My fantasy list is too extensive too list always something out there I can upgrade to. The realistic list much shorter
I smell what you're steppin' in. I divide my want list into 5 parts, the first three parts are the lists of guns and bows that I *will* get, gawd willing and the crick don't rise. The last two parts are the "probably won't or definitely won't" ever actually get. Specifically, I've got these categories:
1. Highest priority (within 1-2 years)
2. Medium-high priority (within 3-4 years)
3. Medium priority (5-10 years)
4. Medium-low priority (11-20 years or never - can take or leave)
5. Lowest priority (mild interest in but probably would never get)
And yeah, the last two categories (probably won't ever get) are by far the longest - thankfully I'm realistic nowadays.
Mine have changed some already....
I just reduced my highest priority list from about 5 guns to just 3, due to budget constraints and a recent acquisition:
--Tanfoglio Witness Steel Hunter longslide 10mm
--CZ 527 American in .17 Hornet
--Marlin 336Y 16" .30-30 (*IF* I can find one put together correctly)
I moved the others to my 'Medium-High' (3-4 year) list, so that includes now:
--an SBR'ed 11.5" AR15 dedicated to .22lr with a Cenier conversion, slide-fire unit, and Trijicon RMR-DI (my "full-auto" .22lr)
--an SBR'ed & suppressed .357 max T/C Contender (dedicated to subsonic 'soup can' 230 wadcutters)
--RIA 1911 in .22TCM & 9x19mm
--Benelli Montefeltro Silver 20 ga, and
--16" middy AR15 in 6.5 grendel
...as well as a bow and two suppressors ('oil can' and Silencerco Sparrow).
And there's only 1 gun and 1 bow on the 'Medium' (5-10 year) list; about 10 guns on the 'Medium-Low' (11-20 years or never) list; and about 25 guns on the 'Lowest' (mild interest in only) list.
Yeah, OCD....