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1968 - What pistol(s) would you carry?
September 21, 2020, 09:10 AM
oddball1968 - What pistol(s) would you carry?
Colt Detective Special. I wouldn't sneeze at it even today.
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September 21, 2020, 10:35 AM
FN in MTI would be carrying school books, I was a senior in HS.
September 21, 2020, 10:43 AM
BBMWWhile that sounded like a good idea, I had it in my head that the Model 13 was newer than that. Looked it up. Started production in '74.
quote:
Originally posted by rat2306:
I'd vote for a S&W Model 13 with 3" barrel, and a Commander. Back then given men's fashions, etc. the 13 would be quite concealable and IIRC very popular with several Fed. agencies.
September 21, 2020, 10:59 AM
bobandmikakoColt Commander or a S&W Model 36.
十人十色 September 21, 2020, 11:08 AM
sigfreundIt’s interesting to think back to those days.
The “would” in the original question assumes that it would have been legal to carry then, and most places it wasn’t without a permit that was generally very difficult to impossible to get. Not only do we have much better guns and ammunition to rely on for self-defense now, but in general the laws are far less restrictive across the country than they were in 1968. There are many things that I would like to be the same as they were then, but those two aren’t among them.
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To operate serious weapons in a serious manner. September 21, 2020, 11:43 AM
HK AgA new Browning High Power and I would put away several in safe keeping for the future.
Then I would buy a FN FAL rifle or several.
HK Ag
September 21, 2020, 01:05 PM
capt. carlProbably a 1911 in .45. High Power is a nice gun, but hollow point technology only recently brought 9mm up to the effectiveness of today.
September 21, 2020, 01:09 PM
jmosss2 1/2 Smith 19
239 .40 229 .40/.357 226 SAO Legion
220-r 45 224 SAS .40
M11-A1 P938
Mosquito
H&K P7 PSP
Colt Delta Elite 10mm
Colt Python
S&W 629-1
S&W 41
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September 21, 2020, 01:11 PM
jimmy123xquote:
Originally posted by capt. carl:
Probably a 1911 in .45. High Power is a nice gun, but hollow point technology only recently brought 9mm up to the effectiveness of today.
My thoughts as well. Plus the hipower trigger reach is too short for me. I'd carry a 1911 in .45, perhaps a lightweight commander.
September 21, 2020, 01:30 PM
JSWIf I were back in 1968 I would probably pick a good revolver in .357, either a K or N Frame Smith & Wesson. Not only was the ammunition not as effective but semi-automatic pistols weren’t as reliable. Some of my earliest gun memories (from the early 1970s) was when my dad and uncles would go shooting. It seemed like the shooters with the semi-autos would always have problems, while the revolvers usually kept on going and going and going.
September 21, 2020, 01:39 PM
jljonesquote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
It’s interesting to think back to those days.
The “would” in the original question assumes that it would have been legal to carry then, and most places it wasn’t without a permit that was generally very difficult to impossible to get. Not only do we have much better guns and ammunition to rely on for self-defense now, but in general the laws are far less restrictive across the country than they were in 1968. There are many things that I would like to be the same as they were then, but those two aren’t among them.
Sort of. It also bears that policing was different in those days, and a lot of people carried concealed guns because they didn't fear the interaction with their local cops. Hell, in those days, people mostly knew their beat cops.
September 21, 2020, 03:33 PM
rat2306You're right; I was thinking they were an early '60s release. It was 1974. Make mine a Model 19 then.
quote:
Originally posted by maxwayne:
I don't believe the 13 came out until in the 70's.
quote:
Originally posted by rat2306:
I'd vote for a S&W Model 13 with 3" barrel, and a Commander. Back then given men's fashions, etc. the 13 would be quite concealable and IIRC very popular with several Fed. agencies.
September 21, 2020, 03:38 PM
MPrimoCommander in 38 Super would be cool! 45 probably more realistic.
MPrimo
Sigs, Glocks, 1911s, M&Ps ... well, you get the point!
September 21, 2020, 03:39 PM
Jimmo952quote:
Originally posted by oddball:
Colt Detective Special. I wouldn't sneeze at it even today.
An excellent choice.
September 21, 2020, 03:54 PM
copaup1968? Restricted to ammo and equipment of the time?
Model 27 if concealment wasn't a primary issue. Model 36 if it was.
September 21, 2020, 05:41 PM
Rob1972BHP with the aforementioned Super-Vel 9mm, or the old Hirtenberger sub-gun ammo. Because...
Rhodesian SAS.
September 21, 2020, 05:48 PM
GT-40DOCMod. 36 S&W
September 21, 2020, 06:00 PM
dewhorseA Swenson built commander loaded with super vel.
September 21, 2020, 06:20 PM
BeanheadS&W 76 full auto. Hey, time travel,..going to need firepower for the T80.
September 21, 2020, 08:07 PM
LincolnSixEchoWhy I’d carry my 1968 production year Smith Model 10 of course!
