d/w 357 pistolpac

daveald

I have been looking to buy a dan wesson 357 for some time I never figured I'd be lucky enough to get a complete in the brief case all pieces included 357 pistolpac. unfortunatly no-body in my fam give a s#$t so I figured I tell some-one who knows the butterflies I felt in my stomach the first time I handled the gun. the only problem is that this gun has never been fired, I want to shoot it, sooo bad, anybody care to hazard a guess what the value would go down if I was to shoot it.
thanks

LOKO383

Dave,..welcome to the JUNGLE..and lock and load..shoot the h... out of it..you only live once...[;)][:D]..Loko

savage170

cograt welcome

Colt Super

The value will decline by $1,027.31.

But, what the hell - it's only money.

Welcome to the place where Lunacy lives.

Doug

Dakota308

if you dont think you want that pressure on your shoulders i will break her in for you[:)]

pickenup

I understand the butterflies. [:p]
Is it a model 14 or 15?
Belt Buckle too?

As for value, it depends on what you paid for it. If you bought it at the top of the asking prices now days, after you shoot it, it could loose quite a bit of it's value.

Now if you got a "good" deal on it, shooting it would not drop the value far, from what you paid for it.

reloader44mag

Like Pickenup said it depends what you paid for it. If it is complete and original and unfired, I would try and keep it that way. You can always pick up a shooter on GB for around $300 if you are patient. Original, complete Pistol-Pacs can bring some good money and truly unfired are fairly rare. If you are just worried about the drag line, by another gun and use the barrels that come with the Pac. FYI, I recently saw a EMPTY yes EMPTY, Pistol Pac "brief case" sell for $220.00 on ebay. I love Dan Wesson handguns and the history behind them. Oh yea, welcome aboard[;)]

daveald

this si a mdl 15, bull barrel vented, its truelly never been fired came with all the goodies, including belt buckle, patch,paper work. and even 2 keys to the briefcase.
I paid $650.00 private sale, the guy needed money. I think that I would like to pick up a 4 or 5 in to shoot and just look at this one now and then, maybe I could bring it out and put it under the x-mas tree every year. (its the only thing I'll get)
It kind of makes me wonder the value when I see other guns that are of a much lesser (in my opinion) value and quality go for higher prices then D/W revolvers, its strange to see a S/W 38 go for $500 bucks or something like that because its stamped U.S. property on the butt. I know that at the gun shows that you can't pick up a D/W with a single barrel for what I paid for the set so I feal pretty lucky to have found it.

pickenup

At that price, you stole it. [;)][:D][:D]
I would have snatched it up in a heart beat too.

You could shoot it all day long, and not loose any value from what you paid for it. But if you want to keep it's value up around the exorbitant prices, some people are paying for them. Get another one to shoot, and leave that one as is. (just like you said)

Colt Super

What's the point??

It's a FIREARM - fire it.

If you're looking for investment, look at the stock market or municipal bonds.

As it is, you just have an expensive paper weight.

Doug

reloader44mag

Daveald.... never mind Doug Wilson he suffers frequently from the above type of remarks. He's OK and very knowledgeable, just sometimes you gotta take him with a grain of salt... he goes down much easier that way. Oh and by the way ...I WISH I HAD A PAPER WEIGHT LIKE YOU HAVE[;)]

kyplumber

quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
What's the point??

It's a FIREARM - fire it.

If you're looking for investment, look at the stock market or municipal bonds.

As it is, you just have an expensive paper weight.

Doug


Guns are a great investment as we all know But I couldnt own a gun I wouldnt shoot

moonshine

Look at the price on this one makes me want to sell mine.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=85833820