Poll - Favorite Handgun

[chico20854]

Similar to the assault rifle thread, what is your favorite handgun to equip your PC with. Or none at all, for a variety of reasons...

[Targan]

SOCOM pistol or a USP Tactical. Not very likely for a PC to have but hey, you said favourite right?

[fightingflamingo]

M1911A1... simply put, I puts people down. I can make due without extra rounds as this is a side arm (e.g. a packup to my primary weapon which had better be a rifle).

[Raellus]

I like the look and feel of the Glock series. In 9mm, it's so light you barely notice you're carrying it and it it holds a ton of bullets.

The Browning HP is an old fav too.

[pmulcahy11b]

Pretty much any full- or commander-sized Para-Ordnance version of the M-1911. Enough like M-1911A1 to make me happy, fires .45 ACP, but updated for the modern era, and the best of the M-1911A1 clones.

[jester]

If I could only have 2 handguns in the world one would be the S&W Model 29 in .44 magnum, good for some hunting but also a good defense weapon.

As for pure combat the Browning in a cocked and locked status, it holds 12 rounds which is good enough, but it points so easily it really is a natural extension of the hand. Now days, it can be had in .40 which is close enough to .45 that the argument of the 9mm being to light is rendered moot.

If it was general purpose for combat, I could go with any of the Sig series be it the P226 9mm full size or the P228 combat or the P220 .45, all play a good durable double action weapon with a more modern design.

IF I am needing a weapon for purely backup, a snubby in .357 using .38 special hollowpoints is good and then just rely on my long arm.

As for the ultimate survival weapon, a Ruger MkII or Browing Buckmark since it coulbe be used for defense as a TOTAL LAST DITCH weapon, but also, it would be critical for putting small game and thus meat in the stew pot. Ammo can be had and carried in huge quantities as well.

So that is my take on if you need a pistol.

[Legbreaker]

Bah! Pistols! You're better off throwing rocks for all the good they do...

Just make sure you pill the pin out of those rocks first.... ;)

[Matt Wiser]

Either a SiG-Sauer P226 in 9-mm or a SEAL specialty: the S&W Mark 23 in .45 ACP. In the game, both have proven their worth. Especially the latter, as that big .45 ACP round means the bad guy goes down and stays down. But I carry both in the game, and sometimes the first one I reach for is the one I use.

[Ramjam]

Browning HP for me.

Brings back alot of memories.

[weswood]

Going to have to go with the M1911- always my fave in real life, I like to stick to what I know in game life.

[Mohoender]

Browning 1910. A light and handy ancester, built by the FN. More important, my grand father weapon (7.65mm version).

[leonpoi]

M1911A1 for no informed reason - just because I think it's cool. 7 rounds doesn't go very far though ;)

[waiting4something]

FN Five-Seven. Love this pistol. It's light, holds 20, high velocity accurate rounds, and very low recoil. I'm not sure how great a man stopper it is, but from reading about its effects it does great for how tiny the bullets are. They look like minature rifle rounds. So yeah its not gonna drop someone on there butt like a .45 ACP, but it does the job.

[Webstral]

If I have to choose, I'll go with the M1911. I find the weapon surprisingly easy to control, and I believe in stopping power. I like simple, and I like tried-and-true. At home, though, I have a Taurus 607 in .357.

Webstral

[Anton_Lysenko]

Chello!

1911 for all the usual reasons. I'd also take a Glock, but chambered in .45. I and work for ATS after Katrina/Rita and carried a Glock 17 and never really liked it.

Tony

[TiggerCCW UK]

I went for the Glock simply because of the range of calibres its available in - quite fancy the 10mm Glock 20......

[headquarters]

I went for the Glock simply because of the range of calibres its available in - quite fancy the 10mm Glock 20......

The Glock is ugly ,mediocre in accuracy and half of it is plastic - I would still choose this one though .

I think its main strengths are simplicity and ruggedness.

It has 4 parts when field stripped -no finicky bits that go there but not like that etc .It just fits together in a self explanatory matter.Its rugged and can take abuse but still go pop.

And last but not least -it is easy to use .No hammer our safety to worry about whenever drawing quickly or using the gun while doing something else ..with alittle pulse racing you would be amazed how easy it can be to forget yourself and start fiddeling with the gun in ways that are not good for you .The glock has safe controls that you get the hang of quickly .

Moreover -it has accessories,various calibers,a great big magazine etc etc .

A good choice -all in my humble opinion .

[TiggerCCW UK]

When I was in the States in '99 the guy who put me through my range quals was a fish and game cop who had a Glock with a laser sight built in to the frame. Very nice pistol - we used it on the 50 foot .22 range, lovely bit of kit.

[General Pain]

Since I am playing in HQs Campaign and had for some years my own industrial complex I produced about 50.000 of these badboys.

They are merly an oversized more evil looking Desert Eagle..
Pretty heavy but packs a powerfull punch with it's custom made bullets.
All Design work made by General Pain himself (gunsmith:10)(legendary status)
;)



WEAPON ROF DAM PEN BLK MAG SS/BRST RNG
SA 5 2-3-4 1 8 4/- 17m

ROUND .666 PainTek Magnum Special
MAG 8 box

Stats and pix on the big book of war under paintek.

Funny thing in close combat areas I prefer it over submachine guns - 1 hit one kill. 5x12 in damage and 50% of critical hit every time.

[pmulcahy11b]

.666 PainTek Magnum Special

Just how much does this monster pistol weigh!!??

[HorseSoldier]

"Oversized Desert Eagle" sounds like too much pistol for me right out of the gate.

[enrious]

Beretta for me.

I've put 50k rounds through mine and am actually more impressed every time I shoot it.

3 stoppages.

[headquarters]

"Oversized Desert Eagle" sounds like too much pistol for me right out of the gate.

by game I mean RPG game ..hehe..

I agree- too much pistol for everyone else to in opur campaign .As a GM I decided that realistically ( in my head) , such a massive gun would get little real useage.

As the GM in said campaign I would just like to point out that the
Paintek .666 never saw widespread use in our campaign ( still running 6th year FtF etc etc ) .So - in our campaign -

The gun -although massproduced - was very unpopular among the troops who dubbed it knucklebuster due to the injuries the regular soldier sustained when handling the massive piece.It also had severe recoil,was heavy and cumbersome and ammo supply was problematic at times due to logistical effects of the gun being scorned by most troops etc .Also th eergonomics were questionable as the grip was large and big hands needed to comfortably shoot it .Despite all these design flaws ,the PC in question secured a run of 50 000 units .Most were never issued.

A parallell project for a sidearm for the parties armies quickly rushed the Paintek1911 into production and it gained popularity over the .666 instantly -even if cheaper and less deadly it was just more easy to use and carry.

The .666 was also expensive in terms of resources and manpower and if added to the scales of all the Generals super weapon projects , might have been a part of the reason that his armies collapsed for lack of supplies and weapons towards the later part of our " 2nd American Civil War" .

Anyways - the gun has a few strongpoints as a theoretical design , the way we saw it ,it has very high stopping power due to the heavy bullet and comparatively fierce propellant load .Rules wise it is meant to be the "big ,bad gun" that is sure to end any discussion. A PC can also club someone to death with little damage to the weapon.In CQB it is a good choice when considering the rules , it is relatively fast and stops the enemy dead every time with our dmg rules.

In real live the trend towards guns that can tip a polar bear over has shown that outrageous calibers in hand guns are marketable - see the .460, .454 Casull, .50 AE, etc etc .

General Pains character carries one in our current game.

[waiting4something]

Since I am playing in HQs Campaign and had for some years my own industrial complex I produced about 50.000 of these badboys.

They are merly an oversized more evil looking Desert Eagle..
Pretty heavy but packs a powerfull punch with it's custom made bullets.
All Design work made by General Pain himself (gunsmith:10)(legendary status)
;)



WEAPON ROF DAM PEN BLK MAG SS/BRST RNG
SA 5 2-3-4 1 8 4/- 17m

ROUND .666 PainTek Magnum Special
MAG 8 box

Stats and pix on the big book of war under paintek.

Funny thing in close combat areas I prefer it over submachine guns - 1 hit one kill. 5x12 in damage and 50% of critical hit every time.

Jesus Christ! Pain you son of a bitch.....:rolleyes::D

[waiting4something]

Beretta for me.

I've put 50k rounds through mine and am actually more impressed every time I shoot it.

3 stoppages.

Thank you. Someone else that thinks the Beretta is a good pistol. In a world of Beretta bashers we have to stand together.:cool:

[HorseSoldier]

Thank you. Someone else that thinks the Beretta is a good pistol. In a world of Beretta bashers we have to stand together.:cool:

With a locking block made of unobtanium, I'd be onboard. Otherwise, my experience hasn't been so rosy.

[headquarters]

Jesus Christ! Pain you son of a bitch.....:rolleyes::D

That is true W4S.

As his GM I have to say :

he kinda can be

:D

Dont forget he lugs around 2 pcs of sawed of 10 gage shotguns too ,just to make sure he never meets some NPC with a bigger caliber handgun than him...

I am now secretly taking entries for a "biggerthanGeneralPainsCharactershandgun" contest to outfit an NPC he will face next FtF.

[Raellus]

I've recently fallen in love with the Walther P99. It just looks and feels great. Haven't fired one yet but hope to soon.

[HorseSoldier]

They are great, and with the Anti-Stress trigger option it's one of the nicest out of the box triggers out there in the polymer world. I had one as my main range and CCW gun for a few years, until I got on a no-polymer kick and went back to 1911s and High Powers.

[Blink_Dog]

Revolver, specifically a Colt Python .357 Magnum, you can use .38 Special in it. I have an airsoft version love the grips on it. If I were to choose an automatic I would take a Walther P99 in 9mm or an H+K SOCOM in .45, again I have airsoft versions and like the way it feels in my hand.

[.45cultist]

Someone voted Deagle!:confused:

[LT. Ox]

S and W model 19 in a round butt frame with the 2 1/2 inch barrel changed out to 4.
15 years with it as a duty weapon. h o w e v e r.
colt commander when I was going into a bad guys house .45 silver tip hollow point does not go through seven walls and hit a kid somewhere like the similar .357.
but the .357 does a number on veh. and perhaps the fellow inside.
Now ? The commander. the mag is safe and secure in the gun safe.

[.45cultist]

Despite a love of the old style Detonics Combat Master, I wouldn't go smaller than Commander, but all my M1911's are full size. The S&W M28 3 1/2 is put away. If I needed to punch vehicle skin, the 158gr SP would be replaced by 158gr Fiochi/Perfecta FMJ's. For the game, I voted M1911A1.

[Sanjuro]

I voted other 9mm (Sig P226 for choice, HK P7M13 a close second) but it was a very tough choice over the M1911A1.
I only have the chance to fire pistols when I visit the US (once or twice a year usually) and I wasn't taken with the Glock 17: I found it too light to comfortably absorb the recoil, which hurt accuracy. SIGs I found more controllable, with much better accuracy.
Then I fired the 1911. It's the only pistol I have used where I could actually see the muzzle flash while firing it, and after a box or two of ammo it was starting to hurt my hand, but I was routinely achieving headshots at 30' (every round for about 4 clips) and centre mass at 50'. Even double taps were fairly close.
As a bonus, it shares ammunition and magazines with something I might actually own someday, the DeLisle silent carbine.

[Raellus]

Based on the new responses on the Favorite APC/IFV thread, I thought a bit of thread necromancy might be in order.

[ToughOmbres]

Top: 1911a1 (even if they rattle following numerous rebuilds) followed by:
M9 Beretta
Browning HP
Walther P 1 (for Bundeswehr and Bundesheer allies or heck maybe they find their way to a PC)

[Heffe]

Top for me is the Five Seven. It has a great wrist feel, large mag size, is very reliable (in my experience at least), effective ammo with very little recoil, and the range on the 5.7x28mm is excellent before it starts experiencing bullet drop so its accurate to range. The downsides are that its so light it almost feels like a toy. Oh, and the ammo is both rare and stupidly expensive.

Runner up is the M9. Never had any stoppages.