Let's see'em your favorite sidearm

For a semi auto it would be the Walther P99. 40 and for a revolver a Ruger Security Six.

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Favorite to look at and shoot occasionally is a 1961 Browning Hi- Power, 9mm with a Reddish or Plum patina.
View attachment 153745 Apparently kept in a box since new.(just not "the" box)

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I'm a sucker for old crusty plumb bluing. I have a Springfield P9 in .40 and a Baikal Makarov and both of them have a deep plumb bluing.

I am really enjoying my inexpensive import 1911.

Sometimes I carry my G-23. Other times, I will carry my other G-23.

Late '60s Pistole 49, aka P210, Swiss Army Pistol. It came with mid-80s P210 wood on it. It shoots better than it looks.

"T" Model

Circa 1968

Auto (G36 in .45 acp):



Revolver (.454 Casull/.45 Colt):



Runner-up Revolver (.45 Colt):


Dan

Custom build. 1972 BHP as a base gun.

C&S Commander Hammer
C&S Sear
C&S wide safety
C&S wide trigger
Novak 3 Dot Night Sights Green front and back
Spegel Presentation Grade Grips
Trigger job by Wild West Guns who did all the work

Not necessarily my favorite but it's the one I trust and wear for work-

SIG P229SCT .40 S&W



XDm Two-Tone Compact 9mm

CZ SP-01 Phantom, shown here with CZ75 16 round mag for concealed carry. Accurate, reliable and rugged, going into service with one military so far.

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Which military is that?

Sonic82 said:

SIG P229SCT .40 S&W



XDm Two-Tone Compact 9mm

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Those are some purdy pistols... 'specially the XDm!

I've had purdy and not-so purdy...I prefer purdy.

Photobucket is acting up, so instead of the actual left handed Randall, here's a shot of the box it came in.

The Three Amigos

My Favorite Sidearm

I have a few others that I feel confident enough with to carry (S&Ws 5906 and 629-2 4", and a ruger gp100 6"), but by FAR, this is my favorite sidearm that I completely trust to function as expected. I'm past 2000 rounds on my count with zero 'FTF's (and I feed it all sorts of different ammo). Between that and the .45acp's lovely characteristics, and the fact that it's drop dead gorgeous, it is by far my favorite! It's a S&W 1911 in polished stainless, ltd edition 1 of 231 (grips in the photo are the originals that it left the factory wearing), I carry this far more often than any of my others as well, at least 300 days a year likely more than that (I haven't gone a day without carrying something that goes bang since I obtained my proper license, something about murphy's law and better to have it and not need it). Some might say this is 'too flashy' for their tastes, and that's fine by me, as we're all entitled to our opinions, but my opinion is that it's no more 'flashy' than the fire and BANG that come out of it when you pull the trigger, and I wouldn't pull it from my holster until I would be pulling the trigger anyhow, unless of course someone I trust enough to show it to wants to see it in which case their eyes always open a bit wider than they already were





I just had to add this EGW custom bushing plug

but since this photo was taken, I used vinegar to strip the bluing, and filled in the smiley with a fine-tip sharpie, and I think it looks much better on this gun




I'm looking to buy another SW1911 exactly like this one (not counting the slide-stop and custom plug of course), if anyone has one they can part with

Nothing else matters, 75b SS.

My Favorite



Runner up

I have fond memories of my Rock Island Arms GI .45, nestled in an M3 tanker shoulder holster. I KNEW I never shoulda' worn that rig while waterskiing on this really deep lake. What was I thinking?

I'm an "old timer" and carry an old timer.

Depending on weather and how I am carrying:



Custom Commander - 230 grain HST



Khar K9 - 124 grain GD



Smith and Wesson M49 - 135 grain GD short barrel