Too nice to shoot.

[bpd303]

Of all the guns I own, there is only one that has never been fired and I won it in a sales contest in '82. It's a Winchester, 94 John Wayne commemorative in 32-40, came with 6 boxes of John Wayne ammo and the box. Last time I looked at the blue book value was $3,250.00 not bad for a gun that sold for $650.00 back then.

 

[westrayer]

Going up for sale to fund a more suitable hunting gun.

 

[TFoley]

Collecting guns is one thing. Investing in them is a fool's errand.

How to make a small fortune investing in guns.

1. Start off by investing a large fortune.

2. Continue until broke.

 

[Rancocas]

There is no accounting for taste. It's a matter of opinion, I suppose. It's a TC. They do not represent any real historic firearm. There is nothing special about any TC.

 

[wiscoaster]

How to make a small fortune investing in guns.

1. Start off by investing a large fortune.

2. Continue until broke.

I skipped over step one and still working on step two.

 

[bpd303]

Going up for sale to fund a more suitable hunting gun.

No need, as I have at least a half dozen in both types of guns to pick from. Seeing as I no longer hunt it would be an exercise in futility.

 

[CVA Enthusiast]

Safe Queen? I have no such, nothing on my gun rack, gun cabinet remains unfired, I may fire them less often but everything gets powder and shot through. Too Nice to shoot may only be once or twice a year shot but I have got to hear them speak.

 

[tom in nc]

I've never, and probably never will, own one that is too nice or too valuable to shoot, If I did I would probably sell it and buy several shooters.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

No T/C ever made is “too nice to shoot”.

 

[TFoley]

Safe Queen? I have no such, nothing on my gun rack, gun cabinet remains unfired, I may fire them less often but everything gets powder and shot through. Too Nice to shoot may only be once or twice a year shot but I have got to hear them speak.

TMI.

 

[SOLANCO]

Solanco,
I have never lost money on a gun. Lucky, I guess. But I don't buy on impulse, or try not to do so. And to follow up on your earlier post, I probably will sell it to regain my investment.

Absent a few stolen in a burglary I have never lost money on a gun. Mostly cause I do not sell them LOL. If you asked me how many I have I would have to walk around the house listing and counting. Likely I'd miss one or more.

I hate to see someone loosing money on a gun. In my experience it mostly happens because the individual is in duress. Grave illness or some other calamity has put him in a bad bind.

 

[bpd303]

I had a friend who has passed away, that would like a gun I had and he would offer more that it was worth so of course I sold it to him. He would keep it a while and want to trade back for another of my guns, of course they were worth about the same and he would give me $100 boot so I traded him.
After he had it a while he wanted the first gun back, so I traded him and he gave me another $100 boot. He did that several times with other guns, one I got to own 3 times.
George was his name and he once asked me how hot can you load a 9mm Luger round for me. I told him I could load it hot enough to blow up your gun. He said well only make one of them then. I really miss him, I didn't feel guilty about his constant trading, because I restored several for him and didn't charge anything.