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I have an 11 peg hangun rack in my safe and currently own an M&P Carry Comp, and M&P shield Plus, a S&W 340PD, a S&W Wesson 586 L-Comp a Ruger Mk IV Hunter and now the Colt Competition 1911.
The Mk IV doesn't fit on the pegs and goes in 1 of 4 nylon holster pouches hung on the safe door. This leaves me 6 pegs and 3 door pouches to fill and I WANT to fill them all. What should I get next?

Guns on my personal short list are a Shadow 2 Csrry for a quality production DA/SA, a PDP Pro-X to further my desire factory comp'd pistols and some more revolvers of some kind, a .44 Mag at some point.
 
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You need a Colt snake gun in your collection as well as a S&W model 29 / 629 . There are many variations of 29 / 629 so have fun researching and choose wisely! As Robin pointed out , your collection won’t be complete without a hog leg of some iteration.
 
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S&W Fan said:
You need a Colt snake gun in your collection as well as a S&W model 29 / 629 . There are many variations of 29 / 629 so have fun researching and choose wisely! As Robin pointed out , your collection won’t be complete without a hog leg of some iteration.
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A 629 is definitely on the list I like the Stealth Hunter myself. I'll have to shop around on gunbroker for a nice used one
 
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My first handgun was a 4" stainless Ruger Security Six. I sold it along the way and deeply regretted it. I found a mint example out of the '70s that was very reasonably priced ($275 as I recall), so I grabbed it. The Security Six is a terrific platform. .38s-.357mag, Small frame, 6 rounds, lightweight, durable as hell, very accurate and soft shooting. Especially on follow up shots. IMHO, it is the perfect woods and range gun yet is often in my nightstand. I have a bunch of revolvers, mostly S&Ws. including a bunch of J frames, K frames, a nickel 585, mint models 27, 28 and Classic DX 29. Great guns, but for a general purpose, easy to own and comfortable to shoot, I really love the Sec Six.
 
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The S&W 29's are probably the best overall that's still available...middle of the Road.
Ruger Redhawk and Super Redhawk are super strong, accurate and heavy...
Colt has reintroduced the Anaconda and Kodiak in .44 magnum AND .45 Long Colt...I have one of the first out Anaconda's at the time I had an 01 FFL and it was $373.xx USP/COD to my Door in '92...Add a One to the front of that now.
Dan Wesson is not producing revolvers, which is too bad.
Probably a bit too sophisticated to buy a Taurus or Rossi.
Can't think of any other Double Action Revolvers....Single Actions are a whole different flavor.
 
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Whatever I get next I think it will be different from what I have now. So a poly/striker in 9mm is not very likely to ve selected next. However a 10mm might. I do have a an M&P 10 on the list and also a USP which would be a good companion to the 1911. I am also toying with the idea of having 4 1911s in the collection. The Colt I have now, one setup for .45 Super, one setup for .460 Rowland with the cherry on top being an LAR Grizzly Mk1 in .45 Win Mag. I checked a few auction sights, LARs can be had for around 3.5k.
The Shadow 2 Carry is kinda leading the way at the moment, I currently have no DA/SA guns.
 
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I think the CZ shadow 2 is awesome. If I had the money laying around it would be hard to turn that down.

I also have a crush on the FN 5.7. I dunno I blame video games as a kid for this one. But I don't own a 5.7 caliber pistol and that seems like it could be useful in certain instances. I think the ammo cost has come down a little from years ago and if there is ever a future ammo panic again I doubt 5.7 would be the first caliber to be sold out.
 
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Podmonkey said:
Whatever I get next I think it will be different from what I have now. So a poly/striker in 9mm is not very likely to ve selected next. However a 10mm might. I do have a an M&P 10 on the list and also a USP which would be a good companion to the 1911. I am also toying with the idea of having 4 1911s in the collection. The Colt I have now, one setup for .45 Super, one setup for .460 Rowland with the cherry on top being an LAR Grizzly Mk1 in .45 Win Mag. I checked a few auction sights, LARs can be had for around 3.5k.
The Shadow 2 Carry is kinda leading the way at the moment, I currently have no DA/SA guns.
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I have a DA/SA Sig 250 medium platform in .45acp. It didn't get much love from the "experts", but it has been flawless for me. It typically sits in my truck safe with a few extra mags. DA/SA is a nice, safe operation. Everyone should own one!
 
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Sounds like 2011 time!
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2011s are very overrated. Everything is in 9mm these days. I have a couple but they are blah…. I do love my Para double stacks though. Everything from 22TCM to 45ACP, suppressed, compensated or stock the one piece steel or alloy frames just feel better than the Two piece setup of the 2011.

the 2011 is easier to manufacture, I have a feeling that is why they are all over the market now. It isn’t because of the value they bring that is for sure.
 
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A tricked out 1911 in .38 Super would be pretty cool except that cartridge is all but dead now it seems.
And again Ilament the unjust death of the .356 TSW which could have been a 9mm Para usurper.
@dsdmmat did Para Ordnance ever do a double stack .38 Super? THAT would be a very cool gun. Assuming a semi rimmed cartridge could be made to work well in a double stack magazine.
 
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A 3rd gen S&W automatic is under consideration. Particularly one of those 4006 Tactical models the California Highway Patrol used. Those things are sweet. Like @dsdmmat said earlier, 2011s are oversaturated. The market might welcome an updated version of some legacy designs.
 
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They did a P18-9. I am not sure if they ever offered it in 38 super but it was easy enough to convert (just a barrel swap). I did build my own para 38 super with a gunsmith frame kit and a colt 38 Super Slide with a Barsto barrel.

I do have a few guns in 38 super with a few thousand factory rounds and another few thousand pieces of brass. If you load your own 38 Super brass is widely available.
 
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Podmonkey said:
Whatever I get next I think it will be different from what I have now. So a poly/striker in 9mm is not very likely to ve selected next. However a 10mm might. I do have a an M&P 10 on the list and also a USP which would be a good companion to the 1911. I am also toying with the idea of having 4 1911s in the collection. The Colt I have now, one setup for .45 Super, one setup for .460 Rowland with the cherry on top being an LAR Grizzly Mk1 in .45 Win Mag. I checked a few auction sights, LARs can be had for around 3.5k.
The Shadow 2 Carry is kinda leading the way at the moment, I currently have no DA/SA guns.
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USP you say? It's a start...

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Podmonkey said:
Whatever I get next I think it will be different from what I have now. So a poly/striker in 9mm is not very likely to ve selected next. However a 10mm might. I do have a an M&P 10 on the list and also a USP which would be a good companion to the 1911. I am also toying with the idea of having 4 1911s in the collection. The Colt I have now, one setup for .45 Super, one setup for .460 Rowland with the cherry on top being an LAR Grizzly Mk1 in .45 Win Mag. I checked a few auction sights, LARs can be had for around 3.5k.
The Shadow 2 Carry is kinda leading the way at the moment, I currently have no DA/SA guns.
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I had a Wildey in .45 Win Mag. and it wasn't bad to shoot, didn't hit as hard as the .454 Casull, but certainly a hell of a lot harder than the Desert Eagle in .44 mag. We had a LAR Grizzly in .45wm come into the Shop: I popped off a few rounds just because it was there, and it's a handful as well. I just remembered having an AMT Automag in .44automag and it was about the same as the Wildey.

10mm is my all time favorite overall Pistol Cartridge, and I have it in three Delta Elites...and should they come along at an opportune time and price I would like a Sig or maybe S&W in 10mm.
.460Roland is a snotbox, be sure to put 22 pound plus Springs in it, no experience with .45 Super, but I expect it's right there with the Roland.

I love big bore Handguns and have/had plenty of them, but here of late I've regressed to 9mm's and 38/357's

I've got one of the Sig p250's in 9mm...never shot it.

.38 Super is what 9mm wants to be...slightly bigger rim than 9mm: Bought a Tisis 9mm 1911 tore it down, installed a few high speed-low drag parts and a .38 Super Barrel; went to chamber a test dummy, wouldn't guide up the slide face and that's when I remembered the ten thousandths or so difference....SHIT! put the 9mm barrel back on it, still haven't shot that one either....gotta change that!
 
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dsdmmat said:
you can always build your own. Get a frame mated with a slide then make what you want.

First 1911 I ever built. Para gunsmith frame kit, Colt slide, Wilson Combat barrel, Smith and Alexander Magwell View attachment 272415
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That is a good idea. Especially for a .45 Super or .460 Rowland since those require conversion parts anyway, why not build one from the ground up?
 
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I had a Wildey in .45 Win Mag. and it wasn't bad to shoot, didn't hit as hard as the .454 Casull, but certainly a hell of a lot harder than the Desert Eagle in .44 mag. We had a LAR Grizzly in .45wm come into the Shop: I popped off a few rounds just because it was there, and it's a handful as well. I just remembered having an AMT Automag in .44automag and it was about the same as the Wildey.

10mm is my all time favorite overall Pistol Cartridge, and I have it in three Delta Elites...and should they come along at an opportune time and price I would like a Sig or maybe S&W in 10mm.
.460Roland is a snotbox, be sure to put 22 pound plus Springs in it, no experience with .45 Super, but I expect it's right there with the Roland.

I love big bore Handguns and have/had plenty of them, but here of late I've regressed to 9mm's and 38/357's

I've got one of the Sig p250's in 9mm...never shot it.

.38 Super is what 9mm wants to be...slightly bigger rim than 9mm: Bought a Tisis 9mm 1911 tore it down, installed a few high speed-low drag parts and a .38 Super Barrel; went to chamber a test dummy, wouldn't guide up the slide face and that's when I remembered the ten thousandths or so difference....SHIT! put the 9mm barrel back on it, still haven't shot that one either....gotta change that!
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There is a nice linear progression to the .45s, from standard to +p to 45 Super and finally .460 Rowland yiu get about 150 fos more per step. 45 Super therfore is essentially .45 ACP +P+. The brass is somewhat thicker particularly at the web area. Any standard 1911 in 45 ACP can be converted by using a heavier recoil spring, a heavier Mainspring and a reprofiled or flat bottomed firing pin. Some suggest upping the hammer spring weight also. The cartridge is capable of launching a 230gr pill @ 1,,100 fps so its fairly stout but less than a .460 Rowland, and in fact is about on par with 10mm.
The 45 Win Mag trucks on by everything and flips the bird to the .44 Mag on the way.
I enjoy making a spectacle of myself on the range, an LAR Grizzly in .45 Wim Mag would be good for that. I like how replacement parts are still manufactured even if tge pistol itself no longer is.
 
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