Ah, dang it...

[Nightcrawler]

I've been mulling over my next gun purchase. Yes, yes, I know, I haven't even gotten my FAL yet, but hear me out.

See, this year, I started getting annuity money from the Air Force (my dad was a 26 year vet), equivalent to his monthly Senior Master Sergeant retirement pay. However, it wasn't on last years taxes, so I also got FULL financial aid, basically leaving a lot of money in my pocket. Of course, the gravy train ends next year, when the USAF money is on my taxes, but aside from having to save up for next year's tuition, that's irrellevant. Besides, I get the next chunk of my inheritance a year and a half from now, and that'll cover my college expenses nicely.

At any rate, I also get the interest money from the big trust fund my dad left me at teh beginning of the new year.

So yeah, I have more money, by far, than I deserve.

The reason I'm spending a lot of it on guns is because guns are expensive and I want to get them while I can afford them. I especially want to get the UN-pc semiautos now in case the AW ban doesn't die in 2004.

Okay, that bit of rationalization aside, I've been thinking that I want a Robinson M96. I don't know. Yes I do. You know what it is? The weapon is DIFFERENT. I have a *thing* for guns you don't see every day, I really do. The uniqueness factor weighs heavy on many of my gun desires.

Now, the Robinson is expensive. But, I'm getting that interest payment in the New Year, about $1200.00, and that would cover most of the expense.

There's a lot of things I like about the Robinson. It's different than an AR. It looks cool. It has the nifty barrel swapping thing. It has the uber-nifty top-feed thing. It can come with GREEN furniture (GASP! Is it still tactical if it's not black??? I want to get green furniture for my FAL, too...).

So, a couple questions.

-It does have AR-M14-M1 style peep sights, right?
-If you have one, do you like it? Was it worth the cost?

Thanks for listening to me ramble. Don't worry, I'm not being as foolish with my money as it may seem. I am not in debt and always make sure I have enough left over to cover emergencies (like the $800.00 in repairs my car needed last month).

 

[C.R.Sam]

Adopt me.

Sam

 

[Nightcrawler]

LMAO

That's something I've never heard a grown man say to me before...LOL

I dunno. The M96 is pricey, but it's so nice, it's one of those rare guns that I actually FEEL like buying accessories for. (For most, the most I'll ever buy is extra mags, maybe a sling.)

Hm. I suppose I'll have to see where my money situation ends up. But, if I get my interest payment, and have no other big bills to pay, I think I'll buy a Recon Carbine.

I owe all of this to my dad, of course. He was wise enough to, in years before he died, set up a trust fund for me. As for the USAF money, I have only Uncle Sam to thank for that, and feel fortunate that the Air Force still takes care of its own like that (even the next of kin).

Like I said, I am completely undeserving of all that I have, but am nonetheless trying to make the most of it. I still have an M1 Garand on my list of rifles I KNOW I want.

But, like many TFLers, I'll probably end up having a rather large collection of guns eventually. No skin of my nose...there's no such thing as having too many guns!