SiG Lady Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 This list may not be new, but a fellow forum member sent it to me by e-mail.. I particularly liked #15. Reasons to Own a Buncha Guns 1. So that you can call yourself a "collector" instead of a gun nut. 2. Because the notion of "the right gun for the job" can be interpreted any way you see fit. 3. Because each of your great-great-great-great-grandchildren should have something to remember you by. 4. Because when Armaggedon strikes, and you rush to the gunstore, and the only box of ammo they have left is 6.5x55mm Swedish, and you have nothing to shoot it out of . . . well, aren't you going to feel pretty darn foolish? 5. Because diversity is our greatest strength. 6. Because you owe it to your fellow gun nuts to make them look reasonable by comparison. 7. Because every gun teaches you something. 8. Because you can. 9. Because every time you buy a gun, you're keeping it out of the hands of a bad person. 10. Because you want to be able to identify with the hero in any action flick. 11. Because Elvis would. 12. Because if time travel is ever perfected, and you can bring all of them back to the Alamo, Davy Crockett, Bill Travis and Jim Bowie are going to think YOU DA MAN! 13. Because one day, when you're famous, every gun you ever owned will be worth a fortune. 14. Because when the government makes a list of every kind of gun you're not allowed to own anymore, you'll have a few that they never even thought of. 15. Because when the cops lay all your stuff out on a sheet, take a picture of it, and publish it in the local paper, you want all the other gun nuts to be envious. 16. Because .50 Action Express autos need love too (and you never know when you're going to be attacked by a vicious herd of feral Volkswagens). 17. Because owning at least one of everything is the only known cure for that woozy feeling you get when you stare into the cases at the gun store. 18. Because the more guns you keep in your safe, the harder it'll be for a crackhead to load it onto a hand truck and cart it out the door. 19. Because your dot-com stocks may crater but you'll always be able to swap a Glock for airfare out of any Third World hellhole on the face of the earth. 20. Because unlike computers, the guns you buy now are not going to be available cheaper and more powerful in six months. 21. Because "number of deadly weapons owned" is an extra credit question on the entrance exam to Valhalla. 22. Because you don't want to be "out of it" when the merits of the Nambu Type 14 are discussed on the History Channel. 23. Because by the time you've worked your way thru your collection, one by one, and get back to the begining, its like shooting something new. 24. Because it chaps {name of offending politician's} a**. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha-charlie Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Because cleaning out the safe and finding a gun you forgot you owned is like getting a new one without spending the money. "OH YEAH, I forgot all about this one!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 oh crap! we need reasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtwilliams Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I bought the largest safe they make, now I have to fill it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Because cleaning out the safe and finding a gun you forgot you owned is like getting a new one without spending the money. "OH YEAH, I forgot all about this one!" This will happen more frequently with age, which is one of the many reasons older shooters are constantly happy. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avezorak Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I love this!! No.4 is my fave. I have a buddy like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Tompkins Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Nature abhors a vacuum… in my gun safe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken hebert Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 BECAUSE I WANT IT. 'nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 #14 gets my vote. Now scroll back up and see which one that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 #14 gets my vote. Now scroll back up and see which one that was. Stop it, with your freakish mind control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSEMARTIN Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 #14 gets my vote. Now scroll back up and see which one that was. Stop it, with your freakish mind control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Because when I get done with a little side job, I like to look through the gun store thinking "maybe that one, or that one, or that one, or that one", until I find "the one". This feeling of course starts once again when I get another bit of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyro Shooter Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Steps To starting a Firearms collection. Step #1, Buy the biggest safe you can fit in to wherever your spouse lets you put it (and where opening it can not be seen from any part of the house) Step #2, place all of your guns and their empty boxes in the safe. Step #3, get empty boxes from your shooting buddys who are now onto step #4 Step #4, when you bring home a gun remove one empty box. Step #5, repete Step #4 Step #6, when caught with a new gun say "no I've had this for years. . i just took it out of the box" Step #7 your kids will find out and at that point you start brining them to the range to shoot (might nessesitate buying them their own gun (( keep the box)) Step #8 Every time a gun goes to the gunsmith it leaves in your range bag . . .and comes home in a new box. . . in your range bag. when you get caught by your spouse it should be too late (if you started with the correct ammount of empty boxes) presto you've got a collection. now if shes a shooter as well, man up and buy her her own safe. . .that way she will not look into yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbauer67 Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 Taran, that is a solid plan, thanks for the advice, Now it's time to get the master plan rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredr Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 #21 brought a smile to my face... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Should I be concerned that I resemble so many of these remarks??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkin Chunker Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 15a. So when the local paper does publish a picture of a "seized arsenal" you'll have a working knowledge of all the guns. You owe it to your community to be familiar with their capabilities and know how well-armed local criminals are. I'm working toward the day when I can look at a picture of a "seized arsenal" and think, 'You call THAT an arsenal?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I just love seeing those type of pictures. A bunch of us have competitions to see who has the most of what is in the picture. The winner gets to buy coffee the next day for the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I just love seeing those type of pictures. A bunch of us have competitions to see who has the most of what is in the picture. The winner gets to buy coffee the next day for the others. ummm... you guys have that backwards ? the one with the least in the picture buys coffee. gives the loser a reason to get more. "Honey, I have to put an end to all that coffee buying! I NEED one of these. Every one has one!" ... 'course I'd be buying a lot of coffee... miranda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFlowers Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I always find humor in those "arsenal" pictures in the paper. A rifle, two shotguns, and two pistols. I wonder what kind of spasm attack the reporter would have if they saw my trunk on the way to a 3-Gun match?????? The best reason I can think of to own an extensive gun collection - Cause I can! After hearing what our brethren overseas go through to buy a gun, ammo, or reloading supplies (and some of our poor brethren in the States as well), it makes me want to go out and buy a new gun, a set of dies, 8lbs of powder, 5000 primers, and a case of Montana Golds in their honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Tompkins Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I always find humor in those "arsenal" pictures in the paper. A rifle, two shotguns, and two pistols. I wonder what kind of spasm attack the reporter would have if they saw my trunk on the way to a 3-Gun match?????? ... +1, I was just thinking that! Peeking in my safe could case a reporter spasms of epic quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 I think many of the non-gun folks in our midst would have majorly serious "spasms" if they knew exactly how big our "collections" ('arsenals') really were..... right next door to them, even. I wonder what they'd do if they knew exactly how prevalent and numerous our guns were..... Heh. Hey, the guy working behind the jewelry counter has more guns than he can remember--and just bought two more! Hey, that retiree next door lost count on all his guns long ago! Hey, that meek little lady who's the Jail Librarian has a safe full of 'em! (funny story in that...) Hey, that guy sitting next to you in church is packing! Hey, that waitress who served you lunch competes in matches on weekends! Hey, that democratic congressman you think is liberal owns a 1911! Hey, that lawyer you keep seeing at the coffee shop is a mega-gun owner! Hey, that mortgage broker you deal with buys a new gun every time he walks into the range! Hey, that little old lady down the street just completed her CHL class and bought a Sig! If only they knew..... Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I usually tell my true life elephant story, For some reason I decided I had to have a Ruger#1 .458, My girl decided to come home from work early right as I had the box spread all over the living room floor, included was a flier she picked up, (A Magnum research BFR add) that said, "In case there are any Rhino's loose in the neighborhood" Of course she didnt have quite the same logic paths that I did , proceeded to give me a tongue lashing. Sooo a couple hours later I sit down on the couch waiting for dinner and the news comes on, seems in the next county over an elephant got loose from a circus parade and went on a rampage, cops were trying to shoot it with 9mm's,,,, , VIndacation ! I dragged her into the living room, YA SEE ! YA SEE ! if that had been our street I'd a been ready! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyZip Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I usually tell my true life elephant story, For some reason I decided I had to have a Ruger#1 .458, My girl decided to come home from work early right as I had the box spread all over the living room floor, included was a flier she picked up, (A Magnum research BFR add) that said, "In case there are any Rhino's loose in the neighborhood" Of course she didnt have quite the same logic paths that I did , proceeded to give me a tongue lashing. Sooo a couple hours later I sit down on the couch waiting for dinner and the news comes on, seems in the next county over an elephant got loose from a circus parade and went on a rampage, cops were trying to shoot it with 9mm's,,,, , VIndacation ! I dragged her into the living room, YA SEE ! YA SEE ! if that had been our street I'd a been ready! Perfect vindication! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Because collecting ____________ is silly. Please fill in the blank with any/every thing that anyone else collects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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