RetiredUSNChief
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What I buy (have bought already) isn't necessarily based on caliber, though some choices were. I buy guns for a variety of reasons, some simply because "I've always wanted THAT".
What have I ended up with so far?
Two shotguns (.420 and 12 ga)
Five handguns (.22 WMR, 9mm, .45 Colt, .45 ACP, .380 ACP)
Six rifles (.22 WMR, .22 LR, 5.56/.223)
Will I ever thin these out based on caliber divergence? Not likely. Even if they were all the same caliber, there would likely be a few that I don't shoot as often as others, just as there are today.
There is value, in my opinion, in simply owning any given firearm. They are things of beauty, they're engineering marvels, and even if I never shot some of them again I can still appreciate and enjoy these qualities. Plus whatever memories I may have with them.
In the end, we all make the choices we do on what to buy and what to keep based on our own personal preferences. Hopefully, they're informed preferences, but still...to each his own and who am I to impose my values on another in judgment of their choices?
Certainly, reducing the caliber spread is a valid goal, if that's one's desire.
What have I ended up with so far?
Two shotguns (.420 and 12 ga)
Five handguns (.22 WMR, 9mm, .45 Colt, .45 ACP, .380 ACP)
Six rifles (.22 WMR, .22 LR, 5.56/.223)
Will I ever thin these out based on caliber divergence? Not likely. Even if they were all the same caliber, there would likely be a few that I don't shoot as often as others, just as there are today.
There is value, in my opinion, in simply owning any given firearm. They are things of beauty, they're engineering marvels, and even if I never shot some of them again I can still appreciate and enjoy these qualities. Plus whatever memories I may have with them.
In the end, we all make the choices we do on what to buy and what to keep based on our own personal preferences. Hopefully, they're informed preferences, but still...to each his own and who am I to impose my values on another in judgment of their choices?
Certainly, reducing the caliber spread is a valid goal, if that's one's desire.