When is enough, enough?

Wayne · October 4th, 2006, 08:15 PM

Am I a collector or obsessive, or am I just trying to stock my future gunstore by buying the inventory early

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I have been going over how many firearms I have, how many places I have them (so they would be safer and I'm talking completely different locations) and just was thinking that I have on order right now another 1911, getting into a group buy for another 1911 at *is this permissible* www.warrifles.com and I've spent an estimated $2,000 on making a SBR from an HK51 clone (just waiting on the okay or the deny from ATFE so I can put it together when approved).

I also try to buy, if I have the money, as many C&R pistols that I can, even in odd ball calibers. In calibers that the ammo cost as much as the firearm itself.

I thought that I really didn't like rifles, I now have a complete (well, as much as able) collection of SKS's (from each country and the D model), a .303 just because, a 30-40 Krag, etc..

Maybe I just figure that I can't take my money with me when I go so I may as well blow it on firearms while I still can.

Wayne

Hobbes · October 4th, 2006, 09:24 PM

enough is enough when I have one of each! (By each I mean every gun ever made EVER!)

PolarBear · October 4th, 2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Hobbes

enough is enough when I have one of each! (By each I mean every gun ever made EVER!)

only one?

swiftyjuan · October 4th, 2006, 10:25 PM

Wayne, you have a serious disease; There is no cure, so enjoy! I got interested in .22 rifles about 3 years ago, and have 19 now, so I empathize, but why stop?

ccw9mm · October 4th, 2006, 10:35 PM

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When is enough, enough?

For me, since I do firearms for protection and not as a pasttime, when I've covered the security need. Boring, sure, but I'd much rather be out in the hills finding the road less-traveled.

P95Carry · October 4th, 2006, 10:37 PM

Since my ''gun rape'' back in UK in '97, I have since being here now six years permanently - caught up as best I could - and then some!!!

Part of this was shere indulgence, tho replacing some items if possible - but managed mostly by my spare capital resulting in my selling up to move too - even got house paid off.

I have enough inventory value such that I know some could be liquified to pay for me being ''funeralized''

- and still leave my son a good choice and then value left over for my wife to use as she sees fit too. Must be about $20k total by now

I, like Wayne, have done a pretty good ''C&R job'' tho there's always room for more - maybe a Swiss yet to come. My venture into carry nearly five years ago was also a stimulus for many purchases - then my ''cannon'' fetish - so some big boomers needed too!

I have tho pretty much finished my main collection - and have few more needs really but - always a few things tantalize on ''the list'' - that never actually gets finished

Mind you, I am old - not starting off like a good many folks.

A good many only see sporadic action but - they are all appreciated and enjoyed.

purple88yj · October 4th, 2006, 11:27 PM

Just like when you get bitten by the Jeep bug. You buy one, take it off road, upgrade parts, repeat. A real Jeep is never really done. Take mine for example. I had to cancel an order when the engine blew. Now the Jeep is just about stripped, the parts that will be unused in the rebuild are going up for sale, and the rest is being cleaned up, repaired and prepared for the final re-assembly. The problem is that I keep buying guns. I could have just about bought the drivetrain with what i have spent on guns in the last two years. Alas, the Jeep sits as the safe gets more and more packed.

One of these days I might get both of my passions together.

As for when enough is enough? I am working on three collections at the moment. One is military handguns from around the world from 1900 to present day. The second is Ruger Blackhawks of each caliber, finish, and barrel length. The third, just about anything that makes me say oooohh....purdy....!!

P95Carry · October 4th, 2006, 11:30 PM

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The third, just about anything that makes me say oooohh....purdy....!!

In that case - you have the usual untreatable condition!!!

"Firearmus gravitas perpetuosum aquiritus"

purple88yj · October 4th, 2006, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by P95Carry

In that case - you have the usual untreatable condition!!!

"Firearmus gravitas perpetuosum aquiritus"

Then I guess there isn't a pill for that? Well, one that doesn't involve high speed lead poisoning?

raevan · October 5th, 2006, 12:07 AM

Well enough is when you have to stop buying guns so you can buy food and pay the bills. But that doesn't mean one can't save for a new gun now and then. After all I don't have one of each 1911 ever made, and they keep making more. Then there is the Military knife collection, that throws a kink in the equation.

October 4th, 2006, 08:15 PM	#1
Wayne Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 823	When is enough, enough? Am I a collector or obsessive, or am I just trying to stock my future gunstore by buying the inventory early . I have been going over how many firearms I have, how many places I have them (so they would be safer and I'm talking completely different locations) and just was thinking that I have on order right now another 1911, getting into a group buy for another 1911 at is this permissible www.warrifles.com and I've spent an estimated $2,000 on making a SBR from an HK51 clone (just waiting on the okay or the deny from ATFE so I can put it together when approved). I also try to buy, if I have the money, as many C&R pistols that I can, even in odd ball calibers. In calibers that the ammo cost as much as the firearm itself. I thought that I really didn't like rifles, I now have a complete (well, as much as able) collection of SKS's (from each country and the D model), a .303 just because, a 30-40 Krag, etc.. Maybe I just figure that I can't take my money with me when I go so I may as well blow it on firearms while I still can. Wayne Last edited by Wayne; October 4th, 2006 at 08:42 PM..

October 4th, 2006, 10:25 PM	#4
swiftyjuan VIP Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Madera, CA Posts: 2,073	Wayne, you have a serious disease; There is no cure, so enjoy! I got interested in .22 rifles about 3 years ago, and have 19 now, so I empathize, but why stop? __________________ John Assault is a behavior, not a device. "Don't never take no shortcuts." Patty Reed, Donner Party Lifetime NRA member

October 4th, 2006, 10:37 PM	#6
P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,407	Since my ''gun rape'' back in UK in '97, I have since being here now six years permanently - caught up as best I could - and then some!!! Part of this was shere indulgence, tho replacing some items if possible - but managed mostly by my spare capital resulting in my selling up to move too - even got house paid off. I have enough inventory value such that I know some could be liquified to pay for me being ''funeralized'' - and still leave my son a good choice and then value left over for my wife to use as she sees fit too. Must be about $20k total by now I, like Wayne, have done a pretty good ''C&R job'' tho there's always room for more - maybe a Swiss yet to come. My venture into carry nearly five years ago was also a stimulus for many purchases - then my ''cannon'' fetish - so some big boomers needed too! I have tho pretty much finished my main collection - and have few more needs really but - always a few things tantalize on ''the list'' - that never actually gets finished Mind you, I am old - not starting off like a good many folks. A good many only see sporadic action but - they are all appreciated and enjoyed. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

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October 4th, 2006, 09:24 PM	#2
Hobbes Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Centralia, VA Posts: 384	enough is enough when I have one of each! (By each I mean every gun ever made EVER!)

October 4th, 2006, 11:27 PM	#7
purple88yj Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Piedmont Triad, NC Posts: 1,100	Just like when you get bitten by the Jeep bug. You buy one, take it off road, upgrade parts, repeat. A real Jeep is never really done. Take mine for example. I had to cancel an order when the engine blew. Now the Jeep is just about stripped, the parts that will be unused in the rebuild are going up for sale, and the rest is being cleaned up, repaired and prepared for the final re-assembly. The problem is that I keep buying guns. I could have just about bought the drivetrain with what i have spent on guns in the last two years. Alas, the Jeep sits as the safe gets more and more packed. One of these days I might get both of my passions together. As for when enough is enough? I am working on three collections at the moment. One is military handguns from around the world from 1900 to present day. The second is Ruger Blackhawks of each caliber, finish, and barrel length. The third, just about anything that makes me say oooohh....purdy....!!

October 5th, 2006, 12:07 AM	#10
raevan VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: washington Posts: 4,320	Well enough is when you have to stop buying guns so you can buy food and pay the bills. But that doesn't mean one can't save for a new gun now and then. After all I don't have one of each 1911 ever made, and they keep making more. Then there is the Military knife collection, that throws a kink in the equation.