Win 30-30 1973 RCMP should I shoot it?

[shellbird01]

I inherited a 1973 RCMP 30-30 lever action never fired. A dealer told me it isn't worth much and to go ahead and use it.

What do you think?

 

[240gord]

New in the box $750.00,not much.
Gord.

 

[Timo]

Guns are made to be shot. IMO

Timo

 

[Winnipeg Toymaker]

There are so many commemoratives coming out of the woodworks now that winchester sold out. Every one seems to have one or two..unless it is in the original box with all the appropriate papers, the "collecting world" does not seem to recognize any of them. I have one and it shoots great like it was made to do. Not many "big profits" to be made anymore on these "saved" guns. Use it and enjoy....what enjoyment can you get from wallpaper???????

 

[DOOK]

Unfortunately, the more people who take that advice, the more your unfired example will be worth down the line.

 

[bill c68]

How would you know wether or not the gun works if you don't fire it?

 

[shellbird01]

The rifle does not have the original box.

 

[shellbird01]

Any suggestion for ammo? I hear winchester has a new 150 grain at about 2,400 fps

 

[Woodsman]

You certainly won't retire on the value of a Win.94. We're not talking a $20,000.00 piece here. Shoot the darn thing and enjoy!

 

[John Y Cannuck]

The reason I never buy commemoratives, because I would shoot them. If I had it, it would have already been fired by now.

 

[tiriaq]

The RCMP/MP commemoratives are among the few that may actually have appreciated a bit. But yours is missing the box and papers, so its not one that a commemorative collector would really want. Up to you, but I don't think it would make much difference if you shot it.
I could never understand this collecting of commemoratives craze.

 

[senior]

I always liked those RCMP coms, I'd suggest you'll loose about $100 between minty shape & unfired. Your choice

 

[99trix]

The MP serial number is worth slightly more, it was originally only sold to RCMP members and there were fewer of them made. The RCMP serial number was available to the public. If I need to shoot it I would, but if I was just shooting it to say that I shot it I doubt that I. jmtcw

 

[t-star]

it's not the commemeratives that command so much as the ones in"wierd" calibers and unusual factory features that command a big buck- that said, i'd give my eye-teeth to get my hands on a new condition NRA commemerative musket, if i could afford it

 

[MiG25]

shoot it or get rid of it, guns that aren't shot are useless.

 

[NAA]

Personally, I don't like the Win Comms that are "gold"........ I do have three Comms 94's though... Legendary Lawmen trapper carbine, Bat Masterson carbine and Cowboy carbine. They are all "shooters".....

 

[OneBarfly]

The person who taught my Hunter Education course used a RCMP 30-30 commemorative as a training aid for students. He did not seem too worried about it.
If without box and papers I'd sell or shoot.

 

[hotwonton]

save it . get a beater 30-30 to shoot , it was made to look at and hang in a case. great gun to look at and talk about. pull the trigger once and thats it you have to clean it.

 

[JasonYuke]

They made to many of these!
I bought 3 unfired and one is now fired LOL! I gave it my dad to hunt with!

 

[RUPZUK]

+1 on shooting it .
Seeing it was inherited it meant something to someone that YOU got this rifle , so keep it . period .
What you do with it is your choice but I'd shoot it .
You might want to try some of Hornady's new Leverution ammo , I bought some but have yet to use it - definately high in the LCF catagory .
YMMV