The thrill is gone

[NOTABIKER]

Not long ago i did not go a week without buying ammo or looking at my next gun at a gun store.
All the BS going on and regulations in CA have made my hobbies collecting and shooting less fun. I no longer go to gun stores and i will only shoot what i reload. Not a penny will go to the state from me. I still have guns and will shoot but the rest of it no.
My main interest was collecting old military rifles and thanks to the UN etc that market has dried up. No more cheap surplus ammo.I will not pay a fee next year to buy ammo and no more DROS & sales tax money from me.

[Califpatriot]

inb4 "get checked out for low T" comment

[Rickrock1]

Don’t feel bed bIker, I haven’t scooped up any food in probably 6 mts but then again a 20’ container will last a long time.
Arms I’m still seeking a few surplus rifles and S&W 610

[DaveInOroValley]

I'm waiting on our move to Arizona to purchase anything else. Can't wait to see how it feels to live in a free state.

[Yodaman]

[steel30]

I feel the same way. Too bad our state of CA is being flushed down the toilet in many different ways.

[DolphinFan]

Not long ago i did not go a week without buying ammo or looking at my next gun at a gun store.
All the BS going on and regulations in CA have made my hobbies collecting and shooting less fun. I no longer go to gun stores and i will only shoot what i reload. Not a penny will go to the state from me. I still have guns and will shoot but the rest of it no.
My main interest was collecting old military rifles and thanks to the UN etc that market has dried up. No more cheap surplus ammo.I will not pay a fee next year to buy ammo and no more DROS & sales tax money from me.

I hear and feel you. 33 firearms, 30,000+ in ammo, plenty of holsters, scopes, magazines and other accessories. Last rifle I purchased was before registration. Last handgun 6 months ago. Last ammo purchase, before internet purchases stopped.

I too shoot less, a lot less. a decade ago I would shoot weekly. Today I may get out 2-4 times a year.

I look over the marketplace, Turners adds, Gun Broker adds but see nothing I want or am willing to overpay for.

I too am shooting only what I reload. Using the same brass over and over.
What I am shooting is more .22LR. I have a rifle in .22LR in all actions and conversions for my pistols.

[Featureless]

I understand. I haven't DROS'ed a firearm since a buying frenzy late 2013.
I haven't shot factory ammo since last year, only reloads, then I'm careful to pick up the brass. All my EBR's are featureless. I don't want to have any interaction with this state government. I've owned, traded, bought & sold guns for the last 50 years and expect to always be a gun owner. That said I'm ready to thin the herd. Just haven't figured out how to go about it.

[beanz2]

Yup, same here, zero firearm-related purchases in CA since 2017. Not going to buy boring old guns. Just gonna use up what ammo I have in CA before finally cutting the cord.

My purchases in NV, however, has picked up the slack. Let NV enjoy my sales tax money.

[OpenSightsOnly]

i will only shoot what i reload.

No more cheap surplus ammo.I will not pay a fee next year to buy ammo and no more DROS & sales tax money from me.

The problem is not about the "thrill" it's all about you being committed to "load" ammo for your rifles

Stop complaining and buy more components

[beerman]

I get ya notabiker. There used to be great ranges, and great gunshows to go visit..today nothing. It seems like the only gun related things I've bought the past few years are parts to keep me from going to jail. I still get out a few times a year, but at that rate, I'll never run out of hoarded ammo.

[200Apples]

Califpatriot

inb4 "get checked out for low T" comment

BIKER

All the BS going on and regulations in CA have made my hobbies collecting and shooting less fun. I no longer go to gun stores and i will only shoot what i reload. Not a penny will go to the state from me. I still have guns and will shoot but the rest of it no.

I hear you, and! I have the cure:

Gitcherself a .44 Special whirlenpopper. Not a .44 Mag in which you can expel Specials, but a dedicated, .44-Special chambering, and handload a 250 grain LSWC or LFN to 1000 fps and go HAVE SOME FUN!

That, and/or work up a good .41 Magnum cast bo0lit load for a Marlin lever carbine. All that heavy, obsolete milsurp has tainted your mind! son.

Go out and shoot something fun!




I mostly jest with you, but with some sincerity. It's just a phase you're going through. Yes, you may be shooting less number of rounds, but the quality of your shooting will not be diminished; on the contrary, it will be enhanced.

[Air]

I don't shoot as much either, but there are a few firearms that I am still interested in purchasing down the road, but it's so off the radar that I don't forsee any issues acquiring them. I'd like to have a higher end double-barrel shotgun, and maybe a Sharps and a real Colt SAA, but that's about it.

I'm thinking about taking up model railroading. It's something that I have always been interested in. I'm sure California will find a way to f**k that up too however.

[langss]

I stopped buying when they started registering long guns. I have enough of everything else to last me as long as I live, so no more money for C. I, like you have just lost the feeling. Sure there are still items that I would like to have, but I won't be buying anything here. I truly feel bad for those who have no other choice but to live here. I know its not going to get any better and lets face it as great as these small battles won are, its a very long long road back to anything close to 1988.

[Tere_Hanges]

OP, you and others like you are doing exactly what the gungrabbers want you to do; stop buying guns and ammo. Thats exactly the whole intent behind these rediculous laws, to harrass, intimidate, and make it as difficult as possible for law abiding citizens to buy guns and ammo. I guess they are winning.