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Jim good to see your mommy let you out of your cage again.

Montany..

Not going to play the insult game with you.

If you look around on this gunwriter forum, Most folks here don't quite stoop that low.

The topic is GUN INVESTING- not you acting your shoe size.

You didn't take your own advise very well now did you?

Well, then act like an elder and lead by example.

I will, if you will.

Jim you came on here starting chit. You had nothing posted on here but felt you needed to open your pie hole. So when you do so I gladly put you right back in your place. I know you don't like that but that is the way it is going to be. So why not just take your own advice and move along?

I noticed your post here and simply responded as a public service.

I figured just as many folks here need to be "saved" by your flawed "knowledge" of the gun market, as you feel need to be "saved" from a Greybull rifle.

I wonder if you stalk the ladies the way you "stalk" John Burns..??

Jim your knowledge is well known if you can google it you know it. If you can't google it you haven't a clue.

You mean just like YOU just did down on the gunsmithing forum when you asked about the cost of a Greybull stock?

And then 5 minutes later posted a "cut and paste" after you "googled" it?

Wow Jim you have nothing better in life then to follow all my post. Can you say Stalker??????

Actually, I was simply following what was a very good thread...

Until you showed up.

Then your utter BS had to be refuted for the good of many, at the expense of your inflated ego...

I know you country club types like to lick your own balls.

Just not much room for that here.

Most folks on this forum like to deal in reality.

Wait until the nane calling starts in earnest.......




Casey

Whoops, spoke too soon........




Casey

You did..

BTW, he can dish it out as well.

He's really classy.

And smart.

In his imagination.

Brownings.

Best in the world!

Thank me later....

I did buy a Savage 99 in 358win about 15-18 yrs ago for $350. I saw one at the local gun shop, in the same condition as mine, selling for $795. That may me go HMMMM?

Yep they have shot up in price.. And in many places, even $800 won't buy a pristine .358 m99

I do.. True - but you can say that about nearly any type of 'investment'..

In order to profit decently, the investor (or rifle collector) must not only know the market, but know intimately the item one is investing in, as to rarity, condition, items included (box, tags, etc) and especially history.. I bought one O/U in '80 for $750 that I can get in excess of $3,000 today.. Not a bad investment..

Timing, condition, opportunity, history and knowledge is key..

And yes, I'll be sending my son through college with a part of my collection..

All true, but considering all the investment options one could engage in, guns don't rank anywhere near the top of the list as a whole. If you're dealing with a very specialized category of rare, collectible, high value guns, they can be good investments, but that doesn't describe the majority of guns.

It's certainly a more fun way of investing, no doubt, and I know a gent who made a very good living dealing only in high end bespoke English shotguns as a business. If you really know what you're doing, you can do likewise. I've just seen firsthand a lot of gun owners who aren't in the business of buying and selling guns who think their prized guns are worth way more than what they really are, and it's pretty sobering when they discover ol' Bessy's true value.

Your view is a bit narrow on investment related guns. Even if they decrease in value, there isn't one that I couldn't use and get more satisfaction out of it than gold, silver and so on. I don't trust the Stock Market, every available dollar I get is invested in different stocks and precious metals, namely Colt, Winchester, Sharps, etc.

2,000 of the 3 was eaten up by inflation over the 31 years. So the gun made you $32/year. Better than spending the money on women and booze but not a great investment as investments go. I guarantee I could make a heck of a lot more than $1k with $750 over 30 years of buying and selling guns than buying one and sitting on it.