Ever talk yourself OUT of a new rifle?

[Marbles]

All the time. New rifle vs more ammo, new glass, new shelter, new pack, pack raft, next hunt, Etc.

Not much a 7 PRC will give you that a 280AI doesn't. Now, neck a 300 PRC down to quarter bore and you have a mean barrel eating monster that will take the 7 PRCs lunch money. Plus you get to spend all the money on wildcatting.

Me, I keep wanting to play with new things, but my 243 works just fine.

More serious, a 6-6.5PRC would be pretty nice and as long as you reload you can piggyback on the work of others and not have to deal with the trouble of working your own wildcat.

 

[grfox92]

I talk myself out of a new rifle everytime I go to Scheels.

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[blacktailcentral]

I think i have the opposite problem lol

 

[NRA4LIFE]

Never. If I had a Scheels near me, I might need a couple more safes. Wife would be very displeased.

 

[waspocrew]

I just talked myself out of 3 or 4 rifles just reading this thread.

 

[jimh406]

Yes, I've talked myself down a few times. I know several people who have rifles/handguns that have never been shot or setup. I think it makes more sense to apply that money to savings/investments or going hunting.

 

[wyosam]

I’ve been putting off the New sexy fast 22 I “think” I need. Instead I am pushing that $ towards ammo so I can actually practice and improve with what I have. Be wearying of the man with one rifle. He likely knows how to use it.

There’s also the possibility he’s a little bit afraid of his wife.


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[Ryan Avery]

Nope.. not even once

 

[peterk123]

I debate myself multiple times a year. I hunt everything with a tikka t3x in 308. Old round, inefficient, not enough knockdown power. But for some reason it kills everything I shoot at. So far it's taken whitetail, muley, elk, bear, antelope and coyote. It's stupid accurate, cheap to shoot and has no recoil. Easy to reload because there are so many powder options and tons of load data.

But I still look and contemplate all the time. 6.8 western has been awful tempting. But will it be around ten years from now? The 308 certainly will

 

[bnsafe]

ive got about 4000 dollars worth of stuff I want and look at every day. but, I havnt and prob wont do any of it. Its like a suppressor. I dont shoot a rifle much an prob only 15 years max left to hunt. So if I shot 5 rounds to check zero, and 2 rounds at deer a year, Is it worth a suppressor price for just over a 100 rounds. Now, If I was 30 again, Id have a suppressor, swaros, etc etc etc etc