Percentage of guns you bought 2nd-hand

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About 75-80% here too. I'm not a "latest and greatest" kind of guy, and most modern stuff leaves me a bit cold. And the stuff bought new dates back multiple decades so it becomes a bit of a gray area...

Actually closer to 84% with a quick calculation!
 
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Currently 50% were bought used. I had to do the math as this is a stat I never really pay attention to.
 
Approx. 95%. Only about 3-5 guns were bought brand-new in a retail store, out of about thirty or so.
Not many Garands, Makarovs, Sauer 38Hs, "...them Zig Zaars with German prufs"... 3rd Gen. S&W, my imported AKMs or SKS could never be "new retail".

As prev. mentioned, if I expect to possibly need a warranty for any gun, it's a sign of having limited confidence in the design quality, and therefore I never buy a gun which isn't of the highest engineering quality.
 
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On the same page as most others. About 1/3rd new. Too much cool stuff that's hard to find, out of print, whatever so you have to get off the secondary market.
 
All of my pre-owned guns were gifted to me by family. I have only bought two used firearms in my life. One, my ex-wife took in the divorce, and the second, I sold to finance the divorce.
 
The average proof year of my accumulation is 1992. 23% of what I have were bought new. The guns that most appeal to me tend to have been manufactured between about 1950 and 2010.
 
Of what I have currently, slightly less than 25% are used. Over my lifetime, probably somewhere around 30% were bought used. I buy used if it is something not made anymore, or if new quality is not good. Preferably new, that way I get exactly what I want.
 
Right about 98-99%.

I have only bought one new ever and that was last year. Lefty 450 Bushmaster bolt actions don’t grow on trees.
 
Like many of the other posters, the number of new firearms that interest me decreases with every passing year. I would say 75% used.

Polystrikers, cheap bolt guns using "modern manufacturing techniques", Barbie AR-15 kits, trendy rifle cartridges of the month that duplicate 5 other ones, S&W revolvers with locks- none of these do much for me.
 
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About half. When I began shooting the % was much higher, but as learned what features I liked, the % of new guns went much higher.
 
I’ve probably bought about 85% of my collection second hand. I collect a lot of military surplus so my percentage maybe larger than most. The guns that I buy new are ones that I am certain that I cannot get a better deal on used. This is often because of military discounts or when Walmart has crazy clearance prices. Those guns that I buy used, I try to purchase from reputable sources who underpromise, but overdeliver on condition such as AIM Surplus. I also ensure that I inspect guns and buy ones with a low round count. The good thing about most manufacturers these days is that even if you get a lemon, regardless of whether you are the original owner of not, the companies will normally work with you to resolve the issue.
 
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Yeah, about the same %, for about the same reason. NOT impressed, by many of today's new pistols.
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How do many of today’s pistols fail to impress you? I am not taking issue with your statement; instead, I am curious. Plus everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

My observations are that many of today’s pistols are of the polymer frame variety which is a reliable, proven, and cost-efficient design. Additionally, modern manufacturing techniques allow for most pistols and guns, in general, to be produced with minimal flaws such as machining marks. The exception is revolvers... the Colts and S&Ws from the 60s-80s were beautifully crafted, well-tuned machines which are unmatched today unless you pay a premium and/or have custom work completed. Additionally, we are seeing pistols, even striker fired guns, made with very good triggers (Walther PPQ, Canik series, CZ P10 series). Where the modern pistols fall short in my opinion is nostalgia. Most of today’s pistols are of the same flavor with minor cosmetic/feature differences between makes/models. The likelihood, barring any banning or extreme event, that today’s pistols will increase significantly in value (outpace the S&P 500) is low. However, today’s pistols are more reliable, less expensive, more accurate, and hold more rounds than those of previous eras. Unfortunately, I doubt that the current era will yield classics that will garner the fame and prestige of classics such as the Browning High Power, Colt 1903 hammerless, Swiss SIG P210,
 
I would say 70% of the guns I own were purchased from a FFL, so the 30% that were private sales are all used. I’m not certain what percentage of the dealer-sourced guns were used, but my rough guess is that overall my collection is about half and half.


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Right about 98-99%.

I have only bought one new ever and that was last year. Lefty 450 Bushmaster bolt actions don’t grow on trees.
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Lefty anything doesn’t grow on trees. My only used lefty is a Remington 700 that appeared to have been hanging on the wall for awhile when I spotted it.
 
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Like many of the other posters, the number of new firearms that interest me decreases with every passing year. I would say 75% used.

Polystrikers, cheap bolt guns using "modern manufacturing techniques", Barbie AR-15 kits, trendy rifle cartridges of the month that duplicate 5 other ones, S&W revolvers with locks- none of these do much for me.
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Here here, bully, sir!

In modern parlance- Ya, what he said!
 
giggitygiggity said:
How do many of today’s pistols fail to impress you? I am not taking issue with your statement; instead, I am curious. Plus everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

My observations are that many of today’s pistols are of the polymer frame variety which is a reliable, proven, and cost-efficient design. Additionally, modern manufacturing techniques allow for most pistols and guns, in general, to be produced with minimal flaws such as machining marks. The exception is revolvers... the Colts and S&Ws from the 60s-80s were beautifully crafted, well-tuned machines which are unmatched today unless you pay a premium and/or have custom work completed. Additionally, we are seeing pistols, even striker fired guns, made with very good triggers (Walther PPQ, Canik series, CZ P10 series). Where the modern pistols fall short in my opinion is nostalgia. Most of today’s pistols are of the same flavor with minor cosmetic/feature differences between makes/models. The likelihood, barring any banning or extreme event, that today’s pistols will increase significantly in value (outpace the S&P 500) is low. However, today’s pistols are more reliable, less expensive, more accurate, and hold more rounds than those of previous eras. Unfortunately, I doubt that the current era will yield classics that will garner the fame and prestige of classics such as the Browning High Power, Colt 1903 hammerless, Swiss SIG P210,
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Would I carry a name-brand (Glock, Springfirld, FN, etc.) Generic Plastic Gun on the departments dime with complete confidence that it would function correctly? Sure.

Would I ever spend my own coin on one? No, probably not. Boooooooooring.

I have plenty of pistols (and rifles) with reliability AND soul-

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