How do you folks consider this issue: When is "enough?"
I love seeking out good guns and getting a deal, or even paying a fair price....it's a lot of fun. But I'm running out of things to look for, caught between the pleasure of buying and the common financial sense of asking, "Do I really need this and could I just buy more ammo, or new grips, or night sights."
I'm not bragging or anything but I seem to have accumulated a bunch of pistols: 4 for carry (Shield, Walther P5, Sig 320, and P6), 3 for Home Defense (Sig SP2022 and S&W 5906 and .357 model 19) and a bunch I just like (4 Berettas, BHP and Browing BDM, Colt Gov't 9mm, a P38/P1 and a few more Smiths and Sigs.)
There isn't a category I don't have covered in essentially quality guns -- Carry, Home Defense, Range/Plinking, and semi-collectibles) and frankly, there's only one gun on my wish list right now, a Walther P4, the 4" version of the P1. When I consider Ruger or Taurus or Springfield, I think I've got anything they could offer in really quality stuff....and I have no interest in them. And I don't have the income for true collectibles such as Colt, S&W or things like Sig 210s or P88s. And I simply don't shoot .45.
I accumulated most of these by buying "good" guns, like first and second generation Smiths, and selling them for a bit (or a bunch) more than I paid for them, always trading up in terms of quality. I ain't saying I've not invested a bunch of money in our hobby....but it was money I could afford without short-changing anyone in the family.
So now I'm trying to figure out what's next. I've got good long guns, all milsurps, that I did the same thing with. My Swiss rifles, Swedish Mausers, Enfields and, yes, one evil black assault rifle (a S&W). Wondering if there's something new to collect. Rolex watches? Jaguars? Depression glass? Quilts? Debt?
How do you folks handle this?
I love seeking out good guns and getting a deal, or even paying a fair price....it's a lot of fun. But I'm running out of things to look for, caught between the pleasure of buying and the common financial sense of asking, "Do I really need this and could I just buy more ammo, or new grips, or night sights."
I'm not bragging or anything but I seem to have accumulated a bunch of pistols: 4 for carry (Shield, Walther P5, Sig 320, and P6), 3 for Home Defense (Sig SP2022 and S&W 5906 and .357 model 19) and a bunch I just like (4 Berettas, BHP and Browing BDM, Colt Gov't 9mm, a P38/P1 and a few more Smiths and Sigs.)
There isn't a category I don't have covered in essentially quality guns -- Carry, Home Defense, Range/Plinking, and semi-collectibles) and frankly, there's only one gun on my wish list right now, a Walther P4, the 4" version of the P1. When I consider Ruger or Taurus or Springfield, I think I've got anything they could offer in really quality stuff....and I have no interest in them. And I don't have the income for true collectibles such as Colt, S&W or things like Sig 210s or P88s. And I simply don't shoot .45.
I accumulated most of these by buying "good" guns, like first and second generation Smiths, and selling them for a bit (or a bunch) more than I paid for them, always trading up in terms of quality. I ain't saying I've not invested a bunch of money in our hobby....but it was money I could afford without short-changing anyone in the family.
So now I'm trying to figure out what's next. I've got good long guns, all milsurps, that I did the same thing with. My Swiss rifles, Swedish Mausers, Enfields and, yes, one evil black assault rifle (a S&W). Wondering if there's something new to collect. Rolex watches? Jaguars? Depression glass? Quilts? Debt?
How do you folks handle this?
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