Consolidating..Thinking of Getting Out of 9mm.

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I would sell the G17 first, if you never carry the G26 I would sell that too. I would definitely keep the G19 and probably the Kel Tec since it runs with the Glock mags and you have so many. Personally I want to pick up a Kel Tec in 9 or 40 to match one of my Glocks and keep it in my truck, so maybe I am just biased towards keeping that. If you get rid of all of your 9mm guns, you will end up missing them when you want some cheaper fun at the range.
 
Are you forgetting the GOLDEN RULE????? Never downsize!!! Replace, upgrade, improve & ADD. The guns you sell today, you will be rebuying tomorrow.........
 
I got out of .357 Sig and 40 S&W........I can live just fine without them.
Current handgun calibers are .22lr, .380, 38 spl, 9mm, .357 mag, 45 acp and 10mm........just need a .454 Casull to round it out.
 
I reload for every handgun caliber I have, so price of loaded ammunition (other than self-defense ammunition) is a moot point.

One of my favorite carry guns is my Glock 19, which I bought in preference to a Glock 23 on grounds of controllability.

I've got three 9x19mm handguns, a Glock 19, a Browning Hi Power and a Mauser Broomhandle.

9x19mm is a useful caliber, especially in a compact handgun. I haven't been without one since around 1988.
 
WHy not just pare down to a 9mm luger for the range ? 9mm LUger is
still one of the cheapest centerfire options. and if yah want a .40 S&W
get one that serves a different purpose than the 9mmx19. Easiest way to
get ride of those 1500 rds of 9x19 is to shoot it right? It's already
paid for.

Randall
 
I'd drop the puny 9mm and get a .44 magnum wheel gun. .357mag, .45, and .44mag would be E-Nuf for any 2-4 legged critter in the US.
 
A while ago I had 9mm and .45ACP (CZ-75 and Kimber Custom II), I found that I personally shot .45 better, the CZ began gathering dust, then I got into reloading for the .45, my .45 reloads were cheaper per round than factory 9mm

Since I shot .45 better anyway, I got out of 9mm, and haven't missed it since, though to be fair, I *did* add another handgun a bit later....

a Ruger NM Blackhawk .45 Convertible, so now I reload for .45 ACP and .45 Colt, can share primers, powder, and bullets (200Gn LSWC), *AND* my .45 Colt cartridges also work in my H&R Buffalo Classic Carbine single-shot rifle

My only centerfire handgun rounds are .45 ACP and .45 Colt now...
 
Interesting. I'm actually doing the reverse myself - trying to stick to ONLY 9mm where possible. Realistically I like to shoot my guns - 9mm goes bang like everything else, and from a cost perspective it's cheaper to shoot it.


At least for my autos. I'm trying to focus on .38 Special for revolvers.
 
I'd at least keep the Glock 19, best all around size for a gun IMO and 9mm is a very versatile caliber that I personally wouldn't want to be without. It would make a great companion to a future G23.
 
I am tempted to just drop 9mm all together. Using the cash to fund my NFA endeavors. . .

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?
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I did something similar (still in the process actually), for similar reasons and I'm much happier now. Sold several .357s and .40s I never shot, put some of the money into a 10mm I shoot a lot, and some of it into a .223 suppressor. I owned Glocks, Steyrs, XDs, M&Ps, USPs, and probably others I'm forgetting. I'd bring them to the range, but preferred shooting my P7s and 1911s, so I sold most of the other stuff. Cleared up a lot of room in the handgun section of the safe.

I had a bunch of rifles in various calibers and actions, and didn't shoot them enough. I'm still working on thinning the herd, but when I'm done my only centerfires will be ARs and a bolt gun in .260.

When all is said and done (I started a few years ago and still probably have another year of selling to do), I'll have dropped about 8 calibers and probably 25-35 guns from the collection, along with their scopes, magazines, slings, etc. My reloading area, ammo storage, and safe are all cleaner, I can actually find what I'm looking for, and I actually shoot most of what I own now.

I'd say, keep it if you'll use it or it makes you happy, sell it if it is just taking up space.
 
Tell me I'm crazy
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You're crazy. I've contemplated it before. It makes less sense in practice than in theory. You are crazy. Shoot more, think less. :neener: I say that with respect, because I've been there.

You said you never shoot the 17. Sell it and buy reloading supplies for 45. Or better yet, keep everything and just start reloading.
 
I'm more accurate with .45 ACP guns, most of the time, then I am with the 9MM's I've owned, with the exception of a Kahr PM9.

The best Glocks are the 34 and 35 IIRC. You don't have either. They both are VERY accurate, and actually have some semblance of a decent trigger.

I've shot the 35, that's in .40, but not the 34, which is in 9MM. My objection
to 9MM was it's hard to load if you have big hands, and a Dillon 550.
It also wasn't all that accurate.

I have a Kahr PM9. It's accurate, and, for what it is, a great caliber.

I'd buy a 34, and I am tempted as well, then give me a range report.:D
 
I wish I had all the money spent through the years on all the various handguns and riffles I have had. Experimented with reloading too and had all the toys and gear for that. I was never in a position to keep them all, but imagine what an open safe would look like if I had them all back to pose for a photo.

My life has boiled down to two handguns and one riffle. Glock G19, G36, and a Bushmaster AR15. Now I keep a an eye out for good ammo prices and chances to shoot.

Everybody has their own journey, best of luck getting your own perfect "set" of guns together.

Life is good.
 
From a purely philosophical perspective, if you ever bought a single weapon that you find yourself discarding, then you did something deeply, seriously wrong.

Because it means that you spent money on a weapon that you did not need. Good, high-quality weapons are not cheap. Finding them is not easy. Buying them hurts as much as acquiring fine art.

These are decisions to be weighed carefully and made with great deliberation. Each firearm I own was made on the basis of research and study, and like all the weapons I possess, learning to use them has taken a large investment in time, education, and money. Once I really "own" any tool I've selected for self defense, it has become a part of me - as familiar to me as the fingers on my hand.

Getting rid of any of them would be like an amputation. Necessary in a crisis, perhaps, but never something to do willingly. So if you have a carload of trash guns taking up space and you have to unload to reduce clutter, you've made an awful lot of senseless, stupid moves and it's time to rethink your entire strategy.
 
.....The guns you sell today, you will be rebuying tomorrow.........
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This is SO true...I'm on my 3rd Sig 239 .40 and 4th P220 (although this one is a 220 Carry DAK)...I GOTTA learn to just hang on to them until the urge to sell passes...then I don't have to buy them all over again!
 
If there is another ammo shortage you might think about having at least one 9mm so you can go that way if need be.

Deaf
 
I've thought of consolidating, but variety is the spice of life. I like 9mm and .45 Acp, I don't jump in on .40 cal because it's just one more to load for.


Give it some time and thought. Don't jump to any rash decisions.
 
I GOTTA learn to just hang on to them until the urge to sell passes...then I don't have to buy them all over again!
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Man I wish someone would have told me that a while back...oh wait, I think my wife did. Stupid selective hearing!

No lie, I bought, sold, bought, sold, then bought again a glock 26. I told my wife to shoot me with it if I ever try to sell it again.
 
I've decided to cut back as well. .22magnum went out the window, to be replaced with a nagant rifle and spam cans of ammo.

The big thing was having too many calibers to worry about, plus the .22mag pistol I owned was a derringer....there's better uses for that ammo IMO than a range toy.
 
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