If you could only have 5 handguns?

[WisBorn]

Honest Outlaw posted a new video on YouTube a few days ago.
If I could only have 5 pistols?

Tinker Talks Guns followed Chris with his own video: If I could only have 5 handguns?

For fun, it's our turn!
If you could only have 5, what would you pick!

 

[JmacD]

For the sake of it, I am going to stick to what would be a reasonable budget.
1. Sig P365 9 mm.
2. Ruger gp100 357 mag
3 Super redhawk 44 mag
4. A 1911 in the 1911 chambering(ya. 45 auto)
5. A 22 revolver that would allow 22 mag as well.
I have stuck with what I would consider practical at this point in life. There are several of the above, that I could easily trade out for a classic Smith & Wesson, or a custom of some kind. Also, if it doesn’t bend the rules, I could also throw a Sig 320 FCU in there, and have a stack of barrels, slides and modules for it…

 

[red rick]

S&W 686 6” prelock
Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum 5.5”
Glock 19
Colt 70 series 1911 .45acp
S&W Shield plus performance center 4”

 

[tubeshooter]

Pocket .380
Small .38 Special (J-frame sized)
Duty sized .357 Mag (K or L-frame sized)
Blackhawk .45 Colt
K-Frame .22


It would be nice to have a bit smaller .22 handgun, but the accuracy makes up for it. I think I could do pretty much anything I needed to with the above. You could make small changes here and there, and I didn't get into barrel lengths or other particulars.

 

[jar]

S&W Kit gun in 22lr.
Sig P226 in 9mm.
5" 1911 in 45acp.
Walther CCP 380 M2+. AbE: or a PK380 which is totally ambidextrous as well as light rack
S&W Model 10.

 

[entropy]

1911
Micro 9mm carry gun
Pocket 380
Large bore revolver
.22, either auto or revolver

 

[Zerodefect]

Glock 43x
Glock 22.5
Dan Wesson Valor
Cz Ts2
Glock 41

 

[Hartkopf]

Ruger Redhawk 44Mag- Woods, property defense
Glock 17----------------- Home
Glock 19-----------------Carry
Glock 43-----------------Carry option
Ruger LCP 22-------------Deep conceal carry

 

[Frulk]

Some solid choices already posted above.

My take based on current inventory:

Ruger Convertible .22/.22mag Single Six. Plinker
Single 7 .32H&R/.327 FM. Small game/Varmints
P89 9MM. SD @ Home/Full Size Service Pistol
DW Pistol Pack in .357. CCW/Target shooting
Red Hawk 4 inch .45 Colt. Bear Country.

 

[sirdutch]

Ruger Redhawk 44mag 7 and 1/2 in. Large cal.
HK .45 USP Compact.......Home defense
Sig Sauer 9mm P-226.......Home back up
Kahr PM9............................Carry
Seecamp .32acp .................Deep carry

 

[bangswitch]

Not sure I could decide on which 18 handguns I'd have to give up to whittle it down to only 5.

Without much consideration on value or practicality, probably:
1-S&W M57 (.41M)
2-S&W M41 (.22LR)
3-SA EMP4 .40S&W
4-SA 1911A1 ,45ACP
5-Uberti Remington 1875 SAA (.45C)

 

[bannockburn]

First Team:

1) Beretta Model 70S in .22LR.
2) Browning Hi-Power in 9mm.
3) SIG P365X in 9mm.
4) S&W Model 686 in .357 Magnum
5) Colt Combat Commander in .45 ACP.

Round Two:

1) Ruger MK.II in .22 LR
2) Ruger LCP MAX in .380 ACP
3) S&W Model Shield Plus in .9mm.
4) Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt.
5) Colt Lightweight Government in .45 ACP.

Third Place:

1) Ruger Single Six in .22 LR/.22 Magnum.
2) Colt Mustang in .380 ACP
3) HK VP9 in 9mm.
4) Ruger Blackhawk in .357 Magnum
5) Colt Government in .45 ACP.

Honorable Mention:

1) SIG Trailside in .22 LR
2) Glock G43X in 9mm.
3) S&W Model 649 in .38 Special.
4) Colt Commander in .38 Super/9mm.
5) Ruger Blackhawk Flattop in .44 Special.

 

[ditmo]

These are always such tough choices to whittle down. Here's my list at this moment.
1. Ruger Single Six 22LR/22WMR
2. Ruger Blackhawk Convertable .357/9mm
3. S&W 686+
4. Ruger MKII 22LR
5. CZ P07

 

[Bill_in_TR]

I could get by with a handful if I had to. But it wouldn't be easy to give up the others. But I would definitely keep these five:

S&W Model 41 for 22. I like to hit what I aim at.
Sig P220 45 ACP for home defense
Sig P226 for carry
Ruger Red Hawk 4 inch barrel 44 mag for a woods gun
Taurus Model 65 4 inch barrel 357 for versatility since I reload

 

[potmetal]

1) a Ruger Single Six convertible
2)a Ruger Blackhawk convertible 357/9mm
3)CZ75 9mm
4)Colt 1911 45acp
5)S&W Shield 2.0 40S&W

 

[American_Fusilier]

Hmmm...

I'd go with the following:
1. Glock 17 in 9mm
2. Glock 20 in 10mm
3. S&W shield plus in 9mm
4. Glock 44 in 22lr
5. 1911 in 45acp

 

[JeffG]

By some strange distillation, I've come down to 5 handguns:

Glock 43 9mm Daily carry
Glock 23 40 S&W Ready home defense
Ruger Vaquero .44 mag 4.56bbl woods carry
Ruger Vaquero .44 mag 3.75bbl woods carry
Glock 44 22lr range plinking

 

[Hartkopf]

First Team:

1) Beretta Model 70S in .22LR.
2) Browning Hi-Power in 9mm.
3) SIG P365X in 9mm.
4) S&W Model 686 in .357 Magnum
5) Colt Combat Commander in .45 ACP.

Round Two:

1) Ruger MK.II in .22 LR
2) Ruger LCP MAX in .380 ACP
3) S&W Model Shield Plus in .9mm.
4) Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt.
5) Colt Lightweight Government in .45 ACP.

Third Place:

1) Ruger Single Six in .22 LR/.22 Magnum.
2) Colt Mustang in .380 ACP
3) HK VP9 in 9mm.
4) Ruger Blackhawk in .357 Magnum
5) Colt Government in .45 ACP.

Honorable Mention:

1) SIG Trailside in .22 LR
2) Glock G43X in 9mm.
3) S&W Model 649 in .38 Special.
4) Colt Commander in .38 Super/9mm.
5) Ruger Blackhawk Flattop in .44 Special.

A true gun enthusiast, answers the question with his top 20 list!

 

[Gork10]

In no particular order 1-fnx in 9mm, 2-hellcat pro, 3-hi power, 4-fn 502, and 5-S&W model 18. All except the hi power wearing some form of micro green dot.

 

[Japle]

STI “Frankenstein” 9mm that I built on a SteelMaster frame with a 5” slide & 6” barrel (because I think it looks cool), BoMar-type sights. My main pistol-league gun and great for Steel Challenge..

S&W 327 .38/.357 5” 8-shot revolver. Fantastic DA trigger and super-accurate. My #2 pistol-league gun. Also great for Steel Challenge.

S&W Shield Plus with red dot sight. Best carry gun I’ve found.

AutoMag set with 6 ½” .44AMP, 10 ½ .44AMP and 10 ½” .357AMP barrels. The most fun-to-shoot guns I own!

Argentine/Browning HP 9mm, customized with adjustable sights, no-bite hammer, fabulous trigger and hard-chrome finish. Maybe the most accurate 9mm I've ever shot.

 

[teerex.otw]

Does a Thompson Contender with 5 barrels count as 1 or 5 ?

 

[45/30-06OKIE]

1. Springfield mil spec 1911
2. Glock 21
(Already have those)
3. Smith and Wesson 686+ 7in barrel 357 Mag
4. CZ75 9mm with a threaded barrel.
5. The PSA Dagger in 45 Auto that they announced was in the prototype stage at Shot Show 2024. Its supposed to be the size of a glock 19 and hold 16 rounds with an extended mag iirc. And I'd get a threaded barrel for it obviously.

 

[bannockburn]

I would say it should count as only one gun. I have a .22 LR Conversion kit for my 1911s and have one for my CZ P07. I also can convert my Colt Commander in .38 Super to 9mm. by swapping out the barrels and magazines.

 

[WisBorn]

Does a Thompson Contender with 5 barrels count as 1 or 5 ?

One frame = one gun

 

[stonebuster]

1. Sig P226 9mm Legion
2. PC Sheild 9mm
3. S&W Model 65-2 3" 357
4. Ruger GP100 4" 357
5 Dan Wesson Model 15-2 V6 barrel 357 with multiple barrels if it's not cheating