How many guns are enough? - Page 5

Rob72 · August 23rd, 2007, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FknRa

How many guns are enough?????

One of each,

With a backup, (or a total of 3, if it is a carry/high usage weapon)

And spare parts,

And ammo for each

In differant weights

and design (fmj,jhp,efmj,frangable,AP,Tracer)

The only serious response I've seen. There are matters of feeling, and matters of reality. If you keep your weapons for defense of self and property, FknRa's answer is the correct, sensible answer.

I quit the "hobby buying" several years ago. We will see GB-style legislation eventually (I feel sooner rather than later), and in that context, it makes no sense to have a box of useless "toys", when you could have a useful battery, particularly given the violent nature of both our criminals, and some Responders, in times of crisis.

goawayfarm · August 23rd, 2007, 12:25 PM

How many is enough?

Wrong question!

The question should be 'What is the MINIMUM number you should own?'

The way I see it.....everybody should have at least:

CCW handgun- can be revolver or semi-auto (9mm or higher)
small caliber pistol- like a .22lr revolver, for plinking or hunting small game
(optional) large caliber handgun- for hunting larger game, could even be scoped
small caliber rifle-.22lr for plinking, rabbits & such (optional calibers like .17HMR, .22magnum acceptable)
large caliber rifle- .243 & up qualifies, for hunting large game at distance (bolt-gun acceptable, as are lever guns)
Shotgun- anything in 12ga., can be pump, auto, side by side, over under or even a single barrel, for hunting birds or defense
SHTF gun- AKs, ARs, pretty much any semi auto from 5.56mm & up

At the VERY least everybody should have a SHTF rifle, large caliber pistol & a shotgun!

rabywk · August 23rd, 2007, 01:15 PM

Only when you get enough that you can't remember what you have!!!

August 23rd, 2007, 12:25 PM	#42
goawayfarm VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fork Union, Virginia Posts: 2,028	How many is enough? Wrong question! The question should be 'What is the MINIMUM number you should own?' The way I see it.....everybody should have at least: CCW handgun- can be revolver or semi-auto (9mm or higher) small caliber pistol- like a .22lr revolver, for plinking or hunting small game (optional) large caliber handgun- for hunting larger game, could even be scoped small caliber rifle-.22lr for plinking, rabbits & such (optional calibers like .17HMR, .22magnum acceptable) large caliber rifle- .243 & up qualifies, for hunting large game at distance (bolt-gun acceptable, as are lever guns) Shotgun- anything in 12ga., can be pump, auto, side by side, over under or even a single barrel, for hunting birds or defense SHTF gun- AKs, ARs, pretty much any semi auto from 5.56mm & up At the VERY least everybody should have a SHTF rifle, large caliber pistol & a shotgun! __________________ Quemadmoeum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est. "If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. If I have a gun, what do I have to be paranoid about?" -Clint Smith "An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it." -Jeff Cooper

August 23rd, 2007, 01:15 PM	#43
rabywk Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: St. Louis Metro Area Posts: 676	Only when you get enough that you can't remember what you have!!! __________________ NRA Rifle Coach NRA Pistol Instructor NRA Personal Protection In the Home Instructor --- Some of the friendliest people I have ever talked to are gun owners and shooters and according to the gun activists we are the mass murders and felons of the nation???

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