Do you shoot/own only handguns, or only rifles/shotguns?

[Ignition Override]

Maybe it is the price of even common .22 handguns that seems to be a disincentive for me, compared to similar prices for good surplus military rifles.

The nice guy in middle TN who sold me the near-mint SKS for $200 in March '08 told me that he was a "shotgun man". He did not seem to care for rifles. An active duty Navy guy down the street is a clay pigeon shooter and hunts birds.

Lots of guys in gun shops seem to be unaware of rifles, focusing only on handguns.

 

[doc2rn]

That's because they provide a better investment in shelf space. You get X amount of display room, pistols being smaller are a better choice as you can put more of them on display, and some fetch a higher premium than some rifles. Also if you live in a state like Ohio, they are illegal to hunt with, so your choices go back to pistol and shotgun.

 

[garyhan]

Besides shelf space, which certainly is a consideration, I think it is becoming harder for many to find a place to shoot high power rifle. It costs about $500 to initially join my club, which certainly deters many beginning or casual shooters. If I want to shoot in the woods, my choices are much more limited than they were 20 years ago. The current emphasis on SD also leads many to the pistol.

gary

 

[killchain]

I shoot all three, but I focus about 95% of my trigger time on rifles and pistols.

I really only shoot my shotguns to familiarize with them. Otherwise I don't care for shotguns.

Off topic: I typed this with a mobile device. What a pain.

 

[bannockburn]

I have all three and probably favor handguns more than anything else. I think they have always held a greater interest to me, can be used for plinking, target shooting, and for CCW, and it's easier to find a pistol range nearby than it is to drive a couple of hours away to a rifle range or a trap and skeet club.

 

[makarovnik]

I shoot 'em all. I have twice as many handguns as I do long guns and shoot the handguns much more frequently to practice for self defense.

 

[Pete D.]

I shoot them all also. Pistols are easier for me as there is an indoor range only a five minute walk from my home. I shoot a long series of gallery matches there from Sept. to April.
Rifles come out in the late Spring through Summer and Fall.
Shotguns - Trap Shooting all year and Upland game October through January.
Pete

 

[FROGO207]

I also shoot them all. Each category has it's own specific uses and some users will only need them for certain tasks and that will limit ownership. If I own it I will shoot it, while I do have my favorites I try to shoot them all as often as I can. I think that there should be another category for black powder firearms as they are a pain in the backside to clean and that takes them into another separate realm.

 

[yeti]

I enjoy shooting them all, but if you ever saw me shooting clays you might wonder why.

 

[longhair75]

I own a 10-22 and three shotguns, but I rarely take them out of the safe. I am more of a pistol shooter.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I own a .22 caliber rifle, but probably haven't shot it in five or six years. I keep meaning to buy a shotgun for home defense, but can't seem to get around to it.

 

[Ronsch]

I have and shoot all of them...Especially in CAS...Rifle, shotgun and pistols. Hunting, not so much. Mainly Rifle and shotgun. Target fun, all three.

 

[Blackrock]

60% Rifles
35% Shotguns
5% Pistols
I reload for everything I pull a trigger on except for the rimfires of course.

 

[avs11054]

I shoot a pistol because I have to for work. Other than that, it's all rifles for me (and shotguns when I bird hunt).

 

[txhoghunter]

I love them all (and own some of each). My local shooting range is $200 to join initially, and then $150 to renew each year. Rifle range goes out to 350 yds I believe, it has several pistol ranges, a rimfire range, 2 skeet/trap fields, an air gun range, and an archery range! All outdoor but a great place to go for a fun day!

 

[CoRoMo]

I only shoot/own handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Most times, I prefer semi-auto in everything.

 

[Cop Bob]

I Don't Understand........?

If it is capable of throwing a projectile, I'm in.... It go BOOM.. Bob Like !!!!

I have ACTUALLY talked to people who only shoot shotgun... or rifle..... I don't understand that form of discrimination...

I think they have medication for that.:banghead:

 

[PapaG]

If it goes "bang" (firearms) or "twang" (archery), I'm all for it. I'm not prejudiced about the color of the powder, either.

 

[bpl]

All of the above for me!

 

[scythefwd]

Shotguns are the best investment per shelfspace. Then handguns.

I know people will argue that, but store 100k of handguns in the space you can a shotgun without devaluing any of them

To each their own. I own and use all 3 catagories.

 

[Jonah71]

Since losing the sight in my right eye it's not much fun shooting rifles. And I feel just too darned old to learn to shoot them from the left. I stick with handguns.

 

[oneounceload]

Shotguns 95% of the time - just finished shooting sporting this morning

 

[ZXD9]

I don't discriminate. I shoot 'em all. Each has a purpose.

 

[ChCx2744]

I own all 3. I practice with the handguns the most, because I'm more likely to use them more than the long guns. I like shotguns the best out of the 3, however.

 

[Tim the student]

I own all three (and use them all regularly), but most of my time is devoted to rifles.