I'm trying to get back to having one gun for everything.
For years now when hunting, I've been carrying my Colt 1991-A1. I put a few custom touches on it, but there are two things I don't like about it. It could be more accurate, which I could fix if I invested more money into it. Second, it's big and heavy, which I really can't change. It's ok for home defense, but it's not something I want to carry all day, everyday. And while it fills a basic role as a trail gun while rifle hunting, I think a revolver would be much more suitable.
I also have a Ruger p85, again a good self defense pistol, bad hunting pistol, not easy to conceal.
I have an old Charter Arms Undercover/Off Duty 38 which I love. Actually, this is my second Charter, I traded away my first, regretted it, and bought another. It's small, lightweight, fairly accurate, not extremely powerful.
Hence, I want something the same size as the Charter for self-defense concealed carry, but I want something more powerful with a little more accuracy.
Not that I'm going to hunt bear with it or anything, but have a decent sized trail gun. Smith used to make some 2.5 inch M19's with adjustable sights, I want something comparable in a Ruger.
You've heard the old saying, beware the man that has only one gun, he probably knows how to use it. My thinking is I'd be better served carrying the same handgun for CC and hunting, just because of familiarity and knowing what it does in every circumstance. Not switching back and forth between DA and SA, auto and revolver. I Just want ONE PERFECT GUN. Of course it may not be possible, but a guy has the right to try, right?
The only problem I have with the price difference, is that it seemed weird you could get a 4" adjustable sight six shot GP100 for $499 and a 2" fixed sight 5 shot SP101 for $475.
