Would you sell all you had to....
- Thread starter BlueTrain
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Nice comments here, mostly. I just re-read Skeeter Skelton's article about work guns. Worth a read, now and then, to keep things in perspective. My father never owned more than one gun, a .22 revolver. Say, you're kidding aren't you? Who owns 200 guns. No wonder the average firearms ownership number in this country is so high, if that's true. Every tenth man owns ten guns, the rest none.
lee n. field
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Probably not. With all the other guns gone, the "great pearl" has to cover every different use. That won't happen.
Yeah, I'm going to use the Korth with the engraving and gold inlay as a pocket carry gun. Umm-hmm.
Onward Allusion
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No, not kidding. Of course it is not the average guy who has this many pieces, but in the circles I acquaint myself with, there are a bunch of old guys with a hundred or two. It must have taken them decades to acquire that many!
FairWarning
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No, it would be against my philosophy. Something as valuable as my entire collection would be an absurd gun for me to own and too valuable too shoot. No one gun, regardless of value, would even approach giving me the same level of satisfaction I get from my variety of firearms, some of them historical, all of them great shooters.
The same things applies to me for watches and cars. Again, things you don't really have to have more than one of. I'd much rather have several good to very good "active" ones that one safe or garage queen as the case may be.
Also, having more than one of your favorite toy helps slow down wear since you share it among your flock.
The same things applies to me for watches and cars. Again, things you don't really have to have more than one of. I'd much rather have several good to very good "active" ones that one safe or garage queen as the case may be.
Also, having more than one of your favorite toy helps slow down wear since you share it among your flock.
Jeremiah/Az
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I've been buying guns for over 50 years. Traded a couple, but just can't sell them. I did sell a trap gun when I quit shooting trap. Got a room full, but they're like my dogs or kids!
A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to shoot a CZ SP01 Mamba and I was deeply impressed. So I figured out that if I sold my 3 Walthers (P5, P88 and P99) I would have sufficient funds to get me a new CZ. I mailed about ten gun shops: half of them never replied, the other half responded but was not interested at all and only one guy was willing to give me 595 € (about 760 US$) for the whole bunch. 
So I decided to keep them... (still happy with them though )
So I decided to keep them... (still happy with them though )
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Master Blaster 2
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Never sell a gun. Just find a way to buy another.
Never sell a gun ???
I did sell my Browning BPS (and never looked back) years ago because I stopped clay shooting.
More recently I sold my Benelli B76; a very beautiful pistol and a real tack driver but so damn unreliable (FTF). Couldn't have it fixed due to lack of spare parts available. Got my Walther P88 instead!
I did sell my Browning BPS (and never looked back) years ago because I stopped clay shooting.
More recently I sold my Benelli B76; a very beautiful pistol and a real tack driver but so damn unreliable (FTF). Couldn't have it fixed due to lack of spare parts available. Got my Walther P88 instead!
Dropped by the gun shop again last night. I actually handled a few guns, some likely candidates for a future purchase. The way it usually works out, however, is that it won't be there the next time I drop in and want to look at it again. But that's happened before.
The Colts are easily the most attractive and to me, the most desirable handguns they had, though not the most expensive by a long shot. That place had to go to the Wilson models they had. Still, the Colts I'd rather have were just a little out of reach, I thought, given my lean budget. But you know how it is. Someone here posed the question several weeks ago about what would you want if you had $1,000 to spend on a gun and I think I said I'd want something that cost $1,100. That's the way it feels now. When did Colt automatics get to be so expensive?
Seriously, a Colt can be a gorgeous work of art (I don't believe I'm saying that) but they will show scratches and rust overnight if you aren't careful and I'm not that careful. Oh, I know somewhere I said one of the most practical handguns was a stainless steel 1991 Colt .45 auto. I still hold to that statement but, when did logic and practicality enter into it?
The Colts are easily the most attractive and to me, the most desirable handguns they had, though not the most expensive by a long shot. That place had to go to the Wilson models they had. Still, the Colts I'd rather have were just a little out of reach, I thought, given my lean budget. But you know how it is. Someone here posed the question several weeks ago about what would you want if you had $1,000 to spend on a gun and I think I said I'd want something that cost $1,100. That's the way it feels now. When did Colt automatics get to be so expensive?
Seriously, a Colt can be a gorgeous work of art (I don't believe I'm saying that) but they will show scratches and rust overnight if you aren't careful and I'm not that careful. Oh, I know somewhere I said one of the most practical handguns was a stainless steel 1991 Colt .45 auto. I still hold to that statement but, when did logic and practicality enter into it?
Over the years I have occasionally traded a gun to get one that I liked better. Now I am getting old, don't shoot much anymore, and my kids are not very interested in my guns. I will be selling all of mine before long, except one or two. If I found a gun that I really fell in love with, I would probably sell everything and get that one gun.
We all have budgets...so you have to do - what you want to do.
Would I sell my collection - no, no way ! But over the years I've tried to add things to the collection that made sense to me long term...like a high end 1911 in 9mm, a high end 1911 in .45 acp ...a high end gun in .40S&W ...several higher end S&W revolvers...( things that I'd like to own / and more importantly - that I'd like to own and shoot ! ). I've recently ordered a high end Single Action Army ...and I'll have it in a few months...and I'm looking forward to it. Its been a little impulsive...on the SAA ...but I know its also a gun, if I really don't like it, that will be easy to sell.
I guess what I'm trying to say - is it isn't about how many guns you have ...or want to have...its about enjoying the journey ...and I'm in my early 60's as well...and enjoying this part of my "journey" better than I did the last 61 or so years...and you have to make that effert, to make sure you have a good time.
It isn't what that Colt 1911 might cost...or used to cost ....its whether every time you touch it or think about it ...does it bring a smile to your face or not ? If it does, then its a good buy for you ...regardless of whether it costs as much as a 1911 from Wilson Combat or any of the other Colt 1911 models you've looked at.
Would I sell my collection - no, no way ! But over the years I've tried to add things to the collection that made sense to me long term...like a high end 1911 in 9mm, a high end 1911 in .45 acp ...a high end gun in .40S&W ...several higher end S&W revolvers...( things that I'd like to own / and more importantly - that I'd like to own and shoot ! ). I've recently ordered a high end Single Action Army ...and I'll have it in a few months...and I'm looking forward to it. Its been a little impulsive...on the SAA ...but I know its also a gun, if I really don't like it, that will be easy to sell.
I guess what I'm trying to say - is it isn't about how many guns you have ...or want to have...its about enjoying the journey ...and I'm in my early 60's as well...and enjoying this part of my "journey" better than I did the last 61 or so years...and you have to make that effert, to make sure you have a good time.
It isn't what that Colt 1911 might cost...or used to cost ....its whether every time you touch it or think about it ...does it bring a smile to your face or not ? If it does, then its a good buy for you ...regardless of whether it costs as much as a 1911 from Wilson Combat or any of the other Colt 1911 models you've looked at.
You're OUTTA here mister!!!
Just kidding--but you'd better hope Mike Irwin doesn't see your post!!!
JohnKSa the part of that story of my being stupid you don’t know,,, is the older gentleman that taught me to shoot correctly and taught me to reload actually kicked me in the back side when he saw what I did. That was over 25 years ago and his foot print is still on my,,,,
We are all stupid from time to time,,, let’s face it you can’t fix stupid,,,, but the real stupid ones don’t learn from their mistakes.
P.S. thanks for letting me stay part of the TFL family.
Just kidding--but you'd better hope Mike Irwin doesn't see your post!!!
JohnKSa the part of that story of my being stupid you don’t know,,, is the older gentleman that taught me to shoot correctly and taught me to reload actually kicked me in the back side when he saw what I did. That was over 25 years ago and his foot print is still on my,,,,
We are all stupid from time to time,,, let’s face it you can’t fix stupid,,,, but the real stupid ones don’t learn from their mistakes.
P.S. thanks for letting me stay part of the TFL family.
Over the years, my chief aim of acquiring a particular gun, not just handguns, was to learn more about them. Really, you can't learn that much about them without having them for a year or two. Of course new guns come out faster than I can keep up but on the other hand, many new guns are just variations of something they already have. Remember when S&W was coming out with a new revolver every couple of months? But I still know very little about handguns, there being such a vast body of knowledge, both true and not-quite-true.
I will admit to having been under the influence of a few people I have read or read about and pardon me for admitting it, even the movies. I might have even been going through a few phases in my life where I was "in" to a particular form, like the time I had several N-frame revolvers. I think I had one in every caliber except .38 Special. Quite practical for some purposes but that part of my life is behind me, if not exactly history. N-frames are also especially good for handloaders to play around with.
There was a period when I did a great deal of handloading. Now, handloading can quickly become an activitiy that is more interesting than shooting. You start wondering if the handloading is to enable you to shoot more or if the shooting is to enable you to do more reloading. I never reloaded shotgun shells (never owned a shotgun) but I loaded for everything else. That was my Dean Grennel period.
Well, I doubt I'll trade everything off for something else. Wouldn't make much financial sense, not that that's held me back before. But I've got that itch and only one thing will scratch it.
I will admit to having been under the influence of a few people I have read or read about and pardon me for admitting it, even the movies. I might have even been going through a few phases in my life where I was "in" to a particular form, like the time I had several N-frame revolvers. I think I had one in every caliber except .38 Special. Quite practical for some purposes but that part of my life is behind me, if not exactly history. N-frames are also especially good for handloaders to play around with.
There was a period when I did a great deal of handloading. Now, handloading can quickly become an activitiy that is more interesting than shooting. You start wondering if the handloading is to enable you to shoot more or if the shooting is to enable you to do more reloading. I never reloaded shotgun shells (never owned a shotgun) but I loaded for everything else. That was my Dean Grennel period.
Well, I doubt I'll trade everything off for something else. Wouldn't make much financial sense, not that that's held me back before. But I've got that itch and only one thing will scratch it.
Sgt.Fathead
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In my twenties, I sold off my small collection of shotguns and revolvers to finance another hobby I'd gotten into more. In my late thirties, I had to sell a more sizable collection as part of a divorce settlement. I have bought, sold and traded about four dozen guns in the past twenty five years and all I miss is the Marlin 1895C .357 lever gun and the first Ruger GP100 I ever bought!
But sell them all, even the half dozen I have now, for one? Not possible. To each his own but for me, two is one and one is none....
But sell them all, even the half dozen I have now, for one? Not possible. To each his own but for me, two is one and one is none....