Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: Ws6
All of my "go-to" handguns are from the S&W line. They make a platform that fits every need, with only 1 manual of arms. Curious how the .22 compact does, OP
The single manual of arms is an excellent point...
In my safe are:
Striker fired with manual safety
- Walther CCP
Striker fired
- Glock 17
- Glock 19
- Glock 19
- Glock 20
- Glock 23
DA only (no safety, trigger guard magazine release)
- H&K USP Compact
DA/SA slide mounted safety
- Beretta 92
- S&W 5906
SA revolver
- Ruger single six
And when I add a 1911, or a double action revolver, it'll just keep getting more complicated! Which makes life interesting and shooting fun, but if you were to be focused on defensive, or even competition, use - a single manual of arms would be in your best interest...
Yep. I keep all my go-to weapons in the same family. M&P pistols, AR carbines. That's it. Sure, I have "fun toys", but the weapons that I will count on, all work the same as each other, with the same controls, etc. Variety may be the spice of life, but routine is how I want the tool I reach for to be, when it's life or death, or even just a "need to kill that coyote FAST before it gets away/another chicken or pet".
Are there better pistols than the M&P? Sure, I think so. The M&P line solves my problems though, and offers me a suppressed .22, a full-size 9mm, and a sub-compact 9mm. It covers it.
Are there better light caliber carbines than the AR platform? I honestly do not think so, or I would use them.