Thread: Whats more important- a rifle to be practical or fun ?

Originally Posted by Pointer

Some guns are tools, some are toys, and some are art

This, its important to find a nice balance in life

Originally Posted by bas

This, its important to find a nice balance in life

So true Baz,
I often buy a partictular rifle/cartridge for a certain property/species. The tight areas one rifle, the open bush another, fallow get the 223, Sambar another rifle again. LR needs another.

Wife said to friend the other day, "Yeah he has a gun, it has a black bit on the top, silver in the middle and black again where you hold it, he uses it all the time"

Yes dear, I only have the one.......

My Mrs thought I only had 1 or 2 black and silver ones - until we moved house and she helped carry them wrapped in towels out of the back of the car "You have 18 guns" she says...
My reply is - na, no that many - some were parts etc. Little did she know that some had 2 inthem and there are a bunch more at the olds!

Originally Posted by Spanners

My Mrs thoguh I only 1 of 2 black and silver ones - until we moved house and she helped carry them wrapped in towels out of the back of the car "You have 18 guns" she says...
My reply is - na, no thtat many - some were parts etc. Little did she know that some had 2 inthem and there are a bunch more at the olds!

Priceless

They have got be both practical and fun, don't know anybody who says its fun their rifle doesn't hit anything unless you swing it by the barrel !!



(quote)My Mrs thoguh I only 1 of 2 black and silver ones - until we moved house and she helped carry them wrapped in towels out of the back of the car "You have 18 guns" she says...
My reply is - na, no thtat many - some were parts etc. Little did she know that some had 2 inthem and there are a bunch more at the olds! (quote)

Bloody well done Spanners, quick thinking

Shes accepted it now - used to get grief when I brought another - even if I sold 2.. and its not about the money.. it was more the fact you can only use 1 at a time I think....now she just says "If you want to buy another gun then buy it - I'm fine with it" WTF is up with that!?!?!

My current build is going to be impractical as hell but equally as fun. I cant wait

being fun makes it practical....

I have 'practically' used up all the space in my safe - so need to buy another big one and fill it with 'practical' guns

Originally Posted by Spanners

My Mrs thought I only had 1 or 2 black and silver ones - until we moved house and she helped carry them wrapped in towels out of the back of the car "You have 18 guns" she says...
My reply is - na, no that many - some were parts etc. Little did she know that some had 2 inthem and there are a bunch more at the olds!

I think you have a disease mate. I wish I could afford to supply a disease like that.

He's got OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, like most shooters !

Prob do have a disorder - but I spend 1/2 my life away from home and in shitting spots on ships that dont go anywhere much - pretty hard to spend money there.., Singapore, Russia, Australia LOL

Originally Posted by Spanners

even if I sold 2.. and its not about the money.. it was more the fact you can only use 1 at a time I think...

Is that like you can only wear one pair of shoes at a time or use one hand bag or one dress or...........

Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg

Is that like you can only wear one pair of shoes at a time or use one hand bag or one dress or...........

Originally Posted by horihunter

being fun makes it practical....

Some good replies & I think this one kinda sums it up