How many platforms do you have?

[davebee456]

Too Many.
Hk:
HK45C and P30.
Glock:
Glock 19 and 21SF
and now this
Walther PPQ

[Moose-Knuckle]

To date 9mm GLOCKs for social work.

For fun and just cause I keep a semi-auto .22lr and a .357 Magnum/.38 Special.

Under stress finite motor skills are going to hone in on such things as placement of controls (safety mechanism, hammers, de-cockers, the lack thereof, etc.) the last thing I want if I find myself in a stressful situation is to manipulate (or not) the wrong thing in the wrong location at the wrong time.

[LowSpeed_HighDrag]

I used to have several platforms, but I recently decided to consolidate. I went from Sigs, XD's, and Glocks to just Glocks. In order to be able to use nearly the same magazines, I only have G19's and G26's.

I also used to have pistols of many different calibers, but now I have gone down to only 9mm and .38.

I can keep a stockpile of 9mm and G19 Mags on hand and that will feed all of my combat oriented pistols.

[JHC]

You're pretty much the same as me. I only shoot Glock 19s and 1911s.

I carry a Glock 19 and train with one, but I shoot my 1911s when I get bored with my Glocks (not hard to do after 10+ years).

I know I'm in the minority, but I just can't fathom how anyone could [practically] shoot a 1911 so much better than a Glock.

Don't get me wrong, I love 1911s, but when it comes down to actually runnin' the gun, I almost hate 'em. I think the Glock grip angle is one of the best things goin' for it.

I feel pretty much the same way except after more than a decade of Glocks primarily, I still marvel at their efficiency and fun factor. I've owned ten 1911s but only one now. It's the finest of the ten, a full custom build, a phenomenal shooting gun, but aside from slow fire precision, I no longer can outperform a Glock with it - "running the gun".

Although I've ownd BHPs, a P7, Sig P220, S&W 2nd gen, M&P, they're all gone now. It's Glocks, one 1911 and the legacy revolvers which are hardly ever shot.

[rob_s]

I am really envious of the guys with the time and money to be proficient with more than one system platform. I shoot once a week or more and am still not happy with my proficiency with the one gun I shoot. In fact, I'm even mostly swearing off the AR in an effort to get better with my Glock.

I admit, I don't get the "fun" of shooting a gun just to shoot it. I get people all the time at the range that say "check out my new gun, want to shoot it?" who seem shocked that I don't want to. Maybe if I get a chance to run it through a course of fire or a drill where I've already run my own gun so I can compare my performance, but otherwise...

[E-man930]

Only one platform - consolidated and sold off allot of different handguns years ago and decided to keep my H&K's that could be setup the same. (Match LEM / Heinie sights / 9mm and .45) I found the same trigger setup and feel combined with the same sight picture has helped me become more proficient with them.

[The_War_Wagon]

I was a charter member of the "New WunderNine of the Month Club" back in the early '90's (and then Wunder10mm, Wunder.40, and so forth...), but after 9/11, decided to standardize on the 1911 in .45, and the AR15.

I still have an AK (truck gun) and a PTR91 (because I miss my old HK91, and when I bought it, the .308 AR was still in the 'experimental' phase), as well as a few .22's (one a bolt action, for my young sons) for cheap training purposes.

I look at firearms more as "tools" than "toys/gadgets" these days, so when I buy/build one, I need it to serve a purpose, as opposed to, 'take up space' in my safe. But I too, miss my good ol' single days - before AWB's, marriage, kids, house payments, car payments, a responsible job, and the like! DEFINITELY enjoy it while it lasts!!!

[Surf]

I like to accumulate various weapons and fire them. I don't care what type of a projectile weapon it is. It can be a throwing knife, to a slingshot, to a bow and arrow, to a modern firearm, I just enjoy it and have had the fascination from my earliest memories. Heck I have a general fascination with weapons, projectile or otherwise.

While I like to shoot and / or own a variety of handguns, I try to remain highly proficient with a few main types such as Sig Sauer, Glock, 1911's, Beretta M9's, S&W 5906 and revolvers as the majority of my student base use these types of handguns. 40S&W, 9mm, .45ACP are the calibers that I shoot the most of and in that order.

I don't think there is anything wrong with being a collector or general enthusiast and shooting many weapons recreationally. However when it comes to your primary use for a weapon (especially defensive purposes) your purpose based training or the majority of your shooting should be narrowed to a primary and secondary set up IMO. Now if your primary purpose is competition and you are a 3 gunner, well you will add a third.

[DWood]

Unless you only own, carry, and shoot one gun then you already answered your own question. Now you are just talking about matters of degree. Buy what you want.

[KTR03]

I use glock 19s for my social pistols. I have a hi power I have just because. Sold most everthing else. For super concealability I have a kahr and a kelttec 32, but they get carried very little. I can conceal a 19 about 99.9 percent of the time in the pac northwest.