6", IAI Javelina, FN Five-SeveN (does that even count?), HK USP9 (no pic), and my two favorite -- and utterly ridiculous -- carry guns, a CZ VZ61 Skorpion and an Uberti Buntline.
In no particular order because my phone hates me: