Collections. Upsizing or Downsizing ?

[I. J.]

I have over the past year sold a BSF 55 and a BSA Superstar

O.K., O.K., so I bought a Walther LGV Match and a few other odds and sods but the thought was there.

[hwtyger]

I think my collections are relatively stable in number of airguns.
Dont know what my other half thinks though
I have specific taste of which models I like and dont like so if I have all models I like, there's no need to further increase the nr of airguns.
But if my collections consists of a brand that is still in business than collection may grow over time.

[Shed tuner]

Space constrained. also if you get too many, you just don't get round to ever using them, and I don't like that. Every 6 months I llook at those I haven't shot for a year, and consider selling them - especially if they are releatively easily replaced. Pistols are easier as they take up so much less space, and easier to chuck half a dozen in the car and go off to the range, or shoot indoors when everyone else is out.

The trend right now is less modern stuff, and more older, interesting stuff, especially the basket case guns that eeryone else steers clear off, as I'm happy to make new parts, weld stuff, whatever to get them shooting again, even if they may never be the most desirable specimins

[les allam]

I am in the process of selling some of my collection (pcp rifles) , and like Jon pass on the guns that do not get used. But being a Hoarder I can't seem to sell any thing gun related.There are still a few guns that I am after .My modest collection is all that I need, but the itch is always there.
Atb
Les..

[Blackrider]

Started a trawl through the "armoury" this afternoon to see if I should unload a couple. Unfortunately the Boss said I had to dismantle Christmas so I couldn't complete the task !

[Mole trapper]

Because of the knock on effects of a health issue I had , I have a rather ocd attitude, this manifested itself early last year in selling all of my not insubstantial collection of modern high end pcp,s, these I had bought over the last six months, the money bought me a brand new custom transit van
My collection of Springer's on the other hand thankfully never get affected by my swings, only increasing in size. Luckily my interest is limited to late seventies to early nineties otherwise I would be in serious trouble

[johnbaz]

I decided a few weeks ago that I was going to move a large portion of my collection on so it's not left for the wife to fathom out what to do with it at some time but starting with the lower quality ones first then moving up to the better stuff!

Yesterday I agreed to buy a Gecado mod35, I was at a friends, He tried phoning the owner with an offer on my behalf, Right after I left to pick the wife up my friend texted me to say that my offer had been accepted, Trouble was that I didn't have time to turn around and collect it!!

The chap is also doing work on my Superten (Muzzle velocity up and down and a reblack of the barrel) so i'll collect and pay for the Gecko when I go back for my S10

When the weather warms up, That's when i'm going through the gunroom, Trouble is that I hate selling my stuff



John

[Muskett]

I have over the past year sold a BSF 55 and a BSA Superstar

O.K., O.K., so I bought a Walther LGV Match and a few other odds and sods but the thought was there.

The pain, the pain

[Geezer]

In principle, shift the less nice of the duplicates, get rid of the ones that have I have never really bonded with, move on the stuff I have just accumulated over the years, but don't use/like. Re-invest in a smaller number of really good things, reflecting my current tastes, and in some tuning and/or refinishing for some of the rest of what remains.

In reality, probably slight growth.