As said in many ways... guns are not good investments. They wont pay off the house, buy a new car or send the kid to college. Put the same amount of cash in the bank for the same amount of years you would leave the safe queen hidden away and then compare the values. There are just too many guns made even in a short run to demand the prices collectors dream about. If those dream values were there, the manufacturer would be making the lion's share. After all, why would they sell something worth a grand for less than half price?