I know we’ve discussed guns ad nauseam on here but this thread is different. I’m going to take the same approach I took with my best guitarist thread from a couple months ago. Categories..... mine are as follows.
carry- colt detective 38
Target shooting- colt python (357) with 6” barrel
These colts are not old man out dated guns. They’re perfectly balanced, not too heavy but so dense that they still retain the recoil so that you don’t have to reset you’re self for the follow up shots. They literally kick into your hands as oppose to out of your hands and they’re extremely accurate. .38 aren’t expensive and even though 357 is, you’ll still spend less money on ammo because you’re only shooting maybe a couple dozen rounds at most as oppose to fifty rounds with a lower cal.
12 gauge browning- just a perfect gun for trap shooting or bird hunting and they look great displayed in the case and can be passed down for generations.
20 gauge pistol grip mosberg-i bought this for my wife and later came to grips with why this isn’t just the best gun for home defense for her but for anyone. Unless you live in a mansion, you’re not going to miss with this and it still has a lot of stopping power. You don’t even have to practice with it. It’s easy to maneuver, inexpensive, easy to maintain, ammo is cheap, etc.
S&w m&p 223 556 nato ar- perfect for if you’re worried about looters in an anarchy situation where the cops are told to stand down or are overwhelmed and out manned and looters are doing their thing at free will. Also what I call the luxury mans rifle. You can shoot this thing all day long with out any muscle aches or bruises. If you have property or a friend with property (even better) it’s a must. You can have a lot of fun with this thing. Bad ass. They even make exploding targets for if you have the space to where no one will hear it. Again, have to have property or a friend with property to Really take advantage of this.
colt antiques- these things are like gold and only go up in value and you can pass on to your kids and look great in a shadow box and tell a story.
I’ve come to the point in my life where I want less of the things that I like and just want a few things that I love.
my p226 40 cal h&k i love but I don’t have a lot of time to shoot and realistically the only gun that I need to train with is my colt 38 detective. Like I said you don’t need to train with a shotgun for close qrt conflict. When I want more fun at the range I opt for my colt python. I have a kimber 1911 45 and i just don’t get the love fest with it. It’s not as good for home defense as a shot gun, it’s not as good as a carry as the 38 and it’s not as fun to shoot or as accurate as the 357. I have the 380 body guard which essentially a 9mm and the laser site is worthless, the way it fits in your hand is aquard for anyone with man hands, it’s not accurate past 10 feet so it’s basically a belly buster which the colt detective is just as effective with and just as easy to conceal and the same amount of rounds (6) minus one in the chamber. I have the 44 s@w because I’m a big dirty harry fan but it’s way heavy, not balanced very well and hard to consistently aim unlike the 357. I have a glock 19(9mm) which is a cool gun for the price because it’s light weight, holds a lot of ammo, is well balanced, easy to maintain, is relatively accurite but just has a what ever feel in the back if you’re mind. It’s cool but it’s not that cool when you’re shooting it in comparison to guns like the sig or hk that I already talked about.
I had a norinko pre ban ak 56 (same thing pretty much as the 47 in every way just not russian). It was cool in that it would eat up any cheap pos ammo and you never really have to clean it and there’s a flame that shoots out of it. It’s not at all accurate though. The wood furniture around the barrel gets so hot you have to put it down after 30 shots and it kills your shoulder. I have a 50 cal dessert eagle and this one is the epitome of a novelty. It’s the most unpracticle gun on the planet. People talk about the $3 rounds but you shoot it six times and you’re done with it for the year. Very high maintenance gun too. This is just where I’m at right now. Thoughts?
carry- colt detective 38
Target shooting- colt python (357) with 6” barrel
These colts are not old man out dated guns. They’re perfectly balanced, not too heavy but so dense that they still retain the recoil so that you don’t have to reset you’re self for the follow up shots. They literally kick into your hands as oppose to out of your hands and they’re extremely accurate. .38 aren’t expensive and even though 357 is, you’ll still spend less money on ammo because you’re only shooting maybe a couple dozen rounds at most as oppose to fifty rounds with a lower cal.
12 gauge browning- just a perfect gun for trap shooting or bird hunting and they look great displayed in the case and can be passed down for generations.
20 gauge pistol grip mosberg-i bought this for my wife and later came to grips with why this isn’t just the best gun for home defense for her but for anyone. Unless you live in a mansion, you’re not going to miss with this and it still has a lot of stopping power. You don’t even have to practice with it. It’s easy to maneuver, inexpensive, easy to maintain, ammo is cheap, etc.
S&w m&p 223 556 nato ar- perfect for if you’re worried about looters in an anarchy situation where the cops are told to stand down or are overwhelmed and out manned and looters are doing their thing at free will. Also what I call the luxury mans rifle. You can shoot this thing all day long with out any muscle aches or bruises. If you have property or a friend with property (even better) it’s a must. You can have a lot of fun with this thing. Bad ass. They even make exploding targets for if you have the space to where no one will hear it. Again, have to have property or a friend with property to Really take advantage of this.
colt antiques- these things are like gold and only go up in value and you can pass on to your kids and look great in a shadow box and tell a story.
I’ve come to the point in my life where I want less of the things that I like and just want a few things that I love.
my p226 40 cal h&k i love but I don’t have a lot of time to shoot and realistically the only gun that I need to train with is my colt 38 detective. Like I said you don’t need to train with a shotgun for close qrt conflict. When I want more fun at the range I opt for my colt python. I have a kimber 1911 45 and i just don’t get the love fest with it. It’s not as good for home defense as a shot gun, it’s not as good as a carry as the 38 and it’s not as fun to shoot or as accurate as the 357. I have the 380 body guard which essentially a 9mm and the laser site is worthless, the way it fits in your hand is aquard for anyone with man hands, it’s not accurate past 10 feet so it’s basically a belly buster which the colt detective is just as effective with and just as easy to conceal and the same amount of rounds (6) minus one in the chamber. I have the 44 s@w because I’m a big dirty harry fan but it’s way heavy, not balanced very well and hard to consistently aim unlike the 357. I have a glock 19(9mm) which is a cool gun for the price because it’s light weight, holds a lot of ammo, is well balanced, easy to maintain, is relatively accurite but just has a what ever feel in the back if you’re mind. It’s cool but it’s not that cool when you’re shooting it in comparison to guns like the sig or hk that I already talked about.
I had a norinko pre ban ak 56 (same thing pretty much as the 47 in every way just not russian). It was cool in that it would eat up any cheap pos ammo and you never really have to clean it and there’s a flame that shoots out of it. It’s not at all accurate though. The wood furniture around the barrel gets so hot you have to put it down after 30 shots and it kills your shoulder. I have a 50 cal dessert eagle and this one is the epitome of a novelty. It’s the most unpracticle gun on the planet. People talk about the $3 rounds but you shoot it six times and you’re done with it for the year. Very high maintenance gun too. This is just where I’m at right now. Thoughts?
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