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<blockquote data-quote="Cohiba" data-source="post: 1977344" data-attributes="member: 2550"><p>Going to put a spin on the question proposed.</p><p></p><p>Had two guns that I wanted to shoot, but didn't want to sell.</p><p></p><p>2 Colt lightning rifles in excellent condition. I owned them back in the late '80's and can't remember the calibers...32-20 or 44-40....something like that...anyway...they were in great condition.</p><p></p><p>So I show them to an old gunsmith, cowboy, jack-of-all- trades. He thought they were in shootable shape. One problem...no parts...not since the late 19th to early 20th Century. So, if I shoot them and anything breaks...collectors will deduct the price. If I find a person to make the broken part, deduct the selling price even more...not original. Plus, the gun..even back then was prone to break down. But..it was a cool cowboy gun.</p><p></p><p>So they became wall hangers, never to be sold. Well, I kept getting good, to better, to..I can't refuse not to sell it prices....so,I sold them.</p><p></p><p>I guess if I'm offered enough, I'd sell my soul. Hmm, any bidders on Cohiba's soul..anyone, anyone? Do I hear a nickel, dime, maybe a quarter?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Cohiba</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cohiba, post: 1977344, member: 2550"] Going to put a spin on the question proposed. Had two guns that I wanted to shoot, but didn't want to sell. 2 Colt lightning rifles in excellent condition. I owned them back in the late '80's and can't remember the calibers...32-20 or 44-40....something like that...anyway...they were in great condition. So I show them to an old gunsmith, cowboy, jack-of-all- trades. He thought they were in shootable shape. One problem...no parts...not since the late 19th to early 20th Century. So, if I shoot them and anything breaks...collectors will deduct the price. If I find a person to make the broken part, deduct the selling price even more...not original. Plus, the gun..even back then was prone to break down. But..it was a cool cowboy gun. So they became wall hangers, never to be sold. Well, I kept getting good, to better, to..I can't refuse not to sell it prices....so,I sold them. I guess if I'm offered enough, I'd sell my soul. Hmm, any bidders on Cohiba's soul..anyone, anyone? Do I hear a nickel, dime, maybe a quarter? Cohiba [/QUOTE]
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