High value target shotgun desirability

[YouAreInOilCountry]

As for high value trap guns….. you are seeing more of them for sale as the baby boomers die off.

Personally, I don’t want a high value trap gun…. But I am willing to pay for performance, so I recently bought a 30” Beretta A400 xcel semi auto with the kickoff recoil. I know, blasphemous… a semi auto trap gun…. At least the tiny shell catcher keeps the ejected shells on the gun lol…. But it still cost $1940 shipped.

Sport shooting has never been cheap…. To be a top competitor, I am not sure if raising polo ponies or shooting trap (and the travel) is cheaper. For the everyday common man, even shooting two rounds of trap once a week is unaffordable and out of the question. The common man no longer shoots sporting clays…. Like they did about two or three generations ago.


I live in an isolated city in northwestern BC…. Great gun club, but getting five guys out to shoot trap is a big turnout…. The other two trap houses haven’t been used in several years.


Anyways, there have never been more guns in society and like I said, baby boomer estates are selling off their guns and finding no buyers…. The next generation of sporting shooters doesn’t exist. The value of high end sporting guns in Canada will and has collapsed. Those wuth money want and will buy new.

 

[Arietta]

I'm not seeing any more high-end guns on the market but some are staying for sale longer because of ridiculous pricing. Just because the price of a new Perrazi is in the $20,000 range does not mean your tired MX-8 Ithaca import is worth half that.

 

[Ashcroft]

As for high value trap guns….. you are seeing more of them for sale as the baby boomers die off.

Personally, I don’t want a high value trap gun…. But I am willing to pay for performance, so I recently bought a 30” Beretta A400 xcel semi auto with the kickoff recoil. I know, blasphemous… a semi auto trap gun…. At least the tiny shell catcher keeps the ejected shells on the gun lol…. But it still cost $1940 shipped.

Sport shooting has never been cheap…. To be a top competitor, I am not sure if raising polo ponies or shooting trap (and the travel) is cheaper. For the everyday common man, even shooting two rounds of trap once a week is unaffordable and out of the question. The common man no longer shoots sporting clays…. Like they did about two or three generations ago.


I live in an isolated city in northwestern BC…. Great gun club, but getting five guys out to shoot trap is a big turnout…. The other two trap houses haven’t been used in several years.


Anyways, there have never been more guns in society and like I said, baby boomer estates are selling off their guns and finding no buyers…. The next generation of sporting shooters doesn’t exist. The value of high end sporting guns in Canada will and has collapsed. Those wuth money want and will buy new.

I think you nailed it. Recruitment in most shotgun sports is going down in most places.

 

[Mumbles Marble Mouth]

I find that most people who can afford those high end guns are not interested in something used. I do find though that the DT-11 and it's predecessors like the DT-10 and ASE 90 are an easy gun to sell used.

 

[cath8r]

I think ots the old guys dying or getting too old/disabled to shoot. Throw in a tanking economy and there you go.

 

[Longstud]

View attachment 702289View attachment 702290View attachment 702295View attachment 702297View attachment 702298View attachment 702299I’m starting to see quite a few new and younger shooters showing up and joining our club. They’re experimenting with shooting trap,skeet and five stand sporting. They’re buying guns quite regularly and are purchasing some higher quality pieces both used and new. I think it’s cyclical and it’s like many things that fluctuate with highs and lows. I do think the cost of ammo and targets has not helped increase shooter numbers. High quality guns have a much narrower market but when you see one that floats ur boat the wallet instantly weighs a lot less. A buddy of mine showed me this and with the fit for me and the wood well, yah gottah do what yah gottah do!!

 

[Ashcroft]

View attachment 702289View attachment 702290View attachment 702295View attachment 702297View attachment 702298View attachment 702299I’m starting to see quite a few new and younger shooters showing up and joining our club. They’re experimenting with shooting trap,skeet and five stand sporting. They’re buying guns quite regularly and are purchasing some higher quality pieces both used and new. I think it’s cyclical and it’s like many things that fluctuate with highs and lows. I do think the cost of ammo and targets has not helped increase shooter numbers. High quality guns have a much narrower market but when you see one that floats ur boat the wallet instantly weighs a lot less. A buddy of mine showed me this and with the fit for me and the wood well, yah gottah do what yah gottah do!!

Beautiful! How could a mortal resist?

 

[Longstud]

I also purchased a 20 gauge fox thats 100 plus years old. Really nice wood. I’ll post pics when I receive it. Now I’m set for the double gun classic as long as my back stays operational! Cheers

 

[Falconflyer]

A good used Perazzi can be a great buy and many people don't realize that for a small handful of parts every few years they're nearly impossible to wear out! I'd sooner spend $4 or $5k on a used Mx8 then most of what the new offerings are in that price range.

 

[MK2750]

I am in people's homes everyday doing estimates. Part of the deal is of course getting to know the client and finding common ground. The work I do has me in the basement and many homes have gun safes that obviously haven't been opened in years. They are over in the corner and boxed in by other storage.

The common theme is the demonization (is that even a word?) of the shooting sports. We all say we don't much care what the neighbours think and peer pressure, but the vast majority do. They are uncomfortable taking guns in and out of the house, they don't want to jump through the ever increasing complications of licensing and their children have been brainwashed by the constant "guns kill people" rhetoric in the media. Disney and alike have put a name and personality to every living creature and many young people now believe meat comes from the supermarket.

I ask people if they would like to get out sometime, especially older folks that say they use to hunt or shoot. I tell them I have trained dogs and spots to go but they generally shrug it off with "I wouldn't know where to start these days". In all honesty, if my kid and his friends didn't hunt and shoot I would probably be among the old guys that use to go.

The good news is that there is some recruitment but mostly in the younger crowd that want to hunt for meat. These folks are in their 20s so it is almost like we lost a generation. The media is now attacking the big meat industry as barbaric and even dangerous in they way they handle meat. People want to eat meat so "organic" (whatever that means) and wild meat get their attention. They want to at least give it a try and I have a couple of young people lined up to get out there this season for the first time.

The bad news is that these new young hunters do no have a lot of disposable income and no one is pushing the upper end guns on Youtube where they are getting most of their information. Most were never exposed to high end craftsmanship of any kind so they enjoy their big box furniture, economy cars and guns that simply go bang.

 

[Stephen Nash]

Most were never exposed to high end craftsmanship of any kind so they enjoy their big box furniture, economy cars and guns that simply go bang.

Truth!

 

[9.3 Hunter]

No-one has xtra money anymore - the Liberals have f u k k e d this country and the people in it. There's no more middle class per se ...

 

[Longstud]

Well I received my 20 gauge Fox Sterlingworth and as mentioned in an earlier post, here are some pics of this 100 plus year old gun!ATTACH]703728[/ATTACH]Well I have received my 20 gauge Fox Sterlingworth that’s over 100 years old! As promised a few pics of her!

 

[Ashcroft]

Beautiful wood.