Nope - not a millionaire here either. I've spent the last few years building up a collection, partly because I enjoy it, and I have a wife that enjoys it as well, so it's something we do together which is a lot of fun. So between the two of us, we've spent a few dollars on guns over the last several years as we have gotten more into it, and have found some decent deals at gun shows and online here and there. But it's something that happens over time.
This hobby is like any other - you will have those whose trigger finger will never graze anything less than a high end HK, and you have those who are just as happy with their hand-me-down .22 rifle. You need to figure out what you want out of it and not worry about what others are doing - shoot what you can, and if there's something you want, figure out a way to get it.
BUT - like others have said, don't go into debt for it. That's a slippery slope, because a gun is not cheap - you have to feed the dam things every time you go out, accessories, cleaning supplies etc. It's easy to just charge all this stuff on a card and forget about it - it's not worth it - make a list of what you want, and decide how to get it. But just have fun with it!
This hobby is like any other - you will have those whose trigger finger will never graze anything less than a high end HK, and you have those who are just as happy with their hand-me-down .22 rifle. You need to figure out what you want out of it and not worry about what others are doing - shoot what you can, and if there's something you want, figure out a way to get it.
BUT - like others have said, don't go into debt for it. That's a slippery slope, because a gun is not cheap - you have to feed the dam things every time you go out, accessories, cleaning supplies etc. It's easy to just charge all this stuff on a card and forget about it - it's not worth it - make a list of what you want, and decide how to get it. But just have fun with it!