The nature of your collection?

[Perplexed]

I'm curious as to what folks here collect as far as old / modern firearms go. Do you collect only antiques and milsurps (50+ years old, can be shipped via C&R), or do you collect only modern firearms (< 50 years old, needs an 01 FFL for transfer)? Or a little of one, more of the other? Or about half and half?

 

[Fitz]

Im not really a collector. But I do have an old Colt Bisley in 45lc that was my grandfathers.

 

[OrangeToTheBone]

Sorry, lost mine in the boating accident.

 

[SgtMojo67]

I really don't collect old firearms either. I did have a Browning Sweet 16 Auto 5 and a Colt 1911 mfg in 1913 given to me though....woot woot

 

[repete34]

Before they were all lost, it was about half and half. Now I only have a rubberband, forked stick and a small rock.

 

[jbarnett]

Mine is mostly modern but I have been starting to increasebuying the older stuff. I really want a nice garand.

 

[inactive]

Would old break action shotguns be antiques, even if they have a value of only 60 bucks or so each?

I said Mostly Modern, as aside from those, I have modern firearms. My 1911 is a Colt Series 70 Repro, but it is still a new firearm.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

I really dont know. I seem to buy what I like. So, I would say half and half, but it really isnt half and half, or at least I dont think it is. I've got a fair share of C&Rs and a few moderns. I guess I like guns,... period. Dont matter to me how old they are.

 

[JB Books]

I have quite a few of your damned black plastic guns, but my heart belongs to those guns made between 1900 and 1945.

 

[spyglass]

The only antique in my "collection" is the shooter himself.....but I'm down to 6 now and may even sell one more. Cuttin' down on toys.....over the last year have sold 7 hi-end binoculars, a hi-end spotting scope, an astronomical refractor and a complete DSLR camera system. I mean, I still have toys, I'm just down to a little more practical level with everything (not to mention having a lot of $ tied up in stuff that just sat around, or got used 2-3 times a year....).