I'm curious whether, if you were to buy one, or have bought one, or plan to guy one, or even if you are not going to buy one....

Question:
Would you shoot it or not? Safe Queen, collectable, range gun or carry?

Choices:
Safe Queen
Collectible
Range Gun
Carry Gun
Shoot It Like You You're Deployed

 

I'm not a collectible kind of person. I might buy something because it is desirable and rare or uncommon, like the 5000 run M17 Commemorative, but I'm not inclined to not shoot it on the bet "it'll be worth something some day".

I might not shoot it much, but I can't see justing keeping it packed in the safe.

Range pistol.
I'm not much of a collector either although I do own 2 unfired pistols. Different story there though.

Collectible guns are rare examples of rare guns. Think Colt Python with immaculate bluing and no drag marks on the cylinder. That's worth some cash. Hell, even a well-used Python is worth a decent amount.

With something like a M17, I can't see the same amount of passion. It will be a rare example of an extremely common firearm.

If you intend to never ever shoot it or rack the slide, I can see it being worth what you paid for it in 20 years. I doubt it will ever be worth a significant premium over a common M17.

Plastic = not collectible.

As it stands, at my FFL, they are selling for about $300 more than the Civilian version, maybe $250+ more. The 21 round mags aren't worth that much of a premium.

The only difference seems to be the gun is entirely tan or sand or bronze or whatever, but different parts are slightly different shades, and it comes with two 21 round magazines. The controls are the same color as the gun while the Civilian controls and trigger are black.

I think, otherwise, they are functionally the same with no extra coatings or treatments or such for the Commemorative. There are the special markings and the banner on the slide.

Commemoratives always cost more,

and the moment they are shot, loose value

as in not worth anymore than the same model used

they are made for those that want to display, not a shooter,

It's a baby shit yellow plastic gun.

Shoot the damn thing.

I have been shooting the one I got last week , and never looked back , My dealer only got a few I had two in my hand the only extra this Comm would have brought to my wallet is if I bought the two and flipped the other right away , there were people looking for them that could not get one .

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Originally posted by qxsoup:
It's a baby shit yellow plastic gun.

Shoot the damn thing.

Like you’re deployed.

I voted the same as most everybody else. Here is what I was basing the vote on:

Safe Queen - A prototype or when it is worth more than $3,000 and you have no way of getting another one.

Collectible - Production run of less than 250 or it is something you have imported yourself.

Range Gun - Collectible and you have more than one, or what ever you enjoy shooting.

Carry Gun - Range gun that is concealable and you are most comfortable with.

Shoot It Like You're Deployed - Damn near everything else...

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Originally posted by Redhookbklyn:

quote:

Originally posted by qxsoup:
It's a baby shit yellow plastic gun.

Shoot the damn thing.

Like you’re deployed.

Yup.

You might even shoot it more than its even been shot while deployed so far!!!!

Shoot it, carry it, etc. life is too short.

I would commemorate that time you shot the shit out if it at the range

A gun you don’t shoot is like a steak you don’t eat...aka pointless.

I think the idea that these will be collectable is just insane. But I am willing to setup a pool so we can bet on it.

The 226 Navy NSW was an exact replica and there were only 2,000 made.

Today they sell for for a few hundred bucks more than a normal 226.

5,000 is a fairly large run.

Is it worth not enjoying your gun for a couple hundred bucks some day?

Shoot it.

Shoot the snot out of it.

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Originally posted by lyman:
Commemoratives always cost more,

and the moment they are shot, loose value

as in not worth anymore than the same model used

they are made for those that want to display, not a shooter,

Ditto

Shoot it!

What does “shoot it like you’re deployed” mean? I think except for training, few military handguns are shot in combat. They are usually backup weapons.

Disappointing that the “normal” P320-M17 doesn’t have the tan controls like the military versions, but I guess that, and the 21-round mags, are the hook to get people to pony up the extra $300 for the commemorative edition.