today I said "no" for the first time

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tahunua001

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I can't believe it guys. I finally said "no" to buying a gun that I have been waiting for, for a long time. I must admit that I have been buying a lot of guns lately and each time I tell myself "that's the last one until you are financially stable" and despite a major victory in that department, I still had to say "no" to what would have been my first top tier AR15 purchase today.

does it always suck this bad?:eek:
 
I've had to say no several times. It hurts, but sometimes you just can't justify it within your spending parameters. Luckily, I have never had an ounce of regret.
 
Best advice I ever got about gun hunting was:
"There will be another"

Don't worry, your dream boat will come in, again.
 
Don't worry, it happens to all of us sooner or later. First you go gray, then you notice you are getting a little pudgy, your friends start joking about your thinning hair, and then you start passing on gun buys. Don't worry! It happens to everybody sooner or later! :rolleyes:

I understand, seriously. I have been on a serious gun fast for several years now, have to satisfy myself by going out and shooting my customers' guns. I had waited for so long for just the right pre-WW1 Winchester 1894 takedown, and when it finally showed up I couldn't afford it. Just about made me cry, too.:(
 
I've said no twice. I had been looking for a modern .45-70 and finally found one. It was a New England single shot. It was $300 and had a wood stock. It needed refinished and the hammer felt really weak. I walked away from it and bought a Marlin Goose Gun instead for about half the price. About a month later at a gun store after work me and my dad was looking around. Apparently someone had sold them their H&R/New England collection. They had a very new looking New England 45-70. I got it for $200 and dad bought a 30-06 H&R.
The other time I had to say no was I had been looking for a 10 gauge. It's pretty hard to find. Well, I was at a gun show and found a New England. I can't remember the price, I think around $300. But it was an older model with a fixed choke and someone had painted it camo. Although I wanted it, I walked away. About a month later at a gun show I find a Stevens single shot 10 gauge with a 36 inch barrel and a full choke and paid $200. I refinished the wood and cleaned the gun up and looks perfect nearly.

So, it goes to show walking away can lead to better deals.

On a side note, I shot an AR yesterday. We are doing work on a house and the home owner let us shoot his gun. I now understand the hype, still wouldn't buy one though.
 
FWIW, while I found them a necessary evil at the time, I didn't like my M-16, right from when I first qualified with it (1965).
They WERE good for hose-downs, though...........( especially when the holder's a scared kid) . :p

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I already own 2 AR15s. one of them was going to be sold to help fund this purchase and the other, being 9mm would be the cheaper alternative for plinking so I am not new to the AR platform just new to the high end ARs.
 
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