Handgun variety vs one platform

I think there's something to be said for being proficient with a variety of guns. I do tend to stick to DA/SA guns without safeties and with decockers, however. Similar controls helps with the muscle memory, which could make a difference in a crisis.
 
Variety is the spice of life, right? I have/had a good variety over time and so far haven't gotten tired of "horse trading".
I do have a few that I would be hard pressed to part with, but I enjoy trying different brands.
However, I pretty much stick to a Sig or an older Colt .380 for edc.
 
Well, I never thought of the handgun as merely a weapon. I shot mostly for fun and the sheer enjoyment of shooting, and shooting well. And, we frequently enjoyed the table fare that my guns put on the table. Self defense was a secondary study to handgunning.

Bob Wright
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I was going to type something like that.

Thanks for saving me the time & effort
 
Hmmm ... "platform" ... the McDonnell Douglas Phantom II F-4 E/G series, which I adored maintaining the radar system of, was considered a 'platform', too.

As Inigo Montoya once said, "I do not think it means what you think it means."

You are becoming a Glock afficionado. Whatever caliber, as long as it is 'launched' from a Glock.

I wish you well, in your search. I will not touch a polymer anything, but that's me.
 
Form follows function. If you use handguns for several different purposes...all handguns are not for self defense, you would logically have several different guns. I shot mainly for fun. Therefore, I have several revolvers. I choose pocket carry for self defense so I choose to carry a snub revolver in my pocket. However, if I was expecting trouble, I assure you I would carry one of my 1911's or my Browning HP which are better suited for combat. Then again, if I was hunting, back to a revolver in a magnum cartridge. In short, it always depends on what you are envision it is going to be used for and the conditions of use. No one platform does it all when it comes to handguns...the same reason there is more than one club in a golf bag.
 
I went with the Diamondback 9mm for EDC

and got a Taurus PT22 and LDA Paraord .45 1911 for practice with DA trigger pulls. Glock doesn'[t make a true front pants pocket 9mm, and their relatively unsupported feed ramp area worries me for my hot hunting loads in .45.
 
Out of a dozen handguns I own, 8-9 have operations unique from all the rest. The idea was to get a feel for what's out there and what others are talking about along with having a nice collection. Now I sort of know more about what I like in a gun and tend to focus more on the 2 or 3 guns that I am most likely to carry. The others are just for a change of pace. So if you carry a gun that you want to depend your life on I would say concentrate on that one until it's like a part of your body and you can shoot it well without thinking. Mixing it up won't give you that unless you shoot an awful lot. I'm sort of getting away from the collectors mentality and I think more about what I realistically need (which is nothing) and will CC and work for me and what I will be more likely to take to the range and practice to be good with. More like buying a piece of equipment to serve a purpose. Not as much fun but otherwise there's just too many out there that I would want to buy on coolness alone.
 
If I limited myself to just the Glock "platform", I probably wouldn't enjoy shooting as much as I do. Similar defense guns isn't a bad idea tho. Like others have said there are too many guns out there to enjoy, each one serving a certain purpose or function. (hunting, plinking, competetion, etc.)
 
Glocks are great. I like them just fine. Walther PPQ just beat Glock at there own game with a better ergo fit and a better trigger. But heck...if Glock is the only gun you shoot...you will have a lot of fun.
 
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