TinkerDave said:
Not to pick on you in particular, but I wish I had the kind of money it must take to buy guns just so they can be hidden somewhere and never be used for what they were intended for. I grew up in south florida, so cardboard boxes never lasted - either the mildew or cockroaches soon ruined them, so in the trash they went. So much for collector values.
If I had those, one would go to my son, the other to my daughter so they would be able to protect themselves. I really think Bill Ruger would be shaking his head at seeing the high quality guns created by his company sitting around like precious jewels instead of working tools.
So sad for me to see. TD
And not to pick on you in particular...That's like saying da Vinci is shaking his head because the Mona Lisa is not hanging on the wall at the local mall.
Many guns, not just Ruger, are fading away from use over many years. There are a few of us that see it as our responsibility to keep some pristine examples as a preservation of history. For the safe queens I own, I also own shooter-grade examples of the same guns, that can be used at will.
There are truly millions of Ruger's products in circulation. For a relatively few of us that keep a very small percentage of this production in a collection, we hear quite often what a waste it is to do so. We are also thanked quite often for preserving a few of these old guns.
Opinions...Everybody has one. :mrgreen:
WAYNO.