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Shoot it or make it a safe queen?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jack R Tishue Jr" data-source="post: 1635798" data-attributes="member: 109081"><p>I think hold it and sell it. How often you going to find a new one? They only become more valuable. Get dumb and shoot it and it becomes a "shooter" , worth about a 1/4 , if that of what it's worth as a NIB, Especially as a collector item. I bought a Colt Diamondback, to replace one I'd been shooting in competition, and when it came was NIB. I could have shot it and it'd be worth $300 now, but worth closer to $2k, as a collector, so it isn't getting shot. Why throw money away. Sell it to a collector, go on line at Ruger collectors and let it be know you have it, and see what comes along. As for the ammo, if the guy who loaded it is known to be competent, etc., then shoot it. Almost impossible to overload ammo any more, unless someone dilbert enough to shoot Bullseye pistol powder in a rifle with the case full. I just donated some ammo a guy at the range gave me, because it was OLD, 2 years old, jeese, to a guy with a rifle in that caliber, and he said he'll probably shoot it, but did pull down ONE round to see what was in it. Don't let other people talk you into blowing money, but ruining the rifle by shooting it. If you sell it can always buy another one in shooter grade and have lots of money left over to buy ammo with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jack R Tishue Jr, post: 1635798, member: 109081"] I think hold it and sell it. How often you going to find a new one? They only become more valuable. Get dumb and shoot it and it becomes a "shooter" , worth about a 1/4 , if that of what it's worth as a NIB, Especially as a collector item. I bought a Colt Diamondback, to replace one I'd been shooting in competition, and when it came was NIB. I could have shot it and it'd be worth $300 now, but worth closer to $2k, as a collector, so it isn't getting shot. Why throw money away. Sell it to a collector, go on line at Ruger collectors and let it be know you have it, and see what comes along. As for the ammo, if the guy who loaded it is known to be competent, etc., then shoot it. Almost impossible to overload ammo any more, unless someone dilbert enough to shoot Bullseye pistol powder in a rifle with the case full. I just donated some ammo a guy at the range gave me, because it was OLD, 2 years old, jeese, to a guy with a rifle in that caliber, and he said he'll probably shoot it, but did pull down ONE round to see what was in it. Don't let other people talk you into blowing money, but ruining the rifle by shooting it. If you sell it can always buy another one in shooter grade and have lots of money left over to buy ammo with. [/QUOTE]
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