There was a time that I didnt "buy" guns, I just "rented" them it seemed. Yes I had a few that I would never part with,but the rest were for selling and trading. Somewhere along the line I thought that I wished that I never sold one along the line. From then on I would still by the Mossburg 500's and Marlin .22's for trading but kept "the good ones". With that being said I usually only buy guns that I can use ,or serve a purpose.