Guns you use and guns you own

[Alan]

I actually use maybe five guns regularly. But I own way more than that. The rest are just because I wanted them, not needed them. There's what you actually shoot and then there's the whole collection. What's your "actually use" number compared to your total number?

 

[two-bit cowboy]

Howdy, Alan,

I can interpret your term "use" in several different ways so I truly "use" 100 percent of my collection.

Applying the way you might intend the term to be interpreted, I "use" (shoot) about five percent of the herd.

 

[Wind River]

I’m utilitarian and minimalist. I try to keep it simple. If I’m not using it, down the road it goes. I’ve had some beautiful high-end rifles and shotguns. I found I didn’t use the for fear of marring their beauty so, all are gone.
I seldom have more than 6-8 guns total. I probably shoot the Varminters the most in rifles. One big game rifle that gets used most years. I have a couple of shotguns, a 12 and a 20, that I hunt with but are mostly used to shoot clays. A 22 for the grandkids to shoot when they come around. One 10mm pistol that, depending on where I’m going, I pack for bears.