NICHE GUNS

mrt949 · June 23, 2012, 08:03 AM

Niche guns do they serve a purpose or a must have.
Example = small pocket autos .

TexasJim · June 23, 2012, 08:28 AM

Niche guns by definition fill a niche market/ purpose.

lee n. field · June 23, 2012, 10:03 AM

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Niche guns do they serve a purpose or a must have.
Example = small pocket autos .

Not sure I understand the question.

jmr40 · June 23, 2012, 10:42 AM

You answered your own question.

Jo6pak · June 23, 2012, 10:55 AM

I think the OP is asking if we have niche guns in our collections for their indended use, or if we buy them just to "fill-out" our collections.

ie, in my collection I have several guns that don't see the use that they were designed for. I just have them as an example of the type, so to speak.

Charger Fan · June 23, 2012, 12:08 PM

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I think the OP is asking if we have niche guns in our collections for their indended use, or if we buy them just to "fill-out" our collections.

That's how I'm reading it too.
I too, am guilty of owning a few "extra" guns that fill a personal need for what I like in a gun. For example, I have an affinity for long barrel revolvers, the shortest SA gun barrel I own is 10". And so obviously, I don't buy these with the intention of packing them around the hills for days. LOL!

Here's a couple of them...

Sgt127 · June 23, 2012, 01:27 PM

Sure. I own a .460 XVR Revolver. (I got it cheap, in a trade) IF I were camping, where there was a serious threat of a bear attack, it would fill that niche.

I own a Seecamp .32. A NAA .32 Guardian. A NAA .22 Mini revolver. An American Derringer .45LC/410. If I want a gun that I can carry in a pair of swim trunks, or somewhere where I want NO one to know I'm armed, they fill that niche.

Those are two extreme niches. But, the Seecamp .32 would blow for the first scenario. The .460 XVR would look silly in a pair of swim trunks.

TennJed · June 23, 2012, 01:38 PM

I am personally fascinated by small guns. I have one for true pocket SD reasons, but have others just because I like them

mikejonestkd · June 23, 2012, 03:19 PM

How's this for a niche handgun?

mrt949 · June 23, 2012, 06:02 PM

All my guns are niche guns .
CC =small autos ,SEECAMP.
HD =revolvers
FUN =anything that goes BANG .

BIG P · June 24, 2012, 12:18 AM

Yes mine do.All mine have a NICHE.

KyJim · June 24, 2012, 05:10 PM

Two or three handguns would probably fill all my actual needs. I have more; some of them to fill a specific niche.

The Ruger LCP fills the most specific niche of my handguns; the need for a very small and very light handgun to pocket carry when wearing cotton shorts with an elastic waistband and drawstring to keep my shorts from falling down:

The little Beretta is smaller, but heavier. The Colt and Sig are also heavier. I shoot all of them better than the Ruger but not with my shorts down around my ankles.

Al Den · June 24, 2012, 06:10 PM

It's a pretty silly question. Every gun made was designed w/certain features and benefits, a niche, in mind. Not everyone buying them do so for their intended purpose alone, or necessarily at all. And?

I have a long, heavy-barreled, NAA revolver in .22 Mag for backpacking. Not ideal for much else. Someone else might just buy it 'cause they think it is neat. But again I ask so what and where is this going!?

mrt949 · June 25, 2012, 03:47 AM

Al den
do you buy just to fill your safe ?
Or does it have a use ?
ALL MINE HAVE A NICHE .

Kreyzhorse · June 25, 2012, 07:01 PM

All of my guns serve a purpose. My main carry is my 1911 Springfield TRP however, when I can't manage to conceal it use my Walther PPS. When I can't manage to conceal that, my Ruger LCP fits the bill.

If you CCW, a smaller gun is a must have.

fastcars862 · September 21, 2012, 07:04 PM

How does the trigger pull feel on your .32acp guardidan?

TennJed · September 21, 2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mrt949

Al den
do you buy just to fill your safe ?
Or does it have a use ?
ALL MINE HAVE A NICHE .

I think part of his point was all guns have an intended use, but people buy guns for other reasons then the intended use. I have several guns whose only use is fun. My Beretta 21a is intended to be a pocket gun. I have never put it in my pockets. I do shoot the heck out of it.

I honesty am confused by your posts. Are you saying all your guns fill some sort of role? Do you have any guns you bought just because you wanted them? Mist people could have all their needs filled with about 3 or 4 handguns. Anymore than that your buying them cause you want them. Somebody may justify it by saying it fill a role

Edward429451 · September 21, 2012, 09:10 PM

Sounds like he was asking if he should buy a mousegun (pocket gun). Sure, why not. Carry three, a primary, backup, and last ditch. Deep concealment sure is a niche but not necessarily a must have.

Newton24b · September 21, 2012, 09:37 PM

i believe a better way to phrase it would be perhaps

"do you really need a 2000 grouse shotgun, when all youd have to do is change the adjustable choke on your 900 baikal and spend the difference on ammo?"

mrt949 · September 22, 2012, 05:10 AM

For example .Years ago the small pocket autos went wild when KEL TEC P32& P 3AT hit the firearms market.It was a NICHE GUN . It filled the void for cc. Now look what we have to today.

Redhawk5.5+P+ · September 23, 2012, 02:52 AM

Most my guns are niche guns from SD to showing off at the range gun's. I'm not a gun snob but I am kind of a gun Narcissists.

PSP · September 23, 2012, 10:53 AM

My gun inventory can be divided into three groups;
* Guns I have to protect myself. These I bought specifically for carry.
* Guns I bought for fun. These are mostly range guns and are usually small caliber for plinking.
* Guns I buy to collect. These I view mainly as investments or as my hobby.

There is probably some overlap in these groups. All guns fall into one niche or another. It all depends on how you catagorize them.

BigJimP · September 23, 2012, 08:03 PM

Yes, niche guns are part of my collection.../ not everything in a collection has to serve multiple purposes for me to want to add it to the mix....

a. A Freedom Arms single action revolver...mine is a 4 3/4" octagon barrel made in .357 mag ...just makes me smile every time I touch it / or shoot it ...

b. most any S&W N fram revolver in an 8 3/8" barrel ...whether its a .357 mag or .44mag.../ they aren't real practical to carry around ( its kind of like having a carbine in a holster....but they're fun )...

c. a lever action carbine ...like a Henry in .357 mag...brass receiver.. nice gun / practical ...maybe for whitetail deer.../or just plinking ...mine is for plinking....

and on and on ......

June 23, 2012, 08:03 AM	#1
mrt949 Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Location: CENTRAL FL. Posts: 1,392	NICHE GUNS Niche guns do they serve a purpose or a must have. Example = small pocket autos . __________________ BUY CHEAP GET CHEAP .

June 23, 2012, 08:28 AM	#2
TexasJim Member Join Date: December 22, 2011 Posts: 55	Niche guns by definition fill a niche market/ purpose. __________________ "If you’d like, after the game I’ll take you outside and teach you how to shoot close enough to a raccoon that it craps itself." ( Dr. Sheldon Cooper - The Big Bang Theory)

June 23, 2012, 10:55 AM	#5
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,143	I think the OP is asking if we have niche guns in our collections for their indended use, or if we buy them just to "fill-out" our collections. ie, in my collection I have several guns that don't see the use that they were designed for. I just have them as an example of the type, so to speak. __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.

June 23, 2012, 01:38 PM	#8
TennJed Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1,213	I am personally fascinated by small guns. I have one for true pocket SD reasons, but have others just because I like them __________________ Find out just how tall I am By jumping in the middle of a river

June 23, 2012, 03:19 PM	#9
mikejonestkd Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2006 Location: Brockport, NY Posts: 2,649	How's this for a niche handgun? __________________ You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

June 23, 2012, 10:42 AM	#4
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 4,483	You answered your own question.

June 23, 2012, 01:27 PM	#7
Sgt127 Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2002 Posts: 458	Sure. I own a .460 XVR Revolver. (I got it cheap, in a trade) IF I were camping, where there was a serious threat of a bear attack, it would fill that niche. I own a Seecamp .32. A NAA .32 Guardian. A NAA .22 Mini revolver. An American Derringer .45LC/410. If I want a gun that I can carry in a pair of swim trunks, or somewhere where I want NO one to know I'm armed, they fill that niche. Those are two extreme niches. But, the Seecamp .32 would blow for the first scenario. The .460 XVR would look silly in a pair of swim trunks.

June 23, 2012, 06:02 PM	#10
mrt949 Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Location: CENTRAL FL. Posts: 1,392	All my guns are niche guns . CC =small autos ,SEECAMP. HD =revolvers FUN =anything that goes BANG . __________________ BUY CHEAP GET CHEAP .

June 24, 2012, 12:18 AM	#11
BIG P Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,463	Yes mine do.All mine have a NICHE.

June 24, 2012, 05:10 PM	#12
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 6,510	Two or three handguns would probably fill all my actual needs. I have more; some of them to fill a specific niche. The Ruger LCP fills the most specific niche of my handguns; the need for a very small and very light handgun to pocket carry when wearing cotton shorts with an elastic waistband and drawstring to keep my shorts from falling down: The little Beretta is smaller, but heavier. The Colt and Sig are also heavier. I shoot all of them better than the Ruger but not with my shorts down around my ankles. __________________ Jim's Rules of Carry: 1. Any gun is better than no gun. 2. A gun that is reliable is better than a gun that is not. 3. A hole in the right place is better than a hole in the wrong place. 4. A bigger hole is a better hole.

June 24, 2012, 06:10 PM	#13
Al Den Junior member Join Date: April 28, 2012 Posts: 150	It's a pretty silly question. Every gun made was designed w/certain features and benefits, a niche, in mind. Not everyone buying them do so for their intended purpose alone, or necessarily at all. And? I have a long, heavy-barreled, NAA revolver in .22 Mag for backpacking. Not ideal for much else. Someone else might just buy it 'cause they think it is neat. But again I ask so what and where is this going!?

June 25, 2012, 03:47 AM	#14
mrt949 Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Location: CENTRAL FL. Posts: 1,392	Al den do you buy just to fill your safe ? Or does it have a use ? ALL MINE HAVE A NICHE . __________________ BUY CHEAP GET CHEAP .

June 25, 2012, 07:01 PM	#15
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 10,815	All of my guns serve a purpose. My main carry is my 1911 Springfield TRP however, when I can't manage to conceal it use my Walther PPS. When I can't manage to conceal that, my Ruger LCP fits the bill. If you CCW, a smaller gun is a must have. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

September 21, 2012, 07:04 PM	#16
fastcars862 Junior Member Join Date: September 21, 2012 Posts: 2	NAA Guardian .32 How does the trigger pull feel on your .32acp guardidan?

September 21, 2012, 09:10 PM	#18
Edward429451 Senior Member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,457	Sounds like he was asking if he should buy a mousegun (pocket gun). Sure, why not. Carry three, a primary, backup, and last ditch. Deep concealment sure is a niche but not necessarily a must have. __________________ "Always place your clothes and weapons where you can find them in the dark" Lazarus Long "Understand that the enemy is not the enemy in his own eyes ;this may offer you an opportunity to make him your friend. If not, you can kill him without hate, and quickly." Lazarus Long

September 21, 2012, 09:37 PM	#19
Newton24b Senior Member Join Date: February 10, 2009 Posts: 955	i believe a better way to phrase it would be perhaps "do you really need a 2000 grouse shotgun, when all youd have to do is change the adjustable choke on your 900 baikal and spend the difference on ammo?"

September 22, 2012, 05:10 AM	#20
mrt949 Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Location: CENTRAL FL. Posts: 1,392	For example .Years ago the small pocket autos went wild when KEL TEC P32& P 3AT hit the firearms market.It was a NICHE GUN . It filled the void for cc. Now look what we have to today. __________________ BUY CHEAP GET CHEAP .

September 23, 2012, 02:52 AM	#21
Redhawk5.5+P+ Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2012 Location: NV Posts: 743	Most my guns are niche guns from SD to showing off at the range gun's. I'm not a gun snob but I am kind of a gun Narcissists.

September 23, 2012, 10:53 AM	#22
PSP Senior Member Join Date: June 2, 2006 Location: N. Virginia Posts: 3,590	My gun inventory can be divided into three groups; * Guns I have to protect myself. These I bought specifically for carry. * Guns I bought for fun. These are mostly range guns and are usually small caliber for plinking. * Guns I buy to collect. These I view mainly as investments or as my hobby. There is probably some overlap in these groups. All guns fall into one niche or another. It all depends on how you catagorize them.

September 23, 2012, 08:03 PM	#23
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 9,962	Yes, niche guns are part of my collection.../ not everything in a collection has to serve multiple purposes for me to want to add it to the mix.... a. A Freedom Arms single action revolver...mine is a 4 3/4" octagon barrel made in .357 mag ...just makes me smile every time I touch it / or shoot it ... b. most any S&W N fram revolver in an 8 3/8" barrel ...whether its a .357 mag or .44mag.../ they aren't real practical to carry around ( its kind of like having a carbine in a holster....but they're fun )... c. a lever action carbine ...like a Henry in .357 mag...brass receiver.. nice gun / practical ...maybe for whitetail deer.../or just plinking ...mine is for plinking.... and on and on ......