Wordsmith
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(Also posted at GT)
After years of buying numerous pistols of different types and brands, the time has come for me to simplify. This is due to a couple of factors, one being the rising cost of ammunition, the other that no matter how many handguns I purchased, I never felt that I was developing well as a shooter. I've come to realize that if I had spent as much time practicing with a few pistols as I have purchasing many, I would do a better job tearing up targets at the range, and perhaps even be a more formidable opponent in a gunfight.
Over the past few weeks I've been selling off nearly all of my handguns. Some rifles, too. As of today, the three pistols pictured below are the only handguns I own. And two of them are identical.
We've all heard the adage, "Beware the man with one gun; he probably knows how to use it." Insofar as possible, I'm attempting to become a man with one gun.
I purchased the Ruger Mark III Hunter last week. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner. Already it is making me look like a better shooter. And the cost of ammo can't be beaten. I'll be shooting a lot more .22 in the future and reaping the rewards.
I've owned the HK P2000 on the left since January of this year. It has quickly become my carry gun of choice—maybe my favorite polymer pistol of all time—replacing a Glock 19 which has since been sold. I liked the P2000 so much I decided to purchase another one to serve as a backup. The P2000 on the right arrived on Saturday.
For the next year or so, these three (in reality two) pistols will be my only handguns. I'm going to concentrate more on the fundamentals; get to really know my weapon; become "the man with one gun." After that year is up, I'll evaluate, but I wouldn't be surprised if I decide to keep things simple. I'm already seeing the benefits.
Anybody else here decided to simplify?
After years of buying numerous pistols of different types and brands, the time has come for me to simplify. This is due to a couple of factors, one being the rising cost of ammunition, the other that no matter how many handguns I purchased, I never felt that I was developing well as a shooter. I've come to realize that if I had spent as much time practicing with a few pistols as I have purchasing many, I would do a better job tearing up targets at the range, and perhaps even be a more formidable opponent in a gunfight.
Over the past few weeks I've been selling off nearly all of my handguns. Some rifles, too. As of today, the three pistols pictured below are the only handguns I own. And two of them are identical.
We've all heard the adage, "Beware the man with one gun; he probably knows how to use it." Insofar as possible, I'm attempting to become a man with one gun.
I purchased the Ruger Mark III Hunter last week. My only regret is that I didn't buy it sooner. Already it is making me look like a better shooter. And the cost of ammo can't be beaten. I'll be shooting a lot more .22 in the future and reaping the rewards.
I've owned the HK P2000 on the left since January of this year. It has quickly become my carry gun of choice—maybe my favorite polymer pistol of all time—replacing a Glock 19 which has since been sold. I liked the P2000 so much I decided to purchase another one to serve as a backup. The P2000 on the right arrived on Saturday.
For the next year or so, these three (in reality two) pistols will be my only handguns. I'm going to concentrate more on the fundamentals; get to really know my weapon; become "the man with one gun." After that year is up, I'll evaluate, but I wouldn't be surprised if I decide to keep things simple. I'm already seeing the benefits.
Anybody else here decided to simplify?
But I have been looking at the Taurus pump in .45 LC, if only it had a peep sight.
But I am simple when it comes to how many types of ammo. 22, 9mm, 38sp/357mag, 45auto. In 9 hand guns. All but the 22 reloaded.
