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Would you shoot a 98% Python?

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I wouldn't shoot it. Put it in the safe so some family member can sell it to some SOB for 10c on the dollar so HE can enjoy the fruits of YOUR labor after you're gone.
 
I would shoot that revolver until it went out of time and the finish was worn. Then I'd sent it in for action work, and refinishing and do it again.
 
I would definitely shoot it!

Put it in the safe so some family member can sell it to some SOB for 10c on the dollar so HE can enjoy the fruits of YOUR labor after you're gone.
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You just described 3 of my sisters. Beware :uhoh:, I think they might looking for a new man in your area. :D
 
Unless a gun is 'unfired, new in box' (not fired since factory testing), then yes, shoot it!

Shoot a used, 98% gun, keep it clean and it's still worth what you paid for it. In 2 years you could (if you were of that mind) sell it @ a profit.

Buy a new car, truck or computer. Use it or don't use it, really doesn't matter and you know what it's worth next month? Phhhhftttttt!
 
I'd shoot it. Guns are an investment, but not the kind you expect a return on. They may appreciate over many years if unused or barely used, but not at the same rate as inflation drives up the cost of everything else.
 
Would you drive a nearly new Mercedes?uns aars were me to be used. I don't own any which I do not use.
 
Yes, I would shoot it, but then I am not a "safe queen" gun collector.

Unless a gun is 'unfired, new in box' (not fired since factory testing), then yes, shoot it!
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Heck, I would shoot that one, too, but I would never have to make that decision because I am not willing to pay the premium for a NIB gun - a premium that disappears as soon as you fire it.
 
This thread reminds me of something my dad always used to say.

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that is not what a ship is for”

I’d shoot the d**n thing every day if I could afford to!
 
Some firearms are indeed very rare, and very valuable. Those you probably wouldn't shoot. That's not the case with Pythons. True, they are pricey. And they might go up in value over time. But you need to weigh that possible increase in value against the enjoyment of shooting it. Does it make sense to sit on a Python for, say 5 years to see a $300 increase in value? I think not. If making a few bucks is the goal, there are better ways to do it. I say shoot & enjoy.

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Heck yes... I have a friend who has a very nice Python that his Grandfather in law carried as a mountie in Canada. He carried it through the desert in the Pecos Run n' Gun last weekend, and did some damn fine shooting with it too!
 
If I bought it to shoot, I would shoot it. If I bought it to display and hopefully appreciate in value, I would not shoot it. Simple and understandable reasoning, IMO.
 
If I wanted something to display, I'd just get a non-firing replica, mostly likely be a lot cheaper too!
 
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