[svandamme]

That's what i figured.. I see plenty of folks at the club, they all have several guns.. most have a .22, then there are some with 9mm's, every once in a while , somebody stops, then the whole kit and kaboodle get's dumped for cheaps, distributed around the club.. On a " well, i can't pass this up, it's cheap" basis.

But at the firing line, most guns i see/hear are .22's.
Now i have nothing against .22 , great little plinking caliber.

But i can't bring myself to spending much money on a .22 pistol, if i can use one of several club .22 pistols for free. (2 Vostoks, 1 Ruger 22/45 MKII), Which ok, won't win me the anual club competition, but i can put in some goot practice.. If i can shoot well with those shooters, i'll be more then fine with a really good gun.

sure i could get me that 9mm from the club boardmember , sure the Ruger P89 is highly regarded, but it's 19 frigging years old. and in six months i'll be jonesing for a 1911 again

So yeah, i'de rather buy 1 really good 1911 right of the mark and get plenty of .45 ACP..then to start off on a whole collection, secondhand gear, all requiring different ammo and all costing me anual license fees.

If this DW PM7 is still in the shop tomorrow, my guess is, i'll be making the drive (other side of the country) to put down a deposit.