Consolidating..Thinking of Getting Out of 9mm.

[Mot45acp]

I have thinned my hand gun herd down to 3 calibers, .45, .357, and 9mm. I have been consolidating my firearms where everything compliments eachother.

I have become a self hating Glock fan boy. I have 5, and they are my only centerfire auto-loaders. I have 30SF, 21SF, 26, 19, 17. I also have a Kel-Tec Sub2000 that runs off of Glock mags. I have about 1500 rounds of 9mm and about 35 Glock 9mm mags ranging from 10 round to 33 round.

I used to carry the 26 for summer, but then realized the 19 is not that much harder to carry. I dont ever shoot the 17. The Kel-Tec is gets a lil bit of use but is more to show the "wow" factor of it folding.

I am tempted to just drop 9mm all together. Using the cash to fund my NFA endeavors. I would loose all four guns to fund a G36 and maybe A G23. The G23 would only be for carry and probaly be the only .40 I ever own. I wont stock a lot for it (just a couple hundred). I would use the remaining to fund a YHM 7.62 supressor.

Has anyone else gone through this? I thought I had thinned and streamlined but, now I find more to trim. I am getting more and more into quality than quanity. I can only shoot one at a time right? Anyone have any thoughts? Tell me I'm crazy or tell me I'm moving in the right direction. Tell me something!!!

Regards,
Mot

 

[David E]

It seems you wouldn't really be consolidating down to two calibers if you go out and buy a third caliber anyway.
I'd suggest keeping the 19 and as many mags as you can, since you already shoot it, have ammo, etc.

Sell the other 9mms, keep the 19

 

[Caliper_Mi]

Personally, I like the price and availability of 9mm. But, if you are selling the pistols to fund NFA endeavors, the lower price of 9mm may not be as big a factor for you. If that is the case, it sounds like practical thinking.

I'm curious though: why drop 9mm but add .40 for carry? Why not just carry .45 or .357?

 

[Sgt_R]

Forget about the G23, keep the G19 for carry, and sell the rest of your 9mm's if you no longer have need of them.

Or, as BlueEyes suggests, find a carry gun in .45 or .357. No sense in dropping 9mm just to pick up an identical handgun in .40.

$.02

R

 

[9mmforMe]

Is it a true desire to get rid of the 9mm or do you have the itch for some new stuff and don't want to bring more into the family since it is already a good sized brood?

 

[Mot45acp]

Well thats what the G36 is for But the recent G36 vs G23 thread has me pondering the 7 rounds of .45 vs 14 rounds of .40 in a roughly same size package. Plus the ability to use all my holsters I already have for the G19.

As far as funding NFA stuff, I am talking in terms of a $650 supressor not a full auto.May an Osprey for the G21SF. LOL I am just a hourly man. I cant afford a full auto start up costs or feed costs. But I am shrinking down. I currently have a 20" AR for sale just to fund an upper for my SBR. I have an engraved lower, and a tax stamp in hand and cant afford an upper. Is that sad or what.

I have a stable of guns that dont get shot. I know I wont recoup my money on the ammo so, I was thinking of getting the trigger time in and burning up the ammo for the practice. Then selling off the pistols and rifle.

Is it a true desire to get rid of the 9mm or do you have the itch for some new stuff and don't want to bring more into the family since it is already a good sized brood

very good point. That right there is the whole point of this post. I am thinking that the G17 has had 18 rounds fired through it in 2010, the G26 has had 1, and the Kel-Tec has had 34

 

[InkEd]

I would recommend against getting rid of the 9mm.

 

[Combatcomm]

I went to only .40 on all autos and 38/357 on revolvers and been very happy.

 

[Mot45acp]

I went to only .40 on all autos and 38/357 on revolvers and been very happy.

This has crossed my mind as well. But its state law here to own a .45

 

[DenaliPark]

Never get rid of your 9mm Glock's, particularly the 26 or 19. Two of the best 9mm pistols to ever wander the face of the earth mother!

 

[BlackSky]

I did somewhat the same thing recently except instead of 9mm I was getting rid of .380. My go to carry gun is now a G36 and I love it. You can get 7 rounds in the magazine with the Pearce +1 grip extension.

 

[rhodco]

The 9mm is a good compromise because it allows you to carry a compact pistol with a good number of rounds that still has respectable stopping power. I would keep the G19 for a light weight carry pistol.

For a full size home defense weapon I don't need concealable, or light weight. I want the largest caliber in a full size that I can control and be accurate with. Sell the G17. It's a fine duty weapon if you are required to carry a 9mm, but not the most potent caliber choice for a full size pistol.

 

[Buck Snort]

Mot45acp wrote: "I am getting more and more into quality than quantity."

That comes with age! My FA and Wilson Combat guns are my favorites. (Fixed yer spell'n BTW!)

 

[bikerdoc]

I too had to thin the herd because an injury left me unable to handle the 45. So I trimmed down to 9 mm pistols and carbines and 357 revolvers and carbines with the ubiquitous 22 cal rifles, pistols and revolvers for fun.

 

[GLOOB]

I'd hold on to one of them. What if you come across a good deal on 9mm ammo? And if you reload, what will you do with the tons of 9mm brass you'll pick up at the range?

 

[jon86]

I'd keep the 19 at least. Get rid of the 17, and maybe the 26. It makes no sense to me to get rid of your 19 and get a 23. You already trust the 19, and can probably shoot it well. That alone is worth more than the caliber increase.

 

[mcdonl]

Do you reload? If not, I would be tempted to just say get setup for reloading. Then a new caliber is just some new brass and bullets... often the primers and powders can be shared across loads.

I never consolidated, but I have made purchases based on the fact I already reload for a given caliber.

 

[BullfrogKen]

Has anyone else gone through this? I thought I had thinned and streamlined but, now I find more to trim. I am getting more and more into quality than quanity.

No, not like what you describe. I've sold things I never used, or things I didn't like once I actually tried using them. I sold an M1A to fund a downpayment on my house, and I really don't miss it.

Do you reload? If not, I would be tempted to just say get setup for reloading. Then a new caliber is just some new brass and bullets... often the primers and powders can be shared across loads.

I never consolidated, but I have made purchases based on the fact I already reload for a given caliber.

I've also acquired something because I already loaded for that caliber.

And I'd recommend keeping something in 9mm around. They don't cost you anything just sitting there. They won't get hungry and starve. 9mm is so cheap; it would be tough for an hourly man to find a less expensive round.

I'd also recommend reloading. It's a lot easier to keep powder and primers in stock that can be used across calibers than keeping a stock of enough ammo for everything you own to be able to go have fun with it on a whim.


Try setting aside a little bit of money each paycheck to fund your upper. By the end of 2011 I'm sure you'll have it. You'll lose some money selling what you own. Might be a little, might be you can sell it for exactly what you paid for it. But today's dollar won't buy the same that last year's dollar could. I'd never recommend selling something just because you're trying to downsize. If you truly don't use it, don't like it, or actually need the money for some of life's expenses that's a different story.

 

[cfullgraf]

The one who dies with the most guns wins! Don't sell a thing unless you need to save your roof or feed your kids.

Find some other way to generate funds, don't go out to eat as much, drink less beer, do without that big screen HD TV, turn down the thermostat in the house during the winter, turn it up in the summer, and so forth.

Regardless of your opinion of the capability of the 9x19 round, there is a lot of it out there if world problems arise.

 

[amprecon]

I've had .38spl, .357mag, .44mag, .380acp, .22lr, 9mm, .40s&w and .45acp. I now only have a Glock 21 and a S&W Model 10. The last four calibers I had were 9mm, .38spl, .40s&w & .45acp. The 9mm went first, then the .40s&w.

 

[NMGonzo]

I am down to 4 calibers

 

[brandon_mcg]

i thinned out my only 9mm. it was a sigma. now i have only 2 .45 acp's and my wife has a .38 special.

i got married in april and i had not shot the 9mm since before i got married so i put it towards a trade.

if you dont shoot em, sell them and put the cash towards something you will use.

 

[SuperNaut]

A few years ago I trimmed down to one pistol caliber, .45.

I couldn't be happier - 'course I reload, so ammo cost is less of a concern.

 

[springfield30-06]

I used to carry the 26 for summer, but then realized the 19 is not that much harder to carry. I dont ever shoot the 17. The Kel-Tec is gets a lil bit of use but is more to show the "wow" factor of it folding.

I am thinking that the G17 has had 18 rounds fired through it in 2010, the G26 has had 1, and the Kel-Tec has had 34

If I was going to get rid of anything it would be the G17 first, G26 second & then the Kel-Tec Sub2000. Since the Kel-Tec uses the Glock mags, throw in a few mags and if someone is willing to buy all of them that would be a sweet package...

I would keep the G19.

 

[Dogguy]

I was thinking of getting out of .45 ACP a while back and consolidating with 9mm only. I got over it by buying a new .45 pistol.

You'll probably get over it too.