Average $$ Invested in Guns & % from INGO

[patience0830]

If you don't have at least a years salary in guns, ammo, and accoutrements you aren't doing it right.

 

[jerrob]

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Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............never mind.

 

[Leadeye]

There's always a bigger fish.

 

[jsx1043]

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh.............never mind.

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[doddg]

Not even going to look or think about it, I want to keep my bp down.
I do know I'd have a new or new to me Jeep in the driveway if I hadn't found INGO.
Will say the friendships I've made since I have been on INGO are worth more to me than the toys I've accumulated, mostly, kinda, just say it's about even and leave it at that...

Well said!
I have met new real friends since I stumbled on INGO nearly 5 yrs ago.
Finding a new friend at this point of life is enriching.
I was just praying with a member who was in my garage earlier this week b/c he just found out he has bladder cancer. Didn't even know him a couple of years ago. Priceless.
I don't really care but a little about toys, they are great distractions, but being surrounded by people of character makes life for me.
Being able to share a hobby is a bonus.

 

[chadm]

I used to have some guns, but they were all in the boat with me, when all of a sudden the boat tipped over, and Mr ATF guy, I lost everything.

 

[Onebad06vtx]

Bought one here for $800 and sold it here for $900.
So now I have 0 guns and $100 extra to spend at the 1500 on candy!

 

[Old Dog]

A dollar two ninety nine, that's a legitimate number isn't it? Or maybe it's a nickle ninety eight, I don't rightly know any more. Will have to go fishing with a magnet to get a total!

 

[PRasko]

 

[TheGhostRider]

I’ve always kept a XL spreadsheet that has the ability too calculate totals.
Quantity and cost.
Enter make, model, serial, cost, buy date, purchase location etc…
Ammo type, quantity and cost… etc.
Scary totals!

Now that I’ve sold all but one gun… a rare Ziden approved dbl barrel 410 gauge AR14 shotgun missing 1 hammer, the ol’ spreadsheet looks a little empty.
Guess I should just burn my digital copy in the fireplace since I only have the one gun!
Could one of you lone me a match? I promise to give it back when I’m done!

 

[doddg]

I’ve always kept a XL spreadsheet that has the ability too calculate totals.
Quantity and cost.
Enter make, model, serial, cost, buy date, purchase location etc…
Ammo type, quantity and cost… etc.
Scary totals!

Now that I’ve sold all but one gun… a rare Ziden approved dbl barrel 410 gauge AR14 shotgun missing 1 hammer, the ol’ spreadsheet looks a little empty.
Guess I should just burn my digital copy in the fireplace since I only have the one gun!
Could one of you lone me a match? I promise to give it back when I’m done!

Don't light it up!
It might give you some curious pleasure to look at it decades later.
When I downsized 4-5 yrs ago I was trimming the 3 files & ran across records when I was active in the hobby in my 30s (now 69).
I'd gone to a police auction & bought handguns & rifles for ridiculously low prices.
I remember 1 gun that I bought for $10 & sold to a friend who sold it for $400 5 decades later.
He enjoys tormenting recalling the story.
It was the worst shooting gun I've ever had, a revolver.

 

[Usmccookie]

I'm super interested to see where I'm at. I can say I don't buy anything I don't see as a "deal". That being said, I think my average has gone up a significant amount over the past 8 years I have been in the club. I started out practical, getting what I needed, and expanded to what I wanted.

 

[gregkl]

I’ve always kept a XL spreadsheet that has the ability too calculate totals.
Quantity and cost.
Enter make, model, serial, cost, buy date, purchase location etc…
Ammo type, quantity and cost… etc.
Scary totals!

Now that I’ve sold all but one gun… a rare Ziden approved dbl barrel 410 gauge AR14 shotgun missing 1 hammer, the ol’ spreadsheet looks a little empty.
Guess I should just burn my digital copy in the fireplace since I only have the one gun!
Could one of you lone me a match? I promise to give it back when I’m done!

I keep a similar spreadsheet. I add a picture but don't enter anything about ammo. I also have a "current value" cell that get's updated occasionally.

I have a tab for each firearm and when I sell it, I put a note of the date I sold it.

If I had kept everything I bought over the years I'd have quite a collection, lol. But alas, I sell to buy the next one so I don't ever get up on the total number of firearms owned.

If I took all of the guns I have ever owned and did the math, it would be significantly different.

 

[jwamplerusa]

Uh, no. I don't want to know, and I am NOT leaving evidence...

 

[Redhorse]

I actually just bought my first gun off of INGO recently. Sorta funny considering how long I've been on here.

 

[ditcherman]

I keep a similar spreadsheet. I add a picture but don't enter anything about ammo. I also have a "current value" cell that get's updated occasionally.

I have a tab for each firearm and when I sell it, I put a note of the date I sold it.

If I had kept everything I bought over the years I'd have quite a collection, lol. But alas, I sell to buy the next one so I don't ever get up on the total number of firearms owned.

If I took all of the guns I have ever owned and did the math, it would be significantly different.

Not guns, but I do that with my equipment. Paid for and current value can total at the bottom, when a piece is traded/sold, note is made to the right as to details of trade, sale, same when purchasing, notes to loan, rate, $down, payments, whatever.
Key is that when piece is traded/sold, current goes to zero, keeping bottom line current value accurate.

Makes for easy EOY balance sheet work.

Another key is to set the print area, notes off to right are for eyes only, banker just sees what they need and not get mired down in the details.

ETA: reread your post, I’m not working with tabs, just rows/columns. Tabs are good for pictures I’m sure.

 

[2in1evtime]

I hope everyone has checked with there insurance as to coverage on there firearms and accessories, you might be surprised in how some cover such things. Fortunately when we had our house fire our insurance did cover all the rifles i had stored in a walk in closet due to safes all being full on lower level. I kept a lot of military rifles and ammo in that closet and insurance covered it all! As to theft that is another ball of wax, we carry a rider for jewelry and firearms because our policy limits claims on theft!

 

[russc2542]

haha we don't add up sums here... Such things are not to be seen.
Spent: 70-2400 Avg:615
rifles avg 560, pistols avg 630
"value", hard to say. On the top and bottom items, probably 50% more, midrange right on. the above doesn't include optics, mags, or mods but few have any work done.

 

[doddg]

Follow up from my 1st post starting this thread.

96% of my guns came from INGO (up from 83%).
I've been trimming the safe of some .22LR revolvers & semi-autos (but no rifles), & many of the larger calibers.
Back to the basics, but every once in awhile something becomes available that I have to try out like I used to pre-Covid when prices were equitable.
I even plan to trim a couple of air guns, but I can't seem to get in a hurry with those since it costs so little to shoot them.

 

[ancjr]

There is a number exactly 4% of half of the value I paid for some number between 1 and 100 of my firearms.