testtest

Gun Porn/Collection & Retirement

dadoser

dadoser

Master Class
After a 39 yr career in education (mostly Higher ed) I have decided to embrace retirement (Mainly because at 62 I can get SS, with a pension and go on my wife's medical insurance).

In the past 3 years I have been both culling and expanding the collection to prep for this time. Weds. 4/1 is my final day at work.

I'm not saying I will never buy another gun, but if I never do, I'm very satisfied with the current collection. I have went with both quality and firearms that truly interest me and I enjoy shooting. (Never got into, or had an interest in distance shooting)

Purchase philosophy at this point - with a very full safe - If I buy one, I need to sell one.

Anyone else change up their firearm purchase and/or practice perspective in retirement or going into retirement.
Please share with me any wisdom any of you retired folks have for me as I step into this next phase of life. Thanks.

Here is most of the non-handgun going-into-retirement collection. I am very happy with all of these.

556, 300 blackout, 9mm, 10mm, and 12 gauge represented.
(Missing from this pic is the Ruger 10/22 I've had since the mid 1980s)

1774736230224.png
 
dadoser said:
After a 39 yr career in education (mostly Higher ed) I have decided to embrace retirement (Mainly because at 62 I can get SS, with a pension and go on my wife's medical insurance).

In the past 3 years I have been both culling and expanding the collection to prep for this time. Weds. 4/1 is my final day at work.

I'm not saying I will never buy another gun, but if I never do, I'm very satisfied with the current collection. I have went with both quality and firearms that truly interest me and I enjoy shooting. (Never got into, or had an interest in distance shooting)

Purchase philosophy at this point - with a very full safe - If I buy one, I need to sell one.

Anyone else change up their firearm purchase and/or practice perspective in retirement or going into retirement.
Please share with me any wisdom any of you retired folks have for me as I step into this next phase of life. Thanks.

Here is most of the non-handgun going-into-retirement collection. I am very happy with all of these.

556, 300 blackout, 9mm, 10mm, and 12 gauge represented.
(Missing from this pic is the Ruger 10/22 I've had since the mid 1980s)

View attachment 107278
Click to expand...
How often do you shoot them? Appear to b in showroom condition. Very nice group of giddi ups.
 
dadoser said:
After a 39 yr career in education (mostly Higher ed) I have decided to embrace retirement (Mainly because at 62 I can get SS, with a pension and go on my wife's medical insurance).

In the past 3 years I have been both culling and expanding the collection to prep for this time. Weds. 4/1 is my final day at work.

I'm not saying I will never buy another gun, but if I never do, I'm very satisfied with the current collection. I have went with both quality and firearms that truly interest me and I enjoy shooting. (Never got into, or had an interest in distance shooting)

Purchase philosophy at this point - with a very full safe - If I buy one, I need to sell one.

Anyone else change up their firearm purchase and/or practice perspective in retirement or going into retirement.
Please share with me any wisdom any of you retired folks have for me as I step into this next phase of life. Thanks.

Here is most of the non-handgun going-into-retirement collection. I am very happy with all of these.

556, 300 blackout, 9mm, 10mm, and 12 gauge represented.
(Missing from this pic is the Ruger 10/22 I've had since the mid 1980s)

View attachment 107278
Click to expand...
Enjoy your retirement. Try to stay busy!
 
SL66 said:
How often do you shoot them? Appear to b in showroom condition. Very nice group of giddi ups.
Click to expand...
Yeah - I mostly shoot handguns (indoor range for proximity/convenience) . I don't really like shooting any of these indoors - and I am hitting an outdoor range once every 2-3 months. Hopefully this will change in retirement.

Shotgun I've had just under a year (April 2025) - and I'm not a shotgun guy - so it has few rounds thru it.
The Ruger LC in 10mm - only had since July 2025.

The 556 SBR (bought Nov. 2020) and the AP5 (April 2023) get the most action with the 300BLK SBR (Nov. 2020) coming in 3rd.

I'm not sure when the last time I put any rounds thru the 16" barrel AR.
 
Hi Mr. @dadoser,

You could say that we are somewhat kindred spirits. I'm retired now but you've been shooting much longer than I have. I started seriously training, practiceing, collecting the summer of 2020. I've realized that there are too many guns and not enough time, or money. But I'm trying to catch up a little bit and have a collection that's part fun range toys, part personal/home protection, and part duty (in case the world goes SHTF).

I call mine a one-of-each collection (NOT one of everything). I doubt that I would ever sell any of my guns. I'd probably give them to my kids first. So I'm a bit choosy when buying guns. I like the odd ducks, the good discontinued models, and quirky things, not really rare. I've told myself that I'm only going to buy one or two more to complete my collection. But we'll see. ;)

20250827_224714c.jpg


This is most of my collection, minus the S&W seven shooter, the .357 Henry, the Sig 1911-X, and maybe one or two more. It's taken me four years to build this little collection. I save up my gig money so I don't spend the house budget or savings.

Since I'm pushing 69 years old, I don't really want to start adding any more calibers, even though 10mm and 5.7 seem like a lot of fun. Same with the big rifles; the AR, AK, 9mm FPC, .22 semi, .357 and .22 levers should get me by.

I think I'll get into accessorizing my collection to make some units more comfortable or functional, grips, scopes, optics, sights, maybe an extended slide release or mag release for the 1911s, more holsters, etc. And there's always ammo to buy.

20251214_184846.jpg


For example, I think I can find a conversion grip for my 686 Plus and make the "round butt" more of a western looking square butt.

20251108_140707_resized.jpg


For this I also want to get a Western holster and, with my .357 Henry, maybe have a little cowboy fun at the outdoor range. I'd have to pick up a couple of single action revolvers to take part in any real "cowboy action" contests. Hmmm. 🤔

As you can probalby tell, I'm still quite the noob when it comes to all things firearms. There's so much I want to try but realize that I have to pick and choose carefully. I've been considering an SBR in 9mm, probably a Saint Victor, like my AR. I just keep saving my gig money until it burns a hole in my pocket. :LOL: I gotta quit rambling now. Maybe I'll go somewhere and clean a gun.

Congratulations on your retirement. These folks are right. I keep wondering, how did I ever fit work into my busy schedule? Enjoy!


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Not in retirement

For a good portion of my gun owning life I was an accumulator. I don’t remember how many different calibers I had or how many different makes or models of guns but it was enough that I couldn't afford what I considered an adequate number of magazines or ammunition per gun.

The Obama years really brought that home to me and I decided that if things ever eased up I was never get caught short like that again.

In 2013 my employer got permission from the city to arm all of the guards on the City Utilities contract.

The city allows guards to carry revolvers, my employer did not.
They gave us a list of authorized manufacturers and, of course, told us that we were limited to semi-automatic handguns only.

The city only allows security guards to carry 9 mm or 40 S&W handguns.

We sold every handgun we owned and started over. We decided to limit ourselves to guns on the HSS and city approved list.

We own less than 10 firearms in 4 calibers most of them will operate on a Glock 19 magazine.
 
BassCliff said:
Hi Mr. @dadoser,

You could say that we are somewhat kindred spirits. I'm retired now but you've been shooting much longer than I have. I started seriously training, practiceing, collecting the summer of 2020. I've realized that there are too many guns and not enough time, or money. But I'm trying to catch up a little bit and have a collection that's part fun range toys, part personal/home protection, and part duty (in case the world goes SHTF).

I call mine a one-of-each collection (NOT one of everything). I doubt that I would ever sell any of my guns. I'd probably give them to my kids first. So I'm a bit choosy when buying guns. I like the odd ducks, the good discontinued models, and quirky things, not really rare. I've told myself that I'm only going to buy one or two more to complete my collection. But we'll see. ;)

View attachment 107346

This is most of my collection, minus the S&W seven shooter, the .357 Henry, the Sig 1911-X, and maybe one or two more. It's taken me four years to build this little collection. I save up my gig money so I don't spend the house budget or savings.

Since I'm pushing 69 years old, I don't really want to start adding any more calibers, even though 10mm and 5.7 seem like a lot of fun. Same with the big rifles; the AR, AK, 9mm FPC, .22 semi, .357 and .22 levers should get me by.

I think I'll get into accessorizing my collection to make some units more comfortable or functional, grips, scopes, optics, sights, maybe an extended slide release or mag release for the 1911s, more holsters, etc. And there's always ammo to buy.

View attachment 107347

For example, I think I can find a conversion grip for my 686 Plus and make the "round butt" more of a western looking square butt.

View attachment 107348

For this I also want to get a Western holster and, with my .357 Henry, maybe have a little cowboy fun at the outdoor range. I'd have to pick up a couple of single action revolvers to take part in any real "cowboy action" contests. Hmmm. 🤔

As you can probalby tell, I'm still quite the noob when it comes to all things firearms. There's so much I want to try but realize that I have to pick and choose carefully. I've been considering an SBR in 9mm, probably a Saint Victor, like my AR. I just keep saving my gig money until it burns a hole in my pocket. :LOL: I gotta quit rambling now. Maybe I'll go somewhere and clean a gun.

Congratulations on your retirement. These folks are right. I keep wondering, how did I ever fit work into my busy schedule? Enjoy!


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
Click to expand...
Nice collection!
 
dadoser said:
After a 39 yr career in education (mostly Higher ed) I have decided to embrace retirement (Mainly because at 62 I can get SS, with a pension and go on my wife's medical insurance).

In the past 3 years I have been both culling and expanding the collection to prep for this time. Weds. 4/1 is my final day at work.

I'm not saying I will never buy another gun, but if I never do, I'm very satisfied with the current collection. I have went with both quality and firearms that truly interest me and I enjoy shooting. (Never got into, or had an interest in distance shooting)

Purchase philosophy at this point - with a very full safe - If I buy one, I need to sell one.

Anyone else change up their firearm purchase and/or practice perspective in retirement or going into retirement.
Please share with me any wisdom any of you retired folks have for me as I step into this next phase of life. Thanks.

Here is most of the non-handgun going-into-retirement collection. I am very happy with all of these.

556, 300 blackout, 9mm, 10mm, and 12 gauge represented.
(Missing from this pic is the Ruger 10/22 I've had since the mid 1980s)

View attachment 107278
Click to expand...
Buy ammo in bulk and go have some fun...you've earned it!
 
dadoser said:
After a 39 yr career in education (mostly Higher ed) I have decided to embrace retirement (Mainly because at 62 I can get SS, with a pension and go on my wife's medical insurance).

In the past 3 years I have been both culling and expanding the collection to prep for this time. Weds. 4/1 is my final day at work.

I'm not saying I will never buy another gun, but if I never do, I'm very satisfied with the current collection. I have went with both quality and firearms that truly interest me and I enjoy shooting. (Never got into, or had an interest in distance shooting)

Purchase philosophy at this point - with a very full safe - If I buy one, I need to sell one.

Anyone else change up their firearm purchase and/or practice perspective in retirement or going into retirement.
Please share with me any wisdom any of you retired folks have for me as I step into this next phase of life. Thanks.

Here is most of the non-handgun going-into-retirement collection. I am very happy with all of these.

556, 300 blackout, 9mm, 10mm, and 12 gauge represented.
(Missing from this pic is the Ruger 10/22 I've had since the mid 1980s)

View attachment 107278
Click to expand...
BassCliff said:
Hi Mr. @dadoser,

You could say that we are somewhat kindred spirits. I'm retired now but you've been shooting much longer than I have. I started seriously training, practiceing, collecting the summer of 2020. I've realized that there are too many guns and not enough time, or money. But I'm trying to catch up a little bit and have a collection that's part fun range toys, part personal/home protection, and part duty (in case the world goes SHTF).

I call mine a one-of-each collection (NOT one of everything). I doubt that I would ever sell any of my guns. I'd probably give them to my kids first. So I'm a bit choosy when buying guns. I like the odd ducks, the good discontinued models, and quirky things, not really rare. I've told myself that I'm only going to buy one or two more to complete my collection. But we'll see. ;)

View attachment 107346

This is most of my collection, minus the S&W seven shooter, the .357 Henry, the Sig 1911-X, and maybe one or two more. It's taken me four years to build this little collection. I save up my gig money so I don't spend the house budget or savings.

Since I'm pushing 69 years old, I don't really want to start adding any more calibers, even though 10mm and 5.7 seem like a lot of fun. Same with the big rifles; the AR, AK, 9mm FPC, .22 semi, .357 and .22 levers should get me by.

I think I'll get into accessorizing my collection to make some units more comfortable or functional, grips, scopes, optics, sights, maybe an extended slide release or mag release for the 1911s, more holsters, etc. And there's always ammo to buy.

View attachment 107347

For example, I think I can find a conversion grip for my 686 Plus and make the "round butt" more of a western looking square butt.

View attachment 107348

For this I also want to get a Western holster and, with my .357 Henry, maybe have a little cowboy fun at the outdoor range. I'd have to pick up a couple of single action revolvers to take part in any real "cowboy action" contests. Hmmm. 🤔

As you can probalby tell, I'm still quite the noob when it comes to all things firearms. There's so much I want to try but realize that I have to pick and choose carefully. I've been considering an SBR in 9mm, probably a Saint Victor, like my AR. I just keep saving my gig money until it burns a hole in my pocket. :LOL: I gotta quit rambling now. Maybe I'll go somewhere and clean a gun.

Congratulations on your retirement. These folks are right. I keep wondering, how did I ever fit work into my busy schedule? Enjoy!


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
Click to expand...

Y’all be posting Texas starter kits 😉
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top