one handgun to do everything

[bafsu92]

My vote would also be a Glock 20 although you could sub either a 10mm 1911 or 10mm EAA Witness if either of these worked better for you. They can all be concealed fairly easily and although 10mm is not as readily accessible as a lot of ammo if it is your only handgun I'd hope you'd have a nice stockpile of different loads. Since +P+ 10mm loads from Cor-Bon and others is very close in ballistics to 44mag and regular FMJ loads are mild enough for plinking it's really the only round that can be easily carried, available in high capacity if needed and is sufficient to stop basically any 2 or 4 legged creature in North America. My 2nd choice would probably be a Scandium framed 8 shot S&W 357. Its nice to not have to settle for only 1 gun.

[mortdooley]

 I have never owned anything on the list so I picked the Ruger. Every 4 years I re-qualified for my CCW with my KP-89  until last year when I used my Walther P99 since that is one of my carry guns. A Glock could be my choice if I had any real range time with one but I never really warmed to them because of their looks.

[tombogan03884]

Mort, the thing to remember about the Glock is that it is nothing more than a "shooting tool".
If you want, "Craftsmanship", beautiful blueing, clean lines, etc buy a S&W or a 1911. If you just want a blaster that will go bang every time you pull the trigger, go Glock.
Think AK of pistols  
The G20 10mm would be my second choice for this thread, and is the only one on the list even worthy of consideration since despite the price and availability issues with ammo it is the only one that will take down deer or larger game.
The only valid complaints I have ever heard about the Glock are that some folks are not comfortable with the grip angle, or the diameter of the double stack mag is to big for their hand, also, single action shooters don't care for the longer DA trigger pull.
Those are all subjective opinions and not "faults" in the design.

[TAB]

Something else to think about, many states have laws reguarding the use of hang guns while hunting.

examples are min barrel lenghts, min power factor,  min cal, min OAL, has to be center fire and max capcity( this one is very rare)

So make sure you check your local laws.

[MikeBjerum]

Hunting isn't on the list, but if you are looking to hunt you need to look at a revolver which also isn't on the list.

I don't see any single gun on the list that I would vote for as a do all for your list, so I won't vote.

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[fightingquaker13]

Hunting isn't on the list, but if you are looking to hunt you need to look at a revolver which also isn't on the list.

I don't see any single gun on the list that I would vote for as a do all for your list, so I won't vote.

Ah, but suggest one. You might have something the OP didn't think of. My view on these things is that you can ignore the list and still be constructive if you A) respect the price point, B) consider the desired mission, and C) offer a useful reason why weapon d as opposed to A,B, or C is worth a look. just my .02.
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[MAUSERMAN]

I must have been the only one to vote for 92f. The m9 just seems to do all of the above, ammo is cheap and mag capacity it good.

[m25operator]

The Glock 20 is my 1st choice, if I could have 2, it would not be in list. Hard hitting, accurate, capable of taking big game, wanted to be Texas Parks and Wildlife officer, the wait was 2 years, so I did not pursue that, but I decided the Glock 20 was the pistol, for this job.

[TAB]

Hunting isn't on the list, but if you are looking to hunt you need to look at a revolver which also isn't on the list.

I don't see any single gun on the list that I would vote for as a do all for your list, so I won't vote.

There is nothing wrong with hunting with the right automatic.  the only real issue is in standard autos the only decent cal is 10 mm.  yeah there is the mag research in several hard hitting cals, but those are not a standard auto.  frankly I'd rather see some one hunt with a gov  length 1911 in 45 acp then a snubby in say 38 spl.  The longer the site picture, the less likly you are to miss.

[fightingquaker13]

I think what's throwing all of us here is hunting versus concealed carry versus range gun. These are very different applications. The only real winners are a 4" .357 or a 10mm, and the ten is expensive to feed and ammo can be hard to find. 40 yards at bambi and concealable and range accurate is a stretch (doable, but a stretch).  Combining the apps and looking at a general purpose gun, the .357 seems to be the leader, 10mm in second place. A Desert Eagle is its own category. Its a purpose built weapon and outside of the price range. Plus, how the heck do you conceal one?
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