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In reply to the discussion: I have a bunch of guns. Ask me anything. [View all]Kennah
(14,578 posts)Actually, that's not true. I pawned them. 6 to be exact. So now I have 16 guns.
I'm not a hunter, but I don't have a problem with hunting. If one hunts, depending upon the hunting one does, that can add a couple of guns to the collection. A shotgun, a .22, a varmint rifle (something around .223 caliber), a deer rifle (between 7mm and .30 caliber), and a belted magnum rifle, and you can properly hunt any game animal in North America.
If one is a trap, skeet, or clays shooter, that takes a shotgun, but perhaps one could use the same shotgun that one used for hunting.
If one is a high power shooter, that's a different rifle altogether.
There are all sorts of handgun competition that use anything from conventional handguns to tricked out "race guns" that are only useful for competitive shooting.
If you keep a handgun at home for defense, and carry concealed, perhaps one uses the same gun, but perhaps not. I carried a .38 snubbie revolver for a couple of years, then switched to a .357 snubbie. Eventually changed to my Glock 23 and I've been with it ever since for carry.
Then there are some who collect guns. Is one limited to a specific number in a collection?