I am tired of seeing all the adds for guns never fired, so this is for all of them...
- Thread starter sami weinbergstein
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I shoot some, shine some, sell some, gawk at some. Spending a round on wild game just feels a little bit better than a target but you gotta do the first to get the second.
I've had a couple of guns that I never fired. There's been a couple that I've gotten on trade, but traded again before getting a chance to shoot them. Most recently I sold a Ruger MKIII for that reason. I had got a great deal on it unfired, it sat in the safe for an extended period, then I sold it and made a few bucks. I had no sense of missing out because I have a MKII Govt. that gets plenty of action. On the other hand, I'll sometimes acquire a gun just to have some experience with a particular caliber. I currently have one gun that will not see action because of sentimental reasons, but the rest of them take turns getting warmed up.
I have 3 marlin model 60s. I picked them up because they were good deals. I shoot my 10/22 or Springfield 187 when I want to shoot a 22 rifle.
I've got a few 22's. The 10/22 and 77/22 are my first choice. Nothing wrong with the others, just a preference for the shooting the Rugers.
Forsyth co also needs a drag strip..........and a summit racing satellite location.
I have a Glock 19 Gen.4 that has never been fired. The reason is because I have another Gen 4 19 that I shoot occasionally. So why shoot the new one? I already know how they shoot and carry. Why did I buy another Glock 19? Because I bought it for around $425 new out the door and I like the model. I also have a new AR15 that has never been shot only because I haven't had a chance yet. I don't do mag dumps just to hear them go bang, so unless I feel the need to go sight in a gun for some reason it makes no sense to just go shoot them for the hell of it.
I guess age and experience might have something to do with it. I grew up shooting all the guns I cared to shoot and made my living carrying a gun for many years. I was required to shoot a couple of times a year to qualify. I also hunted a lot in three states so I had many chances to shoot guns. I can understand newer shooters just getting into the sport or new gun owners wanting to get experience with the guns they have, but I am beyond having those cravings at my age. I can fully understand older gun owners and collectors having guns that have never been fired.
I guess age and experience might have something to do with it. I grew up shooting all the guns I cared to shoot and made my living carrying a gun for many years. I was required to shoot a couple of times a year to qualify. I also hunted a lot in three states so I had many chances to shoot guns. I can understand newer shooters just getting into the sport or new gun owners wanting to get experience with the guns they have, but I am beyond having those cravings at my age. I can fully understand older gun owners and collectors having guns that have never been fired.
I'm guilty. I have the following I have bought just since October when I started collecting and still NIB because I can't find time to play! Shield 9mm, SIG P938 and 3 P238s, SIG Stainless P232, KAHR CW9, SPRINGFIELD XDM 9mm and XD9mm compact, RUGER LCR 22MAG, RUGER SR22, and probably forgetting some!! I am apparently OCD!
