Personally, I have no use for a NIB classic gun.
If I own it I want to shoot it.
What do people do with their NIB classics?
If I own it I want to shoot it.
What do people do with their NIB classics?
What do people do with NIB classic revolvers?
- Thread starter bushmaster1313
- Start date
Register to hide this ad
A few years ago, I bought a NIB M27, 8 3/8" nickel, in the presentation box.
I took it out and shot it. Later, I found a 5" nickel barrel here on the Forum and I had that installed. It shot real well.
I took it out and shot it. Later, I found a 5" nickel barrel here on the Forum and I had that installed. It shot real well.
deadin
US Veteran
Are you talking about "old" (original) classic or "new" classic?
bloo
Member
SHOOT IT These guns were made for shooting, not for looking at.
peabody
Member
- Joined
- Aug 28, 2011
- Messages
- 17
- Reaction score
- 2
i bought a ruger .22 auto NIB classic red label'
standard 4''
remake of the original ?
i have shot it a bunch.
altho ? i've never figgered out how to strip it.. to clean..
i just wash the heck out of it with wd-40 , and shoot another 1500 rounds ...
peabody
standard 4''
remake of the original ?
i have shot it a bunch.
altho ? i've never figgered out how to strip it.. to clean..
i just wash the heck out of it with wd-40 , and shoot another 1500 rounds ...
peabody
scooter123
Member
I just purchased a new 625JM. While it's not by definition a Classic, in 30 or 40 years it might be considered a collectable. Since I don't really expect to live that many more years I had no problem at all with pulling the trigger and taking much of the bite out of the serrations. Also didn't feel any guilt in chamfering the cylinder which, BTW, had a pre-chamfered ejector star. So, in reality all I did was finish what S&W had already started. Also saw no problem with tuning the action or test firing it with 98 rounds of ammo within 24 hours of picking it up. Once the X frame grip I ordered for it I intend to do everything I can to try and wear it out, however I also don't expect to live for the 50 or 60 years that may take.
Sum it up and I purchase a gun to shoot it and for no other reason. I'll leave the collecting to someone else.
Sum it up and I purchase a gun to shoot it and for no other reason. I'll leave the collecting to someone else.
You got pay to play
Shoot It ! there are very few collectable one can own, play with, defend ones self, hunt with if needed and still retain a lage portion of their value. If you need to sell it, look at this way, the value you lost firing it was the lease payment and if you hold it long enough you will suffer no loss and a potential gain in your original investment. You got pay to play.
Penmon AKA Jim
Shoot It ! there are very few collectable one can own, play with, defend ones self, hunt with if needed and still retain a lage portion of their value. If you need to sell it, look at this way, the value you lost firing it was the lease payment and if you hold it long enough you will suffer no loss and a potential gain in your original investment. You got pay to play.
Penmon AKA Jim
Sir, some people shoot them. Some put them up and maybe clean and admire them every so often. Some use them as data points in a long-term research project. Some do more than one of these. Whatever floats yer boat. [shrug]
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
assuming your talking s&w because thats where we are, yeah people shoot them i have two a model 36 snubbie and a model 27 four in both in nickel and i shoot them both. it doesn't seem to harm them in anyway. i can't speak to blued guns cause all my revolvers are nickel or stainless
Everything I own are shooters, though a couple are mighty pretty. I'd probably think twice about shooting a NIB 28-1, though. Still looking.....
I have a 25-5 in pristine condition. It sits in a safe. If I ever decide to shoot it, I have ammo for it and will shoot it.
I have a 29 that has never been fired that was bought in 1967 sitting in a safe.
Why buy them and never shoot them? I have other guns I can shoot in the same calibers. One day I may want a new model 25 to shoot and I have it.
I have a 29 that has never been fired that was bought in 1967 sitting in a safe.
Why buy them and never shoot them? I have other guns I can shoot in the same calibers. One day I may want a new model 25 to shoot and I have it.
I have a few hard to find guns that are NIB, autos, not revolvers. I haven't shot them.... just because.... I haven't shot them, I guess. No real reason to. I have other similar guns that I shoot, I bought these because I like the fact that there were relatively few to start with and even fewer are still NIB. Mostly I just like having them because I wanted them back when they were new but they weren't available to me then. But, they're also examples of how different things were in the gun world then than now. Lastly, it's fun to pull one out open the box and say, "Check this out!".
I bought a 25-3 125 years anniversary.
First i took it out of the safe to look at it.
But laws here in Sweden say that it has to be locked in a safe when not at the range.
Can't hang it on the wall.
It shot great with .45Colt Winchester ammo.
Had it cut for fullmoonclips and was planing to use it for practical shooting.
Used handloaded .45acp with 255grains bullits and Hercules 2400.
Still shot great
Sadly economy made me sell it at a huge loss
First i took it out of the safe to look at it.
But laws here in Sweden say that it has to be locked in a safe when not at the range.
Can't hang it on the wall.
It shot great with .45Colt Winchester ammo.
Had it cut for fullmoonclips and was planing to use it for practical shooting.
Used handloaded .45acp with 255grains bullits and Hercules 2400.
Still shot great
Sadly economy made me sell it at a huge loss
NEVER EVER SHOOT one of these collector guns!
That way the first one to get to your house and find it will get more money for it - possibly.
Then again they may not know what they have and just trade it for a rock.
Either way - You've made someone happy
That way the first one to get to your house and find it will get more money for it - possibly.
Then again they may not know what they have and just trade it for a rock.
Either way - You've made someone happy
johnsonl
Member
I recently purchased a 586 laser engraved U.S. Customs Service Bicentennial (1789-1989) commemorative. I have always been a shooter but I'm going to need you guys to prod me on this one. I'm a 21 year veteran of Customs, so it's sort of like slapping my Mom.
Some I shoot, some I don't. I am likelier to shoot an ANIB gun rather than something that really looks unfired, but that's because I hate to destroy value frivolously. If I want to shoot a particular model and I have only an unfired version, I will probably buy a less pristine specimen and have fun with that.
I disagree with the blanket principle that guns are meant to be shot and every gun should be. From the manufacturer's point of view, a gun is intended to be sold. From the buyer's point of view, a gun can be used in whatever way the buyer wants to use it. If that includes staking tomato vines, so be it. If there are buyers who don't get to the range much but just enjoy ownership of fine pieces of machinery, that's their choice and I'm supportive -- even if I don't completely share their outlook.
There is a question of scale here, too. A serious collector with dozens if not hundreds of specimens can't possibly shoot all of them, or at least shoot all of them well. Somebody with a carefully planned collection of four or five firearms specifically suited to different purposes would probably not be a candidate to leave a gun unfired. But then, such a person would be an unlikely owner of, say, a NIB 1910 Triple Lock.
I disagree with the blanket principle that guns are meant to be shot and every gun should be. From the manufacturer's point of view, a gun is intended to be sold. From the buyer's point of view, a gun can be used in whatever way the buyer wants to use it. If that includes staking tomato vines, so be it. If there are buyers who don't get to the range much but just enjoy ownership of fine pieces of machinery, that's their choice and I'm supportive -- even if I don't completely share their outlook.
There is a question of scale here, too. A serious collector with dozens if not hundreds of specimens can't possibly shoot all of them, or at least shoot all of them well. Somebody with a carefully planned collection of four or five firearms specifically suited to different purposes would probably not be a candidate to leave a gun unfired. But then, such a person would be an unlikely owner of, say, a NIB 1910 Triple Lock.
calmex
Member
Uh...do you have one of those, by chance?
Wish I did, but I am making do with a couple of TL targets that were well refinished in the 1920s.
I have shot one, but I forget which.
Snapping Twig
Member
I bought a NIB 624 no dash last year and debated shooting it... for a day.
It is no longer unfired. In fact, it is no longer unfired a lot!
It is no longer unfired.
In fact, it is no longer unfired a lot!
Assuming you are referring to an "old classic". If I fell in to one that was new in box, I would have to sell it to a collector. That way I could afford two or three high end shooter grade revolvers that I could really enjoy owning.
I would settle for a couple of nib $50 gold pieces .....and yes they would be safe queens
Gun-runner
Member
They bring them out once a year on the 4th of July and say... Ooooo... Ahhhh... like watching fireworks!!!
Sawfish
Member
I used to keep mine pristine and boxed. Then, it dawned on me that I might just be keeping these so that after my death (or divorce), my wife's new husband would enjoy shooting them. No more pristine and boxed for me. They have all been "deflowered".
They put them in a safe for a few years, never shoot them, then sell them at a loss, if they can.
Last edited:
I've only owned one nib gun that I never used.Tripled my money in 6 years [emoji4]
Arik
Member
I shoot them
vonn
US Veteran
Some good posts here. Personally I go for nice shooters and try to keep them as nice as I can but a little honest wear may happen and that will not ruin my day. Can't seem to shoot any of them enough to hurt them.
Bajadoc
US Veteran
I am 56 almost 57. I have kept a lot of guns really nice for a long time. I have my grandfather's 30-40 Krag from 1899 that he used on his farm 80 years ago. I have a bunch of Smiths that are (were) "new in box." I also have 50 or 60 various other guns that I have babied. I recently retired and realized that these guns will out live me. I am doing my best to wear them out before I wear out. I intend to take good care of them but I am going to use them as much as possible. I don't want to die with a bunch of nice guns in my safe. Just my perspective.
Similar threads
- Locked
- Locked
- Locked
