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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: tombogan03884 on November 18, 2009, 05:42:53 PM
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Question pretty much explains its self you can only have one pistol, but it has to do everything you use a pistol for, Wheel gun or bottom feeder?
I have one of each, and while I carry my 1911 every day if I could only have 1 it would be my .357 revolver because while it is a bit slower to reload I would feel more confident facing a larger animal oor using it to hunt.
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I like my .44 mag Super Redhawk
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Wheel gun for certain. Simplicity and accuracy being of most importance to me! Don't need to aim too much inside of 75 feet but for hunting game, might need a bit more reach and velocity.
Wheel gun with a 4-6" barrel, .357 or larger depending on part of the country.
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I went with Wheel gun as the ones I have shot seem to be more accurate
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Tough choice!!! I love'em both!
I only choose auto because I'm considering most "out of the box stock" options.
Single action revolver: In stock form, most, cetainly not ALL of them have a disapointing trigger that was long, & often with inconsistant pull pressures for accurate shooting (just my experience). Reloading multiple rounds is a bit of a chore if your in a hurry (again, just my experience).
Double action revolver: Either you pull the hammer back, adding time to follow up shots, and I personally loose my line of site to the target to get my thumb on the hammer. Or suffer from what is commonly a very long, heavy trigger pull shooting it like a single action.
Semi-auto: Personally, I just don't find them as much fun to shoot. BUT, I handgun hunt quite a lot, so a great trigger, SUPER quick second shots without having to loose my fixed grip on the weapon (if you shoot one squirrel you'll usually have another pop it's head out to), and popping in a fresh mag. once in a while means a LOT! And to this point in my life, the semi-auto's I've owned have never given me a reason to question their reliabilty. :)
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Wheel guns make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. :D
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Until I got my Glock 10mm, it would have been a Smith 29 or 57. Hears the funny thing, if I could have 2 pistols, it would be neither.
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I know I didn't list single shot, but I would like to hear more about that M25,
You can't just say something like that and leave me hanging, it'll keep me awake nights. ;D
Like loning some one a REALLY good book but ripping out the last chapter. ::)
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Love my Glocks, but if I could own only one handgun, it would be a 4" SS DA wheelgun in .44mag or .357. Probably Ruger. Its big enough to hunt with, good for SD, allows stepped down rounds for practice, mates welll with a carbine and you can conceal it if you have to.
FQ13
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Wheel gun all the way. My Ruger Security Six .357 or Ruger Blackhawk .44 mag.
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My answer.................
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Most of my handguns are autos so that's my vote.
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45acp 1911 in any length.
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45acp 1911 in any length.
+1 on the 1911.
Because if it breaks, I can fix it easier and probably cheaper and faster than any of my revolvers.
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I'd choose a Ruger Redhawk in .44 mag as my "Only Handgun." Revolvers don't jam short of a major breakage, and .44 mag would be good for bear, moose or elk, as well as deer and wild hogs; and I'd get one with a 5 in barrel because the 7 & 1/2 is harder to conceal (And YES I HAVE tried it with a 7 & 1/2 in Redhawk), but the 4 in barrel isn't always legal to hunt with in some of the communist (Uh, I mean Left) states. And for defense, I mean come on; "Do Ya feel Lucky, Punk? Well Do ya???" ;D Tell me somebody hit with a .44 is gonna keep fighting you. I guess stranger things have happened, but I don't think it'd be very likely.
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Wheel guns make me feel warm and fuzzy inside. :D
That's cause wheel gunz iz real gunz. ;D
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Auto, because modern day quality examples are equally reliable as wheel guns.
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That's cause wheel gunz iz real gunz. ;D
+1
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I'm still thinking......
(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm182/twyacht/man-thinking.jpg)
Sometimes I just sit and think, and sometimes I just sit....
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I have/like both for ccw and both for competition. I also have a .22 conversion for my semi. I'd like to get a .22 revo but can't afford one.
FWIW
Richard
PS: I didn't vote!
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for me its like trying to figure out which I like more... T or A ;)
how about a automatic revolver ;D
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for me its like trying to figure out which I like more... T or A ;)
how about a automatic revolver ;D
Mateba ! ;D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateba_Autorevolver
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webly as awell.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webley-Fosbery_Automatic_Revolver
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That's cause wheel gunz iz real gunz. ;D
;D ;D
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S & W model 66 .357 makes the two and four legged predators crap themselves. My daughter loves to shoot it and it has never failed me once.
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1911 in 10mm sounds like a great combo.
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Revolver
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Both! If I could only have one, it'd be a stout revolver. My first gun of my own is a 6 inch 686 that I got as a graduation present. It's still the smoothest, easiest shooting gun I own.
Great thoughts on this subject here:
http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0609/ (http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0609/)
http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0612/ (http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0612/)
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Both! If I could only have one, it'd be a stout revolver. My first gun of my own is a 6 inch 686 that I got as a graduation present. It's still the smoothest, easiest shooting gun I own.
Great thoughts on this subject here:
http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0609/ (http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0609/)
http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0612/ (http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmoke/0612/)
HA HA. Where do you think I got the idea to start this thread ;D