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IF You Could Only Have One Gun

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I know some of you hate these threads, but you don’t have to participate. :cheers2:

If you could only have one gun what would it be? I am really curious to see what people would trust their life and their families life to.

Mine would be a Glock 19. (Again if I could only have one.)
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Sig Sauer 226

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A Wilson or other high end 1911.
The reason is that I am most confident in my ability with a 1911 than any other type.
It’s what I was raised with.
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S&W M&P 2.0 compact.
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Hard choice!

I'm gonna go with M&P9 2.0 Fullsize

That said there are a bunch of pistols I wouldn't want to go without.
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I'd move to somewhere I could have more than one! :tiphat:

But seriously, I'd have to go with a Glock 17. Not my personal favorite, but for reliability, accessibility to parts and magazines, ease of maintenance, and availability of ammo it's gotta be floating up there near the top.

I might answer differently if could have only one specific model of gun, but I could have as many of them as I wanted and could always be guaranteed to have as much ammo for them as I wanted. ;-)

But wow, Carl, I had enough trouble answering the previous question about what I'd have if I could only have three guns!
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If one I currently own, my Sig P229 Legion.

Otherwise....

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anything in .45, preferably semi-auto single action.
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Depends on the purpose. Concealed carry, home defense, hunting, EOTHWAWKI survival...?? If it's for "all of the above," I'd go with an AR-10.
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Rafe wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 9:10 am I'd move to somewhere I could have more than one! :tiphat:

But seriously, I'd have to go with a Glock 17. Not my personal favorite, but for reliability, accessibility to parts and magazines, ease of maintenance, and availability of ammo it's gotta be floating up there near the top.

I might answer differently if could have only one specific model of gun, but I could have as many of them as I wanted and could always be guaranteed to have as much ammo for them as I wanted. ;-)

But wow, Carl, I had enough trouble answering the previous question about what I'd have if I could only have three guns!
THIS! My Glock 17 with an optic on it. Plenty of magazines for it. Plenty of ammo for it. It's what I normally daily carry (or some Glock variant). And I've literally shot thousands of rounds through it in training classes alone, not counting range time by myself or with friends.
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If I am out and about, it would be my primary EDC, my Colt Defender. If at my office, my desk gun is XD45. If at home, probably my shotgun or AR-15. Too many choices :evil2:
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Grayling813 wrote: Thu May 11, 2023 9:11 am If one I currently own, my Sig P229 Legion.

Otherwise....

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Mine would be my Glock 19X. It has had a trigger job and now sports a Holosun red dot. It is a great shooter, and I would and do trust my life with it.

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Colt Combat Commander Series 70 for me. Easy to carry and I shoot it better than anything else in the safe.
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