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But do you think you must have the latest and gratest to survive ? Are old school guns not good enough?
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That's what the marketeers would have you believe. Heck, you might never 'need' one at all. I've lived a pretty fun-filled life and I could count on the fingers of one hand the times I've actually needed a gun to save my tender hide.

But then it's rarely ever about need, is it? It sure isn't in my case. I have had a lot more fun with handguns, than I've ever had to use one for a life preserver. I for one am hoping that trend holds.
 
I don't see how you could do any better than a 3" K-frame Smith or one of the snubbie Ruger s series There is not many of us that run into a gang of Hells Angels with pms.
 
My '89 (that's 1989, as in last century!) Sig P220 is an ancient and decrepit weapon that I refuse to give up.
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Barely broken in! :p

S&W 19-2, made in '66. Course, someone will be along in the next post or two with something older.
 
If I owned a beautiful old 1908 hammerless Colt 380 semiauto pistol that i knew the gun and mag springs were in great shape with an extra mag in my pocket,and it ran perfect-hell man,I would'nt feel undergunned at all.

Yes,old guns can protect you just as well as new guns.

You just have to do your part,as usual.
 
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Are old school guns not good enough?
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What do you mean? I don't need to go buy a new semi auto every year to be "updated". I wouldn't trust some 20+ year old revolver, if thats what you mean. Same with a 100 year old 1911, no way. A gun within the past 10 years is good enough. I be scared that the older guns rust/break on me, CLICK??? rusted out, part broke etc... So old..
 
As for 20 year old guns being "rusty" and rickety, such that you don't trust them ..... it's all how they are cared for: I have a rifle made in 1892 that is on it's third continent in it's long lifetime ...... still works everythime. I doubt it will fall to pieces anytime soon...... and will likely outlast everyone on this forum.
 
I've carried a revolver as my primary carry gun for decades.

Is that old school enough?

I have, on a few occasions, carried a circa 1917 Smith & Wesson Regulation Police in .32 Long.

If that's not old school I don't know what is.
 
Everyone has their favorite brand, caliber, and size of gun. That said as long as you are comfortable and competent with your carry gun I think it's fine whether you're carrying a NAA .22 or a 1911.

Just my .02 of course
 
I wouldn't trust some 20+ year old revolver, if thats what you mean. Same with a 100 year old 1911, no way. A gun within the past 10 years is good enough. I be scared that the older guns rust/break on me, CLICK??? rusted out, part broke etc... So old..
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I have a S&W .38 Special that's over 80 years old. It was my carry gun for a while until about ten years ago, and it still comes to the range with me almost every trip. I can't tell you how many people I've introduced to shooting using that gun, and it's a perennial favorite.

With routine care, just about any gun of good initial quality will give more than a lifetime of reliable service. Any gun that's rusting or spontaneously breaking parts after 20 years has likely been horribly neglected.
 
Old school or new, they all throw bullets don't they? 45 or 9mm, both are over half a century old and still doing the job. As long as the weapon functions well I can't see the need to upgrade.

Want is another whole subject.
 
I carry an old 5906. If it's in good working order and you can hit what you aim at, go for it!
The 1911 design is how old? I think I read somewhere that more than a few people still carry one from time to time.....:rolleyes:
 
mrt949 said:
Ok everyone says they carry a fullsize auto to a mousegun for cc. But do you think you must have the latest and gratest to survive ? Are old school guns not good enough?
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Guns that function well, and do so over many years, become "old school." Guns that do not function well, go out of production and become "outdated." As long as the design is proven, and the individual firearm is in good shape, it ought to be OK as a carry piece.
 
its all about what you can draw and shoot with competently....if an old 45lc colt sixgun is what you can draw and blister a target with is your thing then do it.....

If a modern 15 round polymer 9mm semi is what does it for you then do it!!!


What it comes down to is no matter what gun you use....Can you use that one and use it competently? Because the main thing is to put a projectile on target when you need to put it there!
 
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Guns that function well, and do so over many years, become "old school." Guns that do not function well, go out of production and become "outdated." As long as the design is proven, and the individual firearm is in good shape, it ought to be OK as a carry piece.
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I'll only add one thing to that. The individual specimen needs to be proven as well. There is hardly a more proven design than the 1911, but everybody and his drunk uncle are making them and plenty of individual specimen aren't fit to take to a butterfly uprising. You have got to prove the gun because trusting to 'design' puts you at the mercy of marketers.
 
Last time I checked the 1911 and Browning High-Powers worked just fine.

75 year and 100 year old designs.

It's nice to have high-quality manufacturing processes in place though, I'm not going to mention any names but there is more than one gun company that, due to lack of good quality assuarance / QC processes puts out a 1911 with no consistency in level of quality from one pistol to another and just generally makes some unreliable 1911s.
 
BTW... I purchased my HK P7M8 in 1985 - 26 years ago. It has never experienced a failure of any kind, ever.

I've cleaned it after every use and kept it well oiled and in cases with desicants packs, and it's still a great pistol.

I trust my life to that 26 year old gun more than any other pistol made today that I could buy right now - bar none.
 
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