I learned to shoot firearmes with my Gramps’ single-shot .22, and my first pistol-shooting was with his WWI vintage (1911, NOT an A1) .45. The platform remains my favorite, even over 50 years later.
My favorite is a heavily modified Springfield Armory 1911A1 in .45 ACP…I found it used at a store and bought it immediately. Somebody had put some custom work into it; all of which is now readily available direct from manufacturer’s but had to be done separately back then. It has jen-you-wine BoMar sights complete with the slide cut, and a beveled magazine well. I used it for NRA slow-fire pistol competition at 25 yards shooting some custom-loaded (by a local re-loading shop) 200 grain SWC’s over a small charge of Bullseye; switched to a 15-pound recoil spring since that light load wouldn’t reliably cycle the slide with a 17-pound. I never finished better than 7th out of 15 but I was pretty darned proud of that match…I couldn’t get into the “zone” while shooting competition because of the stress, but occasionally managed to think my rounds into the X-ring during practice. That never lasted long.
The one thing I noticed was that all of the older guys had favorite expressions like, “Huh?”, and “What?”, so I still use both ear plugs and muffs when shooting; my hearing is still good as a result.
My current carry gun is a Sig C3 in .45; it’s an officer’s-size frame in aluminum with a stainless commander-length slide and barrel (4.25″). Utterly reliable, relatively light, and with Wilson Combat 7-round magazines (one in, one on hand) gives me plenty for most conceivable circumstances. I can shoot it reasonably well, and 6″ plates are in mortal danger from me even at 25 yards. It’s my second-favorite gun.
Yup, familiarity and experience play a huge role in what my favorites are.
Easy answer for me. YOU DO! Your writing got me interested in Berettas when I was first looking for a carry gun, and I am now an unrepentant Berettaholic. The new 80X Cheetah is a splendid pistol.
It’s like picking a favorite child for me. Spending quality one-on-one time with each is always critically important. I’ve remained a satisfied S&W customer over the years with the 686 being the one I started with. Although I’m part of the gen-polymer crowd I own only one. When wardrobe dictates I partial to a low profile snubby wheel gun and a 12 gauge seam best suited within the castle walls. Whichever one is closest is always my favorite. My main focus is not for pleasurable pin shoots but rather the occasional pinhead that may decide to kick at my door (home or auto). Hopefully I will be ready with the correct indicated response and send the pin to the backstop if needed.
Own 5 myself. 2 in 45acp, 1 in 40s&w and 2 in 9mm. If only I could master the accuracy that’s built into them
1) The recent, surprising beginning of a second “Yom Kippur War” in 50 years reminds me of the coming 60th anniversary next month of the disturbingly enigmatic JFK assassination. Like Will Rogers and his newspapers, all I know is what I read in histories. Maybe we can learn from study to prevent other assassinations. The legendary American detective Hugh C. McDonald went to greatly dangerous and personally expensive lengths to uncover and publish an account of the JFK murder events (“appointment in Dallas…”) given by a self-professed professional killer that Hugh labeled “Saul,” who seemed possibly from Ukraine. Saul told Hugh face-to-face which seems to me perhaps only a somewhat-voluntary story of the Dealey Plaza shooting of November 22, 1963. I want to take the narrative a little further to determine what model rifle Saul most likely used to shoot at Kennedy– twice, as according to Saul, from a SECOND FLOOR WINDOW in the COUNTY RECORDS BUILDING.
2) The fairly straight-stocked French MAS 49/56 military rifle in 7.5 mm x 54 caliber was produced in great numbers, so as to seem to me readily and anonymously acquirable individually for Saul’s purposes. It has a strong war record as a reliable sniper weapon. 7.5 mm is about identical to .30 caliber, similar to the bullet diameter of cartridges from Lee Harvey Oswald’s bolt-action “Mannlicher-Carcano” Italian military rifle. Moreover, the standard barrel length of the MAS 49/56 was less than 20 inches, making the rifle short and compact enough along with even just the standard military butt stock to enable Saul to limp along with the entire weapon held out of sight along one leg, within baggy trousers held up by suspenders. Saul only described the rifle as mounted with a German scope, semiautomatic, and European (presumably implying “not Russian?”). Saul said that he was using a “disintegrating type” of high-velocity bullet (that might not disintegrate unless it hit bone). I cannot find any other rifle of the era that fits Saul’s bill better than the MAS 49/56, which is said to come complete with scope attachment. One user of a 49/56 on the Web, using cartridges made in Serbia, describes his rifle sending spent shells flying for 20 feet, implying an exceedingly reliable action.
Complicated question…. ergonomics, hand size, skill and ability, availability of selection of weapons, hand eye coordination…. a lot goes into it.
For me? Back in 1988, after reading every scrap I could get my hands on about pistols (including quite a few of your articles, Mas), I decided on Sig P226. In 1991, I went to work for the Dept of Energy and was issued a P220. Then I went to work for the Texas DPS and was issued a P226 in 9mm, which was changed to a P226 in .357 Sig in 1998, then to a P226 DAK in .357 Sig in 2004. Once I promoted to the CID division, I was given a P229 DAK and a P239 DAK, both in .357 Sig…. just couldn’t get away from big metal Sigs!
After changes in agencies and divisions, and tens of thousands of rounds, my hands, muscles, training memory have coalesced around the Sig Classic P Series, specifically, the P226. I can shoot it, reload it, clear a malfunction, holster it…all without nary a though after 35+ years of handling it, or it’s brothers which work exactly like it. The huge slide with no safety give a ton of real estate to slingshot the slide for loading or malf clearing, the grip feels like a H-Power’s bigger, tougher brother and they are just balls out reliable. Even the esthetics are nice… they look pure business. Guess that’s what makes a favorite to me….
Hmmm might nus haffta take an up close and personal gander at this Sig P 226. You say it is like a slighty bigger brother to the BHP.
‘that has been my favourite for as long as I’ve been carrying. Found a nice but slightly battered (cosmetics only) Belgian made at a gun table in Seattle one fine day. Parted with four Benjamins for it. No BGC as those were more sane times. Took it home and got to know it. Still my favourite. BUT.. I also fell in love with the model. Over the ensuing years I’ve managed to ensnare half a dozen more, moslty variantts in finish, all Belgian made. One of them is the six inch barrel target competition model which, though a touch heavier and not quite as “handy” for carry, it is amazingly accurate.
I have no issue with carrying and relying upon sixty year old iron. Fits MY hand perfectly, feels balanced, smooth criso action, reliable,
Got to admit, I like’em too. Though my experience with them is maybe 1/10th of yours!
Good article see ya in June!
Mike
Mas:
There is nothing better than an article that brings back the past!
Like most everyone loosely in my age range or generation, I started with revolvers for serious work, but in the early- to mid-1970s, my 3 1/2 inch Model 27 locked up during a range session (thankfully). It was locked up “tighter than old Dick’s hatband,” as they say.
When I got back to the work bench, I had to tear it down, and the culprit literally fell out upon removing the last of the innards. The culprit was a tiny lead shaving that had stopped up the works.
A malfunction that would have required a “tap, rack, bang” (yeah, I know. . .) with an auto took 45 minutes on the work bench, a specialized hollow ground screwdriver, etc. to return that Model 27 to perfect operating condition.
The following day, I picked up a brand new 4 1/4-inch .45 Colt Commander (not the lightweight Commander) to go along with my 5-inch Colt Government Model 1911 in .45. I believed it would be easier to carry. It was, in some ways, and it was reliable with ball ammo (as they all were).
Several years later at Bianchi in Columbia, Missouri, I noted you were carrying a cocked and locked HK P9S (9mm if I recall) and I got one in .45. That said, I was back to the 1911 and Commander pretty quickly. The Colts just feels better in my hand.
Cocked and locked (Condition 1 and only) is the only way to fly with Mr. Browning’s pistol, and it held two more rounds and occupied far less space than the big N-Frame. From that day forward, revolvers (save for the little J-Frames) became range toys long before the police finally got familiar with the self-loader.
Uncle Jeff approved when I told him during a phone call of the reason for my decision, and he agreed that it was surprisingly easy for a small piece of sand or grit, etc., to tie up a revolver. He knew from personal experience. I suppose I should have talked to him first, but most all of law enforcement (federal, state, and local) still used revolvers then, and in those days “they” said a revolver simply would not malfunction, at least in ways the user could not check ahead of time (high primer, etc.).
That said, the 1911 or Commander are not my first choice these days, but they certainly could be. In the case of the Colt, familiarity does not breed contempt, but rather very fond memories. To the horror of the “liability police” these days, that Commander often rode in Condition 1 “Mexican carry” style, as Skeeter used to call it, although a Summer Special was the go-to (no long waits with Milt Sparks back then).
For me, I have learned to appreciate the Glock with its reliability and ease of service, but the 1911 or Commander in the old Summer Special wear like a comfortable pair of good shoes. In addition, 8+1 and another 8 in a flat magazine carrier on the offside are also comforting. How can a pistol that is both comfortable and comforting be wrong?
I hope you are well. Regards to the “Evil Princess” as you affectionately call her!
Best,
Shawn
Hi Shawn,
Fancy meeting you here!
Anyway, my favorite carry piece is a 3″ M65 that has a bobbed hammer and CT laser grips. For range use (ICORE), a 4″ Model 66 that I bought from Ben’s gun shop.
( do have a LW Commander, but a previous owner screwed up the sights somewhat and I’ve been remiss at getting them fixed.)
Hi Stephanie:
We all miss you! I hope all is well out East! I bet Rick Devoid out your way can provide a solution for your Commander sights or recommend someone who can.
All the best!
Shawn
I have carried daily for ~25 years a sig P220 45acp. Reliable, accurate and one of the lightest full frame semi’s that I personally have found. (ymmv). I still carry that weapon as it is an old friend that I rely on. Having said that I explored the world of a wheel gun for occasional carry around the house not needing the larger capacity,(they pump in sunshine on good days here) and tried the gamut of 38s 357s and such, never finding one that was any lighter than the semi I carried save a few that were unpleasant to shoot well.
In my searches I stumbled on a six gun colt replica 3.5in 45 colt with a birdshead grip. Not afraid of recoil I purchased it as a lark and then I shot it. It will not work for carry around the house, the idea I was attempting to accomplish, as it weighed a little more loaded than even the sig…. but…… I have shared this weapon on the range with friends over the last ~10years or so and bar none, and I mean none, big burly dudes and little bitty ladies, every single one of them hesitated and then tried it. ALL of them after the first shot had grins to light the world, (my reaction every time as well).
25 yards with 200 gr lswc’s is scary once learning point of aim with what is considered sights on such a gun. I can show multiple targets where everything is in the black and nothing off the paper save for the occasional flyer, most likely ammo related. This is my favorite gun to shoot, simple as that. Single gate loading is slow even with hours of practice, so the five in the gun (colt replica) is what you would have. For that reason, I still carry the sig while out and about, truth is though when I do carry the birds head around home, I never feel under gunned.
So my favorite becomes favorite for what? For me, carry in the world will be the sig. For shooting, snake killing, defense against any predator in N. America, save maybe a grizzly, the little six gun fills the bill, and is my overall favorite if I could only have one.
Love the one you’re with.
My favorite is my L66A1. I don’t carry it regularly, thus, even 45 years or so since entering the queen’s service it’s still got a nice high polish blue on it. It has taught a lot of women to shoot, and I could press it into service at need.
Hmmm …. I recall reading some big name guru packed a .22 Walther early in his career.
As others have noted above, it is a complicated questions. What make a firearm a favorite can vary greatly. It might depend upon ergonomics. It might depend upon accuracy or reliability. Perhaps appearance is a factor. For a collector, it might depend upon rarity and value. For many people, sentiment and memory can be factors.
For example, I have a .22 rifle that my dad bought for me as a kid. It is a variant of the Winchester Model 131 sold by Sears. It is not particularly valuable, but it means a lot to me because of the association with my late Father and with many memories of small game hunts with him. In other words, sentiment and memory.
I have multiple firearms so it would be hard to name a single favorite. However, there are several that appeal to me. My S&W Model 19 revolver is one such gun. I purchased it, new, about 40 years ago. It was the first centerfire handgun I ever owned and it is still accurate and reliable.
I suppose that there are folks that own only one (single) favorite firearm. That is just not me. I am a “Gun Person” and could not live with just a single firearm.
Quote of the Day:
“Beware of the man with one gun – he may know how to use it.” – Popularized by Jeff Cooper
Great comments, folks.
Hands down, H and K P7. Old. Steel. Really accurate and it shoots where it points. The barrel is parallel to the hand and level with the index finger.
Best thing about it is the squeeze cocker. Pull trigger… no bang. Squeeze the squeeze cocker with 15 lbs of pressure and it had a light trigger. Drop it and the gun is safe before it hits the ground.
One thing I have to advance is that there are different guns for different reasons. What you carry is something you have to think through carefully. Then practice add nauseam. Dry fire, live fire. Find a really competent trainer and take training. Train for when it doesn’t go well. Train in all sorts of weather.
Mr. Ayoob:
I learned to shoot firearmes with my Gramps’ single-shot .22, and my first pistol-shooting was with his WWI vintage (1911, NOT an A1) .45. The platform remains my favorite, even over 50 years later.
My favorite is a heavily modified Springfield Armory 1911A1 in .45 ACP…I found it used at a store and bought it immediately. Somebody had put some custom work into it; all of which is now readily available direct from manufacturer’s but had to be done separately back then. It has jen-you-wine BoMar sights complete with the slide cut, and a beveled magazine well. I used it for NRA slow-fire pistol competition at 25 yards shooting some custom-loaded (by a local re-loading shop) 200 grain SWC’s over a small charge of Bullseye; switched to a 15-pound recoil spring since that light load wouldn’t reliably cycle the slide with a 17-pound. I never finished better than 7th out of 15 but I was pretty darned proud of that match…I couldn’t get into the “zone” while shooting competition because of the stress, but occasionally managed to think my rounds into the X-ring during practice. That never lasted long.
The one thing I noticed was that all of the older guys had favorite expressions like, “Huh?”, and “What?”, so I still use both ear plugs and muffs when shooting; my hearing is still good as a result.
My current carry gun is a Sig C3 in .45; it’s an officer’s-size frame in aluminum with a stainless commander-length slide and barrel (4.25″). Utterly reliable, relatively light, and with Wilson Combat 7-round magazines (one in, one on hand) gives me plenty for most conceivable circumstances. I can shoot it reasonably well, and 6″ plates are in mortal danger from me even at 25 yards. It’s my second-favorite gun.
Yup, familiarity and experience play a huge role in what my favorites are.
Easy answer for me. YOU DO! Your writing got me interested in Berettas when I was first looking for a carry gun, and I am now an unrepentant Berettaholic. The new 80X Cheetah is a splendid pistol.
It’s like picking a favorite child for me. Spending quality one-on-one time with each is always critically important. I’ve remained a satisfied S&W customer over the years with the 686 being the one I started with. Although I’m part of the gen-polymer crowd I own only one. When wardrobe dictates I partial to a low profile snubby wheel gun and a 12 gauge seam best suited within the castle walls. Whichever one is closest is always my favorite. My main focus is not for pleasurable pin shoots but rather the occasional pinhead that may decide to kick at my door (home or auto). Hopefully I will be ready with the correct indicated response and send the pin to the backstop if needed.
Own 5 myself. 2 in 45acp, 1 in 40s&w and 2 in 9mm. If only I could master the accuracy that’s built into them
1) The recent, surprising beginning of a second “Yom Kippur War” in 50 years reminds me of the coming 60th anniversary next month of the disturbingly enigmatic JFK assassination. Like Will Rogers and his newspapers, all I know is what I read in histories. Maybe we can learn from study to prevent other assassinations. The legendary American detective Hugh C. McDonald went to greatly dangerous and personally expensive lengths to uncover and publish an account of the JFK murder events (“appointment in Dallas…”) given by a self-professed professional killer that Hugh labeled “Saul,” who seemed possibly from Ukraine. Saul told Hugh face-to-face which seems to me perhaps only a somewhat-voluntary story of the Dealey Plaza shooting of November 22, 1963. I want to take the narrative a little further to determine what model rifle Saul most likely used to shoot at Kennedy– twice, as according to Saul, from a SECOND FLOOR WINDOW in the COUNTY RECORDS BUILDING.
2) The fairly straight-stocked French MAS 49/56 military rifle in 7.5 mm x 54 caliber was produced in great numbers, so as to seem to me readily and anonymously acquirable individually for Saul’s purposes. It has a strong war record as a reliable sniper weapon. 7.5 mm is about identical to .30 caliber, similar to the bullet diameter of cartridges from Lee Harvey Oswald’s bolt-action “Mannlicher-Carcano” Italian military rifle. Moreover, the standard barrel length of the MAS 49/56 was less than 20 inches, making the rifle short and compact enough along with even just the standard military butt stock to enable Saul to limp along with the entire weapon held out of sight along one leg, within baggy trousers held up by suspenders. Saul only described the rifle as mounted with a German scope, semiautomatic, and European (presumably implying “not Russian?”). Saul said that he was using a “disintegrating type” of high-velocity bullet (that might not disintegrate unless it hit bone). I cannot find any other rifle of the era that fits Saul’s bill better than the MAS 49/56, which is said to come complete with scope attachment. One user of a 49/56 on the Web, using cartridges made in Serbia, describes his rifle sending spent shells flying for 20 feet, implying an exceedingly reliable action.
Complicated question…. ergonomics, hand size, skill and ability, availability of selection of weapons, hand eye coordination…. a lot goes into it.
For me? Back in 1988, after reading every scrap I could get my hands on about pistols (including quite a few of your articles, Mas), I decided on Sig P226. In 1991, I went to work for the Dept of Energy and was issued a P220. Then I went to work for the Texas DPS and was issued a P226 in 9mm, which was changed to a P226 in .357 Sig in 1998, then to a P226 DAK in .357 Sig in 2004. Once I promoted to the CID division, I was given a P229 DAK and a P239 DAK, both in .357 Sig…. just couldn’t get away from big metal Sigs!
After changes in agencies and divisions, and tens of thousands of rounds, my hands, muscles, training memory have coalesced around the Sig Classic P Series, specifically, the P226. I can shoot it, reload it, clear a malfunction, holster it…all without nary a though after 35+ years of handling it, or it’s brothers which work exactly like it. The huge slide with no safety give a ton of real estate to slingshot the slide for loading or malf clearing, the grip feels like a H-Power’s bigger, tougher brother and they are just balls out reliable. Even the esthetics are nice… they look pure business. Guess that’s what makes a favorite to me….
Hmmm might nus haffta take an up close and personal gander at this Sig P 226. You say it is like a slighty bigger brother to the BHP.
‘that has been my favourite for as long as I’ve been carrying. Found a nice but slightly battered (cosmetics only) Belgian made at a gun table in Seattle one fine day. Parted with four Benjamins for it. No BGC as those were more sane times. Took it home and got to know it. Still my favourite. BUT.. I also fell in love with the model. Over the ensuing years I’ve managed to ensnare half a dozen more, moslty variantts in finish, all Belgian made. One of them is the six inch barrel target competition model which, though a touch heavier and not quite as “handy” for carry, it is amazingly accurate.
I have no issue with carrying and relying upon sixty year old iron. Fits MY hand perfectly, feels balanced, smooth criso action, reliable,
Got to admit, I like’em too. Though my experience with them is maybe 1/10th of yours!
Good article see ya in June!
Mike
Mas:
There is nothing better than an article that brings back the past!
Like most everyone loosely in my age range or generation, I started with revolvers for serious work, but in the early- to mid-1970s, my 3 1/2 inch Model 27 locked up during a range session (thankfully). It was locked up “tighter than old Dick’s hatband,” as they say.
When I got back to the work bench, I had to tear it down, and the culprit literally fell out upon removing the last of the innards. The culprit was a tiny lead shaving that had stopped up the works.
A malfunction that would have required a “tap, rack, bang” (yeah, I know. . .) with an auto took 45 minutes on the work bench, a specialized hollow ground screwdriver, etc. to return that Model 27 to perfect operating condition.
The following day, I picked up a brand new 4 1/4-inch .45 Colt Commander (not the lightweight Commander) to go along with my 5-inch Colt Government Model 1911 in .45. I believed it would be easier to carry. It was, in some ways, and it was reliable with ball ammo (as they all were).
Several years later at Bianchi in Columbia, Missouri, I noted you were carrying a cocked and locked HK P9S (9mm if I recall) and I got one in .45. That said, I was back to the 1911 and Commander pretty quickly. The Colts just feels better in my hand.
Cocked and locked (Condition 1 and only) is the only way to fly with Mr. Browning’s pistol, and it held two more rounds and occupied far less space than the big N-Frame. From that day forward, revolvers (save for the little J-Frames) became range toys long before the police finally got familiar with the self-loader.
Uncle Jeff approved when I told him during a phone call of the reason for my decision, and he agreed that it was surprisingly easy for a small piece of sand or grit, etc., to tie up a revolver. He knew from personal experience. I suppose I should have talked to him first, but most all of law enforcement (federal, state, and local) still used revolvers then, and in those days “they” said a revolver simply would not malfunction, at least in ways the user could not check ahead of time (high primer, etc.).
That said, the 1911 or Commander are not my first choice these days, but they certainly could be. In the case of the Colt, familiarity does not breed contempt, but rather very fond memories. To the horror of the “liability police” these days, that Commander often rode in Condition 1 “Mexican carry” style, as Skeeter used to call it, although a Summer Special was the go-to (no long waits with Milt Sparks back then).
For me, I have learned to appreciate the Glock with its reliability and ease of service, but the 1911 or Commander in the old Summer Special wear like a comfortable pair of good shoes. In addition, 8+1 and another 8 in a flat magazine carrier on the offside are also comforting. How can a pistol that is both comfortable and comforting be wrong?
I hope you are well. Regards to the “Evil Princess” as you affectionately call her!
Best,
Shawn
Hi Shawn,
Fancy meeting you here!
Anyway, my favorite carry piece is a 3″ M65 that has a bobbed hammer and CT laser grips. For range use (ICORE), a 4″ Model 66 that I bought from Ben’s gun shop.
( do have a LW Commander, but a previous owner screwed up the sights somewhat and I’ve been remiss at getting them fixed.)
Hi Stephanie:
We all miss you! I hope all is well out East! I bet Rick Devoid out your way can provide a solution for your Commander sights or recommend someone who can.
All the best!
Shawn
I have carried daily for ~25 years a sig P220 45acp. Reliable, accurate and one of the lightest full frame semi’s that I personally have found. (ymmv). I still carry that weapon as it is an old friend that I rely on. Having said that I explored the world of a wheel gun for occasional carry around the house not needing the larger capacity,(they pump in sunshine on good days here) and tried the gamut of 38s 357s and such, never finding one that was any lighter than the semi I carried save a few that were unpleasant to shoot well.
In my searches I stumbled on a six gun colt replica 3.5in 45 colt with a birdshead grip. Not afraid of recoil I purchased it as a lark and then I shot it. It will not work for carry around the house, the idea I was attempting to accomplish, as it weighed a little more loaded than even the sig…. but…… I have shared this weapon on the range with friends over the last ~10years or so and bar none, and I mean none, big burly dudes and little bitty ladies, every single one of them hesitated and then tried it. ALL of them after the first shot had grins to light the world, (my reaction every time as well).
25 yards with 200 gr lswc’s is scary once learning point of aim with what is considered sights on such a gun. I can show multiple targets where everything is in the black and nothing off the paper save for the occasional flyer, most likely ammo related. This is my favorite gun to shoot, simple as that. Single gate loading is slow even with hours of practice, so the five in the gun (colt replica) is what you would have. For that reason, I still carry the sig while out and about, truth is though when I do carry the birds head around home, I never feel under gunned.
So my favorite becomes favorite for what? For me, carry in the world will be the sig. For shooting, snake killing, defense against any predator in N. America, save maybe a grizzly, the little six gun fills the bill, and is my overall favorite if I could only have one.
Love the one you’re with.
My favorite is my L66A1. I don’t carry it regularly, thus, even 45 years or so since entering the queen’s service it’s still got a nice high polish blue on it. It has taught a lot of women to shoot, and I could press it into service at need.
Hmmm …. I recall reading some big name guru packed a .22 Walther early in his career.
As others have noted above, it is a complicated questions. What make a firearm a favorite can vary greatly. It might depend upon ergonomics. It might depend upon accuracy or reliability. Perhaps appearance is a factor. For a collector, it might depend upon rarity and value. For many people, sentiment and memory can be factors.
For example, I have a .22 rifle that my dad bought for me as a kid. It is a variant of the Winchester Model 131 sold by Sears. It is not particularly valuable, but it means a lot to me because of the association with my late Father and with many memories of small game hunts with him. In other words, sentiment and memory.
I have multiple firearms so it would be hard to name a single favorite. However, there are several that appeal to me. My S&W Model 19 revolver is one such gun. I purchased it, new, about 40 years ago. It was the first centerfire handgun I ever owned and it is still accurate and reliable.
I suppose that there are folks that own only one (single) favorite firearm. That is just not me. I am a “Gun Person” and could not live with just a single firearm.
Quote of the Day:
“Beware of the man with one gun – he may know how to use it.” – Popularized by Jeff Cooper
Great comments, folks.
Hands down, H and K P7. Old. Steel. Really accurate and it shoots where it points. The barrel is parallel to the hand and level with the index finger.
Best thing about it is the squeeze cocker. Pull trigger… no bang. Squeeze the squeeze cocker with 15 lbs of pressure and it had a light trigger. Drop it and the gun is safe before it hits the ground.
One thing I have to advance is that there are different guns for different reasons. What you carry is something you have to think through carefully. Then practice add nauseam. Dry fire, live fire. Find a really competent trainer and take training. Train for when it doesn’t go well. Train in all sorts of weather.
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