my first choice

[s71quinn]

Sig Sauer P220, .45 is my first choice going out the door. My second choice is a Springfield XD, 9mm 4" barrel.

Why you may ask???
.45 for knock down power and the reliability of the round and the firearm. My Sig has never failed me. Readily available ammo.

The 9mm the price point was really good. I haven't found a bad thing said about the XD as well as 9mm ammo is all over the place. If not on the shelves then many civilians use it as well as the military. Readily available.

[Travis]

.45 is my choice too. I've seen his Sig in person and I have shot many others in the past and I like Sig. The XD is a good compromise between steel and polymer mixed. 9mm is common and cheap to buy, for now.

There are other calibers I can agree on too such as the 10mm, .45 Colt, .357 Magnum / .38 Special, .44 Magnum, .41 Magnum, among others. If I forgot any please, don't throw the tomatoes at me. LOL! ;D

[rob]

my first choice is the s&w 29 44mag . why because when most people seeit are know that you carry it just the look are thought of it keep people from try anything. anmd yes i carry it in the open here we have open law that say you can carry any hand gun on you as long is it is in the open.

[Travis]

Rob, With a hog leg like that, I know I wouldn't go messin' around!

[Travis]

I have recently seen Shawn's 9mm. I must say it is a VERY nice pistol indeed. D.A. only but the trigger pull is like my M-1911A1 S.A. only! It has a semi reinforced steel frame and I'll bet either his 9mm or the .45 ACP variant would make a nice back up piece or a main defense pistol as well. I'll need to try Shawn's 9mm to see how it performs provided he lets me, LOL!

[roguebowhunter]

my carry gun is the xd 45 ... i also have the xd 40 ... another one i own thats nice for ccw is the makarov ..