Anything else like collecting firearms?

bushmaster1313 · Sep 1, 2011

Collecting firearms seems like the perfect storm of collecting:

1) lots of fun

2) the items have practical value (shooting, self defense, let's you do things with friends and family)

3) A whole range of minimum buy-ins (really nice guns can be had for $250 and less)

4) An active market which lets you get most of your money back if you want to sell.

5) Zero calories

6) Has not been shown to cause any serious disease in laboratory animals

7) Unlike using fine whiskey, beer or bourbon, it does not impair ones ability to drive an automobile or operate machinery.

8) Takes up a lot less space than collecting stuffed elephants.

9) Politically incorrect but still legal in most jurisdictions

hso · Sep 1, 2011

knives, cameras, watches, fishing gear, pens, some cars, bicycles, cast iron cookware (yes, folks collect and use it), radios, ...

Flipping the coin, since there are plenty of analogous collecting fields to firearms, there's nothing odd about collecting firearms.

GRIZ22 · Sep 1, 2011

I've always found it interesting that if you collect chess sets, Belleek china, Hummel figures, or Swarovski crystal that's okay...... but guns!

If I tell someone how many guns I own and they seem surprised I always follow it up with telling them "I also have over 100 cameras".

I don't collect guns though. I accumulate. Collect denotes a direction like S&Ws, Winchesters, etc.

wacki · Sep 1, 2011

"I also have over 100 cameras".

Post a Picture of the 100 cameras please!

Vyacheslav · Sep 1, 2011

most other things will not retain their value like guns, a camera that you buy new 10 years ago will be close to worthless today. cars may retain their value, but not if they are used, guns can be used and still retain value

coltsfreak18 · Sep 1, 2011

most other things will not retain their value like guns, a camera that you buy new 10 years ago will be close to worthless today. cars may retain their value, but not if they are used, guns can be used and still retain value

However, camera lenses hold their value just as well, if not better, than guns.

BearGriz · Sep 1, 2011

However, camera lenses hold their value just as well, if not better, than guns.

Quite true. In fact just this year I turned four pro and semi-pro lenses into guns. It was quite satisfying!

** Jaded ex-wedding photographer

I kept some all-around lenses, but I no longer needed the primes/ really expensive zooms. These days when I get out and "shoot," it is much more satisfying.

Onmilo · Sep 2, 2011

I have had the affliction for years.
It varies in scope and intensity from one decade to the next.
.32 acp pistols have always been my weak point and modern 9mm service handguns are a current side effect.

docnyt · Sep 2, 2011

Does it ever go away?

Kman · Sep 2, 2011

Not many items trade as well as,,gold/silver and guns,,the market is very liquid. I know a guy who trades guitars, another old cars, another who likes motorcycles,,but the liquidity of those items doesn't compare to guns,,you buy right and you'll never lose. Step outside your span of knowledge and the education comes pricely.

Rembrandt · Sep 2, 2011

bushmaster1313 said:
......Zero calories

.......have you seen how many obese people frequent gun shows?

bobbo · Sep 2, 2011

However, camera lenses hold their value just as well, if not better, than guns.

Amen to this... the price of old Leica and Canon rangefinder lenses (from the 50s or so) which used to go for $50 at most at camera dealers have skyrocketed to upwards of $1,000 since the Leica M8 and M9 were released (think the Porsche of digital cameras... top-of-the-line tech, but Old-World craftsmanship and the prices to match).

mortablunt · Sep 3, 2011

Until my situation changes, I will not collect firearms. I am currently only doing one gun at a time due to being a college student, and I don't really have any weapons on me at the moment. I can't wait until break comes and I get to go plinking.

theotherwaldo · Sep 3, 2011

There's a reverse-bell curve for establishing the value of most durable goods. The problem is in figuring when that particular curve will bottom out.

philpost · Sep 4, 2011

Guitars, it's almost exactly the same: stock designs at lots of price points by varying manufacturers; souped-up custom jobs; accessories up the wazoo to customize your own; extensive sub-culture with internet boards identical to this one; jaded, acerbic counter help giving you attitude;naive wannabes drooling over their next toy and giving you attitude (mall ninjas are just like guitarists with huge rigs practicing in their bedroom mirrors)....
but on the POSITIVE side: long histories; classic designs that (usually) appreciate in value; and some great people to learn from, once you weed them out from the people listed above

Murphy4570 · Sep 4, 2011

Besides firearms, I collect tools. Mostly Snap-On brand. It is even more expensive of a hobby than firearms, but you can make money by using them.

zfk55 · Sep 4, 2011

Yup. This stuff.

Kliegl · Sep 4, 2011

That's one thing I never understood. I have some Snap On brand, but why get a Snap On hammer? It's not like it's more precise or something, it's a fricking hammer.

GWARGHOUL · Sep 4, 2011

Yeah, I used to collect guitars. A few a I made money on, but most I lost money on.

Since I started college, I pretty much quit playing anyhow.
Guns hold value better, some appreciate. They are easier to pickup and have a good time with (I've never been able to not shoot the same bullet that I shot last session x guitar maybe I played sloppier last time, or couldn't remember the riff)

Murphy4570 · Sep 4, 2011

Kliegl said:
That's one thing I never understood. I have some Snap On brand, but why get a Snap On hammer? It's not like it's more precise or something, it's a fricking hammer.

They are the best dead-blow ball-pein hammers I've ever used. Very lightweight, ergonomic, and are extremely effective. They cost about $50 each. Pictured are the 16, 24, and 32oz models, from left to right.

To keep this post on topic, I use them when repairing my firearms!

GWARGHOUL · Sep 5, 2011

They cost about $50 each.

I'll stick with craftsman

Onmilo · Sep 5, 2011

What does one repair on a firearm using a 32 ounce deadblow ballpeen hammer??

Badlander · Sep 5, 2011

Only your gun collection can feed and protect you and your family.

mrt949 · Sep 5, 2011

32 oz dead blow

Too fix any junk firearm you have . KNOWN A BUBBA GUNSMITHNING 101

woad_yurt · Sep 6, 2011

In addition to guns, I also, among other things, collect coins.

Although, I love the coins, all I can do is look at them, talk about them, research them, etc. I can do all of the above with my guns but there's one very big thing I can do with them that I can't with the coins. I can use them.

Anything else like collecting firearms?

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