Unfired guns

[bob208]

ok lets say you own 15 mausers all 98's just different country stamps. if you shoot one have you not shot them all?

[LAGS]

@ bob208.
No you havent.
The stocks and sights sre different on various models, and all the rifles shoot different because of their wear and condition.
And it isn't 15 Mausers.
Last count it was 27

[arlon]

I sometimes read about some of you on here having a gun you purchased years ago but have never fired it. What self control, I have to take new purchases out asap to the range. I guess I am a shooter and some are more of a collector(nothing wrong with that).

My problem is finding an old unfired gun that I want to shoot. Then I can't bring myself to shoot it. I have the predicament right now with a SW 27-7 (6", 100 made) and a 657 no dash. Both I would like to go shoot but can't bring myself to do it. Especially so for the 27-7 that's still in the original case. Sometimes I hate being a shooter with a collector gun.

[LAGS]

@ arlon.
Most of what the members have been talking about are guns that have been Fired, but not fired by the member once they bought them.
Of all my guns, there are only TWO that Have NEVER been Fired.
An Enfield Mk4/2 and a Colt Second Generation 1851 Navy.
All the others have been fired, a lot, just not by me.
Some would say that some of them would make good wall hangers.
But if I hang it on my wall, it is in Safe Firing Condition
If it is in totally unsafe condition, those are the ones that I rebuild First.
And there is nothing wrong with hanging onto something Unfired.
Someday someone will pay a pretty penny to own one in Mint condition.
I guess that makes it a Collector Piece, but the unfired condition makes it a Rare Sample of even a not so desireable model, or one that is Quite Common. ( like my two guns )

[merlin101]

I have 2 that have never been fired, a few more that haven't been fired BY ME. Don't worry, I'll get around to it. Well maybe not that old Damascus shotgun with the split stock and loose lock up.