Think I've reached that "saturation" point...

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Try a new competitive shooting discipline. That will get your blood pumping so to speak.

I tend to buy/use/sell and move on with most firearms nowadays. I loved modern stuff for a while, sold much of it at a loss, and then bought old designs... which I'm now selling. I still haven't found much that suits me.

Take up another 'hobby'. It's not hard to get burned out on an interest if you're saturated with it.

For example, I've been a kayaker for ~10 years. But I mix it up with motorcycling, firearms, power boating, paintball and various other things that capture my interest.

Believe me, once you find something that interests you, a whole new world opens up.

adult air rifle? whole new world there if you want it.

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I was in that same shape until this winter. I started casting for four different caliber pistols and reloading them, this opered a whole new line of purchasing, its a blast and consumes a lot of spare time. Try it you might get hooked.

I guarantee there is some tool or small part you need.
You won't usually find that stuff at the gun stores.

Do you have an inventory list of all that stuff?

I agree its way more fun to buy a "whole new" shootin' iron than to buy tools for maintenance, or make lists or re-organize boxes.

Probably a bunch of stuff you don't need, or don't want anymore. Better get it photographed and posted on the for-sale sights. Be sure you have boxes ready to ship it.

When you are at the point where you are, its time to get busy on all that.

I've been at it for over 50 years(shooting,casting,loading), I think I've got more than enough to keep me busy for the rest of my life. The new ultramodern stuff causes me to turn and walk away. I've got at least a dozen pieces I've never fired, one is over 20 years old and I bought it new. one of these days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You could always take the money you would spend on more firearms stuff and invest. I don't know your age, but the future will come sooner than you think. More investments can't hurt.

Rembrandt,

With your crafstman talents, what about buying several old relic guns and restoring them to like or better than new condition? Then you could develop load specific reloads for them, etc etc.

Just a thought.

Jeff

try charity work, like boxing up all the excess and mailing it to me. I just got burned out on a custom motorcycle I am building so I know how it feels. Try something else for a while. Thats how I got back into guns, thinking it would be a fun cheap easy going hobby, until my collection grew ten fold in under a year and I started reloading and thinking about shooting and reloading and needing more ammo all the time.

I too don't like the modern weapons out and about. The only modern weapon I do like is my Mossberg 500 cruiser. I own a Yugo SKS, with intentions of buying a SKS-D or M, K98, Garand, ect. The wood look of weapons turn me on to them, plastic turns me off. I have only gotten in to weaponry owning and accessories recently so I'm still a newbie. I doubt down the road I will ever be tired of guns and its activities. Have you tried Nitro RC cars? They're a ton of fun and extremely cheap to buy as is the fuel for them, and theres a unlimited amount of things to do with them. You can run them anywhere, any time, legal to use on your street, can make and jump ramps with them. It's a great hobby, Nitro RC aircraft is also another fun thing, it's as close as I can come to flying a Apache, F16, or P-51 Mustang. Give it a try, and see if you can get the smile off your face.

Wow and I thought the only thing left on my list was a S&W 41 7". Silly me what was I thinking?!

Good idea about getting into air rifles. I got back into air rifles recently and love it. You can shoot for cheap, you can shoot in your basement, and it's good practice.

You can get a decent air rifle for under $150.00 and pellets are still cheap.

Prescription:

Take your more powerful handgun to the range and shoot 200 rounds of your most 'High end' loads, ie) Buffalo Bore.

I ran into the same thing several years ago. I kept on buying stuff anyway 'cause it was "cool" or different. Now I'm selling off stuff that I haven't shot in the ten years that I've had it.

If you haven't gotten into reloading, that might be a good place to save money and expand your hobby.

There's always archery. Now that's a fun sport, whether it be for hunting, or just target shooting.

I've been in that mode for quite a long time now. I am fortunate to have what I do, and it seems that I can always go back and play with something that has lain fallow for a while.

I always like to coach a newer shooter; it seems to rekindle my own interest in something that I took for granted. I'd like to do more of it but too often newbies already know it all.

Want something challenging? File a form1, design and manufacture a good silencer.

-T

Remember this as well, the point of life isn't to always search for the next fun thing to do. One can never find lasting fulfillment in anything material because we were made for something more.

What's the Viagra equivalent for getting out of this slump?

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Suppressors, mortars, exotic munitions

Suppressors, mortars, exotic munitions

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+1 any NFA device or weapon. There are plenty of old NFA things which would at least peak my interest to mess around with.

I'm only 26, but I honestly can't recall the last time I was bored with one of my interests.

Sure, I've lost interest in buying "new stuff", because I don't see the price being justifiable (ie, it doesn't fill an unfilled need of mine), and I'm not much a fan of selling something unless there's an inherrent problem with it, or I just can't shoot it.

But really, I find a lot of satisfaction in what I've got, because I certainly have not exhausted what my equipment is capable of (in terms of firearms). I do a lot of reading. I spend as much time as I can afford shooting and hunting.

But then, I have a lot of other interests which consume a lot of time: building things from wood, gunsmithing, woodcraft, fishing, spending time with my kids...

Really, if you're bored with your hobbies, have kids. You'll appreciate your hobby time a lot more, if you're worth anything as a husband and father...