I find myself not buying and trading guns with the same fervor I once did. I find myself with 14 handguns, 13 of which are safe to shoot. I also have 4 rifles, only one of which I shoot regularly.
In the past I would buy a gun, be happy, but shortly afterwards there was a quick turn around on desiring the next gun. I had the mentality of getting guns early so I can enjoy them for a long time, and it always seemed that I had the next one on the list in mind.
Don't get me wrong, I still have a long list of guns I'd like to try, and possibly own, but I have less time to shoot than I once did, and despite being a year and a half into a promotion with a decent pay increase, I find myself having less time to shoot, and less money with which to spend on guns.
I don't know if I have more of an eye on the future, and thus am less willing to spend large sums of money.
I don't know if I've now shot enough guns that the "I want to try everything." mentality has worn off.
I don't know if my recent endeavor into reloading has me thinking about savings and developing good loads for the guns I own. I am trying to save money, so maybe that has caused a passive response in my brain causing me to turn off desire.
I used to always have a gun I was thinking about trading towards something else. It makes me wonder if I really liked the pursuit of the next transaction more than the gun itself. I used to be on Gunbroker all the time. Now I'm hardly on there at all. However, I like all the guns I own, and don't really care to get rid of any of them.
I THINK what it boils down to for me is a combination of all of the above.
What about all of you? Are you still buying with all the same interest as usual, or have you tapered off a bit? Also, can you identify one or more reasons for your attitude?
