What type of gun owner are you?

[Litebow]

I'm shooter first, collector second, no dremmel. I have reconfigured three 10/22s but that not what I call gunsmithing.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Dad used to build muzzle loaders when I was a kid. Spent a lot of hours in the shop watching him. Later on, I started figuring out how to work on modern arms. I enjoy building Ar-15 rifles, swapping barrels and accurizing Savage rifles, cleaning up and restoring old military arms, and restoring antique .22 rifles.

 

[Leadeye]

I like older guns so maybe I'm a collector, but I also shoot them.

 

[24Carat]

Of the two, I suppose I would be a "collector". My guns are largely tools. I don't typically modify my wrenches much. Same with my guns.

Wrenches or winches ???

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[1911ly]

I love to build. I've done several 80% builds of various guns. I love to tinker but I don't do a lot of "mods" I've polished a few triggers using the right tools and information. I've seldom had a gun for more then 24 hours before it's apart on the bench getting a through cleaning and inspection. Thanks just the way I roll :-)

 

[yepthatsme]

I voted a little bit of both because I'm always confused as well. What was I saying? Oh yeah, where is all of the above? I qualify for that one too.

 

[SSGSAD]

I voted BACON, because I am a SHOOTER, and all of my guns, are STOCK, except for sights,

Optics, and grips .....

I know I am the MINORITY, but it is, what it is .....

 

[K_W]

Where's home/self defense? ... Casual shooter?

 

[jbombelli]

Since Shooter wasn't a poll option, I went with the Cheeseburger.

 

[Bennettjh]

Little bit of both.

 

[RustyHornet]

I like projects. Started as a collector, but moving towards making things the way I want them. Have one I will not touch, but am thinking about selling it for that very reason. Life's too short to shoot stock off the shelf guns.

 

[RobbyMaQ]

Dremel... go slow... if you screw it up, you can always get another or fix it.
Unlike hair... I like hair... If you screw it up, it always grows back.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I love to build. I've done several 80% builds of various guns. I love to tinker but I don't do a lot of "mods" I've polished a few triggers using the right tools and information. I've seldom had a gun for more then 24 hours before it's apart on the bench getting a through cleaning and inspection. Thanks just the way I roll :-)

You know, you really should finish them one of these days...

 

[Expat]

I went with bacon. I guess I am more collector than project monkey but I am not big at just locking them up. I will shoot anything that I buy... because. I have built a few ARs, installed scopes, etc. But I am not for making changes to a gun that functions perfectly fine, just to put my mark on it.

 

[IndyGunFreak]

None of the above.. "Guns are tools"

 

[Cozy439]

None of the above.. "Guns are tools"

Exactly. reading the replies I see I'm not the only one thinking 2-3 (or more) choices were missing from the poll. That said, of course I picked....
BACONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

 

[emjones86]

In order of importance:

I. Home defense
II. Concealed Carry
III. Collector
IV. Range

 

[MadBomber]

Guns are scary and should only be possesed by LEO's, military, and social-elites.

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[johntheplinker]

Collector first and foremost. Most, by a large margin, of what I own is old military arms, and other than cleaning and preserving they don't get touched. My hunting and HD/PD guns are tools and if they don't meet my needs to a large extent off the shelf, they stay on the shelf. I will add a scope or change sights to suit my eyes better, but that is about it for me. Not knocking on people who do this, but for me I can't understand spending a chunk of change on a gun just to toss half the parts in a box and spend even more $$ to get what I want.

 

[poweraddict]

I'm not really a collector. I never plan on owning more than ten guns at a time and I've only done small modifications to my firearms.