HUNTING/COLLECTING WHICH SHOTGUN?

JDFRICK

November 26, 2002 18:48

I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS I RECEIVED REGUARDING THE EXEC.BENELLI.
I NEED TO REPHRASE MY QUESTION.AS FOLLOWS;CAN SOMEONE RECOMMEND A QUALITY 12 GAUGE/AUTO THAT I CAN HUNT WITH,AND HAS A STRONG POSSIBILTY OF GOING UP IN VALUE.THANK YOU.

JIM FRICK

Edited by - JDFRICK on 11/29/2002 11:26:24

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  Rusticwater

  November 27, 2002 01:50

  Would you like some stock market recommendations too? Seriously though, I didn't read your previous post but many factors can influence a gun's value.
  
  The most important thing to concentrate on when choosing a gun is the task you want to use it for, and that it's a good match for your shooting style and ability (and wallet too!).
  
  That should help you narrow down the possibilities. Then consider the history of the manufacturers and their particular models that you might be considering. Have they been around awhile? 5 years or 150 years?
  
  It's like buying a car. Do you want to buy a Mercedes and only drive it on sunny Sundays or do you want to buy a Jeep and use it for what it was built for.
  
  Don't confuse "going up in value" with "keeping pace with inflation" or "minimizing depreciation." I have a 30 year old specialty shotgun that is one of my favorites that I could get a lot more for now than I paid for it, BUT, those are 2002 dollars that aren't worth near as much as 1972 dollars, so is it really worth more? I don't know, but it shoots great and has given me plenty of enjoyment over the years. Maybe I should have taken the money in 1972 and invested in Wal-Mart...
  
  
  
  
  Edited by - Rusticwater on 11/27/2002 07:22:09

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  nelchris

  November 27, 2002 01:55

  browning A5 if a auto. I would go with a over/under superposed

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  NAVIGATOR

  November 27, 2002 04:03

  I have one, and without a doubt, can recommend a Browning
  Citori, superposed, double barrel.
  
  
  
  Edited by - NAVIGATOR on 11/27/2002 09:06:44

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  Alpine

  November 27, 2002 05:11

  If your going to use the gun for hunting and expect to see it increase in value, you aren't expecting much, are you?
  
  "If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."

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  LABWILD

  November 27, 2002 15:30

  I do not think there is an new auto-loading shotgun on the market today that you can use (hunting, target shooting, ect.) that will have a certainty of appreciating in the future. Some dinner guns may, and some may not. The Browning A-5 is an example of a shotgun that has gone up in cost compared to the original selling price, but the ones that bring a premium are unfired and in the orignal box. Choose a good quality shotgun (Browning, Beretta, Benelli, Remington, ect.) shoot it and enjoy. If you are like me, you will hang on to it due to the memories and not sell at any price.

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  andersk

  November 28, 2002 06:31

  LABWILD said it all! I agree 100%. I have an old (read very old) 20 Ga side by side double and it will be my life shotgun. Sure there are better ones, but do I really care? No. It was given to me by my father, and I have way too many great memories attached to it to even consider selling it. (Even if I did, no one has that much money!)
  
  Ken

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