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BamaakII
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Carrying and expensive gun
BamaakII
Posts: 408 Member
Does anyone regularly carry a gun like a wilson or knighthawk or something I consider expensive. Like 2K and up. A couple worries, one if something ever did cause you to use it, you may loose it for a while or even forever. Next holster wear. I'd hate to have wear marks on a gun like that. I ask cause I'm considering buying something like this but not sure if I want a full size or something smaller to carry. Also is nighthawk worth an extra 1-1.5K over a wilson? They sure are sexy looking guns but they are expensive. Local cabellas has a bunch of Dan Wessons I may consider, any experience with them?
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Fall, winter, and spring I'll often
Carry a PC 945
They don't even make them anymore.
I trust the gun and my accuracy with it.
I'd hate to lose it but if I did I'm worth it.....I know I know that's definitely up for debate.
to answer your question, i dont have a wilson/or 2K+ 1911. I do have other expensive toys. What i carry if and when i do is a ruger GP100 in 357. It works for me and what i want.
imo.....
> you can do what you want. Its your money.
> im not sure why you choose that mfg/type, but again, see the above.
> i see things like this as the old saying goes "its the warrior that wields the weapon..."
> knowledge on how to use that weapon and how to deal with malfs is what would be important to me.
> to me, $$ is just a way to compensate for what you are lacking (sometimes). It may not be true for you, but some people feel that buying "the best" will compensate for thier lacking. I say this because i have shooting friends that do the same thing. They buy "the best" and still cant do what they want. Again, its the warrior, not the weapon.
> Being comfortable and confident in yourself/skills is best imo.
> also, if you are worried about wear then why buy it for that purpose? Then depending on what you buy you maybe able to (re)finish it down the road if you want to make it a safe queen. Personally, i would rather have "honest" wear than abuse. If you know this about yourself, then i would ask that question before you make that purchase and find out the what nots and how much to refinish at that time.
> endgame. what is your endgame for that toy? to make (more?) money off that toy after x years down the road? There are better investments out there fyi. But whats cool about guns is that you can play with them and if you are lucky, down the road, sell them and maybe make some $$$. To me, i figure this out before i buy and use.
others will chime in on this, but good luck whatever you do.
- Don Burt
I’m sure someone will come along to say all that extra accuracy is not necessary to SD. That’s fine and it’s a very personal decision that everyone has to make for themselves.
At least in Springfield-speak (where I'm most familiar), you can typically and easily see the difference between the lower priced guns (although I've seen them turn out some GREAT examples in that range), and the "semi-custom" guns like the TRP and Trophy Match. When you go up from those into the true Springfield Custom line, yes there's a difference, but it takes a little longer to spot it. My take is that these are best left as Bullseye guns equipped with match sights, and that their hand-fitting and tight tolerances are all totally unnecessary price-inflating bells and whistles on a combat gun. The standard guns typically are capable of shooting better than 99% of the people that will ever pick them up on a good day - folks saying they can eke out what a gun like than can offer under stress are just stroking their own egos.
But it's kinda like Ferris Bueller's Ferrari - "If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up" - and by that I mean you should be able to not wince at sweating on it, having it get rusty, and taking the inevitable knocks and dings that a CCW will take. A carry gun may take you more than one lifetime to consume, but it is a consumable. Best to get any notions of preserving it as a safe queen out of your mind.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
I may go back to the LGSs around town and fondle a colt and those Dan Wessons. One has a couple of wilsons in stock I'm gonna go look at including a classic and an EDC in 45 ACP.
How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and [how] hard it is to undo that work again! -- Mark Twain
Point being, there’s no need to carry high end guns. There are plenty of inexpensive guns these days that do the job much better than most shooters can shoot.
I was never comfortable carrying a 1911. I prefer to carry something with a decocker or striker fired. I used to carry my Sphinx SDP, but an in-law needed a holster and the one that fit the Sphinx also fit his gun. Now its most likely going to be a CZ-75 PCR or a Shield in 9 or .45 that I will have on me when I am some place I can take it and would like to have a little friend with me.
If you want it, can afford it, and will use it- get it. Don't worry.
-Mikhail Kalashnikov
Currently getting home, changing out of the day's clothes in the garage, and throwing all the pocket stuff - - keys, wallet, pocketknife, spare change, cell phone, CCW in holster, spare mags, etc..., into one plastic bag to carry inside. I'll do this with a Glock or a mid grade Springfield without a second thought.
If I'm carrying Excalibur, I have to modify my routine around not putting blemishes on Excalibur. If I'm carrying a Tramontina machete, there's a lot less of that kind of stress.
You kind of have to think of it like clothing. If you know you have a high likelihood of walking into briar patches, the $100 silk shirt is probably not the uniform of the day.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
https://www.colt.com/detail-page/competition-ser70-45acp-bl-81
Thats cool Ruger put a 5"inch barrel on that gun......