Investing in Colt and SW revolver questions

The Count · 11-01-2011, 09:54 AM

i got into the precious metals several years ago and so far my gut feeling was right. now my gut tells me to put some money into collectable guns. i already have a safe full of shooters so i can hopefully resist the urge to shoot these.

now i don't have the kind of money to buy revolvers that already cost thousands each. my price range is somewhere between 500-1200. i want to concentrate on the era of WWII to the 70's or so. a few questions would be: should i only consider new/lnib or is very good to excellent an alternative. is it worth to pay the premium to get the gun with the box? are there specific models/calibers getting hot now? somewhere i read that the colt troopers, for example, are rising fast. the pythons are already pretty pricy which does not mean they cant go up more (just like stocks). was wondering at the amount of SW 29's for sale, as if everybody had bought those years ago and now want to unload...

Shep · 11-01-2011, 04:38 PM

I would say that you should take this question to the S&W forum and Colt Forum.
You will find some more than a few real experts on both of these forums.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/

http://www.coltforum.com/forums/

Helix_FR · 11-01-2011, 09:11 PM

Generally Colts are a better investment mainly because they are harder to be had. Not that they are any better but collectors and shooters alike usually are willing to fork out more money for a Diamondback than for a SW14

Rhuga · 12-03-2011, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shep

I would say that you should take this question to the S&W forum and Colt Forum.
You will find some more than a few real experts on both of these forums.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/

http://www.coltforum.com/forums/

This sounds like good advice.

Python · 12-05-2011, 04:01 PM

I don't care how much it goes up in value, it will never be for sale.

11-01-2011, 09:54 AM	#1
The Count V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 264	Investing in Colt and SW revolver questions i got into the precious metals several years ago and so far my gut feeling was right. now my gut tells me to put some money into collectable guns. i already have a safe full of shooters so i can hopefully resist the urge to shoot these. now i don't have the kind of money to buy revolvers that already cost thousands each. my price range is somewhere between 500-1200. i want to concentrate on the era of WWII to the 70's or so. a few questions would be: should i only consider new/lnib or is very good to excellent an alternative. is it worth to pay the premium to get the gun with the box? are there specific models/calibers getting hot now? somewhere i read that the colt troopers, for example, are rising fast. the pythons are already pretty pricy which does not mean they cant go up more (just like stocks). was wondering at the amount of SW 29's for sale, as if everybody had bought those years ago and now want to unload... -->

11-01-2011, 04:38 PM	#2
Shep V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 216	Re: Investing in Colt and SW revolver questions I would say that you should take this question to the S&W forum and Colt Forum. You will find some more than a few real experts on both of these forums. http://smith-wessonforum.com/ http://www.coltforum.com/forums/ __________________ Wisdom does not come with age. It`s just that as you get older you become physically less capable of acting stupid.

11-01-2011, 09:11 PM	#3
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,617	Re: Investing in Colt and SW revolver questions Generally Colts are a better investment mainly because they are harder to be had. Not that they are any better but collectors and shooters alike usually are willing to fork out more money for a Diamondback than for a SW14 __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

12-05-2011, 04:01 PM	#5
Python Former Guest Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 677	Re: Investing in Colt and SW revolver questions I don't care how much it goes up in value, it will never be for sale. Attached Images