What was your 1st night stand gun? - Page 3

FAS1 · October 4, 2013, 05:53 PM

My Glock 17 with night sights. It's a 2nd Generation that I purchased new. It's still my nightstand gun. No need to change when I have complete confidence in it.

rodfac · October 4, 2013, 06:02 PM

My first night stand gun was a 4-5/8" Ruger Blackhawk 3-screw model in .357 Magnum. I was and still is a formidable weapon, albeit with limited quick 2nd shot capability. My father-in-law, a WWll Marine veteran with over 20 years in the Border Patrol, cautioned me on using full house 158 gr JHP's based on their over-penetration potential. His comments were precient... Rod

BIG P · October 6, 2013, 10:11 PM

Sawed off shotgun 12 double barrel before I knew they were illegal Long long long time ago.

hemiram · October 7, 2013, 02:50 AM

Mine was a banged up Dan Wesson 15-2, 4" VH. Shot great, looked like someone took an ice pick to the right side of the frame and cylinder. I got it cheap at a pawn shop. I carried it at work as a security guard so I wouldn't bang up the really nice one I had bought a few weeks after the nasty one.

45Gunner · October 7, 2013, 08:16 PM

My very first night stand gun was a Louisville Slugger leaning on the night stand.

My second night stand gun was a Colt Government 1911.

IdahoG36 · October 8, 2013, 07:01 PM

My first nightstand gun was a Beretta 92fs.

bamacisa · October 8, 2013, 08:23 PM

My first night stand gun was a 1911A1.

HeadHunter · October 8, 2013, 08:33 PM

Colt Trooper .357 4 inch.

snapshot762 · October 8, 2013, 10:08 PM

My first night stand gun was a Auto Ordanance 1911.

brif · October 9, 2013, 04:02 AM

HK P7. Heck, just from the standpoint if someone ever got it away from me; they may not know how to even fire it.

FairWarning · October 9, 2013, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by brif

HK P7. Heck, just from the standpoint if someone ever got it away from me; they may not know how to even fire it.

I still use one for nightstand and CCW duty. Mostly for the overall package and nearly failsafe safety features (even while fumbling in the dark half asleep), but with the bonus feature of quite possibly being too much for a thug to figure out immediately should he get it away from me.

My first nightstand gun was my Hi Power, but I feel much more at ease with the P7 for a highly stressful situation in close quarters.

BoogieMan · October 10, 2013, 06:35 AM

First is still there Beretta 96 holding hydra shoks. Everyone in the house knows how to use it.

SIMP · October 10, 2013, 07:41 AM

Mine was an old S&W Model 10 38 Special. Great revolver.

Rev. Chad · October 10, 2013, 09:14 AM

My first nightstand gun was my first pistol, a Ruger Blackhawk 6.5" barrel in .357 Magnum. Also had a Winchester 1894 in .30-30 behind the headboard.

passtime · October 11, 2013, 12:06 AM

First night stand gun and my first semi-auto was a S&W model 659. Beautiful handgun. It weighed a ton but it was a tack driver. I wished I would never had sold it.

Stevie-Ray · October 11, 2013, 12:06 PM

First used, only at a time of huge tensions with a reported killer at large in area, was a Ruger RST-6 .22LR. Hey, it was all I had, and I was pretty good at emptying that mag on target rather quickly. When I started using a "night-stand gun" regularly, my first was a HKUSP45C. Swapped that out for my EDC.

Jager78 · October 11, 2013, 03:58 PM

My first nightstand handgun was my Beretta 92fs (9mm of course).

Now it is my Magnum Research Baby Eagle II .40S&W with TruGlo Night Sights and Surefire X300 Weapon Light.

shafter · October 11, 2013, 06:03 PM

I don't have a dedicated nightstand gun but most often its a 1911 with a loaded mag and empty chamber. There's usually a few 38's around also, unloaded but ammo close by.

Ozzieman · October 12, 2013, 09:48 AM

Blued Star PD in 45. It was used and beat-up but functioned perfectly then I got my Bulldog.
My bed side gun was my carry gun, always has and always will.

tony pasley · October 13, 2013, 06:36 PM

My first would have been a 1911a1 when we had night stands to put it on. Have stayed with the 1911a1 just don't sleep on the ground nearly as much as back then.

nstoolman1 · October 13, 2013, 07:11 PM

Mine was a '61 6" blued Python. My wife took it over after I got a Coonan.

focodude · October 14, 2013, 01:29 AM

A Glock 17. I cut my teeth on that gun. I still have it and have no plans on ever selling it.

Coyote Blue · October 14, 2013, 01:45 AM

A S&W Model 60. I sold it in a unwise move decades ago. One of several I'd like to have back.

bushrat1 · October 14, 2013, 03:13 AM

An old 2" Colt Cobra in .38sp. Wish I still had it.

Big4Freedom · October 14, 2013, 08:03 AM

It was Glock 23 .40 w/night sights for me in my night stand. Great all-around gun/caliber. It was my first handgun and really the gateway drug to my infatuation with handguns. I didn't say, addiction, cause "I can quit at any time"

. Yeah, right. How many "last ones" have I purchased over the years?? Always seem to find a reason to buy another...

I've since graduated to Glock 21C .45 w/rail light held in a Titan gun vault (mechanical lock) on bed rail

October 4, 2013, 05:53 PM	#51
FAS1 Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 541	My Glock 17 with night sights. It's a 2nd Generation that I purchased new. It's still my nightstand gun. No need to change when I have complete confidence in it. __________________ *Glenn* *FAS1 SAFE*

October 4, 2013, 06:02 PM	#52
rodfac Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,623	My first night stand gun was a 4-5/8" Ruger Blackhawk 3-screw model in .357 Magnum. I was and still is a formidable weapon, albeit with limited quick 2nd shot capability. My father-in-law, a WWll Marine veteran with over 20 years in the Border Patrol, cautioned me on using full house 158 gr JHP's based on their over-penetration potential. His comments were precient... Rod __________________ Cherish our flag, honor it, defend it in word and deed, or get the hell out. Our Bill of Rights has been paid for by heros in uniform and shall not be diluted by misguided governmental social experiments. We owe this to our children, anything less is cowardice. USAF FAC, 5th Spl Forces, Vietnam Vet '69-'73.

October 7, 2013, 08:16 PM	#55
45Gunner Senior Member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 1,902	My very first night stand gun was a Louisville Slugger leaning on the night stand. My second night stand gun was a Colt Government 1911. __________________ 45Gunner May the Schwartz Be With You. NRA Instructor NRA Life Member

October 8, 2013, 08:33 PM	#58
HeadHunter Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 1999 Location: Atlanta Posts: 162	Colt Trooper .357 4 inch. __________________ "Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing." — Warren Buffett "You can't go as deep [in] training as in a race or a fight. If you don't compete it's easy to convince yourself you're going hard. You're not." — Mark Twight

October 10, 2013, 06:35 AM	#62
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	First is still there Beretta 96 holding hydra shoks. Everyone in the house knows how to use it. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

October 6, 2013, 10:11 PM	#53
BIG P Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,679	Sawed off shotgun 12 double barrel before I knew they were illegal Long long long time ago.

October 7, 2013, 02:50 AM	#54
hemiram Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 762	Mine was a banged up Dan Wesson 15-2, 4" VH. Shot great, looked like someone took an ice pick to the right side of the frame and cylinder. I got it cheap at a pawn shop. I carried it at work as a security guard so I wouldn't bang up the really nice one I had bought a few weeks after the nasty one.

October 8, 2013, 07:01 PM	#56
IdahoG36 Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2006 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 2,993	My first nightstand gun was a Beretta 92fs.

October 8, 2013, 08:23 PM	#57
bamacisa Member Join Date: February 13, 2008 Posts: 50	My first night stand gun was a 1911A1.

October 8, 2013, 10:08 PM	#59
snapshot762 Member Join Date: September 27, 2013 Posts: 51	My first night stand gun was a Auto Ordanance 1911.

October 9, 2013, 04:02 AM	#60
brif Member Join Date: April 29, 2008 Location: Southwest Wisconsin Posts: 61	HK P7. Heck, just from the standpoint if someone ever got it away from me; they may not know how to even fire it.

October 10, 2013, 07:41 AM	#63
SIMP Senior Member Join Date: October 2, 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 398	Mine was an old S&W Model 10 38 Special. Great revolver.

October 10, 2013, 09:14 AM	#64
Rev. Chad Member Join Date: June 15, 2010 Location: Wyoming Posts: 19	My first nightstand gun was my first pistol, a Ruger Blackhawk 6.5" barrel in .357 Magnum. Also had a Winchester 1894 in .30-30 behind the headboard.

October 11, 2013, 12:06 AM	#65
passtime Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2013 Location: NC Posts: 237	First night stand gun and my first semi-auto was a S&W model 659. Beautiful handgun. It weighed a ton but it was a tack driver. I wished I would never had sold it.

October 11, 2013, 12:06 PM	#66
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: The shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,783	First used, only at a time of huge tensions with a reported killer at large in area, was a Ruger RST-6 .22LR. Hey, it was all I had, and I was pretty good at emptying that mag on target rather quickly. When I started using a "night-stand gun" regularly, my first was a HKUSP45C. Swapped that out for my EDC. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

October 11, 2013, 03:58 PM	#67
Jager78 Senior Member Join Date: October 7, 2007 Location: Pig's Eye MN Posts: 166	My first nightstand handgun was my Beretta 92fs (9mm of course). Now it is my Magnum Research Baby Eagle II .40S&W with TruGlo Night Sights and Surefire X300 Weapon Light.

October 11, 2013, 06:03 PM	#68
shafter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2009 Posts: 1,624	I don't have a dedicated nightstand gun but most often its a 1911 with a loaded mag and empty chamber. There's usually a few 38's around also, unloaded but ammo close by.

October 12, 2013, 09:48 AM	#69
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Blued Star PD in 45. It was used and beat-up but functioned perfectly then I got my Bulldog. My bed side gun was my carry gun, always has and always will. __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.

October 13, 2013, 06:36 PM	#70
tony pasley Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2006 Location: western north carolina Posts: 1,641	My first would have been a 1911a1 when we had night stands to put it on. Have stayed with the 1911a1 just don't sleep on the ground nearly as much as back then. __________________ Every day Congress is in session we lose a little bit more of our Liberty.

October 13, 2013, 07:11 PM	#71
nstoolman1 Member Join Date: September 30, 2007 Location: BOISE, ID Posts: 82	Mine was a '61 6" blued Python. My wife took it over after I got a Coonan.

October 14, 2013, 01:29 AM	#72
focodude Member Join Date: January 11, 2013 Posts: 71	A Glock 17. I cut my teeth on that gun. I still have it and have no plans on ever selling it.

October 14, 2013, 01:45 AM	#73
Coyote Blue Senior Member Join Date: September 10, 2011 Location: West Miami,Florida Posts: 118	A S&W Model 60. I sold it in a unwise move decades ago. One of several I'd like to have back. __________________ "It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged." G.K. Chesterton From The Cleveland Press, March 1, 1921

October 14, 2013, 03:13 AM	#74
bushrat1 Member Join Date: June 16, 2013 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 46	An old 2" Colt Cobra in .38sp. Wish I still had it.

October 14, 2013, 08:03 AM	#75
Big4Freedom Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 157	It was Glock 23 .40 w/night sights for me in my night stand. Great all-around gun/caliber. It was my first handgun and really the gateway drug to my infatuation with handguns. I didn't say, addiction, cause "I can quit at any time". Yeah, right. How many "last ones" have I purchased over the years?? Always seem to find a reason to buy another... I've since graduated to Glock 21C .45 w/rail light held in a Titan gun vault (mechanical lock) on bed rail