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SewTexas wrote:you know how some people recommend buying gold, or silver or land as an investment? personally I think guns will eventually be worth more than all of that, if you have them and you can afford NOT to sell them then for heavens sake don't. Put them in the back of the closet with some ammo to match them....at some point you will either need them or you will need to sell them and you will be suprised at the price you can get for them.

just my opinion...not worth what you paid for it.

Yeah that's a thought for sure. Who's to say in the next six months the AK might not double in price. It is something to consider. But man my gun budget is tight now too. I could see an argument for both sides.

The Annoyed Man wrote:I got rid of a HK USP Compact .40 I liked a lot because it was my only .40 cal gun and everything else was either 9mm or .45. Similarly, I got rifle calibers down to .223/5.56 NATO and .308/7.62 NATO. Simplification makes a lot of sense to me lately. I used to want a lot of different guns in a lot of different calibers, but now my interest in those thing is more purely academic.

I totally agree, simplicity is making more sense especially in regards to self defense. Simplicity and practicality.

Snatchel I totally feel you on selling the AK. I know I might not be able to ever get one again.

It is not my go to rifle and I am not all that comfortable with it. So I must ask myself.... Can I live without the AK and be happy with only my AR. My wife will probably not ever pick up my AK to learn it. So practically it might not make sense. But from the stand point of its just cool having the AK makes the decision a bit harder. It will be a tough one. One of our church pastors sold his AK and instantly regretted it. So I must way it all out. I am leaning towards getting rid of it though.

Jumping Frog wrote:Agreed. In addition, invest in reloading equipment if you do not already reload.

Yup I have a little set up that I already load 9, .223, and .308 for the rem 700.

So here is what I am thinking and I am looking for opinions.

I carry a glock 23, my wife a 19. We are always tight on extra shooting cash as we trying to invest in a small farm we just bought. It is a little experiment we have embarked on but definently consumes a large amount of our budget as we get it going.

Anyways, I was thinking of selling the 23 and getting another 19 to replace it. My line if thinking is:

1: only one type of bulk ammo to buy. In addition when I buy higher end defensive loads I only need to buy for one caliber instead of two.
2: cheaper but yet 9mm still is an effective round.
3: less time trying to reload 2 calibers.
4. More consistency in training and practice with one caliber for my wife an myself.

I'm also thinking the same for my rifles. I have 2 ARs and an AK. I'm thinking of dumping the AK to steam line all that.
A lot of the same reasons. A big one though is time with practicing between two rifles. I don't have a lot of time to practice as is so I would rather be really good with just one platform. Plus selling my AK could mean more money for 5.56.
Any thoughts?