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Thursday, January 20, 2011

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Friend, blogger, and all round good guy Kenn Blanchard (Black man with a gun) asked a question on FaceBook. "If you HAD to choose only five guns to own..... which ones and why?"

First of all, the question itself raises my hackles, as even the thought of paring the Carteach collection down to only five weapons is....... (shiver)...... difficult to conceive. That said, what is the answer? If we had to choose just five... and only five... what would they be?

I'll write up an answer in an upcoming post, with explanations of Carteach's choices. Till then, feel free to discuss in comments if you wish. Play nice now!

4 comments:

Roger said...: Only 5 - - - Tough choices.
Start with the most important two. Of equal importance, a reliable, accurate center fire rifle and a powerful pistol or revolver. Second tier, an accurate .22 rifle, an easily concealed pistol or revolver and a shotgun of your choice.
In my case, a DPMS LR 308B and a Kimber .45 with nite sights & crimson trace laser sights.
Second tier, CZ 452 full stock, S&W 640 (with laser sight) & a Remmy 870.
This leaves an awful lot of fine firearms behind, but maximum utility and only five firearms to cover.; January 20, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Z@X said...: These jumped into my head...

1) Remington Nylon 66 .22
2) Ruger SP101 .357 magnum
3) Colt 1911A1 .38 Super stainless
4) Mossberg 500 12ga
5) Seecamp .380

The Mossberg has three barrels, each for a different use...; January 20, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Bob S. said...: Hmm,

1.) Marlin 60 Rifle -- a .22 tube fed rifle with basic scope.

2.) Maverick by Mossberg Security 88 shotgun.

3.) Empty -- but need a main battle rifle, something along the lines of a Mosin Nagant 1891 or M1.

4.) Ruger GP-100 in .357

5.) Sig Sauer SP2022 - 15 rounds of 9 mm in a decent size handgun with better accuracy than what I can produce.

2 or 3 of those can fill the pot and 2 or 3 would keep others from raiding the pot.

All would be fun to shoot.; January 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Crucis said...: Well, lessee...
Shotgun: Rem Md 11
.22 Rifle: Marlin M39
Pistol#1: Kimber 1911 .45ACP
Pistol#2: S&W J-frame .39Spl
Rifle: M1 Garand 30.06 (alternately AR .223. Difficult choice.); January 20, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Robert Heinlein

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect.

But there is no reward at all for doing what other people expect of you, and to do so is not merely difficult, but impossible. It is easier to deal with a footpad than it is with the leech who wants "just a few minutes of your time, please — this won't take long." Time is your total capital, and the minutes of your life are painfully few. If you allow yourself to fall into the vice of agreeing to such requests, they quickly snowball to the point where these parasites will use up 100 percent of your time — and squawk for more!
So learn to say No — and to be rude about it when necessary.
Otherwise you will not have time to carry out your duty, or to do your own work, and certainly no time for love and happiness. The termites will nibble away your life and leave none of it for you.

(This rule does not mean that you must not do a favor for a friend, or even a stranger. But let the choice be yours. Don't do it because it is "expected" of you.)"

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.