Posted October 14, 2016 4:24 pm by Comments

By NRAHQ

Note: This article was originally posted on NRA Blog: https://www.nrablog.com/articles/2016/10/gun-collecting-introduction-and-types-of-collecting/

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.

Winchester Model 21 Pachmayr Shotgun (20 ga.). (Photo courtesy/NRA Museums)

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 the old “betcha can’t eat just one” potato chip commercial. If one was good, two are better. You need a backup gun, a practice gun, a hunting piece or a spare or different caliber. One …Read the Rest

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