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Posted on 8/25/17 at 2:43 am to GREENHEAD22
what's it worth to you?...
Posted on 8/25/17 at 4:21 am to Melvin Spellvin
I have a Model 12 16g I use for Doves. Love that gun.
That's all I have to add. I'll leave now. Good luck on the gun buy!
That's all I have to add. I'll leave now. Good luck on the gun buy!
Posted on 8/25/17 at 5:46 am to auggie
I have a deep appreciation for fine guns, (I don't own any) but I will not own a gun that I can't fire at least once in a while.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 7:00 am to auggie
quote:This is something I'll never understand.
I can't really shoot it
Posted on 8/25/17 at 7:05 am to AlxTgr
If I bought that one, then shot it,value probably drops 1200 bucks. I would prefer a nice shooter at 1,000.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 7:15 am to auggie
If you want to collect something, collect something you wouldn't want to use. Unless we are talking about a gun from the Civil War era, or even WWI or WWII, the thought of spending thousands of dollars on a gun that I'm never going to shoot has never crossed my mind. Guns are meant to be shot. The inly collectable guns, in my opinion, are those of some historical significance.
The only two "collector" guns I have are my pawpaw's A-5, and my great-grandfather's 1927 Model 12 20 gauge...and both were passed down to me.
But if $2,200 is worth it to you to sit in a case, go for it. If you feel like you are going to want to shoot it and that is too much for a gun to be shot, don't buy it.
I can say i've seen a few sweet 16s at gun shows and, strangely enough, at Cabela's once. But they had all been used at some point in time.
The only two "collector" guns I have are my pawpaw's A-5, and my great-grandfather's 1927 Model 12 20 gauge...and both were passed down to me.
But if $2,200 is worth it to you to sit in a case, go for it. If you feel like you are going to want to shoot it and that is too much for a gun to be shot, don't buy it.
I can say i've seen a few sweet 16s at gun shows and, strangely enough, at Cabela's once. But they had all been used at some point in time.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 7:17 am to auggie
Do you know what grade it is(lumber and receiver) I think they made variants of the Belgians, I know they did for the Japanese versions
Posted on 8/25/17 at 7:28 am to NYCAuburn
it's just like every Belgium Sweet 16 I have ever seen,pretty basic,almost amateur engraving,but in new condition.
It's not the fanciness that makes these guns special,it's the 2nd shot.
It's not the fanciness that makes these guns special,it's the 2nd shot.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 8:17 am to auggie
What year was it manufactured?
Posted on 8/25/17 at 8:28 am to AlxTgr
quote:
I can't really shoot it
The equivalent of keeping your gf or wife a virgin for the next guy. No thanks I'd rather dirty em up myself
This post was edited on 8/25/17 at 8:29 am
Posted on 8/25/17 at 8:35 am to AlxTgr
I inherited something similar. The 12 gauge version still in the box.
My great uncle bought it for the upcoming duck season and was wheelchair bound before it started. So he never got to shoot it.
He also left me a Mauser from Normandy.
My great uncle bought it for the upcoming duck season and was wheelchair bound before it started. So he never got to shoot it.
He also left me a Mauser from Normandy.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 9:50 am to BACONisMEATcandy
My step-dad bought the gun of the year at a DU banquet of the North Caddo Chapter sometime back in the 80's. It's a sweet 16 engraved and inlayed with gold and all that fancy shite. It's still in the box and has never even been put together.
He has probably 60 or 70 guns, but that's the only 1 I really want when he's gone.
He has probably 60 or 70 guns, but that's the only 1 I really want when he's gone.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 9:51 am to I B Freeman
quote:
What year was it manufactured?
Haven't gotten that far yet,but probably early 70s,it's the real deal.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 10:11 am to auggie
quote:
Haven't gotten that far yet,but probably early 70s,it's the real deal.
Just curious how do you know its a Belgian, if you dont know the manufacture year?
Posted on 8/25/17 at 10:33 am to NYCAuburn
quote:
Just curious how do you know its a Belgian, if you dont know the manufacture year?
Ok,first of all, the dealer who has it in his office,aint nobody's fool. I am a long time customer,and will be for years,until the first time he misleads me.
He knows what it is,and I only have to hold it and look at it,to know..the factory grease is jellied on the bolt.
The gun is not out on display in his gun shop. Only a few people will even get to look at this one,those of us that really spend money on this stuff.
If I get serious tomorrow, I might run the serial #,but I don't really need to.
There is an advantage to dealing with people that you know you can trust.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 10:37 am to auggie
I've got my grandfather's Belgian sweet 16.
Probably the most well balanced gun I've ever held.
Probably the most well balanced gun I've ever held.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 10:51 am to auggie
quote:
Ok,first of all, the dealer who has it in his office,aint nobody's fool. I am a long time customer,and will be for years,until the first time he misleads me.
He knows what it is,and I only have to hold it and look at it,to know..the factory grease is jellied on the bolt.
The gun is not out on display in his gun shop. Only a few people will even get to look at this one,those of us that really spend money on this stuff.
If I get serious tomorrow, I might run the serial #,but I don't really need to.
There is an advantage to dealing with people that you know you can trust.
Well you should probably check if you want value, the later model belgians had wood problems and arent as sought after. Many even prefer the early jap models to these.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 10:52 am to upgrayedd
shoot the hell out of it.
Posted on 8/25/17 at 10:54 am to auggie
quote:
shoot the hell out of it.
Oh she's seen many a shell, my friend. Hell, only about 10% of the trigger still has gold left on it
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