Funny how handgun taste can change

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I have noticed that since the start of my avid pistol collecting, my taste's have changed slightly, now I still like the pistols from before the change but am interested in something (1) again, (2)new, (3)not real experienced in.

The way that I first came to handguns is from my father who was an Oregon State Policeman for over 30 years, he had me trying S&W revolvers at 5 or soon after. Obviously he had to help me shoot at that age but it is a great memory non the less. Growing up I was always hunting and shooting pistols whith family and friends.

When I first started owning pistols I had bought a Taurus semi-auto at 18 for general HD/SD. My experience with it was not too good from a reliability stand point, and soon after my father had given me his service revolver, a S&W 686-1 4'' 357mag. A sweet pistol with a couple speed loaders to boot, and he also gave me a Glock 17 9mm that was his service pistol after the OSP droped S&W revolvers and went to Glock 9mm's.

So for the next 12 years or so the S&W 686 and Glock 19 were my only handguns except for a S&W 22lr semi auto for a few years. Well a little over a year and a half ago or so I decided I was going to find my newly married wife a decent small pistol for CC/HD/SD. This incident is what started my new addiction to handguns, it was like that first sip or the first hit---whatch out!!:eek::eek:

Well to sum it up I have been doodling on the web and in books and gun shops and gun shows, for the past year an a half and am loving it. My intrests have brought me from small semi auto's to plastic semi auto's, then a real bad one 1911's:o. I like 1911's alot and have already had 4 or 5 go through my hands, but you learn about the cost of quality real soon with 1911's.

Now the new one, my wife told me a month or so ago that she really wanted a snub nose revolver for her CCW instead of the Makarov she usually uses. So being the great husband I am, I went gun shopping!:D I ended up finding her a sweet little snub a Taurus 605 357mag(she shoots 38+p), she loves it and shoots it well, she also has two speed loaders and pink grips with a nice leather floral holster. SO after being impressed with the little Taurus and now wanting a snub of my wery own, I picked one of my handguns that I wanted to up grade. I picked one to trade and went looking, and what I happened to find opened even more door's of intrest to me. It was a Taurus M905 9mm revolver with..... MOONCLIPS!!! Moonclips are freak'n great for revolvers, and way faster than speed loaders. Now I was already on a revolver kick, but now it's got a whole new twist, Is it ever gonna stop!!:rolleyes: (like I want it to)

Have any of you had the same experience with taste in handguns changing?? Or am I just one of the finicky ones?
 
Sounds like you've come down with a bad case of gun love. Don't worry. The only thing it will hurt is your bank balance. BTW, there is no cure.
 
Change is good! :) For many years I collected BP revolvers but finally picked up a centerfire Smith. Over the next few years, the BP's were sold/traded and the Smith's grew supplemented by some Rugers. So far, only one Colt but only because I haven't found one that fits the gun budget. Had several Taurus' but traded them off - interestingly enough, they were pretty good low cost revolvers; no problems. Along the way, a few semis crept in. Beretta, SA, Ruger. So, change is good. Never know what will be around the next corner/gun show.
 
I don't know about taste.

I never lick my handguns.

Rub them, yes, sometimes. And there are times when I smell them, especially the black powder guns.

But I never taste them.

Bart Noir
 
The smell of a new gun, hey that's kind of like that new car air freshener. I wonder if there's a market for new gun air freshener? Chief Engineer said it well, many times one does end up right where they began full circle. I like having a little of everything in pistols and long guns, but despite that the gotta have a new gun boredom is hard to ward off. Seems like just when I think I have everything I want some no good rotten gun designer makes something I can't live without, Its like they know!
 
Taste like chicken

Started with single action revolvers for hunting .Double for carry then hicap autos .NOW MOUSE GUNS . Wow times have changed.
 
My first handgun was Ruger's first Auto .22. Then I got involved with Centerfire Revolver hunting. Now I'm back to Centerfire Autos for CCW. I still have Revolvers for Hunting though.
 
My tastes have changed over the years too. Started out liking semi-auto's only. Now I wont even look at one, and the three I have are now obstacles in my gun safe. My eyes head to the revolvers first, then scan them over for odd-balls and old models. New stuff does zilch for my interests.
 
Me, too!

Started out as a teen wanting anything that could shoot--still feel a lot like that, actually, but now that I have some money, I actually have to make more choices!

Went into the Army in my early 20s and had a few revolvers come & go, but autos were the ticket. Then they--along with my US military rifle collection--went for CAS stuff such as single actions, lever actions, etc.

Now I'm back to DA revolvers, and am sweating out tracking down a good 2" Model 10. Never believed I'd want one of thos. Not to mention the 2" .32 S&W Long & .327, while wanting a 4" .32 also. . . .I no longer have an auto pistol of any sort. (Nothing at all against 'em, by the way.)

I long ago gave up the idea of swearing off change, and now embrace it as proof that I'm still alive! Only guns I won't ever, ever swap are a 12 ga. "Zulu" I inherited in 1965 from my grandfather, and an 1884 Trapdoor given to me by my wife.
 
Bart Noir - you got me curious. Just licked my sidearm. Tasted like sweat, leather, and Hoppe's No. 9. That was possibly the single most revolting experience of my last half hour.

My taste hasn't really changed, I just don't own anything "to my taste." The first gun I ever fell in love with on first trigger pull was a Smith and Wesson 629. I still don't own one - I've instead purchased practical guns and let my dream of owning a big .44 fall by the wayside. I've gotta fix that sometime soon. Aside from that little desire of mine, I like anything that goes bang and puts holes in paper really fast. Big, little, noisy, quiet, long, short, fat, skinny, I'll offer them all a home. Of course, everything I own is either .22 or .40 (with a .223 joining the family tomorrow). Take that as you will.
 
My gun tastes have changed over the years.

First guns were all revolvers and bolt action rifles.
Next pistol was a Taurus PT-99
Next guns were assault pistols, Polytech AK and Colt Car SP1
Military style rifles grew in number
Added a couple of open bolt guns.
Got rid of all revolvers.
Got into the Wonder 9's.
1911's
Added some harder to find "unique guns"
Added a couple of class III
Then shotguns

When I'm an old man, maybe I'll be back to revolvers and bolt action rifles again.....who knows - it's all fun!!!
 
I think my first handgun was an old .32 caliber that I found in a tin can along side the road. My dad reported it to the police and they let us keep it while they ran the serial number on it to see if it had been stolen. (Never heard back from them.)
It shot 40" patterns at five yards and old barn sides where safe when we carried it. :D
I do not know what ever happened to it. I joined the military and I know my brothers "used" my guns and fishing equipment and I never got any of it back.

I have several different caliber and styles of handguns.

My next pistol purchases will probably be Cap and Ball, as I have been through my revolver and semi-auto phases. I do think I will end up back at the revolver phase again (If I have ever actually left it) as I enjoy reloading too much.

My wife thinks I have too many guns. She does not know the difference between the types of handguns I own, they all look the same to her and she has no interest in using any of them. (Maybe she is a racist when it comes to firearms?) Although I do have a Beretta Stampede (.45 long Colt) that she thinks is cute and refers to as 'The Cute One'.
 
I'm pretty omnivorous, though I haven't tried BP, muzzleloaders or shotguns yet.

However, I just tucked my PF9 back into the safe and started carrying my M49 Bodyguard. Because I have had to cut back on practice, I am more comfortable with the revolver. I'm in something of a retro mood as well. When the T-Grip I just ordered comes in, I'll reinstall the skinny wood grip. Talk about classic...:)
 
+1 to the overall theme. In terms of handguns, like many, I started with revolvers--DAs of the S&W variety, with the first being a M&P (Model 10
) "V" model handed down from my dad; still like and have DAs (two S&W). But then it was autos..and still own one, a great Daewoo DH40 since new. All metal--wow! :-) Never have warmed to the plastic fantastics, though I recognize their goodness--practically speaking, what's not to like--and bet I own one soon, along with a first 1911 (like a Ruger SA or Smith DA, everyone should have one--at least some time--right?) Not through with DA revolvers either--when budget allows, I see a Ruger SP101 in .327 in my future...But, for a few years now it's mostly single actions and think I'm hooked for good: Rugers, Colts, Italian clones, USFAs, like 'em all equally for what they are. Some of USFA's recent/new/special additions have really jumped onto Santa's list.
 
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Funny how taste in general can change... :D I've always been a "modern" type of gun lover. I like different semi's of this make and that. I like a rifle platform in a nice stainless bolt with synthetic stock, adjustable that--that--the other thing... And as I get older, I'm stepping backwards. I think it all began with the .32 Win Special that I inherited from my dad, him from his, and so on. I started hand-casting for it, and appreciating the older traditions of the style. Then my interest started to sway. I'm in love with the old falling block 45-70's, and would dare to say I drool over the .45-110 I saw not long ago. My taste in handguns was in the nature of springfields, HK USP and such. But I must have caught a fever. I saw an old colt wheelgun the other day that was way outside my budget but spent several long moments drooling on the glass counter while my wife wondered what happened to my senses.

Yah, tastes do indeed change. :D
 
I didn't read one word except the title.

All I got to say is,....Taste is not I, but necessity is more relevant.

And I'm only lying a little!
 
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