JohnfromUK Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) Sell them tomorrow and we will see There's a very long term plan here and it merely takes the stroke of a government pen to make them all worthless I have a small collection not for investment but for enjoyment and pleasure of ownership I also use them for there purposes If they hold there purchasing price I shall be very happy when there time comes to part with them Just enjoy your gun for what it is Only my thoughts All the best Of I'm much as above. Not money makers, but you can enjoy them and with luck they hold their value against inflation. Buy something to enjoy - that is the main investment. Edited July 29, 2017 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Agree ,buy what you enjoy using and put any losses down to the price of pleasure! I`ve always viewed guns as a financial liability !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 That's where the vintage English 8, 4 and 10 bores come in..........you only need to declare them on a SGC......if you intend to use em! And have a black powder license 😂😂😂😊 And the odd punt gun 😙😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 What would happen to value if guns end up banned in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 And have a black powder license And the odd punt gun You are not required to have English vintage 8, 4 and 10 bore shotguns on a SGC even if they are Nitro proofed! They are classified as obsolete calibre! So even if guns were banned in the UK these obsolete calibres and also antique BP front-loaders would, under current laws be legal to own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old farrier Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 You are not required to have English vintage 8, 4 and 10 bore shotguns on a SGC even if they are Nitro proofed! They are classified as obsolete calibre! So even if guns were banned in the UK these obsolete calibres and also antique BP front-loaders would, under current laws be legal to own. I know that but not much fun having a gun you can't shoot 😂😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesP Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 One whole segment of the "guns for investment" discussion that I would avoid like the plague is : http://lockyerofengland.co.uk/lockyer-mission-transform-rescued-historic-british-guns-works-art/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 One whole segment of the "guns for investment" discussion that I would avoid like the plague is : http://lockyerofengland.co.uk/lockyer-mission-transform-rescued-historic-british-guns-works-art/ hello, looking at that army and navy boxlock i bought one in the 1980s an XXV type for about £600, and cased, that was one to keep or should have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moongeese Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Good Quality Hammer Guns, and Big Bore Wildfowling Guns, even Flint and Percussion Guns. Colt Pistols. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 One whole segment of the "guns for investment" discussion that I would avoid like the plague is : http://lockyerofengland.co.uk/lockyer-mission-transform-rescued-historic-british-guns-works-art/ Apart from feeling it is such a great shame those guns will never now be used for the original purpose, the prices he is asking seem completely crazy to me. I know it isn't cheap to do the necessary work to deactivate, but you could buy decent working guns for less - not worn out deactivated ****! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-dot Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Some of these old guns are only any use for turning the Christmas yule log over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I know that but not much fun having a gun you can't shoot Well let's hope the antis don't get their way then eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptC Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 One whole segment of the "guns for investment" discussion that I would avoid like the plague is : http://lockyerofengland.co.uk/lockyer-mission-transform-rescued-historic-british-guns-works-art/ If that is "homage" to gun makers of yore it makes me cringe - I cannot even look at the pictures! Surely they could have been fitted with new barrels?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Back to the original Q. English sidelock non -ejectors in 16, 20 bore preferably with longer barrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 live pigeon guns at the right price......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Well this thread is going along the lines of mines bigger than yours from some/a individual, if you have the cash to buy toys that have "only fired 50+ shells" and it's so what l wanted wdid you buy it in the first place?I have a very good friend who bought toys, mostly ltailien ones with Bulls and Horses on the front of them as an investment and he drives an L200 as it does all he wants and the toys sit and wait for someone to buy them at a price that will never be achieved in his life time and he is certainly not short of readies.If you have "invested" in toys and they have not achieved your expectations tough ****, but please don't look for sympathy when you can't shift them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Buy top makes in good condition that are out of fashion, like 25" or 26" guns they will become the in thing at some point and value will go up. Just can you wait that long. I only buy a gun I like and will use that's a good investment to me, bought right it should hold value or go up with inflation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Well this thread is going along the lines of mines bigger than yours from some/a individual, if you have the cash to buy toys that have "only fired 50+ shells" and it's so what l wanted why the F did you buy it in the first place? I have a very good friend who bought toys, mostly ltailien ones with Bulls and Horses on the front of them as an investment and he drives an L200 as it does all he wants and the toys sit and wait for someone to buy them at a price that will never be achieved in his life time and he is certainly not short of readies. If you have "invested" in toys and they have not achieved your expectations tough ****, but please don't look for sympathy when you can't shift them on. I have read the thread again and I can't work out which post you refer too ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 try buy a miroku 3800, 30"there great guns and hold there value well, i will most defiantly go up in value, i think there is one in the for sale section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 I have read the thread again and I can't work out which post you refer too ? Let's work it out for you. I have lots of money and wish to impress my shooting buddies. Oh **** no one wants to buy my overpriced toy when my buddies have moved on to another make of toy. I'm stuck with a toy or many toys that no longer impress my "friends", oh no what do l do? Put it up for sale, but no one wants it, ******! It's a gun , it goes bang, and if your lucky what you pointed it at falls from the sky, Baikal or Browning it's all about where you point it. Bit like something else, it all comes down to cost or impressing your " friends". Ok or further detail required? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Let's work it out for you. I have lots of money and wish to impress my shooting buddies. Oh **** no one wants to buy my overpriced toy when my buddies have moved on to another make of toy. I'm stuck with a toy or many toys that no longer impress my "friends", oh no what do l do? Put it up for sale, but no one wants It's a gun , it goes bang, and if your lucky what you pointed it at falls from the sky, Baikal or Browning it's all about where you point it. Bit like something else, it all comes down to cost or impressing your " friends". Ok or further detail required? Give us another clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokersmith Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Many of the guns people are quoting are already sought after and command high prices. Either find a good financial advisor and see your money grow, or invest in yourself and buy the guns you love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Shredder. Posted July 29, 2017 Report Share Posted July 29, 2017 Give us another clue Professor Plumb in the the kitchen with a crowbar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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