Gun Collecting: Introduction and Types of Collecting

By NRAHQ

By Jim Supica, NRA Museums Director Note: This article was originally posted on NRA Blog

USA -(Ammoland.com)- Few of us set out to be gun collectors.

We usually start with a gun.

For those fortunate enough to have grown up in a rural area or in a shooting or hunting family, it was often a .22 rifle or a shotgun, which may have been a treasured childhood possession and perhaps the first totem of adult privileges and responsibilities.

For some it may be a defensive pistol or revolver, purchased well into adulthood as a tool for personal protection. Some will have been introduced to a shooting sport, and select a first gun to meet the needs of their chosen competition. Others will have a family heirloom passed down to them. Film fans may want a gun like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood had in the movies. Many will want a gun “just because,” which is plenty reason enough.

After that, for most it’s sort of like …Read the Rest

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