Anaconda question

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Hey all,
I bought a Colt Anaconda in .45 Colt with the 6 inch barrel way back in the mid-nineties. It's only had 50 rounds or so thru it over the years and has been a "safe queen" for quite awhile now.
I've noted how the value has increased over the years. (what are they worth now BTW). I've had the urge to take it out of storage and do some shooting with it, but I intend to pass it on down to my daughter and would like to keep maximum value maintained. ( oh the dilemma). Any thoughts?
 
Your gun has been fired so it's already lost the NIB status. All Colt revolvers are increasing in value since Colt is no longer producing them. I doubt a modest amount of shooting will affect your guns value much. Over the years it will likely still appreciate, more even if fired.
 
All Colt revolvers are increasing in value since Colt is no longer producing them.
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Are the 200 or so SAA's and New Frontiers they're producing every month not "revolvers"??? :scrutiny:
 
Dframe said:
All Colt revolvers are increasing in value since Colt is no longer producing them.
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Colt Pythons & Anacondas are increasing in value since Colt is no longer producing them.
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Fixed it for you ;)
 
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Once it's fired it doesn't matter if it's 50 rounds or 5k rounds. Shoot it and enjoy it. I have nice Anacondas with boxes, paperwork and all that jazz. I shoot them all I want and don't worry about it. If I ever need money, I can clean them up, stick them in the box and sell them for more than I paid for them ...Seems win-win to me.
 
I would shoot it and not think twice about it. Better yet, shoot it with your daughter (if possible) so that it means that much more when you pass it on.

How are the .45 Colt Anacondas as shooters?
 
Yep....shoot and enjoy. Keep it clean and functional and you'll be fine. I have seen even well-worn snakes go for eye-popping prices lately.
 
The Colt Anaconda is as fine and strong a revolver as you will find among the "Big Bore" usual suspects (possible exception Freedom Arms SA's).

They have no noted fragility and you do not have an unfired example. You will do nothing but deny yourself a once in a lifetime experience by leaving it in the safe. I have no doubt that people of average means (such as myself) would be tempted to view it simply by the extraordinary resale values they are seeing (like the Python).

If however you have nothing monetarily to lose by careful use, find out why. They are exceptional revolvers.
 
Blast away man. Blast away.......

And then....... Clean and oil away man. Clean and oil away.......
 
I blast away and stick my Anacondas back in their rugs. I don't clean them until they look like a coal miners been carrying them to work.
 
That's fine. It's just my personal gun care policy. I clean all mine after every range session.
 
I shoot 2-5 days a week, year round and have about 20 shooter handguns in rotation. I don't have enough time for all that cleaning.

Sure, years ago I was in that shoot it gotta clean it camp. Then, it got to the point I avoided shooting because of it. Then, I discovered leaving them dirty causes no harm.
 
I would try like hell to wear it out, and if she doesn't want to inherit a used one, buy her another!

What a lucky man you are, to have an Anaconda and a daughter who is interested in someday having her father's guns.
 
Long Have I wanted to own and shoot an anaconda of either caliber but the price is getting higher and higher for one to the point the Mrs. Won't let me justify the expense! Go and shoot it for me!
 
Shoot it or sell it to someone who will shoot it. I'd sell it before people realize they aren't worth current prices, though.
 
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