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whats your most expensive shotgun?

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#1 ·
a parker wins in my home..............


how bout' you?

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#2 ·
About $175.00 pawn shop find. I have several others that are not as valuable.
 
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i don' own any expensive shotguns anymore. haven't in many years, since i got out of shooting sporting clays. my most expensive shotgun, might cost under $500 to replace. the others, $300 or less would replace any of them.
 
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I have no idea of the values of mine. I have a mossburg 20 ga pump with select choke my dad got me when i passed the hunter safety course back in 1977 and i have a remington 12 ga pump from the 40's i got at an auction in the early 90's and my newest is a stevens 320 with the pistol grip and fiber optics.
 
#8 ·
I appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into a fine shooting piece, but I just don't, and never have had a desire for "high-end" or "pretty" guns. I pine after old, used, military surplus rifles; the ones that have that been-there look, because they have been there and done that. A Swiss Vetterli, a Swede '96 or an Argentine '91 are works of art to me. Neither do I want a gun that is too valuable to shoot. I have an nice SVT-40 that I don't shoot often for fear of breaking it. When I start unloading the collection, it will be the first to go.

I have a friend that has had a NIB Python revolver, sitting in the safe for well over 20 years, the thing has never seen the sunshine since it left the factory and I just don't get it. I know all about the "investment" thing, but guns are meant to be shot or they just as well be the extremely rare "Hooker Barbie" still in the box and gathering dust and dividends.
 
#9 ·
i'm pretty much in the same camp Mr. Chainfire. a shooter, not a collector. i enjoy seeing really nice shotguns, that are handcrafted, just like any other handcrafted firearm. i appreciate the work and talent it took to make them, and understand why they are so expensive. but they are not for me personally.

the only ones i would own and not shoot would be those that held some sort of sentimental attachment, and fear of them being damaged in some way. the rest, if i'm afraid of shooting them because of losing value from being used, or just don't have the desire to shoot them anymore, then they end up being sold or traded for something i would enjoy owning and shooting.
 
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I knew a t-bird collector once. he taught me a very valuable lesson in life.
once a guy came to him while I was in his shop with a rust bucket 64 bird.
guy was so happy to have it and wanted this expert to tell him if it was a valuable car.
his answer was, "son, the 64 t-bird is a very valuable car, only this one isn't." I never forgot it.
condition was everything.
thus why people keep guns in safes for decades.
its so some day they (might) be worth something.
my brother in law use to get the factory line up flyers at gun shops every year and go to the counter and order every gun in the flyer.
don't believe me? some people can. and he did. he was well loved by the local shops!
now, 30-40-50 years later, he goes thru the blue books and looks for the most expensive ones and puts them back in the safe.
all the rest that were pink elephants, he just sells off to highest bidder.
what a life. instead of gambling on gun forecasts, he just bought em all and weeded out the ones that weren't over time. ya know, like Jenkins and astra.
think he'd sell me my favorites for a deal? not on your life.
needless to say, I haven't seen him in 15 years! lol.
 
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my parker wasnt bought for an investment. its the only gun I can shoulder and I don't even know its near my face. the balance is so perfect, I feels like just my 2 hands are in front of my eyes.
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#19 ·
I own 3 smooth bores and the most I paid was $350.00 for the 870 Express brand new in the box in '96.
 
#20 ·
Before the great fire of '99, I had a few nice shotguns, a Remington M11, Ithaca M37, and a Fox Sterlingworth. I also had a Mossy M500, and a few single shots.

Since the fire, I have used single shots, all H&R. Bought a Remington 870, but it was a POS. Bought a H&R Pardner Pump on a whim to replace the faulty 870, and never looked back, it's been a good one, matter of fact I bought a few more, so my most expensive shotgun now is about $170.

My most used is the H& R Pardner single shot though. 20 gauge. Which brings me to the point of my ramblings.

I really like break barrel single shots. Hurry up Henry, get your new single shot shotguns on the dealer shelves. I could be bragging about my new shotgun here!
 
#22 ·
I have several of the "old" single shots as well. My last purchase was a $75.00 .16 ga. It is worn, but tight as a tick. It probably put a lot of meat on someones table during the depression.
 
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#21 ·
Up until now it was a Rossi Coach gun in 12g which was given to me by my b-I-l but I just paid around $1900 for a Beretta Silver Sporter that has only been shot a few times by a bloke who wanted to try trap shooting and didn't like it so I was in the right place at the right time and bought this which has 5 chokes,carry bag and cleaning gear normally retailing around $2500+. Always wanted a Beretta shotty:)
 
#28 ·
Let me guess. The Rossi is the Overland.

I have one myself, and love it.

most expensive is pretty much a tie between my M870 Marine Magnum and my M590 A1.

Both were bought used while living in NY, for a fair piece below market value. enough so that I could sell them at a profit if it ever comes to that.

most of the shotguns I have are old BA, both in main brand, and store brands, a few pumps, a pair of autos, a handful of single shots and SxS, and one single Kessler Model 50 Levermatic.

That last one is also my only 16 ga.

I just can't bring myself to drop more on a firearm than I did my truck, as I can always live in the truck if it comes to that. I can't live in a $5,000+ shotgun.

No matter how well it balances, or how light it feels in the hands.

And that is a beautiful shotgun Bobski.
 
#27 ·
Locutus, nothing ever kicked my butt as bad as a 10ga. long barrel, full choke bolt action.
I couldn't shoot if for flinching, because I could have said to the goose, "this is going to hurt me more than it hurts you." ;)
 
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