How many airguns is too many

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I now own three springers and three pcp airguns, having previously thinned the herd to just three before Christmas a spending spree has undone all my good work. I now have to buy new scopes to match which is getting expensive.... Luckily the wife can't tell the difference between a rapid seven and Wolverine R.

I am currently shooting my airguns in a rota to avoid any being left in the cabinet, however if I am honest with myself my 22 Wolverine R and prosport are the two I always turn to. My question to fellow airhead is accordingly how many guns is a reasonable amount?

My own view is everyone needs at least one 177,22 and 25 in the collection and a decent springer, although having said this I am interested in.30 cal and have been looking at a Crown to fill this spot. I have a problem...... Funnily enough I have lived with the same two shotguns for years, an over under 12g and a silenced single shot 410. I think the appeal of airguns is the inventiveness of the industry, every year something new and improved to buy, the shotgun industry not quite so dynamic. 
 
Might get a pretty good range of responses with that one. Reasonable? Probably zero (considering the cost and headaches many have with their air guns) or 1 (if you need to hunt to feed yourself). You seem relatively reasonable at 6. I just had to stop and count. 3 gas rams, 5 springers, 5 PCP's, 4 SSP's, and 5 MSP's. Completely unreasonable?
 
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I also try to rotate through my guns but the problem with rotating through too many guns is you will never master any of your guns. I have this problem with three of my guns right now. When I only had one gun at the beginning, a .25 mrod, I knew everything about that gun. How to hold it, What 4 of the best pellets, what the starting pressure needed to be, I knew the pellet's trajectory at any angle at any distance without looking at my drop chart. I have not gotten to this level with any of my guns right now. Sometimes one gun is all you need.
 
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 I learned my lesson from a safe full of unused, good quality powder burners. I have a Beeman R7, HWK77 and a P1 all three at least 15 years old. I currently own two PCPs air rifles both acquired within the last year and half. Which I have sent more pellets through than all three springers combined. I know I want to add a PCP pistol to the stable. After that I’m set for a while. I rather have a few guns I shoot a lot over a safe full of guns I don’t.
 
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i'm thinking like wyshadow. 

But as to the question, my thinking is, if you have guns you don't shoot on a regular basis, (say, 6 months to a year) then you have "too many". (Come to think of it, I need to list a few for sale :) ) 

And I've had dozens and dozens pass through my hands. However, I don't "need" but a few.

One for my disciplined shooting (Crosman Challenger), FT (BSA R10 se) and 2 for hunting (.25 FX Impact and Vulcan. My son goes with me) 

All of those types of shooting I've owned different guns. 

I've also been known to buy a gun at a show and turn around and sell it. I'm not attached to any of them. 
 
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A variety of responses. I think I am content with six, two at fac (unrestricted power) and four sub 12ftlb, three of these springers: a good variety and all rifles I know well enough to shoot accurately, although granted I have my favourites. Now if I could only have one it would probably be the fac Wolverine R in 22 but then were is the fun in that. 
 
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That answer could be different for each person you ask. Depends on people's financial situation, (what's expensive for one might not be for another ) reason they buy ( to collect, to shoot, to review, to speculate - this one rarely works out) I find that I use 2 or 3 of the guns I own most of the time and I probably could get by with just owning those three. I have 7 HW30'S and R7's ( how that happened is still a mystery ) but I love shooting them for fun. I could get rid of a few but looks like this spring my daughter and some of her friends are going to come out and try shooting and maybe even compete. So I might even buy another. I know a guy that has one spring gun. Sez that's all he needs. He shot on the U.S. Worlds team in Wales. 
 
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I think it’s personal to the individual. As for me, I don’t really see it as a number, but as stated above, how many fulfil the need or want of the individual. My primary goal is to pest/hunt, so depending on power level (small/large game close/far) I will own enough to meet those needs as long as I can afford them. Except for the ones I may get as a functional trophy if you will. I really don’t need a TX200, but it’s a work of art, so may get one anyway sometime down the line. 

I will summarize by saying: as little as possible to fill the need or want (for me) 
 
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