How many guns have you ever owned?

[New_comer]

46???!!!!

Began to own guns only two years ago...

So far, I've got only one for each hand...

 

[45R]

Not enough

 

[Schuey2002]

Clearly not as many as Tamara. I'd say about 50 or so..

I feel so inadequate.

(Yes! I know that this is an old post..)

 

[BerettaNut92]

10, but sold half of 'em.

 

[4v50 Gary]

5 less than I ever bought. 4 of those 5 were given away as gifts.

 

[mdsteele]

If you mean how many over the years, I'd say about 100.
Only got 17 now.

 

[Pappy John]

Owned? None...I'm just a steward of fine hardware.

 

[JeepDriver]

21 as of today.


But there is a gun show next weekend! I'm having problems saying no to mil surp rifles. I'm sure that number will begoing up nextr weekend.

 

[chaim]

I currently own 13 and all that I ever owned (though not at the same time) is 17 since I've sold four. I guess I need to catch up, but I've only been shooting for a couple years now.

 

[Ikari]

I'm 23 and I've only owned (and still own) two firearms (Chinese SKS and Springfield XD-40). But I intend to get more.

 

[BerettaNut92]

How do you guys afford so many guns? Oh yeah, 1/4 my income goes towards rent

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

Well, I barely bought my first in January of 2002.
Haven't sold any.
Now I have a total of 10. And my wife has 2.

So combined, it has been an average of 1 a month.

If only I can keep it up for the rest of my life.

 

[Blackhawk]

I'm pretty sure it's still less than 290,000,000.

Why?

 

[Ryder]

Interesting Question

Heck if I know for sure. The longer I sit here and think about it the more I remember. Ever owned? I'd guess about 40 or so. Currently own? Geeze, my safe is too full. I'd have a hard time counting them without unloading it and I'm not into work right now. This is suppposed to be my day off!

Tommorrow it will be +1 more. Picking up a newly refinished 16Ga Bolt action that my friend wants to get rid of. But I won't own it for long, it's going to be a 16th birthday gift for my youngest son.

It will be his first real gun. But don't feel bad for his neglected childhood, he thinks anything I own is his anyway. Hahaha, little does he know. The kid is a natural with firearms, can't think of a single time I've ever had to comment on his safe handling techniques. He wants a Barrett 50cal. Not on my dime! I've got to save up for a larger safe.

 

[4570Rick]

How many?

A whole lot more than my government feels comfortable with me owning.

 

[Lord Grey Boots]

When the Canadian government called me while surveying gun ownership rates, they asked "do you own 0, 1, or 2 or more guns", I picked the third option.

Do ya suppose they undercounted a bit?

 

[vertigo7]

5 pistols, 4 rifles, 1 shotgun... sold none so far... give me time, I'll eventually collect the whole set.

vertigo7

 

[HadEmAll]

Starting in January, 1973 when I got out of the US Navy, I've had 133 rifles, pistols and shotguns, mostly pistols, never more than 17 at a time, which I've got now. I had to wade through a lot of junk, and discover a lot of gunwriters were full of beans about what was good before I got rid of the bad stuff and found out what was good. It's been a fun 30 years.

 

[AR-10]

"Billions and Billions"

Give or take a few million.

 

[Gnull]

Well.. I'm still working on my first purchase... I've got no positive income being a University student, and Canada is an expensive place to buy firearms. That and my dorm.. well let's just say they think a pointy paper corner is dangerous..

 

[hso]

1 less than I wish I had.

 

[coonan357]

not enough I can think of a few that I wish I could add to the collection

 

[Tamara]

SaxonPig,

A big chunk of that came in August of 1987 when I went a little crazy and bought 142 guns in one day.

*doffs cap respectfully*

It's folks like you that keep folks like me from feeling like addicts.

 

[RON in PA]

Approximately 150, 51 at the moment.