How many is too many?

[letusbuyyourcar]

As of last count earlier this month we have 44 at my house. That's more than I owned in the 90s or any other time in my life. Thinking about going for 50 and calling it done.

 

[Boogar Presley]

I used to own ALLOT of firearms when I was younger. Like my knives, I had a back for everyone of my 6 edc's. Over time I began to reach for the same knife every day and the rest just ceased to matter

 

[alleycat]

Who keeps count?

 

[TheSnail]

Years back I started consolidating them. Meaning quality over quantity. Instead of 10X similar $600 guns I would rather have 1X $6000 gun. I used to have an excel sheet that I would update often, but I stopped updating it in 2017-2018. The last count if I remember right was around 115 guns. I've since drastically consolidated them to roughly 60. However, they have an average price of around $10,500 each. I think I need about 20 more high end guns (mostly lacking in .50cal beltfeds and longrange), but I honestly think "around 50-60" is as much as you need quantity wise.

 

[Jackie Graham]

Very simple answer to your question. Too many is one more than enough.
It's that simple, lol.

 

[Cruisers460]

I must admit I was a much better shot when I only owned 4. a 10-22, a 30-06, a shotgun and a pistol. the 10-22 was like an extension to my hand. I've always heard beware the man who only owns one gun.

 

[TacticalTaco]

Too many is if you have half a dozen or more safe queens and no night vision

 

[Bushwick100]

I don't know, I have a few I never fire figured I had what I needed then started liking .45's, then 2 AK's that were dirt cheap here on ODT that I picked up, plus a miniature .32 revolver. I'm staying away from Pawn Shops for a while.

 

[Gingerbeard Man]

Years back I started consolidating them. Meaning quality over quantity. Instead of 10X similar $600 guns I would rather have 1X $6000 gun. I used to have an excel sheet that I would update often, but I stopped updating it in 2017-2018. The last count if I remember right was around 115 guns. I've since drastically consolidated them to roughly 60. However, they have an average price of around $10,500 each. I think I need about 20 more high end guns (mostly lacking in .50cal beltfeds and longrange), but I honestly think "around 50-60" is as much as you need quantity wise.

I stopped reading after you said you had 60 firearms with an average tag of $10,500.
You’re sitting on north of a half million dollars in firearms?
I’d ask why, but hell, if you have the means, why not? How often do you shoot them or are they just investment pieces?

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

I stopped reading after you said you had 60 firearms with an average tag of $10,500.
You’re sitting on north of a half million dollars in firearms?
I’d ask why, but hell, if you have the means, why not? How often do you shoot them or are they just investment pieces?

I know people with well over that in their collection. It's a collection thing for them. Not utilitarian whatsoever, although what they have as shooters drowns what most of us have.