Buy fewer guns - but how?
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I own 3 guns that I actually train with, and 2 of those are clones of what's at work. Everything else, well I didn't buy a RC Kar 98k because I plan on becoming proficient with it. I buy WWII and some Cold War stuff because I find it interesting. I buy just enough ammo to shoot those weapons just for familiarization and a little fun.
Sam1911
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For heaven's sake why not? Great gun and running a bolt-action rifle well and fast is a terrific skill to develop!
I'm sure it is, but it's not what's at work and 7.92x57mm isn't cheap and is sold out most places. The only bolt action I've shot much is the Marlin 25N someone left in my safe for storage and gave me permission to shoot.
Besides, weren't you just saying we should be sticking to 2 or 3 guns for proficiency?
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I'm not sure that was me, but there's truth to that. For the guns you rely on day to day for safety.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't get out and learn other platforms, though.
Truth be told, I have some safe-hangers myself, and it bugs me, so I try and learn to use them in practical ways and try to find competition venues where they're appropriate.
We occasionally run IDPA-esque side matches where only military bolt guns are allowed, for example. Shooting on the move, close range mixed with distance, reloads on the go, etc. You learn a whole lot more about the gun that way, and about the soldiers who used it.
That doesn't mean you shouldn't get out and learn other platforms, though.
Truth be told, I have some safe-hangers myself, and it bugs me, so I try and learn to use them in practical ways and try to find competition venues where they're appropriate.
We occasionally run IDPA-esque side matches where only military bolt guns are allowed, for example. Shooting on the move, close range mixed with distance, reloads on the go, etc. You learn a whole lot more about the gun that way, and about the soldiers who used it.
anothernewb
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I manage it with a generous application of fishing. LGS owners aren't apt to hand a firearm to a guy with fish slime on his hands.
I can't afford retiring. The battle of self restraint will continue until I hang it up.
There is a side to gun hopping other than getting more toys. It is a learning experience. There isn't enough variety for rent to help. This dad is happy when he is at the workbench in the garage with his precious tools... and things are going well, of course. This is hands-on research. No amount of reading or listening would come close.
There is a side to gun hopping other than getting more toys. It is a learning experience. There isn't enough variety for rent to help. This dad is happy when he is at the workbench in the garage with his precious tools... and things are going well, of course. This is hands-on research. No amount of reading or listening would come close.
I had put 99% original condition 16ga Model 12 on hold at LGS. Since I have no use for bird gun I'm going to pass on it and use funds for 10x25 ammo and supplies for my Glocks.
There has been another unfortunate shooting incident in Santa Monica CA. Ammo supplies will continue to be a problem.
There has been another unfortunate shooting incident in Santa Monica CA. Ammo supplies will continue to be a problem.
Ignition Override
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Imagine the immediate loss in value after it is bought brand-new.
Never again.
Never again.
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What if i just like it?
Mine is real easy...... If I find a gun I "have to have" I call a buddy of mine and say "talk me out of it." He then asks what the gun is and proceeds to throw out the "Pros" and "Cons" of the gun. Normally after talking to him I have made up my mind on if it is what I want, and I do the same for him when he wants a gun.
The problem is when I say "talk me out of this gun I want" then I proceed to tell him what it is and he says, " I got nothing, get it." This happened quiet often. LOL
The problem is when I say "talk me out of this gun I want" then I proceed to tell him what it is and he says, " I got nothing, get it." This happened quiet often. LOL
OilyPablo
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The general goal of this thread simply does not compute.
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Furncliff
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It helps to live in a place were the nearest town has a limited selection of firearms.
The internet is the fly in the ointment .
The internet is the fly in the ointment .
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Easy, buy more expensive guns!
j/kThe trick is to start desiring guns that don't exist, and then spend months and months figuring out how to obtain them by modifying or creating a new design. Here's my current short list;
Skorpion in 7.62x25
Top-loading pump shotgun
50 Alaskan straight pull bolt action
45ACP top-break revolver
10mm delayed blowback carbine
And not a one of them exists, for any price! Mission accomplished
TCB
California is already tight on gun control, and these shootings will only add fuel to the fire.
But on the bright side, the shooting was stopped by another person with a gun (a police officer). So at least we have a case of "a gun being used to save lives."
Steve CT
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After having bought (and then sold or traded) a bunch of guns, I've come to the realization that I might have enough guns
When I fondle a gun and try to convince myself that I gotta find a way to buy this gun, I review how often I shoot what I already have, and how badly do I really need THIS?
In the past year most of my "Gun Money" has gone to getting started reloading. The only guns bought lately are a Dan Wesson Model 22, and a great deal on a Springfield LW Commander that I am upgrading bit by bit. And a couple have been sold off as well, mostly because if I don't shoot a gun, I don't keep it.
When I fondle a gun and try to convince myself that I gotta find a way to buy this gun, I review how often I shoot what I already have, and how badly do I really need THIS?
In the past year most of my "Gun Money" has gone to getting started reloading. The only guns bought lately are a Dan Wesson Model 22, and a great deal on a Springfield LW Commander that I am upgrading bit by bit. And a couple have been sold off as well, mostly because if I don't shoot a gun, I don't keep it.
Sheepdog1968
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Get married and have some kids. Money goes fast and priorities change. Doesn't mean you won't want or buy just that you will have other things on your mind.
N003k
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By being a 23 year old recent college graduate working private security and trying to save up money to move to Vermont...
Makes it really easy to walk out without a gun...(Though I DID get a killer deal on a meh quality Kel-Tec P-3AT from a co-worker...)
Makes it really easy to walk out without a gun...(Though I DID get a killer deal on a meh quality Kel-Tec P-3AT from a co-worker...)
But remember things are used for a reason. Maybe not a bad reason, but a reason all the same.
Budget issues which limit any purchases aside, I have a list of firearms that I am interested in and when I find it and have the funds, I buy. If the vendor does not have what I want, I do not buy.
It is easy to walk out empty handed. (I guess since I said "easy" I should not have responded to the thread.
)I understand, early in one's collecting/shooting career, that list can be large and the urge to compromise to complete the list great.
Sav .250
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Pay down some of your other bills then you`ll be to broke to buy another weapon.
45lcshooter
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LAYAWAY!!!!!! its a great thing. When its time to go pick the gun up, i take a gun case, and the old lady asks what im doing, ohh going to sell a gun, she says "THANK GOODNESS, you have too many as it is" i smile and walk out the door, the gun case is empty. Go to gun shop and bring home new toy, put it in the safe and she says, i thought you were selling that, I was but he only wanted to give me XXX.00 and its worth XXX.00. and she is like ohhhhhhh ok.
But other than that, i walk out with powder, primers, bullets, or rimfire ammo(when any of that is on the shelf)
But here of late i've just been walking out of the gun shop with the money left in my pocket.
But other than that, i walk out with powder, primers, bullets, or rimfire ammo(when any of that is on the shelf)
But here of late i've just been walking out of the gun shop with the money left in my pocket.
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