The Thrill is Gone.....

[OneShotRuger]

I do still look for these, but my searches have slowed down quite a bit......


Other than the duplicates mentioned above...... This is kind of where I feel I might be at.....

Saying that though.... I do still want a No. 1 in .308 and an M1A National Match......

I Collect Ruger #1 and 3’s. Pretty much regardless of caliber. I just love the look. The machining, the action…everything.

 

[arcticruger]

Collection seems to include most of the basic types But I'm not seeing a revolver...

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[hittman]

 

[Teflon97116]

You must not know me very well.....

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The items above were just some of my recent purchases. They aren't even everything I picked up last year!


It often seems I have more knives than guns. RMEF sure does like to send them out every other month....

No, I don't but I will say that's a really impressive collection.

 

[Get Wood]

I think I might be done with the chase. Nothing is "grabbing" my attention anymore. Not sure if it is just winter (no-winter) blahs, or if I just have too much going on, but I don't have any "grail guns" to search for anymore. Some of the recent acquisitions for my collection are:

1 - US Marked Ruger Mark 1, shipped in September 1956
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2. Ruger 1911 Night Watchman Commander
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3. Ruger Red Label (II), 12 ga. 28" Barrels
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4. Ruger No.1 in .223
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5. Two Ruger American Rimfire Targets, 1 in .22Mag and 1 in .17HMR
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6. My two PRC hunting rifles. A Ruger American Gen II in 6.5 PRC and a FTW Hunter in 7mm PRC
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I have way more guns than I can realistically shoot in a given year, but that has been the case for a couple of years now. Maybe I have just "checked all of my boxes", but the "thrill of the chase" has definitely waned....

 

[gramps]

Thank you hittman!!! I love BB KING!
gramps

 

[Joe Shmoe]

Even if you stop buying guns, the fun doesn’t end. Some need tweaks or accessories, holsters speed loaders etc. Last week I finally put sling attachments on a shotgun I bought in the early 90’s.

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Yes, but my knife collection really needs work.
Now the fun will begin with pairing the right gun with the right knife.

 

[thinckley]

Well... I am happy to report that whatever I was going through seems to have been short lived!

• Came across one of the 50th Anniversary Matched and Cased Blackhawk sets for a good price so ordered it, hopefully be here by the end of the week.
  • Now I am on the hunt for the matching serial numbered 50th Anniversary Single Six (even though it won't fit in the case).
• My gunsmith is in the process of taking in two full estate collections, one of ~150 guns that has some nice ones:
  • a Ruger 96 in .22 Mag that is absolutely gorgeous (it's coming home as soon as they finalize the consignment deal)
  • the Utah Highway Patrol Vaquero that (thanks to members here and elsewhere) I feel is priced right (I think I am going to get it too)
  • only been through the first ~70 guns, waiting for him to bring the rest in, as well as the boxes and accessories he says he has (hopefully he has the box for the 96)
• I found a new SR1911 in 9mm on sale, now I think I should get both the Target and Night Watchman in 10mm to complete the set
• Still looking for a good price on an M1A loaded in Walnut, but Springfield isn't making any right now and everyone else has them priced way too high.
• On the gun-related-not-a-gun side, I was finally able to find (with the help of a couple of members here) a Ruger Poker set, that will arrive tomorrow

I guess sometimes you need to just take a step back and see what comes your way.

 

[contender]

Looks like a flare up of "Rugeritis!"