I often wonder what's up with a lot of guns that come up for sale that the owner says has only fired 15 to 20 rounds then they are up for sale
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I often wonder what's up with a lot of guns that come up for sale that the owner says has only fired 15 to 20 rounds then they are up for sale
Change in circumstances maybe? Being fed a load of bullshit by a salesman and walking out with a gun completely unsuitable for its intended purpose would feature highly I imagine.
There are plenty of people who wouldn't get through a packet on ammo a year.
Sight in 10rnds, annual hunting trip 2rnds, 3 years later your still looking at a only a packet worths of use.
Gun fiends buy shit, finger bang it for a while, see something else they want more and flick it to pay for other projects.
Only fired 25 rounds and further down it says comes with 1500 brass......
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As long as firearms being sold on here are not sold because they are a lemon I don't ponder it too much.
As Azumith says circumstances change for people.
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I have pondered this many a time as well. I don't know about anybody else but whenever I buy a new gun the first trip I take to the range results in at least 100 rounds being fired down range. After that it's usually a good 20 or so (unless it's my SKS in which it's more like 80) if it's a big calibre, 200 or more if it's the .22. Granted I only go to the range about once every 2 months because it's a 40 minute drive there but even still. What's the point in having in there if you don't use it? Also if I haven't shot it in 6 months and I'm about to go on a hunt you bet your hiney I'm going to the range to check the zero and familarise myself with the thing again.
Maybe I'm just odd like that though.
I'm with northudude on this, the number of guns 'only sighted in' or 'just 20 rounds', it's always good for a giggle to read.
I have a few guns I've put a handful of rounds through and never fired again.
Me to , didn't like them, sold.
I have a 2 year old shotgun, only fired 30 ................... slabs of ammo :)
My 6.5 TCU has fired nearly 700 in just over or under 12 months.
But my AR has not fired a shot in nearly 3 years
yes and they all shoot MOA, I often wonder if you put their owners on the spot if they actually could demonstrate that (and repeatedly)Quote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
Exactly, the guns I like I shoot a shit ton through. The ones I don't I don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beavis
It could be a case like mine with my .284. Had it built up. Nice to shoot, Shoots inch groups at 200 yards, Pole axes animals. But after reading lots of Internet articles I ha convinced myself there is another gun that will be better. So I might put mine on trade me to fund another gun and mines probably fired less than 50 rounds.
Hell, I even have a rifle in my safe that's fired a total of three rounds and none by me.
It is because my hunting rifle shoots well, you will never see it for sale.😆Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
My AR is a shooter as well but I am not as attached to that as my hunting rifles.
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Why sell? He'll I have an SKS that's still in the grease coz it was on special.
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You need to pm me mate.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by hamsav
I always put it down to the fact that alot is B/S. Says its fired 20, but more likely heaps more.
Then there are the ones that says its fired 20, and prob fired 50-60, then theres the few that has fired what is stated. Take your pick, but asking a few questions you can normally put it in one of the 3 groups. Some of the bigger Cals guys get talked into for their first rifle, fire a few shots and the recoil scares the crap out of them, hence FOR Sale, fired 10 rounds Correct:thumbsup: Still, seems way too many for sale thats fired not too many, prob conned from a salesman into something they didnt actually want, some impulse buyers, some other reason but still a good pcentage which is prob crap on what is stated
Shit I've brought and sold guns I've never fired haha. I'm a proper finicky gun slut and covert rifles until I own them and think meh.
I have though sold guns and regretted it ever since.
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I started out like that buy one shot it do it up sell it to buy the next one.
But once my wage improved then I found two that I really liked and still have them:thumbsup:
Mind you I'm in the middle of a build at present and I did see this............
Sitting here I can think of three of my hunting rifles that would have had fewer than 100 rounds through them but I certainly can't say the same thing about my shot guns, .22's, AR and long range rig. On analysis I have concluded that it has taken me more shots to kill clay birds, pests, paper and steel than it takes me to kill deer and pigs and goats. Barefoot had it right in saying that with hunting it is generally one shot taken, whereas with target shooting (as a for instance) Very few ous would ever go to all the trouble of setting up just to put one hole in a target or to hit (or miss) a gong a thousand metres down range, just the once.
I like the low mileage for sale but take it with a grain of salt. What shits me is when they want store price for it.
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I tend to buy good second hand guns,that shoot straight. I rarely sell them. Or I buy them for their action for a future build. There are three or four that I have never shot. I tend to keep and accumulate . On the other hand ,a mate of mine is a gun slut: he buys and sell in the matters of weeks if not days! The most recent exemple: he ordered and received a ruger precision rifle. Within less than a week , it was sold with out firing a single shot! He just did not like it. Gun dealers love him:-)
I second what is said above about big boomers. People don't expect that much recoil and the gun is back for sale quickly.
Also, shooting and hunting are activities that can take a lot of time and money. It is all good to read a magazine or a forum and being emulated by its heros. But it generally takes a lots of walking time to get to shoot an animal. And most animal are shot under the 200m mark. When you have spent more than 3k on a custom long range rig just to do that ,no wonder it is back for sale quickly.
New comers to the sport who come out of town with their new tikka and don't have access to easy territory can also be put off quickly when they face the reality of it, and their gun goes back in the cupboard to collect dust or for sale for lack of usage.
Also cost of reloading and shooting for the big boomer can be significant .when a can of powder goes away faster than a box of bullets...you know what I mean...Not talking about the trips to the ( distant and/or accessible) range to test the new load.
Haha, that was my reasoning for buying a Mosin :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
Yep I like to miss the 1000 meter gong as often as possible just to prove i can :) Once is not enough my technique might not be right and I might not miss again!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
How many guys buy classic cars and sell them after 10 years and have only driven them 200km or boats 10 years old with 50 hrs on the motor?
Work, family and life get in the way for most of us.
Main thing that puts me off selling is the thought of having to deal with mail order forms. And ppl who think $400 means $200
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You could sum all that up in one word ..............."Trademe"Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
Pretty much. Those face book for sale grouos are even worse. Just as well extra safes are easy to install.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Does anyone know if extra safes need inspecting by the AO or just when you move house?
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I'll be selling a Howa 6.5 soon. I've fired like 100 rounds through it at the range, if that and one at a deer. That actually sounds really sad.
i can see why youd do it with a tikka once you by it and put a couple of rounds through it they magicly go up in value wonder what mines worth now :ORLY:
or put apick of the target in the addQuote:
Originally Posted by mikee
People by a centrefire rifle that's supposed to shoot MOA then go put a box through and think the rifle cant shoot for shit.. Where its actually they can't shoot for shit, yet.... Then sell it off as an MOA gun because the box guarantees it. That's me being pessimistic though. :XD:
Each to their own. Lowest use rifle here is on its third barrel.
Hmm I own a fair few guns I have either not fired or that have only been to the range once. I have also sold a few that are as new and taken the hit that goes with it.
Not everyone can justify keeping things they don't use eg a mate just sold a Remington 700 7mm rem mag that had less than two boxs through it as he never used it after buying a smaller sako 85 that suits him better. He held off selling it for a few years but obviously decided cash was more useful
A dealer I was talking to said they not infrequently run into bigger bangers like 300WSMs in a light gun where the pounding puts the owner off and they decide to quit it. 20 rounds I could believe in those type of rifles.
If you're changing the way your store your firearms after inspection, you should notify. Bit like changing address.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123
Nah same way, same location just another (better) safe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kscott
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If you're changing the way you store your firearms after the previous inspection, you should notify. There is a good reason for this, but different AO's seems to apply different rules. Remember it's just your word that it's a better safe, better to have it documented in case things go pear shaped one day by shitheads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve123