Onewolf426
Hellcat
Out of my league. Oldest one I have is a 2019 S&W M&P Shield9 2.0.
Oldest Self Defense Gun You Would Still Carry?
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Ya gotta love some Ruger polished or semi-polished stainless steel. It's one of their strong points!
UC_Guy 1971
Custom
Oldest I've got is a Ruger P85. I'd carry it if I had to, but it's Uuuuuge. I guess I could use it as a club if I needed to. It is a tank.
Realistically, my oldest carry gun is my 4013TSW. drug this beast into the 21st century by propositioning it with booze and money. Then when it wasn't looking I slapped a red dot on it.
I think it resents me a little for it, but at least it gets out of the safe once in a while now.
Realistically, my oldest carry gun is my 4013TSW. drug this beast into the 21st century by propositioning it with booze and money. Then when it wasn't looking I slapped a red dot on it.
I think it resents me a little for it, but at least it gets out of the safe once in a while now.
Retired Bum
Elite
The oldest that I carry is the Smith model 37 airweight, 1963.
meistermash
Operator
The oldest revolver that I own in good repair is a Colt Army Navy 38special.
I also own one in 38 long colt but it's in rough shape.
1903 colt 32.
I also own one in 38 long colt but it's in rough shape.
1903 colt 32.
LDB
Elite
Well, it does not say what is the oldest you have. It says what is the oldest you would carry. So presuming 100% functional condition, that would be at least back to 1911. Probably some earlier with a few revolvers. But that's from a trusting it standpoint. From a not too collectible and too valuable to be EDC I suppose back to my 1985 Speed-Six 2.75" .357 Ruger. Excellent and my current EDC.
Hertervillian
Elite
I have a P-239 SIG I routinely carry. I don’t think of it as old though, I have a hard time thinking of myself as old.
Lab4Us
Professional
My oldest gun at the moment is a 2019 WC EDCx9 I ordered new. It’s the one I recently upgraded (pics on here somewhere). I carry it every once in a while.
But in reality, if I function check a gun through a few hundred rounds of live fire and it works, it really doesn’t matter to me how old it is. More importantly (to me) is whether it’s easy to carry (size/weight/available holsters) and I am accurate with it.
But in reality, if I function check a gun through a few hundred rounds of live fire and it works, it really doesn’t matter to me how old it is. More importantly (to me) is whether it’s easy to carry (size/weight/available holsters) and I am accurate with it.
HayesGreener
Ronin
Some of you guys’ “old guns” are pretty new to me, and it’s making me feel OLD!
I carry a S&W model 12 pretty much everyday as a second gun. I have four of them, but it’s really between two of them that I carry. One of these is late-50s and the other is early-70s. I guess that’s the oldest I’m carrying.
I carry a S&W model 12 pretty much everyday as a second gun. I have four of them, but it’s really between two of them that I carry. One of these is late-50s and the other is early-70s. I guess that’s the oldest I’m carrying.
meistermash
Operator
I have a 4" pencil Barrel m12.
This one has the steel cylinder.
However some clown in the past put pachs on it.
It's the narrow frame variety that doesn't take regular m10 grips.
Round butt.
This one has the steel cylinder.
However some clown in the past put pachs on it.
It's the narrow frame variety that doesn't take regular m10 grips.
Round butt.
powerboatr
Hellcat
my 1967 1911 colt is my oldest, and best smoothest 1911... its like butter and makes the best sounds
but my oldest most carried is 06 xd 9mm
but my oldest most carried is 06 xd 9mm
Belt Fed
SAINT
It's ok, some of us just ain't postin our original guns, some of us had matchlocks when they were new.
Retired Bum
Elite
Great, now explain to the youngins what a matchlock is...
