Shanghai McCoy
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Smile when you say that sonny, some of that "good stuff" might be mine soon enough...Tons of good stuff from Boomer collection is coming out the wood works! Just be patient
Smile when you say that sonny, some of that "good stuff" might be mine soon enough...Tons of good stuff from Boomer collection is coming out the wood works! Just be patient
I've heard people saying this for some time. Makes me wonder if we'll have a taste of the "good ol' days" once again. On one hand there will be a flood of old school cool guns that will need to be liquidated by heirs that may not care much at all about the value of the guns. On the other hand the ones doing the liquidating will have access to internet pricing. I'm certainly curious about how it will play out in today's and the future market.Tons of good stuff from Boomer collection is coming out the wood works! Just be patient
Prices will go down due to FLOODING boomer liquidation. That’s why these guns are so expensive nowI've heard people saying this for some time. Makes me wonder if we'll have a taste of the "good ol' days" once again. On one hand there will be a flood of old school cool guns that will need to be liquidated by heirs that may not care much at all about the value of the guns. On the other hand the ones doing the liquidating will have access to internet pricing. I'm certainly curious about how it will play out in today's and the future market.
Yea that's what my FIL and I do. We take 3 dogs he carries a rimfire rifle and I prefer a shotgunMy father had one, as well. It was definitely a bit hefty, especially for a child to tote around.
I only remember using the shotgun barrel. Using the rimfire was so difficult with that atrocious trigger. The rimfire barrel is good for a coup de grace, that's about it.
It's a cool concept, but I'd much prefer a two man team with a dedicated rifle and shotgun for small game hunting.
I just worry about heirs who are Anti that will want to "do the responsible thing" in their minds at least by taking things to police "buy back" eventsI've heard people saying this for some time. Makes me wonder if we'll have a taste of the "good ol' days" once again. On one hand there will be a flood of old school cool guns that will need to be liquidated by heirs that may not care much at all about the value of the guns. On the other hand the ones doing the liquidating will have access to internet pricing. I'm certainly curious about how it will play out in today's and the future market.
I carried a P230 for a while and it was thin, accurate, and reliable. Mine even fed HP rounds just fine, though supposedly many did not, thus one of the reasons for the upgrade to the P232. The thing that killed it for me was that it would eject straight into my forehead....Certain types will soften for sure… shotguns and .22s. It’s already started. Milsurps I doubt though… the demographic that likes those trends younger.
OP, I would have been seriously tempted by those Sig P230/232s. That’s a gun which has so far eluded me, I’ve never even seen one irl!
The SKS in like new condition for $600 I would have been sorely tempted, too… only because they’re getting harder to find like that. I’m so glad I jumped on the SKS bandwagon in early Covid when they were still available for $299 (albeit far from LNIB.) Just wish I’d bought a few…. ahh the familiar refrain.
Some observed asking prices at the show today-
2X Astra M400, 9mm Largo, fair condition- $400 ea.
S&W M34 .22, 2", good- $900
S&W M15 2", VG- $900 ( tempting)
3X S&W M10 4" French police trade-ins, fair $600 ea.
Type 14 Nambu, mid-war, VG $1100
6" Python, blue, vintage LNIB- $3500
6" Python, stainless, vintage, VG- $4500
Colt Police Pos. Spl. .38, 4", fair- $400
Dan Wesson M22, 6", half lugged shroud, excellent- $750
Sig P232SL, fair, some rust, cracked grips- $450 (thought about it)
Sig P230, VG, blue- $700
Savage M99, carbine .303, VG- $950
Stevens .410/.22 O/U combo, (crumbling) Tennite stocks, poor- $1000
Mossberg .410 bolt action, internal mag, adj. choke, VG- $350
Loewe M91, Arg, Engineers Carbine, chromed, VG- $800
Norinco SKS, claimed unfired, LNIB- $600
Swede M95 long rifle, excellent- $700
Several Mosin Nagant M91 and M44, VG- $450-550
In the end, all we bought was an old ammo pouch, lol. Probably shoulda made an offer on the snubby M15, but that vendor is always a condescending blowhard so.......meh.