To shoot-or not to shoot
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To shoot-or not to shoot
I have a B92 centenial, unfired in the box. Now, I don't really NEED a 44mag lever, but I don't have one that I shoot.
Looking at the prices of new 44's that are $100 more than I have in the Browning makes me think maybe I oughta get it out of the box.
What do ya think?
Looking at the prices of new 44's that are $100 more than I have in the Browning makes me think maybe I oughta get it out of the box.
What do ya think?
grit yer teeth an pull the trigger
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Shoot it.
If you don't like .44 you could always swap out the barrel for a reamed-out .357 and shoot .357/44 B&D... (That's probably what I would do...)
If you don't like .44 you could always swap out the barrel for a reamed-out .357 and shoot .357/44 B&D... (That's probably what I would do...)
C2N14... because life is not energetic enough.
מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976
Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
מנא, מנא, תקל, ופרסין Daniel 5:25-28... Got 7.62?
Not Depressed enough yet? Go read National Geographic, July 1976
Gott und Gewehr mit uns!
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I have ONE gun I haven't shot. It's a 1976 Winchester 94 Bi-Centennial Commemorative. NIB with all the papers. I took it out of the box to photograph it.
I have plenty of of .30-30s so it's not likely to "need" firing. If it were my only .30-30, I'd have already fired it. It certainly won't be the last .30-30 or Winchester 94 in my safe, so it's in no danger of being shot.
To date, the only Winchester commemorative to appreciate over its original cost are the 1981 John Wayne 94's. The rest can be had, usually for under their new MSRP. The new JW '92 commemorative might do the same, or could possibly spike or drop interest in the earlier version. Wish I had a crystal ball.
I have plenty of of .30-30s so it's not likely to "need" firing. If it were my only .30-30, I'd have already fired it. It certainly won't be the last .30-30 or Winchester 94 in my safe, so it's in no danger of being shot.
To date, the only Winchester commemorative to appreciate over its original cost are the 1981 John Wayne 94's. The rest can be had, usually for under their new MSRP. The new JW '92 commemorative might do the same, or could possibly spike or drop interest in the earlier version. Wish I had a crystal ball.
Griff,
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There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
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GUSA #93
There is a fine line between hobby & obsession!
AND... I'm over it!!
No I ain't ready, but let's do it anyway!
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Maybe I'm just too old to understand the collectors mind. A tool to me is just a tool.
If it is an investment Bro, don't shoot it...but....if it is going to the kids, why not shoot the h*ll out of it, break it in & develope the loads the grandkids are going to need. Marks are signs of character, like wrinkles!
IMHO...your choice Pard!
LeverBob
If it is an investment Bro, don't shoot it...but....if it is going to the kids, why not shoot the h*ll out of it, break it in & develope the loads the grandkids are going to need. Marks are signs of character, like wrinkles!
IMHO...your choice Pard!
LeverBob
Well ya see, it's an investment. Somthing to save for the grandkids.gon2shoot wrote:[quote
="Hobie"]Not shoot it?
Anybody that has self control should be able to handle it.
I just ordered 500 rds of brass from midway (all my guns get their own brass) [/quote]Investment?
Look, if the kids want money, they get money. If they want to go shooting, we go shooting. If they want money from my guns they have to wait until I'm dead and then it will be a stuff shoot. At least they'll go "shooting" one more time.
Sincerely,
Hobie
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"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson