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#1
09-29-2014, 02:00 PM
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Gun, Caliber or maybe Romantic
We have all seen the "caliber wars".....I am guilty of starting threads on calibers and different types of bullets. For a learning process, of course. However, today isn't a pissin' match type question(s). We all have pistols. Some might be mainly for target, or weekly matches. And some may be for self home defense. And of course some are owned for a mixture of fun, self defense, even investment. But when it comes to shooting......
Do you choose the gun first?...meaning that some are so loyal to the 1911 platform it has to be .45 cal and they will carry nothing else. Do you choose the round first?....meaning if it is, say 9mm, does it matter what gun you buy...say 1911 style or polymer style...long as it is your caliber of choice? There is a sort of romance connected with 1911's. I get it. I get it so well I own 70+ of them. But I can buy a poly that shoots .45 that is lighter and holds more rounds. It will kill a bad guy just as dead as any other .45. So what really motivates you to buy a particular pistol type?
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#2
09-29-2014, 02:24 PM
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1911
.45 romance is overrated and causes child support
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09-29-2014, 02:40 PM
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CBOB0716 "The most basic right that we have emanates from our Creator and it is that unalienable right to life. We stand firmly on the principle that from conception until the last breath is drawn, life is sacred.” Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end!
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09-29-2014, 03:14 PM
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I like different make, model, and calibers. So I go for reliable and dependable makes.
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#5
09-29-2014, 03:51 PM
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I'm a casual fan of firearms but when it comes to handguns I like the classics.
I'll take .45 in Colt 1911's and my .38/.357 in S&W revolvers ... maybe the odd Ruger Security Six too 
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#6
09-29-2014, 06:18 PM
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Cool idea for a new post.
For those who want 'em, poly strikers are fine...but I'm not one of those folks. My flavor is 1911 because they speak to me (whatever the heck that means but sounds better than "turns me on" or "excites me"). I like .45 ACP a lot, so most of my handguns are in this caliber. 9 mm is fine but I enjoy shooting the .45s more. 9 has a nicer price, though. Recently had an opportunity to fire a .38 Super and really liked it. Liked it enough to purchase a guardian in this caliber. Should arrive later this week. I like 1911s that shoot well, fit my hand well, nice balance, good fit and finish, and are pleasing to my eye. Examples of pleasing to the eye: I was attracted to my Baer Monolith because it looks so powerful. On the other hand, I loved the finely crafted lines of my DW PM-9, and ECO. Hope this is what you were askiing. Rick
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09-30-2014, 04:21 AM
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I have a group of calibers: 9mm, 38 super, 45acp, 45colt. The gun must be one of these calibers. Then I have guns that match the calibers: 45acp and 38super...1911; 45 colt...Ruger vaquero or Colt single action action army. 9mm...Glock.
All that said, there is just something romantic about the Colt SAA.
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#10
09-30-2014, 08:25 AM
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My .02 cents.....
I stick with 9mm or .45...... My 1911's are .45 My Glocks are 9mm Probably 90% of my pistols are for self/family defense. The other 10% are pistols I am buying to customize when my kids leave the nest. The 10% consists of older Springfield Champions, bushing/plug style, which caught my eye years ago. I may speak of collectible pistols, but in reality I don't consider anything I have a "one in a million"....Well, maybe one...maybe To me 1911's have a historical romance attached to them, they stay on target best for me, and I actually like maintaining them. I carry 1911's whenever I am out and about, alone. Glocks can be abused and will run, but in reality I no longer neglect cleaning my Glocks for years. I used to. All of my Glocks are G-17's. Near twenty of them from Gen 1 to Gen 3....no Gen 4's as of now. I mainly carry G 17's when out and about with my family, due to rounds on board. Not a spray and pray guy, but I can create havoc with 17 round mags, some with extensions. And sometimes the carry gun of the day is dictated by events. My Black Stainless is a barbecue gun. And a funeral gun. Go figger, I don't know, just happened.
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