I stopped by a shop today and put some money down on two Winchesters. Both are unfired and in the box. One is a 94 trails end round barrel in 38-55 and the other is a 1895 take down in 405 Winchester. The 94 was $995 and the 1895 was $1300. Are these good investments? My plan is to not shoot either one. I would put them away for 20 years. What do you think?

Corporate stocks make good investment material...guns were made to shoot and have fun with. I hate when people lock guns away for decades to turn a few bucks. If thats what you are going to do with them save yourself the trouble and call your stockbroker. Now where did you say that take-down 405 was? I want to buy AND shoot it. The 1895 is a good buy, the 94 I would leave there unless he could come down $150. If you invested that same amount of money in a good stock mutual fund it would easily pay more back than you will ever make on those rifles, without the upkeep or theft concerns. Now, where is that 1895?

Rocketman, I think you would be better off buying vintage Winchesters rather then current ones for investments. I don't think there is gonna be much interest in a Winchester with Japan on the side of the barrel. This of course with the American Collector. I enjoy owning, shooting, hunting, and collecting these vintage Winchester guns. The problem is that the value on these have increased greatly in the last few years in that I can't afford to buy them like I used to. Oh well, it sure is nice using them on deer stand, or just taking them out and oiling them.

I bought the 94 case colored 26"round barrel legacy in 38-55 for $695.00 and the 1895 takedown case colored in 30-06 for $1195.00. Both bought new from my dealer. I think your prices are in the ballpark, perhaps items you can make a dollar on, but you will not get rich. The investment bankers always forget that an occassional gun sale does not trigger a 20% capital gains tax and/or taxable income in most cases.