Are you a light weight or heavy weight?

[Flame Red]

I am just trying to figure out if I am considered a light weight or heavy weight. I sat down and figured out how much I have 'invested' (wrong word) in firearms. I am not including cost of ammo or accessories. Just in the estimated value of all the firearms themselves.

 

[Brad Johnson]

It's relative. Some people would consider two or three guns and a few boxes of ammo as a "heavyweight". Others would consider it training wheels.

Brad

 

[romma]

I fall into the 2,001-4000 category... Financial obligations prohibit more for now.

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

Does this include magazines?? ...because including magazines for one gun puts me just over the $1,000 mark.

 

[GunTech]

It only takes a few class IIIs to jump into the heavyweight categotry. I have a couple, plus 50 or 60 'normal' guns (not quite sure exactly how many). Mot just gather dust. I'm coming to the realization that I could get by with a handful, and that would result in much less cleaning.

 

[MrPeter]

OH MAN! I just added my guns up to get an idea of how deep I am into them and JEEZ!

I have never spent that much money on a hobby before. Without ammo, holsters, extra mags, or anything else for these guns, the guns alone cost me over 5k. to be honest, I am shocked.

I voted wrong, because before actually adding them up, I voted from the 2-4k mark, sorry. :-/

Now I really wish I hadn't done that. I feel, cheated somehow... I guess, even though I wasn't.

I need to remember to sell those 450rds of .45ACP LEAD Ultramax rounds I got and can't use. (Darn sportmansguide sold me ammo that I thought was FMJ turned out to be some wierd bare lead ammo. I guess it's meant to be used in .45ACP revolvers? A few bucks in the hole there.)

 

[Samuraigg]

Close to the 2k range. Not bad for college student...

 

[Brad Johnson]

I guess it's meant to be used in .45ACP revolvers? A few bucks in the hole there.)

You can use 'em. Just clean the barrel a little better afterwards. That is, unless you have a Glock. Then I'd try and trade them.

Brad

 

[35Rem]

MrPeter/....Nothing wrong with that ammo...I'm probably going to piss some guys off that wanted to releive you of it....Go shoot it.

 

[strat81]

I guess it's meant to be used in .45ACP revolvers?

Any gun with convention rifling is fine. Polygonal rifling (Glocks, for example) and lead do not mix.

 

[VARifleman]

Whoops, I included accessories, reloading, training, but not ammo (sans that used in training)

 

[glockman19]

Where does the heavy weight begin?

 

[MinnMooney]

I'd make a bet that if the news media found out that you were the proud owner of more than 2-3 firearms, they'd call you a weapons dealer. Why else would anyone own 'so many' guns?
Just think of how they'd lay out & describe your ammo supply to make it look like you were your very own militia.

WOW! He had a 'stash' of over 375 rounds of ammunition in his house. That is enough to kill every man, woman & child in the small town that he lives in"!!!
Give me a break. Heavy-Wt or Light-Wt. It's all in the eyes of the beholder.

 

[SuperNaut]

It was a really bad idea to add all mine up...

 

[CWL]

If you need to ask this question, you are definitely in the "lightweight" category.

My expenditure on ammo & accessories easily total what I have spent on bare firearms, my training expenses also easily equal or surpass what I have spent on firearms.

 

[sacp81170a]

I'm in the 20-40k with just what I can think of off the top of my head. I'm not counting accessories like scopes, cleaning supplies, reloading equipment, ammo and the drawer full of holsters and slings that I don't use anymore.

(I've probably got a few hundred dollars worth of holsters that didn't work out. )

 

[CoRoMo]

Around $1,400 that I've bought myself. Soon to add in another $1,000. If I added in the accessories (scopes,blackpowder acc, etc.) it would come close to $3,000.
Doesn't include the gift guns that my Dad keeps giving me.

 

[MIL-DOT]

how much i've invested and how much they're worth are now two very different things !!

 

[Walkalong]

I am at 20K + now. (30 years worth) That is a lightweight compared to many, but many folks are glad to be above 2K. I know I was for much of my shooting career.

 

[CoRoMo]

Even though I bought my .22 semi auto rifle for $100, I value it at $100,000 because it is awesome!! So I guess I'm a heavyweight.

 

[Dravur]

wow...

added them up... don't want to do that again... Could have paid off my house. Then again, I sold 2 guns for the down payment.....

 

[MASTEROFMALICE]

A conservative estimate put me at spending over $11,000. That doesn't include free guns I've gotten. It also throws off overall values for guns I've gotten at a rediculous price (like a 3rd Reich stamped matching-numbers Mauser 98 I got from an anti-gunner for $50).

Overall value is probably closer to $15,000 but I'm still in the same range.

 

[MASTEROFMALICE]

Incidentally, if a billionaire philanthropist ever gets his hands on my wish list I'll be well into the final category.

 

[esq_stu]

I better sell some before my wife finds out . . .

 

[TexasRifleman]

Invested or value?

I bought 8 or 9 NFA weapons in the early 80s, didn't pay much for them at all.

I think the cheapest was $250 plus the tax stamp for a Lightning Link.