What to do instead of buying a new gun,,,

[Dadof#4]

So here I am,,,
Recuperating from a surgery,,,
And finding that boredom is very dangerous.

A clean credit card and on-line gun stores,,,
They are the devil's work no doubt.

A few weeks back I got the itch for a new rifle,,,
So I posted that I was interested in purchasing a Chinese SKS.

I had one back in the mid 90's,,,
Purchased at a gun show for a whopping $99.00.

I just remember it being a very fun range toy,,,
And ammo at the time was very affordable,,,
Alas I had to sell it to make ends meet.

Anyways, I already own 41 handguns and 16 long guns,,,
I don't have any kind of need for a Chinese SKS,,,
I just liked the one I had and wanted another.

Fortunately for me the prices have gone way up,,,
One gentleman on this forum offered me a nice Norinco,,,
His asking price was very fair by my research but still wowed me a bit.

After I added the price of the rifle ($400.00 minimum),,,
Along with the cost of a crate of ammo for it,,,
I decided that I really should pass on this.

Then the thought hit me,,,
I don't really want to own another SKS,,,
I just wanted to have the thrill of shooting one again.

It's the same for me with a lot of rifles,,,
I really would like to put a bunch of rounds through an M1 Garand,,,
Same for many of the classic WW-I & WW-II rifles I have owned in the past.

In short, I came to the realization that I don't need to own any of these rifles,,,
I just need to entice my friends who already own them to share a bit.

How to do that?,,,
Well here's how I'm going to do it.

I texted a friend who happens to own a nice Yugo SKS,,,
I asked him if he would like to go to the range,,,
And shoot a couple hundred rounds on me.

He said "sure."

So I went to sgammo.com and ordered,,,
240 rounds of Privi Partisan mil-spec ammo for $159.50 + shipping.

We'll go to the range,,,
Punch some holes in fun targets,,,
Both of us get to have some good range fun,,,
And I'm only out the cost of ammo I would have incurred anyways.

Another friend of mine has a very fine M1 Garand,,,
I haven't contacted him as yet but I'm positive he'll be happy to do the same.

I was at my range (Stillwater Rifle & Pistol Club) one day,,,
Some one down the line touched off an absolute cannon of a rifle,,,
Turns out it was a beautiful double rifle in some HUGE cartridge I can't remember.

I introduced myself and expressed my sheer admiration for that double-barreled beauty,,,
And offered to pay for the ammo if he would let me touch off a few rounds,,,
It cost me $20.00 for four rounds but man was it worth it,,,
And having done that I never need to own one.

In the past I've had friends ask,,,
"If I buy a box of rounds may I shoot your .44 Magnum?"

I've always said yes to them,,,
It's not like they are going to wear it out.

I've had friends ask,,,
"If I buy the ammo will you take my kid plinking?",,,
Again, I've (almost) always said yes to that and was very happy to do it.

I do own quite a few fiery-arms,,,
But very few "exotic" guns.

A friend who wanted to do a project rifle,,,
Bought 40 rounds of 8mm Mauser ammo for my K98,,,
He wanted to "feel" the rifle before he actually bought one to trick out.

Anyways, I do think this is a viable solution to just wanting to shoot a particular gun,,,
Not unlike renting that FN P-90 on my birthday for several years,,,
Just firing a couple of hundred rounds through it,,,
Satisfied my P-90 Ya-Ya's very nicely.

Just an idea to ponder on,,,
Certainly not a new idea at all,,,
But something that's a potential win-win for all involved.

Whaddaya think?

Aarond

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You gave me a good .

 

[HMCS(FMF)Ret.]

Three months ago I decided to start buying knives to curb my gun buying addiction. Now I own 21 new knives. Fortunately my wife is trying to get me to stop buying knives and go back to buying guns. She feels guns are more practical. The things I have to do to keep the wife happy, LOL!

 

[GnometownHero]

I have a Garand, 03A3, Yugo sks, 7.62x39 AR, Moisin 44 and live in Stillwater. I'd go do range time, let me know

 

[mcrosenquist]

Do you own any silencers?

 

[TulsaMike]

I have multiple expensive hobbies, so I try to force myself to only focus on one at a time (sell something from one hobby to fund another). When I travel, it’s always firearms because I get 30+ emails per day, especially during holidays, then get home and decide I want to modify a vehicle, buy more bourbon, or fancy up my home theater.

Sadly for the first time im really seeing that some of the firearms I’ve previously sold aren’t available to get again another day, so I’m a bit more picky on what I let go, or make one of the other hobbies wait. Buying a firearms is still the easiest route to satisfaction, but also the easiest to sell in a pinch, so I’m ok with it

 

[Thorgrim]

Buy 3 guns.

 

[wolfman1]

Buy 3 guns.

Beat me to it, LOL

 

[67RS/SSx2]

Nhi

Beat me to it, LOL

Yeah, by 3 months.

 

[wolfman1]

Nhi

Yeah, by 3 months.

So, I'm a bit slow.

 

[Chaparral]

For my own part it appears buy a new to me vehicle has supplanted my desire to ad to my Savage 99 collection or get another BP1885 clone. And I see a really nice 22 Hornet up in the for sale threads which is KILLING me.