purchases per year

[mattybock]

most of the people hereabouts are really into black powder, and I mean REALLY into it. And it's got me to thinking about how many guns we actually buy.
So far I have three black powder guns, an 1851 navy revolver clone, an 1860 army of the same and a St. Louis Hawken kit.
These came by after 5 or 6 years, or a gun every 2 years. And I wonder, how many guns do you own? How many do you buy a year?

 

[Richard J.]

Would be afraid to start counting them. Never enough.

 

[Coot]

You do realize that my wife might see what I post here? :shocked2:
I don't believe in living that dangerously.
:surrender:

 

[cynthialee]

Pistols over the years have been a come and go type thing for me over the years. Almost always I have had one.
As for BP rifles...well I just got that bug this year and I am not done getting rifles.

As for how many I have, I rather not say for the same reason as stated above. My spouse may read what I have posted and be reminded of what the arsenal looks like...

 

[Matt85]

bought 6 this year.

my too buy list is always growing. currently the list consists of: http://www.therifleshoppe.com/catalog_pages/matchlocks/(527).htm http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=956 http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=2509 http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_92_187_188&products_id=9953

and there isnt a link but id really like a wheellock rifle or pistol i havent decided yet.

-Matt

 

[Darkgael]

I bought my first MLer maybe 20 years ago. To date, I have ten altogether - two fowlers, a SXS, a H&R single, a blunderbuss, a .50 carbine, a GPR flinter, a revolver, a Trapper flint pistol, and an Underhammer pistol.
Six of those were bought in the last five years.
Pete

 

[Stony]

I have to refuse to answer as being north of Chicago but south of Milwaukee, if i disclosed the actual number of firearms I own and certain people found out. I would be accused of having an arsenal and plotting the overthrow of something and probably visited by different members of the law enforcement community even though everything I own is legal. It has happened before.

 

[necchi]

I always have an eye out,
I enjoy finding Ml rifles/pistols in various stages of distress or neglect, then giving them the care/repair they need and pass'm on to others.

It's a hobby that I tried to encourage in you as a new member with plans to build guns. It's a great way to develop some of the basic skills and understanding of the tools and labor needed.

Anyway's that said, there's an average of 2 that move through my hands each year. There's currently 12 assorted Revolvers, Pistols and Rifles in the house.

I've been thinking about thinning that herd, but I have either a need for or an attachment too those 12 and can't seem to part with'm, :idunno:

 

[jdkerstetter]

I also fear the the Black Helicopters!!!

 

[Many Klatch]

Can't say as I buy a lot of muzzleloaders. I have traded for quite a few though and built a few others. I am at the point where I have enough guns that I can't remember the proper sight picture for each one so I have eased off on acquiring anymore, unless I decide to do just one more trade.

Many Klatch

 

[necchi]

unless I decide to do just one more trade.

:haha:
Yeah, that's it in a nut shell ain't it?

 

[pargent]

Well you do recall what happen the last time a bunch of musket owners got together and started stockpileing powder :haha: :rotf:

 

[hanshi]

Okay, the best I can figure is in the last 45 years I've bought approx 17 bp firearms. That's about one every 2.66 years. Of course most were sold at some point. I also sold my modern firearms to finance a couple of flintlocks. Just as I sold most of the bp guns to buy modern. Don't need stuff like that anymore.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Two muzzleloaders in the last ten years.


But they were good ones. ;-)

One centerfire in that time - a surplus rifle. No other firearm activity except a .22LR conversion kit for a 1911.

I got over the busy buying and selling when I was younger. Used to add a new and drop an old gun (usualy a rifle) a month. Realized it was better to want what you have than have all you want.

 

[ohio ramrod]

Last count over sixteen black powder guns.I have not purchased any for several years. Most were bought on the cheap side from people who abused them and I bought them to fix up and resell. I have sold several since I last bought any and have two more "sold" as soon as the people come up with the money! :idunno: Opps I just remembered I did buy a Cherokee for the grandson this year. :hmm:

 

[Lonegun1894]

Seeing that I was taught in my younger days that a "gun" is by definition ship mounted, I don't have a single gun, not a one. No, Siree!

 

[Billnpatti]

I was also taught the same thing. However, the word gun "comes from the Middle English word gonne or gunn and one of the accepted definitions is a portable firearm (as a rifle or handgun)"

 

[Stumpkiller]

"Gun" can be a smoothbore: fowler, musket, shotgun, fusee, fusil, handcannone, etc.

 

[CrackStock]

I generally purchase one ML per year. It might be a kit, in-the-white or finished gun.

On the other hand, I do accumulate a lot of parts which might or might not become a ML someday... :grin:

CS

 

[Zonie]

Except for the CVA 12 guage double that was given to me last year I haven't purchased any new muzzleloaders for over 5 years.

I've already got all I need for now.