Would you buy a gun just because it's "a good deal"?

[hardertr]

I catch myself looking more at prices than the actual gun itself lately.  There are at least three guns in my safe that I bought just because they were a "deal you just can't pass on."  The last gun I bought, I actually got at less than dealer cost thanks to a mis-price.

The latest thing to catch my eye.... a Remington 710 in 7mm mag with a cheap bushnell scope for $320.  I really have no need for a 7mm mag, and don't really like the feel (cheapness) of the 710, but this is the kind of thing that has been catching my eye lately.

[NYH1]

I used to buy all the guns I could...................good deal or not. Now that I'm getting older (turned 32 last Friday) I only buy what I'll use. I've even been getting rid of some of the guns I don't use. I had a few guns that I bought and only fired a few times then I cleaned them and put them away for 3, 4 or 5 years. Then I have guns that I use all the time. So for me now I wouldn't buy it unless I was going to use it. But if you have the money and want more guns then by all means buy them up! 

[toysoldier]

I have a little more money to buy guns now, but not much. I look for the best deal I can find on a gun that fits a "hole" in my little collection. However, I wouldn't pass up a *really* good deal on a gun, if there is a good prospect that it could be sold or traded for what I think I really want.

[williamlayton]

I have a given amount of money I "play" with.
I have noticed that I have begun to use this "play money" on more expensive toys rather than "best deals" which I really don't want.
I am preparing to get a really nice BBQ and carry gun in a flavor of .45 or .38super and that is what I am working towards.
I have found some good deals on both but not on the complete package. I want the complete package--not just another because it is a good deal.
I hope this makes sense.
I ahve some guns which were good deals--such good deals that I bought and then found fault with my thinking--I try and not do that anymore.
A few of what I want is a better deal than a bunch of good deals.
Blessings

[Ron T.]

I've never bought a gun based on "price". 

I've bought (and still have) well over 30 guns that were purchased for a specific "need" at the time of purchase and was ultimately used for that need after purchase.

However, this was NOT the case with the last rifle I purchased in August of this year... the first rifle I've purchased in over 30 years... a Ruger #1 International in 7x57 Mauser.

The RSI (Ruger #1) was the first gun I ever purchased "just because" (I wanted it).  I have always admired the Ruger #1 single shot rifle with the full Mannlicher-style stock & short, handy 20-inch barrel... and the opportunity came along at the perfect time (I had the money)... and I bought the rifle simply because I've always wanted one ever since I first saw one.  And by a stroke of luck, one in perfect condition was offered to me at a reasonable price.  It was certainly NOT a "bargain" price, but a realistic price and a decent value.

Now I'm having fun buying loading dies, virgin brass and reloading components with which to work up my own super accurate handloads.  However, Old Man Winter has put a crimp in my plans, so it may be later on next Spring before I can do any more shooting with the sweet little rifle.

But even as I purchased it from its original owner, I realized that this little rifle will never see the woods or any hunting, it's just too darned pretty to take into the wood under hunting conditions and get it all "dinged" up... it's gonna strictly be a "bench" rifle... a centerfire rifle to shoot off the bench rest at my club's rifle range.

That may not be some fella's "cup-of-tea", but that how I'd like it to be... 


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

[lotus]

Yes I have bought guns and parts simply because they were too good a deal to pass up.

My last find was a very early Marlin 81.  It was filthy, but in really nice condition.  It was only missing the rear peep sight.  I paid a whopping $45 for it out the door at a gun show.  A few booths down, I found a used williams peeper that fit it for $15.  A few hours with 0000 steelwool and cleaner and it turned into a very pretty rifle.  I definitely didnt need it and it duplicated an 881 that I had, but $60 for a nice walnut stocked, american made, tube fed 22lr was too much for me to pass up.

[Cement Man]

I am very guilty of buying things because they are a good deal.  Truth is, most often at a later date I wished I had not bought so many "good deals", but bought maybe the one thing that I really wanted - which seemed too expensive at the time, but ultimately cost less than the sum of the "good deals". 

[GRIMJIM]

I've definately bought guns based on price before. I like to shoot all different types of guns and if I feel I can afford it when I run into a deal I'll buy it. That being said though most of my guns were bought for a specific purpose, wether it's target shooting, plinking, or for a certain hunting scenario.

[hardertr]

I guess I am fortunate.  I can't think of a gun I REALLY want at this time.
There's a gun show in town this weekend....wonder if I'll find any "bargains"?

I'll have to admitt...there is a sense of pride when I hear folks say..."ask Harder, I'm sure he has a gun you can borrow"
Letting someone borrow a gun is like letting someone take your wife out on a date.  YOU BETTER BELIEVE I will be watching every move you make...and I'm gonna inspect her before she leaves the door, and immediately upon her return.

[kennyd]

A deal on something I think I want is always tempting.  I have found a 99 Savage, 94 Win., Remington 30 Express, .243 handi,.41 RG (actaually a GOOD gun), Ruger Mark II, Smith 422, for $200 or less.  (It may be that $200 is all I usually can scratch up come to think of it.)    I have never met a gun I didn't like, even the Saturday specials.  As for a Rem 710 in 7mm--??  Why buy a gun you don't like in a caliber you don''t want.  You probably can't turn it without losing money.  They are made for the lowest common denomenator, so will never have a" collectoR 'value.  Now if it was a 700 in a caliber you like, then try for the deal.  I frequent pawns, and a couple shops where you can at least fondle some rare gems at times.

[Hairtrigger]

I have purchased several guns because the price was low enough I could make good money on them.
I made the purchase intending to turn a dollar but have never put any of them up for sale! My reasoning is I will never find another for that price  LOL

[Cowpox]

Like Hairtrigger, I will buy any gun that is a bargain. If it happens to be one that I would like to own, so much the better. If I don't want to keep it, I like having trade bait when going to a gun show. If you find one you want, and the guy will trade, you can transfer the batgain to one you want, or many times some one will buy it off your shoulder for a little more than was paid.

[stimpylu32]

I'm an impalse buyer , if i see a deal its mine , may explain why i have 2 full safes and starting on my 3rd. wall full of guns . granted i tell myself that i will sell or trade them someday , someone please tell me when SOMEDAY is . 

[GRIMJIM]

As is said in the song someday never comes. I have a couple of guns that I would like to get rid of someday as well, but for what they want to give you for them in the gun stores around here I might as well keep them just in case.

[Smilin' Jack]

You bet, I have often bought guns-  just because they were a "good deal".  But also, because they were "good" guns, and guns that I desired.  The only regret I ever had regarding one of these guns- is a Silver & Chrome Browning Hi-Power, .40 cal. I only regret that I later sold it to a friend. 

Among some of my 'bargain' acquisitions are a Marlin 1895 GS .45/70 Govt., a Marlin 336 Spikehorn 30-30, a Ruger Vaquero, Birds head Grip .45 LC, a matching Ruger Single-Six, Birds head grip in .32 H&R Mag,  an FN Hi-Power in .40 cal. (to replace the Browning), and most recently a Christmas present to my wife- a beautiful (my wife, also)  Uberti "Remington" Model 1890 Army/Police SA revolver in .45 LC.

All of these firearms, I probably would not have purchased if it was not for the exceptional bargain price.  These 'choices' were not well thought out or even practical, but every one of them I came to treasure and immensely enjoy having and shooting.

[sundogg1911]

I've bought many guns just because they were a good deal. I have a computer/networking business that I do in the evenings, and have often bartered services for guns. (probably a half dozen or so) Some that I relly wanted, and others just to have. My Wife always laughs at the bartering I do, but it saves on money, taxes and paperwork. I keep telling Her that if I could only find a micro-brewery, and a whorehouse that need computer work, i'd be set for life! 

[hardertr]

I guess I'm learning....  I passed on the Rem 710, and I've found several "better deals" since.  Had I crumbled under the pressure and bought the 710, my gun funds for the month would have been dried up.

My latest find has me all worked up, not so much because of the price, but because it is a VERY nice gun that fits a purpose none of my other guns  do.  I guess I'll have to do a little research to find out how much of a "good deal" it is.

[wcf3030]

I was flipping thru the paper one day and saw a Browning 1895 in 30-40 Krag for $400. When I got there it was in mint condition.
Held on to it for a few weeks but a certain individual would not leave me be so I sold it to him for a nice profit.
Worked out for both of us.