Do You Ever Just Sit and Hold, Admire Your Gun Collection?

[otis24]

Of course! You can't afford to shoot them! What else is there to do?

 

[Ringerman69]

Of course! You can't afford to shoot them! What else is there to do?

Ditto Ditto!!

 

[Dump1567]

oh good, it's normal. I'm not alone.

 

[Hair Trigger]

Sure. What's the point in having them if you can't admire them? I usually do a once-a-week wipe down of all my handguns, rifles and shotguns. On the revolvers, all get the cylinder opened and closed, and several will get handled to maintain the muscle memory of drawing and aiming. The semi's get similar treatment, slap in a magazine, eject said magazine, operate the slide, safeties, and on occasion I'll field strip one for practice.

 

[huthike]

Yep - me too. I'll stand looking at them in the safe or take one out to set near me while I'm working or reading.

 

[Chuck24]

And every now and then, get one out and wonder where it came from

 

[kevin in nh]

What's not to love about handling fine pistols and revolvers....it never gets old!

 

[Golphin]

i will get one out just to admire it some times. Not often that I get a number of them out at a time though. Probably just to lazy for the most part.

 

[Model 10-8]

Sure...I can still remember where I got each of them.

 

[KalamazooKid]

Heck yes, who doesn't?!?!?

 

[Dieseltech56]

Yes more than I would ever admit to my wife

 

[Plunky McPlunker]

Umm, no. That would be kinda weird wouldn't it?

Who would ever want to get away from the wife and kids to spend time, (quality time,) alone with firearms. And knives.

Yep I'm not ready for recovery yet since I feel I don't have a problem. Denial is my position on this.

My rifles are around the corner.

Jim

Nice collection. Do I see some 3rd Generation Semi-Auto's there? I'm a huge fan of the 3rd Gens.

 

[Sevens]

Nice collection. Do I see some 3rd Generation Semi-Auto's there? I'm a huge fan of the 3rd Gens.

No. All. You see all of them in there. That dude's serious!

 

[Llance]

Youse guys aint's gots youse priorities right. Youse is fondling youse guns and leav'n youse wimmin alone? Me thinks youse is lust'n after plastic guns toose

"ell yes I handle my guns. only a couple on a regular basis but my muscle memory for the rest is reinforced by those two or three. Revolvers, pistols, and rifles I handle them all over the coarse of a year.
Biggest problem is I'm also handling other peoples guns so I never really lust to handle my own. I get one of my revolvers out and "shoot" one of the liberal news anchors on the TV in my basement. I'd never really do it in real life but i sure do get quick with the aim and shoot cuz they don't keep a frame on the tv on for long.

 

[Redcoat3340]

Great post OP!! And of course I do. (And I know I have more guns than I can ever shoot...but I can't seem to part with any, I mean who's about to sell a Walther P4 or P5? Or any of my 1st thru 3rd Gen Smiths, or a Sig 220 in 9, or in 45?.....you get the idea. [And when I did sell one, like the 6906 'cause I didn't really "need" it what with a 3914 and 4513...I went out and found another to buy, 'cause how could I not have one?])

 

[kbm6893]

Most of the reason I buy them is to fondle them. I have guns that haven't been shot in years. I have too many to shoot in a regular basis. It's why I insist on primo condition guns. Pride in ownership.

 

[stansdds]

I'm in the same boat as kbm6893, own lots, most are rarely shot and some I have never shot, even though I bought them as used firearms. Now, with ammo and reloading components scarce, I shoot even less, so I fondle... errrr... admire more.

 

[Valmet]

I get mine out if my safes about twice a year to wipe them down and when I do that I usually take a few mins to admire them all at once and consider how fortunate I am.

 

[OLDSTER]

I'm a "firearm fondler" for sure. None of my guns will ever have to worry about lack of attention from me.

 

[max503]

I don't sit and admire but I'm an admitted Firearm Fondler.