Wow.... I almost hate to admit this but the first three handguns were purchased fairly close together 30 some years ago, like a month or so after I had my first real job. A .36 cal steel frame Colt Navy repro percussion followed by a 1927 Colt Police Positive in .38spl (which I still have and actually love to shoot on occasion - great trigger). Then came the the little Spanish made .22 rim-fire semi-auto which I didn't like and sold. I'm left handed and it tended to spit the spent brass right back at my forehead so, it went to someone else. Since then it has been a odd collection of mostly revolvers in both single and double action and couple of 9mm semi-autos. I've never really had the money to spend on the exotic high end semi-autos or the big calibers but I get to shoot them from time to time by way of friends. They're certainly fun to shoot but I still like my wheel guns. Yes, I know, I'm stuck in the past with ancient technology.