Shooting Super Mint Milsurps

I had bought and sold several well-used items, so when I started looking again I resolved to get only museum-quality specimens, like the Port 1941 and Bartok5's No. 4, to leave to my son. I haven't decided yet whether to shoot them, but if I did they would be supremely cared for and shot very seldom I may look for more well-used examples as well for shooting. I have greatly appreciated all replies here.

The question is also complicated by a heart condition (I am 65) and I will find out on Aug. 29 from my surgeon whether test results will allow me to shoot again. If not, I will still enjoy my small collection and the contacts on this board.

Many thanks,
Albertacowboy
 
Times are a changing, what was collectable to baby boomers is dying with them. All kinds of things that were valuable years ago, you can't give away today. Just like old muscle cars, todays millennials wouldn't trade their Honda Civics for one. Go to a muscle car rally and it's like a geriatric convention, go to a gun/milsurp show and its the same. Revolvers are still popular for older owners but they already have plenty and new generations want a glock. The cycle of life will make these old rifles eventually worthless, so go out and enjoy them, when I die whatever is left will be someone else's problem that's why I got my wife to take her RPAL lol. The "kids" in the family don't care about my firearms but show them the latest iphone and watch there eyes light up.
 
What's the point of buying something and not enjoying it? If you just want to look at something buy a poster and hang on your wall its cheaper lol, people who bought guns years ago will make money on their investment, not so sure going forward, a lot of things have peaked with the baby boomers and now beginning to decline. Just came back from Pickering gun show and the place looked like a geriatric home and I saw 2 people who looked to be under 30. A lot of talk about the gun ban and I walked out of there with a bit of a new prospective on this hobby, it's dying and very little young blood coming into it and throw in the fact if you don't belong to a range or hunt, you have nice paper weights in a safe. I'm not saying this to be a ass just my observation, i'm actually sad because I see it happening in muscle cars, antique furniture, you name it and young generations don't seem to have the cash. I was at firearms outlet a few weeks ago and somebody want to know if they could weekly payments on a glock!
 
I have been paying attention to Ellwoods, they churn out a lot of guns daily, they sold a few days ago Portuguese K98 in very good condition for $849. I see them occasionally on EE for twice or three times that. A lot of Mausers seem to go through them daily. Wondering what that says about the true nature of the market.
 
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