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No. I imagine the wife would frown on that.

My point is that about the only thing more useless than a 75 year old N.I.B. gun, that is going to remain N.I.B., is an ex girlfriend.

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Ted

It is a shame when you spend all that time breaking them in then the next guy gets all the benefits~~

Everybody has an opinion it seems.

I have been the curator of s couple of unfired guns and it was a privilege I took great pride in. I never had the inclination to fire them... I had other similar guns to shoot and hunt with.

But to be the curator of such guns is a pretty big responsibility that we shouldn't take lightly. There are those who say, "If it was mine I would shoot it as often as I could." forgetting or disregarding the fact that these are benchmark guns and are only such as long as the curators or caretakers honor that responsibility, not only to the gun but to the collecting fraternity of the future.

It depends on your individual perspective.

Applying 'curator' to your care of personal possessions is a bit of a stretch. I would listen closer to that argument should you have donated the pieces to Cody or the National Firearms Museum.

There exist two flight ready Saturn V's. There's also a prototype of sorts in Huntsville that could have served the 'museum' function had the flight ready units been flown.

It's kind of nice to be able to view the preserved 'Real McCoy', but my opinion is the fact they were never flown is a national disgrace.

They never got to do what they were designed and built to do, and the key point is that humanity as a whole would have been better served had they been used as intended.

Space hardware isn't a very exact analogy but when I see an unused gun, even a pristine very rare one, I find the motivation of the previous owners to be a bit curious.

Shooters vs Collectors I suppose.

+1 for DAM16sxs. Count me as one of those 'curious' people, even if maybe more than a 'bit.'
Some of us think it important to preserve the few remaining original condition and finish guns as manufactured. NIB if it came in a box, etc. This is the only way we know what they looked like as new. A gun is only original once. For many here its a moot point and that is your. business. But it is really important for those of us who value a gun's (or other things) original as new condition.
If the buyer of one of those gorgeous fox guns wants to drag it to the duck blind, of kick around in the truck or boat-so be it. No skin off my nose BUT I doubt that will happen.

As long as he keeps buying guns. Its his, he does what he wants with it.

Thanks guy, I don't know what I'd do without you.

I recently bought a 12 gauge Model 12. That's all I need. And to be frank that's all I ever really needed. [/quote]

Well if you settled for Model 12 Featherweight with short barrel (in this model 12ga 26" 1/4 choke) or 16ga standard Model 12 with barrel of similar specs you would not only own the best upland pump Winchester ever made but one of the best shotguns for that purpose ever created. Big bonus is you would be able to use upland or target steel loads for hunting if required no problemo.

You need to exchange word 'curator' for 'investor'. Many guys who buy old guns in top original shape in factory cardboard boxes often rationalize high cost of purchase as "investment against inflation". It is effective defensive technique that can be used against significant other when they don't share the passion and find out about latest expensive purchase. Is there anything wrong with that?
No.

I don't remember ever buying a gun because of its possible increase in value. I have had an emotional attachment to every gun I have ever bought, I think. The value of my collection at the present time is a result of sixty years of picking and choosing and loving every one of them. The increase in value is a happy accident.

I always figured the guns didn't really "go up in value".

The money simply became worth less.


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Ted