I disagree about holding their value. I bought a new 83 FA .454 back in 1997. It cost $1600 and change. A friend of mine bought the same gun on Gunbroker a couple years ago for $1200, like new in the box. Don't get me wrong, I love my FA, but they aren't investments!
The 83's in the Casull don't hold their value like the 97's.
Travis
Yeah, 97s hold their value ($2900 replacement cost)...
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=509272732 ...and if this one was a .41 Magnum or a .22 it would have been gone on the BuyNow in a day...
Bob
Yes, and the guy that sold it would have LOST $1,000+ from what he paid for it! At least with a Ruger, you can sell it for what you paid for it!
Never saw that happen before...please let me know who pays the same price for a used gun as a new one...
Current retail....$625.00 Sold $315.00
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=509902616Current Retail...$625 Asked $400...no bids.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=511146307Current retail..$769.00 Sold $269.00
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=509638075Excellent condition guns...all Rugers... Even if you pay the "going price" and not retail you are still going to loose be it a FA, Ruger, SIG , Glock...
Also you have no clue what that guy paid for that gun... 97s in .44 Special came out 10+ years ago so he may have only paid $2400 for it.. I just bought a brand new FA 97 .327 Federal from dealer that currently retails for $2390 with the options...I paid $1900 delivered..that is 21% off retail.
Bob