I'm starting to think that more is not always better

[winnre]

I have way too many guns. Well, maybe that's not possible. How about way too many gun calibers? Let's see here....

.22
.25
.32
.38
.40
.44
.45
30-30
5.56mm
7.62x54R
12ga
20ga
410ga

Needless to say I have plenty of ammo but not a decent amount for any one caliber. After shooting all of them, there are some I love more than I expected and some I can part with and never miss.

The .25 is a nice old WWII gun but shoots like a water balloon. Not impressed. It's Italian, it was cheap, it's worth maybe $150. The .32 is a Beretta still NIB, I got it because it was a good price, but if I don't even want it then it was a bad price even for a buck. Same with the 410ga, it was a good deal. The Mosin too.

The 45 is my favorite, I'll never ever give it up. The 5.56mm is my military tribute, but it's a safe queen. It was all the bells and whistles on it, interchangeable furniture, but it just sits there.

So, do I get rid of the safe queens, take the few thou from the sale and get something I'd shoot? Do I hang on to them in fear of a shortage? I know I'll never lose much money on them, but feeding them is a hassle.

The 30-30 ended up being my favorite rifle. I'd never have guessed that. So in that mindset, I guess trying out new calibers is a good thing. And my Kahr P45 is discontinued and off-roster. Yay for me.

Now before you say, "You're right, sell me all your guns and start over" let me assure you I thought of that already. And with these forums I know they'd sell in under an hour.

But from the mind of you, the guy who owns more than I do, can you tell me what YO did next? Do you sell all and start over? Do you keep a cycle of guns in and out of your safe, always changing? Do you keep everything you ever touched, no matter how eclectic, simply for the fact that it is always tougher to get another gun than to keep the one that you have? Or do you find yourself specializing, with more 1911s coming in than others, or more S&W revolvers, or maybe when you have a space $300 you buy a gun, ANY gun, because the money is doing nothing else?

I blame the stupid 1 in 30 rule for my issues!!!!!!

[artoaster]

Guns are harder to sell these days but buying them is just as easy as always.

[Yugo]

buy another safe and carry on! (Ill take the .32 tomcat off your hands assuming thats what it is)

[Grumpyoldretiredcop]

I've started consolidating. I actually have room in my pistol rack now. Pull out the guns that you shoot regularly, then the ones you shoot once in a while, then the ones you don't shoot at all. Put the last category up for sale or trade to get something that you want.

[blakdawg]

I have been consolidating; buying more ammo, shooting more & better. It's a little weird to see guns go away - but I've still got way more than I need.

If I had to pick between 1 gun and 10,000 rounds of ammo; or 10 guns and 50 rounds of ammo for each - the first wins by far.

[Intimid8tor]

It's a tough choice. I wouldn't necessarily get rid of stuff, but I would focus future purchase efforts on calibers you like when it comes to ammo purchases. You can have a mix of safe queens and shooters. I recently sold an HK in .357sig. Why, it was my only handgun in that caliber. If the caliber was something special it would have been different, but it isn't so I have better uses for those funds. Specialty stuff is cool to have, but I wouldn't have as much on hand for supplies.

I guess with my rambling on, I wouldn't necessarily sell stuff nor would I keep something just in case. I would however make sure that my main calibers are stocked up on ammo and parts and if that meant selling a couple of the oddballs, then go for it.

[pdq_wizzard]

I've sold 2 guns in my life one I wish I had never sold it was a 22 pistol with a mag cylinder. I bought it in salt Lake city when I was 14 man do I miss that gun

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[TripleThreat]

I started collection back in the day, and decided early-on to keep it to as few calibers as possible.

Settled on the following:
1. 22LR
2. 9mm
3. 40 Cal
4. 45ACP
5. 5.56
6. 308

When I started collecting the 40 cal did not exist, so adding that caliber was a surprise.

Vffr1

[Yugo]

The only way I will sell a gun I think is if I needed money to eat and that was the only thing I had left. Even then I think I would only pawn it to a friend just so I could get it back. Which reminds me that I will be needing another safe soon

[GettoPhilosopher]

Disclosure: I'm still fairly new to this. I've only been shooting for about 3 years, and in that time I've owned 11 guns.

For me, the decently high resale value of most guns means it's not worth it to keep a gun I don't like and/or don't shoot. Why keep it when you can sell it, get ~75% of your money back, turn around, and buy something you'll actually shoot? After buying and selling and reconfiguring, I've finally got 4 weapons I really like and enjoy shooting. (not counting my wife's 2 handguns) That also means my family's consolidated down to 9mm/5.56/7.62x51, which is nice too.

The only gun I regret selling is my Remington 870. I didn't enjoy shooting it, but I got so little $$$ for it I should have just kept it for a trunk gun or something. I could have sold off the accessories and kept the shotgun. Besides that, I've never regretted a sale.

YMMV, IMHO, I haven't been doing this as much/as long as most of you, etc.

[Fjold]

I'm sorry but my computer will not translate "I have too many guns." into anything coherent.

I have guns in 16 different chamberings. Variety is the spice of life.

[1911su16b870]

22, 38/357, 9, 45acp, 556, 762, 338, 50 is all I own and will buy due the logistics of having ammo