Found my dream gun.....too nice to shoot.

A Wilson Supergrade.

Color me envious.

Nice. Too nice to shoot. Hopefully you haven't racked the slide yet. Box it back up.

I'd run that gun so hard. Wilson "combat".

Nice piece there op!

Beautiful! I'd probably have to shoot it though.

I just found the same in a shotgun, a Ljutic Monogun Handicap Limited Edition, 1 of 25. But it's been shot, 300 times by me so far,many before that. I intend to keep adding to the round count. I'd shoot that Wilson 1911 also.

I'm not sure I would spend that much money on a 1911 that I would not ever shoot.

1911s are for shooting. Were that mine, I would shoot it (I once owned a Wilson, shot the snot out of it before getting an offer on it I couldn't refuse). I don't think there's any gun that's too nice to shoot, and if there was, I wouldn't buy it … If I want something to just look at, I'll buy a painting. One doesn't buy a Ferrari just to look at it sitting in the garage.

If I won't shoot it I won't buy it, I agree with Old Dog, let it roar that's what it was built for. Really great looking piece though, you bought it go enjoy it! Not shooting it would drive me crazy or crazier whichever the case may be.
JW

Shoot it and enjoy it.

Not shooting it is analogous to spending top dollar on a field dog and only doing AKC sanctioned shows. That’s not what good people do...

The used market for higher-end guns is pretty soft, so you already lost value just by buying it. You won’t lose much more by shooting it. Enjoy it! Shoot it! Run the finish off of it!

Well that $75,000 Colt Python might of been to nice to shoot but I don't buy those kind of guns.

If I had a Wilson I would shoot it. I do find it hard to think about subjecting my Dan Wesson Valor to holster wear (Duty Coat or not) though. But it has had over a thousand rounds through it.

Beautiful pistol. It looks like a piece of art. Looks aren’t everything. Bet it makes beautiful music and memorable drawings. Go on, see what she can do. You can baby it afterwards.

If the pistol of my dreams turned out to be "too nice to shoot" it would be a nightmare. Shoot it or sell it.

I've had several guns that were too nice to shoot.

One was a Sphinx 2000, another was a S&W 52-2. (I had a collectible Luger, as well, a WWII bringback bought from a neighbor.)

The Sphinx had a high-gloss stainless frame that showed every little nudge or trivial scratch. The 52-2 was blemish free (dark S&W bluing), and hard to find mags or ammo (wadcutters required, and I don't reload), which made it hard to shoot regularly. The Luger was almost ANIB, with all-matching numbers. I didn't dare shoot it. They spent most of their time in the gun safe which just didn't make sense to me. I decided to move them on and get something I would actually use.

Old Dog said:

I'm not sure I would spend that much money on a 1911 that I would not ever shoot.

1911s are for shooting. Were that mine, I would shoot it (I once owned a Wilson, shot the snot out of it before getting an offer on it I couldn't refuse). I don't think there's any gun that's too nice to shoot, and if there was, I wouldn't buy it … If I want something to just look at, I'll buy a painting. One doesn't buy a Ferrari just to look at it sitting in the garage.

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Sadly, Ive worked on Ferraris that were brought in on a flatbed to avoid putting miles on the odometer- many collectors do just that.

We had a Jaguar XJ220 get trucked in with 7 miles on it after sitting in a garage for 15 years, still full of fluids and with a dead battery leaking acid everywhere. Of course, coolant and brake fluids become corrosive over that much time as well so the tires, seals, belts, and gaskets were dryrotted and seeping, the car had no brakes or clutch and the battery cables were turning to green dust........

$25 grand later, we were able to start and drive it- right up into the trailer so it could go back into the garage.


Whats even more depressing is the speculators that buy them and dont even enjoy them sitting still, just park them in a storage out of sight, sit on them for a few years, then send them to auction.....

When I dream of my dream gun I dream I am shooting it. In my world dream guns are shot and shot allot. I would attempt to wear out my dream gun shooting it.

Guns are made to be shot
Toys to be played with
Cars to be driven
Wine to drink

Life is too short to live any other way. My two cents.

Oops.

I wasn't going to touch it, I was just pointing at it.

Well... don't point! It can't be played.

I'll be the first to say you have a beautiful gun, but what makes a Wilson a Wilson is the way they shoot. I would have shot it the first day I got my hands on it. I own 4 NIB S&W Revolvers that I won't shoot because they are going to be left to my 2 sons and 2 step sons. Other than those, any gun I own between now and the day I did will get shot as many times as I can shoot it. I will never fault a man that has a safe full of guns and enjoys taking them out and looking at them and then put them back til the next time he decides to look again. It's just not me. I know if I take a new gun out and shoot it, the value will likely drop a few hundred dollars. If I take it out and shoot it 10 times, I figure it cost me $20 per trip to have a great time. That my friends is cheap entertainment. Tell me anywhere you can have as much fun as shooting a nice gun for $20. You could even say that after 10 trips to the range I start making money! As Troy Landry would say "Choot em"!

Rembrandt: said:

Now after closer inspection, it may be too nice to shoot.

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I have Wilson Combat parts in some of my guns but I don’t have a WC 1911. I’m not done buying guns yet so I might get a WC 1911 someday. Not shooting this one would be like having a Rolex Submariner that you don’t wear, I wear mine daily. I really hope you get to shoot your Classic Supergrade then tell us all about it.

TheotherMikeG said:

I wasn't going to touch it, I was just pointing at it.

Well... don't point! It can't be played.
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I was just looking at it.

well don’t look at it.

Sad....