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Posted: 1/27/2006 10:25:35 AM EDT

[#1]

G19

Posted: 1/27/2006 10:33:27 AM EDT

[#2]

Lorcin

Posted: 1/27/2006 10:41:41 AM EDT

[#3]

Ruger P89

Simply because I carried one for years before seeing the .45 light and I can field strip it blindfolded and hanging by my ankles.

Plus it may not be go fast low drag but it's DAMN dependable and makes a decent club when ammo is gone. :)

Posted: 1/27/2006 11:23:46 AM EDT

[#4]

9mm Corto Beretta 1934, if it was good enough for Mussolini, it is good enough for me.

Posted: 1/27/2006 12:53:09 PM EDT

[#5]

Glock 17 w/ a happy switch.

Posted: 1/27/2006 12:54:27 PM EDT

[#6]

I'd take the USP.

Wouldn't feel bad about the Glock or Sig either.

Posted: 1/27/2006 4:48:12 PM EDT

[#7]

Sig P226, hands down.

All of the "1st Tier" handgun makers (Sig, Glock, HK, Beretta) make fine handguns that I would not have a problem using in a combat zone, it is just that I am partial to Sig pistols.

Posted: 1/27/2006 5:00:31 PM EDT

[#8]

+1 for a glock 17/34

Posted: 1/27/2006 5:04:32 PM EDT

[#9]

I'll take any of the above pistols except for the CZ 75 because it's not made in the USA and it's not made by one of our allies.

Posted: 1/27/2006 5:05:03 PM EDT

[#10]

Glock wins.

Posted: 1/27/2006 5:13:17 PM EDT

[#11]

Beretta due to parts and service. My second choice (wich would have been the first it parts and accesories were avialable) would be the H&K IMO simply the best firearm for the fight.

Me and Glocks just dont go well together.

Posted: 1/27/2006 5:55:15 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Glock 17 w/ a happy switch.

That would be nice, Glock 18 + 33 round mag.

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Posted: 1/27/2006 6:05:38 PM EDT

[#13]

I'd take any of the handguns listed above. Of the CZ75 variants, I'd prefer the P-01. Other things equal, I'd be more likely to choose the one everyone else was using for logistical reasons.

Posted: 1/27/2006 7:00:13 PM EDT

[#14]

92... It worked in the last combat zone I was in.

Posted: 1/28/2006 6:51:04 AM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
9mm Corto Beretta 1934, if it was good enough for Mussolini, it is good enough for me.

Didn't Mussolini get strung up by is ankles?

Beretta M9 for me. The weapon points like nothing else I've ever shot. Course, that could be due to the 1000's of draws and presentations that I've done with it,

ka

Posted: 1/28/2006 12:11:47 PM EDT

[#16]

Quoted:
I'll take any of the above pistols except for the CZ 75 because it's not made in the USA and it's not made by one of our allies.

Last time I checked (or is is czeched

) the Czech Republic was one of our allies. They joined NATO in 1999, and sent troops to Iraq. Later they voted to extend their deployment when some more traditional "allies" ran.

They've also done away with conscription and gone to a total professional force structure, and are heavily modernizing.

I'd call them allies. They know the deal, and what life's like on the other side of the coin.

Posted: 1/28/2006 12:51:07 PM EDT

[#17]

For all those going off the list and choosing 45...

Carry ALL your own ammo - cause you ain't getting any thru supply channels...

Now if I could I'd do a P220 - but I'm practical.

I'd take the P226 or CZ75 / P-35 HiPower.

A 1911 without ammo is only good for cracking Walnuts or skulls.

Posted: 1/28/2006 1:27:53 PM EDT

[#18]

in a war - G17

Posted: 1/28/2006 4:19:43 PM EDT

[#19]

Glock 18 of course

Posted: 1/28/2006 4:30:47 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I'll take any of the above pistols except for the CZ 75 because it's not made in the USA and it's not made by one of our allies.

Last time I checked (or is is czeched) the Czech Republic was one of our allies. They joined NATO in 1999, and sent troops to Iraq. Later they voted to extend their deployment when some more traditional "allies" ran.

They've also done away with conscription and gone to a total professional force structure, and are heavily modernizing.

I'd call them allies. They know the deal, and what life's like on the other side of the coin.

+1 - someone let know Fglocker_Plz know the Cold War is over and that we won.

Posted: 1/28/2006 4:51:48 PM EDT

[#21]

USP 9F w/ jet funnel & 18rnd mags.

Posted: 1/28/2006 5:16:35 PM EDT

[#22]

Glock 34 and some 33 rounders.

The drop leg AK/P90 mag pouches that hold 4 rifle/SMG mags hold 6 33 round glock mags just within reach.

Posted: 1/28/2006 7:43:33 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I'll take any of the above pistols except for the CZ 75 because it's not made in the USA and it's not made by one of our allies.

Last time I checked (or is is czeched) the Czech Republic was one of our allies. They joined NATO in 1999, and sent troops to Iraq. Later they voted to extend their deployment when some more traditional "allies" ran.

They've also done away with conscription and gone to a total professional force structure, and are heavily modernizing.

I'd call them allies. They know the deal, and what life's like on the other side of the coin.

Have some proof?

Posted: 1/28/2006 10:22:09 PM EDT

[#24]

HK USP. No doubt.

Woody

Posted: 1/29/2006 6:39:49 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
USP 9F w/ jet funnel & 18rnd mags.

+1

Nathan

Posted: 1/29/2006 6:57:42 AM EDT

[#26]

I own all of the above, and I'd take the 17L/19 over the rest. The 226 comes in a real close second....

Posted: 1/31/2006 4:56:24 PM EDT

[#27]

Ruger P89 - After too many rounds to count, it has never jammed.

Posted: 2/5/2006 8:09:03 PM EDT

[#28]

lot of good guns named off here (and some not so good ones) I think out of your list I would take my 226/9mm but I wouldn't feel bad about the glock(s) if 9mm was the round to use .

others I might take would be my 1911 45acp or my SA XD 9mm tatical

Posted: 2/5/2006 8:53:07 PM EDT

[#29]

Easy choice Glock 17's.

Posted: 2/5/2006 8:55:04 PM EDT

[#30]

Big +1 for Glock

Posted: 2/5/2006 9:00:04 PM EDT

[#31]

Un' taktical tuppurrware-17/19

Posted: 2/5/2006 11:26:08 PM EDT

[#32]

I would take the CZ75 then the Glock.

Posted: 2/5/2006 11:38:07 PM EDT

[#33]

GLOCK

Posted: 2/10/2006 10:48:04 AM EDT

[#34]

Glock 17

Posted: 2/10/2006 11:14:33 AM EDT

[#35]

Any full caliber Sig will get the job done. M11 would be perfect.

~~Might take a Glock if there was only a choice between that and a big stick.~~

nope, the stick might work better.

Posted: 2/10/2006 12:06:03 PM EDT

[#36]

I'd take a 229, but if it had to be off of your list, I'd go with the HK.

Aside from the CZ that I have no experience with, I'd feel confident with any of those as my sidearm.

The SIG's are like an old reliable tank.
The Glock is like a Volkswagon Bug that just won't die.
The Beretta has a good track record and good military support.
The USP has been super reliable in my experience. I haven't seen one malfucntion with my own eyes thus far.

I've never shot a CZ 75, so I can't really say anything about it.

Posted: 2/10/2006 3:31:21 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
I'll be the wacko that asks for the 226.

+1

Posted: 2/11/2006 12:57:46 AM EDT

[#38]

1911 in 45 of course.

If you made them all go poof and demanded I take a 9...then SIG 225.

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:03:59 AM EDT

[#39]

HK USP, just b/c i just bought one for my first handgun

Posted: 2/11/2006 10:19:07 AM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:
9mm is better than .45!

+1000. The .45 is going so slow I can pass it in a Yugo.

ETA: Seriously though, I'd take the Glock.

Posted: 2/11/2006 11:35:45 AM EDT

[#41]

I'd take the USP. Never really liked glocks.

Posted: 2/11/2006 12:52:30 PM EDT

[#42]

from you list i would choose SIG then H&K, in that order. But i think, and i might be the only one, if i could take any 9mm to a war zone i would take BHP. I think it is one of the finest 9mm handguns in the world, easily. Now, i have no idea how a BHP stands up to all the things that would fowl up a gun, but for reliabilty and dependability there is no question in my mind.

just my .02

Posted: 2/11/2006 8:02:54 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I'll take any of the above pistols except for the CZ 75 because it's not made in the USA and it's not made by one of our allies.

Last time I checked (or is is czechedhe
They've also done away with conscription and gone to a total professional force structure, and are heavily modernizing.

I'd call them allies. They know the deal, and what life's like on the other side of the coin.

Have some proof?

NATO Homepage

Czech permanant NATO Delegation Homepage

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:41:00 AM EDT

[#44]

+1 for Glock

Posted: 2/12/2006 9:19:51 AM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
I'll take any of the above pistols except for the CZ 75 because it's not made in the USA and it's not made by one of our allies.

Last time I checked (or is is czeched) the Czech Republic was one of our allies. They joined NATO in 1999, and sent troops to Iraq. Later they voted to extend their deployment when some more traditional "allies" ran.

They've also done away with conscription and gone to a total professional force structure, and are heavily modernizing.

I'd call them allies. They know the deal, and what life's like on the other side of the coin.

Have some proof?

NATO Homepage

Czech permanant NATO Delegation Homepage

Thank you. Now is "Crotia" (teh d00ds who made the XD) American's ally?

Posted: 2/12/2006 3:29:08 PM EDT

[#46]

Glock 17

Posted: 2/12/2006 4:10:37 PM EDT

[#47]

Glock 17

Posted: 2/12/2006 10:39:39 PM EDT

[#48]

Quoted:
USP 9mm.

Can't really understand any reason for taking ANY of the other handguns listed in that poll.

And yes, I own all of them except for the Glock. The USP is the most accurate, you can carry it cocked and locked, it has a standard grip angle, and its as reliable, if not more so, than every other handgun on that list.

The USP is THE combat handgun. Thats what it was designed for, and it does it the best IMHO.

+1. HK USP 9 everyday.

Posted: 2/12/2006 11:00:05 PM EDT

[#49]

I think we would get different responses if this poll was in the Hall of Heroes forum. We should ask what the military vets and current active duty personal what they would carry in a war zone.

Posted: 2/12/2006 11:00:47 PM EDT

[#50]

Quoted:
Ruger P89 - After too many rounds to count, it has never jammed.

+1 Mine just keeps going and going and ............

Vulcan94

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