Who here would own a $50,000 rifle?

Would you buy a $50,000 rifle?

  • Yes I would own a $50,000 rifle if I had the means, but I don't.

    Votes: 175 34.4%

  • Yes I would buy a $50,000 rifle, and I have the means to do so.

    Votes: 10 2.0%

  • No I wouldn't buy a $50,000 rifle and I have the means to do so.

    Votes: 57 11.2%

  • No I wouldn't buy a $50,000 rifle, but I don't have the means anyways.

    Votes: 266 52.4%
  • Total voters
    508
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Money spent on laser surgery to improve these old eyes:( of mine would go a lot further toward improving my skills & tightening my groups than money spent on more esthetically pleasing hardware.

I'd spend $100,000 to have my old "teeny bopper" eyes back before I'd spend $50,000 on a gun that I need glasses to load.:)
 
I think this all comes down to what we each perceive to be "the means" to purchase something like that. Could I scrounge up $50 thou in cash at this point in my life, sure. Would I spend it on a firearm, no freaking way. If I could scrounge up 5 million, I would probably not even think twice about a $50,000 purchase, and I would buy what I considered to be the finest firearms I could afford.

I note that quite a few CGN'ers have voted that they have "the means", but if you think that $50,000 is too much, well then you probably do not. If $50,000 cash would be missed from your savings, then you don't have the means.

Oh, and if you truly do have the means, then why not make a generous donation to some organization that is working towards getting rid of these stupid firearms laws?
 
On expensive firearms it all boils down to whether you have the $$ available to invest and whether you are buying whatever for an investment.
I have a couple of firearms that are worth alot more for collector value than they are for actually useful value.
A 700 N.E. made by Holland in the early 1900s is not your avaerage hunting rifle, yet has gained significantly in value as have my 1847 Walker.
Most guys tend to spend their $$ in different ways, some would buy a boat or a car with the $$ but most typically only depreciate as time goes by.
Not all guns are good investments , but most good guns even of more current times have appreciated more than gold has in the same time span.
In 1980 I bought several Colt series 70 1911s for $149.00 each. What are the unfired 1s worth today?? Not 50K for sure but alot more than the $149.00 I paid for them.
This is how I look at guns, good 1s are worth buying. Cheap 1s may shoot ok but will never really be worth much as any sort of investment.
 
Pudelpointer said:
I note that quite a few CGN'ers have voted that they have "the means", but if you think that $50,000 is too much, well then you probably do not.
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By that logic, none of us should bat an eyelid at paying $5 a round. I mean we all could, so why not? I think you're confusing 'means' with 'priorities'.
 
greywolf said:
I voted in category 3 as well , and no , i would never waste that kind of $ on firearm, nothing is worth that much in my eyes unless i it is solid titanium and jewel encrusted , and even then , why have it if you would never shoot it ? If someone gave me one , i 'd take it , sell it , and buy 50 1000$ rifles i'd not be scared to shoot and enjoy:cool:
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What difference does it make if it's jewel encrusted or not? It's still worth $50k.

Are you tryin' to tell us you'd buy a$50k pimp gun?:p:D
 
People spend $50 grand on a truck that in 15 years they'll have to pay to get it towed away. Money that would be better spent on an investment that increases in value as you get to use and enjoy it.
 
There are a few $50000 guns I could think of owning if I had the means. Some doubles, some not. Most are functional, two aren't. There are intelligent ways to spend that type of coin on a rifle.
I know of quite a few guys that have dropped more than that on pickups when half that would have gotten them by. They justify it with less means than we are talking about.
 
My "dream rifle" would be a nice old double rifle in 303British. I think I could fill that bill for less than $50K and still be very happy with it.



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If I was a lottery winner, sure.
I will never earn enough $ in my lifetime to have $50,000 for one gun.

But like people said, my whole neighbourhood is littered with $60,000+ pickups, boats, 5th wheels, quads, sleds, ect.

I would look at it like that, except it wouldnt depreciate, and I could pass it along to my son, who could pass it to his son....cant do that with a dodge :p
 
If I had the means, I would in a heartbeat... I spent 75 on my truck, 10 on a quad, 15 on a sled...after 2 years they are worth less than half... maybe the rifle would do better, from the prices on the EE, it would seem so.
 
For a collector, this is likely not a question, since certain guns, like an old famouse Colt single actions get into those values. Those can be considered appreciating investments, and not just a "waste" of money.

But I don't really see myself as a collector, and to me, more money buys quality, up to a point. I don't need a gold receiver or a fancy engraved stock to help me hit a target.

Perhaps if I was hunting in Africa and was convinced that I needed a double rifle for it, it could get into 5-$15,000. Since that is not any great dream for me, I seem to prefer rimfires, where $2,000 or so buys the best guns, so that'd be my limit for pretty well anything.

With a top end scope, I can't see any combination I'd want would go over $5,000. Of course, that's just me.
 
If I had lots of money I would, only if it was a classic English double rifle in 470 NE, then I would take it to Africa and hunt with it like it was made to do.
 
effinggoof said:
Once you get into the realm of the Holland and Holland's you are buying more than a gun, you are buying a rare and collectible piece of art.

It's never going to be something I will own, but if I was wealthy enough to buy $50,000 pieces of art I would be buying rifles instead of paintings or statues.
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+1. I'd do it for sure.
 
Yes I would own a $50,000 rifle if I had the means, but I don't.
141 guys
34.73%


Yes I would buy a $50,000 rifle, and I have the means to do so.
7 guys
1.72%


the above numbers are very interesting if you think about it;)

very good lesson in money management...
 
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