One brand only?

insolentshrew: said:
I like a variety but if I was limited to only 1 brand, if it was firearms all around I would probably go with FNH. If it was pistols only, probably sig sauer.
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I've been thinking about this lately. If I had it to do over again I would not buy as many guns as I have. I would save up and buy just a few really good guns. At the top of that list would be the FN 5.7 & a high quality 1911 like a Dan Wesson. FNH makes a really fine gun. Whether it's a handgun, shotgun or AR type rifle they are a quality addition to anybody's collection, especially mine!!!

Instead of three 9mm that cost $400-500 I would go with one 9mm, maybe an FN or HK 9mm. I might keep my Glock 27 for CC, but I would buy a high end 1911 as my 45 caliber gun, a Dan Wesson would be nice. Quantity isn't quality when it comes to guns. I should have had a plan before I started buying on impulse. It's like going to the grocery store hungry. If you don't have a list to stick to then all hell breaks loose. :eek:
 
One brand only?
After reading another this vs. that thread it got me wondering,
How many of you are "one brand only" types.
I'm not talking those of you with only one or two guns. I'm talking the kool-aid drinkers club, several guns from brand X only.
With so many different gun makers turning out good quality guns, why do you chose only one?

Jim
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Unless one only shoots one type of platform, it is virtually impossible to only own one brand of firearm. I shoot shotties, rifles, revolvers and bottom-feeders. I tend to stick with quality guns from reliable manufacturers of each. This in itself makes me multi-brand.


Sticking to one brand of gun is like being married to one woman your whole life.
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Not true. Continuing to be fascinated with guns is like loving the same woman. As long as there is variety and something new now and then, it never gets old.
 
I owned one brand only until I bought my second gun. Never again since then.
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Same here. Just referencing handguns, this being a handgun forum and all, my collection includes several different configurations (s/a and d/a semi-autos and s/a and d/a revolvers) and many different brands from several different countries (S&W, Ruger, Beretta, HK, SIG, Taurus, Colt, CZ-with a Browning High Power to join the crowd soon, I hope). I've always been way too enamored by firearms in general to ever limit myself to a specific maker or country-though the more observant might notice the dearth of firearms listed emanating from the countries of Austria and Croatia...:)
 
Hanguns only? Kimber, Smith & Wesson, Kahr, Taurus, Colt, GLOCK, Ruger, and Browning:D

I like variety.

I do have doubles of 2 of the Smiths, tho.
 
As the old saying goes "variety is the spice of life".

Colts, Smiths, BFR, Para's, Ruger's, Beretta's, Sig.'s, HK's, Taurus's, Rossi's, Mak's, Star's, a PPK, a CZ and several PA-63's are most of the handgun's in the stable. Oh, there's even a couple Jenning's in there also.

Some are work guns, some are just for shear pleasure.

In some forty years, I've never regretted giving away the few guns I have but there's one gun I sold that haunts me still yet today. An original BP 58cal. Zouave. But that's another forum.

IMO, if you limit yourself to just one make or mod., you rob yourself of a lot of enjoyment.

Guns to me is like artwork to an artist. I simply love to look at the lines of a beautifuly designed gun. Especially some of the older makes/models in both semi-auto and revolver's.
 
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Numerous different brands, numerous different styles. I have a couple favorites, depending in the situtation (G27 ccw, XDM40 for beside, S&W 29 for a revolver), but lots of everything it seems :D
 
No. I do, however, like to stay with a single platform within each purpose.

For .22 handguns, I like the Ruger 22/45.
For centerfire handguns, I like the Springfield XD in any caliber.
For shotguns, I like the Remington 870 in any configuration.
 
The problem with going single-maker for a gun portfolio is finding a maker that makes everything you want or need. Smith and Wesson probably comes closest, but there are some tastes that exceed their broad range.

For me, the minimum portfolio includes this:
.22 LR handgun
centerfire revolver
centerfire semiauto pistol
.22 LR rifle
centerfire rifle
shotgun
(You can get all of these from S&W.)

I also have some preferences that exceed those minimums:
.22 LR revolver and semiauto
1911 pattern .45 auto
(Still good with S&W.)

BUT
What if the center fire rifle needs to be a bolt action bigger than .223 (let's say something in the .30 cal. range)? You can't get there with current products offered by S&W, but you can look for a used i-bolt. (Thompson Center is on the S&W website, but I really don't think of it as S&W.)

What if the shotgun needs to hold more than 2 shots? Better look for a used model 1000. If you insist on a pump shotgun form home defense, I don't think S&W has ever filled that slot.

Ruger also fills a lot of these slots, including some that S&W no longer does. Ruger does not have a pump or semiauto shotgun, and no 1911.

Browning misses on revolvers and 1911s, same as Beretta.

I think at one time or other Colt made or badged everything on my list. Again, you will be looking for used examples, and possibly looking very hard to find the bolt action rifle and 12 gauge.

The bottom line is that choosing to stick solely with one maker will force you to adapt your wants and needs to their view of the market. You may find someone who makes (or made) everything you need (I need to check on Colt), but you will have to make some compromises on old vs. new.

Regards,
Tom
 
I have a some of everything,,, well not “everything”.
But the largest number of single types in my collection runs in two directions. N frame smiths in 44 special (6) And 1911s (Kimbers and Colts)
Outside of that, Military long guns.
Personally if you are a collector of guns and only have one or two manufacture/models, you HAVE missed some of the best guns in the world and that’s your loss.

Glenfiddich 50 Year Old????
 
If you insist on a pump shotgun form home defense, I don't think S&W has ever filled that slot.
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I get the point of your post and agree with most of it. However, to be a little bit picayune, Smith&Wesson did market (made by Howa) a self-defense pump shotgun: the Model 3000 Police.
 
Thanks for the info, dgludwig. I should have done a little more Googling.

The flexibility that S&W has shown over the years is pretty remarkable. Considering how broadly S&W has stretched their line at various points in time, that's not a real surprise that they also had a pump gun. Some aspiring MBA could probably do some interesting research into how they decide what to move into, and when to move out of something.

I still can't think of anyone has everything in their current line up.

Tom
 
I can't see ever being one brand. I have guns intended for various tasks and different mfg's produce guns better suited for one task than another.

Ruger: MkII - fun and accurate, long range, great survival pistol; SP101 - concealable, rock solid, powerful, can shoot snake shot, great warm weather woods gun.

S&W: M19 - legendary S&W trigger, accurate and powerful. Good sight radius for long range shots. Cool weather woods sidearm and hunting gun.

Kimber: 1911 Compact - easy to carry in cool weather, powerful accurate ccw for defense.

Springfield: GI (plus Yost Retro sights and Gunner grips) - fullsize combat pistol, great for home/truck defense.

Beretta: Jetfire - small everywhere ccw weapon.

Walther: P22 - fun, small camp gun

FN: High Power - High-cap fullsize great for competition and home/truck defense. 9mm affordability.

Others Colt, H&R are heirlooms.

Of course all are fun and see range time. Some are fun on paper, others on steel plates.

If I was only a one or two gun guy I could see all XD or Glock. A 5" along with a sub-compact version of the same gun. BUT, I am not a one/two gun guy.
 
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