How Do You Justify, In Your Mind, Large Gun Collections?

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If I were affluent enough to afford to buy beyond what provides the desired functionality, I wouldn't feel like I had to justify it any more than any other type of product that I appreciate. Buying beyond my means for something that I wouldn't end up shooting would just gnaw at my conscience.
 
Once upon a time I only had a couple guns that I actually used for hunting. Then when Clinton was about to ban certain guns I went out and bought an on sale H&K with a 13 round clip. After that things sorta got out of hand. The last I counted I had passed 30. Why? <shrug>
 
There are gun guys and then there are GUN GUYS. I know a lot of ex servicemen mainly Marines, who would consider the phrase "too many guns", something that made no grammatical or rational sense. I never met a real gun guy, who was "finished" collecting. Like "ok now I'm done" whew glad that's over, now I can get on to those little statues my wife likes so much. That would require the removal of some part of the brain, "that I am not familiar with. You can't have too much money by most people’s standard, mainly because then you couldn't buy more guns, so there you go, a perfectly logical answer to your question. Next time you see a drunk, ask him if he thinks he had enough now, or a stamp collector or a car collector, you don't just wake up one morning and say I think I will give up the 1 out of 2 or 3 things that give me pleasure, unless you plan on going to study with the monks, and they may even like to look at some amazing craftsmanship themselves. I hope I helped answer your question, compare it to the next time you see a beautiful sunset or a gorgeous girl in a bikini walk by, and imagine giving that up.
 
I don't justify nuthin' it's still a free country, mostly, and I do things that please me and don't hurt anybody.
Guns are lots cooler than beanie babies.
 
How do I justify my book collection?

How do I justify my music collection?

How does my wife justify her stuffed animal collection?

Really now people, who NEEDS more than one electric train set? or camera? or dead horse to beat?

"Why do you NEED more than one gun?" usually marks a person who might justify owning a gun as a weapon of defense and sees something sinister in wanting more than one gun.
 
my wife has already told me I own "too many".

I replied, "No, honey, I do not. Having too many guns is like having too much money, or enjoying life too much, or even too much wisdom. You can't have too many guns."

But I also told her if it came down to me having having too much of anything, and anyting had to go, two things I will never give up for a personal relationship are guns and my dogs. None of them tell me I have too much love so YOU'VE got to go...
 
This is my thought process when I am justifying a new addition

Do I want the gun
Can I obtain the gun
Can afford the gun
Is there room to keep gun
Can/will the gun fit through my door
Go get Gun

And there are ways to get around #'s 3 -5 if necessary.
 
Justification?
I don't have one of those yet, or
I've been looking for one of those for 40 years.

Nuff sed.
 
I remember trying to justify both a 1911 and a GLOCK 26. I justified one of my shotguns as a car gun. I've learned that when you try to justify your guns though, you end thinking "I need a gun for such-and-such," not "I really want a .22 rifle, how can I justify it." YMMV. It ended up with me thinking "I need a car gun," and then choosing the best car gun I could find. In retrospect, I would have rather saved my money, and been able to buy a gun that I would enjoy more, instead of a single shot 12 guage.

Now, I just admit that I have an addiction.
 
The Best!

NO-OBODY cleans a weapon as well as a spouse who loves to shoot!! When I collect one, she gets to collect one. Personally, it's $$$ situation. I opted for a diesel generator for this winter, and she wanted a O/U 12-gauge. We are both happy. Nothing can make an man as happy as a happy wife ! ! !
 
We owned 4 houses since we have been together.
I have owned 46 guns
Good marriage--good houses--mostly good guns
Any more stupid questions----i'll give you more stupid answers..........................:eek::):):eek:
 
if i want it and it appeals to me in some way, then im gonna try to get it. i prefer quality over quantity and dont want any cheap junk. ive had to reset my collection many times. trying to go all wood, to all black, to two tone with wood to all black, then back to wood. now im into the tan and od...
 
As time passes, my awareness of the need for more application-specific tools expands. :D

Les
 
I don't have a large collection. I've thought, if I had money to burn I'd probably have a couple hundred.
I've actually sold off a 1\2 dozen or so. People collect all kinds of "stuff."
 
I have quite a few guns, and most have their purpose, even if they were short-lived. Take my short 1911s for example, I bought them to be carry guns, and they were used as such, before I realized that I could carry a 5" just as easily.

There are very few guns I've bought "just 'cuz." My semi-auto Thompsons would definitely be two of them. My AR45 another.

I could justify my Kahr P9, as I was looking for a used K9 at the time, but to be honest, I bought the P9 because my wife wanted one - and then she walked out on our daughter and I. So I bought the pistol she wanted for me, just out of spite. I enjoy that P9 immensely, and have yet to buy a K9...
 
I did all the things that I was supposed to do as a younger man, and now I reap the benefits of that appropriate behaviour. Two of those benefits are living in a free country and having the income to buy and own whatever the hell I want to.
 
Deep philosophical questions like the one posted here are restricted to conversations between your significant other and only at the appropriate time....you should never try to justify anything with your loved one until you hold an advantage ...that is, he or she has indulged in too much alcohol....they are too tired to argue....or they messed up big time.Then you may proceed with caution.
 
After rereading the OP I may have also missed the intent of the original question about how do we justify to ourselves....well this has a simple answer also...nobody here has to justify large gun collections because we are never wrong....and I dare anyone to claim otherwise.
 
I have no qualms about buying guns I like if the price is agreeable at the time. If for some reason I don't like it I can always sell it, while it may not be the best investment its more fun than money in the bank, more liquid than real estate, and more useful than a safe full of gold.
 
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