question??would you fire this???

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..yes i have a unfired T/C PATRIOT 36,CAL custom ordered..with factory
t/c loading stand,now you talking custom ordered it is..and has anyone
seen the little patriot in the 36,cal all i see is 45,cal..to shoot or not to
shoot...i have pictures of it in the computer..for any t/c collectors
out there...it is not 4 sell...would yall shoot it????
 
Modern guns are for shooting. It's not like something made by a modern big name maker (like myself ;) - kidding of course).
 
I have a 14 year old Uberti Carbine, and an Euro arms '58 Remington made in 1973 and still had the cosmolene like grease in the cylinder, internals and the bbl. Both were unfired until yesterday. Both shoot better than I can shoot them. as to the value of repro BP guns get the BP version of the Blue Book of Gun Values to show what the 'Unfired" 100% condition prices. Remember there are NO 100% guns out there. once they come out of the box, they are not 100%.

I do not have the space or the inclination to keep wall hangers. Like the young boy at the gunshop said yeasterday when he saw my Carbine, "Man, That is beautiful," How does it shoot?" I told him it shoots as good as it looks, and he replied, "IT isn't about the looks anyway, cause if it looks good and don't shoot good it a wallhanger" Pretty astitute observation from a 14 year old shooter.

I say shoot it if you want to. Put it in a case and look at it if you want to. It is your's to do with what you want. If it were here, it would be shot and looked at too, but that is me, and you'll not find any shooting/no shooting police here.
 
Personally, I think guns that can't/won't be fired are useless guns.

I have one. Its a 41 cal made in 87 by probably ASM/Navy Arms that is Nickel and Gold plated and engraved. (I only know that it is not Pietta or Uberti) 1860 style. Too purdy to shoot. Too valuable, I guess, to just look at.

Analogically, (for me) its like having a horse that can never be ridden, a house you cannot live in, a dog that can't protect the property... you get the point.

An untested gun is no gun at all, the same as an untested patriot is no patriot at all.
 

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That Patriot is a danged nice gun. I've never seen a .36 caliber either but if it were mine I would sure be shooting it. :)
 
Here's my experience (for what its worth).

A few months ago, i managed to get a 1905 Peacemaker 45C at a local auction. Its beautiful, about 50% - 60% original blueing, miniscule amount of pitting, original stag grips, and a holster that i believe is about the same age. Most of the blueing that wasnt on the gun looks like it is now embedded in the leather inside the holster.

Its a purdy piece alright and cos its all original, i was a little worried about shooting it. Hey, I may damage it, and i didnt want to ruin a truely collectable piece.

So... what did i do?
I went out and bought a couple of packs of cowboy loads and went down the range.

Why? In my mind, the chances of me stumbling across something like this again in not even worth putting money on. Like most of us, I grew up with toy cowboy pistols and always dreamed of having a SAA. Now, I had one in my hands. What else could I do buy go out and put a couple of boxes through it?

OK.. its now up for sale again, and I am gonna make quite a substantial profit.... which is gonna fund two gauchos, a 97 pump and a Henry. BUT, I got to handle and shoot a dream gun.

Bottom line.
If its not 'irreplaceable' then you should at least go out and have fun with it. If I hadn't taken the SAA down to the range and enjoyed it, I would have regretted it for a LONG time. Yeah.. i could have just bought a Ruger, or a Gaucho... but.. its just not the same is it?

Guns were made to be shot. If they are in such a bad condition that its dangerous to put some rounds through, or if they are true 'treasures', then they arent 'guns' anymore but lumps of metal.

my 2c worth.
 
I've got an unfired Patriot, too.

A Patriot's a great shooter. But parts are not available for it.

My dad built it from a kit; the barrel is polished and browned and the stock is hand-finished with Tru-Oil. He knows what he's doing. It's nice looking.

Hell, I'd sell it but my Dad built it. One day, I'll wish I still had it.

So it sits in the back of a safe, in a silicone sock.

Maybe if I ever shoot matches, I'll use it. But a BP pistol match is about the last thing on my shooting agenda.
 
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