Guns as investments

[Dead Eye Dunc]

hey Dunc, I had thoughts along a similar line to that but not using a squashed beetle !! I was going to spend on a nice low mileage high end RS500 cossie as they are getting rarer all the time but it storing it that's my issue, car covers cause moisture issues and I have no garage to keep it in just a driveway :-(

Same issue some of my customers had. But that ca be sorted! ;-)

[rtaylor]

If I had 20k in savings I would ether be buying land or gold. Both are finite and both will always increase in value.

 

 

Bit of a bu mmer if you were trying to sell in 1983 but otherwise pretty reliable.

It would be easier to convince the missus to buy gold as well!

Edited July 11, 2013 by rtaylor

[bostonmick]

another thing i have made good money on but the problem for most people is storage is old tractors i have bought around twenty over the past 10 years and have made a profit on every one of them most have doubled on average i made a thousand on each onei kept each one for about eighteen months doing a little work on most of them but a good margin and they are still going up something to think about if you have storage space.i have one of my guns that i paid 11,000 for it is 3 years old and a premium grade i reckon it would take about another twenty years before it would be worth what it cost again and then only if i could find someone who wanted this particular model,but then i am not selling so not a problem.

Edited July 11, 2013 by bostonmick

[Twistedsanity]

Some good ideas here, I can't do work on anything as I have a proper busted up back and I'm a little unsure about the gold prices, I know some jewellers who recon whoever has been stockpiling it will one day liquidate and the backside will fall out of that world , can prices really keep going up?

[aris]

Gold is risky at the moment I think. We could well be in a 1980's bubble.

[the pigeon man]

Buy some land to shoot on, it's not guaranteed to hold value after the crash but it's safer than most investments.

U mad ?? Land is best thing to buy as it's apparently going up to around 50k an acre in the last few years land has gone up 2-5k around here ha

[rimfire4969]

Find the right piece of land. I have a few 2 acre fields that I bought for a good price at auction or heard about them in the local pub saving on estate agent fees. Most people around know I am always looking so tend to let me know if they are thinking of selling something of interest to me. Something around 2 acres is ideal for the horsey lot and alway will fetch a premium, I normal put up a basic field shelter and rent them out for around £100 per month. Horsey fields are going for around 10k an acre more with a shelter or stable, my most recent buy I got for around 8k an acre, I spent about a £1000 on a shelter and fencing and receive £120 per month they pay the water bill and I think I could get 20 - 22k for the field if I sold.

[brent52]

forget about investments on best guns, the lead shot ban is looming, when that day comes il'e be selling my guns,if I can

[Twistedsanity]

I recon the people who would have the final say on banning lead are more likley the ones with a lot of money in guns tied up at the family estate , which could be the saving grace here. To ban lead shot would indeed be lime shooting themselves and their chums in the proverbial foot and ruining their enjoyment and investments

[RED BEARD]

if i had a chunk of money spare i'd be looking at a piece of land/woodland,if i got a big chunk i'd buy a cheap house to rent out.but a bit of land is what i'm saving for at the minute.

[delburt0]

Blonde question- why the 2 prices then comment carcass can be bought at current dealer price ?

You might be better off buying a top quality Beretta or similar, I purchased a new EELL in 1995 for £2100 used it every season for eighteen years and resently resold it for £3300.

i was going to do the same but I thought no,,,,,, how wrong was I :( not a beretta fan but these are well made good looking guns and a investment at time of launch.... Edited July 13, 2013 by delburt0

[Catweazle]

U mad ?? Land is best thing to buy as it's apparently going up to around 50k an acre in the last few years land has gone up 2-5k around here ha

No, not mad, bought land in 2005, sold it at very decent profit, bought some more.

[Dirty Harry]

Find the right piece of land. I have a few 2 acre fields that I bought for a good price at auction or heard about them in the local pub saving on estate agent fees. Most people around know I am always looking so tend to let me know if they are thinking of selling something of interest to me. Something around 2 acres is ideal for the horsey lot and alway will fetch a premium, I normal put up a basic field shelter and rent them out for around £100 per month. Horsey fields are going for around 10k an acre more with a shelter or stable, my most recent buy I got for around 8k an acre, I spent about a £1000 on a shelter and fencing and receive £120 per month they pay the water bill and I think I could get 20 - 22k for the field if I sold.

+1. Little paddocks for horsey types go for 10k and acre here. If you can find a 2-3 acre field with water for less it would be worth the money and land prices only go up.