Multiple calibers is my reason. As much as i like shooting 9mm, theres nothing like bringing out the .45 to have more fun with. I kinda have the same thinking as you though. Personally i wouldnt have like 10 guns around.
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Well said MikeMike P said:
I add to the collection and the main reason is, the wife says I can I have a wide selection from pistols to rifles to shotguns. Each has a specific purpose for hunting, SD, CCW, range and compitition. The others that do not fall into this catagory are the collectables that do not see ammo.
I have a wide selection from pistols to rifles to shotguns. Each has a specific purpose for hunting, SD, CCW, range and compitition. The others that do not fall into this catagory are the collectables that do not see ammo.
I have multiple handguns of many different brands, but my EDC is the G26. In the wintertime (when a perp is likely to have multiple layers of clothing on), I carry the G30.
At home, I have several firearms distributed throughout the house, all in Condition One, for Just In Case. Imagine if I only had one handgun, and it was with me, while someone was doing a home invasion with my daughters home alone. Oh, and several shotguns dedicated to home defense, just waiting for them zombies!
I also have some handguns that sit in the cabinet that I would occasionally shoot for the heck of it (and to reassure the pistol I haven't forgotten about her), and I have a couple that for whatever reason I do not like or do not enjoy shooting, and they get stored with the firing pins removed. If I am ever in a financial bind (and this has happened before), I can sell or pawn them as needed, without getting overly concerned about getting them back.
The way I see it is simple: if you got the funds to do it, then why not? And if you have more than one gun, then you fall into one of two categories:
The Gun Collector - who will purchase a gun without regard as to cost or even practicality long-term (no offense to Gun Collectors out there!)
The Gun Accumulator - who will buy a gun on a whim if the the price is right. That's me.
But, like Morgan Freeman said (in the movie The Sum of All Fears): "I'm not worried about the guy with a thousand (atom bombs)....I'm worried about the guy with only one." ..... same applies to handguns.
Cheers!
At home, I have several firearms distributed throughout the house, all in Condition One, for Just In Case. Imagine if I only had one handgun, and it was with me, while someone was doing a home invasion with my daughters home alone. Oh, and several shotguns dedicated to home defense, just waiting for them zombies!
I also have some handguns that sit in the cabinet that I would occasionally shoot for the heck of it (and to reassure the pistol I haven't forgotten about her), and I have a couple that for whatever reason I do not like or do not enjoy shooting, and they get stored with the firing pins removed. If I am ever in a financial bind (and this has happened before), I can sell or pawn them as needed, without getting overly concerned about getting them back.
The way I see it is simple: if you got the funds to do it, then why not? And if you have more than one gun, then you fall into one of two categories:
The Gun Collector - who will purchase a gun without regard as to cost or even practicality long-term (no offense to Gun Collectors out there!)
The Gun Accumulator - who will buy a gun on a whim if the the price is right. That's me.
But, like Morgan Freeman said (in the movie The Sum of All Fears): "I'm not worried about the guy with a thousand (atom bombs)....I'm worried about the guy with only one." ..... same applies to handguns.
Cheers!
Mike's definitely the winner on this one. Life is short, if you "can" then why the hell not!
Good points.
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