Contentment with gun collection
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Pretty content here too. Only a couple I'd still like to acquire
aarondhgraham
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I'm contented with my collection,,,
I'm contented with my collection,,,
In fact I'm to the point where I could thin mine down a bit.
I too went through a period where I bought everything that caught my eye,,,
This resulted in some nice acquisitions but for the most part,,,
I only shoot 6 of my handguns on a regular basis.
I have 35 handguns and 9 rifles,,,
I should peddle 12 of the handguns and 5 of the rifles,,,
I never shoot these guns anymore and they could buy me a lot of ammunition.
The one thing I'll never have enough of is DA/SA .22 revolvers,,,
I have my four favorites that I shoot quite often,,,
Any more I buy are going as gifts.
I work in a student computer lab at Oklahoma State University,,,
In my job I meet and get to know quite a few young folk,,,
I have introduced many of them to sport shooting,,,
On occasion I have gifted a rare few a handgun.
Right now there are two used .22 revolvers in my safe waiting for just that purpose,,,
This past month I gifted a Charter Pathfinder to a remarkable young lady ,,,
I also made her a nice range holster and belt to accommodate it,,,
You should have seen her face when I gave them to her.
I've come to the conclusion (as another gentleman posted) that I love the hunt,,,
I truly enjoy haunting the auction sites for my next bargain rimfire,,,
It's a cheap thrill to get the winning confirmation E-mail.
But for my personal collection,,,
I think I'm satiated.
Aarond
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I'm contented with my collection,,,
In fact I'm to the point where I could thin mine down a bit.
I too went through a period where I bought everything that caught my eye,,,
This resulted in some nice acquisitions but for the most part,,,
I only shoot 6 of my handguns on a regular basis.
I have 35 handguns and 9 rifles,,,
I should peddle 12 of the handguns and 5 of the rifles,,,
I never shoot these guns anymore and they could buy me a lot of ammunition.
The one thing I'll never have enough of is DA/SA .22 revolvers,,,
I have my four favorites that I shoot quite often,,,
Any more I buy are going as gifts.
I work in a student computer lab at Oklahoma State University,,,
In my job I meet and get to know quite a few young folk,,,
I have introduced many of them to sport shooting,,,
On occasion I have gifted a rare few a handgun.
Right now there are two used .22 revolvers in my safe waiting for just that purpose,,,
This past month I gifted a Charter Pathfinder to a remarkable young lady ,,,
I also made her a nice range holster and belt to accommodate it,,,
You should have seen her face when I gave them to her.
I've come to the conclusion (as another gentleman posted) that I love the hunt,,,
I truly enjoy haunting the auction sites for my next bargain rimfire,,,
It's a cheap thrill to get the winning confirmation E-mail.
But for my personal collection,,,
I think I'm satiated.
Aarond
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xxjumbojimboxx
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im always content...content in the face that ill always want more.
TreeDoc
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I have been a collector for 20 years, but for the last 3, I have found myself thinning the herd quite a bit. Like many on here I have at one time or another owned at shot dang near every caliber or type of firearm.
In my thinning of the herd, I realize what guns I truly enjoy. So for me it's not quantity anymore, but just a few to be appreciated.
In my thinning of the herd, I realize what guns I truly enjoy. So for me it's not quantity anymore, but just a few to be appreciated.
22-rimfire
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Yeah, Aarrond, 22's are my thing too. But even with them, eventually you may want to thin the herd and most 22's get shot. When you got the Pathfinder, it certainly got my attention. But rational thought eventually took over.... I just don't need one when I have several S&W 22 revolvers. I do want to get a 3" M63 however one of these days.
I found that about 20 guns seems to be enough for me. It's more than I can shoot regularly so I always feel like I have something I need to practice on. I started out trying to cover the main types of gun a person actually needs (mostly a hillbilly type like myself) and I managed to fill that list pretty quick. I actually went many years with just a handgun, a centerfire rifle for extreme SD and occasional hunting (I hunt mostly small game), a shotgun and a couple of .22's. I figured that was really all I would ever need. But I wanted better examples of the shotgun and the pistol especially. Then it hit me that there were other categories I could fill. I wanted a .22 setup for night use and one for day use and one for long range use. So I bought one and put a scope on it and bought another and put a laser on it and kept one with open sights. One of my .22's I had for a long time was a single shot which is great for hunting but not for those varmints that need to be dispatched (feral dogs, dog food stealing possums, etc.) so I bought another .22. Then it hit me that I really wanted to be more accurate as a shooter (because I missed a shot I should never have missed - old eyes will do that to you) so I bought a target .22 and then a better target .22. Then I decided I liked buying .22's so I bought a few more just for plinking. I actually upgraded my shotgun before I got on the path of upgrading my .22 collection mainly because the one I had failed to kill a couple of animals I really needed to kill (even though I shot them multiple times).
I also decided to upgrade my SD pistol because I had more money than I had before when I bought my carry gun. I actually had 2 but one was a .25 SNS I bought in college that wasn't much good for anything other than maybe scaring someone. It was accurate but not in the least reliable. But I wanted a better carry gun than the Tokarev I had been carrying for years. I bought a Sig P220 which I still love but I got hooked on the idea of having a smaller gun that held more ammo and still remained accurate and dependable. So I bought another .45. Then I decided it was a good idea to go with a .40 because those rounds will penetrate car door steel and windshields. .45's won't always do that. Then I discovered an exploding bear population around my house so I bought a .44 magnum to carry around just in case when I was outside working in the shop at night or whatever. I guess being faced down by a ticked off bear (I surprised it when it was in my neighbor's grain barrel which was a real bummer for that bear I suppose - grain is like candy to a bear). He didn't want to leave and I sure as heck didn't want to run and trigger his chase instincts. I finally remembered I kept firecrackers in the shop for just such occasions which worked well. But I figured a .44 mag would work better just in case. And I bought a pistol for my wife to carry.
I bought a backup for my SD centerfire rifle, a better centerfire hunting rifle, and various other guns and I sold a few here and there which I found I nearly always regretted. So I ended up with about 20 guns to fit all the needs I feel like I had. I still like guns and will probably end up with more just because. But I'm not as anxious as I was to expand my collection. I've already started giving away good firearms to my kids just like my dad gave them to me a long time ago. Still I'm right at 20 guns and that seems to cover all my needs and a few "just because" guns. It's a good number. It fits in the safe well with room for ammo (as expensive as it is now people might break in just to steal it). I actually keep most of my stockpile of rimfire ammo in the safe if that tells you anything. If I expand my collection of guns a lot I'm going to have to move the ammo out of the safe. I don't really want to buy a new safe unless my finances pick up some more. 20 is a good number for me.
I also decided to upgrade my SD pistol because I had more money than I had before when I bought my carry gun. I actually had 2 but one was a .25 SNS I bought in college that wasn't much good for anything other than maybe scaring someone. It was accurate but not in the least reliable. But I wanted a better carry gun than the Tokarev I had been carrying for years. I bought a Sig P220 which I still love but I got hooked on the idea of having a smaller gun that held more ammo and still remained accurate and dependable. So I bought another .45. Then I decided it was a good idea to go with a .40 because those rounds will penetrate car door steel and windshields. .45's won't always do that. Then I discovered an exploding bear population around my house so I bought a .44 magnum to carry around just in case when I was outside working in the shop at night or whatever. I guess being faced down by a ticked off bear (I surprised it when it was in my neighbor's grain barrel which was a real bummer for that bear I suppose - grain is like candy to a bear). He didn't want to leave and I sure as heck didn't want to run and trigger his chase instincts. I finally remembered I kept firecrackers in the shop for just such occasions which worked well. But I figured a .44 mag would work better just in case. And I bought a pistol for my wife to carry.
I bought a backup for my SD centerfire rifle, a better centerfire hunting rifle, and various other guns and I sold a few here and there which I found I nearly always regretted. So I ended up with about 20 guns to fit all the needs I feel like I had. I still like guns and will probably end up with more just because. But I'm not as anxious as I was to expand my collection. I've already started giving away good firearms to my kids just like my dad gave them to me a long time ago. Still I'm right at 20 guns and that seems to cover all my needs and a few "just because" guns. It's a good number. It fits in the safe well with room for ammo (as expensive as it is now people might break in just to steal it). I actually keep most of my stockpile of rimfire ammo in the safe if that tells you anything. If I expand my collection of guns a lot I'm going to have to move the ammo out of the safe. I don't really want to buy a new safe unless my finances pick up some more. 20 is a good number for me.
Humakavula
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guitar players and marksmen alike usually "suffer" from GAS
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230RN
2A was "political" when it was first adopted.
I've got an agglomeration I could trim down, too. But then I remember that sooner or later I've regretted every gun I've ever got rid of.
And I also remember one "poor" period when I had to make a mortgage payment and had an extra gun to liquidate. So I learned it was good to keep some fairly movable assets around.
Terry, 230RN
And I also remember one "poor" period when I had to make a mortgage payment and had an extra gun to liquidate. So I learned it was good to keep some fairly movable assets around.
Terry, 230RN
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BobTheTomato
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I always think that I would like to add just one more but then I start thinking about 10 other guns would like.
Romeo 33 Delta
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But ... it's awfully difficult to "contain" one's-self when your area of collecting ranges from: Military arms from post-War of Northern Aggression to Vietnam for both US and Foreign powers, target rifles from .22 through .30 caliber, and wrapping up with wildcats and "certain" sporting rifles of interest (Savages from the 1920s and Winchester Hi/Low walls for example).
It just kinda' gets out of hand ... don't it, Ole' Buddy?
What you said about GAS ... I got GAS ... and BAD!
It just kinda' gets out of hand ... don't it, Ole' Buddy?
What you said about GAS ... I got GAS ... and BAD!
OptimusPrime
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I guess it'll be the same thing I tell the bartender every time. Just 1 more.
22-rimfire
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I am generally content with my collection and accumulaton. Sometimes I do like to modify the con-tent of the collection/accumulation. I have both a collection and an accumulation. I have greatly reduced the number or firearms I purchase or might purchase. But there are still some that interest me that I don't have. Contento?
swalton1943
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A telemarketer called and caught me in a very bored state. Gave me a spiel; then asked me what would I do with $50,000? I said I would buy guns. He asked if I was a hunter, and I said "no, I just like to fondle them." He hung up on me, but I realized that is the aim of my collection; to have lots of guns to fondle. Kinky, but true.
LockedBreech
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I'm content with my collection, but at the same time it will never, ever be complete.
Like Alexander said, a collection, to avoid being a mere accumulation, requires a theme. My theme is "service". Other than the obligatory .22 plinkers, I collect guns that are used or have been used in military, police, or security service.
It's why I keep my triggers stock and the most I ever modify is small factory magazine pinky rests or night sights. Zero interest in race/competition guns, minimal interest in hunting guns except where they cross over with military (like bolt rifles), zero interest in curio/quirky guns.
At the same time, though, that narrow focus means I'll never be done collecting. There are so many guns in the "service" theme - from a G17 to a surplus CZ-82 to a Ruger Service Six - that I'll never be done.
However, knowing I'll never be done means I don't have any frantic, pressing need to get a particular gun. My list of "strongly want" guns is well into the dozens. So I wait, and save, and collect.
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Like Alexander said, a collection, to avoid being a mere accumulation, requires a theme. My theme is "service". Other than the obligatory .22 plinkers, I collect guns that are used or have been used in military, police, or security service.
It's why I keep my triggers stock and the most I ever modify is small factory magazine pinky rests or night sights. Zero interest in race/competition guns, minimal interest in hunting guns except where they cross over with military (like bolt rifles), zero interest in curio/quirky guns.
At the same time, though, that narrow focus means I'll never be done collecting. There are so many guns in the "service" theme - from a G17 to a surplus CZ-82 to a Ruger Service Six - that I'll never be done.
However, knowing I'll never be done means I don't have any frantic, pressing need to get a particular gun. My list of "strongly want" guns is well into the dozens. So I wait, and save, and collect.
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herrwalther
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My collection "contentment" is very fleeting. About 3 months ago I was very content with my collection. I have about a dozen carry handguns, a few safe queens, target/fun/plinker pistols. A sole shotgun and hunting rifles. With a safe number of ammo for all to shoot 50 rounds at the range and not sweat over not having enough for zombies.
Although recently I have been rocking back and forth with an urge to find a MN carbine. After I get that one I figure it will be 2 or 3 months of contentment.
Although recently I have been rocking back and forth with an urge to find a MN carbine. After I get that one I figure it will be 2 or 3 months of contentment.
Resist Evil
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I have never been in a position to have a collection, per se. Nearly all of my firearms were purchased for self-defense or hunting purposes, as opposed to buying them for "Ooohh, that's really cool, I want one of those" purposes.
The exception was the Remington Nylon 66 I bought when I was nineteen years old. I had seen it in a few magazine ads saying something about how it could shoot 100,000 rounds, or something to that effect. That, plus I thought it looked cool, sealed the deal for me.
If I could buy for fun and have ready access to ammunition and places to shoot, I'd have hundreds.
I don't know if I could call it contentment. I am certainly grateful for the firearms I do have.
The exception was the Remington Nylon 66 I bought when I was nineteen years old. I had seen it in a few magazine ads saying something about how it could shoot 100,000 rounds, or something to that effect. That, plus I thought it looked cool, sealed the deal for me.
If I could buy for fun and have ready access to ammunition and places to shoot, I'd have hundreds.
I don't know if I could call it contentment. I am certainly grateful for the firearms I do have.
22-rimfire
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Collecting is a disease. I started out with a general concept of getting one of each firearm model that fits my focus. I mostly did that fairly quickly although I am missing one model and have been missing one for years. Then it occurred to me that if I were really building a collection, I needed one of each variation (finish, barrel length, caliber, stocks/grips, and so forth) and what started as maybe 20 guns total became pretty much a lifelong quest that I am not likely to fullfill unless I thow tens of thousands of dollars at it. That isn't going to happen and still maintain the peace at home.
The thing about collections is that once you complete a collection if that is possible, then you begin collecting something else and it starts all over again.
People say that the journey is what makes it fun. I agree. But today with internet gun auctions, you can usually find just about anything given some time if you are willing to pay for it. These auctions take some of the fun out of it.
I'd be better off if I had never started. I wouldn't have my wife saying... sell a gun or three and paint the house.... or build a new deck, or whatever.
The thing about collections is that once you complete a collection if that is possible, then you begin collecting something else and it starts all over again.
People say that the journey is what makes it fun. I agree. But today with internet gun auctions, you can usually find just about anything given some time if you are willing to pay for it. These auctions take some of the fun out of it.
I'd be better off if I had never started. I wouldn't have my wife saying... sell a gun or three and paint the house.... or build a new deck, or whatever.
Queen_of_Thunder
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Guns are like shoes and purses. You can never have enough of them.
sgtstryker
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We'll see...you'll see...
aka108
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I hope Queen of Thunder is a woman. Anyhow, I'm sort of content with my current collection. There are several that I'll most likely sell and replace with something else. Whatever I may buy will not be mold injected plastic.
Ohio Gun Guy
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Put your feet up, get plenty of rest, and drink lots of fluids...... it will pass soon.
OR may need to go into quarantine.
You are suffering from High Price-A-Tosis... a condition brought about by Democrats in office. When prices go back to "Normal" your fever and swelling will pass. This looks like it may be an 8 year virus.
OR may need to go into quarantine.
You are suffering from High Price-A-Tosis... a condition brought about by Democrats in office. When prices go back to "Normal" your fever and swelling will pass. This looks like it may be an 8 year virus.
musicman10_1
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That is me. I've been collecting and playing guitars for 25 years and guns for about 5. My guitar collection has shrunk considerably while my gun collection has increased considerably.
herrwalther
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When I turned 21, I thought to myself a good "rule of thumb" to live by in regards to my collection. 12 handguns, 6 rifles, 3 shotguns. Seems to be working out for me so far.
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