favorite guns

oldbear1950 · September 15, 2022, 01:55 PM

was wondering what is your favorite go to gun, when things go bump in the night? favorite conceal carry? My personal favorite night gun is my 12 guage pump , mossberg or Ithaca 37. Favorite conceal carry, commander sized, steel frame 1911 45 acp

**Spats McGee** · September 16, 2022, 08:59 AM

My CC gun, a Shield Plus, also pulls home defense duty, at least until I can get to my rifle.

ChimpMunk20 · September 16, 2022, 01:40 PM

Browning citori, it’s a home SD gun, a hunting gun and etc

Gas Bag · September 16, 2022, 11:09 PM

My home defense guns are a S&W .40 cal., a Remington 12 gauge, and a 1911.
They are all available and loaded.

BourbonCowboy · September 19, 2022, 11:02 PM

Home defense at night: Mossberg Shockwave.

Concealed carry: HK P30SK

eflyguy · September 20, 2022, 07:09 AM

I don't have a "favorite" but my EDC sits on the table next to the sofa so is most accessible. G43.

Wag · September 20, 2022, 07:45 AM

Depends on the day but for concealed carry or self defense, I use a 92FS. I can shoot it. I train with it and I hit my targets with it.

As for the range, I like this for that purpose, too, but I rank the Sig P220 right up there with it.

Favorite rifle is my Ruger M77 MkII in 30.06. Looks cool. Shoots amazingly well. Can't complain about it. Although I will say, the Ruger 10/22 ranks up there, too.

I don't do a lot of shotguns but I have a Marine Magnum in 12g that I get out every once in a blue moon and it's fun to blast away at water bottles.

--Wag--

cdoc42 · September 21, 2022, 08:16 PM

I had a "favorite" in my downstairs, ground-level, most nefarious visitor entry rec-room where 90% of our nights find us watching TV. Guarding it was a .380 Auto, then a 9mm Ruger, and presently I've downsized to a Ruger 10-shot .22 LR. Only because it is less dangerous to my ears and just as dangerous to anyone who enters unannounced because I am comfortable with a guaranteed disabling headshot from a distance no greater than 20 feet from the door of entry. Failing a headshot, 3 shots toward the upper thorax and neck ought to be an end result in my favor. And I still have 6 left for anyone else who follows. Early in my career, I attended an autopsy of a guy who
killed himself with a .22. When his skull was opened, his brains poured out like a loose oatmeal breakfast cereal.

mk70ss · September 21, 2022, 09:29 PM

Mossberg 590 12 gauge with 00 buck

Geezerbiker · September 23, 2022, 12:35 AM

For me it's my Winchester Defender with stacked loads. The chamber is unloaded so I can rack the slide and be ready to go. The first 2 rounds out of the tube are #4 bird shot, then 4 rounds of 00 buck followed by a slug. I hope to never need it but if I do I know that if the first 2 rounds don't do it, the 3rd likely will. If I ever get to the last round, it should punch through whatever is left...

Tony

**44 AMP** · September 23, 2022, 12:04 PM

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The first 2 rounds out of the tube are #4 bird shot, then 4 rounds of 00 buck followed by a slug.

I know you sort of explained it, but I just can't figure why your first rounds are birdshot in a gun you're using to "repel boarders".. (self defense against humans).

ammo.crafter · September 23, 2022, 01:49 PM

Browning Hi-Power for every situation.

**4V50 Gary** · September 23, 2022, 08:41 PM

45 ACP.

I should switch to 10 since Yogi runs around outside (as does snagglepus).

Geezerbiker · September 23, 2022, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 44 AMP

I know you sort of explained it, but I just can't figure why your first rounds are birdshot in a gun you're using to "repel boarders".. (self defense against humans).

I do it that way so if any pellets don't hit a close soft target, they'll likely bounce off the house next door. BTW, #4 bird shot is wicked at close range...

Tony

Ricklin · September 24, 2022, 08:58 AM

Geezerbiker,
Next up will be most favored child? Shoot, I can't pick a favorite shotgun, never mind pistols and rifles.
Most favored child is an easy one, only had one.

Current favorite: Win model 12 trap a close second is my straight gripped Elsie SBT from 1918, it's first if the distance is long.

Once I finish the "tweaks" on the new to me Super X 1...I expect it to take the crown.
The last few years have been a shotgun obsession.

Geezerbiker · September 24, 2022, 02:21 PM

I have only one child too and by the time she graduated highschool, she had more guns than I did well into my early 30's...

I keep the defender by my bed because it holds the most rounds and also looks very intimidating not that I count on that. So far I've never needed I hope to never need it but it's always there.

Tony

Skans · September 27, 2022, 10:26 AM

Favorite handguns:
Sig X-Five Competition 9mm - super unbelievably accurate
Tanfoglio Witness Stock 10mm

Favorite "Assault Rifles" (note the quotations because, yes I know that only one of the following is truly an assault rifle)
- Ruger AC556 in a Clyde Armory SCAR CQB stock
- K&N Bullpup 308

Favorite Assault Shotgun - USAS-12

Favorite Skeet gun - Beretta Gold Pigeon.

Favorite Carry pistol - Boberg XR9s

stinkeypete · September 27, 2022, 11:43 AM

Labrador retriever, and Labrador retriever.

Hawg · September 27, 2022, 04:02 PM

Bump in the night gun is a short barreled 12 gauge pump loaded full up with 00 buck. No racking the slide warning, just a soft click followed by a loud boom.

kilotanker22 · September 27, 2022, 08:25 PM

My he defense guns are a Springfield xDM Elite 10mm, Walther PDP, and an AR-15 rifle. One handgun stays with me. One handgun stays in the living area, I have a handgun in the bedroom, and the rifle stays in the dining room closet. Ideally, I want to be able to get to a firearm no matter where in my home the threat might be.

September 15, 2022, 01:55 PM	#1
oldbear1950 Senior Member Join Date: April 27, 2022 Posts: 291	favorite guns was wondering what is your favorite go to gun, when things go bump in the night? favorite conceal carry? My personal favorite night gun is my 12 guage pump , mossberg or Ithaca 37. Favorite conceal carry, commander sized, steel frame 1911 45 acp

September 16, 2022, 08:59 AM	#2
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,840	My CC gun, a Shield Plus, also pulls home defense duty, at least until I can get to my rifle. __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

September 20, 2022, 07:45 AM	#7
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 1,010	Depends on the day but for concealed carry or self defense, I use a 92FS. I can shoot it. I train with it and I hit my targets with it. As for the range, I like this for that purpose, too, but I rank the Sig P220 right up there with it. Favorite rifle is my Ruger M77 MkII in 30.06. Looks cool. Shoots amazingly well. Can't complain about it. Although I will say, the Ruger 10/22 ranks up there, too. I don't do a lot of shotguns but I have a Marine Magnum in 12g that I get out every once in a blue moon and it's fun to blast away at water bottles. --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

September 21, 2022, 09:29 PM	#9
mk70ss Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,642	Mossberg 590 12 gauge with 00 buck __________________ Say when.....

September 23, 2022, 01:49 PM	#12
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 2,032	Favorite CC Browning Hi-Power for every situation. __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

September 16, 2022, 01:40 PM	#3
ChimpMunk20 Member Join Date: April 16, 2020 Location: GA Posts: 70	Browning citori, it’s a home SD gun, a hunting gun and etc

September 16, 2022, 11:09 PM	#4
Gas Bag Member Join Date: January 3, 2019 Posts: 69	My home defense guns are a S&W .40 cal., a Remington 12 gauge, and a 1911. They are all available and loaded.

September 19, 2022, 11:02 PM	#5
BourbonCowboy Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2019 Posts: 143	Home defense at night: Mossberg Shockwave. Concealed carry: HK P30SK

September 20, 2022, 07:09 AM	#6
eflyguy Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2021 Posts: 335	I don't have a "favorite" but my EDC sits on the table next to the sofa so is most accessible. G43.

September 21, 2022, 08:16 PM	#8
cdoc42 Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,772	I had a "favorite" in my downstairs, ground-level, most nefarious visitor entry rec-room where 90% of our nights find us watching TV. Guarding it was a .380 Auto, then a 9mm Ruger, and presently I've downsized to a Ruger 10-shot .22 LR. Only because it is less dangerous to my ears and just as dangerous to anyone who enters unannounced because I am comfortable with a guaranteed disabling headshot from a distance no greater than 20 feet from the door of entry. Failing a headshot, 3 shots toward the upper thorax and neck ought to be an end result in my favor. And I still have 6 left for anyone else who follows. Early in my career, I attended an autopsy of a guy who killed himself with a .22. When his skull was opened, his brains poured out like a loose oatmeal breakfast cereal.

September 23, 2022, 12:35 AM	#10
Geezerbiker Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Willamina, OR Posts: 1,909	For me it's my Winchester Defender with stacked loads. The chamber is unloaded so I can rack the slide and be ready to go. The first 2 rounds out of the tube are #4 bird shot, then 4 rounds of 00 buck followed by a slug. I hope to never need it but if I do I know that if the first 2 rounds don't do it, the 3rd likely will. If I ever get to the last round, it should punch through whatever is left... Tony

September 23, 2022, 08:41 PM	#13
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,306	45 ACP. I should switch to 10 since Yogi runs around outside (as does snagglepus). __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

September 24, 2022, 08:58 AM	#15
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,393	Sheesh Geezerbiker, Next up will be most favored child? Shoot, I can't pick a favorite shotgun, never mind pistols and rifles. Most favored child is an easy one, only had one. Current favorite: Win model 12 trap a close second is my straight gripped Elsie SBT from 1918, it's first if the distance is long. Once I finish the "tweaks" on the new to me Super X 1...I expect it to take the crown. The last few years have been a shotgun obsession. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

September 24, 2022, 02:21 PM	#16
Geezerbiker Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2011 Location: Willamina, OR Posts: 1,909	I have only one child too and by the time she graduated highschool, she had more guns than I did well into my early 30's... I keep the defender by my bed because it holds the most rounds and also looks very intimidating not that I count on that. So far I've never needed I hope to never need it but it's always there. Tony

September 27, 2022, 10:26 AM	#17
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,332	Favorite handguns: Sig X-Five Competition 9mm - super unbelievably accurate Tanfoglio Witness Stock 10mm Favorite "Assault Rifles" (note the quotations because, yes I know that only one of the following is truly an assault rifle) - Ruger AC556 in a Clyde Armory SCAR CQB stock - K&N Bullpup 308 Favorite Assault Shotgun - USAS-12 Favorite Skeet gun - Beretta Gold Pigeon. Favorite Carry pistol - Boberg XR9s

September 27, 2022, 11:43 AM	#18
stinkeypete Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2010 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,344	Labrador retriever, and Labrador retriever. __________________ My book "The Pheasant Hunter's Action Adventure Cookbook" is now on Amazon. Tall tales, hunting tips, butchering from bird to the freezer, and recipes.

September 27, 2022, 04:02 PM	#19
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,380	Bump in the night gun is a short barreled 12 gauge pump loaded full up with 00 buck. No racking the slide warning, just a soft click followed by a loud boom.

September 27, 2022, 08:25 PM	#20
kilotanker22 Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2012 Location: North Central, PA Posts: 2,127	My he defense guns are a Springfield xDM Elite 10mm, Walther PDP, and an AR-15 rifle. One handgun stays with me. One handgun stays in the living area, I have a handgun in the bedroom, and the rifle stays in the dining room closet. Ideally, I want to be able to get to a firearm no matter where in my home the threat might be. __________________ “We do not seek peace in order to be at war, but we go to war that we may have peace. Be peaceful, therefore, in warring, so that you may vanquish those whom you war against, and bring them to the prosperity of peace. – St. Augustine