What pistols do you collect?

[madhatta]

I REALLY like older smiths- for example pinned and recessed N-frames.

It is also hard to pass up old model Ruger's and anything in 41 mag.

I wish I could afford to 'collect' colt saa's-- but I am currently trying to decide which one/caliber I want, for 1 saa is all I will probably every buy.

 

[Roadkill]

I have more military than anything else. Last time I went shooting I brought a 1945 Rem 1911A1, a 1944 AC P38, a 1944 Browning HP, a WA'd FN 1922, a 1917 MKVI in .45 acp, a MKIV in 38 S&W, a 1943 Radom, a 1918 Erfurt Luger, a 1937 Mauser Luger,a 1964 Chinese Tokarev,a 1951 Russian Tokarev, then a .357 Colt Trooper and a Walther PP that are not military. I rarely shoot my Nambu. Surprisingly the Tokarevs are as accurate or more so than the others and the Browning HP is pitiful.


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[lee n. field]

I tell people I don't collect guns, I accumulate them.

"Yes, I've got an arsenal and I could arm everyone in this room, with stuff left over."

Nothing in particular, whatever I feel like. I tend to go for high value/FRN guns, in standard calibers (which I then get reloading bits for).

 

[CZF]

Why, Cee-Zeds of course

 

[Stoney]

Second and third generation Colt blackpowder revolvers. I have 10 or 11 now, including the giant hand cannon Colt Walker. No safe queens though, I shoot them all.

 

[Zundfolge]

Somehow I ended up collecting Steyrs ... at least thats the only brand I own more then one of

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Lately it has been pre-1958 S&W N frames. So far all of them are 38/357's, but I have a pre-25 on order right now.

 

[Myself]

10mm

Trying for them all. Still have a ways to go.

 

[Mil Novecientos Once]

 

[Ky Larry]

I collect S&W's. Colts,Rugers, SIG's,CZ's, Kimbers, and anything else that I like. All of them are shooters. Having a gun you are afraid to shoot is like being married to Miss America and having seperate bed rooms. What's the point?

 

[valnar]

Having a gun you are afraid to shoot is like being married to Miss America and having seperate bed rooms. What's the point?

Ha ha. Good one.

Unless of course you want to keep her a "virgin" so that her resale value is higher later on.

-Robert

 

[kikilee]

Colts

Colts. Gotta love them Colts. I have too many.(can that be Right?) I really like the Colt .380's.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Ok Ok, Pictures:

38/44s on the left, 357mags on the right.

 

[WarMachine]

The ones that I can afford

Unfortunately, not many fall in that category

 

[Texas Bob]

When you get up to owning 6 P7's are you starting to collect.....?

 

[Mark8252]

Gun Collector??

Cannot really say I am an avid gun collector. Cannot even say I know much about them other than their use safely. I personally have no need to memorize every detail about every firearm. I just buy the ones i like and shoot them because I really enjoy doing it..
To me they are a personal choice of the buyer. Who cares what the other guy thinks.

 

[foghornl]

I told Mrs. Foggy that anytime she sees a special model/Commemorative Ruger, I want it.

Have the Sheriff's Model Vaquero in .357, the 50th Year Single Six, and the William B. Ruger/NRA Commemorative Mk2, all courtesy of Mrs. Foggy watching out for me.

 

[Craig M. Arnold]

CZ Collection

OK, here's a picture of our CZ collection.

 

[Gewehr98]

I got an email from a gentleman today...

Asking about my old M1912 Steyr-Hahn in 9mm Steyr. Turns out he has at least 30 of them in his collection!

(He sent me some pictures of them all lined up together, wow!)

 

[Tamara]

I used to collect "Modern Combat Autos" (meaning "Whatever is flat black, expensive, and on the cover of a gun mag this week, but not icky old-fashioned revolvers or 1911's.")

Then I sold most of those and started focussing on collecting Glocks.

Then I sold all of those and started collecting guns worth collecting: customized 1911's and S&W revolvers.

Sorry, can't help you out on this one.



(A friend just called me from the shop he works at:

Him: "We just got some cool used guns: A Dick Special real cheap, an S&W 469 for $269, and some USP .40's in the $460 range..."
Me: "Any real guns?"
Him: "Huh?"
Me: "You know, guns I'd be interested in; Smiths and 1911's."
Him: "You've turned into such a gun snob!" )

 

[valnar]

Hmm. I just started buying guns and went right to the end point where Tamara is.

I like my Smiths!

-Robert