How many rounds?

[stix213]

A bad scratch to the slide probably devalues the gun more than a few thousand rounds, assuming the gun still runs 100%.

[Lead Waster]

Buying nice gun with a bad scratch is like winning the lottery if you don't care about it. You can always say "Yeah, previous ownder scratched it". If it saves you $100, then it's great!

Oh, and go to the Curio and Relic forum and talk about high round counts!

[strokesdmb]

Isnt putting rounds thru your gun just like putting miles on your car? Eventually something is going to go wrong and you're going to have to fix it

[darmog]

I keep a record of my rounds fired, not for resale value, but just to keep track of wear and tear on springs and such so I know when they might need replacing beforehand.

[RollingCode3]

Isnt putting rounds thru your gun just like putting miles on your car? Eventually something is going to go wrong and you're going to have to fix it

I buy guns to shoot.... not to keep in a safe. Google Chuck Taylor's Glock. He put almost 300k rounds through his glock 17.

[Bigtwin]

Round count doesn't mean much unless you have some barrel burner. Even then, it's not the round count but the condition of the barrel and everything else that really matters. I've never bought a used gun and even considered "round count" as a factor when figuring out the price.

This.
The real issue is the barrel and over all condition of a gun.

I have given an estimated round count in conversation, based on my times shooting. Once it gets over a couple hundred, I can't give numbers to the "T"!
If or when I decide to sell a firearm there is now way I can give an accurate round count in the discription.

[CSACANNONEER]

Of course the exception is mil surplus guns. I do see a lot of Mosins for sale on this site with only 20-100 rounds fired. At least, that's what the seller states in his add. So, those guns are obviously worth a premium since, we all know that old military surplus guns could never have been fired before they were sold at Big5, specially the onces which have been rearsenalled .

[Fishslayer]

Value should be based on condition. Anybody pull a BS round count out of their bum.

^^^This.

As has been said. "Buy the gun, not the story."

[shooterdude]

How many rounds does it take before the value of your gun goes down? 250? 500? 1000?

Value is based on perception and situation. What if the gun was a 1 year old CZ, had 20,000 rounds through it and was used to win trophy's in shooting competitions by a top competitor like Angus Hobdell?

If you wanted THAT gun because it has a track record of success in the hands of a champion the round count wouldn't be an issue, would it? You would want a gun with a proven track record that in your mind might better your chances of winning a trophy too.

Competition is a lot like like home defense; the gun has to be reliable and accurate to be considered appropriate for its mission.

[VCMike]

1 round.

You fire it once and the value has just dropped. Just like the second you pull out of the car dealerships lot you just lost $2K on your car. Like others have said it all depends on the condition. My G17 has about 30,000 rounds through it, all on original parts and it looks NIB. I have taken care of it but its also a beast of a gun that can take a lot of abuse.

I agree I use to buy hobby things for the future value and I finally learned buy guns to enjoy and shoot!

[cineski]

500 rounds on a gun is a hiccup. Buy guns to shoot (unless it's an unfired WWII era 1911 ;-). Once a single round goes through a gun, it really doesn't matter anymore.

[Marlin Hunter]

How many rounds does it take before the value of your gun goes down? 250? 500? 1000?

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[IllTemperedCur]

Value is based on perception and situation. What if the gun was a 1 year old CZ, had 20,000 rounds through it and was used to win trophy's in shooting competitions by a top competitor like Angus Hobdell?

If you wanted THAT gun because it has a track record of success in the hands of a champion the round count wouldn't be an issue, would it? You would want a gun with a proven track record that in your mind might better your chances of winning a trophy too.

Competition is a lot like like home defense; the gun has to be reliable and accurate to be considered appropriate for its mission.

Except that I imagine that professional, sponsored shooters are a lot like NASCAR drivers. Their equipment is expected to perform at a world-class level for a very short period of time, before being totally rebuilt or replaced. That gun would have definite value as a collectible, though.

[sirgiles]

1000 rounds? thats less than a months worth of range time...

thats just a 2 day class.

[Press Check]

How many rounds does it take before the value of your gun goes down? 250? 500? 1000?

If the pistol is free of dents, dings, scratches, gouges and idiot-marks, I could care less about the round-count.

IMO, 500 rounds is barely broken in.