Is there such a pistol?

liv4spd · March 25, 2024, 12:36 PM

Is there such a pistol that is so amazing, after you buy it, you no longer want to add one more gun to your stockpile?

**44 AMP** · March 25, 2024, 12:55 PM

Not that I am aware of...and, if there is such a thing DON'T TELL ME!!!!!

bedbugbilly · March 25, 2024, 01:25 PM

Hmmmmm . . . . if such a thing truly exists, and you find it . . . I'm sure there are many, MANY wives that will want to know . . . of course, it you tell them, you'll lose your "Men's Club" membership, so think long and hard before you divulge the secret!

Jim Watson · March 25, 2024, 01:28 PM

Must have been, because there is nothing I am seriously in the market for.

Recycled bullet · March 25, 2024, 01:44 PM

That's interesting. Would it be the one handgun to rule them all or would it be the Philosopher's Stone of handguns?

Skans · March 25, 2024, 03:57 PM

the Sig X-Five.

bac1023 · March 25, 2024, 04:38 PM

Unfortunately not for me. I have all the high end pistols and nothing has stopped me from buying more.

SqueezeCocker · March 25, 2024, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Skans

the Sig X-Five.

As long as it's a real X5 made in Germany at the Sig Mastershop. Not that Exeter abomination they are trying to push as an X5.

**44 AMP** · March 25, 2024, 06:37 PM

It does not matter, to wield the One Ring, you must BE Sauron, and that's not me.

PzGren · March 25, 2024, 06:58 PM

I have competed in DSB/UIT matches for over four decades, shot IDPA, steel plates, all kind of competitions and always looked for a gun that would give me an advantage. I can very well live with the accuracy in slow fire of the SIG P210-6, or an accurized 1911. In rimfire matches the Hammerli International was amazing and brought me more consistent results than the Gehmann Walther GSP. The S&W 14-2 was a charm and no gun I have bought can shoot better, especially with my declining eye sight.
In speed shooting I have found no way around a good 1911 but could do as well with a revolver. In bowling pin shoots the 625 was the one that ruled.
In the darkness of Haiti, where I lived for many years and stood out and was targeted I trusted a Glock 19 and a Glock 17 in the handgun department and found them to perform sufficiently.
Here, in the hot Texas summers I carry a SIG Sauer P365.

To make it easily digestible, there are guns for many purposes but few enough people that love the shooting sport, for them a High Point will do the job.

reddog81 · March 25, 2024, 07:01 PM

My most recent purchases was a S&W Spec Series M&P 9mm 2.0 and its a pretty sweet gun. I probably don't need any more after buying that one...

Of course now that I have started down the modern S&W semi-auto rabbit hole, a 10mm M&P would make sense... And there's that new blued Colt Python... And if Colt comes out with the Anaconda in 45 Colt i'll buy that... And...

PzGren · March 25, 2024, 07:04 PM

My oldest son is a great handgunner. When my kids grew up we went shooting several times every week and put 110,000 rounds through a S&W 22A, that we used as a warm up gun before we went to centerfire.
His younger brother and I were not just shocked when he told us that he had bought a High Point 9mm, we were rather devastated. Nevertheless, my oldest son shoots that thing and gets the falling plates positively at 15 yards. I was present when he shot it first time at ten yards in leisurely rapid fire.

My lifetime of shooting convinced me that 80% of shooters cannot shoot any handgun better than that.

stuckinthe60s · March 25, 2024, 07:23 PM

yes. its the one that when you point it at what you want to hit, it goes right where you aim....over and over and over.

tangolima · March 25, 2024, 09:15 PM

Owe some money, or lose your job. You will find out fast.

-TL

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SqueezeCocker · March 25, 2024, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by tangolima

Owe some money, or lose your job. You will find out fast.

-TL

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That's why I pay cash money for all my firearms.

tangolima · March 25, 2024, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SqueezeCocker

That's why I pay cash money for all my firearms.

If I still have cash. It wouldn't go if that cash has been ear marked to pay the next mortgage bill. I was there once. The pistol I had at the time looked perfect, and it still does today.

There was a m1a in the shop for $800. I had always wanted that rifle. The salesman tried hard to sell. I was mighty tempted. But I just couldn't as I was unemployed. 2008 was the year.

-TL

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jmr40 · March 26, 2024, 04:50 PM

Most all of them. But after a while something else comes along that I want to try. Sometimes I decide the new gun isn't an improvement and I let the new one go. Sometimes I find a better mouse trap and let the old one go.

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That's why I pay cash money for all my firearms.

I've owned a butt load of firearms over the years. Probably 90% were bought 2nd hand and probably 99% for cash. If I shop carefully, I can usually get my money back, or at least most of it if it doesn't work out. If I keep it long enough, I can almost always sell it for more than I paid. Patience is important. It's a lot harder to do that when buying new.

In rare cases I'll pull out the CC if I find a deal and don't have the cash in my pocket. I can afford it and don't usually carry a balance on the cards.

A couple of weeks ago I was in an Academy and spied a Shadow Systems 9mm for $550. Those normally sell for $700 to well over $1000. MSPR on this one was $700. I was an hour away from home. It didn't make sense to make a 2 hour round trip to go home and get cash.

veprdude · March 26, 2024, 08:12 PM

A fully functioning Rogak P18.

Prof Young · March 27, 2024, 08:33 AM

When I first started shooting I'd ask these generic questions about what is best, or what should I get etc. And the answer always is . . . for what purpose?
You want an SD handgun? Yeah, there probably is one that ends your search and you don't buy anymore. For me it was the Sig 365, with safety. You want a gun that is just fun to shoot? I've been through dozens and that search will never end. You want gun to hunt with? What are you hunting and how much fire power do you need to knock it down?

One gun to rule them all . . . aint going to happen out side of the world of fiction.

Life is good.

Prof Young

Sevens · March 27, 2024, 02:01 PM

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Is there such a pistol that is so amazing, after you buy it, you no longer want to add one more gun to your stockpile?

This has never happened to me. I can list many reasons why I **SHOULD** convince myself to never buy another handgun, but in the end... I think God meant for me to live my life fully, take care of my responsibilities and enjoy life, and for me that includes chasing guns.

With that said...

I have absolutely gotten a handgun, taken my first ever shots with it, and my first thought beyond all others was absolutely, "okay, owning just one of these is not enough of these."

The main factor for this beyond the pure joy from the experience of shooting it and the fact that it was fantastic was... they are long, long out of production. So when you know the supply is finite, it's a very short trip to "damn, I need to get another one."

The handgun: my first S&W Model 52. This one was built in 1982. These guns were made from 1961 to 1993. This first one that I got is extremely high condition, and I've since bought two others and I shoot both of those all the time. This first one sits in the safe.

wild cat mccane · March 27, 2024, 02:38 PM

Like other said with P365 and an X-Five P226 with stainless steel frame Allround DA/SA and I would add LCP...

you'd pretty much bet left with guns that are just wants for something different, but zero increase in capability.

FITASC · March 27, 2024, 10:33 PM

Cabot LH 1911
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Now to hit a small lotto so I can order one

**JohnKSa** · March 27, 2024, 10:52 PM

I think if I could have put my hands on a Beretta Billennium some years back, I would have probably stopped buying handguns at that point. Of course, by then, I already had a good selection of pistols on hand so it wouldn't have been a "If I could only have one gun." type situation.

PSP · March 28, 2024, 08:11 AM

Out of the 80 to 90 guns I own or have owned, the HK P2000sk is the one that floats my boat the most. I guess that qualifies for me as THE ONE, although I've acquired many others since 2005 when I found my favorite.

liv4spd · March 28, 2024, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by PSP

Out of the 80 to 90 guns I own or have owned, the HK P2000sk is the one that floats my boat the most. I guess that qualifies for me as THE ONE, although I've acquired many others since 2005 when I found my favorite.

Interesting! This is the kind of answer I love to see, about an excellent gun at a reasonable price. Can you elaborate on what's so great about the P2000SK?

March 25, 2024, 12:36 PM	#1
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March 25, 2024, 12:55 PM	#2
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,860	Not that I am aware of...and, if there is such a thing DON'T TELL ME!!!!! __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

March 25, 2024, 01:25 PM	#3
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Hmmmmm . . . . if such a thing truly exists, and you find it . . . I'm sure there are many, MANY wives that will want to know . . . of course, it you tell them, you'll lose your "Men's Club" membership, so think long and hard before you divulge the secret! __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

March 25, 2024, 06:37 PM	#9
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,860	It does not matter, to wield the One Ring, you must BE Sauron, and that's not me. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

March 25, 2024, 07:23 PM	#13
stuckinthe60s Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2017 Location: Va., Ct., Mo.. Posts: 878	yes. its the one that when you point it at what you want to hit, it goes right where you aim....over and over and over. __________________ Retired Military Aviation Former Member Navy Shooting Team Distinguished Pistol Shot,NRA Shotgun/Pistol Instructor NSSA All American, Skeet/Trap Range Owner

March 25, 2024, 01:28 PM	#4
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 18,545	Must have been, because there is nothing I am seriously in the market for.

March 25, 2024, 01:44 PM	#5
Recycled bullet Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2022 Posts: 342	That's interesting. Would it be the one handgun to rule them all or would it be the Philosopher's Stone of handguns?

March 25, 2024, 03:57 PM	#6
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	the Sig X-Five.

March 25, 2024, 04:38 PM	#7
bac1023 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 1,107	Unfortunately not for me. I have all the high end pistols and nothing has stopped me from buying more.

March 25, 2024, 06:58 PM	#10
PzGren Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2001 Posts: 1,260	I have competed in DSB/UIT matches for over four decades, shot IDPA, steel plates, all kind of competitions and always looked for a gun that would give me an advantage. I can very well live with the accuracy in slow fire of the SIG P210-6, or an accurized 1911. In rimfire matches the Hammerli International was amazing and brought me more consistent results than the Gehmann Walther GSP. The S&W 14-2 was a charm and no gun I have bought can shoot better, especially with my declining eye sight. In speed shooting I have found no way around a good 1911 but could do as well with a revolver. In bowling pin shoots the 625 was the one that ruled. In the darkness of Haiti, where I lived for many years and stood out and was targeted I trusted a Glock 19 and a Glock 17 in the handgun department and found them to perform sufficiently. Here, in the hot Texas summers I carry a SIG Sauer P365. To make it easily digestible, there are guns for many purposes but few enough people that love the shooting sport, for them a High Point will do the job.

March 25, 2024, 07:01 PM	#11
reddog81 Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 2014 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,635	My most recent purchases was a S&W Spec Series M&P 9mm 2.0 and its a pretty sweet gun. I probably don't need any more after buying that one... Of course now that I have started down the modern S&W semi-auto rabbit hole, a 10mm M&P would make sense... And there's that new blued Colt Python... And if Colt comes out with the Anaconda in 45 Colt i'll buy that... And...

March 25, 2024, 07:04 PM	#12
PzGren Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2001 Posts: 1,260	My oldest son is a great handgunner. When my kids grew up we went shooting several times every week and put 110,000 rounds through a S&W 22A, that we used as a warm up gun before we went to centerfire. His younger brother and I were not just shocked when he told us that he had bought a High Point 9mm, we were rather devastated. Nevertheless, my oldest son shoots that thing and gets the falling plates positively at 15 yards. I was present when he shot it first time at ten yards in leisurely rapid fire. My lifetime of shooting convinced me that 80% of shooters cannot shoot any handgun better than that.

March 25, 2024, 09:15 PM	#14
tangolima Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2013 Posts: 3,833	Owe some money, or lose your job. You will find out fast. -TL Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

March 26, 2024, 08:12 PM	#18
veprdude Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 432	A fully functioning Rogak P18.

March 27, 2024, 08:33 AM	#19
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,404	The real question is . . . When I first started shooting I'd ask these generic questions about what is best, or what should I get etc. And the answer always is . . . for what purpose? You want an SD handgun? Yeah, there probably is one that ends your search and you don't buy anymore. For me it was the Sig 365, with safety. You want a gun that is just fun to shoot? I've been through dozens and that search will never end. You want gun to hunt with? What are you hunting and how much fire power do you need to knock it down? One gun to rule them all . . . aint going to happen out side of the world of fiction. Life is good. Prof Young

March 27, 2024, 02:38 PM	#21
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,629	Like other said with P365 and an X-Five P226 with stainless steel frame Allround DA/SA and I would add LCP... you'd pretty much bet left with guns that are just wants for something different, but zero increase in capability. __________________ My wife is a pulmonologist (respiratory Dr) and epidemiologist. If you have any questions on COVID, please reach out to me in PM.

March 27, 2024, 10:33 PM	#22
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	Cabot LH 1911 [IMG]https://i0.wp.com/cabotguns.com/wp-c...0%2C1280&ssl=1[/IMG] Now to hit a small lotto so I can order one __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

March 27, 2024, 10:52 PM	#23
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,994	I think if I could have put my hands on a Beretta Billennium some years back, I would have probably stopped buying handguns at that point. Of course, by then, I already had a good selection of pistols on hand so it wouldn't have been a "If I could only have one gun." type situation. __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

March 28, 2024, 08:11 AM	#24
PSP Senior Member Join Date: June 2, 2006 Location: Bowling Green Virginia Posts: 4,487	Out of the 80 to 90 guns I own or have owned, the HK P2000sk is the one that floats my boat the most. I guess that qualifies for me as THE ONE, although I've acquired many others since 2005 when I found my favorite.