Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Second favorite semi auto platforms for duty/CCW/ general purpose?

We have had lots of talk about our favorites, with 1911s, Glocks and M&Ps seeming to be Campfire pistoleros top choices.

If you were not able, for whatever reason to carry your favorite G19/17 or 5" government Model or LW Commander, what would you rock?

Personally I am a fan of trigger systems that are as consistent as possible, hence my love for well tuned 1911 and Glock triggers. I will refrain from naming my personal runner up for a bit, as I am curious if anyone will either name it as theirs, or guess.

Hint,

For me it is not a new design, but new variations of the old design abound, and only money (the little tricycle motors/ rug rats are expensive) keeps me from acquiring a good number of them.


.And yes I know I contradict myself about not caring for traditional DA/SA designs after just trading into the Old School Cool S&W 645.

If I couldn't carry a Glock for some reason, it'd be a Sig Sauer.

Sig DAK of some kind.

Springfield XD

I'd prefer an M&P. But if you handed me a Glock, Sig320, VPwhatever, or whatever other plastic wonder...I wouldn't care much.

The more I shoot, the less I care what I shoot.

Browning Hi-Power

There is a whole lotta truth in that. I have observed that after shooting a revolver in DA mode, trigger management of pretty much any semi auto, DAO, SAO, DA/SA is less of a big deal than it used to be.

I like my Sig's.
The 40 226 is fine if I wear enough cloths to conceal it, the 380 for something just to slip in a pocket.

...and that is why I teach everyone how to shoot a DA revolver DA... Once you mater that all the rest are easy... And think about it, aren't all the listed actions basically some form of DA.... Even the striker fired guns have a shot take up much like a DA...

As to the original question...if it isn't a 1911 it makes no difference. I did my Retired LEO Qual with Glock 19 and a S&W 6906 but could have been just as happy with a SIG 229 or Kahr...

I guess I'd take a Kahr, but it's about like asking a 13 year old what his favorite Scotch is.


I peek in here to learn what you savvy handgunners know


I already know what I know and it ain't all that much about handguns

I have had quite a long love affair with a police german tradin sig P6. That is being tested these days with a CZ75c.
There are other players, but mostly those two. I should include a 19 in two inch barrel. that is a smith I should add. Can't seem to break a 40year relationship with the Kframe revolvers.
for many years it was a manuhrin walter ppk. Back when germans were bad, and the bad boys were turning out walthers in france cause they couldn't make them in germany.
I am taking a piece of sheit interarms walther ppk/s up to a gunsmith next week, to have him manufacture a ejector out of steel.
family member shot this gun broke it first time out.

Sig 228

HK USP

Colt Government .380, I know some call it a mouse gun but I can HIT with it and it is familiar.

+1 on the Hi Power

I think I would like to try a DAO S&W. A 3953/3954 should make a nice carry pistol.

Sig P6

If I'm reading your post right, I think what you're asking for, are guns that aren't the usually named suspects.

For concealed carry, I like my Kahr P9. As an alternative; well, I don't currently have a mid-sized one, but I could go slightly smaller to my Kel-Tec PF9 and feel pretty well-armed, I actually like the trigger pull and sights on it.

As a woods-walking/ home defense gun, I really like my full-size aluminum frame Taurus 1911AL (no longer made), but I've grown to really like my Ruger SR9 pretty well too. Almost bought a S&W M&P instead, and I believe I could like it just as well or maybe better.

Toss up between the Browning Hi-Power, SIG P220 or 226, or the S&W M&P 9mm, full size, with appropriate modifications.

I've got enough examples of my first choice (Smith third gen 9mm doublestack) that I don't hardly think about what's in second place, but if I had to reconfigure with something else I'd probably go CZ75 family.

Same here. My first would be just about any Sig 22_. But I could quickly come to grips with a CZ75.

FC