It started to become a popular EDC option starting around the time I bought mine, when they were cheap & plentiful. They're still available, but much more expensive now - north of $300 seems typical. For that kind of money you can get a much better gun in the here & now.
I got through seven years of college, including Grad school hunting for subsistence and providing a service to farmers in a nine county area where I eliminated nuisance critters under license.I made money from fees for my service, from bounties and from selling the fur of some of those animals where their fur had value. I was intimately tied into the agricultural community often went to farm estate sales where I could pick up firearms for amazing prices. For my work I acquired different guns suitable for the game I was hunting along with many unique collectibles from some of those estate sales, including an iron frame Henry (used ultimately for a substantial down payment on my first house). Then too I visited a friend in Alaska every summer for years for fishing ( often near fishing bears) so I always took appropriate self defense weapons. At one point I had around sixty; both tools of my trade and collection pieces. I have since liquidated most of my collection; I no longer needed the tools and I acquired an AR platform that with a couple different uppers, I could fill the roles for all my needs so I am down to around 15, a couple like my early production scholfield, are still investment arms. Other than investment pieces, I have always seen guns as tools suitable for specific jobs, hunting specific game, competition, and EDC variations. All my guns are stored in a safe in in a locked room. Did I have a lot of guns? Problem enough to make the average gun control fanatic wet their pants, and I am ok with that. How many is my avatar carrying?
I mean, to be fair, your avatar is of a professional assassin. One of my favorite movies, though. But I'm glad you made some business off of that kind of land management. And I've always been impressed with the value that firearms are able to hold.
Speaking of your avatar, I wish I had a larger pistol collection. I need to get me a few more semi autos before some whacked out democrat bans those too
I used to have a Makarov. One of the most fun things I've ever shot. Still, I don't really want to depend on ammo availability/reliability for one of those. I mean . . . I'm still keeping my Mosin-Nagant despite that, but that thing was under $100 to begin with.
At this point local governments should issue a voucher for the purchase of a serviceable handgun and a good holster to any American who cannot easily afford to arm themselves. No one should have to go out disarmed in a savage land
The Krag has the distinction of being the 1st smokeless powder US military service rifle, and the shortest service history of any service rifle - 9 years and done. Dad's was manufactured in 1899. He paid 10 bucks for it in the late 1950s.
Like me he was from Ireland; and I am told I am a dead ringer for him. firearms hold their value well and some historic pieces can be very valuable. I found some amazing buys at farm estate sales.
How many anti gun types would like to spend time in the arctic with polar bears unarmed or walk in areas of large predators in Africa unarmed? Well, in cities there are animal predators much more unpredictable than any four legged ones in the wild.
buddy of mine made some bamboo rods, he is a master carpenter/cabinet maker. I tried the rods, they were gorgeous but I did not like to fish with them, too risky...
Too risky? The tapers I make are as durable, if not more so,vehicles than modern materials. If you know how to cast well, I describe them as driving vintage muscle cars over modern family. I match tapers and variations to a client’s casting mechanics, and involve them in the making, and key decisions for the Rod intended for them.
Good for you but I prefer my Sage, Loomis and Orvis rods. By risky I meant accidentally breaking it, those rods are pieces of art in my book.
It's not real smart to vote in a poll like the way this one is set up, so I'll just say that I have enough self defense "products" to legally provide for my own well being.
