I need a shoulder to cry on and nutz are the only people that will understand..... Got my call yesterday from my local dealer that my KSG was in, I've been waiting 2 years.... I had to say no. I just had my first boy 10 weeks ago, I have the money for the gun but it would put me in a....marginal financial situation and were anything to come up unexpected I would be fit to be tied. I feel absolutely horrible right now. Making responsible decisions sucks. I really wanted that thing. Now some lucky gent gets his crack at bat so good for him, but I feel inconsolible right now.... kind of angry at... I don't know...myself... something intangible?? Bad timing, just my luck I suppose. I think the only thing that's going to make me feel any better is going home and playing with him, but I'm currently stuck at work..... it doesn't help I hate my job either. Someone queue up Theory of a Deadman - I hate my life for me please!
Had to turn down my KSG....
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First boy? Congrats! Now THAT'S important.
Cr@p can always be purchased... children are a long term investment, to be cherished. They're irreplaceable They're our legacy.
That being said, I hate it when I can't buy toys for ME either.
Cr@p can always be purchased... children are a long term investment, to be cherished. They're irreplaceable They're our legacy.
That being said, I hate it when I can't buy toys for ME either.
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I feel your pain brother but there will be more KSG's in the future and hopefully the price will be more realistic. My deal is ...I want what I can't have and when I get it it don't matter much then .... Congrats on the most important thing in life your Family which will always matter !
Family first, always! Congratulations on the arrival of your boy!
The KSG isn't going anywhere, in fact future generations will likely have more improvements AND availability will hopefully improve...
You did the right thing, you certainly don't want to be in a situation where you needed the $ & didn't have it onhand...
Cheers
Jay
The KSG isn't going anywhere, in fact future generations will likely have more improvements AND availability will hopefully improve...
You did the right thing, you certainly don't want to be in a situation where you needed the $ & didn't have it onhand...
Cheers
Jay
Im sorry but I find the term "it hurts" to be a little ridiculous in the situation you described. Most people would pair that statement with the loss of a close loved one, racial discrimination, emotional abuse, diagnosis of a terminal disease, being cheated on etc... Not describing a hunk of metal and plastic you can pick up in the ee as we speak. Im sorry but your entire post struck me as odd. When I have a kid last thing I would be thinking about is the deep and gripping loss of a toy I can go buy at any time. Perhaps your issue isnt a shotgun and something else.... or it is and you really invest emotional attachment into material things. And why you need emotional support from and internet forum on a decision to which any mature adult would have no second guess on making is beyond me
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Well I respect your point of view, but your missing the point I think, yes it was easy to say no because I wouldn't put a piece of plastic and metal above the well being of my family, it's a given, that's why I said no. It just "hurts" because I waited the better part of two years for that shotgun, and as I said I really wanted it. I was looking forward to it. Just bad timing. I make good money and in a few months it probably won't be an issue and I'll get another crack at it. So, missing out on something I had looked forward to for so long really sucks, yes. Do I have a emotional attachment to my guns....sure! It's one of the few hobbies I have and I really enjoy it, great for blowing off steam. The other part is I kind of feel like a douche rejecting a gun that was brought in for me by a dealer that has been good to me for years. Not that they'll have a problem getting rid of it. As far as me needing emotional support for a internet forum, sure why not, nutters are easy for me to relate to as they love the sport as much as me. Now no, nobody died or got beat, & I didn't get cancer but it doesn't mean it doesn't hurt a little bit, suck is probably more appropriate so I don't get flamed. And common man.... buying them on the EE for considerably more than retail? (IBTL). If I wanted to do that I would have already, I said I make good money not great money.
You did the responsible thing
, and now you have a wonderful young one to very soon share your shooting passions with !...
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Odd. Why didn't you buy it? Put a couple hundred of rounds through it and then sell it for a profit on the EE?
Congrats on the son.
Congrats on the son.
Blood is thicker than water, so its family first. Responsibility sometimes can suck but in a time of dire financial stress you made the right decision. Plus as others have said, the KSG is not going anywhere and may be improved. Get back on the list and don't look back or loose a seconds sleep over that decision!
Give your head a shake - you got a son instead of a gun. It's good to see your priorities are in check - family first. Spend time with him - before you know it, he'll be busy with studies or asking for the car keys. KSG's are beginning to flood the marketplace & they're not all that. I scrape the crap out of my knuckle loading the thing. You have lots of time for that.
