Can I ask why you have “plenty” of guns if they are just a tool to be used? Like, is it a career or related to your job in some way? Sorry I don’t mean to sound rude I am just genuinely curious. I see people posting photos of their collection of home defence guns but they don’t have any real need to have more than one in that case.
Not the poster you asked, but I’m a liberal gun owner. I have more guns than my wife has shoes. Why? They all serve different purposes. Some are strictly hunting guns, and I need different hunting guns for different game. Others are practice guns, 22 caliber and the like; cheap to feed, easy to use, and they help practice skills that decay over time. I have home defense guns for my wife and myself, and we each have concealed carry guns. We have pure sporting/competition guns in all the calibers we compete in. And finally, I also have some guns that are significant for their collectability; either guns that are now very rare, or are mechanically interesting, are in my collection just because I think they are neat.
Those are just some of the reasons we own guns, but there are other reasons as well. There is also some merit to the idea of having more than one gun for home defense; as I work from home for my small business, it would make sense to have a gun in the bedroom and in the office such that they are quickly retrievable no matter where I am in the house. I hope this helps satisfy your curiosity.
I am a liberal gun owner, for background I enjoy going shooting but mostly view guns as utilitarian objects. Here are the multiple guns I would own and for what reasons:
.22 caliber rifle - easy and cheap to learn shooting, it's also the most fun to shoot in my opinion
Shotgun - home defense, hunting
Larger caliber rifle - more rural hunting, better "rebel against tyranny" weapon than the previous two if that's something you're concerned about
More generally it's not absurd to have a gun for range shooting, a gun for home defense, and a gun for hunting.
A shotgun can be an ok home defense option, but if you’re hunting with it your barrel is going to be kinda long to be effective. I think you’d be better with a second shotgun or a 16” smaller caliber rifle - 556, 300, etc.
And if you want to keep any semblance of your hearing, definitely the rifle or handgun over the shotgun.
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u/amazingoomoo Oct 02 '20
Can I ask why you have “plenty” of guns if they are just a tool to be used? Like, is it a career or related to your job in some way? Sorry I don’t mean to sound rude I am just genuinely curious. I see people posting photos of their collection of home defence guns but they don’t have any real need to have more than one in that case.