How important is it to you to own a Handgun?/ Tangent CAR THREAD

[2rocky]

Do you feel like you need a handgun in your collection?

Up until this March I had a Ruger revolver in .357/.38 and I really kind of forgot I had it. I seldom wanted to carry it, and I sure shot my bow a lot more when I needed "target therapy". I've never been in a situation where I felt I needed it to protect me, and the only animal it killed was a Cancer Eye Cow in 1996.

Now that I DON'T have it, I feel empty. I've been eyeing a Taurus 608 as its replacement. I don't want an Automatic. I want something jamproof and mechanically simple and safe. To me that means a double action revolver. I like the idea of 8 shots. I like the ported 4" barrel.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Every American should own at least one handgun.

 

[MTLabrador]

I can’t imagine not having a handgun.

 

[Nick87]

I can’t imagine not having a handgun.

What he said, although I know guys who hunt a lot who dont

 

[DouglasR]

I’ve definitely thought about selling my 1911.
I don’t really enjoy shooting it and it just sits under my bed.

 

[rwc101]

I could live without one.

 

[Harrier]

Owning a handgun isn’t important to me at all, and I’m certainly not paranoid enough to carry one around all day.

 

[2rocky]

Owning a handgun isn’t important to me at all, and I’m certainly not paranoid enough to carry one around all day.

Careful you might lose your Texan Status....

 

[deer_shooter]

Need and want are very different things. Need? eh. want...yup. That's why I have a dozen of them

 

[Randi]

My grandfather has several, my father has several, my brother has several and I have two. I got a quickdraw revolver and holster for the 18th birthday and always take one when hunting , fishing, camping.

Need and want are very different things. Need? eh. want...yup. That's why I have a dozen of them

I agree. However in my mind, I like them and feel safer when I have one.

 

[Dakota79]

I'm pretty rural but just don't feel quite right not having one with me all the time. Mostly for four leg critters but you just never know nowadays so why chance it.

 

[ZMT588]

I own a few pistols just cause I wanted them. Haven't shot them in over a year though. I've never taken one hunting, yet, but I have taken one on some hikes in Griz country. I would like to get a few more over time but I'm in no rush to go buy another any time soon.

 

[Harrier]

Careful you might lose your Texan Status....

No kidding. People already look at me sideways because I drive a Jeep instead of a truck and watch baseball or hockey instead of football.

I can eat a ton of barbecue, though.

 

[NoWiser]

I own two handguns. Regular M&P .40 and a Shield 9mm. I'd rather shoot my bow than a handgun any day. I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep if I didn't have either of them, but the Shield is a nice little gun and I do carry it once in a great while if I'm going somewhere a bit iffy. With young kids in the house they make me uneasy anytime they are out of the safe, even if they are on me.

 

[Don Fischer]

Have three DA revolver's. 38 Spec, 32 long and 22 lr. Really a hoot to get out now and then and shoot them but even if I go small game hunting, I might carry one along but the primary gun is a rifle, I shoot rifles much better! I also have four semi autos. A 32 ACP I never shoot, a 22lr my most accurate handgun, two 9mm auto's. One 9mm is a S&W Shield and if you see me it's well in reach. Didn't carry for a long time after I retired but son kept after me to get the license and I finally did and I doubt I'll ever have to shoot someone but if I do, gonna feel awful silly with the gun sitting home on the head board. I am very aware of where I am all the time and I avoid places I might need a gun but you never know and my shield is very lite and I don't even realize I'm carrying it. I think if more people would carry it would do a lot to reduce crime. Bad guy's think all those people have a gun, they just may walk away before opening up. I spent 30 yrs driving trucks 49 states and Canada and have been into every hell hole in the country, carried all the time but still was very aware of my surroundings and never risked harms way. never needed the gun. That's the positive side. The down side is you never know when you might need it and then all the rest of the times don't matter!

 

[Schaaf]

I have one, but haven’t shot it in years.

 

[HuntTalk Freak]

I’ve carried a handgun way more than I’ve carried a rifle, and I’ve carried a rifle a lot.

I’ve even hunted with handguns some.

 

[mtmuley]

I can't imagine not having handguns, shooting them and carrying one around nearly everywhere. And no, I'm not paranoid. mtmuley

 

[npaden]

I own a Ruger Single Six .22/.22mag. It is a trap line tool.

A lot easier to carry around on the trap line than a .22 rifle.

Never really felt the need for a "handgun".

 

[Gellar]

I think a law abiding citizen should be able to have what they want.