How many is too many?

[bill larry]

Do you own duplicates of rifles "just in case" or for giggles? Why do I have the urge to buy two of everything?

The reason I ask is when I started buying long guns, I bought a laminated, rearsenaled M44 (and a butt-load of ammo). Then I just had to buy another M44 that was original and had the regular stock (I took the pig sticker off this one). I mean, they're a hundred bucks each, right? Why not? I couldn't resist.

Now I bought an SKS, a Norinco. This one is cherry, and for some reason, now I want to get a Yugo. There's a place where I live selling nasty, ugly, abused ones for 109.00!

Should I quit while I'm ahead, or just succumb to the cheap milsurp bug?

 

[mukluk]

Resistance is futile...



I've since picked up two more MkIII*'s :banghead:

 

[.cheese.]

you're like me.

Two Glock 22's
Two Glock 27's
soon to be Two Colt AR-15's
and then continuing on.

 

[Stinger]

For one individual...I'd say 4,762 would be just one too many

 

[MMcfpd]

I couldn't give you a good reason why, but tonight I've been getting the cosmoline off my second SKS. And, you know, I've been thinking about another 1911.

 

[mr..plow]

Nothing wrong with owning duplicates a buddy has the following
7 M1 Garands
3 SKS Norincos
2 Ar15
2 Glock 19
2 Beretta 92
3 Mossberg 500

I think the only gun he has a single of is a ruger22

 

[bensdad]

Wow. I used to feel silly admitting I had two Rem. 870s. Clearly, I have some catching up to do.

 

[texlurch]

No such thing as too many. I mean, look how many countries built the same guns, but a little different.

SKS, Chinese, Russian, Yugo, then the D models that take AK mags..

AK's, Chinese, Russian, Romanian, Hungarian, Maadi's, Yugo's.. under fold, side fold, fixed stock, 3 different calibers if you don't count the Saiga 308's or sniper Dragunovs...

Mosins.. 91/30, M38, M44, regular or laminate, different receivers, countries..


hmmm... I think I might be missing one of those....

 

[El Tejon]

Two is one, one is none.

Four guns of what I would want to fight with. One to carry, one in reserve in the gun safe, one buried off your property, one at the gun smith.

Multiple copies is wise for many reasons including breakage, arming friends, or trading stock. Stack them high.

 

[BADUNAME13]

Duplicates are good.

 

[byf43]

The word is out. . . . . it is called. . . .


The rule of Two(s).

Do NOT break the rules. There will be serious consequences. Consequences of epic proportions.

 

[MRIman]

Hell,at one point I had over 15 M-44's. I did thin them out a tad.
Still have TOO many SKS's and AK's.
The bigger the "group",the more fun you will have!!!

MRI

 

[Essex County]

I, too have been prone to duplication. I feel no guilt whatsoever. Essex

 

[psyopspec]

If you're looking for someone to tell you that you have too many guns, or too many of a particular model, you're barking up the wrong tree.

That said, I think you should go for that Yugo!

 

[nwilliams]

on my make believe budget I'd be happy with one of everything

On the rare occasion (only once or twice) I acquire more than one of same thing, its usually not long before I ditch one of the two in favor of something different. The way I see it, if I have one that works fine why spend money I don't have on another? Especially when there is so much out there to choose from?

I guess the only time I would have multiples of anything would be multiple Mausers, AK's, SKS's and things like that. But even then I want each one to be different in origin. For example I have lots of Mausers but no two are the same, Yugo, German, Czech, Chilean, Spainish, Swedish, ect.

 

[win71]

Too many......

I don't see how you could have too many when nobody knows how many is enough in the first place.

 

[texlurch]

One thing to be careful of... they are like rabbits.. you put two in a safe and I swear you'll end up with 6, 8 who knows??


Honest.


Not kidding!

 

[Frog48]

I know the feeling. I've been wanting to get duplicates of my SKS and AR15.

 

[JWarren]

I'll say it like I saw once on the AKFiles.com regarding building AK Kits:


"Go to the window. Look up in the sky. Do you see any ATF helicopters circling your house? Do you? No! Now go back inside and build more AKs!"


I got a big kick out of that.


John

 

[Onmilo]

6 M1 Garands
3 M1A/M14 copies
6 AR-15 rifles
3 Mossberg riot type pumpguns

I think I can equip a small platoon if need be!,,,,,

 

[texlurch]

11 AK's.. 4 SKS's, couple Saigas, couple CETMEs, few AR's... saw a HK-53 and a Kel-tec I liked...

 

[NailGun]

How many is too many?

Well...When you call up to order a safe and the sales guy says "Oh, do you collect firearms"? And you reply..."no, I collect safes....I need this one to finish my collection..." It could be that you may have ..... no.

NailGun

mukluk, Nice Enfields!

 

[gezzer]

You are just becoming a beginner. Welcome to the fold!! You have been assimilated.

 

[tbtrout]

No such thing as too many.

 

[bill larry]

Tee hee... I'm gonna go get that Yugo tomorrow morning....ahhh...a nice Sunday in Texas boiling cosmoline offa gun parts!