This forum is funny because...

[600BP]

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[Bravo 4]

Sometimes I think there is something wrong with me, I sit up at night thinking about rifles (mostly the ones my wife says I cannot afford). I drool over the new Hemi Chargers and she always tells me to go get one or to trade my truck in for a new truck. I don't want to spend forty or fifty thousand dollars on something I would just rag the crap out of. Here was what I told her as my truck has been paid off for a while and I don't need/want another: "How about I keep my truck and take the minimum $500+ I would pay on a new one and put it aside for shooting and hunting? That way I get what I want and never have to bug you for any money! And I'll take it on the short end and just keep $500 a month."
To that she just looked at me like I was stupid!
Sounds rational to me. Some people are into vehicles or boats or ATV's, me I like rifles.

 

[J E Custom]

I find this forum funny because of what it does to me mentally. Let me explain...


At least once a week I talk myself into "needing" a 300 RUM.

Do I really need a rifle like this for anything right now or even in the foreseeable future? Absolutely not... But why do I keep talking myself into and then back out of getting one?


I have been visiting the shotgun slug area of the forum lately and everyone keeps talking about the Savage 220 being the most accurate option available. Last night I was really considering going to look at some and possibly buying one.

Then I remembered, I have NEVER once missed a deer with my Remington 870 12 gauge slug gun. In fact not only have I never missed a deer, I have never had to track a deer after I've shot them with my current setup. They just get blown to the ground. And to take this a step further, from where I whitetail hunt I have never seen a deer that I thought was out of range for my current setup. Literally there are no downsides to just keeping the proven system I already have.


A couple months ago I also talked myself into "needing" a thermal scope on my AR for coyote hunting at night.

Psssht... I'm ridiculous. I don't even get out hunting enough now during the day with my varmint guns, let alone making it out at night.


It's a constant struggle to keep my ego in check corresponding with my bank account + my time. But I guess life would be pretty boring if we only purchased what we "need".

Yours is an affliction common to many on this site (You are not alone).

As to the 300 RUM ? It is one of the most universal/versatile cartridges available.

Many cartridges have component issues and the 300 RUM is no exception. But in spite of this,
if I could only own one rifle, it would be a 300 RUM.

It can be loaded down to 30/06 energies/velocities or loaded up to take on any game in the world
with the right type and weight bullet.

J E CUSTOM

 

[rsbenden]

I thought it was just me never being able to get my fix,It's a disease~I couldn't sleep last night because I was torn between a BC medalist or an H&S for my SPSV .243, ended up with the H&S. I am now researching triggers..... there is no end in sight just another obsession to completion but I cant seem to keep em,seems I can keep my deer hunting rigs but the reach out n touch em guns never seem complete and Im never satisfied. Hello My name is Scott and Im a gunoholic.

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

I'm chuckling here....

To all of you with the sickness.... here's a bit of a litmus test for you.... Ever put a rifle on the department store shopping list just to goad your wife??? Then actually buy a rifle that day??? I have... That rifle (7rem) shot well... even though it was a Wally World rifle and I made some mods go get rid of the adl cheapness...

I just finished the re-build on my 7stw and I'm trying to convince myself that my 300rum needs an action true and a new barrel... The throat is dark already (she's been digesting around 100 rounds a year for ten years now) and she's not quite shooting as well as she was new with some loads; still good enough for the hunting I do though.

My wife has pretty much said I have other rifles to work with and to wait ( I think this whole build rubbed her the wrong way as she usually doesn't say anything-- I make enough to cover a few indiscretions with rifles), but 30 cal. barrel blanks seem to keep finding their way into online shopping carts when I'm perusing for stuff I "need".

 

[CBS]

Well. ......I tell my wife it's a lot cheaper to buy new guns than trade her for a new wife. I've watched other guys "hobbies" and ex wives cost the same as a hundred custom builds. My last build seemed expensive until my buddy bought a P.O.S. boat and will never see the end of repairs. I'll take my Hobbie over other alternatives.

I don't think my stiller will need anything more than a little oil for a few years.!

 

[J E Custom]

All of this brings to mind the old shooters prayer, "Lord, when I die, don't let my wife sell my guns for what I told her they cost".

On a good note: firearms are still one of the best investments you can make for long term.

J E CUSTOM

 

[Standbanger]

rifles, scopes, binoculars, and bullets are the devil

 

[backyardsniper]

rifles, scopes, binoculars, and bullets are the devil

Ha ha. So true. I also used the investment angle to help the wife to understand why this hobby is so much better than other ones. Why, you cant sell back a green fee now can you? I could sell these rifles anytime if some sort of emergency came up. Ha ha. Sound familiar to anyone else?
Gotta love this stuff

 

[JJMoody]

...and honey, I can quit any time I feel like it...

 

[Sharps4570]

Engineer40......fact is you NEED a thermal sight for your AR to pop coyotes cuz unless you're Superman, you can't see in the dark! And if you WERE superman, you'd just fry them with your x-ray vision.....I'm there for ya brother

RS

 

[Ridgerunner665]

rifles, scopes, binoculars, and bullets are the devil

Don't forget rangefinders...just set me back $800.

 

[TXAoudadKlr]

The struggle is real.

 

[mountainman56]

I have had the affliction for many many years. This forum has opened my eyes to more and more possibilities.........and more "needs". I am extremely fortunate as "she who must be obeyed" allows me much more leeway than I deserve. I am also gathering up more and more gunsmithing equipment and hope to be fully set up by the time I retire.

I have managed to introduce several friends to reloading and long range shooting in the last couple years. To me that is what this sport is about and I hope in my retirement years to be able to turn out a handful of quality rifles a year for friends and acquaintances who will use and appreciate them and pass on the knowledge to others.