Favorite Gun related purchase of 2008 AND Gun Related New Year Resolutions

Stainless 6" GP-100 :

Just one?

The top purchase this year has to be my gunsafe. I have always wanted one and finally just got over the inertia and pulled the trigger (no pun intended). It provides me daily entertainment as I open and close it and rearrange the contents.

A close second would be my Bushnell Laser Boresighter. Yep... the lowly $40 boresighter beat out the 7 guns I bought this year. Shoulda bought it sooner. I immediately put it to good use on all my scoped firearms and saved myself a ton of money and headaches trying to zero all my new scopes with real bullets and range time.

In playing with the boresighter and adjusting the scopes, I also found a lot of loose screws and missing screws which reinforced the notion that I needed to do more routine inspections and maintenance.

The rest are just guns... nothing special. Funny how you get intrigued and hung up on a cheap item while ignoring a firearm that costs many times more.

Ruger P 95

Finally found a 5 1/2" Redhawk in 45lc. Got a good deal on it too!

Mine would have to be a Smith Model 32 terrier. never fired and new in box.

Just love those little diminutive pistol rounds like the S&W 38

.44 Uberti 2nd Model Dragoon – it’s so ugly it’s beautiful

I got an SKS, I know cheap gun big whoop.............but I've always wanted one.

Training.

I attended the two-day Fighting Pistol class and two-day Fighting Rifle class with Tactical Response. Great classes and I improved my skills tremendously. As much as I enjoy buying new guns and accessories, I really prefer knowing how to use them to the best of my ability.

My class reports, along with other's:

Pistol - http://getoffthex.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6321031321/m/4381059964

Rifle - http://getoffthex.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6321031321/m/9841025074

edited to add:

My shooting goals, not resolutions, are to improve my IDPA standing to Expert, and become proficient with my .308 rifle.

Spikes 22 Upper

S&W M&P15a so I could join the EBR club

XD45 Tactical for me.
.270 / 30-30 H&R HandiRifle for the kids... to borrow from Dad.

Saiga .223 and accessories.

I don't make New Year's resolutions. My life choices are base on circumstances, not a calendar date.

Don Hume clip on IWB holsters for my Glock 19, M1911s and Browning High Power.

Wow, I've bought a lot of guns and accessories this year, starting with a Kimber Royal II in January and ending with a Savage built Enfield No 4 Mk 1 in December. In between there was a S&W 442, SIG 556 w/ Trijicon Tri-Power, M1 Garand, Springfield EMP (gone) and Para PDA. And a couple of stripped AR lowers.

But I'd have to say my favorite was the Nighthawk Custom Talon II bobtail I had made. No question about that.

Though I really like that Garand. :banghead:

i didnt buy it myself, however, my grandfather bought me a lifetime membership to the NRA for Christmas this year.

before this year i had one gun (XDsc 9mm that i bought 16 months ago).

In 2008 i bought:
EAA Witness Elite Match .45
Ruger GP100 4"
S&W 642 snubbie
Ruger 10/22
Remington 870 Express
Ruger Single Six 4-5/8"
RRA Midlength AR15

favorite one is likely the AR15 (most recent purchase) cause it's something i'd always wanted but been hesitant because of the price.....the election kinda forced me to buy one and i'm glad i did

Can't decide ... Springfield XD45 or Glock 19.
Or ... maybe the Taurus Thunderbolt?...Nah, the XD45 .... wait, GLOCK!... er, um hold on there a minute ---- *!SNIP!*

I picked up a 1937 S&W 38-44 Heavy Duty for $270. It has all matching numbers, including the grips. I've been told the grips are probably worth $500+ and the whole thing at $1,000-$1,500.

Winchester Model 70 .270wsm

On a side note, I was hitting the pawnshops this morning killing time and at one shop I found a good condition yugo sks for 249 and a Mosin M44 in about the same shape for 269, neither were matching numbers. There was also a nice Remington 700 in .30-06 with a Leupold Vari X II for 460 and a layaway plan with 90 down. I'm seriously contemplating the 700 and the sks.

Two this year. Joy from both of them for different reasons:

Russian SKS - must have been mis-marked. $169 about a month ago at Gander Mountain. Flipped it the same week for $300.

S&W M&P15 upper with BCG and YHM Flip up front sight. Itching to shoot it.

My top buy this year:

A pair of "twins" !!!!

AK fun!

That would have to be the 16" Saiga .223 I got for $275, just before the dollar fell even further against European currencies and prices spiked over Obama.