What's a reasonable number?

I "only" have 3, but one is surplus and I love it so I need to get the "current" retail version, clearly. So that'll be a Beretta 92 or M9. I don't love my .22 pistol, so I'll need another that I do love. I have no revolvers, so I should probably have one just for fun. I have a .45, but it's a Glock 21 so clearly there is room for a 1911 of some form.

That's 4 at a minimum that are clearly missing from the collection. That brings me to 7, and I agree that even numbers are the right way to go (for no real reason), so I round up to 8 and come to the realization I need to buy 5 handguns.
 
mikeyb said:
I "only" have 3, but one is surplus and I love it so I need to get the "current" retail version, clearly. So that'll be a Beretta 92 or M9. I don't love my .22 pistol, so I'll need another that I do love. I have no revolvers, so I should probably have one just for fun. I have a .45, but it's a Glock 21 so clearly there is room for a 1911 of some form.

That's 4 at a minimum that are clearly missing from the collection. That brings me to 7, and I agree that even numbers are the right way to go (for no real reason), so I round up to 8 and come to the realization I need to buy 5 handguns.
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I think you might have some sort of addiction. ��
 
I have uh…several. Nobody will have any say on how many handguns I can have, or, for that matter, anything else firearm related.
 
According to the ancient Codex used by the RCMP-Firearm-Center, the gun control-witch cannot do anything if you own a prime-number of firearms
- I know, it doesn't make sens, but neither does all gun laws. So just go with the flow and keep prime!

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Wendell said:
In Canada, for now, it's up to the particular bonafide collector or the particular target shooter (as the case may be).

Back in 2009, while at the NTI, I spoke with a German attendee who was also active in IPSC; from him, I learned that he was restricted (by the government) in what he was allowed to buy. He showed me a firearms license that folded out like a map and was full of (passport-like) stamps; each of these stamps certified government approval to buy or sell a particular arm; a person's firearms license showed your firearms' ownership history, all in one (map-like) document. He explained to me that the firearms officer would permit one to purchase two handguns for each competitive division in which you participated (i.e.: two for Production; two for Open; two for Standard), and that one would not be permitted to buy new guns unless the old guns were sold first. So, for example, if a guy had two Glocks for Production and two SVIs for Standard, he could - assuming that he was active in all Divisions - gain permission to buy two Tanfoglios for Open, but he couldn't gain permission to buy two Tanfoglios for either Production or Standard unless he'd first transferred away the two pistols that he was already using in that respective division (e.g.: the Glocks in Production, or; the SVIs in Standard). Whatever change you wanted to make could not be made in advance; whatever change you wanted to make had to be approved, in advance, and your firearms license stamped, in person, by the firearms officer. To sell, you needed approval, and to buy, you needed approval, and all these approvals - and stamps - were required in advance.

The United Nations Small Arms Treaty, to which Canada has committed itself, requires countries to implement a plethora of new restrictions (including these onerous German ones that I've just described to you), so - and I'm very sorry to have to say it - this will all be coming to Canada's licensed firearms owners, and sooner (under a Liberal government) rather than later.
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This is troubling......
 
First you have to know the number where your Partner fits on the Hot /crazy matrix.

Then you multiply that number by your height in Feet.

If you have less then that number of pistols you do not have enough.

Told to me by a friend of a friend who knows these things.....

Apparently I need to get busy buying
 
The answer to the op's question; How high can you count?

I like to buy what I want, when I want and do not base my purchases on the fear mongering. Pistols are great cause there is so much flavor. I like to purchase pistols (most guns actually) that are iconic to me in some way or another. Maybe it was in an action film, maybe it was carried by a historical figure, maybe its just super cool. Most of my pistol are in 9mm only because its the most common flavor and its the cheapest to shoot. That way I get to enjoy them more often. The only real issue I have with having more than a few handguns is storing them and getting them to the range. I have looked at the Nanuk 6up and it does not meet my needs. I think I am going to use pistol rugs and one larger pelican case with no foam and just sorta dump em in there. Not pretty but it should work.
 
wstcstlad said:
What's a reasonable number of pistols to own (per caliber) ? And what considerations would one take into account to justify building the collection ?

Is there some "condition" that would drive someone to keep adding more in the current political climate?

I know for competition shooters it's good to have a main and a backup, but where does it end?

Asking for a friend.
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Main, backup, and one being serviced.

Or, as many as I can afford or desire.

Zero to ...
 
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