Here's one. What are some others only rifle looneys achieve?

Never seen one empty, a might used up, yes, empty, no

I have one thats about 3/4 full and I've been using it for years. It was in storage and got hot and some melted and ran out and that didnt even make a dent. Dang it gets hot in Southeast Texas

Mine still half full and I’ve used it many years.

^^^ Makes a guy wonder what else you’ve been using it for! LOL

Wow!

I don't expect to use up my tin, but I still use a lube pad for some thigs & the real high volume stuff gets the spray can.

I’m on the verge of using up my first, after 12+ years. The new one is considerably smaller.

Old70

Decisions , yep which hunting irons am I going to clean and put away ?
Which ones am I going to try new loads in and clean later .
You know , bullet and powder combos you haven’t tried in this one or that one .
Will any of these decisions hold ?

Should I sell some guns I hardly ever hunt and buy one of the latest and greatest ?

Holy shiet ! Hunting season only ended Saturday and I’m already wanting it to come around again , will target shooting hold off the rubber room ?
Kenneth

Rifle barrels burned out by yourself, start to finish? That is, you did not inherit the rifle from someone else who had already shot 1000 rounds through it.

Or, in the words of milennials: "Which barrel are you running on that Winny action"?

Millennials don't shoot Winchesters.

That's why the question is posed BY the millennial in the above example.

Been doing some reloading for some time. Good ‘nuff! MTG

I am half way through my second can.

Don't they?

Another rifle looney issue. Needing to add some cant to my scope to maximize travel & ALL the +/- 10s are in use, only 0's remain...

Mine's empty, but only because huntsman22 uses it to wax his moustache.


And yes I know it's really spelled "mustache" but Don spells it the old way.

Having a dedicated gunroom, boxes full of rings, bases, lens caps, fill screws, slings, and other odds and ends, takeoff stocks and a closet full of saved gun and optic boxes.

Was that even necessary smokepole. We're on a forum where half the members think typing "I seen" is actually the way it's done, especially when talking about how stupid the guy was they "seen".

My Imperial sizing wax will/would last multiple lifetimes the way I use it. Spray is for any batch constituted by ten or more rounds. The Imperial is only used for those very small batches.

As to milestones, I like the burned out barrel referenced above by 3584ELK above. Another, is when I come across my last container of a specific powder with a price tag of something like $11.95 or a last box of "premium" bullets with a similar price tag.

Epiphany or realization…… however blasphemous it my be! 😉 I don’t need a different rifle, cartridge, bullet, or load for each and every species or day of the week!

There…….I said it! My psychiatrist said that this was the first step toward recovery! 😂 memtb

When you realize you can kill everything with one rifle it's kind of like after you have your first virgin.

You're all, "Now what?"

Or, did he say "Remy" or "Rugy" or "Savy"?

When the ratio of buying guns and not shooting them vs. shooting them exceeds a certain %.

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Realizing that the One True Cartridge is either a 308 or a 30-06.

Selling off the others.

Working up several good loads for the One True Cartridge to get the most out of its versatility, but instead of loading them you just keep the components on hand for when you need them.

Standardizing all of your components around a few loads for the One True Cartridge.

Selling or giving away a lot of your gear to people who "need it more."


Okie John

I shot a 'yote at 750 with my Creed Rugy. I was flingin' 143 grain pills, that's how I roll.

but were you using Alpha glass in mil/mil with a can on the end of the tube? Was it in a stock or a chassis and was your scope mounted on a pic rail?

When you purchase your 4th gun safe... you are a lunatic...

Dude. If you have to ask.....

Or when you buy gun safes in pairs...

I have two that are half empty. Does that count? 😊

Or an amateur. My friend has 6 large gun safes of just ammo and 10 large gun safes full of guns. Mostly Weatherby's and Brownings. He owns 14 different Barrett rifles and 6 50's. A pic of one of his ammo safes is attached.

Oh, yeah....I’m so there. Probably need a 5th.

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The guy that has a huge, secured room, with racks of firearms, stacks of ammo, and every weapon has a redundancy backup.

Then you’ve arrived at lunacy.

I can only aspire to that level.

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I haven’t achieved the looney status that some have but am looking into reinforcing my sagging floors under the two biggest safes.

Great idea for a Beav award. Rifle loon of the year.

wayyyyy too organized. Something must be off.

Anything less than a dedicated basement room with a safe door and you're a poseur.

This would be a good start.



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I need to atone..
Down to x # of firearms.
Go thru em like grass thru a goose anyways...
Only a few ever make core group dont send down the road status.....

Only have 3 bolt guns for deer and plan on selling one after Jan 8th...

Need a .308 instead of a 8x57.
Ammo commonality and availability.....
Marlin xs 7 preferably....
But also looking at a garden variety Savage axis II and schit canning that abortion plastic stock and getting a Boyd's laminate for it.

Feel no need to mention the other action wpns or guns lost in a boating accident....


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Arrrgh...

Not Imperial but Unique. I am on my second one. The first one lasted years. So far back I don't remember when I bought it. It's my goal to use the 2nd one before I pass on to that big reloading room in the sky.

kwg

A whole lot of troof in what you say there brother..I got a son, daughter and 2 grandsons who are damn well armed...and I am just about back to where I started...'06. The reloading logbook is being updated with serial numbers and model numbers of rifles which have dietary preferences to utilize their full potential. What remains to be decided is what happens to the really old ones, pre 1900, using cast bullets. The level of loonyism required to make them work as designed may be a bridge too far for my offspring.

Other than the M2 that is pretty scanty. I am not into EBRs as much figure only about 15-20. Does have a couple of lever guns but does not have disease. Just wants Punisher's armory. No Samurai swords or Trad bows. Not quite looney material.

"Having a dedicated gunroom, boxes full of rings, bases, lens caps, fill screws, slings, and other odds and ends, takeoff stocks and a closet full of saved gun and optic boxes."

That's a pretty good indication, but will add: a dozen or more Die set for cartridges you don't even shoot/own....yet!

bet that would blow in a fire

Ha. Never understood how there could be much profit in making and selling Imperial. A little dab'll do ya. Or was that hair wax?

Can also relate to the collection of Burris inserts.

When you purchase your 4th gun safe... for a specific CHAMBERING... You might be a rifle looney...

For me, it's working on the 3rd #10 can of spent primers, though many of them are because I collect headstamps and cartridges to keep me busy.

Sa-Vauge.

Maybe one of them Shy-leen barrels.

I dunno, maybe when your rec room looks like this:





and your backyard looks like this:











You might be getting close??

Milestones: My first double rifle back in 2014...I now have three!

When you start taking the 223s, 22Lrs and other low/no recoiling rifles to the range in place of larger center fire rifles a lot more than you used to.

I think I can still see a tiny bit left down in the corners at the bottom. 😊

I like Winchesters.

Well, I was going to say this but Okie beat me to it. Selling off most of my Win 70 collection as I realized I would not use most of them and putting the money into a few things of interest like a DIY build or two (four). I've kept three M70s that I may use but will eventually give my sons. Reducing the number of cartridges that require finding and buying expensive ammo is high on my list hence my appreciation of the 308W. Simplifying my life at this stage is a high priority.

Yep, losing the looney - or maybe just relaxing it - might be another milestone.

Looking back over 50 years it seems half or more of the powder burned was in looking for The Ultimate Load. No matter how good a rifle/load combo shot, The Ultimate Load was always in the next type of powder or bullet or .003" change in seating depth. Or maybe it was in that next rifle with my name on it at the gun store or gun show. Or a new barrel, or, or, or...


Nowadays if I do work up a load, once one is found that meets a certain standard I quit looking. Down to six sets of rifle dies and two sets of handgun dies. One set of rifle dies has a subset for cast bullets but that's the extent of specialization.

Still have a modest collection of firearms but half of those are in deep storage; cleaned, oiled and put away awaiting a better market or my estate sale, whichever comes first.

Kind of like 43shooter said, a range trip today will most likely involve calibers starting with a 2, including lots of .22 LR.


Life is still good.

When you sell your beloved S&W 629 and replace it with a 67. Darn arthritis.

I'm disappointed in some respects re: my loony status. Started annealing brass for the first time about 5 years ago and have not had to buy any brass since. Was always fond of new brass, so I purchased a steel pin tumbler. It's all new, over and over again, but I didn't spend any money. Wifey loves me!

When my father passed down his customized BSA M1917 to me. I have two other brothers he could have given it to, and he picked me. It's a day I will never forget.

2 rooms!

My 1st can of Imperial Sizing Wax is 96% gone. Still sitting on can #2. Bought them both 16, 17 years ago.

I have some of the old RCBS sizing lube that seems to work ok.

The life of a can of Hornady None Shot or RCBS Case Stick is nearly infinite because sometimes I just want to resize brass without drilling out the back of the case and using a stuck case remover to get it out of my die. Just easier that way.


Also, I have accumulated at least 50 bottles of various solvents, lubes, and greases.