Only 10 guns...

JohnBiltz said:

Lists like this make me realize how gun geeky and spoiled we are. I've never owned 10 guns at one time in my life. To be sure I'm not into the competitive gun sports where for instance a skeet shooter probably has several shotguns but how many ancestors do you think you have that ever had ten guns?

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A well off doctor friend of mine used to say she couldn't enjoy excess because she was just too close to her middle class roots. I feel like that too and I just can't justify to myself accumulating a bunch of guns beyond those I have a use for. Ten or so seems a pretty fair number that ought to serve for any shooting needs or wants I'd have, and a number in that range is what I'm aiming for.

These ought to be able to handle whatever my needs might be:

1) Ruger 10/22 TD w/ Eotech, for all general .22 duties
2) Ruger LCR-22 w/ CT grip handy little revolver for training, use as a bug & plinking
3) Ruger KLCR .357 w/ CT grip for CCW
4) Glock G17L 9mm, defense & general shooting
5) 7.5" Ruger SRH .454 for deer hunting here in OH
6) Ruger SRH Alaskan in .454, for my someday trip to Alaska
7) FN SLP 12 ga w/ ghost rings, slugs & buckshot
8) Browning Cynergy 12ga, 30" barrels & composite stock, hunting, clays type shooting
9) Rock River national match flattop AR15 w/ QR scope for most rifle duties
10) Ruger M77 Hawkeye in .338 win mag for hunting anything the AR won't handle.

5 long guns, 5 handguns and not much I couldn't do that I'm interested in. Now if I had to get down to what I consider my truely essential guns the number would be halved:

1) 10/22TD w/Eotech for .22 needs
2) KLCR .357 w/ CT's for CCW
3) Glock 17L for defense/general shooting
4) RRA AR w/QR scope for rifle duties
5) Cynergy 12ga for shotgunning needs

1. AR-15 for fun, plinking. and varmint hunting
2. AR in 6.8 for hunting deer
3. AR in 22LR
4. Beretta 92FS for plinking and self defense
5. Ruger SR9c for CC and self defense
6. Mossberg 500 Persuader 12ga for home defense
7. Remington 870 12ga for hunting and clay shooting
8. SR40 for home and self defense
9. Savage 16 in 308
10. Ruger Mark III pistol for cheap pistol practice

Im also very conservative and only own guns I can have a actual use for. examples would be self defense, target/plinking, small game, medium size game, large game, a carry gun for the CCW guys and a SHTF gun. 10 guns is a lot of guns if you ask me.

1) Mossberg 500 12 gauge shotgun... have it
2) marlin model 60 22LR with tech sights... have it
3) marlin bolt action tube fed 22MAG... on my wish list
4) ruger single six 22LR/22MAG convertible... have it
5) marlin 336 30-30
6) ruger Blackhawk 357MAG
7) quality 30-06 with a good scope
8) quality 9mm pistol
9) SKS or AK47
10) 223/556 or 22-250 with a good scope

12 gauge is the best multi purpose gun IMO
22 rifle and hand gun for target/plinking and small game
22 mag rifle for small and mid size game and varmits
30-30 rifle for close range mid to large size game
30-06 rifle for long range large game
SKS or AK47 for SHTF
9mm pistol for CCW
223 or 22-250 for long range mid size game and varmits
357mag for home defense and a truck gun

My basic minimum would be 5 arms:

Pot meat and plinking... .22 in a handgun and a rifle. (K22 and a Marlin 39)

Self Defense and bigger meat... A center-fire handgun and rifle. (K38 and a Win 94 in .30-30)

Feather, fur and maybe self defense... 12 or 20 ga. smoothbore. (Citori O/U either gauge)

(don't forget backups in case your primary is down, so that'd make 10. )

Anything above and beyond those 5 is gravy to be loved but may not be basic needs. YMMV of course. (I didn't even get into black powder or air weaponry either, both worthy of ownership and use.)

Are we guilty of conspicuous consumption in this regard when compared to our forefathers? Perhaps. (I still want a Punt Gun... talk about conspicuous consumption!) Recreation vs. day to day needs are two totally different points to ponder and our day to day needs in use of arms has evolved over time as well... perhaps. Self defense is still self defense. Meat on the table is still certainly a valid need. Collecting and shooting... still fun.

1) Colt AR-15
2) Colt Government .45 w/ .22 conversion assembly
3) Browning Hi-Power
4) Ruger Vaquero .45
5) Ruger Mk. II Model 512 .22
6) S&W Model 686
7) S&W Model 649
8) SIG P-238
9) Mossberg Model 500 12 gauge w/ extra barrels
10) Ruger 10/22

Ain`t NO way I could do with just 10 guns.....................

I'm with 303tom on this one. 10 guns? No way I could decide.

But if I had to, and there were no limits to legality...

it'd start like this...

1) M249 SAW
2) Mk 19 Grenade Launcher

And get worse from there.

How bout you 'only 10 guns' list...

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Mike's 10 Gun List

1. CZ 452 American in .22LR
2. Colt LE6940 in 5.56 NATO
3. Marlin 336 in .30-30 Winchester
4. Winchester Model 70 Sporter in .30-06 Springfield
5. Mossburg 500 in 12 guage
6. Ruger Mark II Competition in .22LR
7. SMith & Wesson Model 638 in .38 special
8. Smith & Wesson Model 686+ in .357 magnum
9. Glock 26 in 9x19mm
10. Glock 21 in .45ACP

My "only 10" list:

Marlin model 60 stainless
Mossberg 500 12 ga. with a rifle barrel and a vented rib barrel
Colt 6920
Barrett m107
POF 308 with a 20" barrel
Remington 700 bdl 30-06
A quality ak
Pre freedom group Marlin 1894 44 mag
Beretta m9
Yugo sks (my first center fire that I'll never part with)

Lots of parts ammo and accessories to go with them too!

In order of acquisition, not necessarily usefulness or necessity:

1. Ruger 10/22
2. Ithaca Model 37 (w/ Model 87 "Deerslayer" 20-inch barrel and 28" barrel)
3. Browning A-Bolt in .30-06
4. Ruger SR22
5. Glock 26
6. Taurus TCP
7. TBD*
8. TBD*
9. TBD*
10. TBD*

*Open to suggestion, but I think my most glaring holes are a center fire semi-auto, a full size 9mm, and a revolver of some kind. Perhaps the last slot could be a M1 Garand to pair w/ my bolt-action .30-06.

1. S&W M&P 9mm (Will get it on my 21st)
2. AK-74 variant (Have it)

Fighting rifle and pistol, AK is dirt cheap to shoot and very fun for plinking and distance paper punching too.

If my to-be wife lets me have more guns, and I buy more instead of school, food, ammo, and folding knives...

3. S&W M&P 9mm Shield for her
4. Mossberg 500 (Have it)
5. Ruger 10/22

I can have up to 10? Fat Chance! Guns are expensive, knives are addicting, ammo is insatiable, school is blah, and a wedding, that one I shall not complain about!

6. Mosin Nagant
7. S&W M&P .22 Pistol
8. Glock 21 or 20
9. S&W 1917 .45
10. Another AK- American or Bulgarian instead of my Polish.

I only (currently) own 10 firearms*, in calibers ranging from .22LR to .30-06 and 12 ga. So, I'd just keep them. I would be theoretically willing, however, to swap out one of my mil-surp rifles for a Marlin 1894C in .357mag. Realistically, though, I'll just add it to the list as #11.

*not including the wife's

I'm only considering guns that I currently own in this list. And they are in no particular order.

1. M1 Garand
2. M&P 9 FS
3. Glock 19
4. Glock 34
5. Colt Commander .38 Super
6. Winchester Model 70 .243 (Pre '64)
7. Remington 870 Wingmaster
8. Remington 700 .308
9. AR15
10. Winchester '94 .30-30

pistol competition: walther ssp
pistol competition, large caliber: h&k usp match 45acp
pistol home defence: h&k usp 9mm

rifle, 22 lr competition: anschutz single shot
rifle, between 100 and 300: anschutz 1770 (223 rem) with s&b mpII
rifle long distance: unique alpine tpg 1 in 6.5x55 with s&b mpII

rifle, pest control: browning sa22
rifle, pest control for large pests: L1A1 (british FAL) with aimpoint

clay and hunting: 12 ga o/u

just for fun: difficult to pick one out of these: BHP, H&k P7, h&k p9s, browning buckmaster, hammerli 280, m96, k31, fn49, marlin 39a, browning t-bolt, marlin 336, winchester 1892 'john wayne',

Essentials (all of which I have)

Ruger 10/22 TD
EAA Witness 45ACP/.22LR
S&W 642
Ruger M77 MKII .280 Rem Stainless/Laminate
Mossberg 835

The "makes life easier/more fun/expands my horizons" add-ons

K22 (have)
Savage 93F .22 WMR (have)
Ruger OM Vaquero .45 Colt (have) or .44 Mag
Browning 1886 .45-70 Carbine
2nd shotgun - Ithaca m37 16 gauge or L.C. Smith double (have both)

The dreams of homesteading in Alaska or being called on to parachute into some remote jungle on a rescue mission will not be realized at this stage of life, and I have promised myself that I have made my last drug raid. I will never learn to run sideways on the wall while mowing down evil whatevers with a high-cap 9mm in each hand.

This list is based on the concept that, from this point in life forward, if space, mobility or budget concerns required, I could hunt, plink and defend myself somewhere in the lower 48. Given the nature of my shotgun use in recent years, the L.C. or Ithaca would probably meet my needs as well as the Mossberg, but the slug barrel keeps a few extra deer seasons open, so it gets the nod.

As you can see, this is an exercise in elimination, not acquisition for me, but it is still fun.

1. 15-22
2. M&P Sport
3. Rem 700 ADL .30-06
4. Win 1300 12g
5. Glock 17
6. P3AT
7. Singe Six .22/.22WMR
8. Ruger Old Vaquero .45 Colt
9. Glock 20sf
10. AK-47 or pump .22 or Model 7 6mm or GP100 or j frame .38 or...

1. Ruger 10/22 (My personal version with a PWS carbon fiber barrel and trigger/action work)
2. CZ 455 w/ barrels in .22 lr, .22 Mag, and .17 HMR
3. Ruger 22/45 lite
4. Glock 19
5. Glock 19 (One of the few guns I would take with me if all hell were breaking loose, a spare seems reasonable)
6. AR-15 (probably a light carbine style)
7. S&W 629 .44 Mag 6"
8. Winchester M-70 Extreme Weather 30-06
9. Winchester M-70 Featherweight .243 (although a second 30-06 is not out of the question)
10. Remington 870 w/ various barrels

It's hard narrowing my choices down to 10.

But......

1. Glock 20SF
2. Glock 30
3. Glock 19
4. Ruger 22/45
5. Smith Mod 66. .357
6. AR 15
7. Savage 111 .338 LM
8. Browning .22 lever gun
9. HK 91 .308
10. Camp carbine 9MM

Be well
Bob

Actually, I find 10 to be quite a generous number and I could be quite happy with a small number. I will run under the assumption if stolen or broken they can be replaced.

Shotguns
1. Mossberg 500 covers me for clays and home defense and bird hunting with a few barrels.

Rifles
I actually like rifles a lot but don't need many.
2. I gotta have a 30-30 lever action. They're my favorite and for hunting, range work, or self defense in a pinch its fine given how much I shoot them.
3. I'd want a 22 LR rifle for plinking, small game, and practice rifle skills. I'd probably go with a Ruger 10-22 given how versatile it is. I would be just as happy with a lever or bolt 22.

Pistols.
It would likely be a mix of 9 and 45s.
4. Glock 30 for CCW
5. Glock 21 for CCW
6. Glock 26 for CCW
7. Sig 226 for back up home defense to the shotgun and just because I really like,the way it feels in my hand. All hands are different and this firearm just feels great in my hands.

That leaves three open slots and I will leave them blank.

Too lazy to try and put an order of importance rating:

1: .338 mag bolt action, for hunting, dangerous game, and sniping

2: .500 S&W handgun, we have a lot of big hogs down here, and why not?

3: 1911

4: .308 AR, battle rifle

5: Bullpup, for cqb

6: .22 repeating rifle, maybe a lever

7: 12 gauge, 3 inch pump

That's all I could need but...

8: Barret .50 BMG

9: G21

10: AR15

1 Ruger 10/22
2 Ruger Markii
3 Mossberg 500
4 Ruger sp101 357 magnum
5 Glock29 with all three of my conversion barrels
6 Mossberg ATR100 in 30.06
7 Winchester 30.30 lever action
8 Glock21 with my 10mm conversion barrel
9 NAA 22mini revolver
10 Ruger old army ( just because making Smoke is fun)

Ok I'll play it looks like a fun thread and makes me think a bit. So 10 guns to cover all my needs let's see.

1) 20ga single shot cut down to 18". At one time this was all I owned it served as home defense and varmint control. Works great for grouse and snowshoes in the very thick stuff also.
2) Marlin mod 60
3) XDM a buddy has one and it's amazing.
4) Pump or auto 12ga with a set of chokes.
5) Bolt action 30-06.
6) AR15 with .223 and .458 SOCOM uppers.

I think that would do it for me. With that list I could hunt anything I want on this continent, or defend myself or my home. Really I could drop the AR and the 20ga but I don't want to. Now I just need to add the ones I'm missing to my safe.

Just to make me think . . .

Carry guns
1. Pocket .380 ACP like a Ruger LCP
2. Pocket .38 Special snub nose revolver with a CT laser grip
3. IWB/OWB pistol sized like a Glock 19

Other handguns
1. .22 Ruger MKII with bull barrel and good sights
2. CZ75 compact or full size
3. 8-round .357 magnum revolver like a S&W 627

Rifles
1. AR15 Carbine of some sort in 5.56
2. .308 bolt action rifle with open sights and scope mount capability like a Ruger GSR
3. CZ 452 .22 bolt action rifle

Shotgun
1. 12 gauge O/U with a single trigger