Useless Firearms In Your Collection

[rocky branch]

I have a .458 Win Mag. Made from a 1917 Enfield.
Outstanding job. Got a set of dies, too.
Prolly sell it before I get around to firing it.
"Useless" is your definition and means nuthin' to anybody else.

 

[EmGeeGeorge]

I'd say my nagant revolver... but one of the last time i was shooting my m44 mosin the bolt jammed open when I too vigourously threw it into the ground(I shoot outside alot so the open bayonet is how I set down the gun a la tent stake style)... the nagant revolver made a great hammer to unjam the bolt...

 

[burnt09]

A 30-40 Krag "Sporter" conversion that has no iron sights and the really old, small tube, side-mount, 3X scope that came with it is broken.

 

[Taniwha]

I have the absolute definition of a useless firearm. A Winchester .22wrm lever action (of dubious age) that has been jammed with the action open for as long as I can remember. It was given to my dad in the early '80s,
"...for the boy, (me) if you can get the d**n thing working"
who then worked on it on & off for a few years before fobbing it off on me for my 10th birthday.
"Here. If you can fix it, its yours."
I`m now 31 and the D**n thing STILL doesn`t work.

 

[clamman]

My best freind, who died a few months ago, had a true useless firearm. A NEF 12 gauge with a 10" barrel. He remove all the internals and threw them in the landfill so he wouldn't get in trouble.

 

[macadore]

I have a couple of 29 gauge double barrels with Damascus barrels that came from my father in law's grandfather. One of them is also real loose. They would make good wall hangers, but I'm afraid someone would steal them. No way I would ever shoot them with anything.

 

[ElToro]

if by useless you mean guns that will never be shot again ? yes. my double great grandfathers parker shotgun, 1887 damascus. its got some barrel dings and one of the locks is broke but 125+ years in the family means its never leaving. same with several other very old family pieces. aside from photos and memories of older (still living) folks of these men that passed well before i was born, they are the only thing i have to connect to them. i will never dispose of the guns. sorry, not an option.

i do have LOTS of guns i haven't shot in years or ever in fact. bought used or whatever. some i shoot if i get a wild hair some just sit at the ready in the safe waiting for their number to be picked. some get to go every range trip. some are waiting till my 3 year old gets old enough to be able to go shooting with me. also having that 3 yo and a 1 yo means i dont get the range NEARLY as often as i used to right now. before kids i used to go shooting at least 1x a month often more. now lucky if its 3-4 times a year. but when they get older i will hopefully have more time. dosnt mean im going to dispose of all the guns though

 

[HGUNHNTR]

I have several guns that I don't shoot often, but love to admire and handle. I guess that makes them useful, even though I am not using them for their intended purpose...whatever the heck that is.

 

[premier1]

High-Point

My out of work neighbor sold me a High-Point in .380 for $50.00. The thing weighs a ton and has the feel of an electric drill. I take it only places that if I would lose it or something I really would'nt care. By the way it does function flawlessly and is ok in the accuracy department. But it is about the heaviest, clunkiest gun I ever saw.

 

[welldoya]

I guess it depends on what "useless" means. Two of mine that come to mind are a Marlin Camp 9 and a Colt Trooper MKlll .22 revolver. I guess their "use" is that they are fun to shoot. Other than that, they are useless.
You really can't hunt anything with the Camp 9. I guess it could be said it can be used as a SHTF rifle. That seems to be people's excuse for owning several models these days.
The Trooper is really too heavy for woods carry but it is an accurate gun for the range.

 

[Smokey in PHX]

I don't think any gun can be labeled as useless. I have several rifles and shotguns purchased 30 years ago that I have not fired. They are not the type of guns for a collector, I just have not taken the time to shoot them. Would I consider selling them? Not really.

I have some art pieces I very much enjoy looking at and some of the guns I have yet to fire are the same to me as art.

 

[Claude Clay]

useless---no

use that changes over time--yes

...original OMC that was the smallest, lightest 380 when 1st sold today is diminished by a p3at. but i keep it cause it is still the best point-shooter i have ever owned: even 30 plus years later i can still dance with the soda can 6 times.

...some i have parted with cause i am not going to carry them anymore or i've others that make them redundent and they are of more use to someone else than me anymore.

 

[HeardNotSeen]

That's a good question. Honestly I would have to say my Astra A90 ,but only because parts are getting harder and harder to get a hold of. I have quite a few I haven't shot in a while and this post reminded me of that ,so i'm cleaning tonight and shooting in the morning. Thanks

 

[Roy Rogers]

I have a Hawes .22 8 shot revolver. Worthless but I've had it over 40 years so I might as well keep it.

 

[talldragon]

Good Question!

For me, none in my collection are useless. Some just sit unused ....
For now .

If I had to name one as "useless", it would be the .22 Mag Hi-Standard Derringer.

OTOH, I guess my Savage rifle chambered in .300 H&H Mag would be a close second. Ammo cost is prohibitive, but I do have access to reloading equipment.

 

[Iggy]

Pretty slim chance I'll ever shoot this one.

 

[Owen Sparks]

I have an old double barrel that belonged to my grandfather. It was sold by The American Gun Company under the name “Knickerbocker” and has a seriously cracked stock and some mechanical problems. When my grandfather died in 1939 he had already warned my Dad not to shoot it because he thought it was unsafe. It has sat in the corner of various closets since.

 

[ol' scratch]

My single shot .410. I keep it around because it was purchased for me by my father when I was 12.

 

[LS240]

Henry Survival rifle that was gifted to me to stow in the back of my small Cessna aircraft "in case I ever go down." Hahaha. Most of the flying I do is in the northeast, so in the unlikely event that I will ever have to put it down in an emergency, it will probably be in a mall parking lot or golf course. I doubt that I'll get out of the aircraft and start shooting squirrels.

Sorry for the off topic, but I just imagined you roaming the forest with shoe polish on your face and twigs and leaves in your hair for camo, shooting squirrels while golfers look on in horror. XD

 

[Dunkelheit]

None. I sell useless stuff.

 

[sniper5]

Got one dedicated wall hanger: Vetterli Carcano. The rifle wasn't really designed to ever be shot when it was made/rearsenaled. The Italians were scrambling to retrofit rifles to give some type of weapon to support services in WW1. It's a modern cartridge fired in a black powder firearm using a barrel liner to contain it. Real despiration/last ditch kind of stuff. Interesting history and I just wanted a copy for my collection (major variations of bolt actions). I wouldn't dare risk firing a round through it.

 

[EddieNFL]

So, who owns guns that you don't really need and may never use them for their intended purposes?

I have a number of service and long range rifles I can no longer use for their intended purpose. Can't bring myself to part with them, but it's been only two years. Still have all the reloading gear and components, as well.

 

[Sav .250]

That would be a Winchester 100 in .308 cal. Heaviest rifle I ever lugged around. Shot like it had a whip barrel. Never could get that thing to group
any kind of a consistant group. For my money is was a piece of crap.
Clean it every now an again but it`s sun-shine days are over.

 

[pockets]

Who owns any useless guns? These are guns that you like, enjoy shooting, but have to admit you won't ever use them for their intended purposes.

That is a really odd definition of 'useless'.
Nowhere do I find 'useless' defined as some ethereal "won't ever use them for their intended purposes".
USELESS: having or being of no use:
a : ineffectual <a useless attempt>
b : not able to give service or aid : inept

If I like them and enjoy shooting them (or even just looking at them), then they have a use and are not 'useless'.

.

 

[KDS]

Definately my H&R Young America Revolver in 32 S&W. I can't hit anything with it. I could probably kill someone faster with my fists than by shooting someone with it, and 32 S&W is rediculously expensive for what it is. That said, it was my great grandmothers and will never leave my collection. It just sits in the back of the safe. I pull it out from time to time and wonder what part of my family's history it saw.