I think I'm done.

[Tinman507]

Maybe Photoshop a can of Pringles. "Once you pop, you can't stop" was their old slogan. Tinman, do you find these or do you make these?

Made that one on Photoshop.

[Popeye]

AJBERT I'd be in real trouble if I had your job and Barths money. I love old guns , especially rifles.

ODELL Keep up the good work and good luck with the not smoking. You'll be much better off not using those coffin nails. I quit a two pack a day habbit about 14 years ago. I suffered pretty good for about a month. In the end though well worth it. Your right and that's part of the gun addiction. I have to many guns that fit the same bill. I thinned out the heard a few years back, but have come to realize that I need to do it again. I want to take a look at the new shield and the XDslim 9mm when it comes out. Then I'll probably consolidate and get rid of some. When I got my PM9 that one gun fit my CC needs. I got rid of a Bersa thunder 380 in a trade for a 1981 Marlin 336 30/30 in pristine condition. I always wanted a 30/30. The PM9 also put the XD9sc on the shelf and it helped finance a 1911. It didn't consolidate much but it did get rid of the guns I didn't need or use anymore for CC. We'll see what happens I'm not in a hurry. Just need to watch my buying habits more carefully.

[Tinman507]

Maybe Photoshop a can of Pringles. "Once you pop, you can't stop" was their old slogan.

[LorenzoB]

Nice work Tinman! I think I'll buy a can for my next range snack. I do Photoshop stuff for work and fun too.

[LorenzoB]

Hang in there O'Dell! I had a friend (who I never met in person) from a work related forum who died a terrible death over the course of a year from lung cancer. He just wanted to tell every one he met to quit smoking (not for their own lives, but for their family's sake). Before it got really bad, he even went and spoke at some local junior high schools about it.

So, I want to encourage you to stay strong... you can do it.
And maybe buy yourself a gun if you feel the urge to light up.

[Tinman507]

[JFootin]

You had to bring that up, didn't you? I just quite smoking at midnight, this past Saturday! I started in my junior year of college in 1963, and this is my first attempt to quit. It's hard, but not as bad as I thought it would be - five days and I'm still hanging in there. I've been taking rides in one of the convertibles late at night or in the early morning when it's cool to get my mind off of it.

As far as guns are concerned, I think I'm done too. I didn't realize it until I sold one of my beloved 3rd gen S&W 45's last month and now my CW40 is on the block if I find someone interested. It's become redundant since I got the CW45 in December, anyway. I'm far from being out of the sport with fifteen pistols and a 45 carbine, but it seems to be less important to me lately. This is the only gun forum I've visited in the last week or ten days, and that's unheard of for me. I haven't actively looked for any gun deals lately either.

O'Dell, I quit smoking back in 2000 after my second of 3 heart attacks (the first one went undiagnosed because of HMO malfeasance). It gets easier and easier as time goes on. There are no physical withdrawal symptoms. It is just a matter of exterting your will and retraining it. It will take 2 or 3 months for it to no longer smell inviting. But by that time your retrained will, will be comfortable saying "No. Never again."

Well, don't neglect us here, O'Dell. I am cooling off on buying any more guns for a while. I don't have as many as you. I don't have the resources because I am living on SSDI. But I am very pleased with my three carry guns.

The CM9 has always worked as slick as it looks, but it amazes me how much smoother it has gotten with a couple of hundred rounds through it. I put the 5 lb striker spring in it shortly after I got it, and that trigger is now "like butter!" I can carry it behind my hip in my PJ IWB Holster and forget it is there because it is so comfortable. I also carry it in my gorgeous James Dean IWB holster—a work of art in leather. My CM9 slides in that holster and says "I'm home!"

The S&W 638 Airweight Snubby with the fantastic 4.25 lb DA trigger pull that my smith accomplished on it is my favorite grab it and go gun, now. It fits in my hand so well with the Hogue Bantam Rubber Grip, points and shoots so well and I have such confidence in it going BANG up to 5 times when I need it. I have a PJ IWB Holster for it, as well. Paul's holsters are fantastically comfortable, practical and secure all day carry choices! But my favorite carry holster for my Snubby is the custom designed, reverse canted AIWB Holster that James Dean made for me. The gun is so easily accessible there standing or sitting, and it hides easily under an untucked shirt (although the holster is tuckable, so I could wear it that way, too). I also have a beautiful and perfect leather Pocket Holster for my Snubby, made by James Dean. I wear the gun in it around the house and occasionally on a quick trip. It prints in my tight jeans pocket against my skinny leg, but so what? I find that the Snubby is easier and quicker to draw from my pocket than the CM9, or even the much smaller Taurus TCP 380. Something about the shape of the gun and the grip facilitates the draw.

My new Taurus 738 TCP 380 is waiting for me to pick it up at my smith's. He took it down, fluffed and buffed it, polished the feed ramp, cleaned and lubed it, then test fired it. Final bill: $30! You can't beat that! I'll have to put enough rounds through it to ensure reliability. Then, it will be in my rotation. Great pocket gun. Very concealable IWB, as well. A better trigger and a bit less recoil than the TCP or P3AT. Got it for $191 at Bud's. Bought a couple of extra mags, which were not too expensive and are high quality, as is the gun. Lifetime warranty on this gun. Not, I'm sure, as sweet a shooter as a P380, but I am very pleased with it at less than half the price!

Eventually, I want to get more guns: a home defense shotgun, a KT Sub2000 in 9mm, a rifle or 2 and a pistol or 2 in 22lr, a lever action rifle and a SA pistol in 45LC, and I want to get into the 45acp caliber, probably with a CW45 first, but then something in the 1911 family.

But for now, some belt tightening.

[O'Dell]

Thanks J and Popeye for the encouragement. I guess I'm lucky because I have no health issues according the my annual checkup in January. Blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, and all the other blood values are good or better than normal. I lead a pretty active life, so I get plenty of exercise and still do the same regimen at home I've done for forty years. I'm just trying to catch it before something does go wrong.

[itsthelaw]

O'Dell - Congrats on day 5 and all the best for days 6+!

[Tinman507]

For sure O'Dell. Keep on going. Quitting is on my short list too. Good luck!

[BroncoAZ]

Never thought I'd say this but I think I might be done buying guns unless something really special comes along with a price tag to match. I'm having trouble shooting what I have and I don't do safe queens or having guns just to own them. There is just nothing out there at the moment I'm really wanting.

My rifles are....
Springfield M1 Garand.. 30-06
Marlin 336 30/30
Ruger 580 Mini 14 ranch rifle. 5.56 (223)
Yugo SKS 7.62x39
Mosin Nagant 91/30 7.62x54r
Ruger 10/22 carbine
Marlin 81 DL bolt action .22

Shot Gun Mossberg Crusier 20Ga.

Pistols
CZ75B 9mm
RIA 1911 45 Cal.
Kahr PM9
Glock G26 Gen 3
Kel Tec P3at .380.
Ruger MKIII 22/45 RP Bull Barrel Target.

I love owning and shooting them all, but this is getting out of hand.

Not a bad list, but it would leave me unsatisfied. Everyone should have a Glock 19, a .357 revolver, a 12 ga shotgun, an AR-15, and, and, and, and...

I have a fair number, but I'm not done by any means.

[O'Dell]

Not a bad list, but it would leave me unsatisfied. Everyone should have a Glock 19, a .357 revolver, a 12 ga shotgun, an AR-15, and, and, and, and...

I have a fair number, but I'm not done by any means.

I have fifteen hand guns and a 45 carbine, but I don't have one item on your list. The only one I would even consider is a 12 gauge, and that's a low priority.

[Russ]

Never thought I'd say this but I think I might be done buying guns unless something really special comes along with a price tag to match. I'm having trouble shooting what I have and I don't do safe queens or having guns just to own them. There is just nothing out there at the moment I'm really wanting.

My rifles are....
Springfield M1 Garand.. 30-06
Marlin 336 30/30
Ruger 580 Mini 14 ranch rifle. 5.56 (223)
Yugo SKS 7.62x39
Mosin Nagant 91/30 7.62x54r
Ruger 10/22 carbine
Marlin 81 DL bolt action .22

Shot Gun Mossberg Crusier 20Ga.

Pistols
CZ75B 9mm
RIA 1911 45 Cal.
Kahr PM9
Glock G26 Gen 3
Kel Tec P3at .380.
Ruger MKIII 22/45 RP Bull Barrel Target.

I love owning and shooting them all, but this is getting out of hand.

Popeye

I have enjoyed my S&W Shield 9mm.

If you are patient waiting out the current demand to settle down you should find one for $399.

I have owned and sold a Kahr CM9 and Beretta Nano and I can honestly say the Shield is my favorite. In fact I find my full size XD 45 collecting dust when I head to the range.

Recently I was trying on some very small frame guns (I.e. Ruger LCP & Sig 238) and found the Shield had a more natural fit for my medium to large hand size and being able to pinkie grip the flush magazine adds to the enjoyment and for me it fits as a pocket gun in my Dockers.
Russ

[Popeye]

Not a bad list, but it would leave me unsatisfied. Everyone should have a Glock 19, a .357 revolver, a 12 ga shotgun, an AR-15, and, and, and, and...

I have a fair number, but I'm not done by any means.

I have zero interest in another glock of any type. Little interest in a 357 revolver being I sold one a few years back. I like my Mini 14 over the AR's. Wouldn't mind having a 12 Ga.though if the price was right.

[MW surveyor]

Gee, thanks guys. I thought I was through too but now I'm looking at 12/20 gauge shotguns and a dinky little NAA 22mag/22 lr.