Do you always buy what you plan on buying?

[mainecoon]

If you walk into a gun shop with a definite make/model in mind, do you walk out with that gun? Or something totally different?

 

[dfsixstring]

I typically do that with most things I purchase of any significant cost. If it is really expensive, say, $600 or more, I will research and ponder for at least 6 months before buying an item. This removes knee-jerk purchases and buyers remorse - for me at least.


RST4S
SR9c
LCP

 

[Reloadron]

I have been planning on buying and looking for a Colt MT6700 H Bar for a few months. While a Colt H Bar has yet to surface a really nice Colt Python came along followed by a Ruger .44 Carbine. Both at prices I couldn't say no to. Yesterday, on a lower price end I almost picked up a nice little Remington 512 but refrained.

Generally when I want something I do considerable homework and research. I remain focused on exactly what I want. However, every now and then that seems to run amuck, hence the Python and Ruger Rifle. Oh well...

Ron

 

[Jspy]

I usually stay focused on a particular item, with the exception of that " hard to find item " that occasionally pops up out of nowhere. A lot of time if you pass on those its gone !

 

[22-rimfire]

I try to buy percisely what I plan on buying, but it always doesn't work that way. What gets me are the trips to the gunshop where I have absolutely no intention of buying a gun and I walk out with one. But honestly, I prefer to be a bit spontaneous with gun purchases because it makes it more fun.

 

[CountGlockulla]

I typically just look for a steal of a deal.

 

[Ryanxia]

I hardly ever know what I'm going to buy. Usually I see a really good price on something that I would want to shoot and I take it home.

 

[Steel Horse Rider]

Three times I went to the store to buy a 9mm pistol but came away with a .45, a .40 S&W, and a .22 Buckmark heavy barrel with a scope. Still don't have a 9mm. I also have a number of Enfield's that followed me home even though I had no intent of buying when I went......

 

[Sobel]

walked in wanting a Ruger sales fellow convinced me of how awesome the S&W was regretted it ever since

Ruger p95 vs S&W sigma 9ve

 

[joed]

I try to do the research up front before I buy and then buy what I decided on. There are many times when I do end up with something else.

An example would be the M4 carbine I bought in June. I had decided on Armalite for many reasons and spent time looking for one.

To keep the story short I ended up with Colt because of the 1-7 twist rate while Armalite had 1-9. Sure enough 4 months later Armalite has swithced to 1-7 too. So, I'm glad I changed my mind on that purchase.

 

[M-Cameron]

usually....

when i go to buy something, ill research it for a few weeks, and then ill sit on it for a week or so to see if i change my mind, then if im dead set on it ill go and buy it.

however, the other day i went to a gun show dead set on buying a mosin nagant......but i somehow came out with a shotgun. when i see a good deal on something ill likely buy it on the spot.

 

[buck460XVR]

Years ago I bought on a whim. If something was a good deal or it caught my eye, I bought it. Nowadays, my desire to own any firearm has been reduced to the desire to own particular firearms. Thanks to the economic times in our country and a kid in college even the monies needed for those can be hard to come by.

 

[Gtimothy]

I very rarely go into a gun store with a particular gun in mind. I like to fondle them a bit and see if what's a good fit for me. If a gun feels good in my hands I'll probably buy. My next gun will be a 10/22 but they're pretty easy to find so I'm not really actively seeking one out.

 

[hermannr]

I have a gun and pawn shop I visit. They have a list of what I am looking for and they will call when they find something they think I would be interested in...

One day I went down there to add a High Standard Victor to my wanted list...The owner said: High Standard...maybe you would be interested in these.....and we walked out with a High Standard Trophy, High Standard Olympic, several extra barrels and all the assorted accesories (including a .22 short only slide for the Trophy...that was worth $400 by itself.) in a foam lined lockable metal case. Estate Consignment. All Camdon CN manufactured...who could ask for more?

 

[Pukindog12]

I went to a gun show looking for a 2nd PF9. Instead I got a CW9. Glad I did. Sold the PF9 and now have 2 CW9s.

 

[Cluster Bomb]

I usually do if i have something on layaway and go pick it up.

But when i dont have something on layway or when i put something on layway. Its usually something on a whim.

I put an sks on for the wife but almost put a 1911 on

 

[TennJed]

depends on what I am looking for and what role it will play in my collection. Sometimes I want an exact certain model that is meant to play a certain role. for example when I decided I wantec a sub compact single stack 9mm I did a lot of research and decided on a Sig p290. I was set on that gun and that is what I got.

If I am just looking for a gun to satisfy a desire. I may be looking for a Ruger GP101 in 357, but come across a good S&W or Ruger security six and pick that up instead

 

[jrhyne]

Normally I would say I buy specifically what I came for. But the last time I bought a gun, I went in to buy a Ruger LCP, and came out with a S&W AR 15-22. I bought it on a whim because I felt like I would never have that much cash on me again.

 

[SouthernYankee]

I make it a personal rule to never buy anything, unless need and want intersect to a fair degree. Then I will look and examine the gun 3 or 4 times, leaving the store and waiting a day or so between visits. For me, I have found this strips away the impulse buy, otherwise I'd have an armory. It gives me time to weigh the value of the buy against what I already have and to think if it is really a need in line with my goals. I know there are many collectors who see things quite differently, and I accept that, there goals are different. I am very pragmatic about my weapons and their specific purposes. When I do make my final return to the Shop or Club, I BUY! The people I deal with are used to my method and I have found they tend to hold the one of a kind's for me until I have completed my process. Otherwise, if someone else grabs it, I wait and usually another always seems to appear.

 

[Sgt_R]

If I know exactly what I'm looking for, then that's what I buy. I even stay on budget (most of the time).

Where I run into trouble is when I have a few extra dollars and I'm not looking for anything in particular... there's no telling what might follow me home!

R

 

[easyg]

When it comes to firearms, often the technical specs on paper makes a particular firearm sound like the perfect match to what I'm looking for...weight, size, capacity, etc. are all just right.
But then when I actually hold it in my hand, or rent it at the range, I often find that I just don't like it for some reason or another.

Sometimes I don't know what I want till I find it.
And then, once I get it on your hand, I think "Wow. This is exactly what I have been looking for".

 

[BADUNAME37]

I haven't purchased a gun in so long, I forget how the transaction goes.

 

[tekarra]

I take time and do research before buying a firearm. However, there have been a couple of times when I happened to spot something that I never thought I would find.

 

[bannockburn]

Pretty much so as far as most new firearms purchases go. Sometimes I have several different guns in mind and may get the one that is the best deal at the time; or else I have two similar guns in mind and go with the gun that just feels better in my hand.

The only wild card to this is if I happen to wander over to the used gun case. Then it's a whole new ball game.

 

[guyfromohio]

It's kind of like women.... you lose 'em how you got 'em. The guns that I've researched and, in some cases, special ordered remain in my arsenal. The whimsical purchases have often been my whimsical sales.