When is enough, enough?

General Firearm Discussions
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You start out with one rifle or pistol, some ammo for them both, then you want more, another rifle, maybe another pistol, yup, more ammo. Then you think about a safe, you hear from long time shooters, buy a safe twice the size you think you need, words of wisdom to follow.

Now you have, range toys, hunting options, clay shooting options, you upgrade, barrels, triggers, fore ends, stocks, so may small parts that you need to organize by firearm, all along worrying if there is another ammo shortage, can you weather the storm, so you start stocking the calibers you need. First in the shipping cardboard cases it came in, then, plastic ammo cans, jeez, I should think long term storage, now the steel ammo cans start showing up, they get filled.

You have more toys to tinker with than time in the day, but! Man that new 1911 is so sweet and feels great in my hand, so, you rationalize you can buy just one more pistol, one more rifle, awe heck, one more shot gun.

When is enough, enough???

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I don’t see a limitation as long as I can afford it and store it properly, I like having options. When considering a new pickup I tend to favor something in a caliber I already have so it doesn’t really impact what I need to store in ammo.

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Caliber is also my limiting factor, I also stay with what I already have, not looking to start storing a new caliber.

I don’t see myself stopping collecting, as long as I am capable.

When some one says to me, don’t you have enough? I ask, how many pairs of shoes do you own? Don’t you need options when you get dressed? I’m no different when I go shooting.

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Never…

I believe in having the right tool for the right job, no matter what it takes… maybe that’s why I also have at least 10 different drills/screwguns.

And, I was always told, “he who dies with the most toys, WINS”

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I don’t know how many times I said i’m done. I’m on my last build. :sunglasses:

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When you can’t pay the bills, your floor is collapsing, or you’re getting close to divorce. Outside of that, one more never hurts.

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I’m at the point where I have multiple guns for a given purpose.

These days, I don’t buy anything new unless it is to fill a gap in the roles I want to do with a gun.

There is also the thing where as we get older, hopefully we’re a little better off financially, so nicer guns are achievable. I still have most of my original guns, Glocks, XDs, etc. but I use my CZs, Dan Wesson, Atlas, etc. a lot more.

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When you have run out of; space, money, time, interest, or patience.

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I am actually going thru this now… Retiring in a few years, heading south of course.
I sold my AR… why… because I really don’t get to use it much up here in NW NJ. I am not a member of Cherry Ridge and shooting it indoor has zero interest to me. I am just not an AR guy… I built it from a PSA kit, and was happy I did, but it was just time to let it go.

I am selling a few handguns, that are just duplicates of what I have… so just no need.
I think by the time I retire I will just have the shotgun for Clays and a couple of carry guns…

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I’ve reached that point
My safe is full and I have no room for another. If a new gun goes in, and old one has to go out.

My fishing gear, well that’s a whole different story. I could stock a fairly large tackle shop and there’s always something else to get.

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I feel this way about firearms.

I’ve got a ton a fishing gear as well but if I was required to store that in a safe I’d likely have a lot less. If the AWB gets knocked down I’ll probably end up buying another safe since there will be even more something elses to get :laughing: Cans! We need cans!!!

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I have a bunch of ARs I haven’t shot in years. I am thinking of downsizing and selling several of them, and a few other miscellaneous things.

These days, I mostly shoot my AR pistols, AUG, and a few handguns.

I keep thinking about it, but haven’t yet done anything about it.
But soon.

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My riding buddies and I have a saying about motorcycles which can absolutely be applied here… “You only “need” 1 more than you already have” :wink:

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This is probably going to make some people here go off the reservation, but I’ve never understood owning multiple similar guns, example 10 semi-auto 9mm’s.
Going from gun to gun, how can you get really good at it ??
Find the one that fits you best and stick with it.

Of the few calibers I shoot, I only have one of each platform, ex, one .38/.357 revolver and a lever action to go with it. One .308 semi, and one bolt …
One .45 acp and (crap!! I need another gun !!)

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For me, mastering one gun was a first step. Learning to transfer the ability with the first gun to others with different characteristics is part of the challenge.

E.g. Being able to shoot tiny groups with a nice heavy 9mm 1911 with a 2lb trigger is not the same as doing it with a P365 or a Glock. The weight of the 1911 and the fine trigger will hide quite a few holes in the skill of the shooter.

I shoot a lot of IDPA. There are 8 different divisions for different types of gun. Mastering each is not easy. I have made Master in 2 divisions so far and Expert in all the others. I’m still working on those.

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To each their own and I totally get where you are coming from. Some people own multiple cars even of the same model. Maybe I wanted one in black and one in stainless? Then there are full size, compact, sub-compact so the choices are wide.

This is the whole challenge and fun of it. Some guns I shoot better than others. If I didn’t have them to shoot I wouldn’t know. I’d like to get to a point I could pick up anything I have and be good at it.

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I will not add a new caliber, so I am limited and will not buy another gun for which I need ammo!

I am limited to .22LR, .22 Magnum, 25 auto, 380, .38/.357 9mm,.40cal, 44 Mag, .223, 5.56x45, 30-30, 30.06, .308, 7.62x51,7.62x39, 7.62x54R and 12 gauge. You can see now how limited I really am! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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I don’t understand the question.

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I too practice diversity, equity, and inclusion.

.22lr, 9mm Luger, .40S&W, .223/5.56 NATO, .300 BLK, .308Win, .243 Win, .270 Weatherby Magnum, .410, 20 gauge and 12gauge.

I consider myself to be inclusive.

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Consider this:

That’s it. There’s a reason to have multiple sizes, depending on application. One would be for carry situations. It’s easier to conceal a full size wearing winter clothes, versus wearing a tee shirt in the Summer. Then, a sub-compact might be a better choice…

Also, based on my comment above, there’s always an application for a 12 volt cordless drill, versus 14.4 volt, versus 18 volt, versus corded, versus…

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