How do you resist the siren call of a new gun?

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Selective Deafness

Hey, I am over 50 years old, and therefore "qualify" for senior discount, according to Denny's anyway.

I might as well use other "senior" reasons too!

What siren? I didn't hear no siren...


*wink*
 
I thought I had the auto feeding sidearm thing beat, then I fell in love with lever action rifles...... I know after that there'll be the need for a wheelgun to go with the levers......... there is no hope. :eek:
 
My Wife Controls my Purchases

I'm a spent-thrift and there's no denying that fact. At least I don't gamble-away money, but resisting the rifle I want seems impossible. I can wait; I can wish, but once I have it, it's merely another, often unnecessary, aquisition. Which caliber will I take to the range today? Or I'm going on a $1500 hunt today, so which rifle will I take? What have I bought for my wife lately that she really would appreciate? Yes, I only use a credit card for impulse purchases, but if my wife cannot pay it off when due, I deserve to be in trouble. I bought a $512 rifle scope last week, at the same time taxes were due for summer on our house ($1650). I'm not broad-minded or even sane sometimes. cliffy
 
I only buy guns when I have the money in my account. I realize that if I blow all my money on guns, I won't have anything to protect them with because I'll get thrown out of my apartment.
I also just paid off my first credit mistake...I mean credit card from college. I used that card to make my first rifle purchase, and for 3 years, the bank owned that gun. Considering interest, I probably paid $450 for a Yugo SKS. Now I own all my guns, and I'm not going to pay double for a gun just to have it now.
 
After many years of marriage I have developed something I consider to be a attribute ... "SHL" (Selective Hearing Loss).

Much like when the wife is giving me hell ... when the siren sounds and I don't want to answer I just mentally switch off the hearing. :evil:
 
1) +1 to the Dave Ramsey.

2) Only buy guns with cash.

3) Only buy your next gun when the previous gun has 500 rds through it.

That slows down my gun purchases!
 
I feel your pain. I totaled up all of my purchases this year for shooting related materials and found if I'm lucky I can pay it all off by the end of the year.
 
I read the reviews here, mostly. Vicarious lving. You guys have saved me some big bucks. Thanks
 
Strangely enough, I discovered my existing handgun (Taurus PT-99 AF) helps me resist the siren call of a new gun

I was in the gunshop tonight, looking around, looking for some good deals (pronounced "cheap") on some used firearms, I'd been reading up on the Makarov 9x18 and was interested, so I took a look at some pistols

Feg 9x19; gritty trigger, cheap magazine with a bare metal tab as a slide lock, smooth slide though, poor sights, safety gets in the way of pulling the slide back, no manual slide lock....pass
CZ 9x19; crisp trigger pull, smooth slide, a little beat up cosmetically, lock the slide back look down the bore with my SureFire A2 Aviator, what happened to the rifling, the barrel looks almost smoothbore!, pass....
Feg .380ACP; the same as the Mak, pass.....
Daewoo .380ACP; nice crisp double-action trigger, smooth slide, everything feels tight and well put together, lock the slide back, inspect the bore, rifling is 90% gone, pass....
Kel-Tec P-11; solid, well put together, slide could be smoother, absolutely horrendous DAO trigger pull, pass.....

My Taurus just fits me, it's comfortable to shoot, has a great trigger feel, whether SA or DA, holds 17+1 rounds (I'll soon be picking up a few Mec-Gar 20 rounders), balances well, has a nice, controllable recoil, a nice solid heft, and the balance does not change as the mag empties

the PT9X series has definitely spoiled me on other inexpensive guns, not one of the guns I looked at tonight could compete, ergonomically, comfortwise, or sight-picturewise with the Taurus PT99
 
lust of the eyes

The old sea faring men used to lash themselves to the mast and would go crazy for awhile.

Then it would pass.

And like with Raiders of the Lost Arc; what ever you do, don't look!

Finally, any retail clerk can tell you, if you handle the merchandise, you're sold.
 
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I have gotten to the point where I can't find anything at a gunshop that I don't already have that I am willing to spend good money on.
 
Another good idea is live in a place where the only gun store around sells nothing but a bunch of used junk.

You will walk in, browse around, and walk out without spending a dime!
 
Being a college student who has to budget himself, I stick to buying ammo for the ones I have. This keeps me happy and shooting.
 
Lately I haven't been resisting, but I have been trying to pick up guns that I feel are good deals and at the same time also feel that I could recover my investment or even make a little if I had to sell some of them. That seems to make me feel better about the rediculous amounts of money that I spend on the stuff.:evil:
 
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