What's your next "gotta have" gun?

[Wingshooter]

Way to "stick to your gun", LA!

A 2+ year follow-up. Looks great!

I am 1 year and 2 months into my 1st AR build and all I need now is an optic... almost there.

[frankmako]

ruger sp 101. don't know why just want one.

[Smith]

Holy 2+ year thread revive Batman! It threw me off just reading through the last few post and I kept seeing Mars posting. Thought I was seeing a ghost for a minute!

[DAdams]

I'm thinking Walther P99AS in .40.

What do you think about that?

[LA_357SIG]

Back on topic. I forgot this was a handgun thread.

I'm itching for another 1911. I regret trading my Kimber Custom II but I so dearly love my FNP-45.

[Wingshooter]

Holy 2+ year thread revive Batman! It threw me off just reading through the last few post and I kept seeing Mars posting. Thought I was seeing a ghost for a minute!

That's got to be a record for following up on a thread right there! Impressive, LA_357SIG.

Edited March 19, 2010 by Batman

[Magiccarpetrides]

Im hopefully gettin an SX-AR this Wednesday and a .45 Sig :-D

[Guest 10mm4me]

I am a die hard Glock guy, but I really really really really want a Springfield XDm 3.8 in 9mm.

[Guest Orionsic]

Nintendo Zapper

[Guest Orionsic]

Les Bear Wadcutter.

Coming anytime soon? Nah. Still gotta outshoot my other LBC..

[Packin]

I got a bonus coming in three weeks and I will be the proud owner of a new Glock 19.

[DMark]

My "retirement" firearm will be a Hamilton Bowen Smith & Wesson HD conversion to .45 Colt with Dan Love engraving and Paul Persinger grips.

And YES - - - I will Shoot it!

As my follow-up..., Found a good, solid post-war S&W Heavy Duty as part of my "retirement package." I'm standing in line with tons of others waiting for Bowen to call me to send it in for the .45 Colt conversion.

I added the Elk Bone grips and did an action job. Later I sent the trigger and hammer off to have them re-case harden. Its such a sweet shooter that I'm beginning to think about a .38-40 conversion instead.

Edited March 21, 2010 by DMark

[willis68]

That is one very nice revolver

[DMark]

That is one very nice revolver

Thanks!

What has gotten me to thinking about going with the .38-40 conversion instead of the .45 Colt is:

1. Ballistically, it is similar to the .40 S&W, sharing the same bullet diameter, bullet weight and velocity. 180g - 1,160ft/s - 538 ft.lbf.

2. All the conversion needs is a counterbore of the cylinder & barrel.

3. Its a Cool Old West round with the Winchester name.

4. You can even buy it in a Black Powder load, which would make things very interesting in an IDPA revolver-only match.

5. I don't have anything in .38-40, but already have a couple handguns in .45 Colt. Therefore logic requires that I have something in .38-40.

6. Several gunsmiths do the .38-40 conversion, quicker turn around.

7. AND - - - I'm getting tried of waiting on Hamilton Bowen now that he is famous.

Here is a pic.

.40 S&W, .38-40 WIN, .44 S&W Spl, .45 ACP

Edited April 4, 2010 by DMark

[Guest goomba]

I've got (both used) Springfield Armory GI model 1911 & a Kel-tech P-11 in layaway at a local pawn shop.

I seem to find that my "SHORT" list of guns I want, well, it's not a very short list.

[Guest davidz71]

XDM40 3.8 and a S&W 44 mag. 5" to go with my 44 mag. brass and loading dies. Sounds like a good enough reason doesn't it?

[Guest mikedwood]

I'm wanting a used Smith 4" .38

and also a new 1911. I have enough now for a RIA, but I might go Springfield double stack or if I can find a good deal on a Para.

[Guest coxtn34]

I hope to purchase a STI Spartan 9mm.

[willis68]

I have 2 to pay off, after that I will lay off gun buying for a while

[Guest anvil]

The boss man said he is going to get me a desert eagle 1911 for a bonus after our current job is finished. He is a DE fan so the gun i choose has to come from thier line of guns so i picked their 1911

[Guest mjnsx07]

DW Valor SS or SA Pro 1911

[Il Duce]

DE .50 cause ive always wanted one growing up and a Sig P238 as a BUG

[bubbiesdad]

I got a bonus coming in three weeks and I will be the proud owner of a new Glock 19.

I got bowling league payoff in a few weeks, and I'll be the proud owner of a Glock 22.

My last three "gotta have" guns, I didn't know how much I had to have them until I saw, and then held them.

[nightrunner]

Ive been looking REAL hard at the new HK45

[mwhuffman]

I need a good plinker. Probably be a Ruger or S&W.