so I swore off buying guns this year......

Jim Mac · 06-02-2019, 10:08 PM

last year, I decided I've got enough toys and decided not to buy any more guns unless it was a good deal. well january comes and I find a 16" winchester saddle ring carbine model 1894 in 30wcf.. ($100 ) + about $200 in parts
now here we are June 1 stop at the swap meet and buy a colt m1917 .45da in pieces. ( $101) just ordered $100 worth of springs and screws. it cycles fine but the springs are weak.
reminton 510P ($20) + $23 for a replacement trigger guard andscrews
1890 winchester .22wrf octoganal barrel made in 1909. ($220) + $98 replacement parts, magazine tube and extractor.
colt new army/navy in 38lc ($150) + 20 for 2 new springs.
.38sw hopkins and allen revolver, just need ammo $10!
vetterli m1870/87/15 $100 just need ammo
ruger GP100 $80. Needed $199 in parts. stainless even.
So really 5 months and 8 guns. really didnt need any of them, just thought the price was right so I bought them. Maybe I'll have a antique gun sale in the near future. jim

HerrKaiser · 06-02-2019, 11:22 PM

I’m in the same boat so far. Told myself I’d cool it down, but prices are so good that I’ve bought 4 so far. 2 more just today, although one will be a Father’s Day gift if that matters at all.

Jim Mac · 06-02-2019, 11:52 PM

worst thing about all these guns, none of them is what i consider on my list of guns i ever plan on buying. but now that i have them, i cant see getting rid of them. jim

SteveM · 06-03-2019, 06:54 AM

so I swore off buying guns this year......

Famous last words, I say the same thing every year but always blow it.

DonVoigt · 06-03-2019, 09:41 AM

I recommend you stop "swearing" .

Sergio Natali · 06-03-2019, 11:42 AM

Well consider that at least you didn't spend a fortune.

gunbugs · 06-03-2019, 05:19 PM

It is an addiction. But we do not seek a cure...Only control...

Jim Mac · 06-04-2019, 07:55 AM

since they now work, they are also great items for bartering. at least the winchesters and colts are. jim

Kyrie · 06-06-2019, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Mac

last year, I decided I've got enough toys and decided not to buy any more guns unless it was a good deal.
--- snip ---

I know just how you feel. I’ve been slowly liquidating my collection over the last few years, and trying to severely limit and new purchases. But I’m out on Gun Broker, just browsing listings, when I hear this soft seductive voice.

“Hey! Kyrie. Over here…..”

I look and well, doomed, just doomed. The Vz 61 followed me home.

kurusu · 06-06-2019, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DonVoigt

I recommend you stop "swearing" .

Agree 100%. That kind of "swearing" will only make you look like a liar.

Jim Mac · 06-10-2019, 10:27 PM

got my m1917 parts in Friday, new springs and reproduction grips. Parts installed locks up tight. Theres what looks like a coat of paint or something in the chambers so the bullet wont go all the way in. scrapes off easy enough. jim

foxdoublegunner · 06-11-2019, 11:52 AM

Well, I have to admit that I am following the same path that many of you are describing. A trip to the local gunshop resulted in a 1913 Erfurt Luger following me home. The recent CMP offering of M1911a1 surplus pistols netted me a nice 1944 Colt/Ithaca. A stop at a gunshop while on vacation with my bride resulted in a Winchester 1895 carbine becoming a member of my ever growing family. This is all becoming expensive.

HerrKaiser · 06-11-2019, 01:07 PM

Don’t think of them as expenses, think of them as investments for your kids, grandkids, and their grandkids so long as they’re properly cared for.

ilikelugers · 06-11-2019, 03:50 PM

I told myself and my FFl guy, I'm not buying any more guns!

That was 10 guns ago!

Including my first Luger, and a second Luger a fine shooter from DV and a 6 nine shooter blued Python to name a few of the last 10 guns I swore off buying!

I have not however purchased an available used: https://www.e-sarcoinc.com/barrett-m...2a1-rifle.aspx which I really don't need!

kurusu · 06-11-2019, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilikelugers

I told myself and my FFl guy, I'm not buying any more guns!

That was 10 guns ago!

Including my first Luger, and a second Luger a fine shooter from DV and a 6 nine shooter blued Python to name a few of the last 10 guns I swore off buying!

I have not however purchased an available used: https://www.e-sarcoinc.com/barrett-m...2a1-rifle.aspx which I really don't need!

Give it back.

ilikelugers · 06-22-2019, 07:51 PM

M82A1 and Friends!

Others didn't attend the party!

NO, I'M NOT BUYING ANY MORE GUNS!!!

LOL!

DavidJayUden · 06-22-2019, 08:22 PM

I didn't actually "buy" my last gun (Tisas BR9SS). but took it on trade in a motorcycle sale. Does that count?

cirelaw · 06-22-2019, 08:46 PM

"O.C.B'' Obsessive Compulsive Buying!

06-02-2019, 10:08 PM	#1
Jim Mac User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 70 Times in 37 Posts	so I swore off buying guns this year...... last year, I decided I've got enough toys and decided not to buy any more guns unless it was a good deal. well january comes and I find a 16" winchester saddle ring carbine model 1894 in 30wcf.. ($100 ) + about $200 in parts now here we are June 1 stop at the swap meet and buy a colt m1917 .45da in pieces. ( $101) just ordered $100 worth of springs and screws. it cycles fine but the springs are weak. reminton 510P ($20) + $23 for a replacement trigger guard andscrews 1890 winchester .22wrf octoganal barrel made in 1909. ($220) + $98 replacement parts, magazine tube and extractor. colt new army/navy in 38lc ($150) + 20 for 2 new springs. .38sw hopkins and allen revolver, just need ammo $10! vetterli m1870/87/15 $100 just need ammo ruger GP100 $80. Needed $199 in parts. stainless even. So really 5 months and 8 guns. really didnt need any of them, just thought the price was right so I bought them. Maybe I'll have a antique gun sale in the near future. jim

06-02-2019, 11:22 PM	#2
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 869 Thanks: 816 Thanked 882 Times in 424 Posts	I’m in the same boat so far. Told myself I’d cool it down, but prices are so good that I’ve bought 4 so far. 2 more just today, although one will be a Father’s Day gift if that matters at all. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

06-03-2019, 09:41 AM	#5
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,355 Times in 2,041 Posts	I recommend you stop "swearing" . __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

06-03-2019, 11:42 AM	#6
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Well consider that at least you didn't spend a fortune. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

06-11-2019, 01:07 PM	#13
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 869 Thanks: 816 Thanked 882 Times in 424 Posts	Don’t think of them as expenses, think of them as investments for your kids, grandkids, and their grandkids so long as they’re properly cared for. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

06-02-2019, 11:52 PM	#3
Jim Mac User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 70 Times in 37 Posts	worst thing about all these guns, none of them is what i consider on my list of guns i ever plan on buying. but now that i have them, i cant see getting rid of them. jim

06-03-2019, 06:54 AM	#4
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	so I swore off buying guns this year...... Famous last words, I say the same thing every year but always blow it.

06-03-2019, 05:19 PM	#7
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 672 Thanks: 371 Thanked 1,202 Times in 407 Posts	It is an addiction. But we do not seek a cure...Only control...

06-04-2019, 07:55 AM	#8
Jim Mac User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 70 Times in 37 Posts	since they now work, they are also great items for bartering. at least the winchesters and colts are. jim

06-10-2019, 10:27 PM	#11
Jim Mac User Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 264 Thanks: 2 Thanked 70 Times in 37 Posts	got my m1917 parts in Friday, new springs and reproduction grips. Parts installed locks up tight. Theres what looks like a coat of paint or something in the chambers so the bullet wont go all the way in. scrapes off easy enough. jim

06-11-2019, 11:52 AM	#12
foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Well, I have to admit that I am following the same path that many of you are describing. A trip to the local gunshop resulted in a 1913 Erfurt Luger following me home. The recent CMP offering of M1911a1 surplus pistols netted me a nice 1944 Colt/Ithaca. A stop at a gunshop while on vacation with my bride resulted in a Winchester 1895 carbine becoming a member of my ever growing family. This is all becoming expensive.

06-11-2019, 03:50 PM	#14
ilikelugers User Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 1 Post	I told myself and my FFl guy, I'm not buying any more guns! That was 10 guns ago! Including my first Luger, and a second Luger a fine shooter from DV and a 6 nine shooter blued Python to name a few of the last 10 guns I swore off buying! I have not however purchased an available used: https://www.e-sarcoinc.com/barrett-m...2a1-rifle.aspx which I really don't need!

06-22-2019, 07:51 PM	#16
ilikelugers User Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 1 Post	M82A1 and Friends! Others didn't attend the party! NO, I'M NOT BUYING ANY MORE GUNS!!! LOL! Attached Thumbnails

06-22-2019, 08:22 PM	#17
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I didn't actually "buy" my last gun (Tisas BR9SS). but took it on trade in a motorcycle sale. Does that count?

06-22-2019, 08:46 PM	#18
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	"O.C.B'' Obsessive Compulsive Buying!

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