My new addition to the family/Shooting woes

[zplug123]

Well after a little searching and hair-greying, I stumbled upon this little number. A S&W 27 with a 8 3/8 barrel, looks like it's never been fired either...the bluing is more than enough to weaken the knees. Was actually looking around for a shooter condition, so now I'm not so sure I want to sully this fine piece...

Any advice on shooting a collectible?

 

[DAdams]

Don't

If I were you I would make her a safe queen and probably (and definitely) out perform the housing market and the S&P (for now).

I barely see a turn line.

It's up to you but every % point decline in condition will put forth a decline in value.

But hey that's just me. There are plenty of good 90% shooters out there.

 

[MrBorland]

Nice gun. Congrats. With very few exceptions, though, guns are lousy investments.

If it were mine, I'd shoot it some. Assuming you take very good care of it as well, and keep the original grips & box, it won't devalue that much. The way I look at it is if I can't afford a relatively small devaluation, I shouldn't have bought it in the first place. Besides, I should've also been doing some real investing via my retirement fund, which ought to more than make up for it. If not, I definitely shouldn't have bought it in the first place. JMO. YMMV. Good luck!

 

[briansp82593]

mmmmm P&R

 

[Old Fuff]

A lot depends on what you paid for it, but classic handguns in like-new condition are not necessarily a bad investment. This is especially true if it's boxed it the original presentation case. I would keep it in the safe like it is while I continued to look for a shooter (which should cost less). After you find one decide what to do with this one. I'm pretty sure it will do better then the current stock market.

 

[Guillermo]

I hate to tell you not to shoot a gun but I would be tempted to put that one in the safe.

Hope you bought her right.

 

[bannockburn]

zplug123

Ah, the age old dilemma. Well since you asked: if it were mine, I would definitely shoot it. It's not in mint, unfired condition to begin with, so what's a few more rounds through it. I don't believe in having safe-queens or buying NIB (or commemorative), guns as an investment. If I can't shoot it, then I'm not going to buy it in the first place. And yes, the gun is beautiful; congratulations on a great buy.

 

[boots]

what "woes" are you talking about???

you seemed to have done damn well for yourself...

 

[RickH]

Depends on what you paid for it. If you got a great deal there is nothing wrong with selling it to some collector that wants a safe queen and buying a more used gun and a wad of ammo to shoot through it. Even if you paid market price it will go up in value. Either way you win. If you want a safe queen you have one. If you want to shoot it that is fine too. Just make sure you take good care of it.

I myself can't afford to buy guns I won't shoot. Well maybe I can, I just can't stomach it. Although I consider myself a collector-I collect guns to shoot.

 

[Tom Servo]

While guns might be out-pacing the housing market, that's not saying much Generally, unless you've acquired a large volume of collectibles, you won't see much of a return on the investment. And it takes guns awhile to appreciate.

I don't do safe queens. Guns are meant to be shot. Heck, N-Frames WANT to be shot, and that's a fine shooter you've got there.

 

[Brian Williams]

There were alot of 27s made, shoot it.