Sure
Probably the best way to be. I wish I could think and act like that.I buy and sell as needed. I didn't marry any of them and promise to keep them regardless. Some guys get too sentimental, the gun doesn't miss me a bit. If I can sell something that is not being used regularly at a good price I have no problems selling some to finance other things. My guns are not the most important things in my life. They are tools that I use to do other things that are more important than the guns themselves.
There are a few with family history that are off limits, but all the others are just stuff that can be replaced. Usually with something better.
Gonna sell some of my collection to help get another car.
I enjoy shooting, and like the firearms I have, but there are a few that I can let go and be fairly okay with. But cars are expensive to purchase and a sizeable downpayment amount is nearly required, these days, so something has to give.
There are a few with family history that are off limits, but all the others are just stuff that can be replaced. Usually with something better.
I buy and sell as needed. I didn't marry any of them and promise to keep them regardless. My guns are not the most important things in my life. They are tools that I use to do other things that are more important than the guns themselves.
To me, guns fall into one of three categories
(1) Sentimental. Given as a gift, inherited, etc. Non-negotiable
(2) Non-replaceable.
(3) Chunks of wood/plastic and steel.
Unless it's one of the rare ones in the first two categories, it's always for sale at the right price. You make your money when you buy, not when you sell. That's why I almost always buy used at super low prices. If it isn't a screaming deal I move on. If I need to sell one, I can get all my money, maybe more, they're just a commodity.
I have sold guns at different times specifically to fund other purchases.
Like everyone I have guns that I'll never sell and will eventually hand down but I decided that the some of the money I had gathering dust in my gun safe could be put to better use.