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I collect guns that I don't already own

Sounds like the would be robbers brought a fist to a knife fight. Why the hell are they spending money to do an autopsy on the jerk that got killed? I'm no medical examiner, but odds are he died of the gaping hole with the blood pouring out of it. Has his mother been on yet to say what a good boy he was?

I collect everything ... so I can say I'm a collector on the OGAM exemption...

A MALE FAIRY TALE Once upon a time, a Prince asked a beautiful Princess, "Will you marry me?" The Princess immediately said, "No!" And the Prince lived happily ever after, and rode motorcycles and dated thin, long-legged, full-breasted women, and hunted and fished and raced cars, and went to titty bars and dated ladies half his age and drank whiskey, beer, and Captain Morgan, and never heard bitching and never paid child support or alimony, and dated cheerleaders and kept his house and guns, and ate spam and potato chips and beans, and blew enormous farts, and never got cheated on while he was at work, and all his friends and family thought he was friggin' cool as hell, and he had tons of money in the bank, and left the toilet seat up. The End. **********

1911s. I have dozens. Many are unique and custom built. They are an American icon and I love the design. Can't think of a more collectible handgun.

I buy a gun, shoot it until I'm bored with it, sell it, then regret selling it. Over, over, over, and over again. Figure by now I would learn but............................................

I personally regard firearms as 'tools' for the most part. My 'tools' are to do specific jobs, and I try to have the best tool I can for that specific job. While I DO own multiple AR's, for example, with the exception of one, they all serve a specific purpose. My primary ranch utility/HD AR (and its identical twin as a backup). A .308 AR specific for medium sized game hunting. A 20" A4 for long range shooting. A 14.5" M4 carry handle clone...just because I have a soft spot for M4's with iron sights. I may re-prioritize AR's a bit, as Mrs. DT insisted I build one to leave out at the ranch. Working on that one now. I have a few handguns, which are specific to HD for my wife and I. My shotgun, a bird gun, Browning Citori 20 gauge was a gift from my dad. Also, an old Remington 700 in .243 which was my moms deer rifle I inherited after she passed. I love that little rifle, and still hunt with it from time to time. Always makes me think of mom whenever I see it.

Never ever light a cigar with a zippo..

Me too! Since I only have two hands to hold them, any number of handguns over two amounts to a collection.

+1000 me too. Well I may have stretched. I've occasionally bought one I already had.

Me too. The wait sucks!

Will post some more stuff in time..... get into some of the aftermarket mods on the car....

I used to drive right by Les Baer on the way to visit my son when he lived in Iowa. They're in Le Claire, same town as Antique Archaeology (American Pickers) & Buffalo Bill Museum . Baer is known for accurate custom 1911's! Good luck with your purchase!

I've got an acurite. Been good for three years. Almost the same model with the bridge. I upload to Wunderground. Happy with it for what it is. It's not a Davis and doesn't cost what a Davis costs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Like Ray said.....Pics or it didn't happen.....

Gorgeous! I love the smoky color. There's just something appealing about cars from that particular era. My brother had a Challenger - also that same feel. Both considered "muscle cars" I guess? Was never sure what that term meant exactly - but it always made me think of Challengers, Chargers, GTOs, Mustangs, etc. Anyway, good luck with it!

I only have a handful of them left. The one expensive one i kept is extremely rare, and i can't get enough money for it to be worth selling. Only seen one other one for sale, ever, and it was used. One of only 2,000. Its a 9/11 Memorial Lighter.

You could have sold them to the guy above you!

I collected zippos for a while when i was younger. To be honest they never really increased in value but i always thought they were cool.. They have some really nice limited edition lighters out there. Sold most of them off over the years but regret doing so because the money ended up going to waste, anyways, lol.

Cigars.

Starting a collection of nice 1911s

Which baer did you get? 38 super is tempting... ive got a thunder ranch special waiting for me at steves

Hmmmm, did you forget to post pics?

Chilean guns in 9x19 or 9x23? Don't get me wrong, I like the design... big fan of the rotating barrel (love my PX4), but how available is 9mm Steyr? I do know there are some chambered in 9x19... which I think is better for collecting/shooting. But if it is a standard M1912, I'd go L-35. Yea, Steve is a hell of a guy. Some of the stuff I hear there, I'm shaking my head in my car the entire way home, but definitely a good guy. [emoji23]

Advice I got from someone very much better well off than I

Yea, I blew past an arsenal shortly after getting my FID... I say a collection starts at one, with the desire to get more. If a random person buys a Glock 19 for home defense, maybe shoots it once or twice, but leaves it by the nightstand without any other interest in guns, he has a gun... not a collection. Same guy, same situation... but wants to get a shotgun, AR, lever-action, whatever else... even if he can't afford to, his one Glock is a collection. I think people that used to collect baseball cards or comics can understand where I'm getting at. In regards to shooting my guns, I don't buy guns I don't intend to shoot. May not shoot certain ones a lot, and I know I have a few I haven't shot yet, but if I get the desire/opportunity to take any one out... it will be shot. Some are just hard to shoot in NJ... others are just expensive to shoot. I break my collection up into five groups, but guns can be a part of multiple groups. The important one is sentimental guns, like the Marlin Model 60 my father bought me for Christmas. These are guns that I will never sell, and likely going to be a major issue if someone (government) decides they are going to be turned in to be destroyed. My Beretta 92 Brigadier Inox is another, as the first new semi-auto pistol I purchased. The S&W 629-1 was a present from my father when I finished college, but I have a lot of memories shooting it with him, along with the 686 he shot (because he cut his hand opened on the .44, and got scared of it). Then I have defensive firearms... mainly something I'd grab if I needed to defend my life. Home defense shotguns, carry pistols, and if it ever came to it, tactical rifles. Remington 870 Police, SIG P938 SAS, S&W 642-1 (converted to 9mm), Tavor, one of a few ARs... Of course, I have sporting guns. Even though I don't do it anymore (cold and early... I rather sleep in), hunting got me into shooting. Still have my pair of Remington 11-87s, which would be one as a slug gun, and the other a field gun. Have a trap gun (Mossberg SRII), and a few others that were made for specific sports. Probably the biggest group is historical guns. I always had a thing for history, especially World War II. My guns go from the 1870s up through recent times... or in the case of full-auto firearms, semi-auto versions. I really don't stick to one type or one nation, as I feel designs were based off firearms technology across the board. I have examples of most US military rifles up through the M16 (AR), and as far back as Springfield Trapdoor rifles (mine is actually one of those I'm proud of, a Custer era 1873 carbine; 228xx range; no pictures, as I'm not digging it out of the safe tonight). Do have some reproductions (Brownings early shotgun designs; 1887/1901, 1893/1897), as well as modern takes on older designs/styles (Ruger New Vaquero, since SAAs are a little expensive). The last one is the just because purchases... and I think most people do things like that. I like my NAA Sidewinder, probably will never carry it or have a real use for it, but it is cool. My girlfriend has a picture of me holding it like a James Bond movie poster, which I still laugh at when I see it on her phone. The Ranger II will be as useless... but I'll get one. How many people have a D/I .45 AR? I do. [emoji41] KSG, of course. While I have a few that are strictly in this group, I feel most of my collection can fit into here. I'm actually excited for when I leave NJ, being it will be some new additions that will be neat to own. A SBR and possibly suppressed CZ Scorpion is on the short list, as is a Mini-14 (could get it here, but rather buy magazines once for it). M1 Carbine will likely be a purchase, as I kind of wanted one... even though I have more capable rifles of the era. Don't think I'll have the money to go into machine guns, but if I did, I'm sure my girlfriend would leave me as soon as she sees the price tag... or I'd have to let her get a horse.

It's easier to say what I won't buy. I don't like, Plastic guns Striker fired guns Guns that don't look cool to me. Kinda like ties, it has to catch my eye. Unreliable guns muzzle loaders Shotguns other than 12Ga. I like Sigs, Berettas, and some S&W guns. I love stainless steel guns although they weigh more and black rifles are always cool! The only gun I really want but still don't have is the Luger P08.

Beretta 9mm's. Best 9mm in the world.

Don't buy plastic and don't by cheap for heirloom

Tools are for sissies. Get some duct tape, and be on your way like a man.

Personally I am against the militarization of police. Don't care to see cops in body armor with select fire weapons on the street. IMO it leads to the police treating Americans like Iraqi insurgents. I believe the answer is pro-active community policing and enforcement of current laws. No pleading down violent crimes, no early release for violent offenders, no lingering on death row for decades. You kill someone and are convicted of 1st degree murder you swing swiftly in a public square or at least release the video of electrocution. No lethal injection. That is how deterrence works. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

I copied the link on youtube, then pasted it directly in the reply box. I've always done it that way, and it always works.

That's how he plans on getting back in.