Do you have modern era guns you've never fired?
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Explorer,Yes I do, I have a Beretta Cougar 8045,A Walther P5 and a Walther P99 James Bond edition. Also have a Springfield Tanker Garand a Remington 7mm Mag and a Winchester 1300 Shot gun. All that never have been fired and probably never will 
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PreserveFreedom
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Now that would be fun to fire!
S&W model 60, .357 with 2 & 1/8 inch barrel.
I bought it 9 months ago, haven't fired it yet and may not for quite awhile. Too busy breaking in Kel-Tecs and Autauga .32. I don't shoot much & these have taken up all my shooting time.
Bought mainly as a reliable all-purpose gun to hide away in a safe place in case the house burns down with all my guns in it, burglary, etc., a gun to have in case all else fails.
I bought it 9 months ago, haven't fired it yet and may not for quite awhile. Too busy breaking in Kel-Tecs and Autauga .32. I don't shoot much & these have taken up all my shooting time.
Bought mainly as a reliable all-purpose gun to hide away in a safe place in case the house burns down with all my guns in it, burglary, etc., a gun to have in case all else fails.
Jeff Thomas
New member
OK ... let me ask a sincere question.
If you literally never fire a new firearm, how can you be confident it will perform up to par? I read quite often of people having some at least initial problems with various firearms. Keyholing, jamming or other malfunctions, problems with sights, etc. Many stories end with 'I sent it back to the factory, they fixed it, and it has been great since'. At the least, it seems you have to confirm a firearm is sighted in properly.
I suppose if you only bought a firearm as a collectible, that would be one thing. But if you ever needed to rely on it, it seems risky to me that you'd never fire the gun.
Your thoughts? Thanks. Regards from AZ
If you literally never fire a new firearm, how can you be confident it will perform up to par? I read quite often of people having some at least initial problems with various firearms. Keyholing, jamming or other malfunctions, problems with sights, etc. Many stories end with 'I sent it back to the factory, they fixed it, and it has been great since'. At the least, it seems you have to confirm a firearm is sighted in properly.
I suppose if you only bought a firearm as a collectible, that would be one thing. But if you ever needed to rely on it, it seems risky to me that you'd never fire the gun.
Your thoughts? Thanks. Regards from AZ
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ArmySon:
Yes if you want to consider it "modern".
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Hey Son, that looks an aweful lot like a "Made in China" sticker on the bottom of the slide.. are you sure you got a good deal when you picked that one up?
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Yes if you want to consider it "modern".
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Hey Son, that looks an aweful lot like a "Made in China" sticker on the bottom of the slide.. are you sure you got a good deal when you picked that one up?
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[This message has been edited by KaMaKaZe (edited September 07, 2000).]
I have my preferred shooters--the guns I like to shoot the most, which I tend to take to the range in preference to any unfired guns I may have. So, yes, I have modern guns that I've never fired. Some of these I'll shoot eventually, like a Beretta 96 Centurion I'd owned for several years, finally took to the range recently, and had a great time. Others I'll probably never shoot. The latter are guns that I bought more for collecting or admiration than for practical purposes.
Of course, having encountered plenty of problems with guns over the years, I wouldn't trust an unfired gun for, say, defense without taking it to the range first. But I have other guns for defensive use, and I don't mind letting some guns remain NIB indefinitely if not forever.
But tastes differ. A case in point: last month I traded away an original S&W 4516 that I'd kept for over ten years and never got around to shooting or even particularly wanted to shoot. The dealer told me later that the guy who bought it was heading straight for the range with it. To each his own!
BTW, I traded the 4516 for a P226, which I definitely plan to shoot.
Of course, having encountered plenty of problems with guns over the years, I wouldn't trust an unfired gun for, say, defense without taking it to the range first. But I have other guns for defensive use, and I don't mind letting some guns remain NIB indefinitely if not forever.
But tastes differ. A case in point: last month I traded away an original S&W 4516 that I'd kept for over ten years and never got around to shooting or even particularly wanted to shoot. The dealer told me later that the guy who bought it was heading straight for the range with it. To each his own!
BTW, I traded the 4516 for a P226, which I definitely plan to shoot.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jeff Thomas:
But if you ever needed to rely on it, it seems risky to me that you'd never fire the gun.
Your thoughts? Thanks. Regards from AZ[/quote]
While this is certainly true, I suspect that anyone that has a gun that they've never fired also has lots that they've fired a lot. I happen to still have a Ruger 50th Anniversary MK-II that I haven't gotten to the range. If I had to reach into my safe for a dependable gun, I obviously wouldn't select one that I didn't have lots of miles on, would you?
But if you ever needed to rely on it, it seems risky to me that you'd never fire the gun.
Your thoughts? Thanks. Regards from AZ[/quote]
While this is certainly true, I suspect that anyone that has a gun that they've never fired also has lots that they've fired a lot. I happen to still have a Ruger 50th Anniversary MK-II that I haven't gotten to the range. If I had to reach into my safe for a dependable gun, I obviously wouldn't select one that I didn't have lots of miles on, would you?
I have over 60 pieces in my safes right now, and handload for all but the rimfires and shotguns. I shoot them all, and they all have to perform to my expectations, or they're fodder for trade ins. If I don't shoot 'em, I sell 'em. My dad collects the Winchester Model 94 commemoratives and the high-grade Brownings, and they've never been fired. I understand their collectability, but I also understand a firearm is a tool, and tools should be used. A knifesmith once threatened to take away my one-of-a-kind 01 tool steel aircrew survival knife he had made. He wanted me to punch through a few soda cans to check the edgeholding. I didn't want to mess up the parkerizing, and you thought I'd put the blade through his heart, he was that offended. But he was right, it's a tool, and wasn't meant to sit there and look pretty. My own 1969-vintage Belgian BAR gets range time, too. Although it is a purty thang...
Peter M. Eick
New member
My 44 auto mag pistol. Unfired in the original mailing box (cost $3.18 to ship it from pasedena back in '73) Every once in a while I handle it, but usually it just sits in the safe.
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I tried... I really did. I bought a new Browning Hi-Power El Capitan. I did this when Browning first let out word there would be no more. My plan was to put it in the safe and hold on to it. But... DANG.... I just couldn't not shoot it. So.. I shot one match with it. It's back in the safe now. With the C & S new trigger and hammer.
Bubba
Bubba
Jeff,
I agree 100% with your thoughts if the gun is to be a used for defense. I bought a Smith and * model 19 a couple years ago. It was an older pinned and recessed version, circa mid-70's. It had never been fired except for at the factory prior to shipment.( funny isn't it how it's referred to as never been fired, but doesn't the factory test fire everything?hmmm.) I debated as to whether or not to fire it, and finally gave in to the temptation. The sights were off by about a foot to the right @ 7 yards, and after the second shot, it bound up. I shudder to think that the previuos owner had bought it, took it home, loaded it, then left it in a drawer for 25 years as a home defense gun!
These days, everything I buy, be it gun or whatever, is a user. I remember reading a line about a colletable has no value until you sell it. Once you sell it, it's gone and of no more value to you. Really, I think the key is use, but don't abuse. My Ruger 22/45 has 30K plus rounds through it, but except for a teeny tiny bit of wear at the muzzle, it looks brand new. The shame is I had to get this old before I learned to take care of my *stuff*.
PS: I am however eternally grateful for those people that do buy a gun (or whatever) and never use it. Nothing like a brand new, 50 year old *whatever*. Now if I could only scratch up the half million for one of Shelby's *new* 427 Cobra's
I agree 100% with your thoughts if the gun is to be a used for defense. I bought a Smith and * model 19 a couple years ago. It was an older pinned and recessed version, circa mid-70's. It had never been fired except for at the factory prior to shipment.( funny isn't it how it's referred to as never been fired, but doesn't the factory test fire everything?hmmm.) I debated as to whether or not to fire it, and finally gave in to the temptation. The sights were off by about a foot to the right @ 7 yards, and after the second shot, it bound up. I shudder to think that the previuos owner had bought it, took it home, loaded it, then left it in a drawer for 25 years as a home defense gun!
These days, everything I buy, be it gun or whatever, is a user. I remember reading a line about a colletable has no value until you sell it. Once you sell it, it's gone and of no more value to you. Really, I think the key is use, but don't abuse. My Ruger 22/45 has 30K plus rounds through it, but except for a teeny tiny bit of wear at the muzzle, it looks brand new. The shame is I had to get this old before I learned to take care of my *stuff*.
PS: I am however eternally grateful for those people that do buy a gun (or whatever) and never use it. Nothing like a brand new, 50 year old *whatever*. Now if I could only scratch up the half million for one of Shelby's *new* 427 Cobra's
Yes as a matter of fact I do. I have a pre-1973 Ruger single six revolver that I do not fire. Neither have I sent it off to get the free transfer bar conversion. I like it just the way it is, thank you.
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Yeah, I got a permit to carry,it's called the friggin Constitution.---Ted Nugent
"Glock 26: 17 rounds of concealed carry DEATH comming your way from out of nowhere!!! THAT'S FIREPOWER, BABY!!!"
I've got a S&W Model 10 that was owned by the Royal Hong Kong Police. 100% condition, appears unfired, I'm sure never issued. Engraved with "RHKP ###" on the backstrap and has a lanyard ring.
Thru the net, I've picked up an RHKP badge, holster, lanyard to go with it plus some first day issue stamps/envelopes that show the police wearing this sidearm.
I often think that I should check it out at the range but never do. Now and them, I just take it out and admire it. The finish and blueing is really, really nice.
Thru the net, I've picked up an RHKP badge, holster, lanyard to go with it plus some first day issue stamps/envelopes that show the police wearing this sidearm.
I often think that I should check it out at the range but never do. Now and them, I just take it out and admire it. The finish and blueing is really, really nice.
Gunslinger
Moderator
Yes, I have several that have never been fired. Some simply because I have never gotten around to it....others that never will be. I always figure they don't eat anything so therefore they cost nothing to have around. One can never have too many guns.
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