Is my gun going to dissolve into dust soon?????

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I heard this the other day. I was told since I have less than 50 shells through the barrel of my 1977 Winchester 9422 Commemorative, that it is absolute garbage and worth $0 dollars, yet an old Marlin 39 that has had over 1000 shells shot through it, will maintain its value all day long. Have you guys heard this garbage from other people/gun dealers/etc???? Some days I shake my head at idiots that try to beat their so called wisdom into you. My rant is over.
 
For the most part, commemorative Winchesters only command a premium if unfired and with the original box. They are sort of the Franklin Mint collector plates of the gun world. Your 9422 certainly isn't worthless (it is still a 9422), but many, myself included, would prefer an ordinary rifle, due to the tacky appearance of many of these commemoratives.
 
..... sounds about right.... without enough rounds through, the molecular structure of the barrel is compromised as the polar axis have not been aligned, leading to massive chaotic entropy........ in rare cases, it may implode.

but what do I know. 8)
 
Depends on the collector I shoot everything I own to some people that kills the valve to some it doesn't. That's what collecting is like though but if there are only x amount of them out there it's sometimes hard if not impossible to find what you want. I was looking for a Winchester 22lr rifle the prices some people wanted for it were insane. I was like no thanks it's not worth 400 times what you paid for it for a year old firearm.
 
I'm no authority on these matters...but I think you might be having an identity crisis. I used to have a bit of a collector's mentality...then I lost my dad a little over a year ago and got to deal with over 50 years of "collecting" he had in his house. I'm a collector no more. Sure, FROM a collector's POV...a rare/desirable gun in UN-fired condition will be worth more than one that HAS seen some action...but if that idea bugs you, it likely always will. So, either get rid of it now or just simply use it an enjoy it. I don't think there is a middle ground.
 
Think about.
All of those surplus unopened crates of unfired AK's, Simonovs, SKS's and what have you that are on many dealers websites that are surplus/unfired from 40+ years ago.
And no one is claiming they're garbage.
 
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Its not the "collector" part about the gun. An old lever is an old lever. What makes an old marlin worth $6-800 dollars and an old Winchester worth $0. I laugh at gunshops that say this, but I`ll bet all mine and your money that if this same gunshop had a well kept winchester lever they would not let me have it for $100 or less....no way, no how. It comes down to this: Just because they don`t have one...its worth $0....on the other hand....if thy had one, it would be the best one ever invented and worth its weight in gold.
 
flyrrad said:
..... sounds about right.... without enough rounds through, the molecular structure of the barrel is compromised as the polar axis have not been aligned, leading to massive chaotic entropy........ in rare cases, it may implode.

but what do I know.
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That's good to know... :)
 
flyrrad said:
..... Sounds about right.... Without enough rounds through, the molecular structure of the barrel is compromised as the polar axis have not been aligned, leading to massive chaotic entropy........ In rare cases, it may implode.

But what do i know. 8)
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one does not need to be a veterinary surgeon to recognize horse manure . . .
 
People want those weird commemorative models unfired. The 39 must be a standard model? They are a good old lever gun that is collectible too but not for the same reasons as the commemorative levers. Having been shot is not an issue for a plain old gun that will probably be shot by the buyer. The other one is wanted as a wall hanger so they want them brand new. I don't understand that part either but some people do and want it that way.

darcy32171 said:
Its not the "collector" part about the gun. An old lever is an old lever. What makes an old marlin worth $6-800 dollars and an old Winchester worth $0. I laugh at gunshops that say this, but I`ll bet all mine and your money that if this same gunshop had a well kept winchester lever they would not let me have it for $100 or less....no way, no how. It comes down to this: Just because they don`t have one...its worth $0....on the other hand....if thy had one, it would be the best one ever invented and worth its weight in gold.
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I was told the same thing years ago about a winchester model 75 target rifle I had. A gun shop I took it into said it was wasn't worth much and offered me $125 for it. I didn't take it.About a year after I was in the same place and seen they had the same gun in not as good of shape as mine and were asking $550.I talked to the guy about it and he said they were rare with the target peep sights and heavy barrel and were a great gun.Couldn't figure out how a year before one in better shape was not worth much.
 
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