Gun buyback? Would you do it?

[SamV]

Locally, they are doing a gun buyback this weekend. It is funded by private money not taxpayers. I generally think these are a waste of time and money. Sometimes I wonder if they may even fuel more thefts for the money.
I have two guns that I will never use. Both about 90 years old and in very poor shape. Both unsafe to shoot at this point. One a cheap S and W knock off, the other a badly out of time, pitted, cut barrel Colt Police Positive. I will never put the time or money into restoring the Colt.
Buy back is $100 apiece. Would you do it to get rid of an unwanted gun? $200 to get a new toy might entice me to do something like this.

 

[BearBio]

Only if the buyback was financially worth it (i.e. a Jennings that someone had given me)

 

[Rei40c]

For $100 no. Most peoples junk is worth more than that. $250 would be getting warmer for me. And even in that case I'd simply trade in the worst I had and use the money towards the purchase of a higher quality firearm. The $100 starting point would be a no go for me.

"One a cheap S and W knock off, the other a badly out of time, pitted, cut barrel Colt Police Positive."

That one may be worth the $100

 

[GunnyGene]

No, because I won't encourage this kind of thing or contribute to their political talking points no matter what they offered.

 

[wwb]

The Colt is questionable.... the other one is a no-brainer; you'd have a hard time giving it away. There were several manufacturers of cheap DA revolvers at the turn of the last century. In "shootable" condition, they bring about $50, and yours falls short of that. (Actually, they were marginally safe to shoot when they were brand new)

 

[bogus bill]

Only if I couldnt get the same money from a private sale. Now just what person besides George Sorrels would pay good money for a relic or burned gun? I suspect some heeled rich type figures old widows will bring in Colt Walkers and such, well at least nice collectables to resell. Come to think of, that might be a good idea but it would be a hell of a gamble. I couldn't afford to try it.

 

[mjpchief]

Wouldn't sell them a broken cap gun.

 

[wwb]

.......... I suspect some heeled rich type figures old widows will bring in Colt Walkers and such, well at least nice collectables to resell. Come to think of, that might be a good idea but it would be a hell of a gamble. I couldn't afford to try it.

Long odds..... my son and I went to one some years back, just to scope out the line and see if there was anything worth buying before they turned it in. There was nothing but junk. I've heard rumors of some high-dollar stuff being turned in by surviving family, but I've never seen it in person.

 

[SR1911SHOOTER]

No, because I won't encourage this kind of thing or contribute to their political talking points no matter what they offered.

What Gunny said!!!
Blackie

 

[rugerguy]

why not ?? common sense tells you if you can get a $100 gift ( around here it is for gas, food, or merchandise (Shell, Daves Market and Walmart) and you can get a junker/clunker off the market ,out of the house, go for it.............. BUT,,,IF its some sort of family heirloom, then we deactivate it, mount it on a piece of board/frame and get a brass plate made up from "Things Remembered" to say what it is and from "whom" in the family...........would you see ME down town, inline with ANY of these "junkers"??? hell no, but I will tells others "if YOU need the money" and it is certifiable "junk" NOT anything historical or worth ANYTHING in "parts" and believe me, we've used parts from MOST everything,but there comes a time when as it is said in Flaydermans book on values, under "suicide specials" says it all 8) :roll: :wink:
I feel bad that some of the various groups that "fund" these gun buy backs must surely be able to put that money to a better use, feed the needy, the homeless and on and on,,,,dumb really :?


which brings to mind a true story of a certain NE Ohio LE agency that "bought back", for a $100 food gift card, an old Ruger red eagle, RST-4, mint,in the box, COMPLETE PACKAGE with a two digit serial number, and they did try to give it to Ruger for their museum?? but was told by, (I will NOT say "whom" at Ruger) they did NOT need or want this gun/package, so it was "destroyed".................( at least the serial numbered frame :roll: ) and the salt cod box, inner box were thrown away.....

someone said the "road to hell was paved with good intentions"...... :?

 

[SR1911SHOOTER]

.......... I suspect some heeled rich type figures old widows will bring in Colt Walkers and such, well at least nice collectables to resell. Come to think of, that might be a good idea but it would be a hell of a gamble. I couldn't afford to try it.

Long odds..... my son and I went to one some years back, just to scope out the line and see if there was anything worth buying before they turned it in. There was nothing but junk. I've heard rumors of some high-dollar stuff being turned in by surviving family, but I've never seen it in person.

wwb,
Usually estate guns are either sold privately, or given to museums, or the NRA or some other
such worthy organization. This because the heirs know the value of them.
My collection will go to a friend of mine who is a LEO. If he goes first
they will probably go to my Grand Sons who will hopefully by that time be in their '40s!
And my Grand daughter who is a shooter also. Not to my Son in Law, I have seen his
rusty dirty guns!
Blackie

 

[DGW1949]

No, because I won't encourage this kind of thing or contribute to their political talking points no matter what they offered.

What Gunny said!!!
Blackie

+2...
Actually, I'd be more prone to melt 'em down into an unidentifiable mass and throw it in my scrap pile.

DGW

 

[Bull Barrel]

Who other than liberals would believe criminals will give up guns that they paid way more than $100 for? And how can they buy it back? It was never theirs. One other thing...wouldnt this be a straw purchase if the buyers arent using their own money?
St. Louis is a waste.

 

[bogus bill]

The only good cenerio I can imagine is a aged mother or wife of a hoodlum sneaking in her son or boy friends room and stealing his gun and taking it to the police buy back or whatever. One more thing. The vast majority of cops I ever rubbed shoulders with were in fact gun lovers. I know we read elsewhere that many aren't but not in my experience. How many of those choice highly collectables didn't make it to the smelter or ocean? Maybe I just knew and worked with rogue dishonest cops, but I doubt they all were.

 

[gunman42782]

I wouldn't do it, but I remember back in the 80's Louisville was having one of those "buy back" things. I was in a local gun shop, Ray's, that sadly is no longer in business. I was buying a SKS, if I remember correctly. Ray had a case or two of real cheap junk handguns for something like $50 each. This fella come in and bought every one of them! Ray asked him what in the world he was going to do with them. Take them to the gun buy back, he said, they are giving $75 for every handgun!

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

I'd drop by a gun shop and see what they were "worth". What they would give you and what they would sell them for. If both numbers are below $100 that tells you a lot. Sell them both, go to Cabelas and buy a Taurus PT111 Millenium Generation 2 9mm for $199.99. At least that's what they frequently sell for. Get rid of two pieces of junk and get a real gun.

 

[blackhawknj]

When was the last time you heard of a "Turn in your controlled substances" or "counterfeit money" buyback ? And they can't buyback what was never theirs.
I have toyed with the idea of getting some sort of casting kit/set up, making a batch of functioning pot metal handguns-use a cap pistol for a model, call it the Richard J. Daley or Sarah Brady Commemorative Model, turn them in.

 

[toysoldier]

I have a couple of pistols that aren't worth $25 together. Sure, I'd sell them. The only other use is as a "throw down" piece, and I sincerely doubt I will ever be in that scenario.

 

[RSIno1]

I had a Sears bolt action shotgun that was given to me. It had a broken stock that had been repaired with a bolt through the magazine tube. Tried to sell it for $50. Only offer was $25 if I drove 1/2 hour to deliver it. Sold it to a buyback for $100 grocery gift card and enjoyed a great prime rib Xmas dinner.

 

[mohavesam]

Its not about the money.

 

[Galaxiedan]

Its not about the money.

Amen! As mentioned before its the point.

 

[pleadthe2nd]

I always thought most people selling guns to these buy back programs were using the money to buy drugs, so what good does it do for anybody, I don't see a positive here, no I wouldn't sell mine to them in any condition, just my thoughts.

 

[Colonel Daddy]

How in the world can it be a "gun buy-back" when they didn't sell you the gun in the first place. It's always been confusing to me!! :mrgreen:

 

[powder smoke]

No, because I won't encourage this kind of thing or contribute to their political talking points no matter what they offered.

What Gunny said!!!
Blackie

X2 Besides how can they "Buy Back" something they never owned? ps

 

[Kevin]

GunnyGene is right. They report the number of guns, and not the fact so many were clunkers which wouldn’t shoot anyway. I wouldn’t give them the power.

 

[bobski]

id rather hang out the buyback good ones for 100.00 from stupid people before they go in.

 

[opos]

When my Mother in Law passed a few years ago we were cleaning out the misc. drawyers, etc getting ready for an estate sale....lo and behold there were 3 handguns scattered through the various night stands and dressers.....all brand new...all still in the boxes and all with the paperwork in place....One was an RG 38 snub (big brother to the RF Kennedy weapon which was an RG 22)...there was a pearl handle Lorcin in .25 caliber and a German "starters" pistol that shot 22 gallery ammo. I ran ads on all 3 to try and entice some Saturday Night special collectors and got not so much as one contact....I kept them for about a year and advertised them off and on and still not one inquiry....so when the local gun buy back took place...I took all 3 and dumped them into the police pile...don't recall what I got for them but a legal way to get rid of junk and get some money for them...The RG and the Lorcin were dangerous to fire so I never even tr ied and the 22 Gallery pistol was something i knew nothing about and could not find any of the antique ammo anywhere...best that kind of junk either get sold to LEO or tossed over the side on an offshore fishing trip.

 

[mjpchief]

I would toss them in the river before selling them to a buy back.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

I've never had a "buyback" quality gun to dispose of that way, but an acquaintance suggested if I did, go ahead and take their money, then forward it to NRA. Maybe include a nice note explaining where the money came from...

Rick C

 

[jollymon]

Years ago I was working for a gun shop in MD, We heard that they were doing a buy back in Baltimore ,We had 3 5gl buckets of truly junk guns , I took them over to turn in ,no questions asked ,no ID needed , at 100.00 ea. I walked out with 9800.00, busted there buy back fund, Next time it was 50.00 gift cards and the gun had to be working . even the cops were laughing when I left . they knew it was a waste of money and time