How many do you own???..... and.....How much do you have???

[kp4att]

I think that a 80% of us have at least 2 airguns  <--(NOTE: this is a very conservative number).


Right now,  I own 7 air rifles and 2 pistols..... but just 4-6 hours on fridays to practice shooting if I can go to the range, because I have to work and in addition I live in the city and I cannot shoot more in my yard, due to problems with the neighbords.

So CONFESS you;

 @ How MANY airguns do you own???      

and

 @ How much FREE time do we have for enjoy your beauties??? <-(give at least one reason if you do not have to much time)


Feel free to tell us the truth!!!  Don't cheat...


/Gerald

[RedFeather]

I had like twenty. Getting it down to maybe ten. Time? Who's got time?

[shady816]

Well i only own one with the second on it's way and as far as time i shoot indoors every evening from 8pm to 12am (after the kids go to bed) and every weekend outdoors until my arm gets to sore to cock the gun.

[daveshoot]

This post actually made me count them. Uh oh, more than I thought... but whenever I think about "thinning the herd", I only end up with one or two more that I don't have yet. And I get very liitle time to shoot at the moment.

[djmyers]

Gamo Hunter 177
Gamo Big Cat 177 Oldest daughters shooter
Daisy 120 177  Youngest daughters shooter
RWS 350 177
2 Chinese underlevers 177
2 European break barrel 177 and 22
Daisy 880 pumper
Crossman 2200 pumper
Crossman 2250 CO2
Crossman 1377 pumper
Original Red Ryder, this one is old. Has a pellet stuck in it. My son saw every body else shooting pellets so in it went!

My son has a Daisy Buck Master and can hit a paint ball at 6 inches, lol. We all have to start somewhere and he loves shooting them just like dad does. Theres just something about watching pink paint splatter.  

I used to think I had a problem till I was introduced to this forum, thank you Mr. Charlie for the fantastic triggers and sending me the link to this place! My wife tells all her friend I play with "BB" guns and how cute it is and they laugh then when I talk to the husbands and tell them about bending nickles and hitting 1 in targets at 60 yds they realize I am not playing with a walmart special at 3 am in the closet. I also own several powder burners but they are expensive and Im pretty sure the neighbors and wife would be really upset with me shooting a 7.62x54r in the garage or back yard. lol

Almost forgot the time. I get to shoot them at least once a week. My wife works nights and every other weekend so I get to shoot regulerly. During the week if the house is clean, after the kids go to bed I head to the garage. Me and the kids used to shoot almost every firday. We'd order pizza watch ghost adventures then down to the basement for target practice. They will still go to the swamp with me and my oldest girl (14) will still shoot some friday's, my son (6) is attached to my hip so if im not at work he is right there. He started kindergarden this year so the days i used to get off work early and sneak him out of daycare to go fishing are done. That sucks. My baby girl (10)  is so into  myspace and talking on the phone its crazy! That myspace is the devil! but her and her mom have all their farm crap on there.

[geewhiz380]

well i own 9, 6 mine two my sons and one my wife owns.Time is something i dont have cause i still use sun dials hehehehe .

[longislandhunter]

Like Dave, your post made me actually count em up and the answer is in all honesty I do have way more than I "need" but they do fill the "want" factor  nicely

As for having the time to shoot them..... yes, since I'm retired  I do have the time and on nice sunny days I've  been spending some time each day in the backyard range shooting my BB guns, making sure I spend some time with the ones that haven't been shot in a while.  I've thought about selling off a few but so far I haven't been able to bring myself to sell em.  That may change soon though as I'm thinking of listing a couple for sale for the simple reason that I'm running out of storage room fast and I don't want to buy another gun safe.  

Jeff

[Big_Bill]

Gerald,

The information you are about read is TOP SECRET MAJESTIC ! AND YOU ARE SWORN TO KEEP IT TOTALLY CONFIDENTIAL UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH !!!! A MATTER OF HOMELAND SECURITY !

I have 10 air rifles and 6 air pistols.

The DARK SIDE is working hard to bring me over, the DARK SIDE is VERY STRONG HERE !

I shoot as often as I physically can, not as often as I wish, but the time I do get to shoot brightens my days and nights

Bill

[gamo2hammerli]

Mine's are in the list below....    I shoot at least 30 shots almost everyday...mostly air rifles though and off-hand.  Usually in the 8 meters distance basement....on occasion in the backyard.  I do all the GTA Target Shooting matches....so I've to shoot when the chance arises.  And the friendly matches give me reason to practice and shoot.

[ezman604]

At this very moment, just what's in my sig. A half dozen FUN shooters. I'm always looking though and trying to justify more. Time??? That's something kinda like "control" Gene. What's that? LOL

I WANT to shoot more but I do not have an indoor area long enough and it's usually getting dark by the time I get home from work. Or I have other places I HAVE to be at or go to every day. I try to squeeze in some trigger time each weekend, even if it's just 5-10 rounds out my back door. I try to just forget everything and set up my target backstop at 25 yards but only get to do that every 2-3 weeks. Just a very busy and demanding life. Someone always seems to have a computer emergency that needs my attention. Or taking care of the necessary issues with an ailing Mom.

But I'mglad to knowmy happy half dozen are patiently sitting there waiting for me to find the time for them.

Happy Shooting!!!!

Dave

[CharlieDaTuna]

Now that would be a tough question for Gene. And you don't see him responding to this one either. I don't think he can count that far and doubt that he could actually get an accurate count because they are everywhere in his house.      You wouldn't believe it if you saw it.    

[Mark_MD]

Hello my name is Mark and I am an airgun addict. Since Nov. 2008, I am up to 11 rifles, no pistols yet. Shoot every day, sometimes only time for 10 quick shots but I try not to miss a day.

[kp4att]

Well... Welll.... Well....

In just one sentence, Repeat with me...I am an  AIRGUN ADDICT!!!!.....    GOOD FOR US!!!!   YES!!!!


Congratulations to all of you that can get more than 2 airguns, because WE LOVE THIS HOBBY!!!!  AND I WANT MORE.


AND

in addition Congratulations  for of you that have a basement for practice.  I am not so  lucky on that.


The houses in Puerto Rico are not designed with basement. If my house had a basement, take for shure that I could be shooting all nights

after my 3 girls go to sleep..... ooooohhhhh   YES!!!


SO.... I AM AIRGUNG ADDICT and PROUD OF BE ONE OF YOU!!!!    YES.... PEOPLE!!!!  UUUHHHRRRAA!!!!


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NOW SERIOUS,
I NEED AN ADVICE:

  @ WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR ME TO LEAVE THIS ADDICTION?


/GERALD

[daveshoot]

Gene and Charlie are supposed to have more than the rest of us.

I'll bet I don't have as many as LIH/Jeff. Hope not, anyway. I don't list them because I don't want to show off, or reveal the extent of my problem.

I started buying lots of cheap Chinese springers and that ran the numbers up. You know what? I don't regret a single one of them. I see guys posting that if they had only started with a Krautmaster 9000 they would have been spared all those lesser models and that expensive learning curve. Not me! They are all cool, and the cheaper ones can be the most fun, because I am not (as) scared to work on them. Nothing like making a $60 cheapie a little better with your own sweat and blood.

You know the one that bugs me because I have never yet spent much time with it? It's not an RWS or a BSA.

It's the lowly B5-10. Very intriguing little machine, there.

[longislandhunter]

Dave,,,, I couldn't have said it any better myself

They are all cool and the cheaper ones can definitely be the most fun sometimes  

I too have quite a few cheap "chicom" shooters and I love each one of em.  Like you I just love getting a cheap chinese shooter and working on it to tweak the most out of it.  I just love my cheap chinese shooters and am always on the prowl for my next one  

As for exactly how many air guns I own... like you I don't post them all.... to do so would only serve to, like you said, show the extent of my problem  

Jeff