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patterson wrote:I guess if he is on a budget he could do without extra mags or speed loaders

And if it's just for having and not competition or carry then speed loaders are even less important.

It sounds like the idea is to have one each of the basic types of firearms. I don't see anything wrong with the list that drjoker put up. However, what might be considered as minimum for one person could be far out of reach in $$$ for another. The new grad may not have any interest in a shotgun, thus being able to spend a few extra dollars on a 1911 if that's what he would like instead of a Glock. And with the prices of scary black rifles down where they are now, a fairly nice one can be had for under $1k. My Colt cost less than $1,300 when I bought it about two years ago and I've probably already spent more than that in ammo for it. The same goes for my Glocks. I've probably spent double their value in ammo at least.