Mint condition or NIB weapons

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People that buy very high end rifles that are very expensive, tend to be so in love with the looks of the weapon, then become so paranoid to shoot it because it may be scratched. It's like a new car, it's going to eventually happend. So do you want to have the fun of shooting or just put it in a high dollar case or over your fireplace for display. I can understand this attitude from strictly a collectors perspective and it's generally in a gun safe.
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I don't think so, I know a few people who think nothing of bringing a $50k+ shotgun into the field.

Rifles are tools, even expensive ones. If you can't afford to use the tool buy a less expensive one that you are more comfortable using.


OTOH if its rare or collectable don't shoot it. Like a NIB Garand or something still in the paper...stuff like that shouldn't really be shot.
 
Personally, I'm not interested in buying any gun unless I'm going to be shooting it. It's doubtful that I'll ever own a gun that retails for more than $800 or so.

You can't take it with you. Don't bother storing up your treasure on earth. Hoarding collectibles profits you nothing in the end.

Remember what they say. "I've never seen a U-Haul behind a hearse."
 
If you're going to drop $50K into something to hang on the wall, Impressionist paintings will appreciate in value a lot quicker than fine firearms. They have a larger fan-base; and they're less likely to get stolen by a breaking-and-entering crackhead.

If you like rifles and want to shoot, don't buy something you'll slit your wrists over dropping in a puddle...life's short as it is, so figure out what you want and get it.
 
i have a unfired & papered national match garand that will not be fired as long as i own it.
it was bought as an investment and will be sold or traded when the time comes.
on the other hand i have no problems firing a high end custom rifles.
i think there is a big difference in a rifle that escaped being used for 75 years and one that was newly built even if they are worth relatively the same amount of money.
 
I can understand this attitude from strictly a collectors perspective and it's generally in a gun safe.
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I understand the theme you are bringing up. I have peers who have "never shoot" guns, because they feel shooting simply devalues and compromises them. I also have peers who see every rifle/pistol they own as something that must be used or they sell it off. Not everyone can relate to these views.

Anyone here see Ferris Bueller? Camron's Dad had a beautiful car he worshipped but almost never drove? (remember what happened?)

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I think the chances are- you may have this beautiful rifle you treat like an idol and never shoot your whole life. Then when you're 80 and croak- the grandkids inherit and have a field day shooting it some afternoon. Something to think about. ;)
 

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I used to be totally OCD about cleaning and taking care of my firearms. Then I witnessed a friend buy a brand new shotgun and just damn near toss it on a picnic table and scratch it. He said, "It's just a shotgun for shooting ducks."

Since then I have relaxed a bit, I'm still carefull mind you but I now shoot in the rain and try not to sweat all the small stuff.

Guns are like cars. Be cautious but dings and scratches happen.
 
BTW that Ferris Beuhller Ferrari was really an MG B they dolled up as the real deal was a bit pricey...the things you learn watching tv! I dont have any 50K guns but i do shoot all of the ones i have and a few of them are 5K plus.
 
Several people I shoot with own shotguns in the $20-$50,000 price range - they get used every week. One of then goes grouse hunting with one of his friends who uses a David McKay Brown shotgun thrashing through the brush - that gun was $75,000 - give or take a little.

If you can enjoy it and appreciate the quality, then get it and have fun with it
 
I shoot all of my firearms. I have an International Harvester Garand that was mint when I bought it but it is also one of my favorite rifles so it goes to the range like all of the others.
 
Guns are tools, tools are meant for heavy use, heavy use means dings and scratches. Like Hatterasguy, if you're not comfortable shooting it because of it's price, then buy something you don't mind dinging up a bit. If I buy a gun, I'm going to shoot it, plain and simple. If I'm given a gun that's very valuable, it'll depend. My fiancée's dad bought a Remington 870 Wingmaster made in 1983 from a guy for pretty cheap (200 bucks I think), but the guy he bought it from bought it new in '83, and only put 50 rounds through it before it became a safe queen, and it was MINT condition. My fiancée's dad bought it, and that same day put 200 rounds through it.
 
People that buy very high end rifles that are very expensive, tend to be so in love with the looks of the weapon, then become so paranoid to shoot it because it may be scratched. It's like a new car, it's going to eventually happend. So do you want to have the fun of shooting or just put it in a high dollar case or over your fireplace for display. I can understand this attitude from strictly a collectors perspective and it's generally in a gun safe.
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Who cares? It's a shame people aren't spending their money or acting how you think they should. Please post your contact info so that people can get your approval in the future.

The way I look at it, the more people have invested in firearms, the more they will pay attention to the issues regarding them in DC. If they want to spend $15K on a DSR-1, drop a S&B PMII on it for $4k, spend another $1K for a case, waterjet cut foam, extra mags, a bipod, and then do nothing but post "look at me" picture on internet forums, then more power to them!

Conversely, if people want to post about how little regard they have for their firearms, then that's fine, too. I don't see why you should care. Honestly, the original post sounds more like sour grapes than anything else.
 
From my perspective, I do not buy guns that will depreciate significantly with normal use.
So no mint or NIB guns for me.
That said, I do have a 1919 Baker Elite in very nice condition.
I treat it very nicely at the range.
It's a real hoot to break a bird with a beautiful gun made just after World War I.

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When I get my Ithaca 4E back from Les I hope to treat it very nicely as well:)

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