Collectors and Zombie guns??? - not a ZOMBIE thread

[herkyguy]

I do not like the current fascination with zombie guns. Nor do I like the fact that respectable manufacturers are making guns with zombie logos, crazy colors, and (even worse) ammunition for zombies....

BUT, to each his own and my question is this: 50 years from now (when hopefully this little fad has gone away) are zombie guns going to have their place in collections? Is there collector value? Would the NRA's museum have a few on display proclaiming "there once was a time when people strongly desired glowing lime green grips, bayonets on their shotguns, and flourescent zombie logos engraved on the many random excessive components on their firearms...Here are but a few of these ill-conceived weapons"??

 

[rcmodel]

Well, the NRA National Firearms Museum already has the Vampire Hunters Colt in it's collection.
Complete with Holy Water and an ebony wooden stake.

http://www.nramuseum.com/the-museum...ery/cased-handguns/vampire-hunter's-colt.aspx

So I suppose it could happen.

But of course it's a little nicer then the Zombie stuff coming out now.

rc

 

[Skribs]

I like the little green tip on zombie hunter ammo, but I think zombie hunter guns are a bit tacky. I prefer the all black weapons myself. I don't really see them as being a long-term collector's item, personally. I like the zombie culture stuff, but the guns themselves aren't my cup of tea.

 

[SpringfieldArmoryXD]

I think popular TV shows like, "The Walking Dead" are an influence in the trend.

 

[Quat]

I don't think the zombie craze is a good thing to couple with real firearms, and I think its a little irresponsible. The first shooting where someone uses something tagged or branded as such, the media storm and public out lash will be something to behold, and perhaps rightfully so.

 

[Skribs]

The media jumps on any shooting, I don't think the zombie stuff will get much notice. I don't see any irresponsibility in the zombie guns and ammo. I think the guns are a bit silly and the ammo could be designed to actually meet FBI recommended penetration (otherwise, what's the point of a polymer-tipped JHP?), but there's nothing irresponsible, immoral, or unethical about them.

 

[Rail Driver]

Personally I think it's more than a little wrong to degrade a person because of their choice in weapons, style, color, etc.

They don't hurt you by existing, so get over it.

If you don't like it, don't spend your money on it.

Obviously there is a significant enough demand for the products for companies to keep producing them.

Wanna know what makes me gag? Elitist fools who think their way is the best and only correct way, so they constantly make comments and threads about "that stupid zombie fad" couched in "polite terms" in order to get their firearm bigotry out there.

Whatever happened to "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"? Just because you're using polite and/or politically correct terms doesn't make what you're saying "nice" in any way.

*Edit to add: I personally don't have and won't buy a "zombie gun" - I don't care for the neon green, and think the EOTech with the biohazard reticle is too cluttered for a proper sight picture. I'd have no problem buying Z-Max ammo however, because it's a proven bullet design by a reputable company.

 

[SlowFuse]

I've enjoyed having cheap Z-max components (bullets) to reload with. Theyve been cheaper than A-max when bought by the 500 pk. That's as far as I've delved into the zombie fads.

 

[brnmuenchow]

The question is will they be worth anything and my opinion is simple:
1) Rarity.
2) Condition of the rifle, scopes, etc... where they kept in collectible condition, or were they used and abused for "Zombie Training".
3) Everything is only worth what one is willing to pay for the item in question.

This question is too difficult to answer for sure, but I would say yes it will be a collectors item in the future. I have no doubt that after the Zombie Craze has long past there will be people searching for these items to collect. I also am not all too thrilled about all this zombie stuff, just for the record.

 

[Unistat]

Personally I think it's more than a little wrong to degrade a person because of their choice in weapons, style, color, etc.

They don't hurt you by existing, so get over it.

If you don't like it, don't spend your money on it.

Obviously there is a significant enough demand for the products for companies to keep producing them.

Wanna know what makes me gag? Elitist fools who think their way is the best and only correct way, so they constantly make comments and threads about "that stupid zombie fad" couched in "polite terms" in order to get their firearm bigotry out there.

Whatever happened to "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"? Just because you're using polite and/or politically correct terms doesn't make what you're saying "nice" in any way.

*Edit to add: I personally don't have and won't buy a "zombie gun" - I don't care for the neon green, and think the EOTech with the biohazard reticle is too cluttered for a proper sight picture. I'd have no problem buying Z-Max ammo however, because it's a proven bullet design by a reputable company.

Like or +1 or whatever.

 

[Sam1911]

The question is will they be worth anything and my opinion is simple:
1) Rarity.
2) Condition of the rifle, scopes, etc... where they kept in collectible condition, or were they used and abused for "Zombie Training".
3) Everything is only worth what one is willing to pay for the item in question.

This question is too difficult to answer for sure, but I would say yes it will be a collectors item in the future. I have no doubt that after the Zombie Craze has long past there will be people searching for these items to collect. I also am not all too thrilled about all this zombie stuff, just for the record

This is a great summary. The biggest question will be rarity, and I don't see any of these things as being particularly rare. This is mass-market stuff, mostly middle-lower tier novelty items. There may be a collectors' market for it 50 years from now, just like there's a collectors' market for plastic or tin Flash Gordon ray guns from the 50s-60s. Still generally not "worth" much, but more than thier original market price corrected for inflation, probably.

There will be a few outliers -- like maybe some limited number of custom knives made by a very well known high end maker -- that will be very collectable and valuable because of quality, rarity, and that maker's name, but I don't think that, just for example, a Brownell's "Zombie Hunter" AR upper receiver, is going to be worth much in 50 years.

 

[Skribs]

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all." Whenever someone says something and I don't have a comeback, and they follow up with "I left you speechless, huh?" I just say "well, mom taught me that if you don't have anything nice to say..."

Rail Driver, very well put. I will often make fun of the ol' duffers who still use 1911s, but its all in good fun. I wouldn't actually consider someone to be worthy of degrading just by firearm choice.

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

I doubt there will be any collectibility to them in the future. Imagine if decades ago a trend had begun offering just as cartoonish crap in the vein of "Red Scare" guns... I doubt there'd be any frenzy to get them now.

 

[bluethunder1962]

Everybody wants something different. I love that dewalt gun. Did anybody see american gun last night. They made a yellow m16 and a orange shotgun. They both looked cool.

 

[JVaughn]

I suspect that as with most other things, if it is of high quality and taken care of, it will appreciate in spite of any thematic element applied to it. I would personally prefer to own a zombie Sig than a plane jane Hi-Point anyday; and I couldn't care less about zombies or ghouls or whatever other fictional creatures people want to come up with. Quality will win that one every time.

 

[Ed4032]

It's all fine and good to have that opinion now. But, just wait until the zombies do take over. We'll see how you feel then !!!!

 

[Walkalong]

I've enjoyed having cheap Z-max components (bullets) to reload with. Theyve been cheaper than A-max when bought by the 500 pk. That's as far as I've delved into the zombie fads.

Same here. I like deals.

 

[herkyguy]

Sorry for the late reply, I was away for a few days. Certainly didn't mean to offend anyone, but I do see how my first few sentences could do just that. I don't collect, but would would like to start one day. Perhaps a NIB zombie gun would be worth something 25 years from now. And as far as the red scare gun, I think that would be a very cool collector's item if in the 60s/70s, manufacturers produced firearms geared towards the MAD types. Didn't folks build bunkers underground just like some do today? But I've never seen or read about guns that went along with it. anyhow, thanks for the replies. I think I'll hold off on picking up a z-gun just for future value.