Carrying expensive handguns

[joel0019]

Whats every one take on this Do you carry a expensive hand gun and risk  it being confiscated  or do you carry  not so expensive gun example glock or hk cz or sig  you get the idea . Now for me i don't mind carrying a expensive handgun because i believe my life is worth it however just cause you buy a 1000 $ gun doesn't make it any more reliable then the 500 $ gun  still is this  some sense of security knowing you paid more for a quality gun ?

Here is my carry gun feel free to include yours





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[Grendel]

What? Who is going to confiscate my handgun?

HKs and Sigs aren't expensive? What's the criteria for judging something 'expensive'?

250$ to some people is a lot of money, 5000$ to others is chump change.

[bayouredd]

I have thought of this & my problem has been old guy decision making. I use to buy cheap chain saws & have to replace them every year and a half until finally I bought a Stihl. That has lasted 10+ years and saved money in the long run...

I now buy handguns with the same thought process. I don't let money be my deciding factor. If I don't have the money, then I will save until I do. If it gets confiscated, then so be it. I will replace it with what I want no matter the cost.

Now here is the tricky part, if I decide that a DW for 1500 is just as good as the Wilson Combat at 3000, then the DW wins...
My CCW is an $800 Browning.

[joel0019]

What? Who is going to confiscate my handgun?

HKs and Sigs aren't expensive? What's the criteria for judging something 'expensive'?

250$ to some people is a lot of money, 5000$ to others is chump change.

Well to some and this includes me  anything over a 1000 is expensive for a hand gun especially   if you wanna compare to whats available now

As for confiscating I meant in a self defense situation or any situation that reason for police to confiscate a gun

If 5000 for handgun is not expensive for you then   which ever number you consider to be expensive for a handgun use that as the example don't make the question harder than it has to be Grendel



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[Grendel]

What? Who is going to confiscate my handgun?

HKs and Sigs aren't expensive? What's the criteria for judging something 'expensive'?

250$ to some people is a lot of money, 5000$ to others is chump change.

Well to some and this includes me  anything over a 1000 is expensive for a hand gun especially   if you wanna compare to whats available now

As for confiscating I meant in a self defense situation or any situation that reason for police to confiscate a gun

If 5000 for handgun is not expensive for you then   which ever number you consider to be expensive for a handgun use that as the example don't make the question harder than it has to be Grendel



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I didn't say 5000 wasn't expensive. I was asking you to clarify why you thought HKs, Sigs and the like were not.

If the police are confiscating my gun the price of the gun is the least of my concerns.

[Tyerone]

Yeah, better to hold up a liquor store with a saturday night special.  Why take an expensive gun for that job?

Seriously though you may be overthinking it.  Agee with Grendel, you'd have much bigger problems on your hands.  Maybe worry more that you might scratch that expensive looker when you scrape against something doing chores,  getting into a car, etc.

[Sikiguya]

I don't think that is the case in most selection.  If so, we would all be carrying high points...which would be ridiculous!.  But carrying a $3500 custom 1911 may be somewhat excessive.  I changed over from a H&K p2000sk to a Glock 26 partly for this reason.  But then...adding sights and an ahency trigger...it's the same in cost.  My summer revolver was a LCR...but then I picked up a s&w 340 that was worked over by Carl Sokol...so it isn't cheap either.  If you do shoot someone...justified ot not...it is evidence and will be taken by the police. Google the first person to use his steyr in a justified ccw use in Wisconsin.  It took him almost a couple of years to get his pistol back.

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[Grendel]

To add: when I decide which pistol to carry on a particular day, the possibility of losing it to the police is number 99 on my list of reasons to pick one over another.

I concentrate more on practicality, ease of concealment (depending on the clothing I'm wearing and where I am going), and most importantly, my proficiency with that firearm.

[Boriqua]

If you are going to go through all the effort of carrying a gun regularly then you have an obligation to yourself and everyone else on the street to carry the one you shot best with. Period. If that gun happens to be a $1500 sig or some flavor of 1911 then so be it.

If you burned all your options and had to bring it to bear you now have a whole host of problems you have to work through and the very last thing on your mind will be what the gun cost ... except you may wish to sell it to put a tiny down payment on a lawyer.

Adding .. shooting up property or innocents because you carried a convenient or inexpensive gun that you werent proficient with and the world turns sucky fast.

Having said all that .. I dont know that expense dictates your proficiency and expense isnt necessarily a measure of your success with it. I will admit .. I had a Springfield TRP I coudnt miss with. It was amazingly natural for me to hit with it and I carried that large, pricey gun for years. I bowed to convenience for a hot five minutes and bought an LCP. I would have been better off beating someone with it than trying to shoot them because I couldn't hit anything with it. I have had +$1000 sigs I sucked with and one that was a jamomatic.

Since then I have found guns I am very accurate with, that I enjoy carrying and owning and that dont break the bank. My CZ steel compact, My RIA 1911 Commander and my p07 are deadly accurate with no fuss and are all in the $500 range. They are truly for me Point and shoot guns. Hey still pricey to a retired person but not $1400 trp expensive.

So yes .. I would carry an expensive gun without hesitation if it is the one I most naturally shot well with.

[jameslovesjammie]

I think alot of people who post what they carry don't honestly carry everyday.  Most people who legitimately carry concealed tend to have mouse guns like a LCP, or a J frame.  Something that is light weight.  For all the guys who say they EDC a 1911, I don't see it.  Same with any full size Beretta, K frame, or Sig.  An honest EDC gun.  I'm not talking about carrying for an hour after work when I go to the grocery store; I'm talking about waking up in the morning and putting it in your pocket or on your belt and not taking it off until you take your pants off at the end of the day.

I wouldn't carry my Hammerli or my 627 or my customized 75B.  Not because they are too expensive to replace, but because they are too darn heavy.

[steerclr]

When my brother was getting his CCW he asked for my advice for every day carry and I suggested a Charter arms snubbie in 38sp. Let's face it, most all you will ever have to do with it, is carry it.  He got it with the aluminum frame and likes his light weight choice. 

Keep in mind we have shot all types of hand guns and he owns several, but it fits his bill well for a carry gun.  When he carries it, it is in an OWB Bianchi holster under a loose shirt.  I would not say it is the cheapest, but reasonable, and if ever used would not be a heart breaker to lose for a while or at all.  Also, if it gets beat up from travel and every day use you haven't hurt the value of a high priced gun.

I, being the nice brother I am, treated him to Crimson Trace Laser grips last Christmas and now he has the enhanced capability of the laser, at a cost still less some handguns alone.

[s0nspark]

My carry gun is an inexpensive CZ P-07... that I added a Surefire X300 to... and customized with the CGW ProGrade kit... and had the slide milled for an RMR... 

All told I have about $1500 in a gun that I shoot well - one I have no qualms about banking my life on should it come to that.  It costs what it costs. Peace of mind is worth it.

[Firemanjones]

I carry my gun because it is reliable. My RAMI is partially Cajunized and the PCR is fully Cajunized. So now they are worth a lot  more than $500. To $600. If I should ever have to shoot in self defense, at least I am confident with the gun I am carrying. The money is the least of my worries.

[CZ Aficionado]

Cost really isn't really a factor.........usefulness is....I'm not a collector, I shoot what I buy regardless of the cost of the firearm.  Guns are "tools" and so get treated as such.....used and cared for so when needed they work as expected, and I practice to use them appropriately and proficiently.   

[Ron M.]

I think alot of people who post what they carry don't honestly carry everyday.  Most people who legitimately carry concealed tend to have mouse guns like a LCP, or a J frame.  Something that is light weight.  For all the guys who say they EDC a 1911, I don't see it.  Same with any full size Beretta, K frame, or Sig.  An honest EDC gun.  I'm not talking about carrying for an hour after work when I go to the grocery store; I'm talking about waking up in the morning and putting it in your pocket or on your belt and not taking it off until you take your pants off at the end of the day.

I wouldn't carry my Hammerli or my 627 or my customized 75B.  Not because they are too expensive to replace, but because they are too darn heavy.

I have to agree with your observations. Generally I carry a Ruger LCR in 357 or 327Fed IWB in a SoCoKydex LTx holster. I normally carry a speed strip with complete reload in my left front pocket too. I've carried a Sig P229, and a CZ P01, but both can get too bulky and heavy for all day carry when I'm active. When I'm out in the woods, I carry OWB (open carry) a Ruger Bisley 4 5/8ths Flattop 44 Special or a 3 inch S&W 686+.