First Run Production - Original Issue

cdc

August 18, 2003 20:34

Does the first run production of a new line create any added value or desirability? I have a 1985 browning buckmark. That was the first year ever for the buckmark 22. Does it make any difference or should I expect to get the same price of a same-condition (98%) buckmark 22 that's maybe made in 1991?
cdc

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  p3skyking

  August 18, 2003 20:44

  I believe it does make a difference. I also believe that a generation or two must pass first though. In other words, add about 40 years.
  
  He That Pays The Piper Calls The Tune.

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  captkirk3@dslextreme.com

  August 18, 2003 20:58

  p3skyking made the correct call.......
  
  Captain Kirk, Tech Staff

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  bobski

  August 19, 2003 04:18

  for collectors value maybe, but most 1st production guns have bugs that need to be worked out over the years. look at the M-1911 or the 1903-A1 for example. or how about the remington 3200 shotgun that use to crack its receivers? a lot of 'ooops, i could have done this' R&D is involved in gun production. by the second run or third, most get worked out. follow the logic?
  
  former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.

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  Xracer

  August 19, 2003 04:33

  All of the above is correct.
  
  If a gun, over time, turns out to be a collector's piece, the lower the serial number and the earlier it was made, the better.
  
  As a shooter, however, Bobski is correct. Earlier models may have some "bugs" that are worked out in later models.

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