What gun advice would you give younger you?

[Flopsweat]

Pssh. Teriyaki bbq sauces where its at!

Nah, she squirms too much with that stuff.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Nah, she squirms too much with that stuff.

Makes things more fun!! Like a rodeo! 8 seconds and its heaven!

 

[TTSX]

Pssh. Teriyaki bbq sauces where its at!

 

[Mark W.]

hmmmm Never trade for the Tec-9 its a TOTAL POS..... And find another way to pay the bills you paid by selling off some firearms. AND MOST IMPORTANT Find any other way then putting anything in the pawn shop. I lost one and now have 5 that have a paper trail that would not have.
Yep thats pretty much it.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Back on topic. Remember when the VZ/CZ 58s could be had for under $500? Sure wish I got a couple before their prices shot up

 

[Flopsweat]

Makes things more fun!! Like a rodeo! 8 seconds and its heaven!

Is that like the one where you tell her that her sister looks skinnier from this angle, and then see how long you can hang on?

 

[CamoDeafie]

Is that like the one where you tell her that her sister looks skinnier from this angle, and then see how long you can hang on?

Similar but consensual (notarized might be best these days )

 

[Flopsweat]

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[trevi]

I'd tell myself to be a 1 rifleman and multi-pistol guy of the same mag system. I have ended up with way too many guns purchased new and sold before ever being fired! Did not lose any money on most but it was not fun keeping track of them or moving with them. Also, having follwed that advice, I'd have had more money for ammo. Few regrets in what I've done, but not a lot.

 

[bradsteen]

1. Get professional training sooner.
2. Skip the cheap guns; do some research, make a wish list, and just buy things that are on it.
3. Buy ammo in bulk.
4. Buy mags in bulk.
5. Buy SKS and Mosin rifles in bulk.

 

[TTSX]

1. Get professional training sooner.
2. Skip the cheap guns; do some research, make a wish list, and just buy things that are on it.
3. Buy ammo in bulk.
4. Buy mags in bulk.
5. Buy SKS and Mosin rifles in bulk.

Heck yeah. The number of cheap guns I went through to find out there is, in fact, a price point where you get what you pay for is embarrassing. Though minimum wage TTSX wouldn't have listened anyway.

 

[OldBroad44]

Off to the grocery store to hunt and gather this week's provisions. Y'all behave yerseffs fer jus' a li'l bit, ya'hear?

No!

 

[bradsteen]

Heck yeah. The number of cheap guns I went through to find out there is, in fact, a price point where you get what you pay for is embarrassing. Though minimum wage TTSX wouldn't have listened anyway.

I learned the same lesson with guitar gear. Went through dozens of guitars, amps, and effects systems before finally sinking some cash into high end gear. Wish I had done that 10 years earlier!!!

 

[Spitpatch]

Well, I can only offer the best piece of advice I wish I'd had that my 17yo nephew figured out.

My Sister (his Mom) and I were sitting in her kitchen having a beverage when Nate stormed in, threw his truck keys on the kitchen table, and stomped by, "Mom!"

Sis looked up, "What?"

"GIRLS!! They're like...BARELY worth it!!"

The boy was light-years ahead of my sorry arse at that point in life.

 

[Stomper]

Don't sell anything!
And then I'd smack myself upside the head.

^^^^THIS!^^^^

 

[jbett98]

If only I had called some of those phone numbers I saw in the back of Shotgun News advertising legal and transferable DIAS for M16 Colt rifles back in the day.

Machine Gun Prices, What Happened? - Small Arms Review

By Frank Ianamico

smallarmsreview.com

 

[sobo]

@Flopsweat
@CamoDeafie
@TTSX
@OldBroad44

You people are frik'n incorrigible...

 

[Stomper]

Well, I can only offer the best piece of advice I wish I'd had that my 17yo nephew figured out.

My Sister (his Mom) and I were sitting in her kitchen having a beverage when Nate stormed in, threw his truck keys on the kitchen table, and stomped by, "Mom!"

Sis looked up, "What?"

"GIRS!! They're like...BARELY worth it!!"

The boy was light-years ahead of my sorry arse at that point in life.

You mean this kind of GIR?

 

[sobo]

You mean this kind of GIR?

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I was waiting for someone to pick on teh mispelin...

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

I'd tell myself to buy crates of surplus firearms, Bakelite mags and ammo when they were all dirt cheap. Ammo especially.

Short of that; I've been very fortunate with my purchases which have lead me to my current collection that I'm happy with, but of course always want more.

No real point to it since I can't take any of this stuff with me to the afterlife, but it's fun to use and have while I'm still here.