Gun, Caliber or maybe Romantic

[DrHenley]

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Because: "If you want to win...this is the gun you will use." Chairman Cooper

Because they don't make a .46

[brownie]

I have to use that RIA if I want to win?

I'll send you my addy ------ I don't want to lose.

On another note, the 1911 did win twice, but the P35 and the p226 each proved they could win also. I have a feeling it's not the shooting iron as much as it is the shooter and a lot of damned luck

[TLE2]

I prefer 1911 45ACP for carry, but I have a hankering for 357 just for fun. However, my next two handguns will be 1911.

[dw1911]

Because 1911's Look Good, Feel Good, and Shoot Good!
And if you run out of ammo, they can be used to pistol whip your attacker into
unconsciousness! I also like 1911's because they make these:

[ColMike]

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.

[milkmanjoe]

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.

[DaFadda]

I've reached the point where I now buy a gun based on my personal need, rather than a platform. I think we all go through "Platform fatigue" buying several sizes and calibers of a platform we like. And eventually... most of us will offload the ones we don't shoot.

An example: I now cycle between 50-75 miles a week and prefer to carry. Yes, I can carry my Glock 19, but it's too bulky. Yes, I can carry my Colt Mustang Plus II, but it's steel and I sweat. And so..... a small 9mm polymer will work well. In the office or about town, I'll just carry my DW CCO, and that works fine.

One caveat here: When it comes to Ruger 10-22's, I'll buy another one anytime, and in a New York minute. I've already got three too many if there is such a thing. There is just something about that little 22 platform that I enjoy shooting.

[Arley]

I have 2 FM 9s and love them both . Very easy to shoot and hit what I am aiming at . The "Detective " is my favorite to carry even though it is only a 9mm . But with 13 rounds I have a chance . I got my first and only 1911 out of romance . I have longed for one since I was knee high to a grasshopper .
I do carry it but it is very heavy as you all know . It is my home defense pistol and I loe to shoot it also .

Ruger 10/22 s rock I have had 2 and still have one to plink with , that is if I could afford bullets for it .

[brownie]

Originally Posted by DaFadda

I've reached the point where I now buy a gun based on my personal need, rather than a platform. I think we all go through "Platform fatigue" buying several sizes and calibers of a platform we like. And eventually... most of us will offload the ones we don't shoot.

An example: I now cycle between 50-75 miles a week and prefer to carry. Yes, I can carry my Glock 19, but it's too bulky. Yes, I can carry my Colt Mustang Plus II, but it's steel and I sweat. And so..... a small 9mm polymer will work well. In the office or about town, I'll just carry my DW CCO, and that works fine.

One caveat here: When it comes to Ruger 10-22's, I'll buy another one anytime, and in a New York minute. I've already got three too many if there is such a thing. There is just something about that little 22 platform that I enjoy shooting.

My 10-22 take down is never going to be sold, what a great rifle they are.

[bttbbob]

Let me just leave this right here, I wrote it out.
http://www.ammoland.com/2014/06/1911...#axzz3EoaXIl7q