Lost his way
The Gun Guy has lost his mojo:
What I had not realized was that when I made the decision to sell my guns, a little part of The Gun Thing would die inside me. And I don’t know if it will ever come back.
I have found that most of the enjoyment I get out of my guns (particularly the ARs and AKs) is building them. Once I invest the time and effort in assembling, modifying, using the Dremel, finding the right sight system, and adding all the bells and whistles that I can’t wait to get to the range. Then, after I get it sighted in and take it to the range three times, I see the next toy that I want. Suddenly, the old gun doesn’t do it for me. I want the next thing. That’s why I’ve basically turned over six AR-15s in the last year. It’s true.
The other thing is ARs are pricey. So, typically to justify my next project, I sell off or trade a past project. And I invariably regret selling off and trading them. So, I have decided in the future not to sell them off but to just amass a collection. The fact is, I miss my SigArms P220, my SigArms P226, my 20 inch AR configuration, my Charter Arms Bulldog 44, and my M1A (the latter, I miss most of all).
Anyway, enough belly-aching.
October 27th, 2005 at 4:43 pm
I have a 20 year old car. A 1984 Mercury Capri RS 5.0. It’s like a Mustang, but from Mercury.
It has spent the past 5 years in the garage under a tarp. Nothing wrong with it, but no time to do the little stuff it needs to run reliably. So it sat. (I have removed and cleaned every bolt, rewired every circuit, polished every piece of metal.)
Many, many people suggested I sell it because “I’m not getting anything out of it”. But I know that at some point in my life, I will want to play with it. Given that it essentially costs me nothing to store, it would be a loss that I could not ever replace and would forever regret.
Even if I don’t use it now.
As I explained to my daughter just last night – when you buy something, it’s just something you’ve bought. When you build something, it’s a part of you – an extension of you. At that point it’s not about the money. It’s much more than that.