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How many of you all get into and out of different interests, gun types, or shooting disciplines on a regular basis?
I've noticed over the years many times people talking about "getting out of" .22 lr and selling their guns because they can't find ammo, or getting out of 45 and going to 9mm, or getting out of revolvers to consolidate calibers, etc..
I have a couple different friends who change guns and calibers more often than they change their clothes. I tend to be the opposite. I tend to be very slow about "getting into" something, and even slower at getting out. I would never sell my .22s just because I couldn't find ammo for a whole. I quit hunting over 20 years ago, but still have my hunting rifles, can't seem to part with them. I tend to take a long time to buy something that interests me, then never sell it even when I don't use it anymore.
Then again I tend to find old guns interesting for what they are, even more so than what they do, so it doesn't bother me to have something that I rarely use. I understand that to many, the gun is simply a tool, an accessory of the game. When you no longer play the game, get rid of the tool. Why would you hang onto golf clubs if you no longer golfed, or scuba gear if you gave up diving?
Just some musings on how we all do and see things a little differently...
I've noticed over the years many times people talking about "getting out of" .22 lr and selling their guns because they can't find ammo, or getting out of 45 and going to 9mm, or getting out of revolvers to consolidate calibers, etc..
I have a couple different friends who change guns and calibers more often than they change their clothes. I tend to be the opposite. I tend to be very slow about "getting into" something, and even slower at getting out. I would never sell my .22s just because I couldn't find ammo for a whole. I quit hunting over 20 years ago, but still have my hunting rifles, can't seem to part with them. I tend to take a long time to buy something that interests me, then never sell it even when I don't use it anymore.
Then again I tend to find old guns interesting for what they are, even more so than what they do, so it doesn't bother me to have something that I rarely use. I understand that to many, the gun is simply a tool, an accessory of the game. When you no longer play the game, get rid of the tool. Why would you hang onto golf clubs if you no longer golfed, or scuba gear if you gave up diving?
Just some musings on how we all do and see things a little differently...