Assuming you have the purchase rights of an average-ish red state American, what would you consider necessary to own to make a well-rounded collection?
My list would be something like:
-22 pistol
-larger pistol in modern defensive caliber
-carry pistol (if that's something you do)
-revolver
-22 rifle
-modern autoloading rifle (AR/AKish)
-scoped, bolt-action rifle in hunting-capable caliber
-pistol caliber carbine
-shotgun
Even that's sort of a lot for a normie, though. What think
Saclos guided MANPADS. Even if they’re a meme
37mm flare launcher
Full Size Metal Duty Pistol
-M9/92FS
-P226
-CZ 75
Full/Compact Polymer Duty Pistol
-Glock 17/19/48
-USP 9/45
Fun Single Action
-1911
-Ruger MK IV
-Colt SA
-T/C Contender
Revolver
-.357 S&W or Colt
.223/5.56 AR
Pump Shotgun
Semi-auto Shotgun
Ruger 10/22
Meme Gun or two or three
Something to hunt with
>USP9/45
>not .40
?
I think for a "well-rounded" collection, limiting ammo to .223, 12ga, 9mm, .45acp, and a little bit for your revolver and hunting rifle is good enough. 40sw is on the decline, but USP40 is awesome so there's nothing wrong with building your collection with that in mind.
>no place for museum pieces
If your "well-rounded collection" doesn't have soul it isn't one.
those are bonus/meme,etc. you gotta cover the basics before moving there.
Here's mine. My goal is as much diversity as possible in as few guns as possible. I still need an AK, but it's pretty much done.
I think the rule is: have a purpose, a direction to your guns. That's the difference between a collection and hoarding. Literally nobody is impressed by 15 AR and 10 glocks.
>as much diversity as possible in as few guns as possible.
Solid guiding principle I think
To me a collection is more granular than that, a specific lot of firearms the follow a common theme, or several such groups of firearms collectively. But I guess ticking boxes is also a collection.
I don't think you have to hit that many specific niches. Just a pistol for carry and something for home defense which can double for hunting is all you """"""""""need"""""""""". Maybe also a .22 for the kids, hunting and fun. This dovetails with what said, you can cover several niches with one firearm. Or are you looking for more boxes to check?
I think people ought to buy what makes them happy rather than feel obligated to cover niches they aren't interested in. I think most gun owners won't branch out to more than 3 interests anyway. They'll end up with 20 guns, but 10 of them are bolt actions and 5 are shotguns all of which serve the same role.
Fun, instruction, training, being able to shoot a lot for little money. Mostly fun, especially silenced. Apt dubs btw
>you can cover several niches with one firearm
That's what I've tried to do as much as possible. To get one of each in a non-hilarious number of guns would be impossible.
I wanted a PCC and a 3d printed gun, so I made a macdaddy. I wanted a caplock and a double rifle, so I got a pedersoli Kodiak. I need to work on my handguns a bit and upgrade my semi-auto shotgun. But I've tried to have an efficient collection.
What is the point of owning a 22 pistol?
Something fun to suppress. A great gun to give to newbies. I'm taking two newbies out on Saturday.
I’ve thought about getting a more modern 22 pistol and that’s sweet.
>pot metal slide
ew
Plinking and having some cheap fun?
Cheap and best way to teach newbies the fundamentals
squirrel popper that fits in a pocket or backpack. Also fun
For a collection of that size, there really isn't a whole lot of firearm diversity
Yea that dude has too many fugin gAyR’s
Hardly any cans, no NV/thermal capability, no 50 cal, no belt fed, yeah this dude's an idiot.
Well rounded collection entails multiple platforms in standardized calibers imo.
>5.56
>9mm
>.308/7.62nato
>.45
>.357/.38 spec
>12g
>insert whatever cool caliber you like personally regardless of Sneed stats
Different layouts and actions are great to have too. But realistically caliber assortment is the real deal breaker for a vast collection unless you're a reloader chad
>.22 pistol
Meh
>larger pistol in modern defensive caliber
Yes
>carry pistol (if that's something you do)
Yes
>revolver
Sure
>.22 rifle
Yes
>modern autoloading rifle (AR/AKish)
Yes
>scoped, bolt-action rifle in hunting-capable caliber
Yes
>pistol caliber carbine
Lmao
>shotgun
Yes
That covers the “well-rounded collection”, but the three most important guns for anyone to have are:
>defensive pistol (ideally concealable)
>semi-auto rifle (ideally AR or AK platform)
>12 GA shotgun (maximally versatile)
At the end of the day, while it’s not desirable, you can do without a .22 rifle, a bolt action rifle, a revolver, etc. But on the North American continent you absolutely can’t be without the aforementioned top 3.
>semi-auto rifle (ideally AR or AK platform)
You don't have a rational use case for this, but just regurgitate those words because you've been told to.
>You don't have a rational use case for this
The use case just replied to my post
I've got 4, but I'm not delusional about it. If you think they are a must, you are a drool dribbling moron.
>ive got 4
no you dont homosexual
Here are 3 of them. What are you going to post next?
>a rational use case
In the comfort of my own home, my gun doesn't need to fit in my pants
>but shotg-
I choose rifle
>I choose rifle
Ahhh, a recoilet, I see, I see.
It really depends. There's so many things you can make a collection.
A country's historical service weapons, weapons from a specific time period, Weapons from a particular conflict, a particular aesthetic, or just stuff you thought looked cool, or my personal favorite, a collection of gimmicks, like a personal museum of quirky designs.
The hunting rifles and optics available today enable individuals to reliably hit targets from distances in excess of 500 meters after the shooter has become proficient with his rifle.
Tiborasaurus Rex has a great, in depth and informative long distance shooting tutorial available on YouTube. He goes into detail about weapon selection, ammo selection, ballistics, optics, scope mounting, optics adjustments everything.
A quality hunting rifle can be purchased for $1,000. A very capable scope can be also purchased for less than $1,000. The base, rings and scope mounting to your rifle is very easy to do yourself. If you are not confident in your abilities a good gunsmith will mount your scope to your rifle and bore sight it in one afternoon.
All Americans that wish to preserve and protect our Constitutional Republic should be able to engage targets with accurate rifle fire beyond 500 yards.
Add in a capable AR or AK pattern rifle, a 12 gauge shotgun and a semi auto pistol. Weapons and ammunition are proving to be as good an inflation hedge as anything else. Treat your weapons as the family heirlooms they will become. Also it is not wise to plan to resupply off of those you kill in the defense of your family and property. 500 rounds of pistol ammo and 1,000 rounds of long gun ammo in addition to what ammo you need to train with to maintain proficiency is a good base.
Now is the time to purchase the gear you need and train to become proficient with your weapon. The window of opportunity is closing and we are , if we are honest with ourselves, over due.
Malecide - the killing of evil.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux wrote a treatise explaining that malecide is not a sin.
>What makes a well-rounded collection?
Depends on what you're into, hunters preferring different types of guns then target shooters, etc.
I'd suggest pic related is a good starting point (and maybe all that's needed) for the average American.
I actually just had a mosin and a CZ rami for a long time and it was fine altho im glad I never fought as a partisan with that loadout LMAO.
Minimum is a home defense gun, a carry gun, and an AR15. If you hunt then your hunting guns too.
So the minimum is a carry gun and an AR15 and use one of those for home defense.
Ideally get:
- shorty or carbine AR15
- a recce or spr AR15
- a full size duty pistol
- enough carry guns for whatever different clothing situations you have.
- 22 because cheap
- A shotgun if you need to worry about bears at your home
- any hunting or sporting guns you need
- an additional shotgun or delayed blowback/gas operated PCC specialized for close quarters if you prefer that over a pistol or AR for home defense.
My home defense safe has a delayed blowback PCC, a pistol, and an 18.5 shotgun for various situations and I have 2 carry guns a micro and a subcompact, and a shorty and a recce and a 308 hunting AR plus a 22 pistol and various 22 rifles I was given as a kid.
>long range
>mid range
>short range
>plinker
there you go
-full size pistol
-revolver
-22lr rifle
-shotgun
-AR15 of any configuration
-scoped bolt action rifle
Pretty much the basic that covers all bases.
Is there any practical purpose to have so called Gucci or just more rare rounds? Things such as .338, 300WM/blackout, 5.7, etc
Not really.
You may want ONE that's a bit of a hard hitter at range.
.300 Blackout is good if you have a can.
If you don't have a can, why not just use 7.62x39?
Long range shooting for 338, 300WM.
I have a .458 Lott purely because I wanted a
>at the limit of human endurance
Kind of gun.
300WM is actual not all that unreasonable, I have an X-bolt in it and it shoots the cheapest ammo phenomenally well. It's all about what you want to do.
One rifle.
One shotgun.
One pistol.
After that maybe some revolvers and a scoped bolt action rifle.
Try to get some durable stuff.
Mine is the Way of The Burger.
I need to get a scoped M1A at some point.
I agree with all those. Good one. Maybe i would choose a bit bigger machete.
I think it's smaller than that.
.22 rifle
.22 handgun, revolver or semi doesn't matter
Personal carry pistol
Hunting Rifle
AR platform if not already used as your hunting rifle
12 gauge shotgun
Basically each gun has a role and each role has one gun
>well-rounded collection
I think people are getting away from the idea of a collection and are focusing on a literal armory.
In my mind a collection has some recreational aspect to it and I think limiting it in that regard precludes it being well rounded. Sure you'll be well protected and/or proficient, but most guns related to that are genuinely uninteresting to shoot. Which, I believe, indicates a narrow and unrounded gun list.
>I think people are getting away from the idea of a collection and are focusing on a literal armory.
>In my mind a collection has some recreational aspect to it and I think limiting it in that regard precludes it being well rounded. Sure you'll be well protected and/or proficient, but most guns related to that are genuinely uninteresting to shoot.
You make a good point
I considered adding a 'curiosity gun' to my list (
) for that reason. This might be mil-surp, a lever gat, a big-ass revolver, something technically interesting like a Calico - something you own just because its cool. Well-rounded goes beyond the usual way this topic is phrased on /k/ ("what's the minimum gun collection every man should own" or something of that nature) and it should require more than just practicality.
>DAD WHY DOES STEPMOM PEE STANDING UP?
hey now there's nothing wrong with letting one of the few based trannies tickle your prostate with her gun. It would be extremely gay not to
Every time I see this picture I'm bothered by how unhappy the children are.
I mean, do what makes you happy, but I've downsized my gun collection to "restart" and just have one example of every type of gun instead of having multiples of the same thing.
Ask yoyrself what style you like and then weigh how much practicality is important to you.
Obviously guns are tools of fighting...abd as such you should have self defense and survival in mind. Then branch into rule of cool.
SBR
DMR
Handgun
Plinker Rifle and Pistol
Everything else is hoarder tier when you could be spending money on ammo
The absolute minimum for a practical utility minded only collection would be: 2 mag fed semi auto rifles of your choice, 2 handguns of your choice, one 12 gauge pump action shotgun, one .22lr rifle, and one bolt action or lever action for hunting. I say two mag fed semi auto rifles and two handguns because I believe wholeheartedly that two is one and one is none, those are the most important firearms you’ll own and if or when one goes down you’ll need to replace it. I go beyond this recommendation because I just love guns and have a never ending list that I want to buy, my collection has no real theme other than I buy what I like or find interesting
Bare minimum is three guns IMO which will cover almost all situations you could find yourself realistically in:
1. Concealable handgun
2. Pump shotgun
3. Autoloading rifle
Not 100% necessary but a full power bolt rifle would be number four.
Any additional firearms thereafter are icing on top.
>-22 pistol
>-larger pistol in modern defensive caliber
>-carry pistol (if that's something you do)
>-revolver
>-22 rifle
>-modern autoloading rifle (AR/AKish)
>-scoped, bolt-action rifle in hunting-capable caliber
>-pistol caliber carbine
>-shotgun
Drop the pcc and potentially the hunting rifle if the semi-auto rifle is an AR-10 or something else that can fulfill the hunting/long-range role.
22 long rifle, lever action
AR10 .308
26” 12 gauge pump shotgun
All game, including humans can be taken efficiently with this setup. Not my favorite combination, but it is the most efficient loadout, all with extremely common and effective ammunition choices
My collection is not balanced and I don't care. I like handguns so I have mostly handguns. A good ar15 covers nearly any task I would require of a long gun, including most hunting.
remember during the Texas winter storm those preppers begging for help because with no power they couldn't use their ELECTRIC CAN OPENER
that is what I think of when I see this shit
people aren't interested in being prepared
its just they like to make pretend they're soldiers
or they have some sort of anxiety disorder and this is the only way to feel safe
Just the guns on the roof have to be worth more than the house.
I want to give everybody a reality check that's sometimes lacking on real "enthusiast" boards like this
There are tens of millions of gun owners who just own a CCW piece, or perhaps a .38 in permanent nightstand duty, and no other firearms at all
Once you expand the circle to "owns four or fewer guns, total" you now encompass the overwhelming *majority* of gun owners
And that's completely discounting the nogunz portion of the population (as you should), just talking about actual gun owners