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Okay, how many of us regularly carry a classy gun. Not the most practical, but the one you just enjoy carrying because of it's style or beauty.

Let's see some pics.

Here's my favorite carry gun, a S&W 25 in .45ACP with a bobbed 3" barrel:

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@DeaconKC That’s a beauty! 
 

My normal carry gun is not as classy. 
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This one isn’t classy but I like it. I am still trying to find the right holster for it. 
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I have been thinking about getting a new set of grip panels for the S&W 442 above. The rubber grips grab clothing when I wear an OWB holster. 
 

I was thinking this set with a BK Adapter 

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5 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:

This is Bigmouth. He goes almost everywhere with me. I get complimented on him frequently.

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I didn’t know that Norinco made 1911s. I learn something new everyday. 

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1 hour ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I didn’t know that Norinco made 1911s. I learn something new everyday. 

Norinco 1911 A1 are pretty desireable iirc.  The few folks I know with them, say they’ll never sell them.

 

My old 29-3.  I don’t care for adjustable sights on my carry guns.  So, it wears a Cyl&Slide fixed rear.

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49 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I didn’t know that Norinco made 1911s. I learn something new everyday. 

And they could be brought into this country, until Bill Clinton said no.

 

My understanding is that they were the basis of many custom guns because they were very well made, very strong, and very cheap.

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I carry thisn. But not because it’s classy . Because I have confidence in it. ;)

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So in one thread there is a pretty heated exchange over whether or not a credit card company might can figure out what you own based on spending profiles.

 

 

 

And over here we're showing off our bbq guns that we own and carry but no one is worried they are going to track catalogue and retain this info....

 

 

 

 

 

 

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oh, these are bbq guns?   my 29 is my winter carry.  here’s my “sunday bbq” gun.  It still has the Hillary Hole (for now).

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22 minutes ago, Texas Joker said:

So in one thread there is a pretty heated exchange over whether or not a credit card company might can figure out what you own based on spending profiles.

 

 

 

And over here we're showing off our bbq guns that we own and carry but no one is worried they are going to track catalogue and retain this info....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yup. Not worried.

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3 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I didn’t know that Norinco made 1911s. I learn something new everyday. 

I got Bigmouth used in '94, so Norinco has/had (I don't know if they still do), made them for a long time. Before they started making their own frames, builders like Wilson and others used Norinco as their base platform.

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1 hour ago, Texas Joker said:

So in one thread there is a pretty heated exchange over whether or not a credit card company might can figure out what you own based on spending profiles.

 

 

 

And over here we're showing off our bbq guns that we own and carry but no one is worried they are going to track catalogue and retain this info....

 

 

 

 

 

 

So Texas is correct, if one wants to maintain a low profile.  Here in the State of Despair, i.e. NYS, every handgun by serial number must be registered with the local County Sheriff, certified correct to the NY State Police every three years, and listed on your pistol permit.  It is hard to maintain a low profiloe under such legal scrutiny.  And, of course, criminal gun owners don't obey these laws anyway...  SB

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I got out of Calif for pretty similar reasons to Shepherd’s (CA & NY gun laws are lame)

 

when it gets warmer here, i carry either my Colt subcompacts or their cousin a Sig P238.

 

 

 

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I wouldn’t carry too classy of a piece since God forbid you have to use it, you may not get it back real soon and it may come back in not the best condition! 
this is what I carry, cost me $300

 

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4 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said:

I carry thisn. But not because it’s classy . Because I have confidence in it. ;)


And that, dear friends, is the only facet worth discussing when it come to carry guns.  
 

Classy?  So what.  When it comes from your holster are you bragging to friends or in the gravest extreme?  If friends, do they care about “classy” or do they care enough about you to want you safe at the end of an unpleasant engagement?

 

I have the privilege of owning some beautiful classy guns. They are reserved for the range, the hunting field, or a sporting clays course.  I’ll trade some targets or points to show off “classy”. I ain’t trading my life.

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Heaven forbid any of us have to use a carry gun, if the gun cost thousands it would likely be a small fraction of the legal costs.  I will carry a good gun that I shoot well and have confidence in.  Potentially a live or die situation, certainly life changing. 

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Mostly this one - the 1911 - it is the one I trust the most after some 45+ years of carrying.

My Beretta 92x compact is earning my trust pretty quickly these days as well . . . . 

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7 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

@DeaconKC That’s a beauty! 
 

My normal carry gun is not as classy. 
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This one isn’t classy but I like it. I am still trying to find the right holster for it. 
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I have been thinking about getting a new set of grip panels for the S&W 442 above. The rubber grips grab clothing when I wear an OWB holster. 
 

I was thinking this set with a BK Adapter 

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I think Ellie's edc is a 442 as well, but in stainless. Being hammerless is nice for purse or fanny pack carry. Not s plinker though with +P ammo.:lol:

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6 hours ago, Alpo said:

And they could be brought into this country, until Bill Clinton said no.

 

My understanding is that they were the basis of many custom guns because they were very well made, very strong, and very cheap.

They were not that well made just cheap. You throw everything away but the frame and slide you want cheap. I had 2 slides to cut for adj sights, one was as soft as any gun parts I ever cut, the other so hard I almost couldn't cut it. Poor quality control on the heat treat.

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My other/Primary CC... FWIW I use fleece lined IWB for comfort & to protect the

firearms unless I am out on a ride along.

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I stand in awe of the number of EDC's /woods guns/truck guns with little or no apparent finish or grip wear. :blink:

These are what I carry when I'm in space. :lol:

 

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12 minutes ago, Three Foot Johnson said:

I stand in awe of the number of EDC's /woods guns/truck guns with little or no apparent finish or grip wear.

I take damn good care of my guns and I carry them in decent holsters. 
 

Edit: Also, I don’t carry my guns to impress anyone with my rugged outdoor nature or any other reason. 

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1 hour ago, LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L said:

Tonight's carry was the S&W SW1911SC, a scandium framed 1911 45 ACP.  

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That is one of the finest carry guns ever made!

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4 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I take damn good care of my guns and I carry them in decent holsters. 
 

Edit: Also, I don’t carry my guns to impress anyone with my rugged outdoor nature or any other reason. 

Remember @Alpo's pic of his S&W 317 EDC a couple years back? I'll see if I can find the picture. I think he might dethrone me for "ugliest carry gun". :lol:

 

(edit) Found it.

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My winter and all season car gun is an RIA 1911 .45.

Milder weather sees a Colt Detective Special .38 Special.

Summer and concealed carry gun is a Colt Government Model .380.

 

All three are essentially stock with minor things to make them feel better, like grips, and to make them a bit more useable to me, such as outlined sights.  All are also tuned for reliability.

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21 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said:

I take damn good care of my guns and I carry them in decent holsters. 
 

Edit: Also, I don’t carry my guns to impress anyone with my rugged outdoor nature or any other reason. 

+1, I've had 2 Satin Combat Commanders & I carried 1 for 26 of the 28 years as LEO  Sadly I sold the one I carried to a new officer when I retired.  FWIW the only mods were to polish the ramps / sears and install finger groove grip panels otherwise they were factory.  When you take care of them they last a long time & they stay looking good.

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