Guns to buy now

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Wyn

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I was watching a show on guns and they had old revolvers that people had passed down through generations. I thought to myself I would really have liked if my grandparents had passed a gun like that down to me. I was wondering what people thought would be a good gun to buy now and hold onto with the idea of passing it down to a later generation?

I thought the Smith and Wesson 325 Thunder Ranch looked like a cool gun that someone future generations from now would enjoy receiving. Just wondering what everyone else thinks?
 
I'll pass on my S&W revolvers. Some are 80 or more years old now (1917 US Army revolver and a Hand Ejector 32/20 K frame). All still shoot like they are new. I've no doubt that if cared for by my son, he'll be able to pass them down to his kids.

On the rifle side, it'll be my Pre-64 Winchesters.

Shotgun? My Browning (Belgian made) Auto 5 in 20 gauge.
 
I would think any gun that held significant value to YOU should be a good gun. For me, my Rem 511 rifle that was my mothers is going to be passed down to future generations. I have a S&W Victory model that I am going to keep in the family as long as I'm alive.

Shotgun? My Browning (Belgian made) Auto 5 in 20 gauge.
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Nice! Im a huge fan of the Auto-5s.
 
The best guns to pass on are the ones you use the most. Sentimental value comes from memories.

I have a few firearms that were passed on to me by my grandfather, and then my father. The quality is there, but they also show use. If these guns were safe queens, I'd have less interest in them. My father and my grandfather were hunters and outdoorsmen. I remember the guns they chose to carry and use, and they mean a lot to me.

I'd never sell any of them, regardless of value. If it was just a new gun that was passed down to me that had never been carried, shot, and used, what's the point in that? I can buy my own.

Daryl
 
The best guns to pass on are the ones you use the most. Sentimental value comes from memories.
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+1 . I have one I won't part with simply because it was my first revolver (.357 BH) that was 'mine'. Packed it everywhere in the hills, camping, fishing, back country as a kid.... It was 'used'. Lots of good memories with it. That will be passed on, with the stories.... Have an '06 that was my dads that he used hunting.... memories....
 
Most of the guns made by S&W in .357 mag ...so you can shoot .38 spl in them too ....are guns that you can have fun with / and pass down for many generations...

Top of my list would be one of the older model 27's ( in 4" or 6" ) N frame S&W, the classic revolver...in .357 mag

2nd on my list would be a model 19 S&W ( in 4" or 6" ) a K frame S&W revolver ...again a classic..

3rd on my list would be one of the stainless versions ...newer guns...like a model 66 ( the stainless version of the model 19's ) ....or maybe a 686 model (stainless L frame - between the K and N frame guns) and again in a 4" or
6" guns.

Lots of options out there....and affordable ...( $ 400 - $ 1,000 ) with the N frame model 27's being on the high end .
 
Just find a nice quality gun that you really enjoy, buy it, shoot it many many times, enjoy it, take good care of it, and you'll have the perfect gun to pass down. It'll mean alot to you and your family when they get it.
 
Thre are many that would be good....older Smith, Colt, and Rugers all would be good choices. Especially anything with a sentimental attachment. Like the gun you use to teach your children to shoot with, etc.

I'll probably have quite a few to pass down to my kids, but I'll start with these....

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this is an interesting question, & have to assume that the OP was thinking revolvers when he posted in the revolver topic... but when it comes to newly manufactured ( not older guns ) either revolvers or semi autos, what do you think might be cherished by your desendants ???

of "new" revolvers purchased, my S&W 610 is nice ( took 3 times back to S&W, before it was worthy of it's name sake, but it's nice now ) & my 3 Ruger new Vaquero Montados were all 3 nice right from the factory... I'm sure the one I customized to a snubbie would be cherished, as it's something I changed on an already nice gun... I don't honestly think the plastic revolvers or semi autos have that same appeal... as far as autos, I like my 5 seven, but it's not shiney or nice enough, & hopefully not used in any life changing war or anything that will give it provenance... I'm sure the CZ autos would be cherished, but I haven't bought anything "new" in that lineage lately...

I'd have lots of Grandpa's rifles that would be cherished, but of my newer purchases... hmm... maybe my Guide gun, maybe my custom fast twist Ruger 22 Hornet... maybe my Browning stainless stalkers... but those have plastic stocks, & arent as pretty as those wearing wood... my custom built rolling blocks I'm sure of, but those are old rifles I made into new custom pieces

collectability down the line, will IMO, depend on a few things...

is it pretty ???

is it practical in the future ???

did the recipients herrs hunt with it, or customize it, or use it in a war or life changing event ???

so many of the modern guns have no soul...
 
I think about any S&W revolver. I like the 3 inch barreled J- frames, if the price is right it comes home with me. Also any S&W N- frame, some of the most beautiful revolvers made. I know everyone has an opinion but I think S&W is the classic looking revolver. Love them all and the older the better.
 
Anything that is well made. A firearm that is associated with you, such as your everyday carry or nightstand gun, would have the most sentimental value.

An expensive or rare safe-queen may have more monetary value but won't have the fond memories associated with it.
 
My dad didn't "technically" pass his firearms down to me, but he was diagnosed with Alzhiemers and I removed them from my parents house. The nicest thing is the Ruger Standard, which runs like a champ and I am going to be using to teach my girls how to shoot.

I have an HK P7M8 in really good condition. They keep jumping in price every month. I can only imagine what it will be worth when I pass it on to one of my kids.

I have so many things I want to buy just because it scratches a particular itch, I don't have money left over to buy firearms for an investment.

I think part of this desire to pass guns down to our children or grandchildren comes from a hope that they, like us will enjoy the shooting sports, that they like us will appreciate fine firearms. It's sort of a way of trying to move them in a certain direction, I know $500 toward a college fund would probably help them a whole lot more than me getting them a gun that I think they'll appreciate in the future.
 
The Starbucks "buycott" backfired on me with my kids...

So yesterday I was talking to my kids about the constitution. My kids are 8, 10 and 11. They didn't know what document laid out the principles for our country, when I said it was the constitution - they never heard of it.

My oldest remembered something about "We the people..." and thats all.

So I told them about the constitution, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment. And I told them that some people were mad at Starbucks for letting people drink coffee in their stores while wearing their guns. And that these people who were mad about it were going to boycott them. i spoend another 5 minutes explaining what a boycott is. Then I told them that the Second Amendment actually gives us the right to wear guns and that other people who support the Second Amendment were going to do a buycott on Valentines day to show their support of Starbucks and I told them that we were going to go to Starbucks on Vanentines day and pay with 2 dollar bills.

My two youngest daughters didn't like the idea of people in Starbucks with guns, so they said we should march around Starbucks with sighs that said "No Guns".

Where did I go wrong? :confused:
 
Any and all type of Revolvers will be going up in price, and be expensive in the near future. Especially when the majority of Semi-Autos will have restrictions, and bans on them.......FACT
 
If your family is even remotely like mine, the gun that you pass down won't need to be some special, high value firearm.

I've got a bunch of guns that were passed down through the years, going back to my great, great grandfather. They were all "work" guns and whatever collector value they have is far and away eclipsed by their sentimental value. They're Colts and Winchesters, but they could be any old gun and I'd be just as happy.

I'd like to think that a Colt or a Smith and Wesson would last a few lifetimes, but I suspect, at least in a revolver, that almost anything on the market today is good for at least a couple of lifetimes.

C0untZer0, I feel your pain. I don't have children, but I have nieces and nephews. They love their uncle, but also think that he's a little cockeyed because he owns guns. Hang in there.
 
Find a gun you love to shoot. Take your kids shooting and teach them to love shooting too.

That'll be the gun to pass down.
 
My grandson will someday receive some nice guns. I was a police officer for 30 years and have already passed on my two duty guns to my son...a blue S&W model 10 and a stainless model 64. My son has been a police officer for 17 years and will pass on both of our duty weapons to the grandson when the time comes. Son is currently carrying a Sig 40.

I gave my son two NIB S&W factory laser engraved 9mm's (with PD name and crest) for his academy graduation present and he has never fired them. That is a gold replica badge inlaid in the pao farro grips on the left gun. Also included my coat badge and an engraved plaque on the top of the case.
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In addition to those, there are other S&W's to pass on including two new ones I happened to acquire just before they went out of production...both models only made for about one year: 315NG 38 spl and a 396NG 44 spl. Future scarce models??? Who knows? :)
 
What to pass on?

For me there are three categories of guns to consider passing on to my son:

1. Those guns that have been handed down in the family for generations, including a .50 rimfire brought home by a Confederate relative following the War of Northern Aggression.

2. The Ruger MK I that I bought with my own money and have been shooting since my youth. It was my first gun that was not a hand-me-down or a gift.

3. Finally, my list of guns that could be purchased now, that may appreciate in value, and would be nice to pass on:

- S&W Model 27
- S&W Model 29
- S&W K38 Target Masterpiece
- S&W Model 52
- Colt Python
- Colt Diamondback
- Colt Anaconda
- Colt Gold Cup
- Taurus .454 DA Raging Bull
- Sako .22-.32 Olympic Pistol
- Llama Martial Double-Action Deluxe, gold-damascened finish
- High Standard Derringer in .22 rimfire magnum
- High Standard Olympic, complete with both barrels and weights
For shotguns, the following:
- Browning Sweet 16
- Browning Grade I Autoloader or the Special 441 Model
- High Standard Flite-King Trophy in 20 ga.
- Ithaca Model 37 Ultralite
For rifles, the following:
- Springfield Armory M-1 Garand
- Springfield Armory M1A (civilian version of the M-14)
- Marlin Model 336 Deluxe Texan
- Coltsman 1961 Custom
- Remington Nylon 66
 
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