Guns That Are Worth More To Owners Than the Market Understands

Above, my Winchester 94 and Winchester 62A. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Some guns are worth more to their owners than what its market value may be.

That's the crux of an article posted by The Avid Outdoorsman. Some guns are worth more to their owners, whether it may be sentimental value or other reasons, than what the market understands.

When I bought my Winchester 94 in 2019, I was looking for one that is pre-1964 and in good shape. I found one and it is my favorite gun. I would not ever sell it. The Winchester 94 is included in The Avid Outdoorsman's list. On paper (and online), the Winchester 94 doubled in price from what I paid for mine. 

The begin it with:

Some guns never look impressive on a value chart. They are not rare enough for collectors, not flashy enough for trend chasers, and not expensive enough for people to treat them like safe queens. If you sell one, the market may shrug and offer you less than you think it deserves.

That is exactly why some guns are better kept than sold. Their value is not always in resale price. It is in how well they fit your hands, how many seasons they have seen, how easily they still do the job, or how many memories are tied to them. These are the firearms that are worth more to owners than the market usually understands.

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