If you could only have 5 handguns?

[InTheSwamp]

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Love me that Expert! Best looking handgun ever made.

 

[rust collector]

SIG Trailside .22 semi-auto
SIG P365XL 9mm
S&W 686+ 5"
DW Kodiak 10mm
RIA 1911 convertible 9mm/22tcm

 

[Offhand McFlan]

Well....interesting thread....because as of a few hours ago I have 5 handguns. I just sold a beat-up Enfield, a Charter Arms 357 and a Windicator 357 and came home with a new S&W Equalizer with 6 mags included. I am now almost revolver-less, and its not a good feeling....but I do have 5 handguns:

S&W Equalizer
9mm Shield
Radom P83
Ruger P89
S&W Model 60

Next I'm thinking of trading that P89...and maybe even the Radom+ some cash up to some sort of Ruger 357. Since I now have the Equalizer, I might eventually trade my Shield up to Beretta PX4 in 45ACP. It's too early to call it. But these are my thoughts on that.

Two 9mm's, two 38/357's, and a 45.

 

[hemiram]

Dan Wesson 715, with a couple of barrels.
CZ-75 pre B
S&W 629 6" pre lock.
Sig P226 SSE
S&W 28-2 6"

 

[Mike J]

Depressing concept but here goes. Out of what I already own I would keep:
S&W M&P 2.0 40 Compact 4"
PSA Compact Dagger
SR 1911 5"
Dan Wesson model 15-2
Ruger Max 9
I would only be dropping two handguns but I am planning on remedying that situation by acquiring another soon.

 

[paul105]

Can't do it. Always end up having to leave out something I use a lot.

 

[aaaaa]

Two revolvers and two semi-autos and one Bond derringer with a half dozen different barrels. The revolvers will be a J-frame .38 special (my 442) and either a .44 Special or a .45 Colt. If they are guns I already own, then I'll keep the Taurus .44 Special snubby and ditch the Charter Arms .45 Colt snubby because the Taurus seems to be a better gun. The semi-autos will be a .45 ACP, my S&W Chief's Special would do just fine, and my Kel Tec P-32 BUG.

 

[SSBN617b]

GP 100 .22 plinking
SPO1 3” woods gun
CZ PCR carry
CZ75 BD home
retired, budget done

 

[Jim NE]

Practicality, quality, reliability, price, etc. seem to be common (and reasonable) reasons for a lot of the responses. I also value those things, so most of the guns in my collection have those traits, to one degree or another. Therefore, for me, my choices would be among specific guns in my collection and most of those choices would be based on things like positive emotions, fond memories, and such.

- S&W Highway Patrolman (A gift from my dad several years before he passed away.)
- '70's era S&W Model 14 ( This is the first K-38 Masterpiece style gun I owned, and first high quality target handgun I owned.)
- Late 60's 3" square grip S&W Model 36 (best condition and proportionally prettiest vintage handgun I own.)
- 1968 Colt Diamondback. (A hard choice between this and a beautiful '40's Official Police, but the Diamondback is probably my most accurate handgun...with aftermarket grips, anyway. Higher priced but oh well.)
- 1973 Browning Hi Power that I bought from a good friend who passed away recently.

I see I have no CCW guns among my choices. Hmm...I might trade out my Model 36 choice for one of my less pristine 2" Model '36's. That would be a hard thing to do, though. I might just expand my list to "top 10 handguns", instead

 

[I6turbo]

If I had to limit my group to 5, I'd be perfectly happy to keep 5 of the ones that I have:
- Browning International Medalist
- CZ 75 SP-01
- CZ 75 P-01 (or possibly PCR)
- CZ 97B
- S&W no-dash 686 6"

 

[Great Scot]

1. 9mm ASP
2. 2-inch Smith Model 15
3. Ruger Mark IV 22/45
4. Smith CSX
5. Smith Bodyguard .380

 

[Creaky_Old_Cop]