My rugeritius has slowed

[Tommy Kelly]

I am a ruger nut and own quite a few rugers. Here lately I have slowed down on buying guns. I'm not through buying just taking a break for a while. I have over 30 handguns and most are rugers so I can afford to coast for a while. I have at least one of most everything ruger offers in their handgun line. I even looked up the stock# on another ruger last week that I didn't own already but never called my dealer and had him order it for me. I want the gun but don't really want to stock up on another caliber to load for right now so instead I just ordered some more hulls for my 45 colts and will load them up when they arrive. I have gotten lazy in my old age and don't shoot as much as I used too. Now I don't work and should have time to shoot all I want to but now other things get in my way. I love to bass fish and own 3 boats and more tackle than most wal-marts stock. I haven't bass fished in over 2 years. I hunted deer 2 afternoons last year. Yard work and honey dues get in my way of the things I enjoy. I guess I just need to get my prioritys in order again. It seemed like when I was able to work I made time for myself to do the things I wanted. Now with work out of my schedule I never get around to the things I enjoy and have not ran out of things that need doing around here. I own all the toys just don't seem to find time to enjoy them like I should.

 

[RMHoward]

I have decided that things i used to think were important, just are not anymore. I was the guy slaving away every weekend on some home improvement project while neighbors were out recreating. It was important to me to have everything at home in order. My parents were the same way. Two years ago, my dad died. This kind of changed my outlook on things. My mother was left with a large home to maintain in a nazi-like homeowner's association neighborhood. She now lives and breaths for keeping that dang house up to standards and everything in inspection order. She wont consider downsizing due to the loss she would receive in the housing market. She is in her 70s. She is well off. I would like to see her enjoying life a little more and doing more leisurely things. Long story short, i do not obsess about appearances anymore. When we die, no one cares what our home/yard look like. It just doesnt matter. I would rather do things with my family that i enjoy and build fun memories. Let the grass get a little longer.

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Sing it, brother! Can I get an "Amen"?

My own situation has changed quite a bit in the last 15 months. I went from working 3.5 miles from my house, having a job that paid well but didn't demand much attention; To working 35+ miles from home for an employer who is very cognizant of office hours. So I now get about 3 hours a day for "home" stuff, including meals, and spend a lot of time on the weekends catching up on sleep.

I haven't reloaded a round in close to a year. I've only gone shooting a handful of times during the same period (of course, it was a wet winter, and my range is outdoors). And I haven't bought a new gun in a long, long time, which is weird, because I had been very active in the trading market for years. I used to joke about being in the "Gun a Month Club". :)

One thing is, most of my shooting bases are now covered, and/or I've had the opportunity to own a number of different types of weapon, and finally decided what suits me best. At my age (52) I'm less apt to run out and try something new just for the sake of it being new and seeming cool. Though I do like the look of that bullpup shotgun....

And finally, as Tommy mentioned, I'm just not interested in getting into any new calibers at this point. Really, I think the 9 I already do is enough...

-- Sam

 

[Jayhawkhuntclub]

This post just made me realize that I didn't buy a single Ruger last year. :shock:

You guys are right about having the right priorities. I don't make a ton of money. But my wife and kids see me everyday and we spend a lot of time together. I can't wait until they are old enough to buy their own ammo. :mrgreen:

 

[stantheman86]

I have also reached a point where I want to slow down and "smell the roses" so to speak........I recently went on a little Ruger buying spree but I have so many revolvers that are similiar, and many that I have not even fired yet that I want to take the time to enjoy what I have bought.

A lot of us buy a new (or used) gun and 5 minutes later we are already thinking of what we want next........I was the same way. I would pick up a GunBroker purchase from my dealer and go out back and put a few cylinders through it, clean it and put it away and I was already looking for the next "toy" to add.

I have been selling off most of my rifles recently in an effort to balance things out, I am out of my rifle phase after 10 years of collecting and shooting them, I enjoy handgunning way more than I ever did rifle shooting and collecting.

I am also primarily a Ruger nut, and partially a S&W fan and these days I don't really look at anything else. It is nice to FINALLY have a focus, it feels good to be able to add to a collection rather than a "pile" of miscellaneous odds and ends.

 

[Smee781]

Amen right hear from the group,

I know what alot of yall are talking about, After a long bender with Rugers and older S&W's I have begun to downsize a little and try to enjoy what I have. I to am guilty of not spending hardly any time at the reloading bench and not alot of time on the range. I am lucky enough to spend some quality time with the family every chance I get but it seems this high tech world gets faster and faster everyday.

 

[Smee781]

Duplicate

 

[jjas]

In years past, I felt I had to have new "insert whatever word you wish here" when "it" came out. In the end I felt the stuff was owning me instead of the other way around.

I had a massive sale of guns, hunting junk, tools and other stuff that was taking up space.

I'm down to a handful of guns that I actually shoot and enjoy. I kept the tools I needed to and lo and behold, it made me feel less stressed.

Not saying it'll work for everyone, but it did for me.

 

[xtratoy]

I still have the "itch" I'm just slower to "scratch" these days. Like most of you I have plenty to keep me busy without buying new toys. But I still keep my eyes open for that one (or two) guns I want or that screaming deal I can't pass up. I think it comes in cycles as your interest peaks and declines.