Anyone seeing $1000-$2000+ Shotguns

[Mongo59]

'No joy' on the shotgun trade. I think he wants to keep it...

 

[AtTheMurph]

Proof that some people have more money than brains. Even if I had that kind of scratch, I still couldnt imagine dropping that on a shotgun.

Edit: OK, maybe if it was owned by somebody famous like Elvis, John Dillinger, etc. But just for some gold inlay and handmade craftsmanship? Nope.

A quality shotgun is a lot like a collector car, high end watch or piece of art. They retain value. You may not get it but lots of others do.

 

[Cameramonkey]

A quality shotgun is a lot like a collector car, high end watch or piece of art. They retain value. You may not get it but lots of others do.

Yep. And if you want to light your cuban cigars with $100 bills, more power to ya.

 

[AtTheMurph]

Yep. And if you want to light your cuban cigars with $100 bills, more power to ya.

You may be doing that yourself sooner than you think.

 

[Cameramonkey]

You may be doing that yourself sooner than you think.

touche

 

[warren5421]

High dollar guns very seldom lose money. I have a Ruger (not high dollar) I gave $59.07 when new. It has had ten's of thousands of rounds through it raising 3 kids and 3 grandkids and I just turned down $850 for it. Good made guns will always increase in value.

 

[AtTheMurph]

High dollar guns very seldom lose money. I have a Ruger (not high dollar) I gave $59.07 when new. It has had ten's of thousands of rounds through it raising 3 kids and 3 grandkids and I just turned down $850 for it. Good made guns will always increase in value.

I don't think the increase in value. I think they RETAIN value.

Do not mistake the debauching of the currency as an increase in anything other than the supply of the currency. Value is relative.

That $60 bought you a quality gun how many years ago. But also could have bought you many other things that would be worth similar price in today's dollars. You could also have bought a POS and it would have been in the scrap heap by now. Quality = value.

 

[BigMatt]

I just picked this Ithaca double up at the Tipton gun show this weekend. I bought it right and plan on keeping it after putting on a new buttpad.

If you keep your eyes open, they are out there.

 

[JEBland]

I just picked this Ithaca double up at the Tipton gun show this weekend. I bought it right and plan on keeping it after putting on a new buttpad.

If you keep your eyes open, they are out there.

BEAUTIFUL gun.

 

[Dakota]

There are several gunmakers in Italy making high end shotguns.

My old shotgun works just fine.

A lot of higher end trap shotguns are in the $1000+ range, easily $4-5,000+ on up to tens of thousands. Go the Grand American and you can find a lot of them.

 

[BigRed]

A lot of higher end trap shotguns are in the $1000+ range, easily $4-5,000+ on up to tens of thousands. Go the Grand American and you can find a lot of them.

Oh I know. I'll stick to birds and my simple over under bird gun.

 

[Michigan Slim]

I stick with $400.00 Stoegers so I can hone the chambers and slam them down without hurting it's feelings. Cowboy shooting takes a toll. Lol

 

[mike4sigs]

OP
you need to take time and Head to Findlay Ohio And Check out Jacques .
they have a nice inventory

 

[kaveman]

Agreed,...one of my most favorite places on earth(Jaqua's, no 'c'). Used to be a regular there when I was working out of Toledo and had my FFL. That was the place for 'bargains' in the $1000-2000 range as they specialize in higher end and move the 'junk' quickly. Also a good place for deals on handguns and rifles for the same reason,.....they're a 'shotgun' store. They just blow out anything that isn't high-grade shotgun,.....or at least they used to. I haven't been there in a decade since I just don't get to that part of the country anymore. They always treated me nice. I've never seen another place where you can walk in and help yourself to a twenty thousand dollar gun off the rack and no one bats an eye. Don't know if that's still the case, but that's how it was 10-20yrs ago. BTW, the whole store is one giant vault. Keep your eyes open as you enter.

 

[amboy49]

Cameramonkey, et al,

I get a kick out of people who say “HOW MUCH did you pay for that gun ?”

An acquaintance once asked me what kind of shotgun I owned as he knew I was a skeet and sporting clays shooter. I told him I shot a Krieghoff and he then pressed me for what I had paid for it.

Before I gave him an answer about the cost of my Krieghoff I asked him a question. I said “ Don’t you own a bass boat ?” He replied he did. I then asked him what he paid for it when new, how many times he used it last year, amd what was it worth now ? The answers were $50,000, three times, and - a lot less than I paid for it.

My response was to tell him what my Krieghoff cost, how many times I shot it last year (7,500 rounds), and informed him of the current market value - which was more than what I paid even allowing for inflation. My acquaintance thereafter shut up amd quit giving me a hard time about what I have paid for some of my guns.

Just to give you some reference, here are some pics. One of the Krieghoff I spoke off, one of a Winchester I just had engraved, and the last is another Krieghoff. I could provide more details and/0r more pics but you should get the idea.

”Life is too short to be married to an ugly woman, own a stupid dog, or shoot a non exciting gun.”

Pics:

 

[amboy49]

Here is the other Krieghoff :

 

[amboy49]

And here is the engraved gun. The gold doesn’t “pop” as this is the gun before bluing. “Suum cuique pulchrum est.”

Edit: Just for kicks let’s each divulge what we paid for our vehicles. Not classic cars. Just everyday drivers. New trucks costs up to $90k and more, SUV’s the same, etc. Even entry level vehicles start in the $20k range and go up from there. Explain how much cars appreciate please.

 

[amboy49]

I just picked this Ithaca double up at the Tipton gun show this weekend. I bought it right and plan on keeping it after putting on a new buttpad.

If you keep your eyes open, they are out there.

Very nice. A real classic. I’m not into doubles but one like that would tempt me !

 

[Bill2905]

Agreed,...one of my most favorite places on earth(Jaqua's, no 'c'). Used to be a regular there when I was working out of Toledo and had my FFL. That was the place for 'bargains' in the $1000-2000 range as they specialize in higher end and move the 'junk' quickly. Also a good place for deals on handguns and rifles for the same reason,.....they're a 'shotgun' store. They just blow out anything that isn't high-grade shotgun,.....or at least they used to. I haven't been there in a decade since I just don't get to that part of the country anymore. They always treated me nice. I've never seen another place where you can walk in and help yourself to a twenty thousand dollar gun off the rack and no one bats an eye. Don't know if that's still the case, but that's how it was 10-20yrs ago. BTW, the whole store is one giant vault. Keep your eyes open as you enter.

That brings back memories. I lived the first half of my life between Toledo and Findlay but left Ohio 30 years ago. I haven't heard the name Jaqua's since then but it came right back to me when I read your post.

 

[kaveman]

Cameramonkey, et al,

I get a kick out of people who say “HOW MUCH did you pay for that gun ?”

An acquaintance once asked me what kind of shotgun I owned as he knew I was a skeet and sporting clays shooter. I told him I shot a Krieghoff and he then pressed me for what I had paid for it.

Before I gave him an answer about the cost of my Krieghoff I asked him a question. I said “ Don’t you own a bass boat ?” He replied he did. I then asked him what he paid for it when new, how many times he used it last year, amd what was it worth now ? The answers were $50,000, three times, and - a lot less than I paid for it.

My response was to tell him what my Krieghoff cost, how many times I shot it last year (7,500 rounds), and informed him of the current market value - which was more than what I paid even allowing for inflation. My acquaintance thereafter shut up amd quit giving me a hard time about what I have paid for some of my guns.

Just to give you some reference, here are some pics. One of the Krieghoff I spoke off, one of a Winchester I just had engraved, and the last is another Krieghoff. I could provide more details and/0r more pics but you should get the idea.

”Life is too short to be married to an ugly woman, own a stupid dog, or shoot a non exciting gun.”

Pics:

Try having that conversation with people about NFA machineguns. I use the same bass boat analogy because spending money on a boat is something I have never understood. I had this talk with my b-i-l one day. I tossed a RDIAS over to him and asked what he thought it was worth. Could not convince him that it was worth ten dollars,.....and then I told him I had paid TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS for it. Let him go on awhile about how stupid I was for spending $10k on a whittled out piece of aluminum,.......

Then I told him I had just sold it for THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS,....to a dealer,....over the phone,....sight unseen. No dickering, no tire kicking. The guy asked me what I wanted for it. I said thirty. He said SOLD! What else have you got?

Sorry to drift off-topic. I get the exact same reaction with 'nice' guns. I've got a shop full of thousand dollar stock blanks just racked up against the wall and covered in dust. Nobody has a clue,......