Newbie Question: Do I have enough pistols?

A stated above, only you can answer that question. Does your collection exist solely for specific tasks? I have some handguns that I purchased specifically for carrying and some specifically for target use, it all depends on what you want to use your collection for. For me, I don't think I can ever have enough. I have a 1911, a couple of revolvers, some pocket pistols, and some pistols to carry on my belt. I definitely want to add a Glock 30, a CZ 75, a Browning High Power, a Ruger Mark IV, a Smith & Wesson E-Series 1911, a Walther PPK..........you get the point.:)
 
Thanks for all of your responses! I see a common theme in that many suggest that I add a revolver to my collection. What additional options will a revolver provide that I don't already have?
 
The "shooting a revolver is fun" option. I have a 686 with 6" barrel and it is a very accurate gun that is fun to shoot at the range
 
You can also have one (or more) gun safes where you store all your firearms--that way you can lose count and not actually know how many your really have, making it easier to justify new purchases. Works for me anyway
 
51 guns... 17 handguns.

Not understanding your last question... you'll have a revolver that shoots. It will fill your defensive and target shooting needs. What else do you need?

You can get a larger Magnum revolver, whether it is a .44 or bigger (.460 or .500).

You can get a standard .38/.357, with a four inch barrel, as a target/carry gun.

You can get a SAA clone, to use in cowboy action... but better to get two for that.

You can get a historic surplus revolvers... either a .45 ACP Colt or S&W or something like a Nagant revolver. That would be fun to shoot, but also a collectible.

You can get a rimfire revolvers, for plinking. These can go from full size revolver down to NAA revolvers.

You can get a snub nose for concealed carry. .38s and .357s are out there... but if you want caliber consolation, there are 9mm options.
 
Agreed with the above responses. I also agree that you could add a revolver. Single action cowboy or maybe a double action snubby. Or maybe an old LE .38 special. As stated before it's completely up to you.

As for your question of what would a revolver give you, the fun of a revolver, competency in a different style of firearm that could potentially give you insight into your shooting form and mistakes made/learned from your past, maybe even a beauty pageant gun. Again it's your call.

Personally I have my 9mm compact for CCW and I'm planning to get an M&P9 for a full size. Other than that I would like a 6" .357 for woods carry, but that's really it. For me pistols are about what I would need/shoot. No need for a 10mm, no need for a .22 even. Especially because you've gotta feed them. I would like to limit myself to as few cartridges as possible, so at least for the short and intermediate future, it'll be all 9mm for the handiwork. Maybe someday a .45LC Uberti and maybe even a 1911, but those are serious luxuries in my eyes, so it's hard to justify them even to myself. Let alone the missus...
 
Sounds to me like you need a six inch Colt King Cobra, stainless, and a S&W Model 25-2. Now, I know where these items are...
 
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Thanks for all of your responses! I see a common theme in that many suggest that I add a revolver to my collection. What additional options will a revolver provide that I don't already have?
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If you do not yet reload, then for your needs, I'd say you were good. Now for any wants, that is different and where reloading really helps keep shooting costs down.
 
Lots of people have a dozen or two dozen long guns for some reason I can't understand. I can understand having several ..... but once you have those I don't see what more you would want as you'd have all the bases covered.
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Some of us get guns "after we have our bases covered" simply because we want to check them out. See if they do what we want, better than, worse than, or the same as what we already have. Sometimes the "extras" are something specific about the gun, not the caliber. (for example, I've got a couple 9mms, why would I want a Luger?? Ans: Because I WANT a Luger!, etc.)

Why does a golfer have a bag full of clubs, when one, or two will cover all the bases??

Why does a fisherman have a tackle box full of different lures? aren't worms enough???

What additional options will a revolver provide that I don't already have?
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Let's see, what options does a revolver provide over 9mm & .22LR semi auto pistols??

The option of dropping your fired brass into your waiting hand, is one. (not having it find it and pick it up)

The option of feeding any and every style of bullet without any real concerns or reliability issues...

The option of the mechanism cycling exactly the same (other than felt recoil) with everything from cat sneeze to roaring monster magnum level loads.

The option of different calibers...

The option of not having all the vulnerabilities of a detachable magazine. (dropped, LOST, damaged feed lips, etc.)

The option of having vastly different classes of gun in the same caliber, to a greater extent than is common with semi autos.

And the option of a different feel, a different kind of grip shape, the option to more easily customize the grip size and shape...

and others, depending on the specific guns you are talking about...

Revolvers offer a very wide range of versatility that semi autos generally don't. There are some jobs that semis do better than revolvers, absolutely. And, the reverse is generally true, as well.

There's other points I didn't mention, as they don't apply to your situation (yet :D)
 
When you find yourself saying, "I've got too many." you might have enough.
Gun ownership is rarely what you need. It is more what you want or what you want to try. Long ago if you had a rifle and a pistol it was enough. Guns were relatively expensive and used as survival tools and not much else. That is no longer true for most of us.
 
What additional options will a revolver provide that I don't already have?
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You pull the trigger and the recoil and muzzle blast literally take your breath away....;).

None of those puny shooters you have even come close to that :D :D
 
To the OP;

No self-respecting handgun owner would even admit to owning less than a baker's dozen pistols and revolvers.

Just kidding, of course.

The correct number is however many you think you want.

For decades I only had three handguns; two my dad gave me and one that I bought after I graduated college. Why? Because I never felt the need to have more than that. Until sometime around twenty years ago. I was wandering around the Tulsa Gun Show and stumbled on the Para-Ordnance kiosk and saw a brand-new P13. And somehow that gun followed me home. And sometime later I was at another gun show and the same thing happened with a Ruger GP-100. Then a S&W model 19. And so on.

My advice to you is to avoid gun shows. Unless you want to spend prodigious amounts of money for the foreseeable future on guns. Lots of guns.
 
Being the semi-auto forum I take it that is all you consider for handguns.
With what you currently have, the most obviously missing gun is a 1911 of some sort.
But ignoring wheel guns is certainly depriving yourself reliable, handy, accurate, and fun classic firearms.
I'd say you need to add a few revolvers. A 22, either S/A, D/A or one of each. Then a 357 Magnum, 4". A SAA clone big bore like 45 Colt. Finally, a big boomer large bore magnum. 44 Remington Magnum.
 
For conceal carry you really could use a real pocket pistol (think LCPII) that with your LC9s has every conceal carry purpose covered.

After that it's all about having fun at the range, or maybe even playing games....

A revolver and a nice CZ in SP-01 flavor is where I'd start next if I were in you position.
 
I am sure I have enough to serve any purpose I'd use a handgun for
That doesn't mean I would never buy others though.

I like old classic DA revolvers, mostly older S&Ws.
But I have a few ideas I would love to pitch to Ruger. A pipe-dream at this point, but none the less if Ruger were to make an SP101 with a slim 6" barrel in a 32 cal, I'd buy one

Also I have a drawing/idea for a break top revolver that functions much like the classic break top S&Ws of the late 1800s but made of modern steel and strong enough for a steady dies to hot 44 magnums. The idea could be scaled down to a small, medium and large frame revolver. These would be guns for outdoorsmen, not cops and concealed carry. We have so many "fighting handguns" available now that it's hard to count them, but handguns for the outdoorsman and hunter are being forgotten by the manufacturers. I think that's a big mistake. For every cop there is today that are probably 400 hunters and fishermen.
My pipe dream is to have a 6 shot 22, and a 5 shot 32 on the small frame.
The mid frame would be for for a 6 shot 357 magnum.
The large frame would be for 6 shot 41 Mag, 44 mag and 45 colt. All should have adjustable sights and be offered in 4-1/2", 6" and 8" barrels.

I don't know if I can even get Ruger's attention, but I am pretty sure such a line of revolvers made for the modern outdoorsmen would sell as fast as they could make them.

I'd buy one or each if such guns were made.
 
The to do list:

357 revolver
44 Mag revolver
45 ACP PISTOL
45 ACP revolver
9 mm revolver
AK-47 Pistol
AR-15 Pistol
HK 45 pistol
HK 9mm
Sig 9 mm
Sig 45 ACP
FN 45 ACP
FN 9 mm
Ruger Target 22 Competition
Hunting revolver in 454 Casull, 460 and or 500
NAA 22 WMR or LR

Wait! That's my list. Bwahahahahaha


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