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Enjoy. I went through my gun period buying and occasionally selling. I settled down and I suspect you will to. It was not uncommon for me to buy two or three guns at a show and repeat at the next show for a while. I had the bright idea that I could make money buying and selling...... well, if I had to look at the non-collector stuff, I'd say I almost broke even or lost a little. But it was fun (for awhile). I did better with the collector grade stuff. But I tended to hang onto those items longer before selling.
 
Beauty’s for sure and you can’t beat a beat a Glock or Sig for reliability in autos. I’m a wheel gunner myself and if you’re just getting into guns I recommend trying a good double action revolver in a stout chambering. One of the classic Sigs 226 or 229 are on my list just haven’t got to it yet.
 
Hivoltage said:
Beauty’s for sure and you can’t beat a beat a Glock or Sig for reliability in autos. I’m a wheel gunner myself and if you’re just getting into guns I recommend trying a good double action revolver in a stout chambering. One of the classic Sigs 226 or 229 are on my list just haven’t got to it yet.
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I’m already there! I have a .357 that is my favorite!!
 
I guess I'm kinda lucky. I got my P226 for $500 used because it's an older pre-rail model. Which was just fine by me because I don't really like the rail aesthetics.
 
Yeah, I only bought this one because I got the Legion 226 for almost the standard 226 price!!!
 
Nice guns. My go to handgun for many years was a P220. Sigs are fine handguns, as are Glocks.
Can’t beat a good S&W revolver either.
 
22-rimfire said:
Enjoy. I went through my gun period buying and occasionally selling. I settled down and I suspect you will to. It was not uncommon for me to buy two or three guns at a show and repeat at the next show for a while. I had the bright idea that I could make money buying and selling...... well, if I had to look at the non-collector stuff, I'd say I almost broke even or lost a little. But it was fun (for awhile). I did better with the collector grade stuff. But I tended to hang onto those items longer before selling.
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As soon as I turned 18 I went to the gun show every year and bought a new handgun. Shot it for a year and usually sold it for what I paid for it and bought another one, sometimes two or three.
40+ handguns later I’ve pretty much settled in with a few of my favorites. Purchases are much less frequent nowadays. I hardly shoot anything other than my 22s.
 
GB940Rookie said:
As soon as I turned 18 I went to the gun show every year and bought a new handgun. Shot it for a year and usually sold it for what I paid for it and bought another one, sometimes two or three.
40+ handguns later I’ve pretty much settled in with a few of my favorites. Purchases are much less frequent nowadays. I hardly shoot anything other than my 22s.
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The shows were good back then (pre-internet). Now the dealers price things for the internet and often don't seem to care if they sell at a show. I haven't purchased a gun in a couple years now. I think my last was the little S&W M63-5 (22). I still have the itch, but I resist. I saw a as-new Kimber (Oregon) 22 rifle at a gun shop and almost bought it.... Gosh was it pretty! I lusted for one of those for years and I ended up getting a Remington 541S. It is a good shooter. Many have followed. And as you can tell, 22's are my thing.
 
22-rimfire said:
The shows were good back then (pre-internet). Now the dealers price things for the internet and often don't seem to care if they sell at a show. I haven't purchased a gun in a couple years now. I think my last was the little S&W M63-5 (22). I still have the itch, but I resist. I saw a as-new Kimber (Oregon) 22 rifle at a gun shop and almost bought it.... Gosh was it pretty! I lusted for one of those for years and I ended up getting a Remington 541S. It is a good shooter. Many have followed. And as you can tell, 22's are my thing.
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You’re right. I used to get great deals at the the big Dallas shows. There were always three big shows a year. Now I mostly go just go to look around and get some exercise, or at least that’s what I tell my wife:)

Oh man, those Kimbers 22s. Don’t get me started. I found a CZ 452 that gives me MOA out of the box and I’m quite happy with it. My buddy bought one at the same time and his will will outshoot mine all day. Luck of the draw...
 
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