Kreyzhorse
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Guns are not an investment. I don't believe that the up coming election will result in a run up of gun prices like the previous election either.
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My income declined about 20% last year and will probably go down again this year, so, I don't get to buy toys these days. I do have some gift cards to spend, though, so for the last couple of weeks I've been seriously looking for something different to buy. The new stuff I was interested in has either gone up so much in price that it is now out of reach or it just isn't available. Used guns, which is what I used to buy a lot of, have gone to new gun prices in my area, so, I don't touch them. But, I have never bought them as an investment. Investment grade firearms are waaayyy out of my price range.
To get some extra money for my hobbies I may have to turn to a life of crime, but I just don't how to break into politics.
To get some extra money for my hobbies I may have to turn to a life of crime, but I just don't how to break into politics.
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An investment in guns is like an investment in cars. Rarly will you win. If your into celebrity guns or highly collectable guns maybe.
My bet on an investment is real estate. The market is way down and will pop up again. The thing about land is that they are not making more of it. They make more guns everyday.
My bet on an investment is real estate. The market is way down and will pop up again. The thing about land is that they are not making more of it. They make more guns everyday.
Mr.Bluster
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Guns may not be an investment in the sense that stocks, bonds and CDs are investments but some guns DO hold their value better than others. Just as some automobiles do, if not driven into the ground. At least, that is what I tell my wife when I buy a new gun.
My personal view is that all "collectable" guns are over priced right now. Pythons, SAA's, anything with "Colt" on it, Lugers, basically anything that has a bit of quality to it and any supposed collector significance is over priced.
I haven't seen anything new come out that I've "gotta have"; and nothing good and old that isn't over priced. I'm abstaining from buying guns for now.
I haven't seen anything new come out that I've "gotta have"; and nothing good and old that isn't over priced. I'm abstaining from buying guns for now.
oneounceload
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no, because guns are not an investment
Guns can be an investment. If you don't believe me, then just look at all of the Form 4's out there that list the purpose for owning a machine gun as "investment". But, beyond that people have been investing in firearms for decades. There certainly are investment grade antique guns and shotguns.
Then there's the "banned gun" or soon-to-be banned gun speculative arena. There are folks that try to figure out what the next gun or gun related thing the government will "ban" and then buy them for safe queens. Heck, I've done that myself!
I'm simply at a loss to see any gun - new, antique, banned, soon-to-be-banned, machine gun, etc. as a good investment right now. Perhaps if someone has some inside information on a shotgun engraver that does work as good or better than Francesca Fracassi that is as of yet undiscovered and relatively inexpensive, I'd say that could be a good long term investment if you pick the right shotgun and the right engraving.
The thing is that there has been a significant run-up in prices across the board with regard to all guns. In fact, I'm considering liquidating some of my guns and using that money to buy into a Rhodium pool. I think Rhodium is greatly undervalued right now, but that too is very speculative.
Then there's the "banned gun" or soon-to-be banned gun speculative arena. There are folks that try to figure out what the next gun or gun related thing the government will "ban" and then buy them for safe queens. Heck, I've done that myself!
I'm simply at a loss to see any gun - new, antique, banned, soon-to-be-banned, machine gun, etc. as a good investment right now. Perhaps if someone has some inside information on a shotgun engraver that does work as good or better than Francesca Fracassi that is as of yet undiscovered and relatively inexpensive, I'd say that could be a good long term investment if you pick the right shotgun and the right engraving.
The thing is that there has been a significant run-up in prices across the board with regard to all guns. In fact, I'm considering liquidating some of my guns and using that money to buy into a Rhodium pool. I think Rhodium is greatly undervalued right now, but that too is very speculative.