"Needs" and "wants" are so very often confused in gun buying. There's absolutely nothing wrong with getting things you want, and that's what most of us have been doing for a very long time. At one point in my life a single Mossberg 500 12 gauge shotgun was my do-it-all solution for hunting, sport shooting, and home defense. Admittedly, that was many, many years ago. These days I have a much bigger collection, and every gun in the collection serves some slightly different purpose than another. They're mostly "wants" at this point, but you can't take the money with you!