Longest that you have ever waited to shoot a new firearm.

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My grandfather had a Mossberg Maverick bullpup that he bought new around 1990 and never fired. He passed away 2 years ago and left that gun to me, and I haven't fired it.
 
The second Garand (Svc. Grade Special) arrived from Anniston CMP Sept. '13. Too 'purdy' to shoot, at least for a while. It was bought as a hedge against future price increases.

The other M-1 is seldom used, and is mostly for upcoming retirement.
 
Out here in California, there is a 10 waiting period. During that time is was pure angst waiting to take possession of my new purchase. (were in the process of changing that):confused:

Now what I do, is take that time and prep for my trip to the range in 10 days! make sure I have all that is needed for a trip to the range with a new gun.

Once I forgot the magazines. it was the longest drive home to get them.:banghead:

be safe
 
If it were a "collector" weapon. Still in the box, un-fired. It`s worth would be top dollar

"12 years." My next question would have been, How come?
 
Certainly over 10 years.

I've bought or been given firearms that I still haven't gotten around to shooting but am not ready to let go of either.
Means nothing to me. If I really wanted to or needed to, it woulda happened already.

I've got 2 super sweet Carbines in IBM and Winchester flavors that I'm not protecting but just don't see the scenario in which I take them out to shoot.

No sense even going into my NIB Colt thing!
 
However long it took to get back from the FFL with them plus however long it took to strip and clean it. I bought a new barrel for my 870 recently, I would conservatively estimate it had been off the FedEx truck for 30 minutes before I "proofed" it with 5 3" turkey magnums, and another 15 AA's to check POI. Since then it has had maybe 25 more shells through it. I just have to remember to pick up the hulls when I'm done so they don't get eaten by the lawnmower. :D

If I wasn't able to shoot at home, I could see a few days to get to a range. Certainly not 12 years though, or any amount of time you can count in years. :uhoh:
 
I have never fired the vast majority of my guns. I probably never will fire them. I also rarely buy new guns and have never bought a new pistol.

I have a couple of handguns that I sometimes shoot. I have my primary deer rifle that I shoot and another deer rifle that I shoot occasionally. I borrowed a shotgun for dove this year and have my Remington 121 Fieldmaster that I shoot a lot. But thats about it for shooters.

Everything else gets bought, put in the safe, and occasionally brought out to look at, but never fired. I love guns and own a lot of them, but am just not much of a shooter. Too many other hobbies I guess
 
Wife bought me a NEF .410 Single Shot for Christmas in 2002. Haven't shot it yet. Also bought a brand new Browning Pump Trap that I haven't fired since I bought it in February.
 
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Several years ago I bought my Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt. I had to wait about two weeks to get the brass, dies, and bullets to load for it.

That gun has never seen a single round if factory ammo.
 
Probably two thirds of my guns I haven't fired, including the first ones I ever purchased.

I just turned 23. I've been buying guns since I was 19 and have over forty now. Unfortunately, I only get out to the range once every couple of months because I'm usually so busy.

Plus, almost half my guns are black powder so making the 40 minute drive to the range and shooting black powder requires some dedication. And, some others are chambered in weird stuff like 8mm lebel or 8x56r, so it's not like I have piles of ammo laying around to shoot out of them :uhoh:

Luckily my new shed will be devoted entirely to reloading so that last problem will be solved :cool:
 
I've got a few waiting to be tried out, though only two are "new." The others are used.

The one I've had the longest is a Hi-Point C9 I picked up off a friend in August of 2012. Just never got around to it, and it's not really the type one "itches" to shoot. He wanted to sell it, so I bought it. That's all.

Next up is a pre-68 Glenfield 75. Nice feel and solid rifle, and would love to try it out, but I hate paper-punching with rifles. There are no outdoor ranges within an hour's drive, and I simply haven't had the time. Ammunition was in short supply when I got the rifle too, but I have largely replenished it enough to be ready to shoot. I got the gun in April of this year.

Next up is my M&P15 Sport, which arrived in June. Same reason as with the Glenfield.

Last week I picked up a new Taurus 94 satin-finish revolver, and a Marlin 99M1 (pre-68, like the Glenfield.) I'm anxious to try them out as well..
 
I still have a Colt SP-1 AR-15 that I bought new in about, oh... '82, that I've never actually gotten around to shooting. Bought a CAR-15 and it the same day, and just never got around to shooting the rifle. Oh well. It's in the safe.

I've got dozens of other rifles 've biught as collectors items that I never intended to shoot. But the AR? That was bought as a shooter and has just sat.


Willie

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As for being untested by an owner, I doubt that you guys can 'hold a candle' to a friend of mine, in terms of the Number of unused.

Of his 90 (+) milsurp rifles in the steel vault, at most he he has only tried out about a third, but probably far fewer.
He has duplicates and triplicates of several (Garands, Enfield #4/Mk. II in the factory's paper bags, AKs etc), and seldom goes shooting.
 
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I have one I haven't shot. Acquired it in about 2006.

But it's just a Mosin and I got two at once.

For others...I don't know may a month or two more often than not. Some within a week.


To my knowledge my FIL has still never fired his brand new at the time shotgun that he has slated for home defense...been I don't know how many years. As long as you don't do that...
 
I routinely have to wait anywhere from 2 to 5 weeks.


A couple have passed through my hands without being fired at all. That's very unusual, though. Wasn't a big deal to me; could have happened, just didn't make it a priority like someone said earlier.
 
Probably about a week??

I shoot most guns the same day that I buy them, or the day after. I'm a child when it comes to playing with a new toy.
 
I guess that would be 30 minutes for one I bought on the way to the range and 40 years for my S&W Model 15. Yup, 40 years. Bought it from an acquaintance about 1968 who need some traveling money when he got his draft notice. Told him he could buy it back for the same amount when he got back. He never came back and I forgot I had it until a few years ago.
 
Bought a new Sheridan Silver Streak in '91 that's still never been shot because my '71 Blue Streak is still doing just fine.

A Mini-14--couple of P95's and a couple of cheap pump shotguns that are all at least a year in my possession have never been shot----hard to get out and do much of anything when you're working 7 days a week.
 
About a week? Not sure...

I prefer to properly clean and lube a new gun. Some of my used guns were on the firing line within minutes of the dealer filling out his side of the 4473.

As a matter of fact, he'll normally let me shoot a used gun before I decide if I want it.

But he knows if I shoot it, its going home with me. Smart man.
 
I've got a few I've never shot. A few I've never bought ammo for. And a few I've bought ammo for but don't have the gun to shoot it yet. Does that count?
 
I have quite a few that are new and unfired, and I believe the oldest was acquired in 1966, a Winchester Canadian Centennial. I plan to keep most of them that way. I have shooters and I have collectible guns. Ne'er the twain shall meet.
 
Generally I shoot them as soon as I get them home and I'm done cleaning, lubing, and loading a couple of rounds if I don't have any ammo handy...

Certainly no longer than a day... If I can help it.
 
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