INGO - I've been looking at Vuurwapenblog's youtOOb channel and he addressed something that I've been discussing with friends: how many guns is too many and what is a realistic (or recommended) minimum number that covers a broad spectrum of general uses. This is for making recommendations to a friend that has NO or FEW guns already.
For me (very similar to video below, some small differences): I would recommend that anyone who is going to have "guns" in the most generic sense, should have the following
1) a handgun in centerfire caliber - revolver or pistol
2) a rifle in .22LR. I'd certainly suggest threaded barrel, but that's a separate discussion
3) a hunting OR personal defense rifle (video puts these in separate categories -- for someone starting out, ANY rifle is better than no rifle) (BEFORE you jump down my throat, keep reading)
4) a shotgun - any action, 12 or 20 ga. I'd recommend something with flexibility. I'm glad the video mentions this as well, I wish I had known what an extra barrel cost for my Benelli when I bought it.
For me that's a minimal, acceptable list. IF there's room, I'd add:
5) opposite of #3 above - if you have a hunting rifle, get a PDW/AR/AK variant, or vice-versa
6) a .22 handgun OR secondary handgun
What do yall think?? Now to make it more complicated, if you only had room for 3 in a budget --- which 3 to get??
[video=youtube;Ce8Q7BKda20]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8Q7BKda20[/video]
My 3 would be:
1) Rifle (AR)
2) centerfire Handgun
3) shotgun
although it's hard to cut the .22 from the list, if I only had 3, it'd probably be those
For me (very similar to video below, some small differences): I would recommend that anyone who is going to have "guns" in the most generic sense, should have the following
1) a handgun in centerfire caliber - revolver or pistol
2) a rifle in .22LR. I'd certainly suggest threaded barrel, but that's a separate discussion
3) a hunting OR personal defense rifle (video puts these in separate categories -- for someone starting out, ANY rifle is better than no rifle) (BEFORE you jump down my throat, keep reading)
4) a shotgun - any action, 12 or 20 ga. I'd recommend something with flexibility. I'm glad the video mentions this as well, I wish I had known what an extra barrel cost for my Benelli when I bought it.
For me that's a minimal, acceptable list. IF there's room, I'd add:
5) opposite of #3 above - if you have a hunting rifle, get a PDW/AR/AK variant, or vice-versa
6) a .22 handgun OR secondary handgun
What do yall think?? Now to make it more complicated, if you only had room for 3 in a budget --- which 3 to get??
[video=youtube;Ce8Q7BKda20]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce8Q7BKda20[/video]
My 3 would be:
1) Rifle (AR)
2) centerfire Handgun
3) shotgun
although it's hard to cut the .22 from the list, if I only had 3, it'd probably be those