[Blueduck]

Feel kinda like "Burt" in the Tremors movie when he ran out of ammo -"This has never happened to me before...". My little "fun money" savings account has over a thousand dollars in it and for the first time in 20 years not one handgun, rifle, or shotgun is really calling my name :(

S/W ticked me off earlier so they are off the list. Looked at some Springfield Armory guns, but visiting that section of the 1911 forum seems even their biggest fans are griping about current quality control. Thought about Beretta but on that forum a lot of the talk seems to be about the company cutting corners on the gun with polymer parts and bad customer service. Used to play with Glocks a lot, but thier recent escapades and the fact the newer finger groove models don't fit me well leave them out as well. Looked at Kimber but again most of what I heard was how good the old ones are compared to the new ones... Judging the risk of "buying somebody else's problem" with a used gun (especially a new style to me I would not know how to really check out), looks like my moneys just gonna sit for awhile.

Suppose the question would be, am I just hitting a dry spell personally? or is anybody else just getting the feeling that for what we're paying for these things we should be getting a little more quality control, dollar value, and customer service wise and closing up the wallet in response???

[Preacherman]

Why not have some fun with older guns? There are plenty of lovely weapons available, and you might fall in love again! For example, try here (http://www.micksguns.com/) for some interesting stuff - and he'll help you to import it... :D

[BlkHawk73]

Just keep it building until you find that "one" you gotta have. SHOT is only 6 months away and surely there'll be something new for 2004 you'll want.

[sanchezero]

PEESEVEN.

:p

[WhoKnowsWho]

I don't think I will ever run into that road block of what to buy. I always have tons of things I want.

[J Miller]

With the exception of S&W, I would take the other alleged problems with a grain of salt.
All of us are guilty of complaining that the new guns arn't as good as the old ones. "They just don't make them like they used to." How many of us have heard or said that.
The truth is, all gun makers are trying to cut costs and sell more. All of them.

I would suggust you leave your fun money at home, except for a token ammount for lunch and ammo or accessories, turn off the computer and make the rounds of the gun shops. Pick up and examine the Kimbers, Springfields, and any other guns you are interested in. Look them over.
I'll bet you find they are not as bad as most people make out.

Personally I never take others complaints about a particular gun style seriously until I look at them myself.

For example the 1911 design. I have read over and over how they are jam~o~matics. This is of course bull excreetment, but if you listen to the detractors of the this design then they are extinct, over the hill, garbage.

Forget peoples comments on the internet. Go check out the guns yourself.

[Mike Irwin]

Send it my way.

My fun quotient has not been fulfilled yet, but my fun fund is dreadfully empty.

[Quartus]

BLAST YOU MIKE!

You beat me to it. :D

[Blueduck]

Frankly I'm amazed it took as long as it did to get that response Quartus :D

Thanks all, especially liked J Millers thoughts.

[mattk]

What about a Browning Hi Power or cz75?
How about a Kahr pistol or a Smith model 66 revolver?
Or a new rollmarked Colt?
Come on guy there are plenty of things out there to want you are just not trying hard enough.
ps. My SW 1911 is perfect. I have shot it a bunch. It has a very low serial number.

[cpileri]

Buy a 50bmg upper.
or a Kel Tec p32, or
one of each Saiga 12ga and 20 ga.

sorry that's MY list.

Well, do you have a SAFE?

C-

[CleverNickname]

Go buy more ammo and/or reloading supplies and shoot what you have more often.

[BowStreetRunner]

i wish i had your problem
there are 4 guns i would love to buy right now and i dont have any money for one of them
but i say go find an old gun that grabs your eyes....a finnish mosin, a mauser, a nagant revolver
something that wont be around forever
BSR

[Trumpet]

Maybe take the money and send out one of your 1911's or Browning HP's or S&W Revolvers (pre-agreement) and have it customized!

Rich

[Aikibiker]

Sounds like you could use that money for a weekend trip to one of the big firearms schools.

Alternately you could spend it on something really nice for your wife. I think they like vacuum cleaners and irons and such. ^_^

[Mike Irwin]

"Frankly I'm amazed it took as long as it did to get that response Quartus."

It's sad how few bald-faced opportunists there are around these days. :)


"BLAST YOU MIKE!"


It's a pity when people get old and slow, isn't it? :D

[Thirties]

Maybe there is a reloading press and associated equipment in your future.

Six hundred bucks gets you everything you need -- all the good stuff!

[Pappy John]

What a problem! Listen.....hear that.......its the worlds smallest violin.:D :D

[Standing Wolf]

Very few current production guns are of much interest to me, but there are plenty of good old guns that need good homes. They can be hard to find, and bringing them up to top condition can be bothersome and/or expensive, but on the whole, they're well worth it.

[Snake Eyes]

Sounds like enough for a vacation to Frontsight, Gunsight or Thunder Ranch. Maybe an LFI course...or Gabe Suarez (sp?)

[BHPshooter]

How about a nice progressive reloading press?

You could take up blackpowder shooting, it's really fun.

How about a training class? New accessories for the guns you already have? Had a hankering for a .50 AE Desert Eagle? :p

Or of course, you could always wait, and keep letting it grow. That's probably the smartest thing to do. ;)

Wes

[pax]

Hey, I'm good at helping other people spend their money (just ask my husband).

I'd second Snake Eyes' suggestion of getting some training. Taking a shooting class is more fun than the uninitiated can imagine, and learning how to better use the tools you've already got is a very worthwhile endeavor.

If that doesn't tickle your fancy, may I suggest finding some needy-and-deserving young person (such as a niece, nephew, son, daughter, grandchild, godchild or friend's child), and getting them started in the shooting sports. Purchase yourself a little .22 Chipmunk rifle, a brick of ammo, and eye and ear protection in child sizes, and make a kid's day. If the kid is truly interested and truly deserving, gift them with the gun ...

pax

[Chuck Perry]

Myself, I'd spring for an 6" STI Trojan. These seem to be getting glowing reports from all who purchase them.

[priv8ter]

Give it to the NRA! I'm sure they will spend it responsibly!

Like the NRA VISA card application I got in the mail! :fire: :fire: :scrutiny:

[tracer]

I also ebb & flow with gun interests.I am not a hunter,but have decided to shoot a pig.(I live in Texas.)One of the guys I go to church with gave me some sausage ,(wild pig ) and I COULD NOT BELIEVE how good it was.

[tracer]

I also ebb & flow with gun interests.I am not a hunter,but have decided to shoot a pig.(I live in Texas.)One of the guys I go to church with gave me some sausage ,(wild pig ) and I COULD NOT BELIEVE how good it was.Maybe a hunt is in order.
Tracer
Alternately-you might try some "discount" purchases.Norinco 45,FEG Hi power,Star M Series,Makarov,Savage etc.

[chevrofreak]

Take a look at an Alchemy Arms Spectre in .45ACP, they are one of the coolest handguns ever designed.

[Old Fuff]

I'm with Preacherman. The world is full of fine, older guns that were built when quality was king. Many of these are frequently overlooked by the current crop of buyers who can't, or don't, see beyond stainless, poly-whaterver, and large magazine capacities. Don't like the quality of new Smith & Wesson's? Take a copy of Jim March's checklist and go look at some older ones. Have a soft-spot for a unique custom piece that is all you're own? Buy a good used basic gun and have it worked over. If they're problems they'll go away during the overhall.

Oh, and while you're at it spend some of that money on some reference books. What you learn may save a lot of bucks in the long run.

[Brian Williams]

Send me all of the Guns you now have and then you will be able to start over and get a whole nother sort of needs....... Or at least send one of your guns to everyone who answered the thread. I am willing to Share.


Try a different Caliber or style of gun Say a 44 spec in a Colt SAA?????

[caz223]

I had that earlier this year, had almost $2000 in my fun account.
Absolutely nothing called out to me.
Thankfully, I was rescued by Brian Enos, and purchased a new dillon press, and all the assorted toys.
Then, I saw that marlin released the .41 carbine again, so I just HAD to get one of those.
Then a SIG 228 and 229, and some magazines.
Then a mass order of reloading dies, conversion kits, bullets, supplies, powder, etc.
***Whew***


Poop! I'm broke again. ;)

[Safety_Check]

I'd nix the Alchemy. Col Cooper sent his samples back being they would not fire. Fell apart at the Gunsite range. Gunsmithy Staff mentioned this.

[Lord Grey Boots]

Go take some training classes?


A nice .22 revolver, a PM9, a browning HP, an 8-round 6" S&W .357, a Glock 19, a SAR-1, and a clean Remington 870 police are on my wish list at the moment.

[Hal]

Blue,
Take part - - go to the toy store - - by some toys
Come December,
drop em off at the USMC toys for tots.

Fun as shooting?

Yeah, in a different way.

[SelfProclaimedExpert]

Blueduck, you must be joking. Nothing interests you? Try these out for size:

Classic: Radom, BHP, Luger, Broomhandle Mauser, Webley revolver, P-38/P1, Colt SAA

Weird: Benelli B76, Llama M82, Steyr GB, HK P9S, Walther P5, Bernadelli P-One, S&W 540(?) 9mm revolver, Mateba Autorevolver, Desert Eagle, Spectre, T/C Contender, or a suppresor

Sexy/spendy: Sig P210, HK P7, STI/Baer/Clark 1911 (in 10mm, even), Walther P88

Cheap: FEG Hipower, Rap 401, Makarov, used S&W Model 10

Boring: Glock


If none of that raises an eyebrow, you have no blood in you.

[John Ross]

For something exotic, C&S Metall-Werkes here in St. Louis has a few FN FiveseveN pistols for $1200. They bought 20 from the Highway Patrol(!) and have 7 left as of ten minutes ago. They will have 10-rd. mags available soon.

Buy one and have them give me the 20-rd. mags to hold. I'll send 'em to you if the law changes.

Just an idea. I think the 5.7 is kind of cool, and they're not easy to find.

JR

[gryphon]

Buy more ammo and/or go take some training classes.

[Nobody]

Baahhaaahaahaa.... I'll put on my best Mr. Hayney voice and say, step right over here pardner. I've got a wonderful Kahr K9 the represents the very height of quality in that esteemed company's craftsmanship. Just come on down to the handguns for sale forum and you'll find yerself a purty keen deal on a fine weapon that you and the misses shouldn't be without. in lowered voice Why, it'll part the hair on a fly and I really shouldn't part with her but for you I think I can work a deal that will have you quite satisfied if I say so myself... :D

On second thought, maybe the Mr. Hayney voice is the one I should be using as my recollections of Green Acres fall back into place. :uhoh:

[valnar]

Well, new S&W guns? Yah, maybe. But there isn't enough money in the world to buy all the older S&W revolvers that I want.

What wheelguns do you have? I'm sure many will chime in with the holes in your collection.

-Robert

[Tangle]

Save a little more and take a course at Gunsite - you'll be glad you did!

[RandyC]

I was completely happy with what I had. Then I realized, as a 1911 fan, I didn't have a pony in my small collection. An SS Series 70 was just the ticket.

NOW I'm completely happy with what I have. And I'll neeeever need another gun.:D

[Stoney]

I would second the suggestion you try blackpowder. It's opened a
new world of shooting for me. Blackpowder pistols can be purchased
for half of what most modern pistols cost.