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Everything isn't about guns. Just for the sake of not taking a needless financial loss on them, I'd wipe them down, put them away, and just forget about them for now. Later on, you can take the time necessary to sell them at a better return.
 
Actually sounds like ADD (attention deficit disorder) Bored with the old hobby, get rid of it and move on to another, it is a continues cycle. Ask me how I know.
 
Depression is not being sad. It is a loss of interest in things that used to interest you. I think that many people are dealing with hard times, and that makes the future uncertain. Ultimatly the mind cannot relax, and peaceful thought are replaced by unpleasent ones. All of this works to destroy your peace of mind. The question I have for you is: Is it just guns or other things too? If it is just guns, no big deal. Try to focus on another hobby that you do enjoy, and SHARE it with others. If it is everything, and it is hard to find interest in anything--then go talk to someone. I have been there, and you need people who are not your friends or family to talk to--someone objective. Good luck, and feel good!
 
Its not that I just one day lost all interest, it has been happening for several months. I just started to no longer want them about 6 months back. I started to over think them, and put to much energy into them. I am now at the point that the very sight of them annoys me.
 
Guns are like pets, they need commitment and care. Being free of "stuff" is great. I'm not willing to give up the SD option guns provide, however. Joe
 
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I started to over think them, and put to much energy into them. I am now at the point that the very sight of them annoys me.
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Sounds like my experience with my first wife.........:banghead:


I too suspect something more going on than just getting bored with them. For one to go from infatuation to disgust tells me either something negative happened with your shooting experience or you are associating the guns with some other negative experience. Why or how did you get into guns in the first place? Were you prompted by friends, tradition from family or just cause you thought they were cool at the time? Did you actually get pleasure from using them at all, was it just the rush of adrenaline when shooting or buying that was the thrill, or did they actually never "do" anything for you?
 
I am one of the people that tend to go away from things & then come back. I have always liked guns & enjoyed them. There have been times when I was more into guns than others but I always just put them up. They are one of the things I always come back to. I would suggest just putting them up & leaving them alone for 6 months or so & then making a decision about whether you want them or not. It's not like they are going to need to eat or anything.
 
I started to over think them, and put to much energy into them.
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I don't understand.

Just kidding man. Different strokes for different folks. There's no right or wrong here. Everybody has their thing. If guns isn't yours, that's fine. That's what's beautiful about freedom. Just as I have the right to own firearms, others have just as much right not to if they so choose.
 
Never heard of such a thing with guns before. Many hobbies, collections and interests are sparked and lost but I've not heard of a sudden loss of interest in guns........... mainly due to their many faceted uses.
 
"Sounds like my experience with my first wife"
now that's funny !

"Guns are like Harleys and women.....you can never have too many."
uhhhh .... sort of depends on whether or not the women also have guns, you know ;)
 
i have done it

also, but the last year, after 5 years without shooting and loading, I jumped back in because of my work schedule and even my wife says I am doing better at home than I had been. something to get up to in the morning if not working early on. I love the loading room now and like to get into the board and forum discussions again.
 
To answer your question, no it hasnt happened to me, not to say that it wont, I am still young and fairly new into guns (about 3 years now.) My tastes change constantly. I want this type then that type, but i have yet to lose interest.

What concerns me about you is that it isnt a loss of interest, it is an aversion completely... It is similar to what happens to a person's view of their car after an accident or perhaps to some shooter's perception of their guns after being shot or having to defend themselves. Interests come and go and people get bored, but it is not so common for someone to become disgusted with something they were once passionate about for no reason whatsoever.

Well, other than women occasionally....;) I jest, I jest
 
You may have ups and downs. Over 62 years there have been stretches where I didn't shoot for years at a time. But then again 46 years of my life was in NY. And living in NYC, it was a privlage to have a "carry permit". Not a lot of guys to go shooting or a lot of places to shoot. Being down South it's a differen't mentality, more like the one "I" had up North. You may go through years where you don't take advantage of actually shooting the guns, but not having them is a different thing. In this day and age, I just couldn't see not having guns around, knowing what can happen, and what does happen on a routine basis. Maybe you are depressed? It happens to all of us, especially if you are having a tough time or have a medical problem, divorce, loss of some kind. There has to be a trigger that caused this. I like other things also, like cars, electronics, dogs, etc, you need to figure out if it's a general apathy or just gun related. This economy is depressing in general and much more difficult to go out and buy the stuff some of us used to.
 
It's very interesting that so many posters have suggested depression (or other mental afflictions) as the culprit of the OP's present disinterest in guns. While it's seldom a bad idea to visit the family doctor and get checked out, I'm hesitant to diagnose this as depression. I've felt real depression, and it's more dynamic than just losing interest in hobbies. To me, this sounds like simple burnout--getting tired of something from doing it too long or focusing on it too much. I can sympathize. A lot of of gun owners (myself included) can be compulsive about the hobby, eventually spending too much time and money on it. If you've hit a brick wall with your interest, it may just be time to shift gears and find something new. Bear in mind, though, that shooting has many dimensions, and you may only be burned out on part of them. If you're tired of buying guns, stop shopping for them. If you hate the reloading bench, sell your press and components. If you hate the drudgery of going to weekend competitions, only do recreational plinking for a while. Believe me--I know. I've been into guns a long time, but I've regularly moved between its various forms. I've been passionate about concealed carry, milsurps, benchrest guns, rimfires, reloading, and tactical rifles, all in turn. If you do too much of anything, you'll grow tired eventually. For me, I'm tired of buying, selling, and trading. I've done a lot of that, and just yesterday I went into a large gun shop and actually felt disgusted to look at all the offerings there. NOTHING interested me. That doesn't mean I'm going to sell off what I have; I just won't be shopping for a long time. So, to come full circle, maybe it's simple burnout. Take a break. Try some new interests (gun-related or not) and see what turns your crank anew. Just have fun. If guns don't do it, no big deal. But hopefull something will. Good luck with it.
 
Trophies of any kind .. .. ..

I returned from Viet Nam, 1966-1968, with over $1,000 worth of NIKONs ($10,000 in 2010 dollars) and one priceless Battle-scarred AK47 carried
between my knees for 32 hours across the Pacific on a 707.
I was hooked on both genres, and I still am. That battle-worn AK is now worth $20,000. It has Руcckoe пρoвλeниe (Russian markings.) But I cannot sell it because it was never registered and papered per BATFU.
Why would I sell it, anyway? Ask any genuine 'Nam vet GI what the weapon he carried means to him.
I'm searching for a provenanced '66-'68 AR like the one I used. Its price will be over $12,000. But I'll pay it. Guns are either of your blood, or they are not. To each his own. Pat
 
Seems odd that the 'very sight of them' annoys you. I'm no shrink, but that doesn't seem 'normal' to me. I've gone years without looking at my guns - I've even forgotten where I stored some of them - and not missed them, but they've never annoyed me (except for that handgun hard-case that slipped out of the top of the closet and cracked me in the melon; that was annoying.

My advice - set up your popper for long-term storage, throw it in the attic, and forget about it. Maybe in a few years you'll change your mind, maybe your heirs will find pappy's old gun in some forgotten part of the house and have the thrill of their lives.
 
At least once a year, every gun gets their sights checked and a thorough cleaning. The ones that actually get carried and hunted with get a good wipe-down if not fired or cleaned again if they've been shot.
Fortunately, that is usually just a shotty and a .22 revolver.:D
 
Did you actually get pleasure from using them at all, was it just the rush of adrenaline when shooting or buying that was the thrill, or did they actually never "do" anything for you?
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I honestly cannot tell you why I liked them. I know that when I was a kid I would read gun magazines from the 50's up. I don't want to brag, (okay, I do) but when it comes to firearm knowledge, I can hold my own against people who have been shooting and into guns far longer than I am old. It is rare when I see a gun that I don't know what is, or a question on here that I cannot answer. I think it is something I have put too much of my life into that doesn't really matter. There are other things I can pour myself into other than guns.
 
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