I am curious as to what priorites other gun-owners use to decide to buy one firearm over another, or others.
Some of the contributing factors, not in any order here, could be-
Appearance/condition,
New vs Used,
Caliber,
Size,
Popularity,
Price,
Scarcity,
emotional attachment,
Brand,
Peer Pressure,
IMPULSE,
Seller's influence...
and I am sure there are other factor's that some folks consider before buying.
For me Appearance and condition mean a lot. I don't have a lot of gunsmithing skills...I can clean them and shoot them, but tearing one down to the base pieces is beyond me...so I look for "above the fixer-upper" level.
Price is a factor, but not the top issue. I watch the price indicators for a particular model...the Blue Book and an average of the varius dealers and auction sites for similar guns. That way I can judge a ball-park value before I get serious about buying.
Right now I have more 22's than my family can use. So caliber does play a role in my purchasing. I am not a fan of the .25 or.380 caliber, so I don't look at them much. Same goes for most of the big caliber rifles. I have owned and sold 45-70's, 444 Marlin, 35 Rem, and won't invest in them again. I do like the same guns in 44 mag and 45 LC with revolvers in the same caliber to do matched set shooting. The only 'odd caliber' I keep is my Tokarev 7.62x25mm and that is for emotional attachment (RVN war trophy)
I skip some Brands and/or styles based on my personal likes and dislikes.
Same for most Polymer guns...Just personal taste so don'tjump my case, please.
OK, let's make it simple. Please list you priorities for picking out a firearm for purchase. List them, or explain them if you want to, but let's share some thoughts here, please.
AL
Some of the contributing factors, not in any order here, could be-
Appearance/condition,
New vs Used,
Caliber,
Size,
Popularity,
Price,
Scarcity,
emotional attachment,
Brand,
Peer Pressure,
IMPULSE,
Seller's influence...
and I am sure there are other factor's that some folks consider before buying.
For me Appearance and condition mean a lot. I don't have a lot of gunsmithing skills...I can clean them and shoot them, but tearing one down to the base pieces is beyond me...so I look for "above the fixer-upper" level.
Price is a factor, but not the top issue. I watch the price indicators for a particular model...the Blue Book and an average of the varius dealers and auction sites for similar guns. That way I can judge a ball-park value before I get serious about buying.
Right now I have more 22's than my family can use. So caliber does play a role in my purchasing. I am not a fan of the .25 or.380 caliber, so I don't look at them much. Same goes for most of the big caliber rifles. I have owned and sold 45-70's, 444 Marlin, 35 Rem, and won't invest in them again. I do like the same guns in 44 mag and 45 LC with revolvers in the same caliber to do matched set shooting. The only 'odd caliber' I keep is my Tokarev 7.62x25mm and that is for emotional attachment (RVN war trophy)
I skip some Brands and/or styles based on my personal likes and dislikes.
Same for most Polymer guns...Just personal taste so don'tjump my case, please.
OK, let's make it simple. Please list you priorities for picking out a firearm for purchase. List them, or explain them if you want to, but let's share some thoughts here, please.
AL