Beautiful Guns

[irishpunk]

How many of you possess firearms that you might never use...for whatever reason...do not feel badly,I possess a few of those firearms myself...and her they are.

First up is a Pre WW2 Walther PPK 32acp RZM

Next up is a Ruger GP100 (.357mag) with real rosewood grips from Badger Grips.

The next gun up is a brand new Remington R1 (.45acp)

Someday my son will own these firearms.

 

[larryh1108]

When you say you'll never use, does that mean they are still unshot or just not fired by you? Unfired guns are worth more than hardly used guns. Leaving a nice gun for your heirs is nice and a good thing but if they have been previously fired, your heirs may appreciate them more if you shot them and they were with you. Pleasant memories!

 

[critter]

S&W 27-2!
S&W Victory model.

 

[csa77]

a Enfield Royal Irish constabulary carbine.

a 91/30 mosin made in 1949 by Izhevsk I don't plan on shooting it ether- due to the manufacture date its possible that it never been fired. certainly looks the part

 

[MachIVshooter]

I have some nicer looking guns that I am a little more careful with, but all of mine see use.

As for the ones you have? If the Walther was unfired, I'd probably leave it that way. Otherwise, I'd shoot the snot out of them. Neither the GP100 or R1 will appreciate in value enough to even keep up with inflation, and won't decrease significantly with use so long as they are cared for. Remember, even if NIB, those two are worth less than one which has never been sold retail, because they are still second hand from a warranty perspective.

 

[short barrel]

A pre-ban Springfield M1A owned for 25 years. I have fired it and hunted with it, but to me, it is the perfect weapon and the best designed. My son will inherit it and I hope it will mean more to him because his dad used it.

 

[bannockburn]

irishpunk

I'm curious as to why you would never use the Ruger GP100 or the Remington R1? I could understand not using the Walther PPK because of its historical value but the other two are current production items and may never gain much in the way of collectors value.

The way I look at it if I had an exotic sports car, like a Ferrari, sure it would be worth more if I parked it in a garage and never drove it. But cars like that are meant to be driven and enjoyed, just as the guns that I own are meant to be used and enjoyed. Future value, or treating them as pristine family heirlooms, doesn't even enter into the picture.

 

[JJE]

SIG P232. For years I've wanted one, but never got one because there were always more "practical" guns for HD, CCW, target shooting, etc, etc. I recently decided that I don't care if there are more practical guns, I'm getting a P232, buying some nice wood grips for it and a pretty leather holster.

 

[nugun55]

To me, buying a gun and not shooting it is like buying a guitar and not playing it. What's the point?

 

[jmr40]

Yea, especially the Ruger. That's like saving shovel and not using it. No reason not to use that one.

I'm normally not into such guns. I have a few older guns with family history that rarely if ever get used. Some are old designs not safe with modern ammo.

The only thing in this category I own is the Marlin 336 LTS I own. They made a run of only 500 in 2005. It is basically a SS Guide gun, but chambered in 35 Rem instead of 45-70. It's been to the range one time and 1 magazine fired through it. It has already doubled in value, someday one of my kids or grandkids will get it.

On the right.

 

[thriller]

jmr, that marlin is stunning.

 

[gulogulo1970]

I've got a Colt Python I would never ever put in a holster and carry around. But I try to shoot it a couple times a year. I'm very careful with it but I've never owned a gun I wouldn't shoot.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

I guess I don't understand why you chose those three guns to be your "don't use" guns. The Ruger wouldn't wear out in a lifetime of use and it will never have collector value. Much the same for the Remington 1911.
Those are workhorses, not collector's pieces.

BUT, this is merely my opinion. Yours is just as valid as mine and if it makes you happy to just look at them and not shoot them, then I certainly have no right to disparage you for it. I may not understand, but they are yours. Enjoy them however you want to.

Happy shooting.

 

[ms6852]

Too me owning a gun that you would never use would be like marrying a Victoria's Secret model and never consummating the marriage.....IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN!!!

 

[Deog]

NOPE. they all get to run

 

[herkyguy]

My GP100 is beat up pretty good, but maybe one day my kids will appreciate it more because of it.

Now, my case hardened Winchester 1873 is a different story. I'll shoot it for sure, but hopefully keep it in great shape. I don't think I could just let it sit in the safe. It would drive me nuts.

 

[Ky Larry]

If it's in my safe, it gets shot, including my Python,older S&Ws.other Snakes, Winchesters,Kimbers, and my Colt .38 Police Positive made in 1932 in 98%.

I understand investing in guns and not shooting them. That just isn't for me. Owning a gun I can't shoot is like being married to Miss America and having separate bedrooms. Why bother?

 

[buck460XVR]

The beauty in my guns is the holes they make in things downrange. Thus, I have a hard time deeming recent mass produced, entry level guns as safe queens.

 

[Reloadron]

How many of you possess firearms that you might never use...for whatever reason...

Not I, they all get used. Some not as often as they once did but just about everything I own was bought at one time or another to shoot. No safe queens here.

Ron

 

[george burns]

Shoot them all. I never saw a guy who wanted a specific gun that I had, worry about if it were shot before. Now I don't have any 5 thousand dollar pistols, but a few in the 2-3 thousand dollar range have gone through my hands in 35 years, and the same goes for a 70 yr. old Browning shotgun.
Shoot them if they are readily available, I had a German Walther, and I sold it after 25 years, for less than I paid for it, "the market was soft". You can't rely on guns for investment purposes unless it's extremely specific.

 

[Outlaw Man]

I don't buy guns I won't shoot. I have a couple I don't shoot very often, but they've had rounds through them.

The rifle I bought for my daughter when she gets old enough is driving me crazy every time I open the safe. It's just begging to be shot.

 

[jmace57]

Only one. At the end of WWII in Europe, in one of the mass surrenders my Dad got a Walther PP from an officer. It was still packed in cosmoline and had never been fired. It still has never been fired. He gave it to me, I'm giving it to my son, and hopefully he will give to HIS son.

 

[WestKentucky]

Everything I own gets shot a lot. From the hawkens repop and the 1926 rem11 up to my newest design in the pt-99. Guns are tools that are a whole lot more fun than a screwdriver. Use the tools and they will work well and last a long time. Abuse the tool and it dies quickly.

 

[Agsalaska]

Ive got a bunch. The vast majority of my collection does not get shot and will not get shot until after I die.

My favorite is a Colt 1917 bought by my grandfather from the PX when he left the army in 1921. He put it in a closet and never really messed with it. We found it in 1989, loaded, in the top go his old closet 40 years after he died.

It is the only family gun I own and it is in my safe in 98% condition.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

May never shoot either of these. Maybe the Smith some day....

All my current production guns get shot regularly.