Anyone here stick with just one handgun?

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BlayGlock

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I have several handguns and like them all and shoot them all pretty well. However, I have found myself wondering if I should not just "marry" one of my handguns for say 6 months or a year.

Has anyone here ever taken the time to do this? I mean picked one of your handguns and used only that one for a length of time? Did you measure your performance and if so how much did it improve?
 
I have found myself wondering if I should not just "marry" one of my handguns for say 6 months or a year.
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This spooks me.

If I had to have only ONE handgun :-( it would be the 92fs!
 
For a long time (15 years) I only had 1 hand gun and that was my S&W 640

but I have to be honest here I spent about 4 years not shooting at all so it was not like I was really in to guns until recently.

Far be it for me to tell any one else what to do but I think that it is important that you have at least 1 gun that you are very familiar with and trust. For me that gun is my 640 because I have had it for about 15 years now which is nearly half my life. (My father gave it to me for my 18th birthday) so it has sentimental value as well. Before it was mine it was his CCW until he was no longer able to handle the recoil and passed it on. He now carry a Sig in 9mm.

so yes I own more than 1 hand gun but there is only 1 hand gun that I carry all the time.
 
It'd probably be my Ruger SP-101 in .357 for me. It has the Crimson Trace laser grip, and it pretty easy to shoot well. The 3" barrel gives it great balance, and helps to offset the short barrel, at least from an accuracy standpoint.

I keep it loaded with .38+P for defense possibilities, and shoot mostly .38+P level reloads through it the rest of the time.

I tuned the trigger up too, with some basic polishing of internals and a pair of Wolff Springs.

It's a very nice gun.
 
Many of us have numerous guns...myself included. I love each and everyone of them but I have married only one. I must admit however, that I do cheat every once in awhile depending upon the circumstances.

My EDC gun is a Kimber Stainless Pro Carry. Without fail, this gun gets shot every time I go to the range. I know everything I can possibly know about this particular gun and trust my life to it. I caress it each night before going to sleep by wiping it down from the dirt and sweat of the day and lovingly apply a light coat of fresh protective oil to it. When I finish with her, I put her gently down in the rack that sits upon the night table, wishing her a quiet night, hoping I will not have to disturb her during the darkness of night.

The only time I change this gun to something else is if I am going to be in an environment that is not conducive to 1911's. It is on these occasions that I bring out my girlfriend, the H & K. I give it the same loving as my Kimber but not on a daily basis. The H & K, is strong and can take the abuse of sand, mud, and rain, and still performs for me. I know her every move and how to handle her. She is there at my beck and call and has never balked about being too dirty, too cold, too hot, or too wet. She never complains when I bypass her and take another one of my guns to the range. As a matter of fact, I am kind of fickle like that...I usually go into my safe and take not less than 3 of my girls to the range. I play hard with them and they keep coming back for more for they know that I would never leave them dirty. I care for them by treating them with respect, clean them, and give them a dry, protective place to live.
 
Lord no, variety is the spice of life. While I favor the 1911 platform, I enjoy shooting a bit of everything. My main carry is a Kimber Ultra Carry but I also practice with a Ruger SP101 and a variety of Sigs in defensive situations. Life is to short to limit your options...
 
I no longer do any shooting and I have been trying to pare down my accumulation, but I still have four handguns, no rifles. I'm way over the militia age.

It sounds good in theory. If there is a practical reason to own a firearm, which is arguable in most circumstances, then it makes sense to have one "real" gun. If you lived in the country, which I don't, then it would probably make sense to have a second gun, presumably a long gun, and probably a .22 would make the most sense. When I lived in the country, people I knew did not own a dozen firearms but most had at least one, sometimes more. My father, who lived in the country for the last 40 years of his life (and the first 25) managed to get by with just a .22 revolver.

Yet there is always something new coming along that charms me. I have been intending to trade off three of the four for something new, which I've mentioned here before, only I can't bring myself to go through with it, not so much because of what I would be giving up (there will be regret--there always has been) but rather because of the simple expense of the matter and the overall bother. To me, $800 is a huge amount of money.

Like I say, though, I own no rifle, and then, when I'm checking to see if they got another sample of the gun I'm most interested in, I happen to look over the used rifles and there's this Savage 99 in .308....and the sleepless nights come again.

But marraige?
 
I am fortunate to own many handguns and shoot very often.

I have been married to my T series Hi Power for many many years. It is the one gun that i stake my life on daily. I know her so well that i dont think ill ever change.
 
Shoot all my handguns equally well, if it doesn't shoot accurately (one inch group or better) out of the first cylinder or mag, I sell it.

Shoot only one...never...tough enough livin with one woman.
 
Yes yes I get that variety is the spice of life ect. I'm just unsure if by switching platforms often that I am only mediocre with all of them. I'm not talking about just accuracy at the range while plinking as I can shoot most guns well. I'm talking about actually training and using them under stress. I'm trying hard to convince myself to go to just one gun and use it and keep training logs of my times, splits, drills ect. Was hoping someone had actually taken the time to do this and had noticed a quantifiable improvement in performance that they could share. I'm looking for more than just a shooter, but a student of the pistol.

The hard choice would be between my H&K 45c and G19.
 
I like variety ...and I have about 50 handguns ...semi-autos(mostly 1911's and a few Sigs) ...and a lot of S&W revolvers.../and I often go to the range with 3 or 4 different guns ...and I like shooting them all.

but if I am really focusing on my performance / consistency / my draw from a holster / my first move to the target, etc ....I will rely on a pair of 1911's and shoot them almost exclusively for a few weeks before the competition ....both 5" 1911 guns / made by the same company (different models) both in 9mm ... and I will practice a lot with the primary gun if I want to shoot a practical pistol competition ...if I am going to shoot it in competition / and maybe 25% with the other gun ...take one as a primary gun for competition and the other as a backup gun.

I don't want to be married to one gun for 6 months ...but if I was serious about competition / I don't have the talent to switch guns all the time and still perform reasonably well. Consequently, I don't take local competitions too seriously either ...

Even my primary carry gun is a 5" 1911 in .45 acp / but it translates very easily to the practice I do with a 5" 1911 in 9mm ..
 
I don't stick with just one gun,,,

But no matter what guns I decide to take on any given range trip,,,
I always take my carry gun (S&W Model 36),,,
And shoot a few practice cylinders.

It just makes sense to always get some trigger time,,,
With the handgun I will use in a SD situation.

Then it's recreational shooting with one of my other handguns.

Aarond
 
I have more handguns than I can carry....but...and I have given this a lot of thought...if it came right down to it...my S&W 629 Classic...5 inch...will do everything I could ask any handgun to do...and would be my last...if only...handgun.
 
I've been tempted to try it, but can't quite bring myself to commit to JUST ONE handgun. Oh, I've come close... had a LTR with an HK USP40c a few years ago. We were inseparable for over a year, but then one day she was gone. I tried to fill the emptiness with others - a Glock 30... Ruger P95... but none of them could really match what I had with the HK. *sigh*
 
I have been carrying a kimber compact on a daily basis for 11 years. conceals well not to heavy. I always practice w/ other guns just in case I am unable to have a 1911 in my hands if/when I need one. But having said that I always shoot what i carry when ever I go to the range.The way I look at it is you can pretty good with alot of guns or exellent with one!:D
 
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