Ten signs that you might be a collector

[Geezer]

You might be a collector if:

1. You genuinely have lost count of how many guns you own.
2. You own guns you have never fired.
3. You own spare parts for guns you no longer own.
4. You own spare parts for guns you have never owned.
5. At least one of your guns has been in pieces in a box for over a year.
6. You own pellets in a calibre that you don’t posses a gun for.
7. You have every edition of Walter’s and Wesley’s books.
8. If someone says “Kempton Park”, you think about guns not horse-racing.
9. You own at least two guns of the exact same model and vintage.
10. You own two guns of the exact same model and vintage, but one has a tiny difference that can only be spotted and appreciated by ten other people in the world.

[AC all day]

Wow, that's a relief.... I only got 8 out of 10....I think I could be safe!!

[45flint]

Wow, I’m not as bad as I thought! Thanks for the perspective, only guilty of a couple, but the last one is dead on! Lol

[mrto]

I got ten out of ten and I don't even consider myself a collector,more of a shooter who buys guns and bits to try out,but never sells anything!

Ooops!Correction, 9 out of ten I don't have the books......

[Mach 1.5]

Only 7 / 10 for me.. Mach 1.5

[MDriskill]

Uh-oh...! ��

Ticked eight boxes, with item no. 10 my main downfall.

[Abasmajor]

Guilty as charged.

Brian

[Troubledshooter]

No Comment.

[Drew451]

You might be a collector if:

1. You genuinely have lost count of how many guns you own.
2. You own guns you have never fired.
3. You own spare parts for guns you no longer own.
4. You own spare parts for guns you have never owned.
5. At least one of your guns has been in pieces in a box for over a year.
6. You own pellets in a calibre that you don’t posses a gun for.
7. You have every edition of Walter’s and Wesley’s books.
8. If someone says “Kempton Park”, you think about guns not horse-racing.
9. You own at least two guns of the exact same model and vintage.
10. You own two guns of the exact same model and vintage, but one has a tiny difference that can only be spotted and appreciated by ten other people in the world.

Ho ho- inspired post, Geezer. Im ticking several but Im not saying which ones.

[Geezer]

Good stuff guys, glad you enjoyed it.

You don’t have to score 10/10. I only get to 9. Anything much above 5/10 should be a clear indication of collectoritis. More than 7, definite collector.

[micol1212]

You might be a collector if:

1. You genuinely have lost count of how many guns you own.
2. You own guns you have never fired.
3. You own spare parts for guns you no longer own.
4. You own spare parts for guns you have never owned.
5. At least one of your guns has been in pieces in a box for over a year.
6. You own pellets in a calibre that you don’t posses a gun for.
7. You have every edition of Walter’s and Wesley’s books.
8. If someone says “Kempton Park”, you think about guns not horse-racing.
9. You own at least two guns of the exact same model and vintage.
10. You own two guns of the exact same model and vintage, but one has a tiny difference that can only be spotted and appreciated by ten other people in the world.

I certainly recognise a few of those traits in myself

[evert]

You might be a collector if:
1. You genuinely have lost count of how many guns you own.

So, if you keep an excel spredsheet with entries of all your airguns you have aquired, given away or sold, and thereby know how many you have, theres no danger of beeing a collector. Thats good to know, I'll carry on then.

[Dutch]

You might be a collector if:
10. You own two guns of the exact same model and vintage, but one has a tiny difference that can only be spotted and appreciated by ten other people in the world.

This is the one that defines a truly focused & perhaps decorated airgun collector, hhh excellent stuff! I'm not there yet, fortunately? so many interesting guns.

[Geordie]

A paltry 6/10 but made me chuckle nonetheless

[Garvin]

I'm not there yet

You could have fooled me, Dutch

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