What keeps you from buying/owning more firearms?

1. Current job situation...Magic 8 Ball says "Outlook is hazy"

2. Indecision: Ruger 10/22 for wife to learn on, or a 1911 for me? Or maybe an AR?

3. The firearm is only half the equation...getting ammo is another consideration. I recently moved from a gun-friendly state (VA) to a gun-crazy state (NM). Ammo in both places is hard to find. Wally World sells out immediately in both places. LGS's are cleaned out.

4. The Wife Factor.
 
While I certainly think would own more if I had unlimited resources, I'm fairly happy with what I have now. I would probably add a hand cannon for kicks, but I have no practical use for one. I might eventually add a Desert Eagle, but that would also be just for fun. We do okay financially so my wife doesn't give me too much grief, but I think I'm at my practical limit right now so I'm taking a break. We also recently had our second child so priorities shift.
 
The lack of any kind of depth to my pocket book. If my finances were better, I'd be all over getting more guns and ammo to play around with. Sadly that's not the case.
 
I'm satisfied with what I already have. Money, keeping financial priorities in order, and my pesky but lovable wife keep me from buying more. At this stage of my life (when it comes to firearms), my focus is more on trying to bring new folks into the shooting sports.
 
for me it's money. guns are an expensive hobby and unless you're well to do going out and squandering your paycheck on a gun is a waste of money. i've got a family to support - guns take a backseat to my family
 
lack of money. i have purchased mosin nagants by saving aluminum cans and bottles tho'. and now that royaltiger has SKS for $200 plus $13 shipping i been looking for more cans and bottles.
 
Being that I'm a college student, it's mostly a financial thing.
Well, and between my brother, my dad, and I, we've run out of room in the gun safe.
 
Money, mostly. Being married with a daughter that just insists on eating every day has kind of cut into my fun budget. I have to admit, though, that even if I had plenty of money and space, I don't think I'd have a lot more guns. I have almost all of my gun needs met, and I tend to buy guns when they have a specific role to fill. Yes, fun at the range is a "specific role," but I rather enjoy taking my CC guns out for a day at the range, too.
 
So, what does keep you from owning more firearms? Is it purely a money thing, if you had more money would you buy more? Is it that you've set a mental limit on how many you want to own? (10,20,30... Etc?). Or maybe has your significant other "set a limit" for you? Or, are you just happy with what you own and don't feel the need for anymore? I'm sure there's a lot of other potential reasons too.

For me, the only reason I don't own more than I do now, is because of money. If I had a lot more money then without a doubt I would own MANY more than I do now. Also, every gun I own doesn't have to have a practical purpose necessarily either, it's more for the novelty and fun of having it.
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Money, and the desire to avoid covetousness.
 
I've already got more guns then I have money. :o

Get tired of pulling the routine maintenance on the guns I have.

The only gun I've had my eye on lately is the new Ruger .22 carbine with the laser stock and rails but would rather have an older Ruger .22 carbine and install the new laser stock.
 
If I win the lottery, you can bet the local gun shops and show dealers will say "Thank you, Jesus", when they see me walk in, and delegate their first-born children as gunbearers to carry the goods out to my car.
 
If I win the lottery, you can bet the local gun shops and show dealers will say "Thank you, Jesus", when they see me walk in, and delegate their first-born children as gunbearers to carry the goods out to my car.
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That is EXACTLY what I would do too!
 
We moved a few months ago and the wife got to see the full extent of my years of accumulation when we moved. She just doesn't understand. :(

Two kids in college, soon to be out (hopefully). I have also promised myself to buy a new safe before any new guns. The current safe is overflowing.
 
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Purely a money thing for me.

Between the mortgage and student loans (with the latter actually being MORE than the former), along with planning to start a family shortly and all the other bills that come along in life, I just have other places my money needs to be spent/saved.

That said, I feel like I have enough guns to cover all my "needs." Now, whether that particular gun is the best suited for that particular role is a different question and that is what I will be addressing in the future as I acquire more. But in the mean time I have my bases covered:

1. HD weapon/nightstand gun
2. CCW for both the wife and I
3. 1 gun for each type of game I pursue
4. A handful of range toys/paper punchers

Add to that the fact that I reload, and decisions just need to be made about what will be the best bang for my buck. Do I stock up on a thousand of each bullet I use for reloading and be set for the next 8-12 months, or do I take that $600 and get the G20 I have had my eyes on for a while?

My LGS will love me if the day ever comes that a windfall comes my way.
 
I've made some pretty good choices over the years concerning gun purchase's I think. Basically I'm satisfied with what I have. As I really haven't had a overwhelming urge to buy a new weapon for quite some time._:o
 
Money and priorities.

As my firearms journey has progressed, I've become a lot less focused on hardware. I don't really care to own many more handguns. What I would LOVE is to have enough time and money to go around the country getting training from guys like DeFoor and Vickers.
 
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