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Posted: 8/22/2022 10:37:39 PM EDT

[#1]

A .38.

Probably surplus M10
Or whatever it is.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:38:30 PM EDT

[#2]

Sig 226 9mm
Reliable, durable and accurate

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:38:40 PM EDT

[#3]

M9a3 or a gen 3 Glock 9mm. Parts and mags would be everywhere.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:39:33 PM EDT

[#4]

Glock 41

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:40:26 PM EDT

[#5]

Old school Gen. 2 G22 with some 90s boutique ammo.

Chris

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:41:07 PM EDT

[#6]

Glock 17, or 45, with the 33rd fun sticks.

Of course it's just a pistol... when SHTF I will be armed with a suppressed 5.56mm rifle anyways. The pistol is just tagging along at that point.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:41:17 PM EDT

[#7]

Grand Power K100 9mm.

If we're on a long enough timeline that factory ammo is becoming scarce, maybe a .44 Mag or .45 Colt DA revolver so I could run black powder and cast bullet reloads?

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:41:21 PM EDT

[#8]

G17 for the win

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:41:48 PM EDT

[#9]

Glock 19,19x,45,17 with a RDS

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:42:38 PM EDT

[#10]

A Glock of some flavor, or a Beretta 92.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:42:51 PM EDT

[#11]

Glock 19. The entire reason for a handgun is to be light and concealable, so why add weight and bulk while getting basically nothing in return?

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:42:54 PM EDT

[#12]

Whatever is laying around will be fine until I can get a rifle.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:43:13 PM EDT

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This, in some kinda brace.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:43:17 PM EDT

[#14]

Sig P320
Reliable, I shoot it well and I like it.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:44:18 PM EDT

[#15]

HK USP's/P30 can reliably function as a club when empty, they are most definetly tough enough to be SHTF pistols.

...I'd probably go with a G17.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:44:41 PM EDT

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No, we're well aware of their level zero greatness.

If we're at that point, I'm probably not going to see another competition match, so I'll probably be rocking one of my Infinity limited guns.

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GD is ignorant of their greatness.

No, we're well aware of their level zero greatness.

If we're at that point, I'm probably not going to see another competition match, so I'll probably be rocking one of my Infinity limited guns.

I find it amusing that you need a high speed specialty gun to feel adequate.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:44:45 PM EDT

[#17]

Sub2k w/ glock mags.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:47:03 PM EDT

[#18]

1911, for tanks and such

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:47:10 PM EDT

[#19]

HK USP in .45ACP

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:48:05 PM EDT

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This. Custom Colt Government 1911 in .45 ACP.

So many thousands of rounds through it, many training classes, many hours of training/practice. All of my best gear supports it. Of all my handguns, it’s just what I shoot best and has been totally reliable for many years.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:49:26 PM EDT

[#21]

G21

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:50:01 PM EDT

[#22]

Glock 34

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:50:18 PM EDT

[#23]

M&P40 all the things.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:50:57 PM EDT

[#24]

At least one of each major brand so mags have compatibility when you liberate from communists who no longer need them.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:53:19 PM EDT

[#25]

FNX-45 Tactical for SHTF.

For TEOTWAWKI, however, I'd probably go with my M9, since 9mm would be easier to come by. Not that I'd be counting on that, though; naturally I have a stash of my own on hand.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:53:21 PM EDT

[#26]

My Glock G17 Gen5.

I shoot it a lot in Glock GSSF matches so I am more than familiar with it and competent with it.

Boringly reliable, boringly ordinary and boringly practical. It works, and works and works.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:53:22 PM EDT

[#27]

Most likely the one I carry every day.....1911 .45

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:54:22 PM EDT

[#28]

Any double stack Glock from G19 size and up…

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:54:28 PM EDT

[#29]

9mm.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:55:18 PM EDT

[#30]

Primary would be the SIG P226 in 9mm although the Glock G17/G19 in 9mm would be a close second due to the huge amount of and the cheapness of the mags.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:55:31 PM EDT

[#31]

Glock 17 all the way for why the OP mentioned

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:56:15 PM EDT

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I really want one of these.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:57:22 PM EDT

[#33]

P226

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:57:55 PM EDT

[#34]

PPQ, it fits my hand and points well for me.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:58:17 PM EDT

[#35]

1911

Parents bought me it when I was 18. Former range gun $200.

I can shoot it better than anything else, so it's a no-brainer.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:58:18 PM EDT

[#36]

Suppressed ruger 22/45 with a few thousand rounds. At the same weight as your 1911 or G19 with a 100 rounds.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:59:00 PM EDT

[#37]

At this moment 92x. A .357 mag revolver has good merit though. Hard to lose or damage the cylinder and .357 is no slouch.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:59:07 PM EDT

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How do you like the Dawson comp? Reviews seem mixed.

To answer the question - Probably G17. My Staccato is more accurate, but I doubt it will retain reliability in the elements the way that the Glock would. Plus, I have a ton of mags that fit the 17 of different capacities.

Second choice would be my fullsize 5" PDP.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:59:29 PM EDT

[#39]

G19.
Thats what I have the most mags.

Posted: 8/22/2022 10:59:29 PM EDT

[#40]

S&W 29. Go big or go home.

Posted: 8/22/2022 11:00:40 PM EDT

[#41]

I want to say my staccato c2, but would probably go with my walther p99 or canik. I can easily mod a lot of mags to work with the p99 or canik, basically any sig 22x 9mm, beretta 92, and a bunch other mags will work with a new mag catch slot.

Posted: 8/22/2022 11:00:45 PM EDT

[#42]

G17 or a .22lr

Posted: 8/22/2022 11:04:32 PM EDT

[#43]

Glock 17, but honestly probably my G19 which isn’t a ‘full size,’ per se.

I have a P226, 229 and M&P. I’d be happy with any if those, but the Glocks are stupid reliable and serviceable.

Posted: 8/22/2022 11:11:48 PM EDT

[#44]

I would grab my glock 34 with red dot and x300 for open carry battle setup and my crate of mags and ammo. I would throw in my glock 26 also for a backup/concealed option. But I would also grab my beretta 92a1 because I love it so much on a sentimental level and I shoot it very well. But the glocks would be better for the odds of finding more mags and stuff along the way. Obviously a rifle is better on a survive the apocalyptic world situation but if following the rules of this thread I gave my answer.

Posted: 8/22/2022 11:13:27 PM EDT

[#45]

Depends on the SHTF.

Weather related hurricane with winds, flooding, looters, power outages, disrupting typical life for a month or 3?

Good old rust bucking Glock 19 with a TLR for bumps in the night. If I have to use it and it becomes held in the evidence locker for a year, no worry about it being neglected.

Full blown war type happenings? M9A3. Way better than the plain Jane issued M9 I carried in previous wars.

Some post apocalyptic plague wipes out most people and I can roam wide hunting wild game and most people left are still somewhat civil? MR73 357 magnum. Carries well, shoots great, decent on medium game, supremely accurate, empty brass goes in my hand for reloading.