If you could only own one handgun?

[Nimbus]

A friend recently asked me if I was stranded in a remote area for the rest of my life & could chose only one handgun which would I choose? I should add that I have a fairly large collection of firearms.

Without hesitation I said my Sig Sauer P226 in 9mm. It always works, it's built like a tank, & with my 18 round magazines I can throw a lot of lead fast.

Your choice?

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[Dunerunner]

Colt 1911 .45 ACP, because I can hit things with it on a regular basis.

 

[lowly monk]

The old ruger 357 security six stainless my father gave me.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Depends on what the threats were... if they were only humanoids the 9MM BHP hands down

If it was wilderness with big bears and such, the S & W .460 revolver with 10 inch barrel

 

[Key-Hay]

Rest of your life is a long time for a Semi Auto. Lots of little parts to rust and wear out. I'll take a good Stainless 357 Magnum.

 

[jbett98]

The old ruger 357 security six stainless my father gave me.

2nd that. Utterly dependable, and built to last a couple of lifetimes. Plus they are deadly accurate.

 

[Nutty4Guns]

+1 on the .357 mag. I'd have to pick my stainless S&W 686.

 

[mjbskwim]

G20

 

[just dan]

The old ruger 357 security six stainless my father gave me.

third that... damn things are built like tanks and will last forever, a joy to shoot, .357 mag will take down some game, .38 special for smaller game.

failing that, i am very partial to my pre-b cz-75. its had way more than 10k rounds down the barrel without ever an issue.

 

[Cadere]

My Ruger Blackhawk in .357 with 9mm conversion cylinder. 4 types of ammo with one gun: 9mm, .38 special, .38 +P, and .357 magnum. Simple, rugged, and versatile!

 

[chrislind2]

I'll go with the most practical, Ruger Vaquero .38/.357 stainless. More shells reloaded for this than any other, and a good supply of
factory .357 magnums. CORRECTION: OOOPS this is my choice and it is a GP100, my Vaquero .45 long colt would be my second choice!

 

[nubus]

I'll go with the most practical, Ruger Vaquero .38/.357 stainless. More shells reloaded for this than any other, and a good supply of
factory .357 magnums.

You know that's a GP100 and not a Vaquero right?
Coincidentally the GP100 would also be my choice.

 

[chrislind2]

Yeah I was just coming back to change that error. I was trying to choose between the two and since it is early in the morning...

 

[tom sawyer]

My Ruger SR1911, it's sweet!

 

[glockman99]

It would be my Ruger Police Service-Six .357 magnum, with a few boxes of the 158 grain Federal Hydra-Shok that I carry in it.

 

[Nimbus]

I find it interesting that so many of you are convinced that revolvers are more dependable long term that semi-auto's. I always thought that there were so many parts in a revolver that it would have been the other way around.

Do semi-auto's wear out that fast?

 

[chrislind2]

Never really thought about long term. But there are generally more things that can go wrong in a semi-auto. It is the reason that after many years of shooting my daughter refuses to even think about owning a semi-auto. I have two that she "abandon". Then I got her a Ruger SP101 and she loves it. There are more moving parts in a revolver than people think, but still less than a semi-auto. Personally I really enjoy shooting both, but I tend to think that over a long time the revolver has at least a slightly better chance of staying dependable. Anything can break, even new stuff fails as everyone knows.

 

[MrNiceGuy]

px4 in 9mm.

Absolutely perfect reliability over tens of thousands of rounds, 20+1 capacity, and I think it looks really cool too.

 

[wyattburp]

My SA TRP 1911.

 

[Aero Denezol]

Ruger GP100 .357 Mag.