Minimum number of guns you need - The Firearms Forum

22WRF · 02-06-2006, 05:08 PM

When you can pull one out to go to range and the wife says "when did you get that"?
The correct answer is "I have had it a couple of years just don't shoot it much"

Just went throught this drill

If she can't remember what have go buy another one

45Smashemflat · 02-06-2006, 05:18 PM

Heh, heh, been there done that.

"Oh this, I traded Bubba my .375 Farfegnugan for it...."

HiPowerKid · 02-06-2006, 05:20 PM

As the saying goes "If you know how many guns you have, you don't have enough."

Pistolenschutze · 02-06-2006, 05:21 PM

Oh yeah, works most of the time, 22. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Wives don't pay all that much attention after you get past 30 or so pistols and revolvers, or so I've found.

Kimber Man · 02-06-2006, 06:11 PM

The correct answer to that is ........Dear you don't like guns and I'm surprise you noticed this one.........I only had it for a year. ( i just got it)

How many guns...............32 Guns .................one for each day of the month with two in the shop for repairs.

22WRF · 02-06-2006, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Dear you don't like guns and I'm surprise you noticed this one

That won't work here. My wife likes guns

358 winchester · 02-06-2006, 06:24 PM

If I had as many as you and KimberMan I would be a happy camper

22WRF · 02-06-2006, 06:28 PM

358

At least I haven't had to use your famous line

"I bought it for dear"

Bruce FLinch · 02-06-2006, 07:37 PM

I have as many as I need, but not all the guns I want.! Turnabout is fair play. Everytime I ask the wife, " new outfit?" "oh no, just haven't worn it in a while" or " No, It's been in the closet for awhile" LOL
My new favorite for her..."I traded for it" (traded $$ )

Wideboy04 · 02-07-2006, 04:30 PM

Gun in safe, one on bed, two CCW. Like to have more but I got two Harleys that need attention.

45Smashemflat · 02-07-2006, 05:50 PM

Wide, I've got guns that need attention, but not Harleys - wanna swap a few?

Marlin · 02-07-2006, 06:19 PM

All I can get !!!!!!!!

There is NO maximum number !!!!!!!!!!!!

corniceman · 02-07-2006, 09:52 PM

Ill let you know if I get close to my mim. havent yet

polishshooter · 02-07-2006, 10:07 PM

We should do another survey, it was enlightening...hey, I'll do it...

But you know, my Dad (a child of the Depression...)always thought NOBODY needed anything but one good auto or pump shotgun, (Yeah, he lived in a shotgun only deer state...) and anybody who had more guns than that was just wasting his good money and was a therefore a goof....and if he owned a HANDGUN he was DEFINITELY a goof because "everybody who was in the Army KNEW you couldn't hit anything with a pistol..."

(Although he DID allow later a man MIGHT need a good .22 rifle too

)

Yeah, Dad, you were right as always, I AM a goof, on both counts....

berto64 · 02-07-2006, 11:13 PM

PS,

My dad was like yours. We lived in NM., a rifle state and his idea was a shotgun, with changeable chokes for different birds, a 22 for rabbits & small game and a 30.06 for deer, elk and lion.

As for minimum needed? If I had my way, I need a new one at least twice a month! Just don't get them like I wish!

His 30.06 was a converted 1903 Springfield. As my brother and I reached hunting age he found 2 1903A3s and converted them for us. This was early sixties and a local pawn shop had a bunch of them muzzle down in a barrel. He went thru them and picked what he thought were the best pair for us at $20 each.

He bought stock blanks and finished them himself. We had a distant relative who was a gunsmith and he bent the bolts for us and put on a pair of Weaver 4X scopes on'em.

Great weapons.

MRMIKE08075 · 02-08-2006, 11:33 AM

somewere north of 250 pieces just to cover the basics...

best regards, mike.

scudrunner · 02-08-2006, 09:15 PM

Not sure if there is ever enough.

People are always saying that to me. "Dont you have enough guns???"

My farther-in-law has said that to me. This man has no less than 30,000 Basebale cards. Cards from all over, some worth thosands. So I said one day finally, "don't you have enough Baseball cards??" Well his answer was as you would expect, "no, its what I collect". So whats the differance? There is none. Some people collect stamps, coins, etc. and others collect firearms. But since firearms are the cause of all the "evil" in the universe we get some kind of stigma attached to us.

SO HELL NO !!! YOU CANT EVER HAVE ENOUGH GUNS !!

02-06-2006, 05:08 PM	#1
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,251	Minimum number of guns you need When you can pull one out to go to range and the wife says "when did you get that"? The correct answer is "I have had it a couple of years just don't shoot it much" Just went throught this drill If she can't remember what have go buy another one __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel -->

02-06-2006, 05:18 PM	#2
45Smashemflat Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,494	Re: Minimum number of guns you need Heh, heh, been there done that. "Oh this, I traded Bubba my .375 Farfegnugan for it...."

02-06-2006, 05:20 PM	#3
HiPowerKid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NW FL Posts: 202	Re: Minimum number of guns you need As the saying goes "If you know how many guns you have, you don't have enough." __________________ F R E E E E E E D O O O M M M M!

02-06-2006, 05:21 PM	#4
Pistolenschutze Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 13,094	Re: Minimum number of guns you need Oh yeah, works most of the time, 22. Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. Wives don't pay all that much attention after you get past 30 or so pistols and revolvers, or so I've found. __________________ --Pistolenschutze (Pistol Shooter)

02-06-2006, 06:11 PM	#5
Kimber Man Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 811	Re: Minimum number of guns you need The correct answer to that is ........Dear you don't like guns and I'm surprise you noticed this one.........I only had it for a year. ( i just got it) How many guns...............32 Guns .................one for each day of the month with two in the shop for repairs.

02-06-2006, 06:24 PM	#7
358 winchester TFF Admin Staff Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Fl. area Posts: 7,335	Re: Minimum number of guns you need If I had as many as you and KimberMan I would be a happy camper __________________ Administrator & Owner RangeDay.com Proud, White, Heterosexual, Gun Owning, Southern American, Christian. Any question about where I stand?

02-06-2006, 06:28 PM	#8
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,251	Re: Minimum number of guns you need 358 At least I haven't had to use your famous line "I bought it for dear" __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel

02-06-2006, 07:37 PM	#9
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: Minimum number of guns you need I have as many as I need, but not all the guns I want.! Turnabout is fair play. Everytime I ask the wife, " new outfit?" "oh no, just haven't worn it in a while" or " No, It's been in the closet for awhile" LOL My new favorite for her..."I traded for it" (traded $$ ) __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

02-07-2006, 04:30 PM	#10
Wideboy04 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 37	Re: Minimum number of guns you need Gun in safe, one on bed, two CCW. Like to have more but I got two Harleys that need attention.

02-07-2006, 05:50 PM	#11
45Smashemflat Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,494	Re: Minimum number of guns you need Wide, I've got guns that need attention, but not Harleys - wanna swap a few?

02-07-2006, 06:19 PM	#12
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Minimum number of guns you need *All I can get !!!!!!!!* *There is NO maximum number !!!!!!!!!!!!* __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

02-07-2006, 09:52 PM	#13
corniceman Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 15	Re: Minimum number of guns you need Ill let you know if I get close to my mim. havent yet

02-07-2006, 10:07 PM	#14
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,860	Re: Minimum number of guns you need We should do another survey, it was enlightening...hey, I'll do it... But you know, my Dad (a child of the Depression...)always thought NOBODY needed anything but one good auto or pump shotgun, (Yeah, he lived in a shotgun only deer state...) and anybody who had more guns than that was just wasting his good money and was a therefore a goof....and if he owned a HANDGUN he was DEFINITELY a goof because "everybody who was in the Army KNEW you couldn't hit anything with a pistol..." (Although he DID allow later a man MIGHT need a good .22 rifle too ) Yeah, Dad, you were right as always, I AM a goof, on both counts.... __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

02-07-2006, 11:13 PM	#15
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,385	Re: Minimum number of guns you need PS, My dad was like yours. We lived in NM., a rifle state and his idea was a shotgun, with changeable chokes for different birds, a 22 for rabbits & small game and a 30.06 for deer, elk and lion. As for minimum needed? If I had my way, I need a new one at least twice a month! Just don't get them like I wish! His 30.06 was a converted 1903 Springfield. As my brother and I reached hunting age he found 2 1903A3s and converted them for us. This was early sixties and a local pawn shop had a bunch of them muzzle down in a barrel. He went thru them and picked what he thought were the best pair for us at $20 each. He bought stock blanks and finished them himself. We had a distant relative who was a gunsmith and he bent the bolts for us and put on a pair of Weaver 4X scopes on'em. Great weapons. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God. Last edited by berto64; 02-07-2006 at 11:19 PM..

02-08-2006, 11:33 AM	#16
MRMIKE08075 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 384	Re: Minimum number of guns you need somewere north of 250 pieces just to cover the basics... best regards, mike.

02-08-2006, 09:15 PM	#17
scudrunner V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 252	Re: Minimum number of guns you need Not sure if there is ever enough. People are always saying that to me. "Dont you have enough guns???" My farther-in-law has said that to me. This man has no less than 30,000 Basebale cards. Cards from all over, some worth thosands. So I said one day finally, "don't you have enough Baseball cards??" Well his answer was as you would expect, "no, its what I collect". So whats the differance? There is none. Some people collect stamps, coins, etc. and others collect firearms. But since firearms are the cause of all the "evil" in the universe we get some kind of stigma attached to us. SO HELL NO !!! YOU CANT EVER HAVE ENOUGH GUNS !! __________________ HAVE A NICE DAY, DAMMIT!! When seconds count the police are only minutes away! The Number 1 Rule Of Any Gunfight.....HAVE A GUN!!