You Can Only Have One

greener · Post by **greener** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:37 pm

Shooting is more fun than browsing. Besides you can doze off during the slow screen refreshes.

Tigerbeetle · Post by **Tigerbeetle** » Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:48 pm

Seems like I have seen a question similar to this somewhere else recently. I don't remember what I offered up at that time, or if I even did. Heck, it may have been this thread. I think a shotgun would be the best overall. I guess I would also stick with my Ithaca Mdl 37 20 ga. Carry more ammo for the same weight. And a 20 ga slug will take most anything out I will see here in the southeast, and 00 buck and 6s and 8s for the rest of the stuff. If I had to have a short gun only, it would be my S&W Mdl 19 .357 with a passel of my deer slayer rounds, plus a bunch of .38 +P for the less angry crowd.

Of course us old people tend to be somewhat crafty and devious so I would probably have that .357 hidden about my body someplace with the 20 ga. under my arm.

Being old means never having to say you are sorry. Or something like that. TB

KAZ · Post by **KAZ** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:26 am

Two sweet classics for certain! Hard to find a better revolver than the Smith 19, and the I 37 bottom shucker still amazes me. Interesting since they came up in this thread is this months American Rifleman has a nice article on Drilling's. Regards

blue68f100 · Post by **blue68f100** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:05 pm

Picking only one makes it very hard to decide. But out of all of my hand guns this Custom Colt 6" Ni Python was my first double action handgun in 1977. At that time < 0.05% of all there guns went through their custom shop. I have yet to find another one like it. The custom work was done in Colt's Custom Shop, Trigger Tuned and Adj Sights. I have put over 5000 LSWC through this gun, and probably less than 500 Mag loads.

KAZ · Post by **KAZ** » Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:27 pm

WOW!!!! This thread has not only been fun offering up an impossible premise to our board members, it has really brought out some awesome pieces like your Snake blue. Regards

greener · Post by **greener** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 4:21 am

Nice looking revolvers, guys. Since I have a weakness for .357 revolvers, it took me a while to realize that in an "only one" question, some folks were gravitating toward these.

My Model 19 is a tack driver and a darned nice revolver. I'm not sure I'd choose it over my GP100, but it would be a hard decision, after I get the M19 light strike issue settled. It reared it's ugly head again yesterday.

Of course us old people tend to be somewhat crafty and devious so I would probably have that .357 hidden about my body someplace with the 20 ga. under my arm.

TB, you and Oldman have some ideas in common.

Tigerbeetle · Post by **Tigerbeetle** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 7:58 am

The Old Man and I share a lot of commonalities.

I only envy his being close to his range.

That Colt is a really pretty revolver.
Old age and treachery will beat youth and vigor every time!

TB

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:38 am

Tigerbeetle wrote:The Old Man and I share a lot of commonalities.

Old age and treachery will beat youth and vigor every time!

TB

That is a proven fact, and the piece in my pocket is just an added asset.

cousin jack · Post by **cousin jack** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:12 pm

Me? Ol "Cocked and Locked."

May not be the thinking man's choice, but it would be mine.....

bearandoldman · Post by **bearandoldman** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:16 pm

Too big, same bullet in a smaller package.

blue68f100 · Post by **blue68f100** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 8:12 pm

I like Condition 1, Something to be said about tried and trued.

My BHP is my backup weapon.