How do you guys stop buying guns?

I will stop buying guns when my wife stops buying shoes and purses. Her closet is a whole lot bigger than my gun safe.
 
As others have said, stopping is easy for me, I do it every couple of years. I get bored with what I have been shooting and decide to sell it, Then I have new found cash to buy again...

Recently I sold all my ARs, and my polymer guns and reinvested the proceeds into vintage S&W revolvers and high end .45 Autos. I have new energy at the gun range again. Been going a couple of times a week. Prior to this change over I was only going once a quarter.

History shows my enthusiasm will wain in 2-3 years and I may switch it up again.
 
As others have said, stopping is easy for me, I do it every couple of years. I get bored with what I have been shooting and decide to sell it, Then I have new found cash to buy again...
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I don't tend to ever sell any of my firearms. Most remind me of some point in my life and as such, I don't sell them, even if I haven't shot them in 30 years or more. They might not be high end collectable pieces, but they bring back memories and as we get older, anything that helps with the memory is a *good* thing. ;)
 
I always found the best way to limit my purchases of new firearms is to do a lot of shooting with the ones that I already have...leaving me less money for buying new stuff.
 
When I got married, I had the belief at that time that everything should be equal between us. I discovered that equal made it nearly impossible to buy a new gun because if I spent $500, she spent $500 on something she wanted. That killed most of the gun buying until things reached a new equilibrium and by that point, things were more rational beyond just wanting something because it was new or interesting.
 
Always shopped and bought (Top Shelf) weaponry going thru life. Nearing my end. I have no interest in owning CNC or plastic & graphite clone injected what ever's.
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Sure-Shot; Are you lacking an heir? Interested in adoption of a polite and respectful son?:D
 
I guess I am really in a minority here. I don't hunt and have nowhere locally to fire any sort of long guns, so right now I only own handguns. But in truth, although I do like guns for themselves I see them primarily as a tool for a purpose. When I think about it, I have two guns for home defense, three primary carry guns that I vary based on how I am dressed, two nice 22LR target guns, and that about is it for what I think I NEED. But I do own more than the seven mentioned above, so rather than buying anymore I might start selling some (especially whose in 40S&W caliber, a caliber I just don't like shooting or see a need for). I could probably be happy with one home defense gun, two carry guns, and one target 22, and might someday reduce to just those four. That would also get me down to only three calibers instead of the seven I now buy ammo for. If I had children or grandchildren that shared my interest in guns and shooting I might keep buying, but I think what will happen when I die is that my family will sell every one of them for pennies on the dollar just to get rid of them, so why keep investing money in more guns?
 
I feel ya, this morning I was in the checkout part of getting the 5" 9mm barrel from masdefense.com, I almost clicked it and.......pooned out. just had to buy my mother-in-law a dog yesterday because she let her last one get run over a couple weeks ago, I have a family vacy on the 3rd, my sons bday is april fools, then wife on the 9th and then mine 9 days later. I have plenty of money, but family comes first man. its only 120$ and I probably wouldn't notice it, but I know once I buy it, then I am not going to be able to withhold from buying all the other little parts I need to complete the build. then when the build is done comes optics, then mags, then ammo and the list goes on. that 100$ click probably would have cost me 500$ over the next few weeks.

the barrel, which I have been waiting 3 months to come back in stock, will have to wait til may, hopefully it's still there.
 
How to stop buying guns, guitars, gadgets, motorcycles, etc?

Hmmm, I'll have to let you know once I figure it out myself.
Don't hold your breath....
 
I haven't stopped, but I've slowed down a bit.

That's mainly because I have most everything I ever wanted, but once in a while I see something of interest.

Going to need another safe soon. Mine is rather crowded.
 
It's like adultery--you may have a perfectly good wife or gf--but when that new and different gun strikes your fancy--that strange will result in lust.
 
Simply diverted the funds to the saltwater aquarium. Crazy how much those little guys end up costing me. But they wont slow me down for to long. :D
 
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