Ever notice how many shotguns are new and "never been fired"?

3macs1 said:
I think a lot of us may a connection to the 21 simply because of exposure to them growing up. I have my grandfathers and still remember hearing him say these will be yours someday and if you take care of them they will outlast you
He was right
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That is the best explanation of Model 21 love I have ever heard. I have never understood the appeal.
 
sillymike said:
Agree that material possession are irrelevant...

This been said, if you have a good job that pays well... at some point in time your house will be paid off, your car will be paid off, your RRSP will be maxed out and you'll end up disposable income.
- Some guys would rather have the $ in a gun sitting in a box in the gunroom, than in a bank account.
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Nice observation!
 
That's an awful situation.....(replying to "the spank" post of Sept, 2017.) I started the thread but was away from the site for awhile. Just go to read all the great replies) Thanks.
 
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Out of the 200+ firearms i own a minimum of 100 are brand new ,unfired complete with box, paper and all equipment, certain as old as 1925. I just like to keep some untouch for my personal pleasure.:)

PS: I like money in the bank to.
 
I purchased last year aV bernadelli a Italia hammer gun made in 1970 that was unfired .Its seems the owner after he got it thought it was too pretty to take out hunting and because it was a hammer gun none of his kids were interested in it so it just sat in the gun safe til I bought it.
 
When I started this thread years ago, I was suspicious that some sellers might have been telling a small fib about being “unfired”. My 37 years working in Correctional Services moulded me to be a bit suspicious of certain claims. I just again went over all the comments and I think I can put that suspicion to rest. I’ll believe it until otherwise proven if I make the purchase. I certainly “Get it” when people collect guns and either choose to not fire them or never get around to it because of life things happening. The thread slipped into investments because some buy unfired guns and hang onto them for financial reasons. Others like to invest in other areas, including the financial markets, and don’t feel guns are a good investment. Most enjoyable perspectives. Who would have ever thought investing in an original Colt Python would have become a serious financial loss in Canada? Or that withdrawing some investments just to keep up with inflation might be more than a financial hiccup…… Thanks for all the info.
 
Rod said:
Some folks have different likes and dislikes and the british doubles are a favorite amomg many upland hunters. . .I've owned and shot many well made doubles over the years including a few English best guns. . Yes they were light to carry and nice to look at but the 2 1/2" chambers were a pain but what I didn't care for most was the way the trigger guards would smack my middle finger and leave a lump. . I don't mind recoil at all but the few of them I shot seem to have a recoil I didn't care for. . Possibly I just wasn't used them and preferred the American made doubles, I don't really know but suspected the stocks were too short with too much drop??

Aside from a couple of European doubles, the American doubles I kept were M21's and an A.H. Fox H grade. . The buttstocks on the M21 fit me perfect, the weight and balance suits me, I shoot them well and I find them to be a handsome shotgun. . Also, when John Olin was perfecting the M21, he decided right off to build the best and strongest double possible. . The Model 21 is still a modern design and over proofed by 150%. . Very seldom do you find a well used M21 loose and off face. They are one American gun that can be restored, refinished and still hold their value. . Even from the American doubles I've owned, including L.C. Smith, Parker, Ithaca and 1894 Remingtons, the Model 21 is my favorite. I like my A.H. Fox as well but so damn heavy.
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I agree fully with everything you say. I've owned fine English doubles but they don't shoot like my M21's.
 
Unfired? I have one of those. Bought it over 20 years ago and still unfired. A 1962 Model 12, 28" barrel modified choke. The original purchaser bought it and set in the back of his closet where it stayed unused and unfired with the original grease still in the action. It's a plain field gun and the reason I bought it becuse it was unfired.
 
I once in fact once bought a real safe queen, a deceased collector's Winchester 101, that had never been fired, and the trouble was that lube had run down and hardened so the barrel selector wouldn't operate properly. In order to satisfy myself that it would, I cleaned it up and fired a couple of shots out of it but never did take it on the duck hunts I bought it for and it's too heavy for enjoyable upland hunting, so it's now a 3 or 4 shot virgin. OK, I probably fired a few more but it IS basically unused.
 
I bought a model 12 trap that had "supposedly" shot 1 round of trap and then was put away in its presentation case. I purchased it and it came with a letter from the owner notorized to the same effect. Did it matter no not really and has been my go to gun for Turkey shoots ever since so I guess the "as new never shot" meant not that much to me at that time.
 
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