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Meh, too.
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Yeah but that new car will handle way better.Same could be said about vintage vs. new cars. I know which one I would pick.
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I understand the low count items as being wanted/desired etc, but I guess I don't understand the mania over these guns. Are they that much better than what can now be found in a current 1911. (I'm not a big 1911 fan which may explain my confusion) I can see wanting to buy and restore one but at what cost? Are they just a recollection of days gone by? Im not impugning anyone, just don't understand the craze over beat up 45s.
Yeah for those prices I'd take an Inland MFG,new 1911 instead for $750 and has similar markings but is a new gun.That is part of the issue, there are enough new 1911s being made that anyone who wants a shooter would be better off with a new one for less money, it isn't like an M1 where your only real choice is vintage.
Yeah but that new car will handle way better.
For looks old school wins hands down everytime,beyond looks new car easily wins.
I say this as someone who has driven both.
True but what is a car worth that you don't enjoy driving?But I know which one will be appreciating in value and which one depreciates as soon as you drive it off the dealers lot.
Jay Leno has more money and more space to store cars than I do.Jay Leno would disagree with you.
I get that and wasn't trying to demean or imply that I thought it was an idiotic thing to want. I'm not a real 1911 guy (though I do own a SS Ruger 10mm) but do understand our attractions to all types of guns. Historical, collection, sport, or hunting..I get it all. Just posing the question to see the replies. Thanks for your input.It's all about perspective. If your primary purpose for owning a gun is to shoot then you're better off buying a new one.
A friend of mine is a hunter. A gun is a tool for hunting, and that's it as far as he is concerned. He can't fathom why I like my old rifles, because a new bolt action hunting rifle compared to an old M1 is more accurate, lighter, cheaper, just all around better for his purposes. I have no use for his rifles because I don't hunt. To each their own.
For the record, I totally get wanting to have a WWII 1911 even if it costs more than a new one that is more accurate and reliable, IF you have that kind of money to spend, which I don't. Sometimes it's not about practicality, how it shoots, or even a practical investment. Sometimes it's just about history. Nothing wrong with that.
I understand the low count items as being wanted/desired etc, but I guess I don't understand the mania over these guns. Are they that much better than what can now be found in a current 1911. (I'm not a big 1911 fan which may explain my confusion) I can see wanting to buy and restore one but at what cost? Are they just a recollection of days gone by? Im not impugning anyone, just don't understand the craze over beat up 45s.
I found a nice S&W 29 just like that back in the early '90s, in a beautiful presentation box, deep rich blue, amazing trigger, beautiful uncheckered rosewood grips, looked unfired. I paid $350 for it.
Unlike you I shot the heck out of it. I still have it and still love it but it's far from pristine. Occasionally I wish I had kept it as it was, but if I had I'd never want to shoot it.