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    Quote Originally Posted by JoshNC View Post
    Okay, that is a really funny analogy. However, again if one wants to collect modern military firearms I say go for it. If the intent is perceived future value, it is likely to be a disappointing endeavor.

    I approach firearm purchases from a very simplistic gutternatural place - an item either interests me on some subconscious impalpable level and I buy, or it does not and I don't buy. I personally like modern military firearms and like the idea of my own reference collection. Future value plays no role, only whether my inner 8 year old looks at the item and must own it.
    Reed Knight has shown me what is possible and at the same time shown me that even with literally MILLIONS of dollars available to develop a collection it's still not quite complete. I have at least two firearms that are not in the Reed Knight collection. Of course he has several hundreds that I don't own.

    But if ever I had a company that generated that kind of money as a military supplier AND had a former boeing factory to display my collection AND had a personal relationship with Gene Stoner that allowed me to acquire impossibly rare "one of's" like the Hollywood Armalites, I'd definitely give him a run for his money.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

    Chuck, we miss ya man.

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    The problem is that no collection can be complete- ever.

    Skip all the BS and just go with modern firearms that use modern optics.


    7n6

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7n6 View Post
    The problem is that no collection can be complete- ever.

    Skip all the BS and just go with modern firearms that use modern optics.


    7n6
    Pfffft, I'm gonna buy a Kentucky rifle just because...
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

    Chuck, we miss ya man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
    Pfffft, I'm gonna buy a Kentucky rifle just because...
    I had one and I say no.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7n6 View Post
    I had one and I say no.
    Considering your avatar, I'm getting one anyway.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

    Chuck, we miss ya man.

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    If I had the time, money, and wherewithal......I'd get me a Whitworth

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    Quote Originally Posted by Firefly View Post
    If I had the time, money, and wherewithal......I'd get me a Whitworth
    I want a Kentucky flint just because. My difficult decision is do I want a very high quality reproduction that I can shoot without concern or am I really going to do something insane like track down a late 1700s example that is still serviceable.

    If I'm going to get a later vintage firearm, it will absolutely be a Sharps.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

    Chuck, we miss ya man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7n6 View Post
    The problem is that no collection can be complete- ever.

    Skip all the BS and just go with modern firearms that use modern optics.


    7n6
    And miss out on shooting all my cowboy guns? No way, man. I got working guns, I got milsurps, I got match guns, but none are as fun as lever and six-guns.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7n6 View Post
    The problem is that no collection can be complete- ever.

    Skip all the BS and just go with modern firearms that use modern optics.


    7n6
    That is part of the fun of collecting.
    SLG Defense 07/02 FFL/SOT

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    Can't go wrong with the M14 platform for collecting, or the FAL really. Lots of variants to get lost in the collector's sauce with.

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