Thread: Tasters' Choice: Fine Firearms

My agency issues the Glock 19, but we can carry just about anything, as long as it's by a major manufacturer and in either 9mm, .40, or .45. Therefore, I present my Sig P226 (.40 S&W) w/ Hogue rubberized grips and TruGlo sights. BTW these things are amazing. Not only do they illuminate under low light conditions, but also under regular lighting conditions, due to the fiber optic inserts which draw in ambient light.

This fine smoke-wagon was a Christmas gift from my wife about 5 years ago.

S&W .455


Colt .455


M-1 Thompson


M1928A1 Thompson


Are we having fun yet?

GeauxLSU, man, you are my hero. The Colts are cool but the Thompsons ! Bad to the bone !

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

GeauxLSU, man, you are my hero. The Colts are cool but the Thompsons ! Bad to the bone !

Thanks! I wish I could hone as well as you... I have another S&W .455 that's a shooter. I keep it in the truck for "just in case."

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

GeauxLSU, man, you are my hero. The Colts are cool but the Thompsons ! Bad to the bone !

Ditto, Ditto, and DITTO!!!!

.357 loads?used to have a Thompson Contender chambered for .357 Maximum. At this point i don't remember the powder, but it was a slow burning powder and i would put in the max amount. dropping the hammer at dusk at the range and there would be a bushel basket sized fireball. i always had a tendency to load too hot. had a single six in 357 that got so fouled with lead one afternoon it took hours to clean.

Originally Posted by LAsoxfan

My agency issues the Glock 19, but we can carry just about anything, as long as it's by a major manufacturer and in either 9mm, .40, or .45. Therefore, I present my Sig P226 (.40 S&W) w/ Hogue rubberized grips and TruGlo sights. BTW these things are amazing. Not only do they illuminate under low light conditions, but also under regular lighting conditions, due to the fiber optic inserts which draw in ambient light.

This fine smoke-wagon was a Christmas gift from my wife about 5 years ago.

I'll take one like yours in .45 ACP.

Just a couple of my toys:

Not a classic but based on one - Tip: Even though it will take a 357 mag, don't ever do it. Ever. The .38 special is brutal enough in one of these.


My squirrel gun: Ruger Mark III

Just a little Sumpin 45, 357, 22

Gentlemen, fine, FINE examples you've been posting. Keep it coming!

Geaux, those revolvers are chambered for .455 Schofield, right? If so, it'd be hard to pick a better carry piece. Nice Tommies, too. Gotta agree with Jimmy about those: Bad@$$ery at its finest. Those things proved themselves in Europe and the Pacific, but they already had a nasty reputation from Chicago. Keep 'em coming.

LASoxFan: I likes me some Sigarms. I had a friend with a single-stack P226 that shot itty-bitty groups. Nothing wrong with finding one of those under the Christmas tree. Hope you stay safe out on your beat, matey.

Ogreshok: nice collection. I shot one of the Al-Ti alloy .357mags some time back. It was a tiny holdout, not much larger than your Derringer, but after blasting three of them, I felt like the web of my hand had been cut with a hatchet. Even .38 wadcutters were stout. Not an experience I want to repeat. Got a soft spot for the MkIII Rugers, also. They sure shot up in price after their first year on the market. I remember that they came out in the $200-275 range, depending on what tricks and doodads you got on it. Less than a year later, they jumped more than $100 in price. Bet your hunter shoots great, though. What's your favorite fodder out of it?

Noisy: I would love to get my hands on a good Contender, especially with the Maximum chambering. Something about spitting a 158gr JHP at or around 1,800fps really appeals to me. Powder you're remembering was probably H4227, notorious for reaching incredible speeds from high-volume, magnum pistol cartridges.

Blugil: is that last .22 a Beretta U22 Neos? How does it shoot? Those are about the last reasonable .22LR pistols left on the market. Like that big .357 loudenboomer. 8 5/8" barrel? Bet it shoots great.