Worst Carry Pistol Option

[tinygnat219]

Ok,

As a spin-off of this thread, http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=319500, I got to thinking, what has got to be one of the worst options for a Concealed Handgun? Reasons can also be included.

My votes would be:
Anything Cap and Ball (there are a surprising number of people on this forum who think this is a GOOD idea ).
Why would someone carry something this outmoded when there are so many good things like centerfire, or even rimfire cartridge revolvers and pistols available today?

And, the 1895 Mosin Nagant. Outmoded by WWI, this revolver fires a weak, hard to find, and expensive cartridge, has a HEAVY clunky and unwieldy DA trigger pull, and is difficult to reload.

Oh, and ANY .22 Caliber rimfire pistol This is because of the round itself. It's an unreliable cartridge that doesn't deliver the goods of stopping an antagonist until after he has delivered a world of hurt unto you.

Toss 'em out here folks. List em and why you think so.

 

[mpmarty]

50 cal desert eagle in an ankle rig.

 

[GTSteve03]

Ruger Alaskan in 454 with the 2.5 inch barrel.

Not only is it huge and weighs a ton, you'll probably hit yourself in the face and simultaneously blind yourself if you try to fire it at night or in a hurry.

 

[Dionysusigma]

Downsizer.

Derringer.

NAA mini.

Flintlock.

There're always reasons against any particular gun.

 

[tinygnat219]

Ooog,
Both good choices. I can see it now: "Bob, why are you limping?" "Are those sparks following your shoes?"

 

[ZeSpectre]

Your first gun, it's not a tomcat, what the hell was that thing?
It may be the first pistol to ever cause me to miss the entire damn target!

But you know I'm gonna really vote for a LeMat.

 

[lee n. field]

.50 Gabbet-Fairfax Mars

 

[highorder]

Thompson Contender with a super 14" barrel in 17 Remington Bee

 

[tinygnat219]

Ze,

Ahhh, the Taurus PT22! Yup. Inaccurate POS! It's gone now.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Type 94.

 

[ZeSpectre]

Ahhh, the Taurus PT22! Yup. Inaccurate POS! It's gone now.

That was the one. Seriously that may be the only firearm I've ever tried where I'd feel better using it as "brass knuckles" rather than trying to shoot with it :banghead:

Glad you got rid of it. I know it had some sentimental value but it was just a temptation to try and overcome a fundamentally screwed up gun.
(EDIT: not a Taurus bash btw, just commenting on an especially f-ed up gun)

 

[jlbraun]

Actually, a .22LR revolver is not a bad deep concealment piece. The less than reliable primer isn't a factor in a revolver.

 

[takhtakaal]

 

[rcmodel]

CCW?
ANY .44 Magnum.


rcmodel

 

[Fumbler]

A 1911 with a broken safety carried IWB at 12 o'clock.

 

[brentn]

lmao, how the hell do you carry at 12 o clock? as in pointing up to your face???

I think a flintlock would defenitey be the most unreliable and awkward carry option available.

Alot of people carry cap and ball just because they love em, and because in a lot of places they aren't considered a real firearm, in which they don't need a carry permit. I would if those conditions applied to me.

 

[buzz_knox]

lmao, how the hell do you carry at 12 o clock? as in pointing up to your face???

When used with holsters, you go with a horizontal alignment of the "clock face," not vertical. 12 o'clock means directly in front of one's torso. 6 o'clock is the small of the back.

Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "cocked and locked."

 

[AndyC]

Belt-position - eg. 3 o'clock would be at your right hip, so 12 o'clock would be pointing at Harry and the Unmentionables, or something.

 

[gravis86]

brentn, I think Fumbler meant 12 o'clock as not as in "shot in the face" but as in "never have kids."

I'm a fairly skinny guy, and there are 2 places I can conceal a gun successfully. 1:30, and 4:30-5:00. No way I'm gonna carry 1:30 with a 1911, especially with a broken safety. I'd rather shoot my butt.

 

[Catbird]

Unloaded

 

[Ed Ames]

The worst carry option: NOT CARRYING.

Everything else is just quibbling.

 

[CWL]

Original hangonne from the 1300's -fired by inserting a red-hot wire into the firing hole.

 

[Jamie C.]

Eh, to each their own, however, I don't think there is any such thing as a "bad CCW choice" if it's something you shoot well and are familiar with.

Hell, I've got a 1858 Remington clone laying here on my desk that's become the de facto "house gun" simply due to the fact that if it's loaded and capped and you cock it and pull the trigger... it fires. Every time. And it lobs those 200gr. chunks of lead it's stuffed with where ever the sights happen to be lined up. Only time it's ever misfired was due to me experimenting with different ways of sealing the capped nipples against moisture. ( Finally figured out it didn't need sealing... Just fire it and re-load it every couple of months and it's fine. )
I'd even carry it as a CCW piece, if it were just a bit lighter. If I find a good IWB holster for it, and a strong enough belt, I might any way.

As for .22 rimfire being so useless... go tell it to the fellow mentioned here.
I think he might have an argument or two in favor of having a .22 in your pocket.

Anyway, I'm not gonna "poo poo" someone else's choice of defensive arms... provided they know how to get 'em to do what needs done.


J.C.

 

[TimboKhan]

The gun that you have is always better than the one you don't.

If you have the skills to use a particular piece, thats the piece you should use. A "better" gun does not make you a better shot.

 

[Dain Bramage]

Oh no CWL. Not another red-hot wire vs. matchlock thread.