CZ P-01
HK USP9c
S&W 686 4"
SIG SP2022 9mm
Glock 19

I don't really need a well-rounded collection for my pistol use (which is pretty strictly defensive), but if I did:

Glock 17 or 19
Glock 26
KelTec P3AT or Ruger LCP
S&W 629 4"
Browning Buckmark

mike:
why did you pick the browning buckmark for the 22semiauto?

Originally Posted by hideit

mike:
why did you pick the browning buckmark for the 22semiauto?

I like the disassembly/reassembly process better than the equivalent Rugers. I like the sights and trigger better. When I was a 1911 guy, I liked the grip angle better.

But hey, I sold mine, so what do I know?

FNH FNP9
S&W 686, 6-inch barrel
Good 1911. If I'm forced to be specific, how about a Kimber Classic II?
Ruger Mark III
CZ 83

hey mike:
i used to own a ruger also and sold it for the same reason
plus i sold it to my unsespecting cousin
i have a P22 but it is too short and am thinking of a S&W 617
just wondering how many will choose that one for their 22

hey "justrick"
i like your spread of different calibers
if you chose one 9mm you'd have 5!

would it be better to have one of each caliber or
one of each action/rimfire/centerfire for a collection

Manufacturer/Caliber

What will be the purpose of your collection? I once collected a considerable number of vintage, Smith and Wesson Revolvers. I also collected older military rifles; handloaded for them and shot them. I knew someone who collected Colt single action revolvers; and someone who collected military style pistols. The genre is broad and varied.

If you want to have a collection, figure out your desires and interests and seek those out. If you are actually interested in a small, personal arsenal, then go for the guns intrigues you. But I would suggest that you think about it and seek what you personally like rather than the mixed bag of ideas you will get from us here.

For some reason I cannot quite fathom, I really want a Ruger Super Redhawk. I no longer have any real need for something like that; but perhaps that is what "collecting" is about.

Good luck with yours.

Teuthis:
i was asking along the lines of today's handguns
would you get one of each caliber
or
would you get on of each action (SA, DA, semiauto - and rimfire and centerfire) that is six combinations
but what 5 would you get for a good basic collection

your signature is a favorite saying of Caligula!!!!

gotta wonder

My list would be:

S&W Model 29 .44mag (Gotta love Dirty Harry)
M&P 40 (Really like the 15 rounds of .40)
Ruger P89 (Built like a tank, one of 6 people in the world that like the looks)
S&W 686P .357mag (If 6 shots are good, 7 are better)
Colt Peacemaker (It won the west, what else needs to be said)

My five would be thusly:

a .22lr for plinking and/or competition: Feinwerkbau AW93

a 9mm CCW: Glock 26

a range/fun/ gun: a 1911, probably a classic Colt

a 6" .357 revolver: S&W (but would prefer a Python, if you would allow me one used handgun)

a weird handgun: H&K P7

PhilR.

22-Browning Buckmark (I like the trigger more than a Ruger Mk)
9mm-Sig 226
40-Para P16
45-A 1911 (There's a ton to fill that spot..I'm partial to my Springfield)
44-S&W Model 29

That is if I had to pick five. Heh..I'd never be able to and looking at my rather eclectic family O' firearms is proof of that..

some pretty cool collections for 5
keep em coming

I just had a conversation about gun collections today at lunch. Although it would not be very well rounded I would like to collect 9mm service pistols someday. If I could have five I think they would be the following:

Glock 17
Beretta 92FS
Sig Sauer P226
Browning Hi-Power

Not totally sure about the fifth one but maybe an Heckler und Koch USP or Smith & Wesson 5906.

For a more rounded collection I would probably go with something along these lines:

Glock 19
Smith & Wesson K or L frame in .357 Magnum
Semi-auto Ruger .22
1911 of some sort in .45ACP
Smith & Wesson J frame in .38 Special

My list would consist of the following. These are dream guns. The only one I would go back and forth on would be the 1911. There are so many O would love to own. The rest are pretty set in stone.

.22 Sig Hammerli Trailsiide
.45 ACP Kimber Grand Raptor II
.40 S&W Sig Sauer P226 Ellite
.357 Ruger GP-100 4"
9mm HK P30L (long slide)

hey!!
a first...
one person actually listed 5 guns all of one caliber!

I wondered if someone would.

keep the options coming
thank you

I'm already 4/5 there...

XD9SC (Ultimate Carry Gun)
XD45 4" (45 ACP Drawer/Range Gun)
KelTec P-3AT (Ultra-Concealed Gun)
Browning Buckmark (Range Toy Plinker)
Springfield Armory 1911 Custom Shop Trophy Match Stainless (Just Because)

JeffWard

Glock 27
Glock 23
Glock 22
Glock 35
Glock 24

Non-Glocks:
Ruger GP100
S&W 686
Hk P2000
Kimber 1911
Sig 226.

I already have 3/5.

1. Kimber Custom TLE II...45
2. Kimber Ultra CDP...45
3. S&W Model 19 6"...357/38

The two that I want and are missing from my list

4. STI Legend...40
5. Colt Python 4"...357/38

Beretta 92FS
HK USP 45
Beretta 87T
Glock 19
HK USPc 40

SiG P226
SiG P228
SiG P220
SiGPro 2022
SiG P232

Of course it's personal preference. They fit my hands and so I go with them. You and your hands must decide for yourself.