People Looking for "Shooters"

[alvin]

Originally Posted by Redcoat3340

I'm noticing that here there seem to be more people looking for "shooter grade" guns than on any of those other forums.

Maybe because the other boards encompass modern, currently produced pistols, maybe because P 08s command such high prices, and maybe because everyone wants at least one in the safe but can't afford collector grade prices.

That's good observation. I guess it's related with price shock. It takes a while to get used to many nice/rare C&R price range. Yesterday, I visited my old working place, sitting on the same table with some old colleagues at lunch. One of them play guns too, just bought a SIG 320. Another guy was interested in 98K rifle, curious on price level, etc. I am sure both of them could afford much more expensive items, but they don't think so and they only play shooters. After all, not many items in daily life cost a few thousand dollars a piece.. you can count.

One way to get used to price is trading these. If an item comes at a few thousand dollars, and it can also go at a few thousand dollars, it's OK. After a while, people will get used to that. I doubt they would go that path, even if they do, it takes time though. Long way to go. Some new collectors get "killed" early due to spending big bucks on misrepresented guns which only has shooter value. That quickly turns them off.