So, why do you own this or that firearm?

well at least 2,
Picked up an SKS the week of the AW-ban with 2 30rnd mags

Picked up a ruger 10-22 and 6 or 8 30rnd mags a couple of weeks later.
 
I wanted to have at least one firearm chambered for the following calibers: 9mm, .45 ACP, 5.56 NATO, 7.62x39, and 7.62 NATO. I have all of them except the .45 ACP which is about to go on layaway. Ammo for each of these calibers is plentiful and relatively inexpensive as I can lay my hands on surplus military rounds (for now, at least).

I also can neither confirm nor deny my ownership of a few other firearms. That's for me to know and the BATF to wonder about.
 
Of the guns I own, only one is because movies and tv. My ruger vaquaro. I love the old John Wayne movies and always wanted to be a cowboy. So I joined the World Fast Draw Association and get to compete once a year in a quick draw contest.
 
Is emulating "The Punisher" (Not the Dolph Lundgren movie, but the Marvel Comic) a bad basis to use when buying guns? If not, I think i may be getting close. Minus, of course, the full-auto stuff.
 
There was an old "shooter's bible" article about the large frame WW1 Smith and wesson 45 ACP revolver, and there was mention that Colt made these too. I had read a really great book called "Thunder in th Mountains" about the West Virginia mine wars and the shoot out that occured in Matewan Wv (see also the film "Matewan"). The sheriff at the center of the shootout, Sid Hatfield, carried TWO colt new service army revolvers in 45. If I recall correctly Phillip Marlowe carried a new service revolver in his car.. so yeah I HAD to get one. Best value used firearm i ever bought.

For similar reasons, I'd like to get a Colt "lightning" or thunderer (billy the kid), a broomhandle mauser (doc savage, the rocketeer, the specialist) and a 44 automag (Dirty Harry, The executioner, Mike Grell's the Warlord).

Nothing wrong with wanting to collect a gun that caught your attention in a film or book.

I FIRSt read about a seecamp-triggered 1911 in an adventure story about time travel and went "yeah right" . THEN i SAW a 38 super 2-tone with a seecamp trigger at a show.... THEN I saw seecamp frames available as kits.. lol those of you who have seen my DA 1911 know the rest of the story. ;)

Ever read a good Hemminway yarn that made you want a steyr mannicher rifle?? Or know that you NEED a 470 cause Capstick had one? Or does the thought of Teddy's trusty 1895 lever acion winchester in .405 with a steel shotgun butt make you yearn for africa?? NOTHING at ALL wrong with that.

Have a buddy who wants to build a springfield snpier's rifle because his dad was a sniper for the Big Red One and carried one all over europe from D-Day to the end.

Whatever your reasons, collecting and shooting your treasures are fun.

Dr.Rob
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Christopher:
Is emulating "The Punisher" (Not the Dolph Lundgren movie, but the Marvel Comic) a bad basis to use when buying guns? If not, I think i may be getting close. Minus, of course, the full-auto stuff.[/quote]

Have you seen the punisher Armory comics? They are old, and you have to hunt for them, but it is amazing the info you can get out of them. It is 12(?) comics that have nothing but stats on real weapons and tools that the punisher is using. I discovered by accident almost all of the items listed can be purchased for real. Now some are LEO unfortunatly, but fun reading none the less.
 
I came into the firearms community through my love of history. Thinking back into childhood I cannot recall a time when I was not fascinated with historical events and the artifacts associated with those events. This led me into a career as a history teacher ( which I left after five years) and finally as a dealer in antiques and collectible firearms. My current craze is W.W.II, and I have lately been collecting and dealing in guns of that period, although my first love is antique guns (hence the handle FlintLock). My M1 Garrand is one of my favorite rifles to shoot, but my interest in military arms eventually led me into AKs and Ar15s. My wife calls it my "addiction". And you know, she's right: these things are addictive. If its not a constant quest to find a rare or unusual model its the ongoing effort to become a better marksman.
Oh well, there are worse things to be addicted to.
 
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Have you ever got guns because of books, films, photos or paintings that influenced you?
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I can't seem to stop building and refurbishing new and different guns....pistols, shotguns, rifles (I'm just about finished building a new silhouette rifle, now). They're a creative outlet for me; the gun itself IS the piece of art that influences it's own final form.
With me, gunsmithing is an addiction....not that there's anything WRONG with that! :) By the way, the Bushnell Holosights (holographic diffraction sights) are REALLY neat! :) Mine got here today. I'm also just SLIGHTLY ;) hooked on the technical end of firearms periphery. (See.....an addiction!) Take Care- Dakotan

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The main reason I bought my "16 Bushmaster last year is cuz they were being banned this year =\. I didn't really want it as much at the time but I've fallen in love with it since then. Before that, I bought my Mossberg cuz the dealer looked at me funny and I had a lot of money to spend. *Bling Bling*. I had not even planned on gettin that firearm till 5 min before I started the paper work.

The 2 best quick decisions I've made in my life. No regrets.

"I refuse to be outgunned by criminals!"
 
I like plinking so I started buying Ruger 10/22's. I shot one that belonged to a friend and decided 'this is the one I can use to teach the kids.'
And for a pistol, I liked the .380 - small enough for smaller hands.
SOOOO, I buy them 'for the children.'

I'm saving for the Creedmore, because I like the looks, the feel, and I'm tired of it being just 'window' dressing on my computer monitor.(It's for me).
 
I was real sucker about buying the "handgun of the month" as listed in whatever gun magazine you care to name. I seldom read a bad review of a particular gun and was almost always disappointed with the product once it was actually in my hands. After many dollars lost, a little sense gained, and a lot of experience trying whatever was featured that month, I've pretty much calmed down and am slowly trying to accumulate my dream core collection of firearms.
 
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