I am done

[femurphy77]

I'm done too! Unless I can score a decent Wini Garand! THEN I'm done.

 

[hps]

I'm done every other month! If you guys only knew just how many times i've held the CZ 97,,ugh!! WHATTA BRICK!!
With that said, its prolly gonna be my next purchase.

 

[Lilboog82]

I always say I’m done after my last purchase, but then end up “needing” stuff go along with it and then one thing leads to another.... and dammit end up with another. And the process repeats itself, I just can’t help it! One more and that’s it, I’m done, I swear.....lol

 

[snowwalker]

I'm with ya on this...leaning more towards older, sometimes out-of-production, revolvers.

There so much 'new' stuff out there...and yet nothing's really trippin' my trigger...so to speak.

The biggest part for me is, settling into a caliber (.45 acp) and sticking with what I already have...cause I don't 'need' anything different or new!

I went down that thought process several years ago, I really like 40 and 45, but the day may come where my wrists can't handle them anymore or where I can't rack the slide. Those conditions are also covered. Squeeze balls are my favorite toys for my hands.

 

[Amishman44]

I went down that thought process several years ago, I really like 40 and 45, but the day may come where my wrists can't handle them anymore or where I can't rack the slide. Those conditions are also covered. Squeeze balls are my favorite toys for my hands.

Yup...I understand that! I have a few .357's and .38's (both shoot .38 Special) ready for when those days come...

I'm just not a 9mm fan...after helping a buddy do some ballistics testing, back in '97, and watching 9mm rounds all just ricochet (aka, 'bounce') off of windshields during the junkyard part of the 'practical-application' of the 5 calibers we were testing (whereas 158 grain standard-pressure .38's all went right through) that was a huge eye-opener for how the power-factor in a defense round really applies, after which I've always just sort of shied away from 9mm.

All of the other calibers penetrated nicely, some better than others) and the .357 magnum and the .45 acp out-did them all (calibers tested over a 3 week period for accuracy, velocity, reliability, and practicality were: 9mm, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .40 S&W, and .45 acp...with a variety of each caliber including FMJ, JHP, standard and +P pressured rounds tested...we fired over 1,000 rounds, just on Junk Yard Day!)

A lot of people are all about the 'gun' part of the home/personal defense discussion...I'm more about the caliber part as that's what actually provides the 'defense' in all of it...the 'gun' is just the platform for the chosen caliber!

 

[churchmouse]

Yup...I understand that! I have a few .357's and .38's (both shoot .38 Special) ready for when those days come...

I'm just not a 9mm fan...after helping a buddy do some ballistics testing, back in '97, and watching 9mm rounds all just ricochet (aka, 'bounce') off of windshields during the junkyard part of the 'practical-application' of the 5 calibers we were testing (whereas 158 grain standard-pressure .38's all went right through) that was a huge eye-opener for how the power-factor in a defense round really applies, after which I've always just sort of shied away from 9mm.

All of the other calibers penetrated nicely, some better than others) and the .357 magnum and the .45 acp out-did them all (calibers tested over a 3 week period for accuracy, velocity, reliability, and practicality were: 9mm, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .40 S&W, and .45 acp...with a variety of each caliber including FMJ, JHP, standard and +P pressured rounds tested...we fired over 1,000 rounds, just on Junk Yard Day!)

A lot of people are all about the 'gun' part of the home/personal defense discussion...I'm more about the caliber part as that's what actually provides the 'defense' in all of it...the 'gun' is just the platform for the chosen caliber!

Curious as to how you found the .40 in your test as to the other rounds.

 

[doddg]

Hey OP.
Look..... Shiny.......

Awesome!!

 

[Sigblitz]

I went down that thought process several years ago, I really like 40 and 45, but the day may come where my wrists can't handle them anymore or where I can't rack the slide. Those conditions are also covered. Squeeze balls are my favorite toys for my hands.

That's what she said.

 

[HCALREF]

I have gone through that also. Thought I had all the guns I needed. Then had a little extra money and wanted something new again.

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

I take a pause, then my interest take a detour into a different platform and it all starts over again.

 

[churchmouse]

Been seriously looking for several days. NADA jumps out at me. So I opened the Brownells wish book and took a lot of notes. The Dan Wesson Commander is gtting some upgrades. I am also handing off the last of my CZ's that are stock as built. Full CGW's pro package.

Complete what I have.

 

[two70]

Every time I think I'm done it ends up being more of a pause than a stop. Most of the pauses end with multiple gun purchase though as I'm always finding new guns I'm interested in.

Case in point, just yesterday I was surfing GunBroker looking for a nice CZ 550 FS in an interesting caliber. After that, I did a more general search for the keyword Mannlicher. Long story short, half an hour later I ended up with two Steyr rifles inbound, neither of which have Mannlicher style stocks. Even with those two purchases, I'm still at only slightly over half as many gun purchases this year as last year. And both of those numbers would likely be a slow week or average Tuesday for Doddg!

 

[firefighterjohn]

I'm with ya on this...leaning more towards older, sometimes out-of-production, revolvers.

Same here. Even moved some seldom used ones out to make room for one I will shoot! Attending local gun shows and a LGS looking for that special model is fulfilling. It's amazing what people trade or sell...and being in the right place at the right time....sweet!

 

[Mongo59]

Well I was done last night when I went to bed. I was still done when I got up this morning. Went to a gun show and sold 1 and bought 2. Hmmm, I think I am done again, but after all... tomorrow is another day.
Kind of like the drunk that only drinks one... right after the other!

 

[breakingcontact]

This is where I'm at lately.

Need to shoot more competitions and take more classes with what I already own.

 

[crewchief888]

i hadnt bought a gun in over 20 years,
until this year,
and ive bought 2 so far
i have 1 more on the list i'd like to get. it'll probably be a xmas present to myself.

i need to get my bullets ordered, and get them loaded for USPSA next year,
and start stockpiling the 6000+ rd of 22LR i'll need next year.

 

[Winamac]

[h=2]

I am done...Well of course you are.[/h]