Who buys guns and hangs onto them?

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I still have every gun I have ever bought except one. It was a cheap, crappy Spanish pump shotgun which neither I nor a gunsmith could get to fire reliably. I returned it to the shop and got full refund.
For me it's not a problem if a gun does not see action that often - I own some milsurp rifles bought years ago that I haven't yet fired.
Anyhow, I'm not a young man anymore and realize that at some point I must decide what to do with the collection. None of my family is interested in guns, so the best service to all would be to sell them while I still have the abilities to manage the sale. But not just quite yet!
 
I tend to hold on to mine. That being said, since we're neighbors if you ever want to sell that TC in 35 Rem, I already have the dies to reload for it, send me a message
OrangePwrx9 said:
I know I do. I've let a few go, but the vast majority are still here. I read of shooters swapping this for that or selling one very good gun to buy another and realise I can't do that.

It kind-of makes sense for handguns in NYS. They put you through so much to get them, that you don't want to ever let them go. The paperwork for getting rid of one is a bit daunting as well. That's probably why I'm still invested in a 35 Rem Contender that I once hunted deer with.

But I'm the same way with long guns, even muzzleloaders. Once they're here, they don't leave. I still have a trio of Rem 788s that I bought while in the military in the '60s. Also a Rem Wingmaster and a 721 I bought when I was in high school from my old boss. These guns aren't anything special (though the 788s are quite accurate) but I'd hate to see them go. The list goes on and on.

Now the long guns aren't any harder to sell in NYS than anywhere else and muzzleloaders don't require any kind of paperwork. Yet I keep them expecting, I guess, to circle back to the particular style of shooting a gun excels at or maybe it's a good gun that I haven't figured out yet (SP101?).

Anyone else afflicted with this malady? Would like to hear your insights.
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I've sold off every gun I owned twice. The second time I started over I decided to think before I bought and keep my accumulation to a minimum.

I own less than 10 guns. I haven't sold one since in nine years and I haven't bought one in five.

Since 2018 my spending has gone to magazines, ammunition and good quality carry holsters for the guns I have.

I scratch my "collecting itch" on knives
 
During early adulthood I went through a cycle of poor financial habits. I would buy guns out of lust, and sell them when I hit a money crunch and needed the cash.

I try to be more focused and disciplined now. All of the guns I buy are 'needs', not 'wants'. I have some heirlooms which will remain in my family as long as I am alive and have a say in it, and I buy guns with specific purposes and objectives. I don't ever see myself selling another gun.
 
I don't have many guns but I definitely have more than I need or use. Regardless, selling any of them would be difficult and some I simply couldn't sell. I have only sold two guns in my life. All others remain with me and are in nearly the same condition as when I bought them.
 
Funny story...

My ex (note ex) had an issue with my "black hole" and I told her that in the long run firearms are a great investment. Well one day long ago I bought a rare pistol with 5 mags (back then the mags were worth more than the price I paid for the gun) for around $500 and she was FURIOUS I bought it without her "permission". Well I explained that...

A.) Her permission wasn't any more required than she needed my permission to spend thousands of dollars quarterly on clothes, shoes, jewelry, nails, hair, etc. and
B.) It was a time is of the essence buy as once I had it in my hand, others in the store wanted to see it.

Fast forward a few years, and I sold that pistol to a collector who paid stupid money for it and I came home that day with small bundles of bills of $500 in each pocket.

She sat at the dining room table and I plunked a $500 wad on the table and she asked me what that was for and I said for some new dresses. Then I plunked another $500 down and she asked what that was for and I said new shoes to go with the dresses. Then I plunked another $500 down and she asked what that was for and I said hair, nails, jewelry or whatever, and reminded her about the argument we had over the pistol I just sold and just proved to her it was a good investment. She had the temerity to claim that her jewelry was a great investment also.

I asked her... "If we got three or four months behind in our mortgage payments, just how dead do you have to be before we sold your jewelry to make our payments?"

That was the last discussion we had on personal stuff as investments :)
 
OrangePwrx9 said:
I know I do. I've let a few go, but the vast majority are still here. I read of shooters swapping this for that or selling one very good gun to buy another and realise I can't do that.

It kind-of makes sense for handguns in NYS. They put you through so much to get them, that you don't want to ever let them go. The paperwork for getting rid of one is a bit daunting as well. That's probably why I'm still invested in a 35 Rem Contender that I once hunted deer with.

But I'm the same way with long guns, even muzzleloaders. Once they're here, they don't leave. I still have a trio of Rem 788s that I bought while in the military in the '60s. Also a Rem Wingmaster and a 721 I bought when I was in high school from my old boss. These guns aren't anything special (though the 788s are quite accurate) but I'd hate to see them go. The list goes on and on.

Now the long guns aren't any harder to sell in NYS than anywhere else and muzzleloaders don't require any kind of paperwork. Yet I keep them expecting, I guess, to circle back to the particular style of shooting a gun excels at or maybe it's a good gun that I haven't figured out yet (SP101?).

Anyone else afflicted with this malady? Would like to hear your insights.
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Could talk forever on this one;I must admit ,I have a guns problems,there I said it.will be sharing and learning as
My passion goes on,Ha !! When I left home in 1973 I had a 357ruger,sw m29,a moss berg 22 ghost gun 870 12ga ,22ruger mark1 early mod.rem700-22-250,30-30marlin.started reloading All .the 22ruger and the 30-30 were stolen That’s a start .
 
I started collecting at a young age .I only parted with one if i hated it after use .I have not sold any in 15 years .At one period in my life i was buying one a week !
 
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In some cases. Now I have lots of guns that see little if any use.
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That’s ok ,just show those guns some love sometimes,talk and show to the younger generation ,throw out
Some stats,example: at a 40 degree angle this 458 win.mag With a 500grain will go 4666 yards Kool
 
I own four long rifles, have never sold one.

I have five semi-auto handguns and three revolvers.

Traded one revolver for another, have yet to sell a firearm.
 
I’ve tried to thin the accumulation, but whenever I’ve sold a few I just end up buying some more.

I also have a rule to never buy a firearm (make & model) once I’ve sold the one I had. I’ve occasionally (ok, frequently) broken that rule too.
 
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