Attitude Adjustment

[GB]

I suppose that this could go in the ammo thread but it is really more about my changing attitude about all things gun related.

This last weekend, I went to a yard sale. All firearms related. The sale was put on by a former gunshop owner that quit the business because of illness (Cancer) and the other partner (female) getting married.

Anywho, lots of stuff. Most of the stuff was left over from the final close out, after the store announced it was going belly up. Some oddball brass, like 460 S&W and 500 S&W and others. (I bought a box of 50, Hornaday, 250 Savage, bought for 20 bucks). Also a few oddball ammo items (and this is where the attitude adjustment happens). There were several boxes of Remington 250 Savage and some boxes of PPU brand .264 Win Mag. I have no issues with either brand and own rifles in both calibers. Ammo was priced at 38.00 per box / less 30 percent. screamin' good prices 6 months ago when the store closed and even better today. Even 5 or 6 years ago, I would have bought all I could afford(meaning all of it) but this weekend, I walked away. Not without some second thoughts but still I walked.

I have a goodly supply of brass and several boxes of loaded ammo for both of the above mentioned calibers/rifles. My ability to hunt is limited due to back issues and eyesight issues (going to get the eyesight thing worked on this summer) so the fact is, my shooting has decreased and is likely to continue downward.

My thought process, on this, was that IF I don't shoot up the ammo, it will just end up at MY yard sale, in a few years, for next to nothing, just so it will be gone (just like me! ) So I walked away, mostly,, I did buy that 250 brass and 35 rounds of factory 35 Remington (for 10 bucks), neither of which I really needed, but I was weak.

Maybe my brain may have finally caught up with my old body? Anyway, I made, what I consider, a major attitude adjustment.

Anyone else traveling down this trail?

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

It is hard to admit but, I can be sensible! (I just do like to be!!!)

Ivan

 

[teletech]

Oh yes, I'm thinning the heard and giving up on a lot of those "someday" projects. Something about considering what I've gotten done in the last decade and measuring it against the estimated number of remaining decades....

I suppose that this could go in the ammo thread but it is really more about my changing attitude about all things gun related.

This last weekend, I went to a yard sale. All firearms related. The sale was put on by a former gunshop owner that quit the business because of illness (Cancer) and the other partner (female) getting married.

Anywho, lots of stuff. Most of the stuff was left over from the final close out, after the store announced it was going belly up. Some oddball brass, like 460 S&W and 500 S&W and others. (I bought a box of 50, Hornaday, 250 Savage, bought for 20 bucks). Also a few oddball ammo items (and this is where the attitude adjustment happens). There were several boxes of Remington 250 Savage and some boxes of PPU brand .264 Win Mag. I have no issues with either brand and own rifles in both calibers. Ammo was priced at 38.00 per box / less 30 percent. screamin' good prices 6 months ago when the store closed and even better today. Even 5 or 6 years ago, I would have bought all I could afford(meaning all of it) but this weekend, I walked away. Not without some second thoughts but still I walked.

I have a goodly supply of brass and several boxes of loaded ammo for both of the above mentioned calibers/rifles. My ability to hunt is limited due to back issues and eyesight issues (going to get the eyesight thing worked on this summer) so the fact is, my shooting has decreased and is likely to continue downward.

My thought process, on this, was that IF I don't shoot up the ammo, it will just end up at MY yard sale, in a few years, for next to nothing, just so it will be gone (just like me! ) So I walked away, mostly,, I did buy that 250 brass and 35 rounds of factory 35 Remington (for 10 bucks), neither of which I really needed, but I was weak.

Maybe my brain may have finally caught up with my old body? Anyway, I made, what I consider, a major attitude adjustment.

Anyone else traveling down this trail?

 

[dave1918a2]

I thinned the herd a bit before My move to SD. Still loaded a 16 ft box to the gills and didn't take half of the 34 year accumulation.Still took too many, but just couldn't part with them. Donating factory ammo to the local PD and offered reloads for practice. Don't really need 100K+ rounds of 45ACP, or20K+of 9MM ball since I no longer own one. Going to see an old friend (attorney) in 2 weeks and get the rest sorted out. I do plan on living another decade or so, so I won't post much for sale here. Yet.

 

[robrossk]

I adopted the "less is more" attitude a few years back. Still have a lot but slowly reducing things.

 

[Buford57]

In the depths of the panicdemic I couldn't bring myself to pass up $5/box Remington factory .280 ammo, $10/box .35 Whelen, $15/box Winchester .38 Super ball or 0.50/box .22LR. When I took inventory recently I realized that I can shoot as much as I can tolerate and with the exception of primers and powder (when the drought ends) I will never need to buy ammo again. So while I might be tempted by a good deal on a small quantity of .41 RF Short, I'm calling it quits on buying ammo.

Yeah, age is a factor. My trips to the range might include a box of centerfire rifle, followed by a hundred rounds or so of RF, but the magnum handguns tend to eat Specials these days. I have no hope of using up my shotshells. My shoulder won't tolerate it.

 

[Greyman50]

Im in the less is more boat. Have a son and grandson that will get everything I have so no issues about anything " going for nothing". Only buy .22 rf now if at decent prices which is about never. Reloading is another thing, lol. I go to the range at least once a week.

 

[ancient-one]

My brain and my age finally had a conference and have come to the conclusion, buy no more ammo or guns. I have a daughter, grandson and great grandson who are all shooters and a lot of my firearms and related equipment have already gone to them as will the remainder.
The one firearm that I never bought and really regret not getting is a 27-2. Yesterday, I almost hit the key and bought one off of Guns International, complete deal with wooden box. My better sense prevailed. If I just bought it to look at and hold, which is probably what would have happened, by all standards, I don't have long to look or hold.
Then again, if the good Lord keeps on being so good to me, I may have made a mistake.
My last two purchases were a Compact P320 and a P365, not bad ones to end up with.

 

[Johnnu2]

I've spent my entire life believing that less is more. At the very beginning, I promised myself that I would not buy more guns than I could store in my one Pro-Steel gun safe (and not stacked in boxes, but in a 'display mode' so I could view them when I opened the big door). In my younger years, I would drive a car until it was totally shot (even though I could afford a new one easily)...sorta a 'badge of honor'. Ammo....I would never buy ammo at MSRP and certainly not above....I haven't even looked in an LGS or walmart for darn near 2 years. I have also not been 'cheap' with my wants and needs; I've fulfilled all my dreams and wishes, and still kept to the less is more discipline (mostly because most others can't and don't) ). Now that the end of the runway is coming up faster, there's not a lot of 'waste' to worry about.

J.

 

[Jimmy4570]

I think what we have here is an instance of somebody noticing that there is- as Jeff Cooper put it- really nothing new under the sun. The calibers he mentions are considered by many to be obsolete but they achieve ballistics equal to those of the latest short fat magnums or whiz bang lookie what I made new marketing ploy. In the 6.5 class the old Swede is Europe's .30-06 in the medium bores. It outsteps the fancy dandy Creedmoor round, pace its geographic namesake albeit in a "long" action, as if that matters from a practical stance. I could go on but would recommend that everybody pull their copy of I think it was in To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth and reread the chapter on cartridges. There were literally cartridges in both Europe and the U. S. that matched the ballistics of so many of the "latest and greatest" new attractions of today.

 

[GSP Fan]

I'm a gun nut (the good kind of nut) pure and simple, it is what it is. I have way to many shotguns all SXS from makers such as Parker, Fox, Purdey and H&H. There are some that haven't seen the light of day in years. I have sold a couple in recent months and have a few more to sell so I can redirect the funds for property. The rifles are as bad or worse than the shotguns. I'm a fan of pre64 M70's and have owned every caliber in both std and fwt except 300 Win and 458. I have a soft spot for custom rifles and hopefully this current one a custom build on a Ruger #1 action with a half round half octagon barrel in 300 Savage will be my last. I said that 4 rifles ago.
The S&W bug is a new one. I've had a couple over the years but bought a M41 in March. I decided to replace the guns of my misspent youth and bought a M18 NIB. I was just going to shoot it but found a nice one for half what the NIB gun cost so I bought that also. A M34 was next and then another one. A 5 screw K22 was adopted then another one. This has blossomed into two M19's a nickel and blued and a M57 and it just snowballs. When I jump in I go all the way.
It's like this for me. I can enjoy the guns, the reloading and the shooting. I have never taken a mutual fund to the range. My bills are paid and I'm not wanting for much. I have one child a daughter who doesn't shoot and a wife who tolerates me. They can sell everything when I'm gone but I'm going to buy, hunt and shoot as long as I can.

 

[MyDads38]

I haven't bought any new firearms in a couple years. I only have standard calibers; I have factory ammo for all and reloading components for each. If anything happens to me, my wife knows who to contact to help her disperse what I have. No immediate family to leave it to. I've never been one to get the latest/greatest new thing, I still shoot my revolvers! Bolt action rifles and pump shotguns still work for me. I still enjoy the simple things

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I'm a gun nut (the good kind of nut) pure and simple, it is what it is. I have way to many shotguns all SXS from makers such as Parker, Fox, Purdey and H&H. There are some that haven't seen the light of day in years. I have sold a couple in recent months and have a few more to sell so I can redirect the funds for property. The rifles are as bad or worse than the shotguns. I'm a fan of pre64 M70's and have owned every caliber in both std and fwt except 300 Win and 458. I have a soft spot for custom rifles and hopefully this current one a custom build on a Ruger #1 action with a half round half octagon barrel in 300 Savage will be my last. I said that 4 rifles ago.
The S&W bug is a new one. I've had a couple over the years but bought a M41 in March. I decided to replace the guns of my misspent youth and bought a M18 NIB. I was just going to shoot it but found a nice one for half what the NIB gun cost so I bought that also. A M34 was next and then another one. A 5 screw K22 was adopted then another one. This has blossomed into two M19's a nickel and blued and a M57 and it just snowballs. When I jump in I go all the way.
It's like this for me. I can enjoy the guns, the reloading and the shooting. I have never taken a mutual fund to the range. My bills are paid and I'm not wanting for much. I have one child a daughter who doesn't shoot and a wife who tolerates me. They can sell everything when I'm gone but I'm going to buy, hunt and shoot as long as I can.

Extra LIKE..................Same as me.

 

[2152hq]

I get the 'coming into the world w/nothing' thing.
I've never seen the memo that says we have to exit leaving nothing accumulated behind.

If disposing of 'stuff' clears your mind of potentially being a problem for someone else, then fine.
I figure in the least, someone can call the Police and they can cart every last bit of it away and crush and burn it. what problem would it possibly be to me or anyone else then.

Having someone else get some use and value from it, that's for wills and estate planning to take care of. They'll still have to fight off the friends and family sharks that'll re-emerge after the demise.
But why should I make myself gun & hobby poor in the last part of my natural life. How long is that to be? What am I supposed to do in that time? Maybe sit in a rocker and think about old times and look at pictures?
No. I'll be at it as long as I can.
After that they can sort it out any way they want. What difference will it make to me.
That's where a lot of everything we have most likely came from. Add ours to the mix in the future.
It's a done deal. Enjoy it as long as you can.

 

[Krogen]

We're all on that same road. Some of us farther along than others. Some have had smooth driving, others a bumpy road. But we don't have a clue as to when the road ends. Only the good Lord knows when our ride will end. So, I'm driving along as though there's no end it sight. Detours, rest stops, whatever. If the road gets rougher, so be it. If I hit a tree at the end of the line, then I'll be hitting it at the speed limit if not more.

No thinning the herd here! No attitude adjustment, either. My accumulation changes as my interests do. I'm not worried about the future, nor do I dwell on the past. Carpe diem!

 

[SS336]

As I get older my hunting days are winding down. In that scenario I would of left it for someone who could use it more, have plenty of ammo and reloads for my hunting rifles.
Now handgun ammo is a different story still shoot weekly in different matches and bullseye league in the winter.
Shotgun sports and bird hunting keep me busy also.

 

[diyj98]

A guy I know was set up recently at a gun show selling ammo, powder, primers, etc. He said he son was a bit concerned about selling off some of their stash. The guy said he explained to the son that they had hoarded up so much ammo and reloading supplies over the years that it was more than the two of them could ever shoot so why not thin it out.

I've cut my collection of firearms back because I had so much stuff and only a daughter that will probably never have any interest in a large gun collection. I figured why not thin them out now than have her have to worry about doing it after I'm gone.

 

[max503]

They say Socrates used to walk through the market everyday but he never bought anything. One of his students asked him why he went to the market. He said it was so he could see all the things he could live without.
I want a Beretta 21a and my LGS got one for $399. But I already have a Bersa 22 I got off a now deceased friend. It took some effort, but I've decided to just stick with the Bersa.

 

[STORMINORMAN]

Life is too short to be (think?) small...

Cheers!

 

[Ruger 13]

Just learned I have some growths on my liver……….so my life has changed dramatically!