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Reading the thread asking how many rifles you own.... I wondered what drives your collection choices.

I tend to collect one in every action type partially for teaching youth firearms safety.

So what trips your trigger?

Good question- looking at the menagerie in my safe, my answer would have to be "Impulse Buys". I once tried to stick to a genre...Winchester Model 94's. But then I got bored and bought a Sig P938.

Less is more, more or less.....

Money or a lack there of typically.

Being left handed has limited mine. Changing interests or a better term would be wanting to explore new territory drove it in the past - some new caliber I'd never loaded for, or some company finally producing LH rifles that never did before.

These days I look for rifles with a front sight, the ability to mount a peep sight and a longish barrel to get the front sight out far enough for me to focus on, 24" or so preferably.

Kleinguenthers, L-61 Sakos, pre 64 model 70's.

I am a rifle loony. Sometimes I wished I could make sense of why I do what I do.

Grass is always greener and I keep thinking there's gonna be a hunting rifle closer to perfect than what's in the safe. Way cheaper and easier to upgrade rifles than wives.

Odd caliber, classic caliber, and nice wood.

Hunting with and shooting classic cartridges for the most part......

i was nuts about old remington pumps for many years and collected them almost exclusively until i had satisfied the urge and the price went too high. then i went into limited edition marlins until they went through the roof. switched over to s&w revolvers but ran out of money there too. i am considering turning over some of my old rifles and getting into 1911's.

Lust.

Apparently redundancy..I have a number of rifles chambered the same.....

I enjoy firearms.. For years I tried to limit my number to about 15 rifles, pistols & shotguns.. No more.. If I like it, it comes home..

Quality guns for very low price.

Varieties of rifles are like varieties of women- the spice of life. To me, only having one rifle would've been as boring as being with one woman. 'Tain't happening.

Practicality and ready ammo availability.

.22lr
.30-30
.30-06
.357 mag
12-gauge

Specific usage.



A whitetail rifle...
(or two...)

Mule deer.

Pronghorn.

Coyote.

Feral dog.

Beer can.

Truck guns.

House gun.

In theory buffalo, wolf and elk rifles...


My wife understands that each species requires a different gun.

Great system there Sam, now if you add spares, it will be close to being complete.. Plus pistols and more shotguns..

It's usually an M98 action and lack of self-control.