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alwynsw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:12 PM
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What is your choice for a personal defense firearm?
I prefer my slabside with a 230 gr. JHP, but if it's handy at the time, I'd likely go for the Mossberg 500 with single ought 3 inch magnums.
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:18 PM
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1. I too would prefer the Mossberg, but
my choice for daily carry is P-220 with 230 gr Hydra Shoks.
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7th_Sephiroth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:19 PM
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2. i love my twin gold
DE.50AE7's
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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:20 PM
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3. electrocuting speargun with a dirty-nuke slingshot in my sock
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:20 PM
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4. My favorite personal defense firearm
is a 5' naginata with a very sharp blade. Small enough to use in the house, long enough to reach across the room.

Oh, Firearm...
hm, as a younger man, I was partial to a 12ga breakopen with .0 buck or slugs. Nothing says lay down like a full ounce of solid lead.

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Coyul Donating Member (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:23 PM
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5. Crossbow pistol...
...They'll never hear it coming, and there isn't a national registry of crossbow arrow imprints....(sounding a little freeper there ain't I?) ;-)
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alwynsw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 08:39 AM
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14. Not sounding freeper at all - to me
I take my personal freedoms very seriously. IMO, mandatory casing imprints are the equivalent of preemptive fingerprinting and DNA sampling. The idea of having all of our identifying information "just in case" is a far too Stalinesque for me. Why not just attach a Lojack to everyone at birth?

I'll wager that J. Edgar would have loved it, though. 'nuff said.
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:23 PM
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6. Pitbull
with sharpened teeth
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solinvictus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:29 PM
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7. Up close
Either a 1911 with 185 grain Winchester Silvertips or a good load of #1 buckshot from about anything that'll shoot it.
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BullDozer Donating Member (754 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:40 PM
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8. JMB
I see that I am in the compnay of some with very good taste.

1911 for me Kimber, Colt, and Springfield.
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MrSandman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:44 PM
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9. Some pricey company too.
LOL

from a crunchenticker
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mikehiggins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-15-03 11:57 PM
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10. Second that choice
not only a lot of stopping power, but just plain intimidating to see pointed at you. That black hole just seems so, so big.
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GregW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 01:14 AM
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11. If it's my CCW ...
... then it would be my Sig 239 in 9MM with Hydra Shoks.

If it's up close and personal at home, you'll probably get a 200 grain semi-wadcutter in .45 ACP 'cause that's the biggest thing I have and I only shoot it in comp.
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hijinks Donating Member (58 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 06:55 AM
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12. Sharks
With friggin lasers on their heads!
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DoNotRefill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 07:10 AM
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13. Depends on the scenario...
For home defense, I've got an AK with a 75 round drum loaded with frangibles. Overpenetration isn't a problem here, and it can't be beat for controllability and capacity. For personal carry, I tend to go with the Glock 19 or CZ-75, both in 9mm.
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beevul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 08:48 AM
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15. At the moment...
Model 96 Beretta,(.40 S&W) 135 grain Hydra Shoks.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-16-03 10:27 AM
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16. M1 Garand and a Glock G17
I rotate the home defense arms about once a year. I'm working on a homebuilt 1911. Once that is proved reliable it will take the place of the Glock.

For bicycle trips in dangerous territory I carry a Sig Sauer P232 (caliber .380 or 9mm kurtz). It's a well-made, reliable pistol that fits perfectly in my bike luggage.
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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 12:16 PM
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17. methane bomblets.excellent for crowd dispersal.
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Township75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 12:17 PM
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18. Walther P99 in 9mm...
wish I would have bought the .40 though, but the gun is NICE!
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GregW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 01:00 PM
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19. I got rid of my P99 :(
I agree ... beautiful gun, best ergonomic feel of anything I have held (and EASY takedown) ... but I needed something smaller for carry so I traded it for the Sig 239 in 9 MM.
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Township75 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 01:07 PM
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20. AHHHHHHHH! Greg are you serious?!
Mine doesn't show up on me, unless I am wearing summer time clothing.

I never used the Sig 239, how does it compare to the Walther?

Ohh, many moons ago (probably 8 months ago), I asked to be granted access to the DU gallery...I know you have since posted that you are overwhelmed with requests, and don't have time to do security checks on everyone...I was wondering if you ever got around to screening me or not.

THanks
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RoeBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 07:03 PM
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21. A good line I've heard about pistols...
...is that they're best use is for fighting your way to your combat rifle.
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Valarauko Donating Member (227 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 07:07 PM
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22. Why not just CARRY a rifle?
That's what they taught me here, though.
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the_acid_one Donating Member (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 08:09 PM
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23. Good Quote! (n/t)
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funkyflathead Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 08:18 PM
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24. 20 gauge shotgun n/t
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souphound Donating Member (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 09:13 PM
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25. Depends where I am
Carry gun, snub nose .357 magnum, truck gun Siaga 7.62x39, house 870 Remmington 12 ga.
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Wcross Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-19-03 11:07 PM
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26. Kimber pro carry
Try one out some time, the frame is aluminium and it is extremely light. It fires a .45acp, did I mention it was light? Perfect everyday carry gun in .45acp.
At home I keep a Mossberg 500 out. I keep the good stuff in my safe.
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