If you could only have 5 handguns?

NIGHTLORD40K said:

I was waiting for someone to answer with 5 Glocks, lol!

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I can buy 5 Glocks and get 9 Glocks total.

Glock 49
Glock 45
(get free Glock 17-ish)
(get free Glock 19.5)
Glock 23.5
(Unlock free Glock 23x)
Glock 43
Glock 48
(Boom, free Glock 43x)

LCP max
Shield plus
G19
Shield40
Blackhawk.45 convertible

That’s the bulk of my current collection

First thing first. There is no way I am going to be limited to only 5 handguns but in keeping with the OP's question I'll play.

First 2 would be in 22 LR, likely a 3 screw single six and a MK IV Target with a Volquartson trigger kit. Fun guns, not that the others aren't.
2 1911's in 9 mm and 45 ACP, Ruger or Taurus would be acceptable
1 357 magnum revolver, Smith or Dan Wesson with preference on the latter.

Wait a minute. I already have all of those. No fun in not finding new one's. I will have to daydream about those for a while.

NIGHTLORD40K said:

I was waiting for someone to answer with 5 Glocks, lol!

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W.E.G. said:

Only 5???

Five 1911's then!

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The difference between someone listing 5 Glocks and 5 1911’s is charity….

The Glock guy, knowing his gun will run flawlessly forever, has 4 guns he can pass out to friends and family.

The 1911 guy is hoping at least one of his guns works, but has 4 spare just in case.



ETA: Just kidding!!! A friendly dig between friends, y’all! I love my 1911 brothers!

Glock 48
Glock 42
Ruger SR-22
Will have to think a while between
Glock 20 or 29 ?
Ruger single six with 22 mag cylinder.
Thinking the single six because I have a nice H&R 22 mag single shot .

1911 in 45acp
Beretta 92 FS in 9mm
Glock 19 in 9mm
Glock 26 in 9mm
Ruger 22/45 or similar variant in 22LR

Buzznrose said:

The difference between someone listing 5 Glocks and 5 1911’s is charity….

The Glock guy, knowing his gun will run flawlessly forever, has 4 guns he can pass out to friends and family.

The 1911 guy is hoping at least one of his guns works, but has 4 spare just in case.



ETA: Just kidding!!! A friendly dig between friends, y’all! I love my 1911 brothers!

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It's funny because none of the 1911's are going to run.

They're good at rusting.

I only have 3 different cartridges between my pistols... and I don't have that many pistols to start with...

1) Kimber 4" ProCarry .45
2) SA-35 HiPower 9mm
3) Kahr CW9 9mm
4) Kahr CW9 9mm (yes, I want two of them. One is none, two is one...)
5) S&W 57 4" .41MAG

Buzznrose said:

The difference between someone listing 5 Glocks and 5 1911’s is charity….

The Glock guy, knowing his gun will run flawlessly forever, has 4 guns he can pass out to friends and family.

The 1911 guy is hoping at least one of his guns works, but has 4 spare just in case.



ETA: Just kidding!!! A friendly dig between friends, y’all! I love my 1911 brothers!

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Hahahaha as a 1911 and a Glock 21 owner i actually laughed at this.

Ruger Mark any .22 Target model.
Ruger single in .22 mag and .22 LR.,
H&K VP 9,
Springfield XD 40
Security six 357
Consideration to pocket .380 or ported 44 Mag. Had a scoped Super Red Hawk but not ported.

I don’t own 5 handguns now.

So I guess the four I have and an M&P Shield Plus

.22 lr Buckmark target 5.5
9mm Sig P365
9mm HK P30L
.357 Colt Python 6"
.35 Rem TC Contender 14"

A 10mm, 9mm, 45 auto, 22LR and 380 acp.

Delta elite or 1076, 92fs, usp expert 45, tx22, Walther ppk.

1911 in .45acp
Ruger MarkIV .22
A 9mm Glock
S&W 686 .357 Magnum
S&W M9del 29 44 Magnum

I think that would cover most anything.

The pragmatic option. Practical guns/I gotta be well armed while complying with this restriction.

1. Browning hi power
2. PX4 compact
3. Sig P365
4. Ruger LCR
5. S&W K-22/17-x

Or

(The revolver lover)

1. Ruger Blackhawk 357
2. Charter Arms .44 Bulldog
3. S&W model 10
4. S&W Regulation Police .32 S&W Long
5. Ruger Mk II .22lr (because you need 1 semi auto for diversity, right?)

Or

(The milsurp lover… my heart not my head)

1. Colt 1903 .32acp
2. S&W Victory .38spl
3. 1911 .45acp
4. Luger in 9x19
5. Astra 400 in 9mm Largo

I currently only have 2, a Blackhawk in 44 Special and Single Six in 22 LR/Magnum.

To that I'd add, GP100 in 357 Magnum, 1911A1 in 45 Automatic, Smith & Wesson 642 for deep concealment.

Really??? Only five? I would move somewhere that would allow me what I wanted. But five is better than one.

S&W 57 setup for hunting
Security Six
Ruger MkIII
M&P 2.0 Performance Center in 10mm
M&P 2.0 Performance Center in 9mm

Let's see, I think I could do 5 handguns. The first 4 are easy.

1) Colt Government Model in .45 ACP. Definitely something modernized like my Competition model.
2) S&W Model 18 4" .22LR. You can't go wrong with a K-frame revolver if you want serious accuracy.
3) Walther PDP Compact 9x19mm. This one is new to me and still a work in progress, but I suspect I'm going to really like having a red dot on a pistol when all is said and done.
4) S&W Combat Masterpiece 4" .38 Special. Quintessential late-20th century American-handgun, easy to load for, easy to shoot well.

5) Something small enough to carry when the mood strikes? I've always had a soft spot for the Kel-Tec P-32 for this role, even though I've never owned one personally. A Glock 42 might also fit the bill, though it would be the largest pistol I could see filling this position. Alternatively I might be happy with one of the rare SIG P-230s in .32 ACP, just because my family had one in the 90s and it was sold off before I developed my affinity for .32 automatics and discovered how unusual the little pistol was.

Springfield Milspec 1911
Beretta 92
Colt Detective Special
S&W Model 66
Sig 238

I'd be happy with just one...and L-frame S&W with a 5" barrel, in .357, if such a thing was offered in a true left-hand model.

My EDC is a S&W MP9-Shield. Yes I have other handguns.