Well, here it is! After waiting three years it finally is in my hands!
I fell in love with this thing at first sight.
So the question is, should i shoot this piece like a normal firearm, or just a first few shots and then clean it up and box it for show? It came with a display case, but what's a gun if you just stare at it all the time? Then again, why get such a gorgeous firearm dirty?!
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If it's collectible, you shoot half it's value out the muzzle the first time you pull the trigger. Unfired, in the box, with papers, will always be worth MORE. There are millions of 1911's in the world, find a shooter and enjoy it. Box your commemorative up and keep it that way.
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wow what a beaut. Im from the leave no gun unshot school but my have to think about that one. Naaa, id shoot it.
I'm with DougGuy, if money is no object, shoot it and don't worry about the money you just lost. Otherwise leave it unfired and it may even appreciate in value over the years.
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First off I don't own a firearm that has not been shot ( of course I don't own any collector guns )and I normally would agree if you don't shoot it why own it, now in the same breath That is a Beautiful firearm and I would agree with dougguy there are millions of 1911's out there show it off and pass it down the line the the next family member that would take care of it and appreciate it.
just my 2 cents
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I don't know it is beautiful, but if you hang it on the wall be sure it goes in your safe every time you aren't there as it will draw thieves. I don't know I have a RIA paid $300 for shoots POA and never hiccups with anything, keep that one NIB as an investment buy a RIA and have fun.
Frank G.
99% of the time I am a shoot it or why have it but you have fine pistol in the 1%. I would be surely tempted but would not shoot that one. And btw congratulations on getting it that must have felt like forever. FB
To answer your question, think back to the reason you bought it in the first place.
Did you buy it because you fell in love with the looks, and wanted to have one?
Or, did you fall in love with the idea of being armed with such an artistic pistol?
If you bought it to look at ... look at it.
If you bought it to use ... use it.
If you can't make up your mind ... get rid of it.
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Sounds to me like Charlie hit the nail on the head, except for that last part.
If you can't make up your mind.......send it to me. I'll figure it out, and you won't have to stress over it any more.
Hickory & Montana Charlie gave the best responses in my opinion. if ya didn't buy it for an "investment" shoot it & let whoever buys it at yer estate auction worry about it's "lost value".
my opinion & yer welcome to it. luck & have a good'en, bubba.
I don't have much use for a gun that I never plan on shooting, that said I have plain old guns that have been shot, but not since I've owned them for one reason or other. I would probably let the kids or grandkids deal with that decision on that particular one.
Do NOT shoot it! Worth more in pristine mint condition...........collector's limited edition item. I have items that are just too perrrrrrrty to use and their value just keeps going up because they are in perfect unused condition.
But that gun is like a new car......drive it off the lot and the value is almost 1/2. Same with things like that. Once shot it can never be cleaned enough to pass for
unfired.
Like said above........if you just MUST shoot a 1911 because it is just laying there, buy a $500 one at a local gun store and plink away. Keep that one for braggin' rights!
I personally would NEVER shoot that piece of art!!!!!!!
I just do not understand the thought process above that if you own something you have to use it! Used carp is one thing............mint condition limited edition ANYTHING is another.
banger
bubba.50 got me back on the shoot it side if you plan to keep it till death load it up. But if you can ever see your self selling make a nice display case. FB
I am going to tell you what I told my Officer in Charge (OIC), but I will clean up the language a bit!Originally Posted by pretzelxx
Well, here it is! After waiting three years it finally is in my hands!
I fell in love with this thing at first sight.
So the question is, should i shoot this piece like a normal firearm, or just a first few shots and then clean it up and box it for show? It came with a display case, but what's a gun if you just stare at it all the time? Then again, why get such a gorgeous firearm dirty?!
THAT IS EFFING DUMB!
Now I will add what I said when I had to explain myself!
An E-6 doesn't talk that way to an O-5! Unless, of course, you are totally lacking in tact like me!
When you un-tie wrap the cylinder (His' was a commemorative revolver) you will lower the value by about 10 % and when you pull the trigger the first time you will lower the value to about $50 more than the value of a used plain jane model of the same gun.
Buy a plain jane model, holsters, accessories, and reloading equipment/supplies and practice a lot with the plain jane pistol. If the fate of the free world ever depends on one more gun then you will have everything necessary to use the fancy one.
I can understand your concerns. Why, it would be some embarrassing to show up at a range with all the terrible scratch marks all over it and funny looking finish. Do you think it will polish out? I would start with some 80 grit cause some of that stuff looks awful deep. If it will polish out, then I might take it shooting.
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If you're not a dire hard collector or expect to resell it for profit, what good is it if you don't shoot it?
To me, a gun I can't shoot is good for nothing.
That thar is fur lookin at !
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Just like buying a new car and then just driving it around the block. Try to sell it back now to that dealer as a new car. Same with this .45. Any dry cycling marks or even firing a single clip of ammo thru it and you have now got just a used gun with a markedly less collector value. I feel if you have the scratch to buy this pistol then you really don`t care whether it`s virgin or broken in.Robert
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