Well, the first obvious consideration is if I don?t enjoy it or shoot it well then it will likely find a new home.

Also, if I find I have too many of one firearm (perhaps I know a guy that might have had five Glock 19s) then I can rationalize that a backup or two is okay but beyond that I?m hoarding and something needs to go.

Guns with sentimental value stay. Guns with no sentimental value that I haven?t put a round through in about ten years probably won?t be missed.

Redundancy and overlap also factor into it for me. Example: if a guy had a Glock, and M&P, a Sig, and an XD that were all polymer framed, striker fired 9mm then perhaps a few of them could part ways and you?d still have a polymer 9mm.

Its like when you were a kid and mom went through your toys and got rid of the ones you never played with. Chances are she did it without you knowing and you probably never even noticed.