Good luck with the second career Boarhunter.Guess I am going in the wrong direction…. I am 67 and two years into my second career. I will be able to retire with full benefits at 90.
And rather than accumulating additional handguns, I do not add a gun without subtracting one or more. I have a fair number already that I do not shoot, and I figure there is no reason to keep so many. My bride and daughters have their own personal arsenals and don’t need a bunch more from me.
So, no retirement guns in my future.
BOARHUNTER
Now I know what a P7 is, thanks. Man, that is one of the finest pistols I have seen! (edited)Im kinda, sorta, semi-retired since switching from a hot, back-breaking, manual labor job to a nice cushy air-conditioned post in the same general industry......
Although there have been others, Id have to say these two were my real splurge gifts to myself-
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Winchester Pre-A M52
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H&K P7 PSP
No doubt! Shot one years ago and pined after one ever after. Actually found both those guns at the same local shop a few months apart.Now I know what a P7 is, thanks. Man, that is one of the finest pistols I have seen! (edited)
What was the caliber for the Smith 57, wgp?After 42 years working (after a lot of school before that), why stop at one? The first was a Series 70 Gold Cup. Then a new Smith 57 followed me home (don't ask about the wisdom of buying a gun that there is no ammo for). Most recent was a Beretta 92X Compact. Some in between.
I didn’t retire until December 30th 2020, but started burning my time in early May 2020. So I was off with pay for seven months, before my official retirement date.
I thought, why wait so, I bought a S&W M&P 9 M2.0 in FDE.
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I then came across a deal on a Colt 1911 so, I bought it to.
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Then I told myself, Self, you should buy a nice carry gun for retirement. So I took myself to the local police supply store and picked up a Glock 48.
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I then replaced the trigger and backplate.
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Then my coworkers at the state crime lab gave me a little retirement party. They know that I have a good many guns so, they just all chipped in and gave me right at $500 to buy me a gun. Later that day I stopped in at my buddy’s shop and had him order me a Sig M18. Now why did I get the M18? Because I already have a Sig M17.
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I’m pretty lucky that everything is paid off and the only bills I have are just normal living experiences. I will most likely be buying some post retirement guns in the coming year.
I'm fae enough out from retirement that I don't know what to buy, but I do like the idea.....
617 s&w?
A fancy 3.5" birdshead vaquero or SAA in .45colt ?
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Thanks wgp, never shot .41 mag, and I sure haven't seen any components for it lately..41 mag. I do reload but finding components is its own task.
Hi...
I retired in 2018 at 63 and a half.
I started buying "retirement" guns about a year before I retired and really haven't quit buying them yet. Right now the problem is finding any nice guns to buy. I am not really interested in any semi autos unless they are 1911s(which I did buy another one in .45ACP earlier this year). My interests mostly lay in revolvers (Dan Wessons, Rugers, S&W, Cimarron/Uberti/Taylors), lever actions and nice bolt actions blued steel with nice wood such as Sako, M700 BDL and the like.
I have probably added 20--25 firearms to my collection in the last four years or so and would probably add a few more if I could find what I am interested in.
Another problem with acquiring a firearm in a new to me caliber is finding reloading dies.
Most shops have nothing but Lee dies and I have not been pleased with the quality of Lee products in the past.
My retirement gun after 40+ years...
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A C. Sharps built to my specs in 45-70. But I didn't stop there so I had to get a part time job.View attachment 1033068
Miroku Winnie 73 in 45LC.... then this.
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Uberti 1866 "Yellow Boy" in 45 LC.
And a buttload more.
I've toyed with a lever action in the 32s to match my 32 revolvers.
However, when I retired my colleagues gave me a gift certificate to a local artisanal cheese store, as fine cheese in another major interest of mine! To each his own!
I skipped the big party because I think they are stupid.
You go ahead of me if you like. I've decided to go backwards. I will soon be celebrating my 30th anniversary of my 39th birthday, just like Jack Benny. (And a very young one at the old office ask, "who's Jack Benny"? I said go google him or go to wikipedia and find out. )
Congrats
Nice piece
As one who turned 65 Monday, I will join the ranks within the next days / weeks.
Enjoy your well earned retirement.