How many guns do you need…

[alfsauve]

The question is blasphemous! 

I'm with Haz, Shooter32 and Tab on this.   Blasphemous!

Besides you hardly scratched the surface.  Beyond the practical self-defense and hunting applications, there are at least a couple of dozen variations of handguns needed for all the competitions out there.  There's at least 10 guns needed for handgun silhouette and 6 more needed for USPSA and a couple more for IDPA.   Then there's Bullseye,  steel, cowboy and Olympic.   And that's just the beginning.  Why heck an all around skeet shooter probably going to NEED at least 4 or 5 shotguns.  And we haven't talked about backups.   You don't pay $250 (or more) to shoot a big match and not take a backup do you?

You want to play the "NEED" game, they don't make enough guns for what I need.

[alfsauve]

How many guns ............. and can afford?

I'm following the example set by our esteemed POTUS.   "Afford" doesn't enter into the picture.  Debt, be damned. 

[Texas_Bryan]

How many do I need?

I need...



...all of them.

[TAB]

I would argue you bought the wrong sized safe.

I'm a 3 safe household

this is the smallest of the 3

http://www.libertysafe.com/build_color.php?pg_id=13

The other 2 are a older cannon and the OG safe from the river city bank down town.  It was made in 1903  its ~6'x3'x5'  and is 2.5 tons.


I have room fro about 3 more long guns and maybe a doze or so hand guns.  I normally buy 3-5 guns a year.  its only been the last 2 that I've been off that number.

[fightingquaker13]

Back to the thread, eg, what do you need for a battery,
I think the OP was pretty much on track. Personally, I'm a hunter first and the SD stuff was second. I've called myself a tactical FUDD before (someone complained, though I don't know why?). Honestly, my "must haves" have to deal with ruining the day of small woodland creatures. The SD bit consists of a couple of Glocks, a maverick riot gun and an AR. Still, the basic list seems complete. I would say that I do try to multi task. My .270 Bambi slayer will ruin your whole day at 300 yards, and my SxS bird guns are one hacksaw away from being major felonies and damn scary from across the room. As I grow the collection, I hope to keep this in mind. Buy a gun for a job, hunting in my case, but always make sure it will work in an SHTF scenario. Its the main reason I try to buy standard calibers, even if they are not as good as the latest whizbang. I've come to beleive that if I can't easily and cheaply find ammo for it, I don't want it, even if I do put less than 100 rounds per year through it.
FQ13

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[twyacht]

I'll take another 1911 for $500, Alex,....

The "ONE" you have with you, when you need it the most.

[ronlarimer]

Back to the thread, eg, what do you need for a battery,
I think the OP was pretty much on track. Personally, I'm a hunter first and the SD stuff was second. I've called myself a tactical FUDD before (someone complained, though I don't know why?). Honestly, my "must haves" have to deal with ruining the day of small woodland creatures. The SD bit consists of a couple of Glocks, a maverick riot gun and an AR. Still, the basic list seems complete. I would say that I do try to multi task. My .270 Bambi slayer will ruin your whole day at 300 yards, and my SxS bird guns are one hacksaw away from being major felonies and damn scary from across the room. As I grow the collection, I hope to keep this in mind. Buy a gun for a job, hunting in my case, but always make sure it will work in an SHTF scenario. Its the main reason I try to buy standard calibers, even if they are not as good as the latest whizbang. I've come to beleive that if I can't easily and cheaply find ammo for it, I don't want it, even if I do put less than 100 rounds per year through it.
FQ13

This was the topic of logic I was hoping to get, thanks.

[MikeBjerum]

What is all this talk of safes 

ROOMS!
Boys and Girls ROOMS!

[TAB]

The vualt deal is not a option for me.  This house is small enough now,  Until times are better or my wife pays off her student loan there is no really chance of us getting abigger place/ building a house.

[alfsauve]

Back to the thread, eg, what do you need for a battery,

Nope.  Nope.  Not the question asked.   We've had discussions about what minimal guns might suffice in various scenarios.   What Buckeye (and why isn't that Tarheel?   I thought Buckeyes were Ohio?)  asked without qualification was "How many guns do you need".  Period.  Wide open topic.   No limit was given. No "battery".   No basic set.  No starter set.  No minimal set or expenditure was asked.

And regardless, of how many the time and situation permits me to have, to carry, to haul, to store or to buy,  I'd still "need" more.

I'm not a revolver man.  No sir-ee.   Hate cleaning all those chambers. (The HR 999 is the pits to clean.)  But I'm picking up 2 new ones tomorrow and another one next week.   Why?  Cause I "needed" them.  They called out to me. 

"Hi.  My name is Alf.  And I'm a gun-aholic."   I feel so inadequate with only one safe.