Multiple guns

[ivanwi11iams]

Last weekend I traded my G19 4th Gen for a M&P Shield 9mm.

Here we are a week later, and I wished I'd kept my G19, AND simply bought the M&P Shield.

I used to think that I only needed one gun (sort of like a car,m who needs two?), and thus why have multiple. But, I've been reading and commenting on this forum all week, and I've learned that it is almost impossible to simply own just one gun...

Honestly, what was I thinking. So, with that, I think I need to look for a M&P Full (not the compact, but the bigger one, sort of same side as my old G19). I guess this is how you learn, and then you're down a rabbit hole buying guns and accessories for them

My missus is looking to get another Ruger pistol, 38 Special. She loves that gun.

Is this how it starts? I hear people that get tattoo's say it starts with one, and then before you know it, you're covered...

 

[blujax01]

The answer is pretty much, yeah.

To both questions....

 

[rdtompki]

In the cycling world this is called "N+1 Syndrome"; seems like human nature. My wife and I have just started shooting handguns. We each have an M&P 22, she also shoots an M&P 9mm while I have a .40 cal. We're not going to CCW so I don't see a compact or sub-compact in my future. While I'm fascinated by some of the other handguns out there (Glocks, various 1911s, Sig, ...) I am going to resist unless the number of hours I'm working in my retirement job kicks up.

 

[timn8er]

Its hard to stop once you start. A couple of years ago I bought the first new gun In several years, a 40c. I came here to this Forum looking for some info & I saw some pics of 3rd Gens, & I was hooked! I've got a "few" of them now. It just kind of snowballs on you.

 

[340PDOperator]

Oh boy. You're going down the slippery slope. You'll never be completely done. Unless you swear off guns completely (don't. Lol) this is a disease that will stick.


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[Bkreutz]

Resistance is futile.

 

[ivanwi11iams]

The missus and I are off to a gun shop an hour away from us this weekend. This should be interesting. I'm taking my credit card with me!


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[steve462x0]

And it has begun.

 

[DASA]

My only bit of advice is: take cash, not your credit card. I only buy my toys (after the first one, they're all toys) with cash in hand. This way you don't get underwater on something or end up paying a ton on interest charges. As my WWII vet dad says,
"Cash talks and ******** walks".
You always get a better deal when paying with cash, the vendor is spared the CC transaction fees.

Have fun.

Stay Safe.

 

[rock doc]

You need to remember that there are a lot of enablers here. You see and hear something about a gun, and next thing you know you're looking for one. And the cycle continues..........

 

[soad]

You DO NOT need two guns!







You need like 14 or 15.....

 

[ben1]

I understand what you mean. I too only have one............safe. My couches are wobbly because of all the long guns under em. I need just one more.....safe that is.

 

[timn8er]

I sometimes think that there should be a sign over the entrance of a good gun shop, saying something like: ABANDON ALL HOPE(of financial solvency)YE WHO ENTER HERE!!!

 

[Rastoff]

You need like 14 or 15.....

How do you get by with so few?

It really is a disease. I actually have a line item in my monthly budget for gun stuff. This is how I save up for things. If it's not in the budget, I don't buy it. I've broken my budget a couple of times.

 

[Deadeye Dick]

The only time I will ever trade off a gun is if it is a dog and can not be fixed without spending a bunch of money. I've only encountered two such guns in my 30+ years of gun ownership.

 

[Beat Trash]

To me guns are like tools. Each fills a specific need.

I own a hammer and a saw. Both for different purposes, but both are tools.

I own more than one gun. A Glock 19 and a Shield actually make a great combination.

 

[speedyquad]

i started with a sigma for home defense ...then i bought a mossberg 715t(much like the 15-22, but junk)...then i needed one i could carry so i bought a 40c...then i sold the junk mossberg to buy a better 15-22..and my wife decided she wanted to carry so after about a year to decide, we bought her a shield...which led me to need a shield since it was easier to carry...and that filled my need for both my wife and i to have a home defense handgun...the 586 that i inherited from dad 2 years ago still has just as many rounds through it as the day i brought it home from mom's...it's my "safe queen"

i'm done.............................................for this month anyway...

 

[Johnmuratore]

Going into a gun shop to just look around reminds me of the time my wife took me to "look at a rescue dog".

 

[Vartarg]

.45 Compact

Take a look at the M&P .45 Compact: same size as the Glock 19 with 9 rounds of .45ACP. It's a very soft shooter, and if I could only have one pistol I wouldn't complain if it were this one.

 

[M29since14]

You DO NOT need two guns!


You need like 14 or 15.....

Certainly not less.

OP, always good to buy outright rather than trade/sell and risk losing something you were happy with/you'll want back.

Also good to buy with cash too - for many reasons - like not buying more than you can afford when the sickness has you momentarily delirious.

Good luck this weekend.