Most expensive firearm you ever bought or almost bought?

[Cyrano]

Don't have all that money. I paid $3100 for this 28 gauge Darne at Ron Peterson's. It's Darne's lowest grade; you can imagine what the finer grades look like.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

Paid $525.00 for my M1896 Krag Carbine with Type II stock back in 2000, that's my record so far.

 

[Frank46]

Cased set of martini rifles for $2000. One in 303 and the other 577/450 but wiser heads prevailed (my mom) as this was after I got out of the navy and was making $1.95 an hour shoveling coal. Frank

 

[Ron H.]

My brother, who works at a large gun shop out West, says it's not uncommon for well-heeled customers to plunk down big money for highly sought-after firearms and/orcollectibles, including 50k once for a rare Fabbri over-under. Here's a Swedish rifle that retails for more than $800,000, said to be the "most expensive gun in the world."
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If your wife's not reading this, what's the most you ever paid for a gun and do you have a limit or budget on how much you're willing to spend?

Sir, FWIW, my means and taste both tend to be modest; I've gone over the $1,000 mark only a few times. My old Les Baer Thunder Ranch 1911 was the most expensive at about $1,700. Wish I still had it.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[chud333]

Guess i'm fairly small potatoes as well.
Spent a grand or slightly more just twice, once on a SIG P-210 back about
1988 (never fired in box), and my first machine gun a S&W model 76 about the same time frame. Have neither of them now but wish i did.

Chuck

 

[steamloco76]

Colt SAA 3rd Generation in .44 Special was my single most expensive purchase, around $1,300, which is chump change compared to many higher end rifles and shotguns.

I was in a large regional gun store a while back agonizing over spending $500 for a used S&W when a local surgeon picked-up a $20,000 Beretta custom shop shotgun. He then ordered something else that was over $20,000. Store owner said the Dr. spent nearly $100,000 at his place so far in 2012.

 

[CajunBass]

I guess I'm cheap. I've got three shotguns. Two came from Sears, the other from Wal-Mart. I don't have $500.00 in all three I'll bet.

Handguns, I pretty much draw the line at a grand. I paid just under that once for a 5", "Pre-27" with the box. Probably too much, but it was the most I ever paid for any gun. I've come close on a couple of other occasions but I've never gone over $900.00 since.

One I came close on was a Auto Ordinance, Thompson 45 Pistol. Man that thing was COOL. With a short (10"?) barrel, it looked JUST like a Thompson submachine gun with no butstock. I put it on hold for a few days, but later called and told them to put it back on the shelf. I realized I had no use for it, would probably never shoot it, and it would just be a silly thing to have.

But it was COOL.

 

[Joewisc]

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[pownal55]

Kimber limited edition 257 roberts AAA french walnut stock. Shipped to Doug Turnbull for rust blued barrel, charcoal blued bottom metal, case colored receiver and rings. Total cost 2800.00 with Leupold scope.

 

[ladyT]

A Sig X5 L1 has been my most expensive gun to date. It will be the second most expensive as my new addiction, Trap and Skeet comes with greater costs than my present addiction to USPSA shooting.

 

[Alpo]

This

 

[madmikeb]

I bought a Barrett M99, scoped gun in Pelican case, in .50BMG that set me back about $4200 times I paid the transfer fees. This was by far my most expensive original purchase. My AR with an Acog is not too far behind it. As far as hanguns go my 10.5" PC 460 was right up there by the time I scoped it! But both of these were put together over time.

 

[Stophel]

Mannlicher Schoenauer, about $1200. Took a long time to save that much up, and I doubt I'd ever be able to buy anything like it ever again without a rich old uncle dying... and I don't have any rich old uncles...

 

[chud333]

This

Alpo,
That is one nice looking little HK.
Jealous.....

Chuck

 

[gmiller0737]

$3300 at Estate Auction for My Late Uncles Winchester Model 61 .22 Magnum,I know I over paid but My aunt was unwilling to sell it prior to auction & I drove 750 miles one way to the auction it's the only thing I bought after driving that far no way I was coming home empty handed,But it's ok I made out on the 2nd most expensive a Winchester Original 52B Sporter for $1500 it's worth way more than that nowadays

 

[Gamecock]

It's hard to say if you consider inflation.
If I were to sell them Nib I guess I'd have to say a Anschutz 54 Sporter or a Ithaca SKB over and under. Dang it's really hard to say.

Good point! I don't remember now what I paid for my Ithaca SKB 600. About 35 years ago. 28 gauge skeet and skeet. I do know it's about the last gun I'd part with now. It's a natural born clay bird killer.

Top dollar I've paid is around $3k for a Berreta S x S double. Busted 69 out of a 100 birds at The Fork sporting clays last month. And looked damn cool doing it.

I have been tempted by the Krieghoff double rifles. Maybe if my son ever gets out of college I'll get one. African safari is still on the bucket list.

 

[Tom K]

Depends on how you define "most expensive". In dollar terms I spent $1800 for a used Ruger Bisley in .500 Linebaugh. It did come with dies, brass, and what is apparently a lifetime supply of bullets at the rate I'm shooting it. Even accounting for inflation it's still my most expensive gun.

However if you go by effort, my most expensive gun is my first one, a Ruger 10/22. That was my wages for working for my brother one summer on the farm when I was about 15. Ten weeks of wages these days for a gun would be pretty damn pricey.

 

[wbraswell]

A Remington 40-XB .22, just over $1000. I know someday, I'll spend more on a S&W revolver.

 

[sarge1967]

Nighthawk Custom 1911. Paid $2000.00 for it. Have since sold it. Did not loose a dime on the deal though.

 

[jimNeb]

The most expensive gun I ever bought is my Noveske Rogue Hunter. I got a good deal on it at $1,629.00 or $1,684.00 with shipping and transfer. I have added a GG&G bipod for $150.00 and a Burris AR-332 for $349.00.

My XVR set me back around 1k.