hillman
NES Member
As I sit watching the same episode of Curious George for literally the 7,000th time with my boy, my mind tends to wander. Here's a hypothetical question:
You will be stranded in various extreme climate zones for 30 days. You will face temperatures of up to jungle-like humid high 90's, very humid, desert like dry temps of up to 120, freezing dry temps of down to -20, and wet cold temps of down to -5. You will be totally submerged in mud at least once, fall in a river a few times, and stand downwind of a forest fire with the air clogged with soot and ash.
You will face wild vicious animals of up to large dog size (no bears), and more vicious animals of the two legged variety. Nothing larger, though. You will NOT have to use your handgun for hunting, however, as you have a supply of food and water.
You may select only one handgun for this, and you will not have access to a rifle or shotgun. Any caliber, any make and model. But it must be real, no Robocop pistols please. You will not have a full cleaning kit, only a tooth brush, bore snake, and one SMALL bottle of Hoppes oil. You will have as much ammo as you can carry in your pack filled with 30 days of food and water. You will not have access to any spare parts.
Which handgun would you choose and why?
This question actually crossed my mind when I was cleaning my SR9c after a one week camping trip to North Carolina, when I had to clean all that friggin' beach sand out of every crevice, even the ones on the pistol! I was amazed at how dirty it got, being in an IWB holster the entire time.
You will be stranded in various extreme climate zones for 30 days. You will face temperatures of up to jungle-like humid high 90's, very humid, desert like dry temps of up to 120, freezing dry temps of down to -20, and wet cold temps of down to -5. You will be totally submerged in mud at least once, fall in a river a few times, and stand downwind of a forest fire with the air clogged with soot and ash.
You will face wild vicious animals of up to large dog size (no bears), and more vicious animals of the two legged variety. Nothing larger, though. You will NOT have to use your handgun for hunting, however, as you have a supply of food and water.
You may select only one handgun for this, and you will not have access to a rifle or shotgun. Any caliber, any make and model. But it must be real, no Robocop pistols please. You will not have a full cleaning kit, only a tooth brush, bore snake, and one SMALL bottle of Hoppes oil. You will have as much ammo as you can carry in your pack filled with 30 days of food and water. You will not have access to any spare parts.
Which handgun would you choose and why?
This question actually crossed my mind when I was cleaning my SR9c after a one week camping trip to North Carolina, when I had to clean all that friggin' beach sand out of every crevice, even the ones on the pistol! I was amazed at how dirty it got, being in an IWB holster the entire time.
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