I've got an arsenal??? (Me???) - Page 2

**Shane Tuttle** · November 29, 2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by zeke

For some people, simply tell them to buy their toilet paper "one roll at a time"

In some cases, I would say, "4 squares at a time"...

Rockrivr1 · November 29, 2021, 02:17 PM

I always get a kick when the news channels state things like "Criminal had an arsenal of guns" and they show 4-5 crappy guns on a table. I usually laugh out loud and at times my wife will retort, "That's not funny"!

Seedy Character · November 29, 2021, 07:03 PM

News media shows those 'arsenals', she says, "I hope they never raid yours. We will be in big trouble"

SIGSHR · November 30, 2021, 08:31 AM

Yes, an "arsenal", half of which are air pistols, air soft guns, non-firing replicas, etc.

Joe-ker · November 30, 2021, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by roscoe

Ha!

You should have said you always strip naked and put on BlackHawk Down when you clean your firearms.

That's just weird.

It's Rambo First Blood part 2 here...

Skans · November 30, 2021, 10:28 AM

I hate to think what the OP's friend would think of my collection of shooting tools! I don't think I've even bought a gun in over 3 years.

wizrd · December 13, 2021, 07:18 PM

The most extensive personal collection I know of consists of over 4,000 firearms, just saying.

hemiram · December 16, 2021, 03:27 AM

Somehow, someway, I still don't know how I did it, but I made a copy of my serial numbers and took pics of all my guns. I sent them from one of my email addresses to another of my email addresses to archive. I also sent a copy to a friend overseas. Oops! He was kind of shocked, but he understood a lot of my guns are hardly ever shot, and I collect them. He was a lot better about it than my sister ever was. All I have to do to trigger her is send her a pic of my AR or one of my .44 Magnums, and she flips out.

Wag · December 16, 2021, 08:44 AM

I was born and raised a redneck, grew up wanting to shoot but didn't shoot much because we were poor as church mice. I'm the oldest of ten (which is why we were so poor).

My grandpa, though, took some time to teach us how to shoot and I took to it like a fish to water.

Oddly, his daughter, my mom, didn't like guns very much at all but my dad did get some shotguns one year and he and I and a brother went duck hunting for a season.

One of my sisters is very anti gun but her daughter was a crack shot. I was teaching her how to shoot with a Beretta Minx when she was five and she did really well. As she got older, she would go hunting with her dad and did pretty well.

As soon as I moved away from home and had some money, I started my collection. I suppose it's an "arsenal" or "armory" now. I dunno. I just buy what appeals to me and I shoot what I can. Reloading helps.

I don't let many people know that I have guns. Except you fellow gun nuts on here and a couple of other forums!

--Wag--

**4V50 Gary** · December 16, 2021, 10:47 AM

There was a time when collecting them was quite normal and didn't raise eyebrows.

When Gary Cooper was introduced to Sergeant Alvin York, the agent noticed that you could get more noise out of two sphinxes. To break the uneasiness, the agent said, Mr. Cooper, don't you have quite a collection of guns? Sgt. York likes guns. Cooper led York to the gun room and the agent observed that they couldn't stop talking.

Gas Bag · December 31, 2021, 07:11 AM

Don’t try to explain things, talk to your wife and ask her to no longer bring visitors to the basement.
And put a thick bolt on the door, to lock others out while you are there.
Explain it to your wife, and I’m sure that she will understand. You cannot trust people anymore, so protect yourself.

Grey_Lion · January 2, 2022, 02:47 PM

I don't have that many firearms. But my sister imagines that just one is too many and why on earth would I need one anyway... She won't ever listen to an explanation.

I watch too much news and read too much news and hear of the "large quantity of ammunition found" on such and such criminal... And I ALWAYS think to myself - a couple 100 rounds is NOT a large quantity of ammo..... really..... I go through that in a single trip to the range.... And so I don't ever mention my ammo store to anyone in any detail.....

December 13, 2021, 07:18 PM	#32
wizrd Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2012 Posts: 232	The most extensive personal collection I know of consists of over 4,000 firearms, just saying. __________________ Sumo magis ammo

December 16, 2021, 08:44 AM	#34
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	I was born and raised a redneck, grew up wanting to shoot but didn't shoot much because we were poor as church mice. I'm the oldest of ten (which is why we were so poor). My grandpa, though, took some time to teach us how to shoot and I took to it like a fish to water. Oddly, his daughter, my mom, didn't like guns very much at all but my dad did get some shotguns one year and he and I and a brother went duck hunting for a season. One of my sisters is very anti gun but her daughter was a crack shot. I was teaching her how to shoot with a Beretta Minx when she was five and she did really well. As she got older, she would go hunting with her dad and did pretty well. As soon as I moved away from home and had some money, I started my collection. I suppose it's an "arsenal" or "armory" now. I dunno. I just buy what appeals to me and I shoot what I can. Reloading helps. I don't let many people know that I have guns. Except you fellow gun nuts on here and a couple of other forums! --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

December 16, 2021, 10:47 AM	#35
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,838	There was a time when collecting them was quite normal and didn't raise eyebrows. When Gary Cooper was introduced to Sergeant Alvin York, the agent noticed that you could get more noise out of two sphinxes. To break the uneasiness, the agent said, Mr. Cooper, don't you have quite a collection of guns? Sgt. York likes guns. Cooper led York to the gun room and the agent observed that they couldn't stop talking. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

December 31, 2021, 07:11 AM	#36
Gas Bag Member Join Date: January 3, 2019 Posts: 69	Don’t try to explain things, talk to your wife and ask her to no longer bring visitors to the basement. And put a thick bolt on the door, to lock others out while you are there. Explain it to your wife, and I’m sure that she will understand. You cannot trust people anymore, so protect yourself. Last edited by Gas Bag; December 31, 2021 at 07:16 AM.

November 29, 2021, 02:17 PM	#27
Rockrivr1 Senior Member Join Date: June 6, 2002 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 271	I always get a kick when the news channels state things like "Criminal had an arsenal of guns" and they show 4-5 crappy guns on a table. I usually laugh out loud and at times my wife will retort, "That's not funny"!

November 29, 2021, 07:03 PM	#28
Seedy Character Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2021 Location: SW Okla Posts: 201	News media shows those 'arsenals', she says, "I hope they never raid yours. We will be in big trouble"

November 30, 2021, 08:31 AM	#29
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,700	Yes, an "arsenal", half of which are air pistols, air soft guns, non-firing replicas, etc.

November 30, 2021, 10:28 AM	#31
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	I hate to think what the OP's friend would think of my collection of shooting tools! I don't think I've even bought a gun in over 3 years.

December 16, 2021, 03:27 AM	#33
hemiram Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2005 Location: Toledo, ohio Posts: 762	Somehow, someway, I still don't know how I did it, but I made a copy of my serial numbers and took pics of all my guns. I sent them from one of my email addresses to another of my email addresses to archive. I also sent a copy to a friend overseas. Oops! He was kind of shocked, but he understood a lot of my guns are hardly ever shot, and I collect them. He was a lot better about it than my sister ever was. All I have to do to trigger her is send her a pic of my AR or one of my .44 Magnums, and she flips out.

January 2, 2022, 02:47 PM	#37
Grey_Lion Senior Member Join Date: April 15, 2018 Location: Baton Rouge - Louisiana Posts: 407	I don't have that many firearms. But my sister imagines that just one is too many and why on earth would I need one anyway... She won't ever listen to an explanation. I watch too much news and read too much news and hear of the "large quantity of ammunition found" on such and such criminal... And I ALWAYS think to myself - a couple 100 rounds is NOT a large quantity of ammo..... really..... I go through that in a single trip to the range.... And so I don't ever mention my ammo store to anyone in any detail.....