Thinking about a new pistol or revolver--talk me out of it

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What you think?

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I think you gun nut dudes are something else.

I buy a new gun about every 5 or 10 years. And I have way more than I need.

Ruger SP 101 357 mag 4 inch. Not near as bulky as the G100 but the trade off is you lose one round for the chamber.

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I think you gun nut dudes are something else. I buy a new gun about every 5 or 10 years. And I have way more than I need.

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I rarely buy a new gun, but sometimes you just get the itch. I bought a .308 last week and still don’t know why. I always tote a bow and maybe grab a rifle once a year. Oh well, never bad to have another gun.

Ruger GP100 Match Champion

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like you when you post here....but I had to downvote that one.

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No offense taken. It's a curiosity to me. I have a dozen friends who are just Gun Guys. They're always itching to get another one. And they take them out just to look at them, shoot them, etc.

I've got a 1997 Benelli SBE2 shotgun that's rusted and beat to hell. I just loaded it into a hard case for the flight to Canada tomorrow. It's the only shotgun I own. And it might be the only one I own 20 years from now.

I guess I'm just not a Gun Guy. That's all.

HK P30sk. Nice compact gun so you will be ready if you ever get your CCP. Solid HK engineering. SA/DA with a decocker. Nice shooter too.

Man....my wife probably wishes I was like that lol.....the minute I buy a new one I'm immediately researching the next one....

I shoot one of those redhawks at work sometimes. It's a beast and awesome to shoot.

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I guess I'm just not a Gun Guy. That's all.

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I get this, and that's fine. But branding the OP in a derogatory fashion because he doesn't agree with your views is off putting. It's the same as the guy who has 300 lures, the guy who wants texted pictures from his game cameras, the devout bow hunters, people who like lifted deleted 7.0 F250s, etc., etc. I wouldnt go around telling them how to spend their money or time. Spend your money how you want, living life how you want. I know you're riding an OB high for the cooler ordeal, and that a tremendous thing you're doing for the community. But, that increased notoriety doesnt put you in a position to berate others in this community, which is one of the best on TD and one of the best online communities in South LA, sorry to the three guys on here from Bossier . Frankly, if you're not a gun guy why are you in this thread? I guess it was focused on the "talk me out of it" portion of the title or to just put down those that are "gun guys" by insinuating it's wrong or "nutty" to own more than X amount of guns. Hell you even had the OP crawfishing trying to rationalize his want for a new gun after your original comment. So much of this devide that we are in as a country is based on the logic if you dont think like me, you're wrong and frick you. But in reality, as long as what you do doesn't affect my fundamental rights..frick it, have at it. Do you.

/rant

Post rant: I know you're good people from your previous post and input in this community, and that was probably just a careless comment. I've just been dealing a lot with this specific topic the past two weeks and I'm just reaching a frustration point.

ETA: OP, my original comment was going to be the GP100 is a pretty damn good revolver for the price.