Anyone here stick with just one handgun?

There was an article in the Gun Digest from around 1960 by a fellow who attempted to pick a do-everything handgun. He ended up with a Colt Single Action Army in .357 magnum, which today might seem a little odd. He even admitted that he came close to settling on a .38 special, although I don't remember if he mentioned the gun for it or not.

Were there more practical considerations than I already have, or rather, different considerations, there are some revolvers that should fit the bill quite well. I was always rather taken with Elmer Keith's idea of the perfect gun and I even had one for a while. That of course was a 4" .44 magnum Model 29. Mine would bind after only one cylinder of shooting, so I guess it was fitted a little too tight. It would have been difficult to carry concealed but I never had one of those nice holster like he had. I also tried out a succession of K-frame revolvers but none of them were that close to perfect, either, although I still have two. Elmer Keither notwithstanding, I suppose I'm given over to automatics for the moment. I've had a lot of them, too.

Some I have liked more than others and the ones that I have liked the most have all been quite similiar in most ways, both in operation and in size. I suppose for that reason I find it hard to select one in particular. None of them stand out that much from the others, really, which is not to say there is anything bad at all about them. But no matter how practical they are or how much it makes sense, it is difficult to narrow it down to just one as long as I still have a choice.
 
I know this isn't the shotgun part of this forum - but I am going through the same thought process when considering purchasing a HD shotgun.

It would take a lot of training for me to learn to pump an SG. On the other hand I have years of training with the M16 (and other rifles) where I flip the safety off, aim and fire. If I have a shotgun that follows that same MOA then I'll be fine. If I have to pump the thing, probably not so much. I actually think if I ever used a pump SG for defense I would pull the trigger twice and when it didn't fire the second time I would start clearing it, which incidentally would load another shell. Not the best way to use it though - going through clearing procedure just to reload. I think it would be best if I just had a safety to flip and a trigger to pull.

I think I need to stick as closely to the same MOA as possible with things.

It bugs me though because in handguns I am used to the HK P7 M8 and they don't make em anymore!

I can almost hear some old guy whose been using the .45 ACP since 1950 snickering and saying "he he he... shoulda stuck with the 1911 - it's been around for a long time and will be around for another hundred years..."
 
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LOL! Rolling on the floor!
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That's just funny! :D

I'm in double digets as far as how many handguns I own. However, I only carry 5 of them. The rest stay home. The XD-45, Glock 21SF & Glock 23 get the majority of the work load, w/the .45's getting pretty much 5-6 days work in a week. Occasionally, I'll carry a KelTec PF9 or the Beretta 92, but that's like maybe once a month. The KelTec gets lugged around the house a lot during the day.

It would, for me at least, be kinda hard to just carry one pistol every day for the rest of my life. I'd miss the other ones too much. It's like asking a woman to carry only one purse year round, or her to have only one pair of shoes. It can be done, but it'd be hard.
 
During and after acquiring my CHL, I "dated" a number of handguns.

In actuality, I was a whore. :) I tried just about everything. Loved a bunch of them, but always found another that I wanted to spend next weekend with.

In the last five years, I have found a couple worth keeping.

--Kahr PM9--the best balance of size and power; a true pocket pistol.
--Kahr P45--the smallest, lightest IWB .45 acp. yeah, I had a PM45, but it was minus 1 round, harder to shoot accurately, and on balance, no advantage over the PM9.

The last two years, I've "settled down" a bit. Winter time--S&W M25 in .45LC. Rest of the year (last year) P45, (this year) Kimber Pro Eclipse II.
 
The venerable Lt. Col Jeff Cooper once said "beware the man who has only one gun" that being said I too had many hand guns after years of buying and seeling guns looking for the "holy Grail" I have settled on the springfield armory xd 40 in a 4 inche service model and sub compact now while they are not "one gun" they are of the same nomenclature. and I am extremely proficient at shooting them both. so when you say one gun, I challenge you to stick with one type of gun. if you gonna buy a sig then shoot just sigs its the same with all makes and models... although they say the variety is the spice of life being profiecient with one style of firearm is to me better than owning just "one" firearm. would really suck to have to figure out what gun you were carrying today and have to use it and brain fart (ie wheres the docker again or the safety
 
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