Yes, and no. I've finally settled (95% of the time) on a Smith Airweight 38, and even after trying, I can't seem to ween myself off of it LOL. I'm convinced that in the vast majority of SD cases, good situational awareness, and (if necessary) merely producing a pistol, is enough to avoid or defuse a situation. The likelihood of any of us ever being in a running gun battle, requiring large capacity mags, and mag changes, is extremely low. When I travel, or expect to be in an area with higher risk than I normally run around in, I'll often drag around a larger semi-auto, but most days, I feel safe (and comfortable) with my trusty Airweight 38.
I agree 100%, in fact, it's this exact reasoning that first got me into lever actions, as well as revolvers. We'd have to be blind and stupid to discount the storm clouds on the horizon, and assume our gun-friendly states can't turn into New Jersey, in just one or two election cycles, or even a single scotus decision.
Again, agreed. Besides the size and weight of 1911's keeping me from ever EDC-ing them, I don't like being forced to use the safety to avoid the hair trigger, and then once the safety is disengaged, you're back to that hair trigger! Personally, my ideal carry platform is something like a Walther P99AS, that has a de-cocker. It keeps the pistol in 100% ready-mode, while making an AD pretty close to impossible.
And again, agreed. Bluing can look amazing, I love a pristine old Smith as much as anyone, but a pistol is a tool, and a high-wear, corrosion prone one at that. Bluing is less than useless, if not an outright detriment.
it would be worth considering...
