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I never thought about collecting. I have what I use, and that's all. "Lay not up treasures on earth."
I do, but I understand your point.How many people really collect guns?
What I've come to realize is I don't enjoy shooting, or even having a gun, near as much as I enjoy the hunt for the gun. It's the prowling the gun stores, looking at the guns, talking about them, and so on that I really enjoy. Once I had it, it was just another gun, and time to start looking for the next one.
My Accumulation Phase ended awhile back. I think of my next Phase as Thinning the Herd.At what point did you stop accumulating, and start refining your collection.
I should have been more concerned with student loans than crates of guns
I also found that searching for, finding, and making the deal on that really elusive piece was where a lot of the fun and satisfaction was, not so much having them in my possession. I really enjoyed finding a great deal on something special. I even found and purchased all of my "grail" guns, most of them in new/unfired condition, and most of them were resold that way. Because once I had them in hand, it wasn't that big a deal anymore, aside from being able to say that I owned one of these or one of those. That's one of the main reasons I decided to sort through them, keep the ones I really wanted and used and sell off the rest.What I've come to realize is I don't enjoy shooting, or even having a gun, near as much as I enjoy the hunt for the gun. It's the prowling the gun stores, looking at the guns, talking about them, and so on that I really enjoy. Once I had it, it was just another gun, and time to start looking for the next one.
What does refining your collection mean?
This is pretty much my current plan. I'm 68 and still buy guns but in many cases it's with the idea of passing them on in mind. In fact I've already started doing that. For the most part my wife, as an enthusiastic new shooter, is the gun buyer now. Her tastes go in a slightly different direction than mine but that's quite refreshing. As long as it's quality, I'm not brand loyal.During this past year I have been buying accessories (i.e. extra magazines, holsters, etc.) for the guns I shoot.
Mainly over the past year I brought reloading supplies and ammunition. My primary goal for 2015 is to stock up on mainly gunpowder, brass and 22 magnum ammo.