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NiceMy dad owned a chain of gun shops and made his fortune buying used pre-`64 Model 70s.
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NiceMy dad owned a chain of gun shops and made his fortune buying used pre-`64 Model 70s.
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My first new gun that I bought was also a S&W mod 18. I still have it.My dad never owned firearms.
I joined the PD with little to no experience with firearms. Anyway, I bought a used S&W M60 for my first firearm. My first new firearm was a S&W M18.
Aloha, Mark
Why buy used if you still have to pay close to new.
It seemed that 30-40 years ago, used guns were more like used cars. The working guy who had more money bought a late model used car only a few years old with low miles, whereas the average guy bought one 10+ years old with higher mileage. Only "wealthy" people ever bought new cars. I'm still that way; I really scratch my head when I see people driving around in $70k trucks. They live in a very different world than I do.
Pay to store your extra garbage and then at some point you've paid more in storage fees than the value of what is in those units.
My dad reuses ziplocks
These days it only saves the sales tax so unless it's a smoking deal it's almost just about easier to buy new
The other side of this discussion is interesting too. Is it more common nowadays for people to accumulate lots of guns? I remember when I was growing up ('70s and '80s), that most people saved up for purchases like that. It does seem that nowadays people often buy new toys a lot quicker. Are guns cheaper in general (after inflation)? Do people have more money, or just more debt?
The other side of this discussion is interesting too. Is it more common nowadays for people to accumulate lots of guns?