Quantity vs Quality

[AKguy1985]

I got most of mine as a investment that i could move quickly if i needed to, and the biggest majority is just everyday ones that the average person would want and could afford. Here in a few years i may think of thinning the herd some, cause 80% of mine i have never fired.

It's better than a 401k

 

[adamsredlines]

Both! Variety is the spice of life!

 

[Arkade]

I look at it like having an old beater. Sure it's not the best, however it works and once it gets damaged then who cares, just get another beater.

 

[Gideon]

I have a mix, but over time have traded up to nicer stuff.

Certain niches have room to play in, some do not.
If I'm going to a gunfight I'm taking a quality rifle and quality ammo.
If I'm hunting deer at NE Oklahoma distances I can make due with a cheap bolt gun and an inexpensive scope.

 

[Mr.Glock]

Nothing above a Glock. So if you don’t own a few Glocks then you shouldn’t own guns!

 

[TedKennedy]

Nothing above a Glock. So if you don’t own a few Glocks then you shouldn’t own guns!

Dependable, accurate as they need to be. I sure don't get attached to them like I do a 1937 Mauser, though....

Guns are tools, but some are works of art, some have history. Depends on the reason you're attracted to a gun as to what I'd pay for it I suppose.

I do see guys with ARs that cost a couple grand, topped with a high-dollar optic and wonder "why?". I see guys dragging around a mismatched AR that has clearly been abused, with a high dollar optic on it shoot lights out and say "that dude knows where to spend his money."

 

[Mr.Glock]

Dependable, accurate as they need to be. I sure don't get attached to them like I do a 1937 Mauser, though....

Guns are tools, but some are works of art, some have history. Depends on the reason you're attracted to a gun as to what I'd pay for it I suppose.

I do see guys with ARs that cost a couple grand, topped with a high-dollar optic and wonder "why?". I see guys dragging around a mismatched AR that has clearly been abused, with a high dollar optic on it shoot lights out and say "that dude knows where to spend his money."

Good write!

 

[scott024]

I got most of mine as a investment that i could move quickly if i needed to, and the biggest majority is just everyday ones that the average person would want and could afford. Here in a few years i may think of thinning the herd some, cause 80% of mine i have never fired.

It's been my experience, from an investment standpoint, that once you get to the $1k mark on guns, it limits the number of buyers. Once you get over $2k, you're down to about 10% of the gun buyers. I personally think the best investment guns are high condition guns that people had as a kid or something their dad or grandpa had. Browning A5, Savage 22/410, Remington 870 Wingmaster and 1100, Pre-lock S&W's, Remington bolt 22's, and Winchester pump 22's top the list.

 

[HarryBear]

Quality all day long.
Hi-points, no thanks...

 

[JD8]

I'm kind of a whore..... I like em cheap, expensive, ugly, pretty, big, small, old, new..... but they have to work.