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That'd be an interesting pole. How many people buy with the goal of resale profit?

I would submit that very few buyers of a new small bore gun have a future profit goal. They have the itch for something different and semi-exclusive. Something to have that stands out from the crowd---to demonstrate good taste and accomplishment. Same reason ladies buy $500. purses. A basic 12ga pump would satisfy most of our hunting needs----but what fun would that be??

I agree with eightbore on this. I, for one rarely if ever buy a gun without future consideration of resale. Also, I have plenty of 12 bores and prefer to buy smallbores, but occasionally still look at 12's, albeit, light weight 12's and unusual 12's. 12's are much harder to resell or trade IMO. Also, and oddly, with double rifles, the bigger the better in terms of value and resale (with the exception of a few, like the .600 NE). So, bigger for rifles and smaller for shotguns.....kind of a crazy world we live in.

I buy firearms like I would a stock or real estate. The out on the other end is important. Well, I haven't purchased a firearm in the last 30 plus year without considering what the possible resale value will be if I have to part with my purchase. It isn't so much a thought of, "can I make money" so much of, "will I get hurt by losing the money". I won't purchase a firearm that I don't think I can recover my original purchase price plus a bit more. I'm not looking to flip it and make a buck. I just don't want to go backwards with my purchase.

BTW...The last shotgun I purchased, which was a few weeks ago, was a nice Belgian guild gun in 12 gauge to add to the three 12 gauge SxS in the safe.

If I ran a company building a small number of side by sides for the US market I too would concentrate on small bore lighter guns. I think the average person purchasing a side by side in the United States is buying an upland gun. I figure I�m an average guy. When it comes to upland guns I want something less than 6 1/2 lbs. to pack around. That is much easier to accomplish in small bore guns.

Chuck,
To answer your poll, I look to at least break even. Amateur buying, selling and trading guns is a great way to rid yourself of money. Very few new guns are going to make short term gains. If they did we'd all be dealers, right? There are exceptions. Among those exceptions are the Ruger gold label and the RBL launch 20 Ga. sometimes the 28. CSMC's renaming/price increase removed any hope of profit, much less breaking even. None of these are considered fine guns by many.

I think the OP was looking up to the next tier. I could be wrong.

Chief

The way things are going there was little need for me to buy 6.5lb 12ga sxs shotgun. I bought RGL simply for profit. Had if for a week.

Within reason I pay little attention to what the gun would bring if I sold it. If I really want it I buy it--at 72 it's not a good idea to think I can find one cheaper someday. Invariably, after having gunsmiths tweak it to be "just right" I've got a lot more in it than the market will stand. So, I just write off any shortfall to my "fun money" account. To heck with it.

YES!!
Amen and Amen !
Just bought a 12 GAUGE Bernadelli !
Sweet gun
Mike

This is how I approach it. In the last month bought a 12 and a 16. Maybe I'm still too new to all this but I'm looking for the right gun. As long as it is a 12 or 16 (although I do have my eye out for the right 10) I don't care which.

Who cares really. Lets face it, people that use antique guns to hunt with are an independent breed. We are going to buy the gun we like regardless of what others say.