sleepyone
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I'm 48 and been shooting and hunting off and on since I was in my teens. I have owned many semi-auto pistols in polymer and steel; 9mm, .40S&W and .45 ACP. I have owned SA XDs, Rugers, S&W M&Ps and other brands. I can never warm up to them and eventually sell them. However, I have a 686 Plus 4", a 642, and a Ruger LCR in .38 +P that I would never consider selling.
Right now I own three XDs; 9mm subcompact, 9mm Service Model and a .40 S&W Service model. They are very accurate and reliable pistols, but I don't carry them and don't enjoy shooting them near as much as my 686 Plus even though I am more accurate with them than my 686 Plus. I have bought and sold over a dozen pistols from Ruger, SA, and S&W over the years because I never developed an emotional attachment to them. I've got my XD .40 S&W up for sale right now and I'll probably sell the two XD 9mm's eventually. This is the second set of XDs in the exact same configurations I have owned. I also went through three M&Ps in 9mm, .40S&W and .45ACP in the last year. Fortunately I have broke even over all, so all I lost was time spent shopping for and selling them.
The only pistol platform I like almost as much as a revolver is the 1911. I have an older Dan Wesson in .45 ACP that I would never consider selling. It is a tack driver and will shoot as well as ANY Les Baer, but the reason I think I like it so much is because it is blue steel and wood.
I went through this same dilemma with AR-15s. I bought six of them and sold every one. I enjoyed building them out and taking them out a few times, but I grew bored with them and sold them within a year every time. I even have a M&P 15-22 that I have grown bored of and am selling. It sits in the safe while I shoot my Marlin 39A and an old Winchester semi-auto .22lr. I never liked the looks of the AR platform near as much as my lever and bolt actions, semi-auto and pumps in wood and steel.
All I can think about lately is finding a 686 Plus in a 6" barrel to go with my 4" 686P, but I don't sit around daydreaming about buying a 5" XD 9mm to go with my 4". So what is it about revolvers that attracts you? Could it simply be the look and feel of steel and wood?
Right now I own three XDs; 9mm subcompact, 9mm Service Model and a .40 S&W Service model. They are very accurate and reliable pistols, but I don't carry them and don't enjoy shooting them near as much as my 686 Plus even though I am more accurate with them than my 686 Plus. I have bought and sold over a dozen pistols from Ruger, SA, and S&W over the years because I never developed an emotional attachment to them. I've got my XD .40 S&W up for sale right now and I'll probably sell the two XD 9mm's eventually. This is the second set of XDs in the exact same configurations I have owned. I also went through three M&Ps in 9mm, .40S&W and .45ACP in the last year. Fortunately I have broke even over all, so all I lost was time spent shopping for and selling them.
The only pistol platform I like almost as much as a revolver is the 1911. I have an older Dan Wesson in .45 ACP that I would never consider selling. It is a tack driver and will shoot as well as ANY Les Baer, but the reason I think I like it so much is because it is blue steel and wood.
I went through this same dilemma with AR-15s. I bought six of them and sold every one. I enjoyed building them out and taking them out a few times, but I grew bored with them and sold them within a year every time. I even have a M&P 15-22 that I have grown bored of and am selling. It sits in the safe while I shoot my Marlin 39A and an old Winchester semi-auto .22lr. I never liked the looks of the AR platform near as much as my lever and bolt actions, semi-auto and pumps in wood and steel.
All I can think about lately is finding a 686 Plus in a 6" barrel to go with my 4" 686P, but I don't sit around daydreaming about buying a 5" XD 9mm to go with my 4". So what is it about revolvers that attracts you? Could it simply be the look and feel of steel and wood?