"The big question that I have after reading the article is do we really need more than one pistol as long as it is of a type that we shoot well?"
The idea of multiple guns and calibers is not about the one do-it-all-gun. It is about the sport and the self-challenge of mastering each and every one of them. No two guns shoot identical..they have their own personalities if you will, just as look alike puppies from the same litter. It is why we have multiple friends. Each friend performs a similar function in life, but each is unique in their own way. I wouldn't want to choose one friend only to discard the rest. The same applies to my weapons, they fulfill my need to challenge and compete within myself.
The idea of multiple guns and calibers is not about the one do-it-all-gun. It is about the sport and the self-challenge of mastering each and every one of them. No two guns shoot identical..they have their own personalities if you will, just as look alike puppies from the same litter. It is why we have multiple friends. Each friend performs a similar function in life, but each is unique in their own way. I wouldn't want to choose one friend only to discard the rest. The same applies to my weapons, they fulfill my need to challenge and compete within myself.