Are you a collector or a shooter?

[mack]

You mean there are people that buy guns and don't shoot them!

 

[MountainPeak]

Mack, some of them , yes. Please quit reminding me of how strange that is! I already lack will power, as referenced in my previous post.

 

[Mr Bill]

Both. I have two collections, one is for display/investment (no shoot) and one is for shooting. The display/investment rifles are mostly Win 88's and other factory chambered .284 Win either nib or lnib. The shooter's are mostly odd or discontinued chamberings with some conventional chambers sprinkled in. I rotate most of the shooters to keep myself entertained at the loading table. Some, my deer rifles, I stay very proficient with. I too have a very difficult time parting with any of my guns, regardless whether I shoot them or not. I have this old Marlin 444 that hasn't been shot in over 10 years and is well used, I don't load for it and I've been considering selling it but, I just can't bring myself to do it. I'm sentimental about them and yes I too love my guns, as rediculous as that my sound. I want to be buried with my Browning 7mm-08 clutched in my hands. After I'm gone, I hope my daughter sells the non-shooters and many of the shooters to finance her college eduation for then pride of ownership will be a thing of the past for me.

 

[Jspy]

Seems the older I get, the collecting part has overtaken the shooting part. Like most people there is only so much time, and fewer places to do the shooting.

 

[3 gun]

Nothing I have is for display, everything goes to the range.

 

[Kahr carrier]

Shooter.

 

[PJR]

Every gun under my roof has to earn its living. No safe queens here.

Paul

 

[DAL]

safe queens

We LIKE that term. What a great description.
DAL (all of us)

 

[CAP]

Both.
First I shot. Then I collected. Now I do both.

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

Well I have three guns right now - a revolver and a couple of Berettas. I plan to keep on buying (Berettas that is! ) so I guess you could say I'm a shooter that's a collector of Beretta guns. That counts, yes?

 

[Schuey2002]

Neither..

I'm a quasi shoota'/collecta'/accumullata'....