Or so they say.
Before I bought my first gun, I gleaned all my firearms knowledge from television and the movies. The only guns I really knew of were Mel Gibson's Beretta, Dirty Harry's .44 Magnum, as well as the ubiquitous Glock and the gangsta favorite, the Desert Eagle. I also knew of the M16, the AK47, and that old cowboy standby, the Winchester .30-30.
In short, I knew nothing.
That all changed when I bought my first firearm, a Ruger 22/45. I joined this and other gun forums and read a boatload of information. The 22/45 was soon joined by a couple of 1911s, a CZ 452, a BHP, and a couple of ARs. In addition, my wish list grew a lot longer. Before I bought my first gun, I thought I would be content with two, a pistol and a rifle. Now I want a CZ 550 Safari Magnum in .375 H&H, a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .308, a CZ Hammer Coach, a pinned and recessed 4" Smith and Wesson Model 27, and a H&K P7M8. And those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head.
I guess that one could make the argument that I was happier before I got into guns. I certainly had more disposable income. But I'll never go back to being without guns. They're too much fun and I like them too much. And I'd probably just spend the extra money on stupid stuff like alcohol and baseball games.
Anyone else travel on a similar journey?
Before I bought my first gun, I gleaned all my firearms knowledge from television and the movies. The only guns I really knew of were Mel Gibson's Beretta, Dirty Harry's .44 Magnum, as well as the ubiquitous Glock and the gangsta favorite, the Desert Eagle. I also knew of the M16, the AK47, and that old cowboy standby, the Winchester .30-30.
In short, I knew nothing.
That all changed when I bought my first firearm, a Ruger 22/45. I joined this and other gun forums and read a boatload of information. The 22/45 was soon joined by a couple of 1911s, a CZ 452, a BHP, and a couple of ARs. In addition, my wish list grew a lot longer. Before I bought my first gun, I thought I would be content with two, a pistol and a rifle. Now I want a CZ 550 Safari Magnum in .375 H&H, a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in .308, a CZ Hammer Coach, a pinned and recessed 4" Smith and Wesson Model 27, and a H&K P7M8. And those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head.
I guess that one could make the argument that I was happier before I got into guns. I certainly had more disposable income. But I'll never go back to being without guns. They're too much fun and I like them too much. And I'd probably just spend the extra money on stupid stuff like alcohol and baseball games.
Anyone else travel on a similar journey?