Impulse Gun Purchase- should I?

[jamz]

So today at my local gun shop I found a new condition Ruger Bisley in .22

Price is $200.00 even.

Now bearing in mind that I just last thursday bought a single six in .22, and just recieved a repro 1860 Army last night, my question is...it it horribly wrong to buy three revolvers within two weeks? And is this a good price? I think it is, and I have very little impulse control when it comes to buying stuff like this.

Talk me out of it, THR!*



-James






















*or, into it.

 

[MAUSER88]

If you can afford it, then buy. If not, then don't!

 

[R.H. Lee]

You'll have another $200 next week. When's the next time you'll see a like new Ruger Bisley? I say buy it.

 

[Stickjockey]

So long as you're not putting off accounts payable, I'd say take the route.

 

[jamz]

You people are a terrible influence...

evil!

 

[kfranz]

If you are asking before buying, it's not really an impulse buy now is it....

 

[cslinger]

Ummmmm

Doesn't asking for advice sort of negate the impulse aspect of an impulse buy?

Of course you are asking a bunch of gun nuts who are damn well going to tell you to buy that sucker. Kinda like going to a Chevy dealer and asking if you should buy the Corvette or not.

 

[jamz]

I like to give myself a two hour "cooling off" period.

If it comes home with me at the end of the day, it's an impulse buy.

The gun shop is three minutes from work, so I can just biff off anytime and go grab it.

 

[jamz]

I guess what's really stopping me is do I really want another single action .22 revolver with a different grip and adjustable sights, or do I want to save up more money and go with a larger caliber gun in .357 or 45LC or something?

jamz is unsure....

 

[R.H. Lee]

Having given the matter due consideration, you can now rightfully assert that it's a well considered purchase. Don't forget a brick of .22 rf, also.

 

[Kramer Krazy]

If you can afford it, nothing wrong with purchasing it. I have three main hobbies: guns, guitars, and motorcycles. I tend to rotate them, and when I rotate to the next one, I tend to make purchases to add some zest and flavor to the hobby to rekindle the old flame, well, after a few years of not being into shooting, the firearms got back into the rotation. To rekindle the flame, and to make the purchases seem more necessary, I convinced the wife that she needed some guns of her own. Within two months, I bought her a Ruger 10/22 and a S&W 5903 9mm. Of course this didn't stifle the buying "needs", because they were "her" guns, so.....on the way back to the hospital the afternoon of my daughter being born, there was a pawn shop on the way there. I stopped....three days in a row, trying to justify a purchase, and the wife said, "Buy it, and I'll pay you back, and it can be a Christmas present from me"....Yippie!!!!......I picked up a near new Ruger Vaquero (stainless with rosewood grips) in 357 mag for $275 out-the-door......now, if I can only find a reason to buy another Colt 1911, a Glock 26, a Colt SAA, maybe a Kimber or Springfield 1911, an old M1 Garand, a..........

 

[jeffb]

At this point, I simply don't have the money to start a collection. I still wish to own a variety of firearms, so I expect to eventually sell most of what I purchase. As such, I treat firearms as assets. If I desired a firearm for any reason, and I have the money, and am confident that I could sell it for nearly as much as or more than I bought it for if I had a financial crisis or I just didn't like it, I go for it, before it's gone. Of course, I have tied up about 3/4 of my income (meaning what I made during my summer internship between semesters, heh) last year on that philosophy. In the end though, if I liquidate my purchases this year, I will likely make money on the impulse buys and take a pretty good hit on the ones I thought out and planned. Ultimately, I can't put a price on what I've learned and all the experience through these purchases and range trips. I'd do it all again just the same (except for the purchase I'm going to lose money on ).

 

[Preacherman]

If you don't want it, post details of the gunshop - I haven't seen a Ruger Bisley .22 for $200 for years!

 

[jamz]

OK, I bought it and am putting the blame squarely on you people.

I was thinking how nice it is to just have the hankering for a gun, and just decide to go and get it, plonk down the cash and walk out with the gun. No waiting periods, no purchase permits or anything like that. (though there is a state background check in addition to the NICS).

MA certainly has it's problems with the second amendment, and is a festering socialist statist commune in a lot of ways, but at least you can go get a gun whenever you want to.

-James
Thank you all for your input!!

 

[Standing Wolf]

...it it horribly wrong to buy three revolvers within two weeks?

If I could find three of the revolvers I'm looking for, I'd buy them in half a heart beat. The national average of gun ownership is far too low! Consider it your civic duty.

 

[jamz]

I couldn't resist showing off the beauties.

-James

 

[R.H. Lee]

Ya done good.