I also keep telling my wife they are an investment, but I can't seem to grasp the idea of selling them once I retire. Maybe that part will come to me one day. I just turned 34 myself, and I just can't seem to resist the urge to play with my new goods. [:I]
Sounds like we are on the right track. I just put together an all Colt preban M4gery myself, and also have the Mossberg 590A1. Can't say that I have tried it on bumble bees just yet. So many goods to gather, yet so few resources.....
I have some excellent backstops around home myself. (read as steep banks). I just need to build up a couple of shooting tables/stands, and I will be set up to at least 100 yards. I do live out in the country, but the city folk are working their way in my direction every year. It has been a few years ago, but I have had the coppers show up out of the blue while innocently shooting AK semi-auto rapid fire on my own property. Makes a fella want to head for higher ground sometimes.
On another note, we should get a group of upstate SC and WNC shooters together for a blast off one weekend. I'm sure we could convince Garand Shooter to join in. He's just up the road a piece.