S&W Model 63 nib

[vrichard]

I bought this model 63 at Swanson Fire Arms,Denver.
9-30-1978,app.46 years ago $199.15 OTD.Like a few
of my guns i never shot it.If you had this S&W 63 would
you shoot it or keep it a virgin??
I have the box papers & the recept.
Dick

 

[K-22]

Shoot It!

I bought this model 63 at Swanson Fire Arms,Denver.
9-30-1978,app.46 years ago $199.15 OTD.Like a few
of my guns i never shot it.If you had this S&W 63 would
you shoot it or keep it a virgin??
I have the box papers & the recept.
Dick

Shoot the heck out of it.
They made a zillion of them.
Not gonna be a serious collectible this century.

 

[s&wchad]

I'm sure you have a number of other .22's. Why shoot this one after 46 years?

 

[paplinker]

Wait until your 100th birthday then take it out for a good range session. Now that's a great day!

Then I might consider passing it on to your favorite relative that would cherish a gun that only you owned and shot.

Thanks for your service Dick.

 

[Old cop]

I have the same gun & shoot it often. The choice is yours but it’s too much fun for me just to put it away.

 

[Hondo44]

If you haven’t needed to shoot it by now, you never will.

So I’d give it to a family member (preferably a youngster you teach to shoot it), if you have one. Or sell it to someone who collects virgin guns for top dollar then reinvest in something you will shoot.

 

[CH4]

Shoot it, it won’t hurt the value.

 

[OutAtTheEdge]

I was about to agree with Jim, about selling it ANIB then buying a shooter, until it occurred to me how I would feel about doing that myself. You've had it 46 years, why would you want to part with it unfired? Personally, I'd find a special occasion to take it to the range, maybe with a particularly good friend or someone dear to me. I'd explain how long it's been and that I wanted to share the experience, then have at it. I'd take photos, make a memory, then at the end of the day, I'd clean it up, put it away, pour something worthy, and enjoy it with my boots on the deck railing. That's what I would do.

 

[ColbyBruce]

Since you asked…

 

[press-1-for-english]

I bought the same revolver last year that had been sitting in the box,unfired since leaving the factory, for over 40 years. I now shoot it every week. It is the revolver I used to introduce my long suffering Girl Friend to the joy of target shooting. But that's me. You do you.

 

[ruger 22]

I bought that exact same revolver for my son on his 14th birthday. At 57 he shoots it regularly and says that of all his guns this is his favorite.

 

[dobegrant]

I shoot mine very frequently, so I would be shooting it.

 

[RE0]

I really love mine, you should have fun shooting it.

 

[murphydog]

It will shoot just like any other 4" J frame .22 revolver, so if you have had that experience before I'd leave it unfired. But the idea of using it on a special occasion - birthday, the day you entered or left the Army, an anniversary of something meaningful to you, etc. - would be a great excuse...uh, reason.

And thanks again for your service!

 

[Jonzim]

Love mine too, six shot with Uncle Mikes rubber grips. I bought it new but don't have the date off the top of my head.

 

[two-bit cowboy]

I love to "shoot 'em if I've got 'em," but I've never owned one from new that long without shooting it so I don't know how I'd feel about shooting that one.

I am leaning toward paplinker's idea, though. Maybe take a bunch of those nice stainless ones you bought new and make a day of it.

One thing's for sure -- nobody will criticize your decision.

Thanks for sharing that one with us.

 

[press-1-for-english]

I bought this model 63 at Swanson Fire Arms,Denver.
9-30-1978,app.46 years ago $199.15 OTD.Like a few
of my guns i never shot it.If you had this S&W 63 would
you shoot it or keep it a virgin??
I have the box papers & the recept.
Dick

My father was a WW 2 Veteran also. He would have been 100 this year. I am curious as to what do you shoot comfortably?

 

[KalamazooKid]

S&W Model 63 nib

I have one too that I love to shoot! Shoot, clean, respect, repeat. This “process” in my mind ages them beautifully.