When is ENOUGH enough?

[Nature Boy]

Nice starter pack.

You'll get there one day

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I don't see any SBR, or bull barrel "varmint" variations. Presumably some of them are piston uppers. Don't see any pistols. What about alternate calibers like 7.62x39, .22lr etc.
Its a start.


With the current great prices I've built a few that will be Xmas and birthday gifts.

Still waiting on my SBR Tax Stamp. I have all the parts waiting to build. I don't have any piston uppers. I see them as the $200 answer to the $20 question. Not into the AR pistol. I have built a few and shot some, but, just not my thing. I have given some thought to building a varmint rifle, but don't see it happening anytime soon.
The rifle on the far right with the OG Green rifle stock is chambered in .277 Wolverine. It out performs the 300 Blackout and 7.62x39 when it comes to hunting. If I end up going suppressed, I will build a 300 Blackout.

Interesting that none of your rifles have a forward grip, but 2 out of 3 of the kids do.

Those lowers you've got ain't going to build themselves, you need to sell some of your current stock so you can build some more.

The boys like the forward grips. The purple rifle is my daughters. I just rebuilt the upper because she wants more purple on the gun. I have to drop the rail off to be coated. I'm going to put a Strike Industries Cobra Tactical fore grip on it for her.
I do have some short stubby fore grips, just haven't put them on any of my guns yet.
I have enough parts sitting around to build four more rifles, Just not sure how I want to make them look. Been thinking about getting the new Hara CQR stocks for a build.
http://www.strikeindustries.com/sho...accessories/cobra-tactical-fore-grip-988.html

 

[1976B.L.Johns.]

I like guns. Ever since I was a little boy I liked them. I had all kind of guns for my GI Joe's. Now I have a lot of guns for myself.
Now I really like the AR platform and they are so much fun to build. But when is enough. enough? Here is a pic of the ones I have right now minus my Olympic Arms carbine that my nephew has at his house.

I still have 7 stripped lowers and 3 complete lowers boxed up in my shop for future builds.

If we're in a competition, from what I have been told is the one with the most when death arrives, WINS! BTW, nice collection!!!

 

[chicharrones]

when is enough. enough?

Your avatar fits the thread title perfectly.

 

[badkarmamib]

Nice starter pack.

You'll get there one day

I think I got this line from here, so giving credit where credit is due...

Whenever my wife asks how many guns I need, my answer is always the same; "Just one more, Honey..."

 

[fpgt72]

When is enough enough....

When you spend your house payment, car payment, run up your CC, to buy your toys. Works with every toy we have, bikes, cars, or gunz.

When it stops being fun to you.....that is the real answer.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I have found the answer to ENOUGH.

Equation for number of guns which constitute "enough"
Number of Guns = N + 1 where N represents the current number on hand.

 

[Decoy80]

I have not been fortunate enough in my life to be able to afford too many weapons.
After all the thousands of times I've pulled the press handle I will never be able to afford the components to load or live long enough to have too much ammo either.
Nice collection of the AR family you have.
I am badly outgunned it seems. I may have to go to the gun shop today and I plan to throw the OP of this thread under the bus when my wife of the last 35 year's questions me about buying another gun.
I've never questioned her about her jewelry but the broom is idling in the corner at present.

 

[jmorris]

I always thought if you had one of everything that would be enough but then again you'll want backups and spare parts too.

 

[cdb1]

I'm into ratios. I always have exactly double the number of rifles that I do boots.

 

[Dr.Rob]

AR-15's seem to breed in captivity.

Lowers seem to just show up and turn into rifles. It's a mystery.

 

[Decoy80]

Has anyone else ever heard of having too much ammo or too many guns?
I had uncle's in WW2 and I wasn't old enough for Nam. I was out of the service before Desert Storm and I have never been in a firefight.
I have heard a lot of stories about the hardship of the real thing and have been through the process of playing war.
I have never heard anyone talk about having too many or too much concerning guns and ammo.
The OP is only showing us some as an example, I hope that he has at least 5k of ammo sealed and stashed for each just a start anyway.

 

[adcoch1]

This... You seem to be light in the green furniture dept. Enough? Can't say. Depends on where you live. If you have a dozen windows and doors, in some neighborhoods, that would mean a dozen rifles. The better question is how many MAGS do you have....

 

[browningguy]

That would be way more AR's than I would have, but every individual has to make their own decision. My AR's include:

3 gun AR15 in .223
Long range & hunting AR15 in 6.5 Grendel
Plinking AR15 in 5.7 x 28
Defensive AR15 in .223

Of course I also have a HK USC for my PCC, a FNAR in .308, HK SLB2000k in 30-06, a bunch of bolt action and single shot rifles, 35 or so pistols...

So maybe your group isn't too many.

 

[Girodin]

For me as long as a new configuration serves some role it makes sense to get it. One can end up with a bunch of ARs that way: .22 trainer, 9x19mm, SBR, 16" gun, lightweight or KISS gun, 3 gun AR, precision gun, hunting gun, big bore, etc, etc.

What I have never understood is a whole bunch of ARs for essentially the same exact same thing. I understand it even less when none of them are that great. I know people who have several ho hum ARs and complain about the cost of an aimpoint or a quality 1-6 optic. I'd rather have fewer guns set up just the way I want (quality optic, suppressor, light, etc) than have 3 ARs and one of them has a $150 optic on it.

I also know people who will buy another AR and they don't shoot what they have much or ever get instruction in how to use them. If I had to choose I'd rather do some quality training or get more ammo to use what I own more. Obviously some people have the financial resources that they can both buy more guns and do those things.

Lastly I personally get more satisfaction out of having things like an AUG, HK clone, etc than another superfluous AR.

That said, if it makes someone happy to buy 25 identical colt 6920s then more power to them.

 

[Pete D.]

Need? In the wrong hands "need" is a dangerous word.
Nimis numquam satis. My family motto.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

I'm late to the discussion, but I have this to add:

When I first saw your photo, I thought "***?" But then I thought of my own goals for collecting vintage/antique Winchester lever guns. And that leads me to ask you this question: In what ways are your many AR15's (or your many Mausers, or your many whatever) different? If you can not substantially differentiate each AR from all of the others, then I would say you may have too many, and you might find a better use for those resources.

For example: Vintage Winchesters are abound in: rare calibers, special order barrel lengths or octagon, half round, and round barrels, etc. or different stock styles, etc. or rifle, carbine, or trapper models, etc. See what I mean? You could own a dozen Model 1873 Winchesters and none of them would be very much alike, except for the action.

Compare that to your AR collection. How many of those guns have the exact same collapsible stock? Many are the same color. A few have the exact same sights. I only see one that might NOT be a 5.56mm. See where I'm going with this?

I'm told people like the AR because of it's "modularity," that is a "grown-up Lego," which is great, but I never see anyone with an AR that is substantially different from any other AR. It's like kids with piercings and tattoos...they do it to "be different"...just like every other person who has the same or very similar piercings and tattoos.

So what I see in your collection is just more and more of the same of everything. Perhaps you should branch out some and broaden your horizons. (OMG I can't believe I said that.) Those are my thoughts.

 

[fastbolt]

I like guns. Ever since I was a little boy I liked them. I had all kind of guns for my GI Joe's. Now I have a lot of guns for myself.
Now I really like the AR platform and they are so much fun to build. But when is enough. enough? ...

Hey, everybody needs a hobby.

I used to be pretty interested in the AR. For work I went through 5 armorer classes for them (recently declined attending a 6th, offered to me to attend for free) and was one of our senior patrol rifle instructors for some years. After finishing helping teach a rifle class for another large agency's emergency response folks last year, I decided that it was finally time to step back from teaching such classes. It begins to get old.

While I know a number of younger rifle instructors who have been building collections of AR's, I've never really felt like adding to the ONE of them I own. Perhaps it was being able to use & shoot any number of different ones at work, letting me get it out of my system, although I've found myself increasingly declining offers by other guys to shoot some of their newest, much prized acquisitions.

Maybe I'm just getting tired of AR's. Dunno. I've found myself thinking about taking my Colt to an out-of-state gun store and selling it (it's an original registered CA assault weapon, so I can't sell it here), and taking the money to buy another 1 or 2 lever rifles, which I think are more fun and have a different nostalgic appeal.

Everybody needs a hobby, though.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I have not been fortunate enough in my life to be able to afford too many weapons.
After all the thousands of times I've pulled the press handle I will never be able to afford the components to load or live long enough to have too much ammo either.
Nice collection of the AR family you have.
I am badly outgunned it seems. I may have to go to the gun shop today and I plan to throw the OP of this thread under the bus when my wife of the last 35 year's questions me about buying another gun.
I've never questioned her about her jewelry but the broom is idling in the corner at present.

Show her this pic and tell her it's just the Turkish Mausers in my Military Surplus collection. I have guns from over 20 countries.

I also have a lot of ammo to feed my toys.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

This... You seem to be light in the green furniture dept. Enough? Can't say. Depends on where you live. If you have a dozen windows and doors, in some neighborhoods, that would mean a dozen rifles. The better question is how many MAGS do you have....

When I built my first AR I went with OD Green furniture, but didn't like it as much as I though I would. I found that I like the FDE better.

So what I see in your collection is just more and more of the same of everything. Perhaps you should branch out some and broaden your horizons. (OMG I can't believe I said that.) Those are my thoughts.

I really don't refer to my ARs as a collection, they are more or less tools or toys.
I collect 22s and military surplus guns.
I built all the AR in the pic, that was fun. Oh. there are eight different buttstocks on the rifles. I like to play with guns.
Here is a closeup of a few of them.
The JACK has a Black Hole Weaponry stainless barrel with polygonal rifling and a Lantec Dragon comp .

My Dissipator started off as a 20" barrel with a rifle gas system. I had it cut down to 16". It's the smoothest shooting AR I have.

I just finished this one last weekend. It has a TN Arms polymer lower, light weight barrel and BCG. Weights in right at 5lbs.

And this one was built from used parts. The only new parts are the lower, buffer and a few springs.
It's the truck gun that I don't have to worry about scratching whenever I take it for a ride.

All are a little different and were fun to build. Who doesn't like more toys.
Last summer I went to the range with my older son and four of his friends came along. they each picked out the AR they liked the best and we had fun shooting up about 1000 rounds.

 

[.338-06]

OK. There is some good advice here.
Yes, I do have an addiction to guns. I also own more then 60 Mausers. And I divorced my wife a few years ago to make room for more guns.
All three of my kids each have their own AR. Here they are added to the pic.

I also have a black Dissipator that is boxed up. I forgot to take it out for the pic.
I have given some thought to building an AR10. I have a set of 2A Armament titanium take down pins for an AR10. That should be a good enough reason to build one. Right?
I have built two pistols, but don't really care for them.
I like the way Ks5shooter thinks.
Oh! I just remember that I also have a Hellbreaker lower. I see a Flying Tiger build in the future.

It's only an addiction if you try to stop.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Last summer I went to the range with my older son and four of his friends came along. they each picked out the AR they liked the best and we had fun shooting up about 1000 rounds.

And if that's your thing-you have guns and ammo to loan to people (or to arm your neighborhood during "The Troubles") then that's okay, too. You don't have to justify nuthin' to noooo-body.

On a side note, I love my Garand, but I get why so many people have ARs-for the cheap ammo if nothing else. A case of Garand ammo costs 4 times what a case of AR ammo cost. For two cases of ammo for my M1, I could buy an AR.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

And if that's your thing-you have guns and ammo to loan to people (or to arm your neighborhood during "The Troubles") then that's okay, too. You don't have to justify nuthin' to noooo-body.

On a side note, I love my Garand, but I get why so many people have ARs-for the cheap ammo if nothing else. A case of Garand ammo costs 4 times what a case of AR ammo cost. For two cases of ammo for my M1, I could buy an AR.

I understand the justification thing. The way I do it is tell myself I want it.
I love my Garand too. I've had it for about 20 years now. It does cost a bit more to feed then an AR, but I bought a bunch of Lake City M2 Ball a few years ago, when it was cheap, and I load for it too. I still have the target from the first time I shot a Garand. I shot a 4" group at 100 yds. My father in law wrote on the target with a marker " 4" at 100 yds Lee you must learn to shoot" . I have it framed and hanging on the wall in my room.

 

[mainecoon]

You need to work on the "indirect fire" part of the collection.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

You need to work on the "indirect fire" part of the collection.

Indirect fire is more fun to call in then to send. The caller gets to see the effect. I do have the plans to build a pirate cannon from PVC pipe that launches tennis balls.