Author Topic: Are YOU the Type? What Type of Airgun Buyer Are You – Really? (Read 2692 times))

Frank in Fairfield · « **Reply #20 on:** September 29, 2018, 02:49:34 PM »

I buy what I want to shoot not to look at, er, the Old Model 25 is good to look at.
If I don’t shoot it, it is not worth having.
Air rifle/pistols are an all year event but winter is coming so out come the powder burners and hours and hours of reloading.

Relentless Holiday · « **Reply #21 on:** September 29, 2018, 05:22:10 PM »

....and add 8b to me

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #22 on:** September 29, 2018, 10:21:15 PM »

I got a feeling I am gonna be a 27C.

triggertreat · « **Reply #23 on:** September 30, 2018, 12:53:21 AM »

Hmmm, I don’t really know where I fit in. I’m kind of an odd bird and don’t necessarily follow the crowds. I picked up a couple Marauders and have been tinkering with them for a while, but do have an itch for another gun. This time a more powerful gun in .30 or .357 caliber, and maybe a little bit fancier. The FX Crown has been at the top of my short list along with a couple of others, but now the RS semi has come up recently. One day I’ll pick something out once I figure out what I want and need. Which above all is accuracy and power. I can’t see myself not putting at least a little lipstick on whatever I get next. Is there a category for me, I’m not sure?

JungleShooter · « **Reply #24 on:** September 30, 2018, 06:00:08 AM »

Thanks to your kind comments, we now have 10 types of airgun buyers.
They are added into the original post.
This time the additions include the spouse factor!!

Yng@hrt · « **Reply #25 on:** September 30, 2018, 07:29:04 AM »

Looks for vintage models that appeal to them; looks, performance, long term value, & made in the USA. Folks that have shooters & non-shooters.

Yep that’s me.

avator · « **Reply #26 on:** September 30, 2018, 07:49:21 AM »

Is there an "All the above"?

Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) · « **Reply #27 on:** September 30, 2018, 10:06:14 AM »

Oh Boy, you nailed it! I definitely fall into the 9b category! Good thing I have a concealed carry permit, that makes it all legit!

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #28 on:** September 30, 2018, 11:17:50 AM »

Quote from: avator on September 30, 2018, 07:49:21 AM

Is there an "All the above"?

Yep Bill, you, I, and triggertreat made the #10 spot definition.
LOL!!

Relentless Holiday · « **Reply #29 on:** October 08, 2018, 05:05:02 PM »

I seem to have wandered into type 11. The guy (or gal) caught in the cycle of buying pellets to try in guns he has. They don't fly great...so I buy a gun hoping will use those pellets....it doesn't. So I naturally must need the right pellets for it. And so on, and so on, and.....

It's like matching the number of hot dogs to buns in the pkgs.
I need an intervention...

45Bravo · « **Reply #30 on:** October 08, 2018, 10:03:17 PM »

Hmm, well lets see, in airguns, i haven't bought a brand NEW one since... NEVER.
I like vintage airguns.
And I like resurrecting "broken" airguns.

In firearms, the last brand NEW Rifle i bought was a Howa .308 in the late 80's.

And the last NEW handguns i bought was a NEW Glock 22 gen 3 and Glock 27 gen 2.5, through our department.

I have bought NEW PARTS and built several ar-15's.

I like buying used inexpensive guns and wringing the last smidgen of accuracy from them.

I don't buy something to look at or brag about, i buy it to shoot & show it off while shooting it..

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #31 on:** October 09, 2018, 09:23:00 PM »

Bravo Ian!

onet12 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 10, 2018, 04:30:33 PM »

Only second hand airguns, in most cases already tuned by previous owners
In last 3 years I had around 20 different airguns.
I buy them, have fun then sell to another person.
Because Im mobile and travel a lot I cant have a big collection.

Mossonarock · « **Reply #33 on:** October 11, 2018, 11:47:05 AM »

I recently bought some airguns merely for the novelty of current airgun technology. I have absolutely no use for a gun of any kind. Firearms could be banned and I wouldn't miss them. Oh yeah, I can feel the hate now...

JungleShooter · « **Reply #34 on:** October 12, 2018, 04:02:34 AM »

Thanks to your lively participation with comments, we are gaining a more profound understanding appreciation of the type of airgun buyers that populate the airgun universe.
Here’re the newest additions:

When reading certain forum comments and avatar bylines one cannot escape to notice a certain level of compulsiveness when it comes to airguns. Consider the following selection, that justify the type 12 of airgun buyers!:

Type 12 examples from avatar bylines and signatures
Gertrude started the post: “So what did you Order / Receive today? (to feed the ‘Beast’ that lives within)” – This thread started in 2015, and has 8,168 replies to date (Oct. 12, 2018), and 466,189 Views.
marty2: “There’s a thin line between ‘Hobby’ and ‘Mental Illness.’”
anti-squirrel: “Confirmed SPAddict”
lefteyeshot: “without hope, without fear”
Jeff aka Privateer: “Village Idiot. I’m in so deep now it’s at the point it doesn’t even matter anymore.”
Pelletjunkie: The screen name says it all.
deerflyguy: Favorite Airguns: The Next One!
PaulT58: “Guns? What guns?”
JoeV: “AirGun List? – I gots a bunch of ’em, and see no end in filling the corral.”

Type 12 examples from forum posts
clgraham82: “Just placed an order for [...]! Dang this addiction!”
Avator writes: “Another $113 order to Crosman Parts Dept this morning..... somebody stop me !!!!”
maraudinglizard responds: “There’s no such thing as STOP! It’s like the energizer bunny, it just keeps going and going and going.

”
gillchaser admits: “Couldn’t resist at $169.”
Herman Green: “Well, I broke down and scratched my pistol itch.”
Topsportsman916: “Well the disease got the better of me.” – “Just gotta an addiction.”
Gertrude posts: “I need THERAPY!”

So, meet the type 12 of airgun buyers!:
Type 12a: Addict – addicted to buying airguns and airgunning equipment.
The addiction has three sub categories: (1) in denial, or (2) addiction acknowledged, or (3) addiction acknowledged and declared. The above avatar bylines and posts clearly designate these GTA members as sub-category (3). There’s hope, my friends!

Type 12b: Recovered Addict = card-carrying member of GA = Gun buyers Anonymous (distinct from GTA, but I wonder if it is coincidence that 66% of the letters of both organizations coincide, and in the correct order...)

Type 12c: Future Addict: You just don’t realize it yet...! Incipient addiction is hiding just behind the ADD TO CART button.

Type 12d: Free to Choose: – to be or not to be – to buy or not to buy.

avator · « **Reply #35 on:** October 12, 2018, 08:30:17 AM »

Seems fitting that this would be "Type 12".
I'm proud to announce that I've successfully completed the "Airgun 12 Step Program"..
"Take 12 steps, turn, and FIRE" !!

Relentless Holiday · « **Reply #36 on:** October 12, 2018, 09:55:01 AM »

Quote from: avator on October 12, 2018, 08:30:17 AM

Seems fitting that this would be "Type 12".
I'm proud to announce that I've successfully completed the "Airgun 12 Step Program"..
"Take 12 steps, turn, and FIRE" !!

Very fitting. LOL

bavaria55n · « **Reply #37 on:** October 12, 2018, 10:42:52 AM »

TYPE 3a: I wonder if there are those that buy guns mainly to own them, to have them around.

I accumulate/collect them. Like to shoot them but most are shot just a few times and then on to the next purchase or back to my favorites.
Gary

Rabbit\Squirrel Killer · « **Reply #38 on:** October 13, 2018, 04:32:21 PM »

I like to buy broken and fix them, and working and shoot them, improve them when I can. I started with 1322 and 1377 and was just into how much can I improve it? I then have evolved into just what catches my attention. "Deals" are always a factor in my considerations and purchases. I really prefer shooting them but I do have a couple that I won't shoot because they were bought as NEW "collector items".

“There are those who buy guns in full sight of their spouses.”
I make NO effort to hide my purchases from my spouse, I ain’t scared! LOL
I also don’t make a huge deal out of most purchases either. It’s just not important to my wife as long as we aren’t “broke”. My wife does have a checking account that she alone uses, and I have NO idea how much money she has in it, and she buys whatever she wants using “our money” or “her money”. I don’t feel a need for an account that is “mine” as she never acts like she needs to control me. If it comes down to it, I am not selfish but prefer her needs before my own wants or needs and she knows it. I also know she spends “her money” on others more than on herself. I suggested she have an account that is just hers so that she feels and has complete control of it and I can keep track of “our bills” and “our money” better. We have been married over 42 years and I hope to keep her. 😉

Hoosier Daddy · « **Reply #39 on:** October 14, 2018, 10:58:32 AM »

You got a good wife, sounds a lot like mine.

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Are YOU the Type? What Type of Airgun Buyer Are You – Really?

Author Topic: Are YOU the Type? What Type of Airgun Buyer Are You – Really? (Read 2692 times))