denton
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Gun Acquisition Syndrome
I Have GAS. You Have GAS.
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Hokie_PhD
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Too funny
Tommygunn
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I'm a victim. Yea. I admit it. I like acquiring guns. 
Is there a cure?
Is there a cure?
entropy
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Marriage and kids usually will put the kibosh on it for about 20-25 years, but it is starting to creep back in on me.........
Demi-human
maybe likes firearms a little bit…
I don't have a problem.
She was lonely. The only one in all of Michigan. Just sitting there with all the pump actions.
I couldn't leave her. She sat for almost three days in that cold glass case full of country boys.
I had to have her. Besides, it was my birthday. I could afford to buy her. And I didn't have a Twelve Gauge AR.
What? On sale?! Wrap her up nice!
I saved a lonely shotgun and a hundred bucks!
Heck, I'm darn near a hero...
She was lonely. The only one in all of Michigan. Just sitting there with all the pump actions.
I couldn't leave her. She sat for almost three days in that cold glass case full of country boys.
I had to have her. Besides, it was my birthday. I could afford to buy her. And I didn't have a Twelve Gauge AR.
What? On sale?! Wrap her up nice!
I saved a lonely shotgun and a hundred bucks!
Heck, I'm darn near a hero...
Demi-human
maybe likes firearms a little bit…
Come now, @denton, out with it.
What did you acquisition?
You're among friends. The man with a Twelve Gauge AR has no room to judge...
Was it unnecessary? A duplicate? Too expensive? Too good a deal to pass up?
Inquiring minds want to know! It could help with our GAS symptoms. Or even our will power...
Well, not mine. I'm terminal, but you could potentially save hundreds and warn thousands more about the debilitating scourge that is GAS.
GAS stinks.
Let it slip what makes your GAS flare up.
Don't let the stench of guilt hang around after an impulsive purchase.
Air it out here.
Your troubles will waft away, shooting the breeze among friends.
What did you acquisition?
You're among friends. The man with a Twelve Gauge AR has no room to judge...
Was it unnecessary? A duplicate? Too expensive? Too good a deal to pass up?
Inquiring minds want to know! It could help with our GAS symptoms. Or even our will power...
Well, not mine. I'm terminal, but you could potentially save hundreds and warn thousands more about the debilitating scourge that is GAS.
GAS stinks.
Let it slip what makes your GAS flare up.
Don't let the stench of guilt hang around after an impulsive purchase.
Air it out here.
Your troubles will waft away, shooting the breeze among friends.
denton
Member
I have one of those Pat McManus infinitely expandable gun cabinets. New acquisition? Just crank it out another notch. See, honey, three empty slots just like always...
I don't anymore. I quit bringing the wife to the gun store. I can go in and out without buying anything.
Have her by my side and it's a constant barrage of do you like this gun? This is cool. We don't have one of these...
I'm not complaining, but I have to feed the hungry beasts.
Have her by my side and it's a constant barrage of do you like this gun? This is cool. We don't have one of these...
I'm not complaining, but I have to feed the hungry beasts.
I tell myself “No” more than I tell myself “Yes”.
It’s a simple concept really. Walk up and look at 2 guns in horrible condition. That’s 2 easy “No’s”. Then walk over and find what you actually came to look at. “Yes”.
At least, that’s how I justify it.
It’s a simple concept really. Walk up and look at 2 guns in horrible condition. That’s 2 easy “No’s”. Then walk over and find what you actually came to look at. “Yes”.
At least, that’s how I justify it.
stillquietvoice
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My GAS is seriously hindered by by GFD Gun fund deficiency a direct result of buying auto parts for other people. So they can drive their own vehicles instead of mine. Thready one this weekend cost half of a psa complete moa ept upper.
Has horrendous GAS this weekend, and I think the only relief will be a CZ75 SP-01. Or, in other words, I need some prescription strength GAS relief. Sad thing is, I know the major cause of GAS is CABBAGE (Compulsive Ammo, Bullet, Brass Aggregation and Gathering of Equipment)
MidRoad
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I've been trying to overcome my GAS and have been getting better. Don't have much of a choice right now. So I hold back as best I can.
My dad on the other hand has terrible GAS, old man GAS, if you will....it's another level.....he just let's it out whenever, must not care anymore.
Ya know,he's got the kind where you finally reach the point in life where you have extra jingle in your pocket and aquire a new gun or so a month.
My dad on the other hand has terrible GAS, old man GAS, if you will....it's another level.....he just let's it out whenever, must not care anymore.
Ya know,he's got the kind where you finally reach the point in life where you have extra jingle in your pocket and aquire a new gun or so a month.
MidRoad
Member
Good one!
MidRoad
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Man would be a little embarrassing if your wife had bad GAS in front of everyone in the gun store!
Or
Maybe you be proud , and be like "Damn right, that ones mine!"
bassjam
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i love to buy guns, i shoot long range so scope and and Binos too, My wife thinks i only have 12 guns.
Last fall I printed out my list of firearms/serial numbers at work to put in my document safe when I got home, and somehow misplaced it.
Then that Saturday morning while I was drinking my coffee my wife walks in the living room with this sheet of paper and says "We need to talk. This list isn't accurate is it? Because NOBODY needs this many guns!"
Oops!
MidRoad
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Demi-human
maybe likes firearms a little bit…
"Why Thank y... What is that smell!? Oh my Gawd! It stinks like new gun in here! Good grief, Dale!
Where <gag> did you (yucky) get that thang?! Phew! I'm leaving... Open a window! Dinners... Plawgh! On the stove..jeeze zus! Ugh!"
"Grumble, grumble... Long time...mumble.. Got parts..grrrr...just looks different... MmmMmm grumble... Love you
..mumble.. Yup! Grumble, grumble... "
Where <gag> did you (yucky) get that thang?! Phew! I'm leaving... Open a window! Dinners... Plawgh! On the stove..jeeze zus! Ugh!"
"Grumble, grumble... Long time...mumble.. Got parts..grrrr...just looks different... MmmMmm grumble... Love you
..mumble.. Yup! Grumble, grumble... "
Olon
Member
I find that, on occasion, my wallet is unable to support my GAS. What is one to do? Holding GAS back only makes the symptoms more severe in the long run.
Olon
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"Why Thank y... What is that smell!? Oh my Gawd! It stinks like new gun in here! Good grief, Dale!
Where <gag> did you (yucky) get that thang?! Phew! I'm leaving... Open a window! Dinners... Plawgh! On the stove..jeeze zus! Ugh!"
"Grumble, grumble... Long time...mumble.. Got parts..grrrr...just looks different... MmmMmm grumble... Love you
..mumble.. Yup! Grumble, grumble... "
My girlfriend graduates college in a few weeks, so last weekend we went to Scheels to pick out her first gun. Regretfully, I think I have given her bad GAS.
On the bright side, if you've got it, the symptoms of others seem far less severe. This way we can mitigate the relational strain caused by one partner having GAS and the other not.
Always gotta find the silver lining.
morcey2
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In the music world, it's Gear Acquisition Syndrome. The symptoms are very similar in that you are constantly running out of space and your wife is always asking "Is that guitar/speaker cab/rifle/shotgun/amp new?" a lot accompanied by an empty bank account.
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