Yep bought another 308 today
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Have you ever asked yourself......................
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Well, what is it?
I think it goes further than just self defense, my hunting guns are just as "purpose built" as a self defense firearm and see frequent use. A dedicated big game rifle, small game rifle, wingshooting shotgun, and turkey shotgun, for example are what I would call practical choices that can also be used easily for other jobs.
Right, but many of us don’t hunt that seriously. I’m never going to try and take an elk at 750 yards in Montana. Maybe my son and I will hunt pigs and squirrels in GA. My original thought on 357 lever and a shotgun would also be reasonable for those.
I have probably $5k tied up in holsters, spare parts, mags, and other accessories I’ll never use. But they are all like $20 each or so. I’m not going to make 100 ODT adds and drive 3 hours to maybe meet a dude to buy a holster. It’s a sunk cost I know but it’s also sucky looking at an ACW or beach vacation just sitting in Tupperware in my closet.
I don't t know about that these days. There are a lot of people that panic bought a gun after the Sandy Hook atrocity and do not train with them they just have them in storage just to have one. That could be said about some but I'm having to disagree about the majority. A true gun enthusiast will always have back up weapons, a rifle, a shotgun and a handgun. Now if they only have those three then I would think they know how to use them. I imagine there are a lot of members in here that have multiples and backups and can flat out shoot.
bought a rifle yesterday that makes 2
Well I wrote that post with the assumption that you do hunt, which is a pretty good reason to have a number of guns. If you don't hunt, then it probably falls back to your first post.
I don't hunt that seriously either, but I still have guns that are set up to suit each need. If you really wanted to split hairs you could probably knock it down to one shotgun with a few interchangeable parts to fill all of your small game or fowl hunting needs. Beyond that, a decent deer rifle and the average guy is probably set.
