possom813
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Everyone on this board is a gunowner, in theory. It's a relatively simple statement. There are those here that own collector's grade pieces, full-auto, on down to the fellas that are just getting into firearms and were never taught proper(no offense intended). I believe the majority of the forum would fall into the category that I'm in. Several firearms, maybe one or two that are bona fide hard to find and then a couple that are rarely fired. Also thrown into the mix are the favorites that always find their way into the range bag/soft case to make the trip with you.
I find myself, like many others, have a few rifles and handguns. I never really thought about why I have what I have. I have my .30-30 because it's an excellent 100 yard rifle for knocking down hogs with. That same rifle is good for deer as well as just about any other critter that I feel the need to hunt. I have my .22's because they're fun to shoot, and good for rabbits and squirrels. I also plan on utilizing the .22's to teach my daughters how to shoot/handle/clean firearms. My wife loves her 10/22, but I may have finally gotten her off the semi-auto's and over to the bolt actions with my little Savage Mark 2 or 3 from walmart. The pistols I have because I like them. The first pistol I ever owned was a Security Six with a 6" barrel in stainless. I believe that started my love affair with revolvers. The first semi-auto pistol I ever bought was a Ruger P89.
This may be an overly ridiculous post, but keep with me, somewhere in here, and somehow, I have a point that I plan on making.
I believe everyone should have at least 4 firearms, a easily concealable pistol, a shotgun, a .22 rifle, and a hunting caliber rifle, say .243 or bigger.
Everything else in the safe is because it's something that you wanted. You didn't necessarily need it, you didn't have to have it, you wanted it.
For the past couple of weeks we've been moving into a new house. Long story short, I bought a house from my dad, he moved in a few months back and was driving me crazy so I gave him the house and bought another one.
Anyways, because of the circumstances, I can take my time moving, no rush really. I haven't had a chance to move the safe yet due to friends' work schedules and it's too damn heavy to move by myself.
So I figured we've pretty much moved in and stayed at the new house for the first time last night. Me being me, and not knowing my neighbors yet, I opened the safe to bring at least one gun with us until I move the safe.
As it was, I peeked in and saw the super blackhawk, the mountain gun, the 1911, the ak47, the .30-30's, and various others that would have been fine. But I guess the point is somewhere in here, I left the house with my Ruger P89, my Charter Arms .38, and my J.C. Higgins 12 gauge.
I guess there's a logic in there somewhere about using what you're comfortable with. In the end, I had a good selection of firearms to choose from, and took the 3 that I've owned for quite sometime and have put countless rounds through.
I'm not exactly sure what brought this post on, other than surprising myself with what I picked out of the safe today. Granted, it's not an emergency situation or anything, but I figured when the time came the first gun I would grab would be the 1911 and the AK, but time makes fools of us all I reckon.
-John
I find myself, like many others, have a few rifles and handguns. I never really thought about why I have what I have. I have my .30-30 because it's an excellent 100 yard rifle for knocking down hogs with. That same rifle is good for deer as well as just about any other critter that I feel the need to hunt. I have my .22's because they're fun to shoot, and good for rabbits and squirrels. I also plan on utilizing the .22's to teach my daughters how to shoot/handle/clean firearms. My wife loves her 10/22, but I may have finally gotten her off the semi-auto's and over to the bolt actions with my little Savage Mark 2 or 3 from walmart. The pistols I have because I like them. The first pistol I ever owned was a Security Six with a 6" barrel in stainless. I believe that started my love affair with revolvers. The first semi-auto pistol I ever bought was a Ruger P89.
This may be an overly ridiculous post, but keep with me, somewhere in here, and somehow, I have a point that I plan on making.
I believe everyone should have at least 4 firearms, a easily concealable pistol, a shotgun, a .22 rifle, and a hunting caliber rifle, say .243 or bigger.
Everything else in the safe is because it's something that you wanted. You didn't necessarily need it, you didn't have to have it, you wanted it.
For the past couple of weeks we've been moving into a new house. Long story short, I bought a house from my dad, he moved in a few months back and was driving me crazy so I gave him the house and bought another one.
Anyways, because of the circumstances, I can take my time moving, no rush really. I haven't had a chance to move the safe yet due to friends' work schedules and it's too damn heavy to move by myself.
So I figured we've pretty much moved in and stayed at the new house for the first time last night. Me being me, and not knowing my neighbors yet, I opened the safe to bring at least one gun with us until I move the safe.
As it was, I peeked in and saw the super blackhawk, the mountain gun, the 1911, the ak47, the .30-30's, and various others that would have been fine. But I guess the point is somewhere in here, I left the house with my Ruger P89, my Charter Arms .38, and my J.C. Higgins 12 gauge.
I guess there's a logic in there somewhere about using what you're comfortable with. In the end, I had a good selection of firearms to choose from, and took the 3 that I've owned for quite sometime and have put countless rounds through.
I'm not exactly sure what brought this post on, other than surprising myself with what I picked out of the safe today. Granted, it's not an emergency situation or anything, but I figured when the time came the first gun I would grab would be the 1911 and the AK, but time makes fools of us all I reckon.
-John
