So you are on a two week road trip with your family when your firearm is damaged beyond repair. So you go into a local guns store to replace it. They have the an assortment of the usual brands. Ruger, Smiths, Glocks etc but ammo is short 1 or 2 20 round boxes of each caliber. What would you get and why?

I dunno.  A G23 ?  Cause I like them.  I'd want to carry it.  It would come with 3 mags. I'd have a better chance of finding ammo later down the road.

Unless I could replace what I lost, I'd probably just switch to my backup gun Who travels with just one carry gun in this day and age?

Well yes the backup gun to take over...   But it would all depend on what models & caliber guns were available to be purchased at what price?? 

It would also depend on where the road trip was. I'd be looking at different guns for one in AK or Montana than I would for a trip to an urban area.

I would most likely have a back up with me. A two week road trip, I am assuming would be out of your home state. I maybe wrong, but I don't believe a local gun store could sell you a hand gun being a non resident. Which would only leave you with private party sales. Your choices may be limited.

Thanks for the replies I kind of expected mostly glocks because with short supply of ammo no break in time or testing. I guess I left the question too open.

Quote from: 38-40 on December 27 2020 04:18:33 PM MST
Thanks for the replies I kind of expected mostly glocks because with short supply of ammo no break in time or testing. I guess I left the question too open.

Assuming I had no backup gun(s) then and limited ammo/no break in time/testing criteria, I would probably look into a new or used .357 snubbie. It's pretty easy to tell if there's a problem from just dry firing and probably the easiest to get a holster for it as well, if needed.

Some of us just don't like Glocks. While they have a great reputation for reliability, so do good quality revolvers.

Wait a minute....  ...isn't this a 10mm Auto forum?

Of course it would be a 10mm Auto.  Dan Wesson.  10mm is still on the shelves around here.

S&W 610

SIG P320 if it was my truck gun that broke.
SIG P365 if it was my CCW that broke.

If I was on a road trip then I would be carrying my EDC pistol on my hip - DW Specialist Commander 10mm - with four spare magazines on my hip (and several boxes of extra ammo in the truck) as well and my Sig 5.56 AR15 pistol with 8 spare 30rd magazines that resides in my truck. So, if some how my EDC pistol was inexplicably destroyed while out of town and I wanted to buy a replacement (it would just be temporary because I have many other pistols at home) I might consider a Colt Delta Elite 10mm or a Kimber 10mm as I have previously owned both in the past. Kimber Custom TLE/RL II being a better pistol than the Colt. As for the AR15 pistol, I'd prefer to replace it with another AR15 pistol like another Sig or perhaps a Colt AR15 pistol if they make them. That Galil Ace 5.56 pistol with arm brace would be another possibility. 

sparkyv

I really like your thinking.  After getting my P365 in early 2018 and figured out it was reliable and accurate, I sold off 4 competing pistols that were good stuff but not quite as good.

I loved my P320 & RX with small grip but being a minimalist, decided that my G20 was just too close to it in size and purpose and accomplished a lot more than the Sig so I passed on both of them.  If I had received some pistol therapy I would have kept them!

I also subscribe to the idea of training with fewer pistols that fit in a different purpose/category assuming I might reach a higher level of training.

I would probably look for a S&W 9mm Compact 2.0 to get me back home.  Good reliable handgun and less expensive than a Glock 19.  If I was going for another 10mm, it would probably be a Springfield Ronin Operator.

Quote from: 38-40 on December 26 2020 10:19:52 PM MST
So you are on a two week road trip with your family when your firearm is damaged beyond repair. So you go into a local guns store to replace it. They have the an assortment of the usual brands. Ruger, Smiths, Glocks etc but ammo is short 1 or 2 20 round boxes of each caliber. What would you get and why?

I would be screwed since the PR of MD requires ALL firearms to be registered, so they have to ship to FFL in PR for background and etc.
Bought my wife a unique Savage 99 like her mother once had.  Shipping and FFL clearance dulled that bargain by a good bit.

So, after I bought the replacement and drove back to the PR, I could probably just gotten another one out of the unsafe.
On the other hand I could have a long gun mailed to me, legally.

Maybe my wife would loan me hers?