A very few years ago I had accumulated more than 200 rifles (not counting the 25 or so shotguns and 40 or so handguns).
I have trimmed them back a bit (with the "help" of a now departed wife) so I now have 50 or so rifles, 12 shotguns and a dozen handguns.
I love guns and for years tried to own and use everything "different" I could lay hands on. As I grow older (and more experienced) I don't feel the need to own "everything". I now have rifles and other guns that serve a purpose.....and in some ways I'm happier.
Some of my guns don't get a lot of use. The .338 is for use on elk/moose, but I seldom get to use it.....still it's there if I do need it. My short range brush guns are useful, but do I really need a .44 Magnum Ruger, a .45-70 Marlin and a Model 14 in .35 Remington....all of which serve the same purpose. I have weakness for the Savage 99's
but do I really need a .243 (which I'll probably never use), a .250-3000, a .300 Savage (once again probably seldom used), a .308 and a .358.
I like guns....but I'm trying to get reasonable.
