The longest you have held on to your handgun

[kyrin88]

I go through guns like toilet paper. I buy one,use it, then I sell it or trade it etc. I remember I had bought a gun and sold it in 3 days This is not because I didnt like it or that it was unreliable etc, but because I have a sickness. and dont know how to hold on to a gun. I had over 20 guns already(mostly ar's, glocks, bulpulps, shotguns all gone!!!). How many people suffer with the impulse? What is the longest you have ever held on to a handgun or other weapon.

[JHC]

I love the new breed of striker fired polymer guns but they are tool-ish vs works of art and I can swap those in and out pretty easy towards maintaining the appropriate "battery". However the first couple of Glocks I've owned for at least a dozen years and those added I expect to retain indef.

But I've got classic S&W revolvers I've owned for a few decades. A Marlin for oh at least 10 years. A N4 Recce for just a few years but I'll own for the rest of my days.

Around this core, I've had some quick in and out trying out other designs (Detonics, Star, Colt D frames, Ruger SS, Sig, BHPs, P7, S&W auto, and multiple 1911s). For some reason I keep getting 1911s but over a relatively short span, flip them to try something else. Odd since that's about all I dedicated the '80's to. But IMO many modern designs serve me much better.

[jasonhgross]

I used to be like the OP. I got bored with that and stopped looking for something better and newer. I standardized on glocks, and have had the same glock 19s for about 5 years. Within the last two years, added a Khar and G26 to solve specific carry issues.

[lloydkristmas]

I am just like you.

I go through guns like movie stars go through girlfriends. I only ever own about 4 guns at any given time, and I dont think I have ever owned the same one for longer than a couple years.

This doesnt apply, however, to my primary go-to handgun (USP) or rifle (FN2000), I will not be selling these any time soon, as I have trained on them to the point where I know them too well to get rid of them.

[Black Jeep]

I horse traded pistols until I was able to pick up a Glock 23. I've kept that pistol for two years now. I have specific idea of what my personal collection should look like and I will trade around in order to get that item. Right now, the only two guns I have that I wouldn't ever trade/sell are the Ruger 10/22 my dad gave me and my Winchester Model 94 .30-30;both for sentimental reasons. I would likely keep my gen 3 G23, unless I came across a helluva deal on a gen 4. I would even my first M4 if it meant I could move up to a BCM, DD or Colt. However, once I got the rifle I want I wouldn't trade it.

[ShipWreck]

I go through guns like toilet paper. I buy one,use it, then I sell it or trade it etc. I remember I had bought a gun and sold it in 3 days This is not because I didnt like it or that it was unreliable etc, but because I have a sickness. and dont know how to hold on to a gun. I had over 20 guns already(mostly ar's, glocks, bulpulps, shotguns all gone!!!). How many people suffer with the impulse? What is the longest you have ever held on to a handgun or other weapon.

Yes, I buy and sell guns a lot. I get bored with stuff - and then when I want something else, I have to sell something to swing it.

After selling my 2005 P99, my oldest gun is a 2006 PS90 and a 2007 Buckmark.

[kyrin88]

I also had a PS90, but never got around to shooting it. I just put a whole bunch of shit on it and never shoot it I traded it for a msar stg-556 with some extras. The STG-556 was probably the most accurate rifle I have owned. Had that for about 6 months and it was gone.

[1_click_off]

Guess I am more of a collector. I have only gotten rid of 3. Wish I had kept 1 of them as it was my very first pistol.

If you are letting them go through your hands like that, be sure you are getting notorized bills of sale. They will follow down the trail back to you if used in a high enough profile crime. I know it is a pain for them to track them back to a dealer and then the dealer has to give up his paper work, but they might just happen to go to the store you bought it at first and then all your info is right there ontop of the XYZ forms you filled out and you have to then prove you no longer own the firearm.

[Moose-Knuckle]

My father instilled in me to never sell a gun unless you just have too. I have sold some but I use the money to get what I really want.

[ShipWreck]

I also had a PS90, but never got around to shooting it. I just put a whole bunch of shit on it and never shoot it I traded it for a msar stg-556 with some extras. The STG-556 was probably the most accurate rifle I have owned. Had that for about 6 months and it was gone.

I sold an Hk45 in Dec 2009 to buy an MSAR. I sold the MSAR about 6 weeks ago to buy a 2nd PS90

I sold a Ruger P95 yesterday to help pay for the rest of what I owed on a new Beretta 92A1 I had on lay--a-way... A few months ago, I sold my P99 to buy a 2nd Beretta M9A1