Reality check what do you need ?

Only one more.

Or at least that's what I tell the wife.

No but seriously, I am not going to be buying a other gun for at least five years. :(

I'm going to be saving up for a 1911 in 9mm. I hope to get a mid to higher end one by that time. Hopefully they will be still somewhere near the amount I have estimated I will have saved based on the plan I set up.

I would love to get one a month because there are so many nice ones. Even if I were to limit it to the three calibers I already have.
 
"Need's got nothing to do with it."

That said ..... I can get by, in these tough economic times, and all the serious drains on my income, without many things.....

You need a J Frame size 38 Special for concealed carry.

You also need a J Frame size 22LR to practice with.

Then a K Frame in 2", 2-1/2", or 3" for more serious concealed carry.

Then you neee a 4" - 6" K or L Frame 38/357 for general purpose use.

Then a K Frame 22 for economical practice.
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I don't carry a revolver, so I don't really need any of those......


Everyone needs atleast One 1911.

Everyone needs a Ruger MK III to plink with.
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OK, I'm good with that .... and the .22/45 controls are in the right places for familiarization w/ 1911 style guns ..... I Carry a 1911 style gun .... Springer EMP ....


Then a Hunting Handgun in 41 Magnum, 44 Magnum, 454, 460 S&W, 480 Ruger, or 500 S&W. I personally love my 480 Ruger Super RedHawks.
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I use a rifle for hunting .... handgun hunting is for folks that value style over substance: I want results, with a minimum of time and effort and money.


You also may need a 10mm/40 S&W Revolver or 40 S&W semi auto to shoot up all the 40 S&W range brass in.
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You can always sell the Glocked stuff as bulk scrap, and sell/trade the good stuff to others....

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I'm not a flashy guy- the EMP would work for that, for me.
As far as you wanting more and more guns, and guns being a good investment ..... the one kinda leads to the other, don't it?
 
I've cut down to 3 handguns but could do with just 1.

Ruger MKII: plinking/fun
Ruger LC9: carry
HK USPc9: nightstand/work (the one I'd keep if I had to stick with just one)
 
For me it plays out like this:

Need, 1. For me it's a S&W M&P 9c. I can carry it in almost anything I wear, and if I want to carry it I will wear what I need to in order to do so. It's also got enough capacity to serve as an HD gun and range gun and competition gun.


Now, I would probably stop my collection at:

High End 1911 in .45 ACP
Browning Hi-Power
Beretta M9
S&W M&P 9 Pro
J Frame Smith in .357
Sig Sauer 938
S&W M&P 9c

That's basically it for handguns. Long guns opens up lots more options.
 
I've thought about this also.

1. .22lr revolver
2. .22 semi-auto
3. .357 mag revolver
4. 9mm semi auto
All the above guns are in calibers that are readily available and reasonably priced. They fit the bill for plinking, target practice and self defense.
 
So asume ''end of the world stuff.'' I see it like this for handguns, (handgun forum you know)..... >22lr handgun with a million rounds stashed with it for small game and practice, .357/38sp revolver for hunting and easier to find ammo than most other hand gun rounds, or 44mag but 44spl not as common, 40s&w for self defence because almost every law enforcement uses it so ammo will be around, or 9mm because its military. Make or model not as important as long as you can count on it to go boom.
 
NEEDS -v- WANTS

Yeah I know that this is the handgun section, but that being said I'd much rather have a long gun if need wins out to want.
A very minimalist gun collection would be a drilling 20 gauge over a moderate rifle round .22-250 or there about, at the shortest legal length barrel and over all length combination.
Handgun I can make do with a 44 for almost any occasion.
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If you see my ammo stash you'll understand I need a lot of guns, I mean what do you want me to do throw the ammo at stuff.
 
The correct answer is 1 more than you have.

I was taught from the time I was a kid that you only "need" 4 guns.

1. a big game hunting rifle.
2. a shot gun.
3. a pinking gun.
4. a self defense hand gun.
 
As a cyclist, there's a running joke that the number of bikes that one needs is N-1 where N = the number that would result in a divorce.

I'm new enough to be unsure how relevant this is here, but ...
 
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