Fickle market and gun maker "mistakes"

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I think the first run of ruger sp101s in 327 mag will be collectible, especially if that caliber continues to gain traction.
I think any DA revolver in 45 lc will be collectible in the near future.
Generally to be collectible guns also need to be attractive in some fashion, which is another mark against the collectibility of most polymer guns.
 
some dropped, some still out there but have a small following.

.356 TSW
.41AE
.25NAA
.32NAA
.45GAP

for guns I really don't see the Taurus Curve staying around too long. how about their .380acp revolver? I admire their innovation.

how about that double tap two shot derringer as big as a 5 shot J frame?

Rossi and Taurus made 5 shot .44 specials that were top of the line in my experience, but for some reason Charter Arms is the only company able to sell such a gun.

the Grendel .380 anyone? yeah I know Kel-tec is the spin off and quite successful.
 
I don't think any polymer striker pistol will be collectible...
Sounds like the Colt 2000 already is collectible.
Generally to be collectible guns also need to be attractive in some fashion...
Like the Dardick? :D

In some cases, all that's required is scarcity and some level of interest.

If I were looking to try to buy some future collectibles, I'd look for guns that weren't made for very long (and therefore will be scarce) but were of considerable interest while they were in production. Also uncommon variants/chamberings of common/popular guns.

The Ruger .480 pistols might be one example of that.

Maybe the Glock GAP pistols as well as some of the short-lived Glock variants like the original RTF frames or the ambi mag release models.

Maybe some of the more unusual Beretta 92 variants like the Centurion or the Steel.

The .357Mag Redhawks are already somewhat collectible and will likely become more so because there weren't many of them to begin with.
 
Collecting anything is a funny thing to do. Believe me, I know. It's a kind of obsession or can be. But some obsessions are a lot of fun. I'm not sure, however, of the difference between collecting and accumulating. I suppose that if you buy a particular gun for any reason, then buy another a few months later for a different reason, one day you'll open the cabinet and realize you have an accumulation of guns. But it won't be a collector's collection. You can still be as happy as you can be, just the same.

Some gun collecting is stratospherically expensive, like having your Mercedes worked on. Difficult, too. But other varieties of gun collecting can be just as much fun for a lot less money, like owning a Mustang. You just have to be interested in the subject.

I've always found small automatic pistols to be fascinating, which is not to say I've collected them (can't afford a Ford Mustang either). They have been made in incredible varieties in the last 115 years. Some have the added cachet of being used by the Germans in WWII, which appeals to some collectors. I note that some people here have managed to accumulate a nice collection of Model 39 S&W pistols. Cost-wise, that's somewhere in the middle, but you don't see a lot of them in gun shops, do you?

I suppose you become a collector when you want every variety of a certain model that was ever made. Of course, on the other hand, a true gun enthusiast wants to own at least one of every model of every gun ever made, even just for a little while. Even a .22 Sheridan pistol.
 
If you've ever purchased a gun that you never intend to shoot, or intend to shoot only a couple of times, then you're a collector. There's no question in my mind that I'm a gun collector.
 
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