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Oh, I've had my share of 1911s too and I'll never be without one in my arsenal. I used to shoot both stock 1911a1s and 1911a1 NMs in the Army. I was on the Shooting Team for the Army Reserve for Tennessee and Alabama back in the Mid 90's. I've also owned an Auto-Ordnance (POS) and a Norinco that a SOB got from me when he found me not at home. It was a sweet pistol too! I took the Insurance money and replaced it with a Springfield 1911 in Stainless. It's used. I bought it off a buddy that just had to have something else. It's a tackdriver. I like it a lot! But I still like my Glocks very much and no, my 17 shows no sign of crumbling anytime soon.

When I bought them for my Colt Agent, I was looking for a set of the rubber ones for it, but I couldn't find any locally. I was down at Fox and Co. on Dutch Valley here in Knoxville and Harold behind the counter (I think that was his name and he's since retired) recommended I try a set of T-Grips. He sold them to me for something like $4 or $5. I thought for the money I might as well try them. One of the best little finds I've ever had. I wouldn't mind getting another set of new Colt grips thought. Mine are a bit worn. That little Agent was a BUG for a US Postal Inspector. He shot it a lot judging from the worn finish on the left side. I bought it off of him for $250 back in the mid to late 90's. It's been a great little piece! Tight as can be for a pistol that's probably going on 40 years old.

I bought my Glock 17 in 1990. It's had probably 4 to 5000 rounds down the tube in that time and other than a scratch or two on the slide it looks just like the day I came home with it. Shoots the same too, very good. I did a smart thing in 1993. I gave it to my wife who loves shooting it, so I wouldn't be tempted to trade it. I was really bad about doing such nonsense back in those days. There are several trades and sales I wish I'd never done. Live and learn.

I have two Glocks, a 17 and a 19, and a Springfield 1911 and I love all of them and would happily use any of them in a SHTF situation. I love the Glocks for all the reasons mentioned above and I love the 1911 because it was what I was trained on in the Army and a pistol I love to shoot.

Rubber! I hate S&W wood grips. They don't fill my hand. I found a Tyler T-Grip for my Colt Agent in chrome. They fill the space in between the trigger guard and the wood grip and have a finger contour. They work real well. I don't know if they are made anymore though. I found a link for them. Check it out. You can keep orginal wood grips on the revolver. They're made for Colt, Ruger and S&W. http://www.t-grips.com/

One thing I don't like about the Walther is the mag release. For some reason they placed it under the trigger guard next to the grip. When I was shooting my friend's P22, my grip was such that I kept pressing it down and releasing the mag when I was shooting. He had the same complaint as well. Other that it was an OK piece.

Kind of looks like some one beat a Walther with an ugly stick. Did y'all notice the knife on the desk? The XD still can't get away from Glock! That's a Glock Knife!

I have a couple of those too, but mine are two big for a pants pocket. The Agent is a good size and weight. But I love Glocks! I've always been a Glock fan.

That Taurus looks sweet! Looks old timey too. I like that! If it shoots anything like a Winchester pump I shot once, it'll be a great rifle! I can't remember if the Winchester was a takedown rifle or not. That could be a handy little feature. Is there a way to disable the lock system on a Taurus?

It's hard to go wrong with a .357. Very versatile revolver, since you can shoot .38s through it too. Maintence is a snap and a revolver is just flat out dependable. I really like a Ruger SP101 or a SW model 19 (blue) or 66 (sts, same pistol though) with a 2 1/2" barrel. Their getting hard to find now though. Taurus also makes several, but I've never fired any of them. There's one over in the FOR SALE section right now that seems to be a pretty good buy.

I carry a Colt .38 spl Agent when I feel the need to carry. If I feel the need to carry something larger, then common sense tells me I probably don't need to be where ever it is I'm going. Federal Nyclads are dead on in this revolver so that's what's in it along with two HKS speed loaders. If I'm wearing a jacket then it's in the right front pocket and if I'm not then it's tucked in a Uncle Mike's IWB holster. If I'm in kakhis, I just stick it in the front pocket. The main reason I carry this one is because it's first of all LIGHT. Second it's very ACCURATE. Third it's DEPENDABLE. Things that I like in a pistol.

Sell it and go by an AR!

GUN PORN!!! FREAKIN' nice pistol! Congratulations!

Dang! I wished my wife like to shop where you do!!!

You guys are killing me! I can't wait to read more "Pick My Pistol For Me"!!! Another fine pistol you might consider is another JMB design. The Browning Hi-Power in .40. I had a nice 9mm HP, until some jerkwad decided my house looked especially vulnerable and decided to come through the back door. Sadly I wasn't home or would have been an especially bad day for him. In addition to the HP, I lost a Norinco .45 and a .22mag Colt Peacemaker along with the Pistol Security Cabinet they were in.

I've had a couple over the years. They are reliable rifles and decent shooters. Their kinda plain jane though and not very exciting. I had a lot more fun shooting ARs and M1As. Ruger is pretty proud of their magazines too. Accessories seem cheaper for ARs. But that's just me. Personally, I like the SKS better and they are about $300 cheaper. That can buy alot of ammo.

Those are pretty cool revolvers! Collectable too!!! For the part, you might try here. http://www.gunpartscorp.com/ Or here. http://www.sarcoinc.com There is also some good info here about the 1917. It's down in the pistol section. http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/index.php

You know the nice thing about a wheel gun? They never break or lose their magazines and they have no safeties to fool with. Lose the magazine and the best 17 round uber auto becomes a single shoot. Wheel guns may not be sexy, but they are darn near always reliable! somemore!

I use 158gr Federal Nyclads in my Colt Agent. I also have used 125gr Hydro-shoks. Both are accurate rounds for my Agent. As a matter of fact the guy I bought it from recommended the Nyclads. He said they were the most accurate round for my particular gun. I've not proved him wrong yet. That's whats in my speedloaders now. I understand that Federal doesn't make them anymore though. I'll probably try something else or just go back to the Hydro-shoks. I practice with whatever is cheap though.

There is only 3 oz. difference in the weight between the Sig and the DW. I really like the looks off the DW, but I am slightly prejudiced.

Ammo would cost a bundle! Wonder if Dillion makes any reloading dies for it?

How can you go wrong with a 1911 design in .45acp?

I came across this site a couple of months ago when I was looking for a good machete to purchase. I ended up purchaing a Cold Steel Kopis Machete. Any way I found this site. You all might be interested in checking it out. http://www.usrsog.org/index.htm You might want to go read their Survival Firearm section. It made a lot of sense, especially the last paragraph. Read the BLADES section as well. They also have a pretty good check list for a Bug Out Kit. I make no claim to knowing anything about this outfit, but I did enjoy the articles they have posted.

Good point! You know, back in the day when they used to hunt black bear up in the smokeys with dogs (before the feds stepped in and made it park), a lot of the bear were killed with .22 rifles after they were treed by the dogs. Many a man has been killed by the lowly .22 as well. A good .22 does have it's place. A brick of .22 doesn't weight a whole lot either, maybe 4 or 5 pounds. What's 500 rounds of .223 or 7.62x39 weight? 20 or 30 pounds? I think a Ruger 10/22 with Taurus .22 revolver (9 shot) or a 10 shot automatic pistol (pick your favorite brand) could be a viable combination, though I'd probably carry something a bit bigger for a primary pistol. One thing I've always thought about in a SHTF situation is that I'm not going to be looking to primarily fight my way out. That would really be the last thing I'd want to do. I'd want to sneak around. If your sneaking, your chances of living are a bit better than if your fighting. I'm not sure a 500 yard rifle is a necessity. If I'm that far away, especially in East Tennessee, I might as well be a 100 miles away.

Ok, if your going to throw them out there, then post the specifics on 'em. The middle one I assume is Chinese (but we know what happens when we assume) and I figure one of them might be a russian. Regardless they are beauties though!!! I love old rifles! I love the history that goes with then as well!