Milsurp collecting is like being addicted to crack. [lol] Its cheap, they're easy to find, and someone always knows someone who does it.
I started casually after watching Saving Pvt Ryan and playing Medal of Honor on PC. My first choice was a K98, the work horse of the German army. Secondly I wanted a Mosin Nagant, and this was before Enemy at the Gates. Then I wanted an M1 Garand. That ejecting clip sound does something to ya.
Now many rifles and many safes later, when it comes to money I gauge a lot of things in milsurp equations. For example.... the usual coffee and a muffin breakfast on the way to work comes out to around $4. At 5 times a week thats $20 at the end of the week. In one month's time, thats another Turkish Mauser, or 91/30, M44, or M38 Mosin Nagant . [shock] And thats with shipping too. :x
I won't even go to bars anymore. Even a cheap night out is a spam can of Czech silver tip or Romanian 8mm. I've even debated cutting back on good beer and resorting to Bush to save funds for gun shows, but as I sit here with a bottle of Blue Moon Belgian White near me, I don't think i'm that bad yet. [lol]