Most expensive CCW

[SDGlock23]

I used to carry a DW Valor on occasion, but rare. That's about it for me.

 

[Pointshoot]

SDGlock23: "I used to carry a DW Valor on occasion, but rare. That's about it for me."

I'll often carry my DW Patriot . Bought it when they first came out. Dan Wesson was independent & hadn't been bought out by CZ. All steel with 5" barrel. Probably my most accurate semi-auto handgun.

 

[mavracer]

If it bothers you to carry a $1000 pistol, buy a dozen $1000 pistols it'll desensatize you to the price tag of one gun.

 

[torqem]

It's the 1/4 million $ needed to stay out of prison and not be sued for everything that you own that's of real concern, you know. Zimmerman's shooting was so obviously self defense that the cops originally just let him go. I have to think that the prosecution was only brought to appease the racially motivated stuff, cause they sure handed the defense some very nice "gifts". The media was spending millions on trying to railroad the guy.

 

[NacsMXer]

How about a Strayer Voight Infinity (SVI) carry piece? 5-6 grand. Haaave mercy...

 

[rockhopper46038]

My EDC is a Bill Wilson Carry pistol. I'm accurate and experienced with it, and it carries well. I'm having a purpose built Combat Commander made for me to replace it which, I'm afraid, is going to significantly surpass the cost of the BWC

I would have no problem carrying a less expensive SIG P228 or a CZ75. My BUG is a S&W Bodyguard .380. But if I'm just a little bit better with the 1911 and can afford to buy one that gives me complete confidence in my ability to employ it if need be, I'd call myself foolish for not carrying it.

 

[Devonai]

If I had a high-dollar pistol I imagine I would carry it infrequently, unless it was all that I had, in which case I would sell it and buy something less likely to decrease in value if I dropped it.

The exception would be if I was sure I would never sell it, in which case I wouldn't be afraid of a few dings and scratches. However, the last seventeen years have shown me that I can never predict what future me will do with my firearm collection.

 

[Old Fuff]

My most often carry guns are high quality, mechanically sound, but absolutely ordinary. Most of them were purchased used and internally renovated if necessary. All of them show finish wear. None of them have any attention-grabbing aftermarket attachments or accessories.

In a context of being a self-defensive weapon they are as effective as those that cost substantially more, and if I have to use one they're will be no regrets when it ends up neglected or mishandled in some evidence locker; and no bottom-feeding lawyer will be able to make points with a jury by describing it as being a "specialized custom killing machine."

 

[RussellC]

I've often wondered if it ever came to a true self defense shooting, I became the victor, and was carrying a gun that I didn't want the police to #@&% up, I would be very tempted to secure the weapon, and have my attorney present while I release it to the prosecutor, or court, or police supervisor (my last choice) when they draft an agreement for its proper return, unscathed, should I be found to have committed no crime during the defense of my life. Not the usual procedure, and the cop shop would be pissed as hell, but evidence is evidence, and as such is MINE until I release it to them. Any judge that would like to COMPEL me to hand it over could find me in contempt, but that is not a criminal charge, and if my attorney is worth ANYTHING, it would be a simple matter. People do not always come forward, people do not always give up evidence initially, and the police do not always get to have it their way. The police do not intimidate me (I worked as cop for 20 years), and I now have the time to make my point: my property will not be trashed for the sake of inconsiderate, reckless, or power abusive public officials. Your submission to the powers that be might be different than mine. The more people that stand up to abuses, the fewer we will have. I really don't mind getting arrested for this. Hell, they are going to "arrest" a citizen in this situation anyway; you may as well stand ground and go for the promise to treat your property with respect. I always had that in mind when I handled other peoples property, and it really isn't that hard, or too much to ask. I didn't tolerate other officers abusing property OR people, either.

Problem, is, it is evidence now. No cleaning before they take it, if covered with blood and
guts, that is the way it will sit for a long time. Attorneys are required to turn over evidence, make no mistake.

Also, very funny about the "conditional turn over" via attorney. It is evidence, They will just take the gun, you dont have ANY say, or they will put you and attorney in jail. I am a defense attorney....and this is why I like Glocks....easy and cheap to replace, so accurate I can outshoot most of my friends "expensive" guns, never miss a beat reliability.

If you feel better paying a few grand for your gun, OK, just when they take it, be ready to let go and plop down some more long green for another. Not to mention getting it back in what ever shape its in. If that hurts the pocket book, oh well, we must pay to play!

Sort of reminds me of the lawschool catch 22: Client walks into office and places gun on your desk and says: "I just had something happen I could be charged for with this" creating the paradox for attorney: He is required to turn over evidence, but to do so creates an ethical problem for attorney, keeping the confidences and secrets of a client....

Russellc

 

[mljdeckard]

My sentiments reflect post #6 precisely. It doesn't matter if you lose it, if it saved your life. And if, say, I had something like a Nighthawk, and I used it to save my life, and lost it and didn't get it back, I would contact the manufacturer and see if they would be amenable to some kind of deal exchanging publicty about the incident for a deal on a replacement. imagine a full-page ad of you holding a Nighthawk, saying something like, "when my life depended on it brand______ saved my life." that's the best publicity they could hope for.

Recently one of my ccw students showed me his early 90s 4" blued Python. I told him if I had one of those, not only would I carry it, I would probably be spoiled and not want to carry anything else.

 

[Old Fuff]

If you have that expensive S&W NightHawk, and I have an old (but fully functional) .38 Military & Police (model 10 or pre-model 10) and we both get into a shooting incident with similar circumstances...

The outcome will far more depend on our respective training and marksmanship capability while under stress, then any particular choice of revolver (or whatever).

 

[mljdeckard]

I just threw out the name "Nighthawk" because it is particularly expensive. I carry Kimber and Para mostly. Nighthawks might be better overall, but I don't think they are worth more than three times what I paid for my Kimber. I shot one at a rental range, and it jammed on me.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

After working as cop for 20 years, trying to defend people rights AND property, I have ZERO tolerance for cops that abuse their authority. Period. I'd rather face a contempt charge than surrender my point of view on this, then get my gun trashed, and THEN develop a serious case of revenge on my mind. They might do it to someone else on a daily basis, but every now and then along comes someone who.................you get the drift. Not everyone rolls over and plays dead. Bad cops? BIG pet peeve of mine. I might even feel like it was personal. It's not just the gun; it's the lack of respect for someone else's property, the likes of which would be a crime in any other situation. That should be obvious to any thinking person.

 

[Thompsoncustom]

The most expensive gun I've carried is a Dan Wesson 1911, great guns but I find the CZ 75 platform to be the best for me. There was no downside to the Dan wesson it was a beautiful gun and much better build than my CZ's or glocks. Well I sold the Dan wesson in favor of getting a more expensive CZ(then I had) they just fit me better, point better, and I just like the design more. As for the glock it makes a good truck/draw gun.

I don't think price has much to do with it I just go with what works the best for me.

 

[dickydalton]

Colt Officers Model Enhanced with extra work. If I am alive it's paid for.

 

[Old Fuff]

We are delighted that you are still with us and have not met some other ugly fate...

But are you sure that a particular pistol is absolutely necessary, and without it all is lost?

In this respect the Old Fuff may be in trouble, as he doesn't always carry the same make and model handgun.

 

[dogboy13]

I carried a Wilson cab from 05-11 daily. If I had not sold it it would be my carry gun now .it will be replaced soon

 

[Phaedrus/69]

I'd hate to lose an expensive CCW gun but I'd hate losing my life much more. If I ever need to use a sidearm to save my life I hope I am carrying my best one that day!

 

[TRX]

> It doesn't matter if you lose it, if it saved your life.

I tried using that logic on someone who badly damaged a crash helmet in a wreck, but he didn't see it that way...

 

[JohnBT]

"If you feel better paying a few grand for your gun, OK, just when they take it, be ready to let go and plop down some more long green for another."

I'll just go to the safe and pick out another one. If they took one every year I'd be okay for quite some time.

Losing a gun to the police would be like paying a $1k deductible, a pain, but just the cost of doing business. Actually, my homeowner's policy has a $5k deductible. I asked about going to $10k, but there was some process to endure involving committees and votes and nonsense.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

QUOTE: " I'd hate to lose an expensive CCW gun but I'd hate losing my life much more." Why not keep both!

 

[captbluemoon]

I recently talked to a LEO in my state, he said that if a gun is used in a self defense situation , it will be confiscated by SLED ( state law enforcement) and available for return to owner in a year. SLED puts a stamped engraving of some sort on the gun , kind of like a notch I assume. I also got the impression you must petition for it to be returned. Getting back to the point, I agree that less expensive is an individual choice, comfort and shooting capability should be primary!

 

[Ankeny]

I carried a P7M8 for years. Traded it off when the 1911 bug bit me. Packed a Les Baer PII hardchrome for several years followed by a custom single stack on a Caspian Race Ready frame. Both of those guns doubled as competition guns. The most expensive dedicated carry guns would be the P7M8, a Springfield EMP, a Dan Wesson V-Bob, and my current carry gun is a Colt Lwt. Commander with a lot of custom work. Although I don't have a lot of money, I do appreciate nice firearms and I am not worried about having them fumed for prints, etc.

 

[benEzra]

If you had a fire break out in your kitchen, would you want the extinguisher at hand to be the cheapest one sold at Walmart?

I'm guessing that my EDC would probably take about $800-900 to replace...S&W 3913LS with tritium Novak sights. The gun has a bit of finish wear after being carried for 15-ish years, but I bought it to be a carry gun, not a collectible.

 

[oneounceload]

Wilsons, Les Baers, Rohrbaughs, Colt Gold Cups, various customized 1911s and S&Ws, and a few others like the aforementioned Kimbers.

Point is - if it is the most accurate and dependable pistol you own, why WOULDN'T you carry it?