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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?
Other than that, How was the show Mrs. Lincoln?
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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.
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Less is more, more or less.....
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Money or a lack there of typically.
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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.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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Kleinguenthers, L-61 Sakos, pre 64 model 70's.
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I am a rifle loony. Sometimes I wished I could make sense of why I do what I do.
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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.
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Odd caliber, classic caliber, and nice wood.
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Hunting with and shooting classic cartridges for the most part......
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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.
My diploma is a DD214
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Apparently redundancy..I have a number of rifles chambered the same.....
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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..
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Quality guns for very low price.
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No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
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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.
Last edited by gnoahhh; 02/15/17.
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Practicality and ready ammo availability.
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"...most of us would be better off losing half a pound around the waist than half a pound on our rifle."--dhg
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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?
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.
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Great system there Sam, now if you add spares, it will be close to being complete.. Plus pistols and more shotguns..
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It's usually an M98 action and lack of self-control.
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