Thread: "Too pretty to use"

Originally Posted by 223nut

It's a Swarovski not a nightforce!!!

Sorry crowbar then

I think we can all appreciate a classic rifle that has been kept in great condition due to a fastidious owner so I kind of agree and don’t agree with the sentiments of this thread.

I have a "too pretty to use" left handed Sako 85. It has not been fired and probably won't by me. I just like looking at it.

i see this all the time with knives to nice to use . but how many of you have a ute from new and then go to the supermarket in it

Originally Posted by john worthington

i see this all the time with knives to nice to use . but how many of you have a ute from new and then go to the supermarket in it

Depends which island you are talking about

Plenty of shiny utes in the big cities

So I don't need to feel ashamed if I chop the barrel on my brno fox...?

None of my guns are too pretty to use. They get used, but definitely not abused. I like things in A1 condition, but that's just not possible with a hunting rifle. I'm more uptight about fishing rods. I don't let the blanks come in to contact with anything. They are either in a rod holder in the garage, being used or in a rod holder on the boat. High carbon blanks do not take knocks well. Mates treat their gear like shit and wonder why rods break all the time.

I love my timber rifles and I love to keep them as tidy as possible but I still carry them in the hills, the bush and the scrub. Any mark earned hunting is just fine, it’s the bruises or scraps picked up at home or in transit that piss me off.
Everyone to their own though, we’re not all the same, thankfully.

Originally Posted by Noswal

I love my timber rifles and I love to keep them as tidy as possible but I still carry them in the hills, the bush and the scrub. Any mark earned hunting is just fine, it’s the bruises or scraps picked up at home or in transit that piss me off.

My thoughts exactly!

Originally Posted by charliehorse

So I don't need to feel ashamed if I chop the barrel on my brno fox...?

I don’t think so. If it means that you’ll use it, then have at it.

It’s not a Westley Richards double rifle

They are made to be used. A quality firearm that is used but kept in top mechanical order by a sensible owner, and then ultimately becomes a collectors item is always more interesting to a collector than one that has never been used. Stock bruises and worn finish are a normal part of use and are perfectly acceptable. Broken stocks, bogan repairs, and other evidence of abuse are not acceptable. Collectable guns are just like people, the ones with a few battle scars and a well-rounded life experience are much more interesting!

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I think we can all appreciate a classic rifle that has been kept in great condition due to a fastidious owner so I kind of agree and don’t agree with the sentiments of this thread.

Yeah, I agree with this, I like my rifles to be used no matter how pretty……however, it’s also a case of use the tool that’s fit for purpose.

If it’s going to be a thick, wet , bushbashing trip, I wouldn’t take a best quality handmade rifle, I would use my 16” Howa mountain rifle as it’s synthetic and cerakoted and fit for purpose.
Any other trip I certainly would.

I don’t agree with deliberately taking and damaging an expensive rifle on a hunt you know is going to be rough because “it’s a tool and it’s meant to be used and abused” but I would use it as much as possible.

There has to be some element of care, the same as using a brand new high end suv to do hard 4x4 work, use something more suitable that you don’t mind if you roll it over


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Use them, dont abuse them. That's what I live by with my possessions of value.

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I agree. As much as I like pretty things, it needs to be used but not abused.

Grew up in the early days when some thought that a new rifle had to be tied behind a ute and dragged down a grave road for a couple of miles.

Could never understand that brand of fuck-wittery.

Originally Posted by Sidetrack

I agree. As much as I like pretty things, it needs to be used but not abused.

Grew up in the early days when some thought that a new rifle had to be tied behind a ute and dragged down a grave road for a couple of miles.

Could never understand that brand of fuck-wittery.

whats this? is it like bikeys who think leathers with road damage are lucky and new leathers are badluck?