D22369 0 #1 March 11, 2012 so after many years of owning many different weapons I just bought my first brand new pistol, a glock model 23 gen 4 compact .40, picked it up last week after the waiting period, I'v always bought 2nd hand prior to this - it was my treat to myself now that I am back to work buuuut.... is buying guns an addiction? as much as I love this one, I cant help this urge to buy another *different type/model ... I never got this urge when buying used.. I think I kinda understand my ex's need to purchase new shoes all the time... I need to accessorize! RoyThey say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jclalor 12 #2 March 11, 2012 Quote Quote so after many years of owning many different weapons I just bought my first brand new pistol, a glock model 23 gen 4 compact .40, picked it up last week after the waiting period, I'v always bought 2nd hand prior to this - it was my treat to myself now that I am back to work buuuut.... is buying guns an addiction? as much as I love this one, I cant help this urge to buy another *different type/model ... I never got this urge when buying used.. I think I kinda understand my ex's need to purchase new shoes all the time... I need to accessorize! Roy One of my favorite quotes "I have more guns than I need, but less guns than I want." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #3 March 11, 2012 Congratulations on your purchase. I'm glad you weren't able to shoot anyone during your waiting period. It's not an addiction - guns are like tools, and you need different tools for different purposes. In your tool box you have a hammer for driving nails, screwdrivers for screwing screws, and wrenches for wrenching bolts. In guns it's nice to have a handgun for short range shooting, a .22 plinker for cheap short range practice, a .30 caliber rifle for longer range shooting, and a shotgun for aerial moving targets. And if you find something you really like, you can start collecting different variations of that one thing, and so on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,488 #4 March 11, 2012 Not as long as you keep the number of calibers to 3 or 4. Mine are: .22 rim (Rugers) .45 .223 .308 12 Guage OK... Maybe 5 Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #5 March 12, 2012 Quote Not as long as you keep the number of calibers to 3 or 4. That's a start. It's nice to have a big single action revolver which you could use for hunting if so inclined, assuming you live in a free state you'll also want a real high-capacity center fire pistol for gun games, with the same caveat a concealable pistol in something like .380 is a fine idea.... This ignores where you want multiple guns in the same caliber. Over-unders (the Baikals are surprisingly nice for such an affordable gun) point nice and make for a quick second shot on clay pigeons; so even if you already have one 12 gauge at least one more won't hurt. Lesee.. .22, .40, .44, .223, .308, 8mm. Need to borrow shotguns when I shoot trap so I'm obviously missing a 12 gauge. I also have metric and SAE sockets in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2" drives; deep variants of key sizes; 8 point sockets for square plugs; Torx sockets with a security Torx bit for my motorcycle locks; hex key sockets; crow foot sockets; combination wrenches; short combination wrenches; a couple of gear wrenches.. It's all about having the right tool for the job at hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #6 March 12, 2012 Quote the Baikals are surprisingly nice for such an affordable gun +1, I have one of these, also.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
