FOR ME BUYING A GUN IS SO MUCH MORE THAN PRICE ALONE!

[reddog81]

I agree to some extent, but I'm not going to spend 4x as much buying a Colt SAA when my Uberti El Patron is probably just as good of a gun. The fit and finish are good to go, accurate as anything else I own, trigger is great, etc. The Colt might be slightly better but surely not 4x better, heck not even close to 25% better, maybe 5% better. I've got better things to blow an additional $1,500 on than a SAA I'm going to shoot a couple times a year.

However I have no problem laying out money for a Colt double action revolver compared to a cheaper import. I can tell the difference in quality on the trigger pull, operating the cylinder release, fit and finish of the gun, etc. I have many used ones and a few of the newer ones purchased NIB and don't feel like spending 2x the money over a cheaper model is a waste...

People who spend many $1,000's on a shotgun are nuts IMO
I'm sure others will think I'm crazy...

 

[STORMINORMAN]

If it is "too good to use", I'm definitely not interested...

It it is twice as "nice", but for 10 times the price, I'm probably not interested...

If it is as functional & reliable as the "name brand", but at 1/3rd the co$t, the determining factors are likely to be do I need one and can I actually get one...?

If it falls out of the above three, is of definite quality and is actually available(!) the ultimate question might just be "Do I want one?".

There are quite a few material things one might easily afford, but pass on because it really isn't that important: there once was a time when being described as "discriminating" had a different connotation entirely...

Cheers!

P.S. The mo$t expen$ive quite often is not necessarily the "Best!": for some, just being the mo$t expen$ive is enough

 

[ladder13]

Different stroke for different folks.

Sylvester Stewart.

 

[djohns6]

Many years ago I owned a 4" S&W Model 19 . Great gun . Like a fool I let it get away from me . Recently I acquired another identical gun but it's only about two years old . No comparison in the two . It's ok and I plan on keeping it but it's going to need some work to smooth it up .

 

[chief38]

I grew up in a lower middle class neighborhood and my Dad never made a lot of money. I started my first part time job at 13 years old and never didn't work, at least part time after that.

When I was much younger (teens and 20's) I always had to "settle" and rarely could afford to buy what I really wanted. Years later I became more successful and no longer wanted to settle for something. No matter what I have to do I find a way to afford what I truly want. I will work harder, invest better, sacrifice in another area, sell something not being used any longer - whatever it takes. I subscribe to quality, not quantity. Been happy ever since!