HELP! WITH SO MANY PISTOLS HOW DO YOU DECIDE HOW TO USE THEM?

[marathonrunner]

Guys I always got great advice from this forum. I have just recently became a gun enthusiast and while I don't have any intentions of buying 19 Glock 19's! I hear some gun owners buy 1 gun a month. For the life of me I cannot understand how anyone can see the need to buy that many, but my only reason for wanting to buy more is I feel in twenty years, private ownership of guns will no longer be available to the public, thus I better buy as many as I can afford now.

I am all set as far as long guns but pistols, I found myself liking six or seven different kinds. I have the following

1. Shield
2. M&P 9c
3. Glock 42
4. Glock 34 all tricked out
5. Glock gen3 19
6. Heckler and Kock VP9

My Shield has an awesome apex trigger upgrade and the aluminum trigger. Very fun to shoot but don't plan on putting a lot of rounds through it as I don't think small guns will hold up. My 9c also has a apex trigger but not aluminum trigger. Gun is a little boring to shoot. Glock 42 is too expensive to shoot so just defensive only. Glock 34 I got race parts galore, still not a bullseye gun. That leaves me to my Glock 19 and VP9 which I find both very fun to shoot. Isn't it better to only have one gun as a beater and not shoot the other? Maybe I should buy one more Glock 19 and one more VP9 just to be sure I got reserves. Maybe I am being ridiculous. Anybody here ever buy two guns of the same model? I know some will shoot all their guns to death but I don't like doing that

 

[perrazi]

clint smith says a pair and a spare. with glocks thats way to many.

 

[murphydog]

"I hear some gun owners buy 1 gun a month. For the life of me I cannot understand how anyone can see the 'need' to buy that many..."

For a "recent gun enthusiast" who has six handguns, you have already passed the "need" and are well into the "want" zone .

"My Shield... Very fun to shoot but don't plan on putting a lot of rounds through it as I don't think small guns will hold up."

There is little chance you will shoot it enough to wear it out, not with all your other 9 mms to feed. Get back with us when you pass 10,000 rounds...

"My 9c...is a little boring to shoot. Glock 42 is too expensive to shoot so just defensive only".

You won't wear out your Glock 19 or H & K either, but it sounds as though a trade for these two for a spare Glock and VP9 would be in order.

"Anybody here ever buy two guns of the same model?"

Well, you have 5 polymer frame, striker fired 9 mm semi-autos already...just different brands. Maybe simplifying from here would be a start...magazines and parts must be costing you an extra fortune. Good luck in your decisions.

 

[ironhead7544]

It is a good idea to have a spare. Practice with that one and carry the other. Test the carry gun at least once a year. I dont see anything wrong with having a number of guns. G19 is about the most practical right now for a number of reasons.

 

[Muss Muggins]

You need to start looking at revolvers . . .

 

[jrs70]

Always have a spare. It does not have to be the same as your main carry. As long as it can fill the same spot. I my self fire my carry guns about 3 or 4 times a year.

 

[vonn]

Variety is the spice of life. You can never have too many guns.

 

[gkitch]

Seems a good 22 handgun belongs with you soon.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Anybody here ever buy two guns of the same model?

Yes.

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[marathonrunner]

OK today I just went out and bought the Walther PPQ so think I am now completely done buying more. Maybe I will buy one more Glock 19 for a collectors item and in case the SHTF situation. With the VP9 and PPQ, they are kind of similar so don't think I need to buy anymore of those

 

[G-Mac]

Maybe I will buy one more Glock 19 for a collectors item....

Ahh...never mind.

 

[Stu1205]

If you know exactly how many guns you have,
you don't have enough.

Stu

 

[Rick_A]

OK today I just went out and bought the Walther PPQ so think I am now completely done buying more. Maybe I will buy one more Glock 19 for a collectors item and in case the SHTF situation. With the VP9 and PPQ, they are kind of similar so don't think I need to buy anymore of those

It's never over. There's always something. Ammo, magazines, parts, reloading components, range time, carry gear, cleaning supplies, etc.

My favorite gun is my 1911 and I only have one. It's pretty adaptable to personal tastes and preferences and there's little a 5" gun can't do.

That said, in the past year and a half I've gone from no revolvers to working on number four. There is no purer or more rewarding type of shooting than a good double action revolver.

If you think you're going to wear out your guns in casual use you're kidding yourself. It does make a good excuse for getting more. Once the disease really sets in that happens.

 

[pawncop]

"How do I decide to use them?"

Mostly, I just pull the trigger, or press if you wish to be technical.

 

[geraldw321]

clint smith says a pair and a spare. with glocks thats way to many.

I thought one glock was way too many ?????

 

[TheHobbyist]

I don't think anyone here has ever bought two of the same exact gun...

Determine what your interests are and go from there. One of the neat aspects of this hobby is that there is so much diversity.

For instance, one could be a WWI/WWII military rifle/handgun collector; develop an interest in single-action shooting or old 'West' guns and history; or even vintage double-action revolvers.

 

[BAM-BAM]

OK today I just went out and bought the Walther PPQ so think I am now completely done buying more. Maybe I will buy one more Glock 19 for a collectors item and in case the SHTF situation.

Nothing like a good Saturday morning chuckle............. his determination..

" I am now completely done buying....."

lasted all of 30 seconds.....LOL

 

[Engineer1911]

Spares

Fourteen L-frame 357 revolvers, 3 Colt Gold Cups, eleven single stack 1911s in 45 ACP, six M19 revolvers, nine M29 / M629 revolvers, four ( 2 Ruger, 2 M41s) semi-auto 22 LR, four M17 / M617 22 LR revolvers, and most were purchased on the official 'One-gun-a-month' government plan !

I bought what we liked or wanted because I could. It's my money so I spent it. I have 6 years to achieve flat broke at 72. What is the incentive to die wealthy? Now what to take to the range is a tougher question.

 

[murphydog]

OK today I just went out and bought the Walther PPQ so think I am now completely done buying more. Maybe I will buy one more Glock 19 for a collectors item and in case the SHTF situation. With the VP9 and PPQ, they are kind of similar so don't think I need to buy anymore of those

Please let us know how the "completely done buying more" thing works out for you .

 

[TTSH]

Fourteen L-frame 357 revolvers, 3 Colt Gold Cups, eleven single stack 1911s in 45 ACP, six M19 revolvers, nine M29 / M629 revolvers, four ( 2 Ruger, 2 M41s) semi-auto 22 LR, four M17 / M617 22 LR revolvers, and most were purchased on the official 'One-gun-a-month' government plan !

I bought what we liked or wanted because I could. It's my money so I spent it. I have 6 years to achieve flat broke at 72. What is the incentive to die wealthy? Now what to take to the range is a tougher question.

I like how you think!