Ideal Handgun Battery

[vaupet]

I would think U need gun with comparable controls as you want the same drill and the same handling, regardless what gun U have.

So try a complete line by the same manufacturer (or close)
I have Sig Mosquito (training and learning - ideal to train FTF and FTE)
USP 9, HD
USP 45 match for bowling pin.

I "my" country we are not alowed to carry guns so I don't need one for this purpose.
additionally I have a Hämmerli 280 for bulls-eye matches (22 lr at 25 m) and a nagant revolver, just for fun.

greetings

peter

 

[MattTheHat]

For me, if I could just have one of each Colt 1911 in each length and caliber ever offered, I'd be set.

Some day.


-Matt

 

[Strahley]

I would think U need gun with comparable controls as you want the same drill and the same handling, regardless what gun U have.

So try a complete line by the same manufacturer (or close)
I have Sig Mosquito (training and learning - ideal to train FTF and FTE)
USP 9, HD
USP 45 match for bowling pin.

Curious...if you have two USPs, why do you have a Mosquito? I figure a Walther P22 would be a better match for comparable controls

 

[springwalk]

more rimfires, less centerfires for me

 

[Rexster]

1) Ruger GP100. I could get by with JUST a Ruger GP100 for personal use, but must carry one of certain specified .40 autoloaders at work, so....

2) SIG P229. This is my favored service-type autopistol. Its DA trigger pull mimics that of an S&W K/L-frame or GP100. If I didn't wear a badge, and have to buy my own duty pistols, I could live without this category. I own several, because I believe in having spare working guns, but only need one.

3) S&W Model 17, a K-frame .22 sixgun. Useful in its own right, for multiple purposes, it doub;es as a trainer gun for my larger-bore sixguns and P229 pistols.

4) 1911. Mine is a Les Baer Thunder Ranch Special. A Fighting Pistol; a Battle Pistol; somewhat different than a duty pistol.

5) Ruger SP101. My favored snubby revolver. I could live quite well with just a GP100 and SP101, except, of course, for the duty auto factor.

6) Single Action Sixgun, whether it be a Colt SAA, USFA Single Action, or Ruger Vaquero or Blackhawk. Gotta have a fun gun! There is just something about a single action sixgun. Western movies/literature/folklore are the American mythology, and shooting these sixguns is more than just launching lead. I own a double-digit number of these, but could get by with one.

7) Seecamp LWS-32. The Swiss make fine watches; an American gunsmith named Larry Seecamp makes firearms that are precision works of art. Not a need, but really nice to have.

A bit extravagant, perhaps, but this is my ideal handgun battery. The GP100 is the do-it-all handgun, and if I were a private citizen, not needing an autoloading duty pistol, I could function quite fine with just a GP100, though a "pair and a spare" would be better. (I think John Taffin coined the "pair and a spare" terminology.)

 

[Brian Williams]

A 4" S&W Model 10 and a S&W Model 45.
Both have
4" pencil barrel
fixed sights
same grip

The problem is S&W made a boatload of model 10's and a handful of model 45's

So to make this work, a S&W 15/14 and a S&W 17/18
Both have
either a 4" or 6" barrel
Adjustable sights
Same grip.

 

[Cosmoline]

I think alot of us can accept this budget as a reasonable amount.

I think that's wishful thinking! Ideal for me means practical and inexpensive. The only one I actually use, or have used for the past year or more, is the Speed Six. It's great for CCW, trail carry or anything else.

 

[vaupet]

@ drahley
size, I have XXL hands. I can hold the Walther with 1.5 fingers and the mosquito with 2.5
Same reason why I need full-sized pistols also

greetings

 

[NotSoFast]

My ideal would be:

Glock 35 Practical Tactical
Glock 27 Subcompact
And for a revolver:
either the Ruger GP100 or Sp101
and a Ruger LCP .357

I tend to like keeping it within a family. It makes it easier for familiarity and similarity in teardown. And staying within the same caliber keeps ammo costs at a minimum as multiple calibers aren't needed to be stored.

One exception would be the Browning Buckmark for a .22lr target pistol. I live the heft and feel of it in my hand.

 

[oneounceload]

Something in .22
Something for carry in 39 or 9mm (pocket carry)
Something for nightstand use (N frame or 1911)

hunting/hiking/kit gun

Something off the wall for fun

 

[HGUNHNTR]

Ruger LCP .380acp
Smith 686 6" .357 mag
HK USP Tactical 45
Glock 19 9mm
Ruger MKII .22lr

 

[goon]

Eh... I'm afraid this changes for me, partly because my tastes change but also because my needs occasionally change as well.

My needs include a lot of plinking, some introducing new shooters, some carry in populated areas, and some carry in unpopulated areas. I also love history, so I'm gonna need something to scratch that itch. However, I'll never get anywhere near $10,000 invested in just handguns and probably not even in my entire collection.

My "Ideal" would be something like this -
1. Ruger SP-101 .357 Magnum
2. Ruger GP-100 .357 Magnum
3. Semi-auto 9mm, yet to be determined (I've had one of about everything but all have disappointed me in one way or another). Maybe a Glock 19 or a Ruger P-95
4. Semi-auto .22 LR - probably a Browning Buckmark
5. Really small CCW gun for when you want to carry but can't. Maybe a stainless J-frame .38, A Kel-Tec P-32, etc.
6. A Uberti Open Top .44 Special
7. A Uberti 1875 Remington Outlaw .44 Special (probably have to have this cylinder customized, bored out from a .357 magnum cylinder for this gun.
8. A Ruger Super Blackhawk, 7.5 inch stainless
9. Two Flintlock smoothbore pistols, probably both in .58 caliber. One would be set up as an English style c. 1700, the other would be a more simple colonial style. I like .58 smoothbore because it gives the feel of the originals with the huge bore, but is a small enough ball that I can get more shots out of a pound of lead.
10. Broomhandle Mauser with a shouder stock.

I could be happy with a lot less than this, if we're going with the "Ideal", I might as well put my whole wishlist on there.

 

[OregonJohnny]

If I had to whittle my dozen or so handguns down to only 5, I think I'd be relatively well-covered and happy with:

1. S&W 642 (coat pocket carry most of the year)
2. Ruger LCP (warm weather pants pocket carry)
3. Ruger GP100 (general outdoor activities gun)
4. Beretta 92FS (HD, range)
5. Ruger Single Six Convertible (.22LR/.22WMR)

 

[RatDrall]

1. S&W 442 for carry
2. S&W 64 for home defense and hiking

Don't really need much more than that. Anything else can be taken care of with a rifle or shotgun. In fact, the only other firearm I'd need to get by would be a good shotgun.