And I would bet out of the seven ZERO have been hunted with and rightfully so
But I collect for the most part so have a different opinion than most . It is only new once which has a huge impact on value years from now
Cheers
Too Pretty to shoot? Collect it or hunt it....need your opinion!
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And I would bet out of the seven ZERO have been hunted with and rightfully so
But I collect for the most part so have a different opinion than most . It is only new once which has a huge impact on value years from now
Cheers
Guns are ment to shot. If you are that worried about scratches then have it for range use only
I don't understand why people buy guns with no intention of shooting them.Its like buying a car to just park it in the garage all its life, I don't get it
I don't understand why people buy guns with no intention of shooting them.Its like buying a car to just park it in the garage all its life, I don't get it
As Hoytcanon states guns are to be used, and scars, blems, dings, etc are stories. Wooden stocks can be refinished to look decent again.
I have a CZ 550 Safari that was attacked by a big rock and suffered a stock wound. Really irritated me but it can be fixed. Once you get a ding or two it will become just "one of the boys"
I have a CZ 550 Safari that was attacked by a big rock and suffered a stock wound. Really irritated me but it can be fixed. Once you get a ding or two it will become just "one of the boys"
Collecting most things is a soulless endeavor. It's rare, it's pretty and it just sits there. Got to protect "value," ya know. 
It's a rifle, it's not fine art. The "value" of a gun is the enjoyment and satisfaction of using it for the purpose it was intended.
It's a rifle, it's not fine art. The "value" of a gun is the enjoyment and satisfaction of using it for the purpose it was intended.
My Dad hunted in that Granisle country of Northern BC with this custom rifle for years. Hand polished, rust blued, hand-rubbed walnut, commissioned when he was 23 years old...no factor. Now that he has passed I was lucky enough to have received the rifle as mine forever and sure, it has a few marks, but all of them fairly earned under honest use. To my mind, a rifle like that is more valuable than a NIB rifle, no matter the rarity. It's my "grab in case of evacuation" rifle because, even if I could source the same parts I could never get that rifle duplicated.
Beautiful rifle, with lots of memories. Thanks for sharing!
Good comments all. I'm not a collector, but I can see and respect the appeal of doing so. Firearms have a long, glorious history and preserving them in their original state to be appreciated by future generations is a fine endeavour. I enjoy firearms, shot, unshot, prestine or flawed. Time will tell if this one makes it to the field in my hands.
Thanks and shoot straight!
DTM5
Thanks and shoot straight!
DTM5
True collectors hope all but theirs will be shot.
Small example a few years ago six 7600 rem pumps in 35Whelen arrived at epps. I bought one, since I figured it was rare and salted it away
Been offered as much as five times the purchase price for it so far
Like to see a rrsp do that
It is all about knowing what to save and what to shoot and being a collector at one time that peaked out at just over 300 firearms at one time I can honestly say the only ones I really did make any money off when it came time to reduce the herd was a batch of new ducks unlimited guns
Those I had 15 total and all but one was a total big mistake to save them some for 30 plus years
Cheers
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Yup. He was kinda like that.
That's a truly memorable rifle.
I'll bet it's a special feeling when you're hunting with it.
Sounds like my dad BUM....... he keeps a filing cabinet downstairs at their place.... much respect....
Oar pewt wun awn.
Having a wood stock does not make a rifle "special" or "fragile". Nor does it make it better looking than anything else. There are a lot of very high end wood stocked rifles that have hunted the word. And hunted hard. I spoke at length one time with Roger Biesen about wood stocks being returned for repair. He recalled one that needed it and it was because it was in a wall tent fire.
How did people do it before synthetic stocks came along? Well, they weren't collectors and knew value and took care of things.
How did people do it before synthetic stocks came along? Well, they weren't collectors and knew value and took care of things.
