Thread: Required to justify the number of firearms you own?

Originally Posted by Rushy

Now all you need to do is introduce the meat damage / trauma question into the discussion with technical input around the faster smaller vs slower larger calibre and like my wife, she will begrudgingly accept that you really do have insufficient firearms for the active pursuit of your interests.

Absolutely Rushy. Half the idea behind getting the offspring into shooting is that it made a good excuse to double up on things. And with a couple of lefties in there I can nigh on triple the collection.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Absolutely Rushy. Half the idea behind getting the offspring into shooting is that it made a good excuse to double up on things. And with a couple of lefties in there I can nigh on triple the collection.

How deep do you want to be buried when the missus sees that post?!

Originally Posted by 223nut

How deep do you want to be buried when the missus sees that post?!

She's to 'busy' with the news click-bait sites.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

She's to 'busy' with the news click-bait sites.

Glad I'm not the only one. She sends me click bait of cats and hedgehogs and I'm here thinking to myself if i see one in the bush they're getting a 308 sent their way.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Glad I'm not the only one. She sends me click bait of cats and hedgehogs and I'm here thinking to myself if i see one in the bush they're getting a 308 sent their way.

That is terrible. Using a 308 on cats? I only use the 223 on them usually. You're right, it's terrible, I need to take something bigger. Now what should I get?

Originally Posted by gadgetman

That is terrible. Using a 308 on cats? I only use the 223 on them usually. You're right, it's terrible, I need to take something bigger. Now what should I get?

Well I'm only planning on getting a 22 and a big Centre fire as I'm an apprentice so not heaps of money to get a whole lot of different calibers.

450 bushmaster.

A mate shot a cat with a 22.250 and it "sloshed" as we picked it up.Maybe just the right amount of inner trauma

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Well I'm only planning on getting a 22 and a big Centre fire as I'm an apprentice so not heaps of money to get a whole lot of different calibers.

450 bushmaster.

Yeah right..................

Originally Posted by MightyBoosh

i was explaining to the mrs last night why you can't use a rimfire for ducks or large game, why you can't (in my situation) use a shotgun for rabbits or large game and why you can't use a large calibre centrefire for rabbits or ducks. she looked quite bored by the end of it, but i think i'm wearing her down

Mine's that busy running the kids to sports, training for ultra marathons and studying for a BSc that she hasn't a clue lol. If she notices somethings new I just say I was feeling lonely and needed cheering up.

Originally Posted by Steve123

Yeah right..................

Well. That's the initial plan. Yah never know. I saw a carcano carbine for 300 bucks. It's very tempting.

Originally Posted by Russian 22.

Well. That's the initial plan. Yah never know. I saw a carcano carbine for 300 bucks. It's very tempting.

And thus it starts .
Then you might see a Mauser. Then a Lee Enfield and why not a Mosin. Then ya think hey I'd like some of the various different varieties of each...........

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Originally Posted by clickbang

And thus it starts .
Then you might see a Mauser. Then a Lee Enfield and why not a Mosin. Then ya think hey I'd like some of the various different varieties of each...........

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Then something bigger, something smaller, something newer, something borrowed, something blued, ... Whoops! Almost heading down an even more expensive line there.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Then something bigger, something smaller, something newer, something borrowed, something blued, ... Whoops! Almost heading down an even more expensive line there.

No, I think you're heading down the right lines.......it is a marriage of kinds, just this one doesn't get upset if you fondle the one sitting beside her

Originally Posted by chchben

I've have an ongoing argument with several insurer fronts over firearms, they class them as sporting equipment and even if I list them at x value all that means is I will pay a premium based on that insured value however if stolen/lost they will not replace them or pay out the insured value as sporting goods are indemnity only and not replacement.. so if you buy a $1500 tikka and never use it but list it in your insurance as $1500, and it gets knicked... you will prob get $800 then less excess.. about $600 with no option of replacement. It's insurance theft if you ask me.
I might look into listing them as tools or costume jewellery

This must differ between insurance companies and policies.
I pay for and expect replacement - especially when I have listed the items with serial numbers and values.

An example from my past:
8 years ago I rolled my ute. I had 3 bicycles on a carrier on the back.
Car insurance didn't cover the bikes, but my household contents policy did - I got replacments not indemnity.

I expect my rifles to be similarly covered whether at home or away from home.

If your insurance only offers indemnity it is time for you to get another insurer.

Originally Posted by Cyclops

This must differ between insurance companies and policies.
I pay for and expect replacement - especially when I have listed the items with serial numbers and values.

An example from my past:
8 years ago I rolled my ute. I had 3 bicycles on a carrier on the back.
Car insurance didn't cover the bikes, but my household contents policy did - I got replacments not indemnity.

I expect my rifles to be similarly covered whether at home or away from home.

If your insurance only offers indemnity it is time for you to get another insurer.

It sounds like a court case waiting to happen.

In saying that,I changed companies for a very similar reason. Dropped ami for aa