Hogwash, buying a crate of Rohm RG10s is a sound investment policy! lolActually, those cheap guns are as valid collectors' items as any other guns, but they are still junk. The mistake would be to believe that a collection of such guns will be a good investment. There is interest in the way those guns were made, and how they managed to make any gun that could sell at retail for under $10 even in the 1950's. The problem is that allowing for inflation, those guns are worth less today than they were back then; not exactly an investment to put your kids through college or provide for a comfortable retirement.
Jim
good point Jim.Actually, those cheap guns are as valid collectors' items as any other guns, but they are still junk. The mistake would be to believe that a collection of such guns will be a good investment. There is interest in the way those guns were made, and how they managed to make any gun that could sell at retail for under $10 even in the 1950's. The problem is that allowing for inflation, those guns are worth less today than they were back then; not exactly an investment to put your kids through college or provide for a comfortable retirement.
Jim
i dont collect them for profit or monitary value though,i just collect them because i like them.
I doubt it, Glocks while very affordable, are still nothing like the price of a Raven or Ring of Fire merchant. While not exactly a systematic study take a look at the Kentucky State Polices confiscated weapon auctions.Back when I was a kid growing up on the lower east side of Detroit, every 'hoodie had a Raven .25. They have now moved on to Glocks.
this is true,but it appears pretty much everyone knew what i ment.Saturday Night Special is a anti-handgun term. As a result, they don't exist.
While it may be true, I think there are valid points about low quality or dangerous products....HOWEVER, that is more with older products and pre-GCA 1968 (then again neither a Walther PPK or that one Glock in 380 are not junk guns). It's weird because the term is so vague and poorly defined it defies categorization (is it Ring of Fire guns, cheap guns, guns that break, guns found in trace reports, poor construction, etc). However, there are guns that were made for a few shots and nothing more, the Liberator is an example. Now how people use them is entirely different. I think we all agree than ANY gun maker who was directly involved in intentionally trying to supply criminals deserve the book thrown at them coughNorincocough, but while people may have gotten them and heck even manufacturers figured that was what many might do, a lot of people bought Raven's because they were cheap, and could sit in a drawer, hopefully never needing to be fired besides a quick function check. They weren't meant to be torture test guns.Saturday Night Special is a anti-handgun term. As a result, they don't exist.
Amazing that this thread has remained free of "blew up in my hand" stories thus far.
I'm proud of you guys.