Not yet.
I have an S & W Model 66 .357 Magnum; hasn’t been fired in three years and probably won’t ever be fired again, or at least by me.
Never had one and don’t plan to have one any time in the future. Not even the slightest twinge of desire for one. And having small kids, I’d be a nervous wreck with one in the house.
I put “may in the future”, but I really mean “I’m not completely ruling it out”. Chances are slim.
I have a square-butt Model 66. The 66 was, and is, a nearly perfect .357 for self-defense carry. You have good taste in revolvers.
I have a S&W .38 Special (model 36, I believe) and an Ithaca model 37 12-gauge shotgun.
Also, I have a very small caliber gun which I would not fire unless my life depended on it. It may be a .22, but all I know is, it looks like it will spontaneously combust the next time it is fired.
Never have, never will. Just have no interest in owning a firearm of any sort, and I don’t think there’s any situation that would prompt me to get one; I’d change other aspects of my life concerning safety/protection/defence/whatever long before getting a gun.
We own one shot gun that was given to us by a friend. It has been tucked away at the back of a storage closet for more than 20 years. I have never felt the need to purchase or use a firearm.
I was slightly better armed than Nicaragua before they were all stolen by gypsies.
I’m one of those people who, when reading a story about someone found with 10,000 rounds of ammo, doesn’t think “crazy lunatic” but “must have been a sale at Turner’s.”
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My favorite kind of pump-gun.* The Featherlight ejects downwards, making it very popular with lefties. Sadly, I don’t have one - My father did, but he sold it.
Heh! One of my plinkers is a crazy little thing from J. Stevens A&T Co. - A long-barreled tip-up single-shot .22LR rimfire without trigger guard. It’s a sweet little plinker, despite looking like a child’s drawing or parody of a pistol. The example I have has been abused and restored, so has very little collectable value, despite being quite rare and fairly old - Late 19th Century.
*Technically, slide action.
Yeah, these all belonged to my father, and I inherited them.
I own lots of rifles and handguns. And lots of ammo.
I consider 10,000 rounds a good start. LOL.
One large bore revolver and I just purchased a .22 rimfire lever action rifle from my father.
Nope. Never have, never will. My opinion on guns* is pretty much unprintable.
*other than for subsistence hunting and law enforcement
For me, personally, gun ownership would be a dubious choice. I’m a mechanical klutz, and wouldn’t trust myself to operate a gun safely, even after training. Then too, I’m prone to depression, and would be at risk of self-harm.
So, I rely on others to keep the bad guys guessing as to who packs and who doesn’t. The rest of you, have at it!
As my father ages, he’s been selling or distributing his rather extensive collection - keeping only those he’s still able to use. Very practical of him. Very distressing for those of us whom miss out on the the distribution or sales.
Ah, well. His collection, his choice. Plus, there’ll be fewer fights over his will, when that time finally comes.
I would like to go to the range one day, actually. I think it might be fun. I’d like to own a couple of handguns, and maybe a shotgun. I don’t own any now, though, and if I never do, I won’t be heartbroken over it.
Thank you. I have a CCW because I used to deliver prescription drugs to nursing homes at night----I chose the weapon on the theory that if I had to shoot someone, I dern well wanted that person to stay shot.
We have the shotguns from our parents’ homes. My husband has a hunting gun but I’m not certain where he is keeping it.
He conceal-carries due to his job so that one is in the house overnight. I have a pellet gun and a handgun which are in a storage shed across town.
We are not of the heavy-duty gun culture crowd but all my family is able to use one. Think my husband is the only one who does and that’s once a year when he goes hunting with some co-workers.
We just accumulated them over the years except for the handgun which I purchased a couple of years ago when the first banks failed in CA.