Phone fat finger - corrected.Originally Posted by ldunnmobile
Phone fat finger - corrected.
I've recently lost quite a few pounds of "safe fat." Several of them were police trade-ins that were serviceable, but I was not looking forward to the work that they were going to take for me to be happy with their overall condition (both mechanical and cosmetics). I've decided that I'm only interested in "nice" guns from here on out, and will limit my future purchases to such, and on the basis that I will only be shopping if there's something I really can't get done well with a gun I already have.
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Not another dime.
Add in a no-lock 638, and this ^^^^^ is my go-to line-up. 19.5 with RMR about 90% of the time, G43 about 9%, and the J frame the other 1%. LCP hasn't been carried in years, but with is craptastic resale value, I keep it around just in case.
To answer the OP's question, I'm with others and say get a second Glock. If not another G48, then something larger (G19/G45). Or if you're not having any of that practicality stuff, buy whatever makes you happy. Life is short. Or get a PDW and join the fun.
What gets me even more is those that own the “fancy gun” and are like, “even thought I shoot my XX better than anything I own, and it’s the most likely gun to save my life, I won’t carry it for fear of it sitting in an evidence locker someday”.
To borrow a phrase from the far left, I am triggered. I can't stand that.What gets me even more is those that own the “fancy gun” and are like, “even thought I shoot my XX better than anything I own, and it’s the most likely gun to save my life, I won’t carry it for fear of it sitting in an evidence locker someday”.
*lying on the ground bleeding out* "At least...my fancy gun...is safe...."
State Government Attorney | Beretta, Glock, CZ & S&W Fan
Agree. If I have that much invested in something it’s to use and not look at. Barring sentimental value (Grandpas gun... but then again Grandpa would be wanting me to shoot the snot out of it).
Dang man, I think I must have bought half your leftovers. Last I heard you were on the P30 train. Your post is 100% true and very inspiring. I must have tried nearly everything and am back to Glocks (which is appropriate).I'll always have a desire to own virtually every decent gun ever made and at some point it seems that I have, but in the past year or so I've kind of taken the approach you describe and have minimalized down to 3 pistols. 2 G17.5 w/DDPs for competition/training and a G45 I carry daily with Holosun.
The main thing I've learned is that the Gen 5 Glocks do essentially everything I need in a gun. Very accurate, very reliable, trigger that is more than adequate, etc. I know that if I want to lower my splits, I should train more. If I want to do better in a match? Train more. Improve my accuracy? Train more. Viewing my guns as tools make it all about dry fire/shooting/training vs. Spending a bunch of cash on the next new hotness as a way to lower my splits by .02 or improve my match placement by 1 spot.
I have my grandpa's 4" cold blued Colt Python he carried on duty in LA many decades ago. It belonged to my dad after grandpa passed, and dad gave it to me when I graduated law school.
It gets shot.
State Government Attorney | Beretta, Glock, CZ & S&W Fan
Ayup.
G19. G43X. LCR in .38 here. That is the extent of my "collection". They all get shot. They all get carried.
Do I lust after new guns? Sure, same as any other guy/gal who likes shooting. But in terms of practical reality, my looking at a new gat always thumps solidly against my two rules of gun owning purchases:
Rule 1 - Is this purchase for Ammunition, Firearms Training, or a USPSA Match?
Is yes, continue to purchase. If not, continue to Rule 2.
Rule 2 - Go back and reread Rule 1.
I am not quite this good yet, but I admit when I finally committed to Glocks or M2.0s for everything it severely slowed down my purchasing, now I have:Ayup.
G19. G43X. LCR in .38 here. That is the extent of my "collection". They all get shot. They all get carried.
Do I lust after new guns? Sure, same as any other guy/gal who likes shooting. But in terms of practical reality, my looking at a new gat always thumps solidly against my two rules of gun owning purchases:
Rule 1 - Is this purchase for Ammunition, Firearms Training, or a USPSA Match?
Is yes, continue to purchase. If not, continue to Rule 2.
Rule 2 - Go back and reread Rule 1.
Glock 17 Gen 4 with TLR-1 HL - Home defense gun
Glock 19 Gen 5 - Carry/travel
S&W M2.0 Shield - Smaller Carry
Ruger LCP - Pocket Carry
I haven't disrupted this general arrangement in 2-3 years except to swap out the 19 Gen 5 for an M2.0 Compact 4" 9mm that has been relegated to backup (for the accuracy upgrade). And any time I want to buy something, it's purely for fun/curiosity at this point, nothing disrupts those 4 carry guns or that 80% of my range time goes to them. I honestly can't think of any reason to change it...ever, or at least for a long time. At most I might do incremental upgrades like an LCP II or a Gen 5 17, but even those, probably not. These 4 guns work, I trust them, and I do well with them. There's no reason not to lock them in.
State Government Attorney | Beretta, Glock, CZ & S&W Fan
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