Ultimate Fighting Handgun

[DesertMarine]

Colt 1911 or S&W 19 with Safariland speed loaders.  No particular order, comfortable with both.

[twyacht]

1911's are on the short list for sure.

Wheel guns, Jerry Miculek has a nice S&W Model 625 in .45ACP, Oorrrrr,...

the .460V loaded, only 5 rounds, but .45LC, .454 Casull, or the .460 all out of the same barrel, is pretty formidable. (speedloaders mandatory) .

Dirty Harry .44's, pretty darn good there too.

.357's can't be left out either, Model 620 4" barrel with 7 rounds.

But a snub nose .38+P or a 9mm in the "right hands" can make a world of difference.

[ericire12]

Yet another Glock vs. 1911 thread. 

[alfsauve]

Hmmm.   A lot depends on where I might be as to what caliber, capacity and style I'd prefer.

And I might consider the 5.7x28 under some conditions as preferable.

[HAWKFISH]

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[Bill Stryker]

I guess I am in agreement with Desert Marine. Only the order changes. I like the S&W Combat Magnum (M19). Mine has Herret's  Trooper grips and rides in an early 60s Jordan holster by Don Hume. Not a concealment rig that is for sure.
My next choice would be the 1911.
Talking ultimate here.
But I have moved on now to SIG P220R with LaserMax, light, and night sights for home. And, SIG P239 with night sights in .357 SIG for concealed carry -- which I hardly ever do, given my threat assessment. I avoid going to Detroit like the plague now. When I worked down there, GM had a no gun policy. I liked my job but the policy sucked.

[Big Frank]

Hmmm.   A lot depends on where I might be as to what caliber, capacity and style I'd prefer.

And I might consider the 5.7x28 under some conditions as preferable.

I'm thinking about getting a Five-seveN myself. A 20 round mag, and half the recoil of a 9mm, in such a lightweight pistol make it sound quite attractive. I think it would be a nice woods gun too.

P.S. I avoid Detroit like the plague and always have. That's the same exact words I use too; avoid it like the plague.

[Fatman]

I wish there was a break-open double-action revolver that would be a modernized cartridge equivilent of the LeMat. It could be maybe 7 rounds of .45 Colt+P with a .45 Colt/.410 bore rifled barrel down the middle. Having the shotgun barrel rifled and able to shoot .45 Colt keeps it all nice and legal like my Contender, and not a sawed-off shotgun. But the rifling can be a slow twist so it doesn't scatter the shot too fast.

Until someone makes that gun I guess I'm stuck with my 15-shot Para .45 with extra 15 and 20-round mags. I'm good for 85+1 shots if I have all 5 mags loaded.

Best we might get is the Taurus Judge. http://www.taurususa.com/whatsnew/revolvers.cfm Ultimate fighting handgun for apartment dwellers and homeowners?

[Big Frank]

Someone else used to make a snubnosed .410 revolver somewhat like the Judge with a 3" cylinder. It was almost a pepperbox and was the only revolver I saw with a safety.

[DesertMarine]

I guess I am in agreement with Desert Marine. Only the order changes. I like the S&W Combat Magnum (M19). Mine has Herret's  Trooper grips and rides in an early 60s Jordan holster by Don Hume. Not a concealment rig that is for sure.

In my previous life, 1976-1982, I carried the Model 19 2 1/2" barrel with Pachmyr small round grips, in a Bianchi pancake holster concealed.  Carried it thruout the country with no problems.  Sometimes in summer covered it with shirt or some kind of vest.  For non-concealed fighting gun I would prefer a 4" barrel.