I wasn't trying to become a S&W collector, Honest!

[629shooter]

Just hang on and enjoy the ride.

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[rwsmith]

Well, face it....

.....it's too late for you. You're hooked. Might as well enjoy the ride.

 

[OK Hog Shooter]

There IS a 12 step program....each step involves getting a new S&W though.....

Yep... acquire one a month! Nuff said!

 

[hardcase60]

I am guessing even if there was a 12 step program for us that have a problem(not ME) there would be a lot of empty seats at the meetings. We don't have no stinkin problem, we just luv what we do.

No sir, there would be no empty seats. It's called a swap meet or an auction. Just depends on the format. hardcase60

 

[44wheelman]

Welcome to the accumulation stage...more to come.

How do you make a small fortune buying S&W's? Start with a large one. Why? They are hard to let go.

Enjoy for now, you'll know you have a problem when...

-You have more than 2 safes. Sure, lots of people have two... right?

-You buy a model because you can't remember if you have one.

-You have a monthly gun budget, and it's not exactly at the bottom of the list.

-The lgs calls you whenever they have something interesting.

-You make travel routes based on gun stores to visit.

-You can't go to a gun show without enough money to buy something or two.

There's much more...you'll see

 

[625-7]

Information

Now comes the incessant accumulation of research material, the more you learn, the more you buy. Throw in the hat kid, you're done, no hope for you now!

 

[robvious]

you have to bottom out before the cure

to get to the cure you first have to bottom out... bankruptcy or O.D....
I don't know of anyone who has O.D'd... so running out of money is the only way to stop the "ITCH"

 

[Lobster Picnic]

I bought a pawn shop 1943 Victory model for $200 and noticed it shot a lot better than my new Rossi. Never looked back.

 

[loeman]

I've never considered myself a collector of S&W but more of an accumulator. Most collectors have a goal or focus, I never have. All I do is make the rounds at the LGSs and pawn shops. They ALWAYS have something interesting and vintage that I like. Sometimes, I have to ban myself from walking in the front door. Just today I saw something I really like and now I'm debating about whether or not to go back tomorrow and try to make a deal. BTW, I never shop online, the local stores keep me broke and I like supporting them.

 

[snubbert]

I did not set out to become a collector of S&W handguns.

Neither was I. Welcome to what happens.