To nice to hunt with

Than again, we're all at different place in our lives and personal $
- I've always been in the camp of "don't use anything you can't afford to write -off"

If the guy is in a situation where he's more comfortable using a less expensive gun, and free up some $ by selling the 870... All the power to him.

As long as he's hunting and having fun.
 
sillymike said:
Than again, we're all at different place in our lives and personal $
- I've always been in the camp of "don't use anything you can't afford to write -off"

If the guy is in a situation where he's more comfortable using a less expensive gun, and free up some $ by selling the 870... All the power to him.

As long as he's hunting and having fun.
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But... its an 870... We're not talking bespoke british double rifle worth as much as a house in the early 2000s, we're talking a gun that is worth less than my 1995 Tercel...
 
I’m in agreement that there are no guns too nice to hunt with. In fact, in my experience the finest guns are also the best made (less chance of failure in the field), more accurately regulated, better balanced and (if the purchaser did their homework), the best fitting. The benefits of using the best tool for the job are obvious.

At the same time, I have purchased a few guns exclusively for their investment potential. These guns are often desireable due to their historic value or their relative scarcity. When purchased for this purpose, I can relate to why someone might want to keep them out of the field. As for an 870 falling into this category, everyone has different standards.
 
Suther said:
But... its an 870... We're not talking bespoke british double rifle worth as much as a house in the early 2000s, we're talking a gun that is worth less than my 1995 Tercel...
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Yeah, I just wanted to put some perspective on the "just a 870" as it reminded me of a former employee and I thought the comment wasn't very nice.
- As in, there are different level of GunNutzing. And while many of this forum probably don't know the exact number of firearms they own and won't think twice about dropping the $ of a nice used car for a gun that tickle their fancies...

Not all GunNutz are in the same boat. I've know at least one guy who had to budget/save for the gun he wanted... and when he did get it, he was quite proud to show me his 26" 870 Master.

Any way,
 
Mauser action Parker Hale 24 inch shiney barrel,4round removable mag with scope. 600.00
 

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I have a Supernova that I beat the crap out of for turkey and geese so I don't have to suffer through putting another mark in the anodizing of my Browning. Funny thing though, the Benelli doesn't show much wear at all. It's the gun I'm holding in my profile picture (taken on a spring turkey hunt). I'm a big rifle guy, but that thing puts more meat in the freezer than anything else I own!

I just shouldn't have nice guns. Scratched my gloss blued Model 70 that went 20 years in pristine condition. Scratched the Cerakote on a new Mark V taking it out if the box. Always feel bad about dinging things up. Stainless and plastic for me!
 
canvasback said:
I always think this "too nice to hunt with" is kinda funny.

Some of the same guys fussing over a potential scratch on their gun think nothing of driving their $60,000 plus truck or SUV off road.

Shotguns are meant to be used. An infinitesimally small number are created to be works of art, like those of Peter Nelson or the Parker Invincibles. The vast majority, even ones that cost over $150,000 today, were made by gunmakers who expected them to be hunted. I have some nice guns......they all get hunted. Some I choose which day and style of hunting i will subject them to but they all go.
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That's my father. He thinks my guns are too nice to even be shot at the range but he owns and drives antique automobiles that cost him upwards of $150,000 US!!
 
In reality we are all just leasing the guns we have! The next person will shoot them I’m quite sure! Enjoy in the manner that suits your need.
 
Longstud said:
In reality we are all just leasing the guns we have! The next person will shoot them I’m quite sure! Enjoy in the manner that suits your need.
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My grandfather used to put plastic seat covers on his new cars to preserve the seats. It used to drive my grandmother nuts as she would always say "why should I have to sit on plastic just so the next owner can have nice new seats"??.
 
Think I remember having this conversation with Canvasback years ago, he was using a couple nice doubles duck hunting I said why? .He said why not and got me thinking. Had my Jeffery out last year as well as my Dougal ,not in the worst weather conditions save that for the Brownings but was nice to shoot a well balanced piece for what it was built for.
 
Having lived in the UK, it is one of the wettest places on Earth. British guns have always been made for the worst weather, and I wouldn’t hesitate taking any out, even ‘best’ ones. Maybe especially ‘best’ ones.
 
By way of example, this is the shotgun that saw the most use last season. There was one of these (new) offered for sale on GunNutz a couple of weeks ago by a dealer in B.C. for $5K.

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