Assembling a basic collection?

silverfoxdj said:
I'd vote for minimizing the number of different calibers
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That's certainly a consideration. Right now I'm stocking .22lr, 9mm and .40S&W. With the 586 purchase I'll be adding .38spl and a few 357 to the cupboard. It might make more sense to stick with other guns in those calibres.

One nice thing I've discovered is that Tradex will allow you to mix and match the 1,000 rounds to get the free shipping offer. I have an order coming that's 500 9 and 500 40.
 
sailor723 said:
That's certainly a consideration. Right now I'm stocking .22lr, 9mm and .40S&W. With the 586 purchase I'll be adding .38spl and a few 357 to the cupboard. It might make more sense to stick with other guns in those calibres.

One nice thing I've discovered is that Tradex will allow you to mix and match the 1,000 rounds to get the free shipping offer. I have an order coming that's 500 9 and 500 40.
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I do like 38 spl though in a 357/38 it's easy to load for and accurate.
 
These are my must have...

1911 70's series
CZ 75 pre B or Shadow
Glock 17
S&W or Ruger .357
S&W M&P 9
Sig Sauer 226 (my preference is 229)
Jericho 941 9mm
 
sailor723 said:
I am a newb (just licensed June) and am just starting to build a collection for target shooting/plinking/general enjoyment. So far I've bought a Browning Buck Mark .22 and a Grand Power K100 9mm (polymer)
In terms of furure buys I'm thinking the following...

another 9mm (steel/alloy frame)
.22 revolver DA
.22 or .357 SA revolver
.357 DA revolver
.45 1911


Tokerev
Browning Hi Power
Walther P38

( these last three more for their historical interest etc.)


Thoughts?....suggestions?

Budget is about 300/month but there's no hurry to get it done.....if I spend 1000-1500 I'll just wait 3-4 months for the next one
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I've bought and sold many pistols. With experience, I realized that it was futile for me to get many pistols in the same caliber since I just end up shooting the one I prefer. I'm not too good at restraining myself so from time to time I'll buy another pistol in 9mm but will end up reselling it :p

Sometime "want" is just stronger than "need" :)
 
My vote

another 9mm (steel/alloy frame) =CZ75
.22 revolver DA = S&W 617
.22 or .357 SA revolver = Ruger Blackhawk or single six
.357 DA revolver =S&W 66-8 or 686
.45 1911 = Colt 1911 1991 or series 70
 
Holy thread revival Batman!!

Well, just to up date the process, the safe now contains....

Browning Buck Mark .22
Grand Power K100 Mk7 9mm
Browning Hi-Power MkIII in .40
S&W 586 .357/38
75th Anniversary edition CZ75 9mm
70's era Browning Hi-Power 9mm
DA P762 7.62x25
Grand Power K22S .22
STI Trojan .45

I looked very seriously at a .22 S&W 17 at my club a few weeks ago but the timing was bad and I seem to be getting less enthusiastic about shooting .22's in general.

I do like my one revolver very much and seem to be shooting it a lot so maybe another one? The 9mm Alfa proj. looks kind of neat......and I still haven't done anything about a SA revolver.
 
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