Anchorite
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I really want to find a birdshead grip.
Night stand choice
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I really want to find a birdshead grip.
TRACON
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Sweet gun!
Side note here before I discuss my “Night stand choice.” I just got my SA-35 recently. I’m awaiting for the dreaded “FTE” issues near the 800-1000 round mark, if SA hasn’t fixed the issue yet. My serial number is in the 18xxx range, so fingers crossed they’ve worked the bugs out. What I did though was buy the Cylinder & Slide CNC machined extractor, extractor spring and roll pin. I also bought the BH Spring Solutions “Type 1 Safety Sear lever,” as it’s a superior design than the old Browning designed one that Springfield uses. If the gun starts to malfunction, I’ll drop those parts in. If it doesn’t malfunction, I’ve got spare parts now. Winning!
Also, I highly recommend 1791 Gunleather’s “BHX Thumb break holster.” Order it under “Browning HP.” It allows the gun to be safely carried “cocked & locked” as all Hi Powers were designed to be carried. The leather thumb strap fastens between the cocked hammer and firing pin. The fit and feel of the holster is premium! It’s what’s on my hip this second as Im typing.
My nightstand gun… Usually a Glock 19x with 19-rnd magazine and a Surefire X-300 light, like this Google pic….
Or…. My M&P 2.0 5” in FDE (no chamber loaded indicator nor cheesy thumb safety) version. Those are just to get me into the walk-in closet to my stud-bolted/secured 18” bbl. Remington 870P “Police Magnum,” loaded with 6-in-the-tube 2 3/4” #4Buck.
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That is my wife's charge!
Armored farmer
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12 ga 870 with 5rds #4 buck and mrs f's rifle under the edge of the bed in a safe with spring loaded quick-access door.
Bedside drawer has a .45acp 1911 with 10rd chip Mccormick magazine with federal HST ammo
Bedside drawer has a .45acp 1911 with 10rd chip Mccormick magazine with federal HST ammo
Armored farmer
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I've been having dreams about one of these with a weapon light by my bedside......
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/977078636#carousel-modal-view-item
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/977078636#carousel-modal-view-item
Corpral_Agarn
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Put a light on it and you have a winner.
Mine choice is a P226 with light and a carbine nearby (also with a light)
Archie
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I found and bought this in the late 1990s as I recall. I bought it as it is now, except for the stocks and the grip adapter. Those I added on myself.
The grips on it at purchase were a set of mother of pearl stocks carved in a steer head pattern. The carving looked as it were, as if done by a monkey with a dull spoon, embolden by an overdose of - ahem - 'unofficial' alcohol. Just as a crowning touch, they were broken and repaired by glueing them to a bit of thin sheet metal. (I still have the stocks, I could not sell them to a blind person.)
The essential revolver is a .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model, made from 1915 to1940. Following the triple lock, it had the more conventional front lug and no shroud on the ejector rod. I am told this was the model revolver with which the late Elmer Keith pioneered the .44 Magnum. I am also informed this model revolver was the basis for the M1917 .45 ACP military revolver.
It was probably a six inch barreled gun, but the barrel was reduced to four and one half inches at some point and the front sight reattached to the barrel by solder. Lots of solder. I presume the shortening of the barrel was to make it fit in a holster better. I do find shorter barrels to be more convenient.
After that, it was nickeled in what I assume was a economy bumper shop and then decorated with '...gin-you-wine Texas pawn shop engraving' - related to me by an old friend. (Looks to me like wig-wag electric pencil.)
I replaced the stocks shown in the photograph and filled in the gap between trigger guard and frame with a Tyler T grip. Despite all the - ahem - modifications, it has a delightful double action trigger, sure ignition and suitable cylinder gap, etc. Using a heavy loaded, flat fronted load (250 grain bullet) it seems to fill the incapacitation requirement.
Bedroom gun. I do have an 870 shotgun and an M1 carbine, but both of those take a moment or two to acquire. This revolver is right next to me when I sleep. It is the first item to hand.
Something about silk purses and sow's ears?
The grips on it at purchase were a set of mother of pearl stocks carved in a steer head pattern. The carving looked as it were, as if done by a monkey with a dull spoon, embolden by an overdose of - ahem - 'unofficial' alcohol. Just as a crowning touch, they were broken and repaired by glueing them to a bit of thin sheet metal. (I still have the stocks, I could not sell them to a blind person.)
The essential revolver is a .44 Hand Ejector 2nd Model, made from 1915 to1940. Following the triple lock, it had the more conventional front lug and no shroud on the ejector rod. I am told this was the model revolver with which the late Elmer Keith pioneered the .44 Magnum. I am also informed this model revolver was the basis for the M1917 .45 ACP military revolver.
It was probably a six inch barreled gun, but the barrel was reduced to four and one half inches at some point and the front sight reattached to the barrel by solder. Lots of solder. I presume the shortening of the barrel was to make it fit in a holster better. I do find shorter barrels to be more convenient.
After that, it was nickeled in what I assume was a economy bumper shop and then decorated with '...gin-you-wine Texas pawn shop engraving' - related to me by an old friend. (Looks to me like wig-wag electric pencil.)
I replaced the stocks shown in the photograph and filled in the gap between trigger guard and frame with a Tyler T grip. Despite all the - ahem - modifications, it has a delightful double action trigger, sure ignition and suitable cylinder gap, etc. Using a heavy loaded, flat fronted load (250 grain bullet) it seems to fill the incapacitation requirement.
Bedroom gun. I do have an 870 shotgun and an M1 carbine, but both of those take a moment or two to acquire. This revolver is right next to me when I sleep. It is the first item to hand.
Something about silk purses and sow's ears?
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doubleh
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Either one should get the job done. I don't know if it was just inflated gunshow prices but the Ruger 1911s were really through the roof at the one I just attended.
bannockburn
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Back in the day I made do with a S&W Model 10 (plus two speed loaders), and a Mag-Lite with 3 D Cell batteries flashlight as my first line of defense.
Fast forward quite a few years and for some time now my HD set-up consists of a SIG P229 with a SIG STL-900L Light/Laser combo and two magazines.
Fast forward quite a few years and for some time now my HD set-up consists of a SIG P229 with a SIG STL-900L Light/Laser combo and two magazines.
An outstanding choice if you choose to go that way.
GBExpat
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Whatever I am carrying at the time. Currently, and for many months, that has been a 3.3" .45acp SA XDsMod2 w/ tritium front sight.
Vern Humphrey
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Mine is an Ithaca M37 with a 20-inch "Deerslayer" barrel, loaded with 00 Buck.
I really don't consider any handgun the ideal home defense or "nightstand" gun. Handguns are hard enough to shoot well under ideal conditions. In dim light, a shotgun trumps all.
Steel Hayes
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My EDC is also the night stand pistol.
CA .32 Magnum. I load the ,Speer 90grn JSP for 1100fps.
CA .32 Magnum. I load the ,Speer 90grn JSP for 1100fps.
Captains1911
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Odd choice.
Mosin77
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Currently I have a 1911 and a big old mag-lite. The kind that takes D batteries and doubles as a truncheon in a pinch. Not the most up to date high speed low drag tactical setup but I daresay it’ll get the job done.
The plan is to eventually retire the 1911 from frontline status in favor of my Taurus PT99 but first I need to get some 17 round mags and then I need to exercise the Taurus with a few mags full of premium defensive ammo to make sure it’s 100% reliable. Then and only then will it get the nod over the .45 for bump in the night duty.
The plan is to eventually retire the 1911 from frontline status in favor of my Taurus PT99 but first I need to get some 17 round mags and then I need to exercise the Taurus with a few mags full of premium defensive ammo to make sure it’s 100% reliable. Then and only then will it get the nod over the .45 for bump in the night duty.
Captains1911
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G19X with Streamlight TLR-1 HL and 19 round mag, inside a kydex holster. The 300 BLK suppressed SBR isn’t far away.
With all this talk about 1911s and maglights, I thought maybe I had been transported back in time about 40 years, lol.
With all this talk about 1911s and maglights, I thought maybe I had been transported back in time about 40 years, lol.
Until a few months ago, I had a Sig P226 with a silencer and night sights. Then I switched to a Walther PPQ with a green laser, holosun red dot and a silencer. I also have an AR15 with a red dot and silencer (see a pattern here?) nearby, but it isn’t within arms reach most of the time.
Captains1911
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That’s why weapon lights and/or handhelds lights are mandatory. Why does a shotgun trump all?
FL-NC
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The top one (19C) llives in the night stand. The bottom one (G17 w/ modified frame) is in the living room coffee table.
Pat Riot
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S&W 327 Night Guard loaded with 8 rounds of Hornady American Gunner .38 Special with 2 loaded speed loaders, flashlight and knife. My wife likes this gun and shoots it very well with that ammo. So do I.
I would prefer a Glock 45, but the 327 is what she can shoot well so that is the night stand gun. The Glocks reside elsewhere in the home.
I would prefer a Glock 45, but the 327 is what she can shoot well so that is the night stand gun. The Glocks reside elsewhere in the home.
686 plus 2.5
2 speed loaders
Thinking of going back to da Govna'
Federal 410 handgun, good pattern >10 yards, not going to endanger neighbors or others in the house blowing through a half dozen walls, one trigger pull = 4 .36 caliber multiple wound channels, meets fbi specs for penetration.
2 speed loaders
Thinking of going back to da Govna'
Federal 410 handgun, good pattern >10 yards, not going to endanger neighbors or others in the house blowing through a half dozen walls, one trigger pull = 4 .36 caliber multiple wound channels, meets fbi specs for penetration.
The Night Rider
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I used to carry a 1911. I very occasionally forgot to disengage the safety on my gun on the range.
I now carry a Glock 26 I have never forgot to pull the trigger on it.
YMMV
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The Night Rider
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Of the two options that the OP has offered I would pick the High Power. I've never liked Barrettas.
My carry gun is my "Nightstand" gun but I don't keep it on the nightstand.
I think I've told this story before but I used to have my nightstand gun on my nightstand and then one night I woke up from a nightmare with the gun in my hand.
Now my "nightstand" gun lives on my dresser two steps away from the bed. That gives me time to be completely awake before I get to it.
My carry gun is my "Nightstand" gun but I don't keep it on the nightstand.
I think I've told this story before but I used to have my nightstand gun on my nightstand and then one night I woke up from a nightmare with the gun in my hand.
Now my "nightstand" gun lives on my dresser two steps away from the bed. That gives me time to be completely awake before I get to it.
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Mosin77
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I daresay, if it meets FBI specs for penetration, it’s probably also going to blow through half a dozen walls. At least according to that old site “The Box o’ Truth,” which testing I find it hard to argue with.
Some say that ARs are an exception because they’ll tumble or fragment, but in spite of this, they go through lots of walls too.
The good news is, the range for self defense is hardly long enough for buckshot patterns to open up much, so if those .36cal buckshot are aimed well and hit the bad guy, he’s probably going to stop. The bad news is, unlike in the hunting field, at SD ranges you do have to aim, not point in the general direction.
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