Rare

[struff55]

Why are there so many rare firearms for sale RRe Browning Trombone ,Rare Browning B78 - 243 , Rare field grade Win 1897 rare win 67 .I must be missing something these guns are as common as hamburgers

 

[kamlooky]

Well now, rare hambergers ain't suppose tah be gewd fer ya.
Just saying, izz awll.

 

[trebor2880]

Rare means they want more than they're worth.

 

[stubblejumper]

Rare means they want more than they're worth.

That is usually the case.

 

[AP]

Why are there so many rare firearms for sale RRe Browning Trombone ,Rare Browning B78 - 243 , Rare field grade Win 1897 rare win 67 .I must be missing something these guns are as common as hamburgers[/QUOTE

great question... I dont often bother to look at those ads because I am pretty sure I cant afford a "rare" rifle. And I am not sure rare is always a good thing. Is it rare because it was heavy as hell, very expensive, impossible to get parts for and didnt shoot half as well as a box stock pedestrian M700? ... like say a "Nikko Golden Eagle" in 300 Win Mag? Or is it rare like a Belgium Browning Safari bolt with gorgeous metal and bluing .. and a salt wood stock? ...

 

[GMC403]

Its to catch your interest, Kinda like "NIB"

........ only fired 10 rounds

 

[JimDO]

Ill sell you a rare Remington 870,,,

 

[AP]

Ill sell you a rare Remington 870,,,

Now you're talkin!!

 

[Calum]

Meh...What may be common in one part of the country could be rare in another.

But personally I'm hesitant to pay over $300 for a used firearm.

 

[b72471]

RARE as used on this site is an excuse for a ridiculous asking price

 

[Mount Sweetness]

Rare, never fired but trigger job and scope mounted, Moa

 

[snoopycda]

Why are there so many rare firearms for sale RRe Browning Trombone ,Rare Browning B78 - 243 , Rare field grade Win 1897 rare win 67 .I must be missing something these guns are as common as hamburgers[/QUOTE

great question... I dont often bother to look at those ads because I am pretty sure I cant afford a "rare" rifle. And I am not sure rare is always a good thing. Is it rare because it was heavy as hell, very expensive, impossible to get parts for and didnt shoot half as well as a box stock pedestrian M700? ... like say a "Nikko Golden Eagle" in 300 Win Mag? Or is it rare like a Belgium Browning Safari bolt with gorgeous metal and bluing .. and a salt wood stock? ...

Far to often people confuse rare with desirable.

 

[anglia2]

Ill sell you a rare Remington 870,,,

I prefer well done

 

[bear.23]

Rare as in not well done...

 

[stubblejumper]

The funny thing is, that I have actually owned some very rare firearms, one being a very limited production Anschutz 1907R , and I don't recall even using the word rare in the ad, when I sold it in the EE. I figure that if it truly is rare, the kind of buyer that will likely be interested, will know that it is rare.

 

[Calum]

My favorite saying to read is MINT...yet then listed at 98%.
Gives me a giggle.

 

[Eaglelord17]

My favorite saying to read is MINT...yet then listed at 98%.
Gives me a giggle.

I would consider 98% mint. If it is 100% then it would be new or like new.

If you need to call a firearm rare then odds are it isn't rare. Truly rare things don't need to be advertised for.

 

[stubblejumper]

I would consider 98% mint. If it is 100% then it would be new or like new.

If you need to call a firearm rare then odds are it isn't rare. Truly rare things don't need to be advertised for.

To me mint is as new, but has been fired.

 

[Grock-co]

Just because it is RARE does not make it special, it probably means it is junk, and they quit making them

 

[Eaglelord17]

Just because it is RARE does not make it special, it probably means it is junk, and they quit making them

Not always the case. For example a Swiss model 1889/96 is a rare gun. A Swiss 96/11 isn't. The reason the 1889/96 is rare is because they converted pretty much all of them into the 96/11 standard.