Ever get to where you think "OK I have enough guns now?"

[Xplosiv3]

It's a matter of money, how hardcore of a collector you are, and the size of your home.

Most people that say "I have enough guns" end up wanting at least 2 new ones per year and might sell one from their collection to fund the one they want instead.

Also, if the roster ever somehow goes bye bye, every person that says they have enough guns is going to treat it like freedom week and rush to their nearest gun shop and probably put a deposit on at least 3 guns and beg the gun shop owner to hold them during their 1 in 30 day waiting periods.

[SigSauerP226]

I go through phases. I most often think I should focus on one pistol, one rifle, one shotgun. I have currently have three rifles and pistols with my one shotgun. My shotgun is good enough for clays and birds. Rifles and pistols is where I go through caliber and size debates… I have an idea how to get to where I want, o just haven’t done it.

[Featureless]

I've owned/bought/sold/traded/kept firearms for the last 56 years. BB, (Before Biden), I was planning to sell off (convert to cash) nearly all that remain. Have no heirs and a wife who has no interest (or knowledge) in guns, while at the same time she recognizes their value for self-defense (in case of whatever) and encourages my continuing ownership and range time (in order for me to keep my edge, makes her feel safer ).

A short time into the Biden 'Administration' decided "I ain't sellin' nothin' " and doubled down on ammo acquisition. Truth be told several more guns have mysteriously shown up in the safe. Go figure.

And then, October 7, 2023. Israel, then the world.

So, after a lifetime of gun ownership/buying/selling/trading/keeping/shooting here I am, living in a castle on top of a (small) mountain behind enemy lines in the occupied territory of California.

I welcome suggestions.

[RTE]

I probably have enough, but there are a few more that I would like to get.
Then something comes along @ fifty cents on the dollar and who's going to argue with that.

[The Gleam]

I've owned/bought/sold/traded/kept firearms for the last 56 years. BB, (Before Biden), I was planning to sell off (convert to cash) nearly all that remain. Have no heirs and a wife who has no interest (or knowledge) in guns, while at the same time she recognizes their value for self-defense (in case of whatever) and encourages my continuing ownership and range time (in order for me to keep my edge, makes her feel safer ).

A short time into the Biden 'Administration' decided "I ain't sellin' nothin' " and doubled down on ammo acquisition. Truth be told several more guns have mysteriously shown up in the safe. Go figure.

And then, October 7, 2023. Israel, then the world.

So, after a lifetime of gun ownership/buying/selling/trading/keeping/shooting here I am, living in a castle on top of a (small) mountain behind enemy lines in the occupied territory of California.

I welcome suggestions.

Rage, rage against the dying of the light!

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[Epaphroditus]

Also need to get a couple/3 sers of decent night vision ... that NIR stuff is OK for varmits but not for serious work.

[plumbum]

I have my bases covered long ago, now I'm just splitting hairs with vague justifications for the purchases...

[Spyder]

No.

[C.G.]

My problem is that I don't have the space for all the guns I want (aside from the monetary issue).

[hermosabeach]

The roster killed my buying. Nothing new

[A-J]

The big thing keeping me from buying more guns is the lack of selection. There are probably 10 or so guns I'd buy right now if they were available in Kalifornia. But they're not, so I have to be particular about what I DO buy. Hell, I could buy 5 different SIG P229s and not even have every model they make. There's a sweet looking Kimber compact at my LGS right now, but $2000? The non-Kalifornia version is $1500. I just can't do that, there's no reason for that $500 price differential. And it's not "different enough" from a Kimber I already own to justify even at a $1500 price point.

[Wordupmybrotha]

I never understood the concept of having multiples of the same type of gun..

I wondered the same thing when I saw pictures of people who had multiple copies of the same model. Still do when I see not 2, but 4 or 5 even.

I actually became one of those guys at one point when I had 3 Ruger MKII, because I wanted to pass it on to each of my kids when they got older and didn't want them fighting over different models. But lately, I'm leaning towards getting rid of redundancies. It's probably not a big deal for my kids to get different models.

[BucDan]

I'm nearing my peak. I have a FAL I need to get Randall to assemble and I do want a P365 for certain. I've floated the P320 idea, but until it's like $500, I don't care for it.

Now, it's just ammo and accessories for the most part.

[The Gleam]

I never understood the concept of having multiples of the same type of gun.

Several Mateba Unicas purchased new at $895 or less, each one, in years 1998/1999.

Numerous Colt Pythons still NIB, bought at $600 or less, each one, in the mid 1990s. Some for $150 each in trades toward new Glocks in the late 1980's.

Several SVT40s acquired at $500 or less, each, up until around 2012. That's around when prices got silly on those.

Several like new SIG P210s at $1,000 or less before they were a 'thing' - same with several HK P7s all had for about that or lower.

Wildeys for $700 / Several LAR Grizzlies for $600 to $700.

Among others. It can make sense. Because I knew then what everyone else knows now.

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[Mute]

What is this "enough guns" thing you speak of?