If you could only have one - Page 2

Cyanide971 · December 1, 2015, 10:50 PM

CZ P-07.

jstert · December 1, 2015, 11:05 PM

sorry but to me only one handgun always means a ruger single action revolver: either a blackhawk 357/38/9 convertible or 22lr/wmr single six. if it must be a semiauto then ruger sr22 because it is the only semiauto that i regularly shoot.

kozak6 · December 2, 2015, 12:09 AM

No option for "other"?

These threads are tough because I have to make an EXTREME compromise between plinkability, carry, and a hunting/magnum pistol.

Usually I pick something highly configurable even though I wouldn't likely purchase one otherwise. Something like an EAA Witness or TC Encore.

Today's choice that I wouldn't buy otherwise is the Sig P320. The trigger is pretty good, and I have my pick of calibers, frame sizes, and slide lengths. Even though a conversion kit costs as much as a whole new gun, it matters less if it's the only pistol I can own.

This way, I could have a LONG, fat, large, heavy and uninteresting subcompact 9mm for carry, a full sized 9mm for plinking, and a full sized .357 Sig (sigh) to almost fill out the magnum side.

BornToLooze · December 2, 2015, 12:12 AM

volkstrm · December 2, 2015, 12:57 AM

Glock? OMG! I can think of much better polymer guns then Glock. I don't have or like polymer/plastic guns to me steel/alloy is real. But if I did I think I would go with Walther. I voted for Sig because I have Sig's but I did not see any CZ'S on there? Great guns IMO. Did not vote Walther because the only Walther's I have are P38's. Well that M/O.

Clark · December 2, 2015, 01:45 AM

I own my weight in handguns, my favorite to carry is Kel-Tec, and my least favorite to shoot is Kel-Tec.

My favorite to shoot is a Beretta 92, and my least favorite to carry is a Beretta 92.

My favorite to collect is Colt Woodsman.

CajunBass · December 2, 2015, 06:43 AM

Smith & Wesson M&P....38 Special.

JDBerg · December 2, 2015, 08:11 AM

If I can only have 1 it's going to cost you a Wilson Combat Tacticsl Supergrade 1911 in .38 Super built to my specifications!

lee n. field · December 2, 2015, 08:53 AM

Quote:

We should ignore the poll and just post the name of our favorite pistol.

The one I voted for was not my favorite, just the one I judged easiest to maintain.

Skans · December 2, 2015, 09:15 AM

Of the ones on the list - Sig! Sig just really makes great guns.

pilpens · December 2, 2015, 09:45 AM

1911
Not GI model.
Something in the mid-range would make me happy enough.
It can be 9mm or .45.

springer99 · December 2, 2015, 10:05 AM

Has to be a 1911; any one . Once you've tried the trigger, nothing else will make you smile.

BlueTrain · December 2, 2015, 12:13 PM

Colt seems to be missing from the list. Curiously, though, they do not make a "1911." The do list "Government Model" in ".45 Automatic." I don't know why they don't call it a .45 Semi-Automatic. That would be like having a semi-automatic transmission in your car--I mean automobile.

AK103K · December 2, 2015, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Curiously, though, they do not make a "1911."

Youre right, they make THE 1911. Everything else are just "copies and clones", and very often, poor ones at that.

rpseraph · December 2, 2015, 01:00 PM

For me it would be an XDM... 9mm...

For ME, the way I shoot it, with that ammo capacity (19+1????), combined with reliability...

MarkCO · December 2, 2015, 01:10 PM

If it were only handgun, I would pick S&W, but the poll only lets you pick M&P, so I picked Ruger so I can have .22RFs, Polymer, 1911s, Revolvers, etc.

If you add in Shotguns and Rifles, would have to be Ruger no question.

2ndsojourn · December 2, 2015, 01:38 PM

^^^^ That's the question at the top of the poll.

Since when is 1911 a manufacturer? Several of the manufacturers listed offer their version of a 1911.

MarkCO · December 2, 2015, 02:05 PM

It's like one of those telemarketer poll questions thingees.

WVsig · December 2, 2015, 03:16 PM

It is a poorly worded and poorly executed poll.

I am not sure what the purpose of it is and what knowledge the OP hopes to gain from it that has not been gained by the 20X other similar polls over the last year or two.

cougar gt-e · December 3, 2015, 12:10 AM

No cz? No tanfoglio?

I voted sig due to the lack.

Ignition Override · December 3, 2015, 12:21 AM

It's not on the list:
Makarov: my East German, Bulgarian or commercial Russian. The manufacturers were Baikal (etc) and their equipment was used in other client states.

Many people believe that they are the most reliable semi-auto handguns ever produced. And they are compact, very rugged.

849ACSO · December 3, 2015, 11:39 PM

1911, for the past 100+ years, and the next.

ripnbst · December 4, 2015, 01:42 AM

Every handgun I own is a S&W product.

J frame, m&p9c, m&p9pro, 5096.

oldmanFCSA · December 4, 2015, 02:13 AM

My Go-To-Pistol is a Beretta 96.
My Go-To-Revolver is a Ruger GP100.
Both are too big to carry everyday.
My Concealed Cary Gun is not one of these, its more of a pocket-gun in 38Special.

Slimjim9 · December 4, 2015, 07:28 AM

The poll says what is your go to gun manufacturer

Therefore I will say Ruger since they make my favorite revolvers. I have never tried their semis but if I were limited to them I'm sure I could get used to the LCPs and SRs if I had to.

If it were one gun period - G19

View Poll Results: Which of these would be your Go To Gun Manufacturer
Glock	32	20.65%
Springfield XD/XDM	5	3.23%
S&W M&P	9	5.81%
1911	26	16.77%
Beretta	16	10.32%
Walther	6	3.87%
Khar	1	0.65%
Taurus	1	0.65%
H&K	14	9.03%
Sig	30	19.35%
FNH	2	1.29%
Ruger	13	8.39%
Voters: 155. You may not vote on this poll

December 2, 2015, 01:45 AM	#31
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I own my weight in handguns, my favorite to carry is Kel-Tec, and my least favorite to shoot is Kel-Tec. My favorite to shoot is a Beretta 92, and my least favorite to carry is a Beretta 92. My favorite to collect is Colt Woodsman. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?

December 2, 2015, 06:43 AM	#32
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	Smith & Wesson M&P....38 Special. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

December 2, 2015, 08:11 AM	#33
JDBerg Senior Member Join Date: May 18, 2015 Location: PA Posts: 1,835	If I can only have 1 it's going to cost you a Wilson Combat Tacticsl Supergrade 1911 in .38 Super built to my specifications! __________________ Words to Live By: Before You Pray - Believe; Before You Speak - Listen; Before You Spend - Earn; Before You Write - Think; Before You Quit - Try; Before You Die - Live Last edited by JDBerg; December 2, 2015 at 11:37 AM.

December 2, 2015, 12:13 PM	#38
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	Colt seems to be missing from the list. Curiously, though, they do not make a "1911." The do list "Government Model" in ".45 Automatic." I don't know why they don't call it a .45 Semi-Automatic. That would be like having a semi-automatic transmission in your car--I mean automobile. __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds.

December 1, 2015, 10:50 PM	#26
Cyanide971 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2014 Posts: 725	CZ P-07.

December 1, 2015, 11:05 PM	#27
jstert Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2013 Posts: 205	sorry but to me only one handgun always means a ruger single action revolver: either a blackhawk 357/38/9 convertible or 22lr/wmr single six. if it must be a semiauto then ruger sr22 because it is the only semiauto that i regularly shoot.

December 2, 2015, 12:09 AM	#28
kozak6 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,113	No option for "other"? These threads are tough because I have to make an EXTREME compromise between plinkability, carry, and a hunting/magnum pistol. Usually I pick something highly configurable even though I wouldn't likely purchase one otherwise. Something like an EAA Witness or TC Encore. Today's choice that I wouldn't buy otherwise is the Sig P320. The trigger is pretty good, and I have my pick of calibers, frame sizes, and slide lengths. Even though a conversion kit costs as much as a whole new gun, it matters less if it's the only pistol I can own. This way, I could have a LONG, fat, large, heavy and uninteresting subcompact 9mm for carry, a full sized 9mm for plinking, and a full sized .357 Sig (sigh) to almost fill out the magnum side.

December 2, 2015, 12:12 AM	#29
BornToLooze Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 108

December 2, 2015, 12:57 AM	#30
volkstrm Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2007 Posts: 222	Glock? OMG! I can think of much better polymer guns then Glock. I don't have or like polymer/plastic guns to me steel/alloy is real. But if I did I think I would go with Walther. I voted for Sig because I have Sig's but I did not see any CZ'S on there? Great guns IMO. Did not vote Walther because the only Walther's I have are P38's. Well that M/O.

December 2, 2015, 09:15 AM	#35
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	Of the ones on the list - Sig! Sig just really makes great guns.

December 2, 2015, 09:45 AM	#36
pilpens Senior Member Join Date: April 24, 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,696	1911 Not GI model. Something in the mid-range would make me happy enough. It can be 9mm or .45.

December 2, 2015, 10:05 AM	#37
springer99 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2008 Posts: 355	Has to be a 1911; any one . Once you've tried the trigger, nothing else will make you smile.

December 2, 2015, 01:00 PM	#40
rpseraph Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2015 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 454	For me it would be an XDM... 9mm... For ME, the way I shoot it, with that ammo capacity (19+1????), combined with reliability...

December 2, 2015, 01:10 PM	#41
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,307	If it were only handgun, I would pick S&W, but the poll only lets you pick M&P, so I picked Ruger so I can have .22RFs, Polymer, 1911s, Revolvers, etc. If you add in Shotguns and Rifles, would have to be Ruger no question. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

December 2, 2015, 01:38 PM	#42
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	Which of these would be your Go To Gun Manufacturer ^^^^ That's the question at the top of the poll. Since when is 1911 a manufacturer? Several of the manufacturers listed offer their version of a 1911.

December 2, 2015, 02:05 PM	#43
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 4,307	It's like one of those telemarketer poll questions thingees. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

December 2, 2015, 03:16 PM	#44
WVsig Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2010 Location: NC Posts: 5,309	It is a poorly worded and poorly executed poll. I am not sure what the purpose of it is and what knowledge the OP hopes to gain from it that has not been gained by the 20X other similar polls over the last year or two. __________________ -The right to be left alone is the most comprehensive of rights, and the right most valued by free people.-Louis Brandeis -Its a tool box... I don't care you put the tools in for the job that's all... -Sam from Ronin -It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle

December 3, 2015, 12:10 AM	#45
cougar gt-e Senior Member Join Date: July 25, 2009 Posts: 1,003	No cz? No tanfoglio? I voted sig due to the lack.

December 3, 2015, 12:21 AM	#46
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,884	It's not on the list: Makarov: my East German, Bulgarian or commercial Russian. The manufacturers were Baikal (etc) and their equipment was used in other client states. Many people believe that they are the most reliable semi-auto handguns ever produced. And they are compact, very rugged. Last edited by Ignition Override; December 5, 2015 at 01:58 AM.

December 3, 2015, 11:39 PM	#47
849ACSO Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2014 Location: Somewhere in the middle Posts: 629	1911, for the past 100+ years, and the next. __________________ "The day you stop learning SHOULD directly coincide with the day you stop breathing."

December 4, 2015, 01:42 AM	#48
ripnbst Senior Member Join Date: November 24, 2010 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 1,552	Every handgun I own is a S&W product. J frame, m&p9c, m&p9pro, 5096.

December 4, 2015, 02:13 AM	#49
oldmanFCSA Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2010 Location: WISCONSIN Posts: 283	My Go-To-Pistol is a Beretta 96. My Go-To-Revolver is a Ruger GP100. Both are too big to carry everyday. My Concealed Cary Gun is not one of these, its more of a pocket-gun in 38Special. __________________ OldmanFCSA = "Oldman" at www.fcsa.org FCSA Member, SCSA Member, NRA Member, & AMA Member "Oldage & Treachery will overcome Youth & Skill"

December 4, 2015, 07:28 AM	#50
Slimjim9 Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2015 Posts: 783	The poll says what is your go to gun manufacturer Therefore I will say Ruger since they make my favorite revolvers. I have never tried their semis but if I were limited to them I'm sure I could get used to the LCPs and SRs if I had to. If it were one gun period - G19 __________________ Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good.

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