Is my buddy a poser?

[Rob454]

No different than anyone who buys something as a investment. Personally I dont buy guns cars or entertainment type stuff with the investment in mind. I drive my cars, shoot my guns, and whatever I have i use. If it sits too long I get rid of it.
how much does he think he is really gonna get for those guns. Unless its some super rare actual AK 47 from russia that has full auto or some other crazy rare gun its not gonna be worth that much more. Personally i rather die knowing I enjoyed my things than to sit there and stare at them and wonder how would it be to ..........
I don't think your buddy is a poser. A poser would be a person who claims to have something but actually does not or its not as he states

About as bad as that Buick Grand National sitting on the dealer lot. Waste of a vehicle

[DNA]

To each his own, perhaps he just finds it more satisfying to have something that's NIB and never fired, I mean if you just score a 5" Colt python with perfect bluing you wouldn't toss it in the back of the trunk and take it out to the woods to work it out right? Same difference I suppose.

Dan

[TurboChrisB]

THIS is the most likely answer, he's stated he'd never sell them...and money is beyond not an issue with him. To me tho, it's like buying a 500hp car and never gassing it. But as someone else said...to each his own. I'll do my part as a best friend and keep trying to get him to shoot them. We'll see.

To each his own, perhaps he just finds it more satisfying to have something that's NIB and never fired, I mean if you just score a 5" Colt python with perfect bluing you wouldn't toss it in the back of the trunk and take it out to the woods to work it out right? Same difference I suppose.

Dan

[stix213]

I'm going to guess he doesn't know how to operate them and is too embarrassed

[calibanman]

Wast of fine hardware! Do you know how many of the young guys wish they had RAW's, and his are wasting away. I can see him not wanting to put to much wear and tear on them, but never shot come on. Time to do some Jagermeister shots on top of a hotel roof with a few ruffie chasers. Opps John don't you remember shootinng the crap out of your guns last night?

[badfish71]

I have several Raw's that I used to take out shooting all the time prior to the ban..then I started getting into off list stuff..now my Raw's usually just sit in the safe..I know they function 100% so if I really needed them I know they are ready to perform.

[Stormfeather]

NIB means a lot more for resale than . . . ."well used". . . or. . ."only 6500 rounds thru this sweet gun". . .

[tileguy]

well for example i have five 1911s four colts and a charles daly one colt is from 1994 bought new never fired or racked back another colt bought new in 1990 from colt custom shop 38 super 1 of 500 never fired or racked. onced fired they are no longer nib. id like to fire them and enjoy them but its been this long and i have other 1911s to pass the time,remington rand from the 40s and a para 13, they shoot great, so i tell myself i dont need to shoot the other two. right or wrong thats what i tell myself. dont get me started on the other pistol or long guns ive had for five to fifteen years that i own and never fired. model 99 savages from the 20s or model 94s from 1950s and older.if ishoot them and they break or whatever they are not replaceable for what i have in them or at all JUST LIKE YOUR FRIENDS RAWs

[norcal77]

I say he's a poser IMO. At a minimum he should have put 500 rounds through each one to make sure it functions properly. Once that is done then you can clean it and put it away knowing that it is fully functional.

I'd hate to wait until you really needed it to discover it has some sort of defect. I could not see myself buying something and not using it at least once to make sure it's functional. If they are RAWs then what good is it in California anyways? He can't sell them here and outside of this little bubble we call California that's just another overpriced rifle.

[bsg]

He probably just doesn't want anything to happen to them, they're RAWs which are pretty much priceless in CA. I'd baby the heck out of them too.

+1.

[Beelzy]

He probably just doesn't want anything to happen to them, they're RAWs which are pretty much priceless in CA. I'd baby the heck out of them too.

What a waste this is though. There's something about pulling out a RAW at the range and having people gawk while you shoot it that cannot be duplicated.

Embrace the RAW and shoot it diligently, for it may be the piece that pulls your fat out of the fire one day.

This is no Safe Queen:

[Outta Control]

If you've ever watched the TLC show Pawn Stars there are usually people that come walking in with an antique firearm and almost every time the shop calls in an expert to evaluate the value of the firearm they have stated that a fired gun is worth more than a non-fired weapon. So if the OP's buddy plans to sell his collection they may not be worth much from what he expects.

[Black Majik]

What a waste this is though. There's something about pulling out a RAW at the range and having people gawk while you shoot it that cannot be duplicated.

Embrace the RAW and shoot it diligently, for it may be the piece that pulls your fat out of the fire one day.

True, he probably just doesn't want noobie calgunners approaching him telling him how his rifles are illegal because they don't have a BB or aren't featureless.

[dlouie87]

I wouldn't call him a poser. He sounds more like a collector than a shooter.

^^^

not a "poser".... think of it as cars.

[Beelzy]

True, he probably just doesn't want noobie calgunners approaching him telling him how his rifles are illegal because they don't have a BB or aren't featureless.