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Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:05 am
by chabouk
If it's an EOTWAWKI situation, all I want is a .22 rifle. I can carry a year's supply of ammo in my pocket, I can kill anything I need to eat, and I can always "use the gun you've got to get the gun you need".
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:12 am
by The Annoyed Man
lawrnk wrote:And to add difficulty, it can't be a 1911. Bonus points for mil-surp. Thoughts? I need a new weapon. Thinking about a romanian PSL this month to add to collection, but just brain storming.
Get an M1A, hands down over a PSL... ...if that qualifies as "mil-surp."
Better accuracy and less weight out of a rifle firing a cartridge of roughly equal range and ballistics. Better ammo availability. And being U.S. manufactured, parts availability might be better.
Plus, and I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in my opinion, the PSL is just butt-ugly, and an M1A is a thing of beauty with classic lines.
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:13 am
by shortysboy09
The Annoyed Man wrote:lawrnk wrote:And to add difficulty, it can't be a 1911. Bonus points for mil-surp. Thoughts? I need a new weapon. Thinking about a romanian PSL this month to add to collection, but just brain storming.
Get an M1A, hands down over a PSL... ...if that qualifies as "mil-surp."
Better accuracy and less weight out of a rifle firing a cartridge of roughly equal range and ballistics. Better ammo availability. And being U.S. manufactured, parts availability might be better.
Plus, and I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in my opinion, the PSL is just butt-ugly, and an M1A is a thing of beauty with classic lines.
I second this. And I want one BADLY!!!
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:16 am
by joe817
OK. Since lawrnk excluded the 1911, I'll go with a Colt Combat Commander in .45.
Barring that, I'd take a HI-Power. Then a 92F. And the list is endless from there.

Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:48 am
by The Annoyed Man
[begin thread hijack]
shortysboy09 wrote:The Annoyed Man wrote:lawrnk wrote:And to add difficulty, it can't be a 1911. Bonus points for mil-surp. Thoughts? I need a new weapon. Thinking about a romanian PSL this month to add to collection, but just brain storming.
Get an M1A, hands down over a PSL... ...if that qualifies as "mil-surp."
Better accuracy and less weight out of a rifle firing a cartridge of roughly equal range and ballistics. Better ammo availability. And being U.S. manufactured, parts availability might be better.
Plus, and I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in my opinion, the PSL is just butt-ugly, and an M1A is a thing of beauty with classic lines.
I second this. And I want one BADLY!!!
Feast your eyes on mine.
Now, compare that to the PSL:
You see that? You can drape something ugly in a satin sheet, and it is still ugly! Howabout that?
[/end thread hijack]
Carry on.

Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:50 am
by The Annoyed Man
chabouk wrote:If it's an EOTWAWKI situation, all I want is a .22 rifle. I can carry a year's supply of ammo in my pocket, I can kill anything I need to eat, and I can always "use the gun you've got to get the gun you need".
BTW, I tend to second this (if I can't have my M1A).
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 10:59 am
by adv
The Annoyed Man wrote:[begin thread hijack]
shortysboy09 wrote:The Annoyed Man wrote:lawrnk wrote:And to add difficulty, it can't be a 1911. Bonus points for mil-surp. Thoughts? I need a new weapon. Thinking about a romanian PSL this month to add to collection, but just brain storming.
Get an M1A, hands down over a PSL... ...if that qualifies as "mil-surp."
Better accuracy and less weight out of a rifle firing a cartridge of roughly equal range and ballistics. Better ammo availability. And being U.S. manufactured, parts availability might be better.
Plus, and I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but in my opinion, the PSL is just butt-ugly, and an M1A is a thing of beauty with classic lines.
I second this. And I want one BADLY!!!
Feast your eyes on mine.
Now, compare that to the PSL:
You see that? You can drape something ugly in a satin sheet, and it is still ugly! Howabout that?
[/end thread hijack]
Carry on.

Someone stole the trigger..............

Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:01 am
by The Annoyed Man
adv wrote:Someone stole the trigger..............

You beat me to it. I was going to post a "guess what's wrong with this picture" reply.

Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:06 am
by Rex B
Carry/HD?
1 - Glock 19
2 - Hi-Power (Mine's a CD)
Survival?
1 - Marlin Papoose
2 - NAA Minimaster.
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:10 pm
by karl
joe817 wrote:OK. Since lawrnk excluded the 1911, I'll go with a Colt Combat Commander in .45.

Well done, that'd be my handgun choice too.
If I could only have one it would probably be a rifle, since I've only owned one it'd be my AR.
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:17 pm
by cougartex
Beretta PX4 Storm with Trijicon night sights.

Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:40 pm
by karder
Tough question. If I had to pick up one gun to get me by for all situations, I would grab a 12 gauge and I would go for a Benelli M4.
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 2:53 pm
by wgoforth
I have assumed that since it is on a CHL forum then you mean one for carry.... If I HAD to get rid of all of mine save one, I would keep my Taurus 24/7 Pro 9mm. 9mm ammo is cheaper than most, it holds 18 rounds and has never had a hiccup. I had to shoot 1,000 rounds in one day in 35 degree weather with sand blowing all over but went bang every time. Unlike the Glock, it has a safety and double strike ability.
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 3:08 pm
by SPen
Sig Sauer P226 Blackwater Tactical
Re: If you could only have one gun...
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 5:47 pm
by Embalmo
Man was never intended to own one gun! It doesn't make big holes, and it doesn't have a big range, but it travels more than anything else in my arsenal; the LCP.