What would Wyatt carry today?

[Fun2Shoot]

Let's say that Wild West legend, Wyatt Earp, suddenly comes back from the grave and needs a great handgun to take care of business in the here and now. He's still the same old Wyatt, but must chose and use a modern firearm in his new life in 21st century law enforcement.

What would Wyatt carry? Or, WWWC for short.

I say, he would see the great advantage of a hi-cap 45acp DAO like from Para-Ord. He wants to stay with a big Old West caliber, but is wise enough to know that magazines are superior to cylinders and he could still have a double-action type trigger that he would be familiar with.

What say you? WWWC, in your opinion?

 

[TexasRifleman]

1911 in 10mm, how dare you suggest otherwise

 

[jamz]

Probably a Glock.

http://www.galleryofguns.com/shootingtimes/Articles/DisplayArticles.asp?ID=19

-James

 

[Mizzle187]

A Colt AR-15! What?

 

[jeff-10]

Wasn't he a US Marshal? And don't US Marshal's carry Glock 22s?

 

[Old Fuff]

I think you guys would be disappointed…

During his long life, Wyatt Earp served as a peace officer for a relatively short time. When he did he avoided shooting people (bad for the city’s he worked for image) and his principal use of a handgun was to hit troublemakers along the side their head and then drag them off to the lock-up. For this purpose he preferred a heavy, solid-frame, long barreled revolver. If he returned today he might find merit in Ruger’s Redhawk or Super Redhawk, but not one of the relatively lightweight automatic pistols.

 

[HSMITH]

In reality he would have an M4 carbine, and a bunch of 30 round mags. Red Dot type sighting system, and a fully functional 'switch'.

Since this is the handgun forum I will list a handgun also.

He would have an STI standard frame and classic slide in major 9 or 38 supercomp. He would have it decked out with all the bells and whistles like a titanium comp and C-more sight, built by a name smith. He would carry a 140 mag in it with a +2 basepad, and reload to a big stick with a +2 basepad and have 3 more big sticks on the belt.....

If you know you might need it why not have the best? He was a person that sometimes knew trouble was coming, and prepared accordingly as best he could. The weapons we have access to today would boggle the mind of someone from his era. An IPSC racegun would be the perfect handgun for a gunfight, if you knew when and where it was going to happen but it still plays second to a good rifle.

 

[Ichiro]

single-action 45 colt, 6-inch barrel.

Two of them.

~Ichiro

 

[torpid]

Let's say that Wild West legend, Wyatt Earp, suddenly comes back from the grave and needs a great handgun to take care of business in the here and now. He's still the same old Wyatt, but must chose and use a modern firearm in his new life in 21st century law enforcement.

Still the same old Wyatt?
Take care of business?

Poor Wyatt wouldn't last a week with the disciplinary actions and lawsuits.


Suddenly comes back from the grave?
Is this zombie Wyatt Earp (aka Kevin Costner)?

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[1911JMB]

"hit troublemakers along the side their head and then drag them off to the lock-up."

I believe thats called a billy club. I'd like to think he'd choose a Wilson CQB.

 

[bakert]

Long barrel single action Colt or Ruger in .45 Colt, the type of gun and caliber that worked then and now. In a moment of weakness he might pick one of those newfangled double action six guns.

 

[Black Majik]

2 Nickel Colt 1911's with ivory smooth grips.

 

[RyanM]

He'd probably pick what he was familiar with, SA revolver in .45 LC. Probably he'd pick a Ruger Blackhawk, since pretty much all affordable SAA clones are made in Italy, and USFA charges a small fortune.

 

[brasskeeper]

PYTHON!

 

[f4t9r]

SIG P220 and a AR15 in the saddle

 

[kjeff50cal]

I think you guys would be disappointed…

During his long life, Wyatt Earp served as a peace officer for a relatively short time. When he did he avoided shooting people (bad for the city’s he worked for image) and his principal use of a handgun was to hit troublemakers along the side their head and then drag them off to the lock-up. For this purpose he preferred a heavy, solid-frame, long barreled revolver. If he returned today he might find merit in Ruger’s Redhawk or Super Redhawk, but not one of the relatively lightweight automatic pistols.

How about a Glock and a Taser .

kjeff50cal

 

[CAnnoneer]

I understand Mr Earp preferred intimidation to shooting. So, my expectation would be a Desert Eagle.

P.S.
Don't ya think calling him by his first name is a bit too familiar?

"Have I had you yet? No? Then don't call me by my Christian name." John Cutter (Gangs of New York)

 

[DunedinDragon]

I suspect ol' Wyatt would want:

a full-size, heavy gun useful for knocking folks on the head.
he always used a .45, so I suspect he'd stay with that...it's proven.
he'd also want something that he can aim quickly to go along with his famous quote about how to win in a gunfight - "Aim carefully, but do it quick"
he preferred longer barrel guns to shorter barrel guns.

My guess - some form of full-size, all-steel 1911.

 

[wheelgunslinger]

He wants to stay with a big Old West caliber, but is wise enough to know that magazines are superior to cylinders.

Say what, sucka?
Noone told me that.

I'd say that since Earp was using that best stuff he could get back then, he'd use the best he could get now. If I were in law enforcement, I'd want a big double action in .44 or .45 as my sidearm. Extended firefights/assaults can be done with the F.A.M.A.S. or M4 in my cruiser's trunk.

 

[MCgunner]

Wyatt was a lawman who wanted state of the art and what worked at the time. I say, he'd probably want an Uzi 9mm machine pistol. That way, Doc and the brothers can stay home while he walks down to the OK and takes care of business....

 

[f4t9r]

I also thank he would say what the happened to this Country

 

[litework]

I'd say that if Mr. Earp were to return to law enforcement, he would carry whatever weapon his department issued him. If he wanted to knock someone in the head, I’m sure he’d be greatly satisfied with wonderful bludgeoning instruments coming courtesy of ASP and MagLite.

 

[Old Fuff]

Head Knockers

Mr. Earp, and other frontier peace officers, including his older brother, Virgil, used their revolvers as head-knockers in case a situation turned worse, they'd have a six-shooter in hand, not a stick.

During his tour of duty with the Border Patrol, Charles Askins mentioned a incident where a fellow patrolman used his Colt Government Model .45 pistol for a head-knocker, and discovered thereafter that the slide was aligned at an angle and no longer went back and forth...

Just before World War Two started, "Major" George Patton Jr. had a discussion about this head-knocking business with a friend that was a Texas Ranger. Both agreed that of the pistols and revolvers that were currently available, a long-barreled Colt Single Action Army was still the best for that kind of thing.

Wyatt Earp was not particularly into carrying revolvers, even when he was an officer. On at least two occasions he had to borrow a revolver because he wasn't carrying one. His brother Virgil had a reputation when it came to rifle markmanship, and Wyatt seems to have prefered a shotgun when a handgun wouldn't do... But not Doc Holliday as is commonly believed.

 

[Marshall]

Some things never change

 

[AirForceShooter]

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