What keeps you from buying/owning more firearms? - Page 4

adrians · November 1, 2013, 12:16 PM

zxcvbob ,, come to think of it I don't have a shotgun either,

P5 Guy · November 1, 2013, 02:13 PM

I've got the ones I want and whether I've got the cash or not when I get bored or want a new and improved model the older ones get sold to fund the new ones.
The rifles I want/have will all be .30'06 or 7.62x39. The handguns will be 38SPL/357MAG or 9mm. Rimfire rifle and revolver for practice and at one time cheaper trigger time. For me things are fairly well settled.
YMMV

Crankylove · November 4, 2013, 12:05 PM

Money, or the lack there of, is my biggest factor.

My wife isn't an issue, and is all for me buying firearms, especially if they are "pretty". She was raised round firearms, enjoys target shooting (used to go out with her dad and put a couple thousand rounds through his M-16 and MP-5 when he was senior swat officer), knows that I enjoy them, and likes the meat I bring home with them.

But, even with no car payments............. the mortgage, utilities, food, gas, etc., 16 month old daughter, and a 3 month old son who just got home after 95 days in the NICU.............finances are a bit tight right now.

Our income has been cut in half with the wife staying home to look after our son for the next few months, so even a $25 box of bullets or pound of powder is on the back burner until the finances get straightened out, and a gun purchase of several hundred dollars is a pipe dream.

I have everything I need for target shooting and hunting, so new firearms would be a "want", not a "need", and I still need to pick up a bigger safe anyway since I can't fit anymore in the current one, so a little pause in the purchasing won't really hurt anything.

XDS45IWB · November 25, 2013, 09:40 PM

Need mo muhla!

Colt46 · November 26, 2013, 12:21 PM

A safe that is getting really crowded doesn't help either!

kraigwy · November 27, 2013, 09:42 AM

What keeps you from buying/owning more firearms?

NOTHING

TJMehaf · November 27, 2013, 10:27 AM

Money is scarce right now...safe is pretty full...but there is a couple of guns still
on my list.
Someday!

thedudeabides · November 27, 2013, 10:37 AM

Money. Otherwise I'd have 30 plus 1911s for every day of the month.

8bit · November 27, 2013, 11:12 AM

Money and only money. This is a rather expensive interest/hobby. That said, even if money weren't an issue I doubt I'd have a 50 gun collection or something.

Rifleman1776 · November 27, 2013, 06:26 PM

Money. Rather lack of it.

Ozzieman · November 27, 2013, 06:45 PM

Trijicon Acog 4X32 Red dot.
About half way there

Grundy53 · November 27, 2013, 06:53 PM

Disposable money.

Stevie-Ray · November 27, 2013, 06:59 PM

Lack of money (fixed income)
No room in safe (see above for extra safe thoughts)
Lack of time to shoot what I have
Starting to forget how to R&R existing guns
Pretty well satisfied (really?)
Need more ammo

Actually, I did just buy one a couple months ago, first in about 2 years, so I guess I'm not technically done.

GunGod84 · November 27, 2013, 07:49 PM

Less guns, more training!

Grundy53 · November 27, 2013, 08:05 PM

As I was typing my previous response I forgot that technically I had purchased a "firearm" (stripped AR lower) less then 2 hours before posting on here

so apparently a smaller stream of disposable income isn't actually stopping me... just slowing me down

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8MM Mauser · November 28, 2013, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Sounds about like what I am planning on doing, probably not quite as many for me though, but we'll see.

Basically my plan is this:

Function:
Have:
Rifle: Sport Mauser
Defense shotgun: Mossberg 500
.22 Pistol: Ruger MKII

Want and will buy someday:
Carbine: Colt le6920
Pistol: SIG P226/ Walther PPQ/ or HK USP
Revolver: Ruger GP100
.22 Rifle: Henry H001
CC Gun: Ruger SP101 or S&W 642 OR maybe a Glock 19

Ok I guess that's 8, not 7.

Fun guns that I would like and WANT to buy, but are secondary ideas:
Springfield 03
Garand
Springfield trapdoor
Original Mauser in good condition
.357 chambered lever gun
A Luger
A S&W 29 classic
A Ruger Vaquero
an HK45 w/ silencer
Browning Citori
Browning BLR in .30-06
Browning Hi-Power
Ruger SR1911
Wilson 1911
CZ-75B
A Side-by-side shotgun
A Ruger NO.1 in a magnum caliber with a Mannlicher style stock
A 9MM carbine
A Kentucky rifle in .50
A blackpower revolver
A Sako rifle

More???

I must say, I will be most likely to have a redundancy of pistols. I can easily see owning multiple pistols which perform the same role.

gc70 · November 28, 2013, 06:10 PM

What keeps me from buying or owning more firearms? I have a hard time finding guns that suit my needs and wants better than the ones I already have. When I do find a better gun, I get rid of the gun it replaces (who wants to keep an inferior gun?), so I don't end up with "more" guns.

Bozz10mm · November 29, 2013, 08:38 AM

The Wife. Otherwise, I would be broke.

Chad.C · November 29, 2013, 10:01 AM

Money.... But my safe still has a lot of room which is a big problem

SHE3PDOG · November 29, 2013, 10:33 AM

My wife has actually gifted several guns to me, so she isn't the problem. I have enough money to buy some of the things I want, but the CA laws are terrible, and I don't have the time or money to go somewhere else to get guns.

GunXpatriot · November 30, 2013, 11:06 PM

The laws in NY.

Money.

Feeling like I'll neglect all of them and never get to shoot most of them.

I think that would be about it. Granted, there would be some sort of negative social stigma against someone with over 100 guns, wouldn't there? Probably... That would only work among others who are hardcore collecters, so maybe there are crowds like that in Texas for example. Maybe even Florida, Pennsylvania, but more than anything, more rural areas.

Even still, in my area (upstate NY) I feel like that would still be looked down upon, or at least given weird looks... Not sure, just my .02.

Levant · December 1, 2013, 11:13 PM

I can afford the guns I want and my wife never questions my gun buying - in fact, if she's with me and I'm struggling with deciding to buy, she'll always push really hard for me to buy it.

What stops me is personal responsibility - as it fits my life with my wife; has nothing to do with anyone else's responsibilities.

I don't buy everything I think I'd like to have - whether it's guns, cars, computers, or anything else. I don't generally eat that second piece of pie. I don't get the triple burger. I get the 10 oz steak instead of the 16 or 20 oz.

So, the reason I don't own more than I own is that I try not to be a gun-glutton.

mrt949 · December 4, 2013, 01:44 AM

Have owned over 60+ over the years .
Now down to a few .
If I Must leave home in a hurry no problem .
Had my fun now it's for protection only .

Ben Towe · December 5, 2013, 03:28 AM

Need mo' money! I have plenty, don't get me wrong, but there are still a bunch more that I want. I really love 1911s and I intend to have one in .38 Super Auto and one in 10mm. That's going to burn close to three thousand dollars right there. I want a Ruger SR1911 as well, there's another $700, then there are four or five rifles that I really would like to have, and they'll require glass and one needs a suppressor... Now I'm depressed

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Justice06RR · December 6, 2013, 04:05 AM

For me, it is also money. Not that I can't afford a lot of firearms, but it just does not make financial sense for me personally (having other bills to pay). The most I've owned at one time is 10 firearms, and I've downgraded since then.

November 1, 2013, 12:16 PM	#76
adrians Senior Member Join Date: August 6, 2010 Location: mountain view ,ar. Posts: 184	zxcvbob ,, come to think of it I don't have a shotgun either, __________________ instant karma's gonna get you , knock you right in the face...... j.w.l.

November 4, 2013, 12:05 PM	#78
Crankylove Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2008 Location: 8B ID Posts: 1,753	Money, or the lack there of, is my biggest factor. My wife isn't an issue, and is all for me buying firearms, especially if they are "pretty". She was raised round firearms, enjoys target shooting (used to go out with her dad and put a couple thousand rounds through his M-16 and MP-5 when he was senior swat officer), knows that I enjoy them, and likes the meat I bring home with them. But, even with no car payments............. the mortgage, utilities, food, gas, etc., 16 month old daughter, and a 3 month old son who just got home after 95 days in the NICU.............finances are a bit tight right now. Our income has been cut in half with the wife staying home to look after our son for the next few months, so even a $25 box of bullets or pound of powder is on the back burner until the finances get straightened out, and a gun purchase of several hundred dollars is a pipe dream. I have everything I need for target shooting and hunting, so new firearms would be a "want", not a "need", and I still need to pick up a bigger safe anyway since I can't fit anymore in the current one, so a little pause in the purchasing won't really hurt anything. __________________ The answer to 1984 is 1776

November 25, 2013, 09:40 PM	#79
XDS45IWB Junior Member Join Date: October 9, 2012 Posts: 7	What keeps you from buying/owning more firearms? Need mo muhla!

November 26, 2013, 12:21 PM	#80
Colt46 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Campbell Ca Posts: 1,090	Money for the most part A safe that is getting really crowded doesn't help either!

November 27, 2013, 09:42 AM	#81
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	What keeps you from buying/owning more firearms? NOTHING __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

November 1, 2013, 02:13 PM	#77
P5 Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 1,804	I've got the ones I want and whether I've got the cash or not when I get bored or want a new and improved model the older ones get sold to fund the new ones. The rifles I want/have will all be .30'06 or 7.62x39. The handguns will be 38SPL/357MAG or 9mm. Rimfire rifle and revolver for practice and at one time cheaper trigger time. For me things are fairly well settled. YMMV

November 27, 2013, 10:27 AM	#82
TJMehaf Member Join Date: October 4, 2010 Posts: 39	Money is scarce right now...safe is pretty full...but there is a couple of guns still on my list. Someday! __________________ NRA Life Member ISRA Member

November 27, 2013, 10:37 AM	#83
thedudeabides Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2012 Posts: 1,031	Money. Otherwise I'd have 30 plus 1911s for every day of the month. __________________ OK, so not all plastic guns are bad

November 27, 2013, 11:12 AM	#84
8bit Member Join Date: June 11, 2012 Location: Tennessee Posts: 56	Money and only money. This is a rather expensive interest/hobby. That said, even if money weren't an issue I doubt I'd have a 50 gun collection or something.

November 27, 2013, 06:26 PM	#85
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Money. Rather lack of it.

November 27, 2013, 06:45 PM	#86
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 6,117	Trijicon Acog 4X32 Red dot. About half way there __________________ It was a sad day when I discovered my universal remote control did not in fact control the universe. Did you hear about the latest study.....5 out of 6 liberals say that Russian Roulette is safe.

November 27, 2013, 06:53 PM	#87
Grundy53 Member Join Date: November 24, 2013 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 47	Disposable money.

November 27, 2013, 06:59 PM	#88
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: The shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,783	Lack of money (fixed income) No room in safe (see above for extra safe thoughts) Lack of time to shoot what I have Starting to forget how to R&R existing guns Pretty well satisfied (really?) Need more ammo Actually, I did just buy one a couple months ago, first in about 2 years, so I guess I'm not technically done. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

November 27, 2013, 07:49 PM	#89
GunGod84 Junior Member Join Date: November 9, 2013 Posts: 11	Less guns, more training!

November 27, 2013, 08:05 PM	#90
Grundy53 Member Join Date: November 24, 2013 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 47	As I was typing my previous response I forgot that technically I had purchased a "firearm" (stripped AR lower) less then 2 hours before posting on here so apparently a smaller stream of disposable income isn't actually stopping me... just slowing me down .

November 28, 2013, 06:10 PM	#92
gc70 Senior Member Join Date: May 24, 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,903	What keeps me from buying or owning more firearms? I have a hard time finding guns that suit my needs and wants better than the ones I already have. When I do find a better gun, I get rid of the gun it replaces (who wants to keep an inferior gun?), so I don't end up with "more" guns.

November 29, 2013, 08:38 AM	#93
Bozz10mm Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2013 Location: Central Texas Posts: 287	The Wife. Otherwise, I would be broke.

November 29, 2013, 10:01 AM	#94
Chad.C Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2013 Posts: 100	Money.... But my safe still has a lot of room which is a big problem __________________ Life is not like a box of chocolates... It's more like a jar of jalapenos: What you do today might burn your a** tomorrow!

November 29, 2013, 10:33 AM	#95
SHE3PDOG Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2013 Posts: 988	My wife has actually gifted several guns to me, so she isn't the problem. I have enough money to buy some of the things I want, but the CA laws are terrible, and I don't have the time or money to go somewhere else to get guns. __________________ Semper Fi Marine, NRA member, SAF Defender's Club member, and constitutionally protected keeper and bearer of firearms

November 30, 2013, 11:06 PM	#96
GunXpatriot Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2011 Location: New York Posts: 393	The laws in NY. Money. Feeling like I'll neglect all of them and never get to shoot most of them. I think that would be about it. Granted, there would be some sort of negative social stigma against someone with over 100 guns, wouldn't there? Probably... That would only work among others who are hardcore collecters, so maybe there are crowds like that in Texas for example. Maybe even Florida, Pennsylvania, but more than anything, more rural areas. Even still, in my area (upstate NY) I feel like that would still be looked down upon, or at least given weird looks... Not sure, just my .02.

December 1, 2013, 11:13 PM	#97
Levant Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2008 Posts: 182	I can afford the guns I want and my wife never questions my gun buying - in fact, if she's with me and I'm struggling with deciding to buy, she'll always push really hard for me to buy it. What stops me is personal responsibility - as it fits my life with my wife; has nothing to do with anyone else's responsibilities. I don't buy everything I think I'd like to have - whether it's guns, cars, computers, or anything else. I don't generally eat that second piece of pie. I don't get the triple burger. I get the 10 oz steak instead of the 16 or 20 oz. So, the reason I don't own more than I own is that I try not to be a gun-glutton.

December 4, 2013, 01:44 AM	#98
mrt949 Senior Member Join Date: November 16, 2008 Posts: 1,692	Have owned over 60+ over the years . Now down to a few . If I Must leave home in a hurry no problem . Had my fun now it's for protection only .

December 5, 2013, 03:28 AM	#99
Ben Towe Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2009 Location: Middle Tennessee Posts: 1,128	Need mo' money! I have plenty, don't get me wrong, but there are still a bunch more that I want. I really love 1911s and I intend to have one in .38 Super Auto and one in 10mm. That's going to burn close to three thousand dollars right there. I want a Ruger SR1911 as well, there's another $700, then there are four or five rifles that I really would like to have, and they'll require glass and one needs a suppressor... Now I'm depressed. __________________ 'Merica: Back to back World War Champs

December 6, 2013, 04:05 AM	#100
Justice06RR Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Central FL Posts: 1,360	For me, it is also money. Not that I can't afford a lot of firearms, but it just does not make financial sense for me personally (having other bills to pay). The most I've owned at one time is 10 firearms, and I've downgraded since then.