Good websites to browse?
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:02 pm
Thanks to a couple of knowledgeable members here, I am now registered on Gunbroker and Gunsamerica websites to bid/buy treasures with the use of a local FFL. Are there any other websites currently auctioning/selling firearms that are worth giving a browse? Are there any to avoid?
Bare with my next ramble, it is totally self-serving: I haven't hunted for about 25 years and really spent a great deal of time and money on education and honing my fishing skills. Before that though, I was out shooting or hunting at every opportunity, but the opportunities decreased for a number of reasons. Apparently, it's been dormant in my blood, but I have the bug again, BAD!!! I am especially intrigued with the vintage firearms. I browsed through the photos in another section of this website and saw the old black and white photos. Those are fantastic. I have a number of photos of my own...ancestors, that look very similar to those photos. I just love the looks of those old square-looking guns like the model 11's, the 8's/81's, and the Brownings. I recently made the decision to start my own small collection of these old greats. I have an old winchestor model 1890 with a lyman peep sight, in pristine condition, manufacture date of 1901, giving to me by my grandmother (it was her brother's), my father's old savage model 99, and now the model 81 I purchased a couple weeks ago. In another post, I mentioned my interest in finding a model 8, winchester m63, another savage m99, and other collectible Remingtons. I have begun to look for them on websites. Also, I went to my first gun show, ever, this past weekend and saw many people there I've known over the years. One very seasoned friend, and vendor, asked me if there was anything I saw that interested me. I told him a saw an old Rem. model 14 that caught my eye. He smiled and said "yeah, those old guns, once they're gone, they are gone! It's nice to see a growing market for those." That statement really stuck with me. I've decided, once they're gone, I'm going to have a couple of them 'kept'. I just want to make sure I get some good examples of those firearms I grew up dreaming about. Well, that is enough rambling...I just love those old guns.
Oh yeah, did I ask about any other websites?
Shiprex
Bare with my next ramble, it is totally self-serving: I haven't hunted for about 25 years and really spent a great deal of time and money on education and honing my fishing skills. Before that though, I was out shooting or hunting at every opportunity, but the opportunities decreased for a number of reasons. Apparently, it's been dormant in my blood, but I have the bug again, BAD!!! I am especially intrigued with the vintage firearms. I browsed through the photos in another section of this website and saw the old black and white photos. Those are fantastic. I have a number of photos of my own...ancestors, that look very similar to those photos. I just love the looks of those old square-looking guns like the model 11's, the 8's/81's, and the Brownings. I recently made the decision to start my own small collection of these old greats. I have an old winchestor model 1890 with a lyman peep sight, in pristine condition, manufacture date of 1901, giving to me by my grandmother (it was her brother's), my father's old savage model 99, and now the model 81 I purchased a couple weeks ago. In another post, I mentioned my interest in finding a model 8, winchester m63, another savage m99, and other collectible Remingtons. I have begun to look for them on websites. Also, I went to my first gun show, ever, this past weekend and saw many people there I've known over the years. One very seasoned friend, and vendor, asked me if there was anything I saw that interested me. I told him a saw an old Rem. model 14 that caught my eye. He smiled and said "yeah, those old guns, once they're gone, they are gone! It's nice to see a growing market for those." That statement really stuck with me. I've decided, once they're gone, I'm going to have a couple of them 'kept'. I just want to make sure I get some good examples of those firearms I grew up dreaming about. Well, that is enough rambling...I just love those old guns.
Oh yeah, did I ask about any other websites?
Shiprex