Percentage of guns you bought 2nd-hand

I own 9 , and everyone of them has been owned previously to me purchasing them.

At least 80% of mine were used, possibly as much as 90%.

40% pre owned as they say.

About 90 % preowned. Just think a lot of the older stuff is cool.

Of the guns I've owned and enjoyed over the years, used greatly outnumbers new. Probably in the 75% vs 25% range. Of the guns I currently own it's about 50/50. Thats primarily because all of the used guns I own now have sentimental value because they were given to me. Nothing I've acquired for myself has any great meaning beyond the job they're expected to do.

I have always preferred to buy used over new and so most of my guns were purchased used. There have been a few though that were purchased new and I even still have some of them.

97% of my collection was purchased used. Not very many of the modern guns interest me very much. I purchased a CX4, a P99C AS, and an SP5 new. All 3 of them were purchased at a substantial industry discount and are currently selling used for more than I paid BNIB.

PS. I think I run close 50/50 FFL v. private sales although working at an FFL jacked that up considerably.

Counting complete firearms, I think I'm right at 50/50. That shifts a tiny bit towards aquired-new if we start counting air guns, parts that aren't-completely-built-yet-but-still-required-a-background-check, etc.

A couple of mine are border-line.
How do you figure a milsurp parts kit on a new receiver?

theotherwaldo said:

A couple of mine are border-line.
How do you figure a milsurp parts kit on a new receiver?

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I would call that used.

95/5--94.56 if using a calculator.

Since I collect WW1 rifles and Art Deco period small pistols, (and I used to collect no longer made S&W revolvers) my acquisitions of used firearms are probably close to 75%.

Probably about 70% were bought used.

It's interesting that such a high percentage seems to be used guns. I would assume a very high percentage of those used gun purchases also required a background check. I'd been imagining the number of background checks that are reported from time to time (extremely high in recent years) to correlate to more new guns entering the national herd than this thread might indicate.

Just 2---both bought in the last year---both O/U shotguns----one was still NIB after 40 years---the other is from 91 with maybe a box of shells through it. Both were a good deal but still not inexpensive.

I was down to having 2 guns in 09 due to medical bills and lack of work---a .22 rifle and 9mm pistol-----that has been rebuilt into a decent collection since then.

I6turbo said:

It's interesting that such a high percentage seems to be used guns. I would assume a very high percentage of those used gun purchases also required a background check. I'd been imagining the number of background checks that are reported from time to time (extremely high in recent years) to correlate to more new guns entering the national herd than this thread might indicate.

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Cump said:

That is a good point, but I have also been thinking that if UBC ever gets passed and signed into law, it is going to drastically change how I approach the hobby side of gun ownership -- since I live in a state that doesn't require checks for private transfers. Would probabably mean less trades and more loitering around pawn shops.

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I agree, that's a good point, and one I hadn't thought of either. I was thinking the same thing after seeing those BGC numbers, but this thread shows those numbers in a different light. I would add though, that the membership of this forum is far from a representative sample of the general public in terms of our firearm purchasing habits. Are casual gun owners who aren't interested enough in firearms to hang out here more likely to buy new? Used? We keep hearing that a large percentage of the purchases made this year were made by first-time gun buyers. I would think those buyers would be more likely to purchase new, no? Or maybe not - those buying guns in panic are likely to buy whatever they can get their hands on (we've heard lots of those stories too). As for us, a buying panic isn't going to stop collectors from their usual horse trading.

I suppose at the end of the day it's hard to draw any conclusions without more info. We do know this though: The gun manufacturers all say they're going all out to ship as much product as they can, and those products are still flying off the shelves as soon as they arrive in the stores.

giggitygiggity said:

How do many of today’s pistols fail to impress you? I am not taking issue with your statement; instead, I am curious. Plus everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

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You're asking, I'm answering, BUT, I am not going to defend my choices, it's already been. beat. to. death.

Pistols which fail to impress me:

1. Glocks
2. Glock copies- anything striker fired, or with that "safety on a trigger" style trigger design.
3. SCCY, CaniK, Taurus, Bersa, Jiminez and a host of other low cost firearms.
4. The S&W -M&P line, and pretty much any S&W auto-loader after the GEN IIIs
5. The Ruger 5.7, and a lot of other nouveau Ruger auto-loader schlock.

Bear in mind, this is just a personal preference, based upon personal experiences, likes and dislikes.

About 90 percent used for me.

About 90%

100% of mine were bought pre-owned, although I do have 4 that are NIB/never fired condition that I bought or traded for from private ownership.

My wife has bought most of hers new, about 70%

Nothing brings a smile to my face than finding a 50 year old "sock drawer" gun.
As it stands now 6 new to 14 previously owned.

By calculations I am at 90.14% used as there were some I wouldn't wait for to become used and paid full price.

70% new 30% 2nd hand. Have purchased new unless something I'm looking for is no longer made, ex: Colt revolvers and a pair of SIG P250-22 pistols.