Gun buying on hold

[88E30M50]

I met my needs as far as gun purchases years ago. I'm working on wants nowadays. That said, I am focused on rebuilding the ammo supply that was hit hard over the last couple of years. But, if a sudden want raises its head, I might jump if it's an uncommon thing

 

[Magyars]

I'm on the hunt for a specific handgun in a price that isn't astronomical.
But being retired with my own range and plenty of components, reloads, boom sticks and time....I'm in no hurry.

 

[Mongo59]

NEED has nothing to do with it. WANT is the operative word. If it were left to need there would be no such things as collections.

Buy 'em, buy 'em all, sort 'em out later...

 

[2in1evtime]

Retired in 2016,had no debt still don't. Yeah i buy and occasionally sell or trade, i have a problem passing on wheel guns asof late. I reload all the time and shoot a lot to. Got everything cleaned up yesterday evening from butchering to cows sun and mon. Did go look at a small collection today at a friend of friend of the family, made a offer for all suppose to know this evening dang those wheel guns!!!!!!!!! yeah i guess i am still buying!!!!!!!!!

 

[radar8756]

Not exactly Hold -
But if a Good Deal on a AR-10 .308 Left Hand shows up - I would be very tempted

 

[gregkl]

No hold but just done. I have guns that virtually never leave my safe so I have everything I want.

I'm still a few years away from retirement but am adjusting to that eventual reality of living on considerably less income than what I'm enjoying currently.

I'm actually thinking that shooting may not be an activity I can afford in retirement. But for now, I shoot and will start buying ammo here soon as long as the prices keep coming down.

Come on 9MM, come down to $0.20/round!

 

[MCgrease08]

Come on 9MM, come down to $0.20/round!

It never hurts to dream I guess.

 

[Nugget]

My gun buying is always on hold.....until I see the next gun I cannot live without.

That's about where I am as well. I never purposefully go 3 months without buying a new gun, but if I do it accidentally, I make sure to pat myself on the back for "how good I've been lately."

At this point I'm more focused on building the ammo stockpile while prices are lower, before the next big scare comes along. Just bought a case of S&B 9mm and a dozen boxes of Tula 308.

 

[700 LTR 223]

Thought I was on hold last year and ended up buying 6 guns!

 

[xwing]

Only purchased 1 gun in the last 4 years. "On Hold" until prices are more reasonable. Everything is cyclical and I'm in no hurry.

 

[Emo66]

It’s funny how life changes your priorities isn’t it! Bought and sold more guns and reloading supplies than I can remember. Probably only shoulda kept a few of them.

 

[Nugget]

Bought and sold more guns and reloading supplies than I can remember.

Interesting. Tell me more about your home-based firearm business, fellow gun enthusiast.

 

[Emo66]

Hahahaha nice. Rest assured, all local and federal laws were followed to the letter. Thanks for playing.

 

[ditcherman]

I haven't just slowed down on buying, I have a few guns I may be posting up for sale soon.

I bought a "cheap" project vehicle from @ditcherman that I've been wrenching on for the past four months. I've probably sunk more money into this '97 4Runner in those four months than I spent on guns in the past five years. But it's been fun none the less.

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Looking good!
And like a lot of fun.
Think how many guns that could tote around. Don’t be selling!

 

[MrSmitty]

that will trade his silver for my extra guns and ammo

What is this extra guns, and ammo you speak of?........

 

[Sitcomdad83]

I thought my gun buying was on hold antil I got a csnik tp9sf that's what boredom+gunshop does to me, I should learned by now.

 

[led4thehed2]

Yep. Have more guns than I have time to reload for and shoot. Would rather have more reloading components.

 

[tscherry70]

I have most everything i'll ever need, but I wouldn't mind a 6" Python.

 

[two70]

On hold because there's nothing I *need*.

I'm also waiting until the Beretta 300 Patrol hits the shelves and has been beta-tested by thousands of others before I may invest. More palatable price than the 1301 Tac that I covet.

The patrol is just a tactical version of the 300 Ultima that was released last year so it's already been beta tested by thousands of others in duck marshes and hunting fields. I love mine, its a hell of a shotgun. I'm unsure about the patrol though. It kind of depends on the street price for me because the MSRP is close enough to the 1301 to make me think of just ponying up the extra $150 or so.

 

[BJHay]

I wish I could come up with a new need that required a new gun.
My focus is on training and perhaps a bit of ammo.