So why do I find myself buying/shooting/carrying revolvers and 1911 platforms?

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Originally posted by hudr:
So why do I find myself buying/shooting/carrying revolvers and 1911 platforms?

Only you can answer that rhetorical question..

Psst... Behind your back some people call you "Fudd"! They say that about me too.

I ( as what might be an “old guy” remember When ANY semi auto that fed hollow points was a rare treasure) will say pretty much any handgun will now is good Togo and typical of what we expect today

Shows you have class.

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Psst... Behind your back some people call you "Fudd"! They say that about me too.

You are only a Fudd if you tell other people what to carry or they are wrong to want/have X, Y or Z firearm.

Life is short. Shoot, own, defend yourself etc. with whatever you like/works for YOU. Who cares what other folks think. I like DA/SA firearms. So I guess I am a FUDD too who also owns his share of dotted tactical Tupperware.

I think it just says it's a good time to be a pistol shooter because there's lots of really good choices no matter what you like.

As of about 2 months ago, I have pretty much abandoned the plastic, striker fired platform. Before anyone gets pissed, let me say that glocks, FN 509, M&P and the like are incredibly effective, easy to shoot (with practice) and reliable pistols. I just got bored with them.
I am back to Beretta and Sig classic set ups. I like snubby revolvers too and learning to shoot them well is an accomplishment.
After 20 years of one striker fired plastic pistol after another, I just figured it was time for something different.
The 1911 is fun too, just don't have the patience for their quirks anymore

To me, it’s simply a matter that there has not been a better system developed than single action cocked and locked carry in my opinion. I like other styles and own even more, but my preference if I had no restrictions in what to carry would be a 1911 of some kind because I prefer cocked and locked single action carry. I can shoot perfectly well with other systems, and I certainly appreciate their benefits as well, but for me I don’t find them to be better. To me, it’s about the trigger system and I suspect lots of other enthusiasts are the same way.


It would be interesting to see what a modern polymer frame design that utilized a single action mechanism would look like. That might give the 1911 a run for its money.

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Originally posted by cslinger:
You are only a Fudd if you tell other people what to carry or they are wrong to want/have X, Y or Z firearm.

^^^Someone who gets it.

Fudds are gunowners who say things such as:

You can't trust a gun made out of Tupperware.
No one needs a box magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle outside of LE/Mil.
No one needs a shotgun that holds more than three shells in the tube.
Too Whirled Wors!!!

Above all, Fudds are shooters who will sell-out the rest of the 2A community as long as they get to keep their revolvers, break-open shotguns, bolt-action rifles, black powder guns, etc.

And here I thought FUDD meant old guy.

a gun owner who uses guns only for hunting or for shooting sports and who opposes the ownership of assault rifles and other automatic firearms intended for defense or attack.

^^^ Definitely this.

Back to the OP: yup, there are indeed a lot of extremely great striker pistol designs on the market. And no doubt more are coming. I'm admittedly to be primarily a striker dude and have never had any heartache or angst over polymer, yet I'm neither overjoyed or even upset with how the pistol world has evolved. It is what it's become, and any handgun buyer just owes it to themselves to go in whatever direction that they believe will work best for them. That's the ultimate endgame, nothing less or more.

There is a nice nostalgia about a metal framed pistol in the hand. I don't currently own any, but I have some Sigs, Beretta, and 1911 on my list to add to the collection someday.

My primary motivation in buying firearms right now is for those that I might carry, and I carry concealed 100% of the time. For weight and capacity vis a vis overall size, polymer framed platforms can't be beat. My current carry is some variation of the P365 platform (P365, P365XL, P365 X Macro), but I have HK pistols with holsters for those occasions where I feel like carrying something larger that still has good capacity with manageable weight.

Carry whatever you like; just be proficient with it.

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Originally posted by Bulldog7972:
And here I thought FUDD meant old guy.

You notice the old ones more because “they don’t make a .46”

Annoying, the Second Amendment is about ducking hunting idiots.

I’m pretty sure that I met King Fudd over the weekend at a 4H event. He (and gunfighting) stopped evolving in the late 1960s.

The only person who's ever made fun of me for a gun purchase, other than a close friend that is not a shooter, was about my age. He bemoaned my purchase of a Beretta 92A1 as a poor choice and that it was a horrible gun. I assumed him to be a military vet with his own hangups on Berettas and moved on with my day.

As to your choices, I honestly don't find anything wrong with them if you're comfortable carrying them. Like a good 1911 myself, but I'm strictly a range shooter.

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Originally posted by hudr:
So why do I find myself buying/shooting/carrying revolvers and 1911 platforms?

I put away my G19 and then G43, when I realized I was no longer a cop and bound by my departments policy forbidding single action handguns.

I started the Coast Guard using a worn out raggedy 1911A1 and fell in love.

Now I carry a commander sized lightweight Ruger 1911 in 45ACP. I also have a Springfield Ronin in 9mm (commander sized) that is a range toy, but may become EDC if or when I can’t handle the recoil of the 45.

There’s nothing like a single action trigger.

If it has a trigger and safely propels a projectile I will happily shoot it. Plastic, steel, alloy, single action, revolvers, dots, irons, scopes etc. etc. hell the only reason I never got into muzzle loading was those guys always looked exhausted sighting in.

If you just want a “weapon” for self defense and that is all you desire get any of the myriad of optics ready (to future proof it) tactical Tupperware and you will be extremely well served. If you really are a gun guy so to speak you do yourself a disservice locking yourself into a single “box”. All those plastic fantastic only folks need to branch out into some real steel or even a revolver or two. All those old walnut and steel curmudgeons need to give some optics and polymer a shot.

Point is there are a helluva lot of great guns out there and you might just find that coming outside your box is both enjoyable and educational, as well as expanding your skillet.

So try any quality guns you can………..except the Beretta Tomcat, I hate those little sumbitches and the only safe place to be if I am shooting one at you is directly in front of the muzzle.

It’s actually an interesting concept. I’m in my 50’s now and left LE in the 90’s. I started with a Smith.38. The dept switched to Glock .45’s after my 2nd year. They were fine for patrol but I carried a .9mm as a Detective. The .45 was just too heavy for running in plain clothes. I loved my hammer fired pistols, including my 1911. I left LE and made money instead. I literally did not carry or shoot angain until 2 years ago. On a whim, I went to the range and fell in love with shooting again. I bought 5 more pistols in about 6 months. 1 J frame Smith and the rest striker fired pistols. I am not a Glock fan because of the movies and fan boys. However, I have grown to love both Striker and hammer fired pistols. They are both awesome. My next purchase will be a hammer fired HK 45. After that a striker fired .45 to balance things out. So yes, there are a logo polymer striker guns out there but there are also ton of hammer fired guns to enjoy as well.

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1) Wood and steel have sex appeal.

2) To me, hammer guns feel better and more satisfying to shoot. The triggers are usually better and a hammer smacking a firing pin has a feeling that a spring loaded striker doesn't have like not enough mass or feels like clicking a pen.