Browning limited edition

[Jeremt]

i was wondering if you all thought a browning X-bolt white gold medallion in maple with octagon barrel is a solid investment. You can only get them from Ahern group; which only distributes ton4 states around Texas.. I'm looking at a 308 and they said this tun only 108 where made.. any input is good input

 

[redneck2]

Tough to say. If you’re looking for something to use that might appreciate, you could give it a go. To me, it seems military weapons appreciate the fastest.

I knew a guy that bought an incredible number of limited edition 1911’s and .30-30’s in the 70’s. They’re worth less than non special editions

 

[guyfromohio]

Investment? No. Great purchase of a beautiful gun? Absolutely.

 

[Jeremt]

Does the octagon barrel add anything?

 

[Nature Boy]

Just curious, how much of an investment are we talking about?

 

[Jeremt]

Its 1500 shipped from texas to pa..can only be gotten by a distributor in texas that only does Texas and 3 other states

 

[guyfromohio]

"Investment" as in seeing a profitable return is a pretty risky venture. "Investment" is in paying more than you normally would for a gun.... I think that gun is worth the money you are paying.

 

[saiga308]

a old mauser
COMMERCIAL made
is more of a investment i say

 

[CarJunkieLS1]

If you want a very pretty rifle to be proud of then that rifle is a good "investment" if you want to say in 20 years sell the rifle for lots more than you paid, I'd say it's not a good investment.

Right now a much smarter investment for monetary return would be the CMP 1911s that are being released.

 

[someguy2800]

I seriously doubt it will ever appreciate in value within a human lifetime. It’s just a special edition of a fairly common production rifle. If you just want it because you like it go right ahead, but if your expecting return on investment get into a mutual fund.

 

[Nature Boy]

Guns are generally never good investments

 

[edwardware]

Investment? No, almost no firearms have kept up with inflation over the last century. Unless you luck out and get a deal on the model that's going to pull a Colt Python meteoric rise next decade, you're losing money, especially buying at retail.

Buy it because you want to enjoy it. Invest in land or the S&P500.

 

[ksalmi72]

I know a lot of people aren't into the browning high gloss stuff but I am such a sucker for it. Gets me every time. Same thing with the high gloss Weatherbys and Remington bdl's and whoever else still makes em. Love it. But as far as investments go, meh, most guns bought new will depreciate after purchase. Old milsurps on the other hand I have never lost money on. Quite the opposite in fact, even when factoring in inflation.

 

[Llama Bob]

Maple stocked rifles seem to move slower than their walnut stocked equivalent. So as an investment I would not bet on it as buyers would be scarce.

 

[Steve S.]

$1,500.00 buys 42 shares of AT&T and returns $21.00 every 90 days ($84.00 per year) like clockwork and you do not have to sell it to realize the profit - this is a no-brainer dividend paying stock.
Buy stocks to pay for your guns; buy a gun because you like it.

 

[SwampWolf]

Guns are generally never good investments

This is generally true but guns, as an "investment", have one benefit not shared by most other collections, be they stamps, coins or gold: you can play with and use them as they appreciate in value, albeit slower and less profitable than, say, mutual funds and their ilk.