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  • Beau Etienne

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    I'm a guy of modest means and I'm also 62 years old. Over the years I've limited myself (almost always) on guns I could afford at the time.
    Now I am closing in on retirement and I'm limiting myself only to what I can sell in order to buy what I want.
    I have, except for a nice Python, everything I wanted to satisfy my needs, but guns are like cocaine it seems. There is never enough.
    I've currently got an incurable itch for both a nice S&W Model 39 or 13. Damn it's tough.
    I can't be the only one struggling with addiction. I hate making promises to my wife.
    To quote Randy Newman "I should be happy, but I'm not"
     
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    john17427

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    I’m just a couple years behind you and in a similar position. My desire for new to me firearms has mellowed and slowed, but not disappeared. My desire for *things* in general has decreased, but I still love to shoot and fiddle with guns and machines, probably more now than ever. I’d be worried if that was decreasing especially as retirement is so near. I still have a wish list and it’s not necessarily short, but it’s not growing as fast as it used to for sure.
     

    Magdump

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    Sorry to hear Beau. I embrace it. Won’t ya come on, get down with the sickness Beau. I just finished redoing my records and logged in 194 entries. They have their own room. I love them all. What is wrong with you people? Them lefties are starting to pollute your minds. No tragedy to see here, move along...
     

    john17427

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    My grandfather owned 3 firearms and one was just for my grandmother, a 410. The other two were a double barrel 12 and a 22 bolt action and he provided every kind of game meat for his wife and 5 kids with those two firearms. He never owned a handgun though he carried a 45 and Springfield in ww1. Wish I could be that disciplined, but not anywhere close. :-).
     

    Magdump

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    My grandfather owned 3 firearms and one was just for my grandmother, a 410. The other two were a double barrel 12 and a 22 bolt action and he provided every kind of game meat for his wife and 5 kids with those two firearms. He never owned a handgun though he carried a 45 and Springfield in ww1. Wish I could be that disciplined, but not anywhere close. :-).
    Jiminy Crickets man! You’re talking about the Great Depression days and stuff. Your grandpappy was rich! And he would want you to have a nice collection. I want my boys to have nice collections. When I die, they’ll get all my guns. Little bastards will likely sell most of them too. So I figure I need a few extra to account for that.
     

    340six

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    All ya need is a shotgun. Just ask Uncle Joe.
    Buy a,Shotgun he even has a great song about it.
    All kidding aside. I have every thing I will ever need but do have a list of crazy stuff.
    A nice Scoped 50 BMG,
    500 S&W 14 .5 inch so big it comes with a,sling.
    9mm Nice Rifle
    686 Performace Center I saw looking at the performance center 500
    10 tons of lead and a master caster
    Rebarrel the K 98 and refinish. I have 2 molds and dies waiting for it. Almost have enough projects to last till I am a,150 years old. Even have a 1970 Dodge Challenger Vert.
    I like working in things as well as having finished stuff and guns.
    I will stop when I die.
    And as many 3rd gen S&W I can get.
     

    gwpercle

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    What in the Hell are you old farts talking about?

    You only need 4 firearms,Pistol,22 rifle,Deer rifle and shotgun....

    Any thing more and your just showing off !!!

    My Dad hunted his entire life , birds, ducks , geese , squirrels , rabbits , raccoons , deer and hogs...he owned but one long gun bought upon discharge from the Navy 1945... a 16 gauge bolt action shotgun from Sears Roebuck .
    He told me "If you know how to use it ...you only need one gun."
    In 1961 he did buy a WWII Walther P38 ...his only hand gun .
    I sorta take after him but do have a few more than just one ...
    Gary
     

    Beau Etienne

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    My Dad hunted his entire life , birds, ducks , geese , squirrels , rabbits , raccoons , deer and hogs...he owned but one long gun bought upon discharge from the Navy 1945... a 16 gauge bolt action shotgun from Sears Roebuck .
    He told me "If you know how to use it ...you only need one gun."
    In 1961 he did buy a WWII Walther P38 ...his only hand gun .
    I sorta take after him but do have a few more than just one ...
    Gary

    When I was 10 my grandparents gave me a 410 crack barrel to wander around Lake Cocodrie with, but I really wanted to shoot my dad's bolt action, J C Higgins, 12 gauge from Sears. He passed it down to me a couple of years later.
     

    dwr461

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    Here’s something I’ve said for years. Getting what you want is what makes America great. Getting only what you need is what made socialism fail, over and over again.


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    Gator 45/70

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    After scanning over LDWF Hunting regulations I'd like to amend my statement on post #4

    It now seems you need a muzzle loader for muzzle loading season like a 45/70 crack barrel

    You can use an 22 fully semi-automatic rifle suppressed w/100rd drum to kill 2 coons.

    You can shoot wild ass hogs with a 22 caliber or better,suppressed...at night, But only on certain months of the year....You'll need something fully semi-automatic....

    Equipped with night vision.So that's what 3 more guns you are forced to buy per government regulations?

    You'll probably need drum magazines for all these as well beings we have a lot of hogs out there....

    What else am I missing as far as Government mandated firearms to legible hunt this state?

    Don't get me started on shotguns btw!!!
     

    john17427

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    All ya need is a shotgun. Just ask Uncle Joe.
    Buy a,Shotgun he even has a great song about it.
    All kidding aside. I have every thing I will ever need but do have a list of crazy stuff.
    A nice Scoped 50 BMG,
    500 S&W 14 .5 inch so big it comes with a,sling.
    9mm Nice Rifle
    686 Performace Center I saw looking at the performance center 500
    10 tons of lead and a master caster
    Rebarrel the K 98 and refinish. I have 2 molds and dies waiting for it. Almost have enough projects to last till I am a,150 years old. Even have a 1970 Dodge Challenger Vert.
    I like working in things as well as having finished stuff and guns.
    I will stop when I die.
    And as many 3rd gen S&W I can get.

    I would like to have a Barrett 82/107 one day.
     

    El Pozzinator

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    My grandma used to say “idle hands are the devil’s playground, and the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s”.

    My stepdad, who came up building vettes into grudge cars, used to say “if some is better than none, then too much is almost enough”.

    This is Murica. Pursuit of happiness and whatnot. If another toy you may or may not “need” makes you happy, then figure out how to make it happen. I’m kinda the car guy in my circle of friends; people ask me about this car vs that car type stuff, especially if they’re shopping. I always ask them which one they drive somewhere, park it, and turn around five steps later to admire it while thinking “damn, that’s a nice car”... because that’s the one they should get.

    Life’s too short to drive (or shoot, or carry) something boring.


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    Danny Abear

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    I'm a guy of modest means and I'm also 62 years old. Over the years I've limited myself (almost always) on guns I could afford at the time.
    Now I am closing in on retirement and I'm limiting myself only to what I can sell in order to buy what I want.
    I have, except for a nice Python, everything I wanted to satisfy my needs, but guns are like cocaine it seems. There is never enough.
    I've currently got an incurable itch for both a nice S&W Model 39 or 13. Damn it's tough.
    I can't be the only one struggling with addiction. I hate making promises to my wife.
    To quote Randy Newman "I should be happy, but I'm not"

    I have a 39-2 blue about 98-99% with box and 3 mags i might sell
     

    340six

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    I have a 39-2 blue about 98-99% with box and 3 mags I might sell

    Danny those are Great Looking too! Made back when S&W put a nice Blue Job on them.
    Same size 4" Barrel and singe stack Magazine as my wife's 3913 and weight. Great Guns.
     

    jdindadell

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    If I need something I buy it. Most needs I have revolve around tools that will help me make money or make my life better.

    As far as gun collecting goes, you will do well if you never want or need any, just pick them up when they are priced right. I have a few that I just "had to have" and I may have paid more than I should. Oh well. My wife paid way too much for all of the crap in her closet.

    Keep in mind that gun collecting is one of the few hobbies that can actually pay you back. And the buy in price is usually low enough for scum like us. I would prefer to be a Ferrari collector, those sell well, but I am still saving for the 1st one...

    I have picked up guns just because they are weird. Never plan to shoot them, only have them because they are oddballs.
     

    2011Corvette

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    How many are enough? I have yet to understand that question.

    There should probably be meetings to attend regarding this topic. - GA (Guns Anonymous)

    Just keep hidden records of what they are worth so when you pass away your wife will find out and won't sell them for what you told her you paid for them.

    60 & retired
     
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    Gator 45/70

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    How many are enough? I have yet to understand that question.

    There should probably be meetings to attend regarding this topic. - GA (Guns Anonymous)

    Just keep hidden records of what they are worth so when you pass away your wife will find out and won't sell them for what you told her you paid for them.

    60 & retired

    I believe what your describing is really called a meet and greet or swap,We no longer do those for some reason?
     
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