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I got a stellar online deal on a NIB Beretta Billennium and did my paperwork today to pick it up.

http://www.berettaweb.com/Billennium/Beretta 92 Billennium.htm

My boss thinks i should put it away and make some money off it later on (we have seen a few go for more than twice as much on auction)

I kinda had the same idea until I actually handled the gun at the dealer. The steel frame radically changes the balance of the gun, and the safety is finally where it should be. My thumb reaches naturally like on a 1911. The gun feels incredibly tight and fits my hand great. The trigger is closer to the frame than on a 92FS and breaks very clean. The finish and the details on this gun are top notch. just amazing.

I am starting to think that leaving this gun in the safe would be a sin, and that I should instead enjoy shooting it very often and maybe even carry it a bit...

I'd like to hear your thoughts about this....

Safe queen or shooter?


Thanks for the input.
 
Sweet pistol! When you decided to buy it, were you buying a gun or making an investment? Myself, I could not resist shooting it. Yes, it looks really nice, but most of the special features are to make it a better shooter- I'm kinda droolin' a little bit to shoot one after reading about it!

If you're careful at the range, you can keep it looking pretty much like new. For me, it would be way too heavy to carry, and that's where you would get your significant wear. It's a bit expensive for a 9mm Beretta, but I paid considerably more my 1911- for me, I paid more because it was a better shooter- but if you think you can double your money, you have a decision to make. Of course, you'll always wonder how that puppy would have felt to shoot.
 
Buy it and shoot it... The days of doubling your money on firearms, is a thing of the past for the most part... Of course there are a few exceptions.

I collected vintage Winchesters and Colts for quite a few years. I shot all of them, even the ones from the 1800's. I didn't shoot them every weekend, but they were made to shoot.
I've carried concealed for years , and carried mainly 1911's. I did venture into Glocks though.
One of my favorite pistols to carry, was a Colt U.S Army 1911 made in 1918. People would almost cry when I told them what I was carrying :D
I completely disassembled it,thoroughly cleaned it, replaced the springs and used good magazines in it.
It wasn't the most accurate of my 1911's obviously, but at what would be considered combat distances, it worked just fine.
I ran about 200 rounds through it to test reliability before I started carrying it, and it never faltered once.

Life is to short to speculate on trying to make money on things we enjoy. Use it and enjoy it YMMV

Looking at the pistol, it reminds me of the first time I held a Browning Hi-Power. It had to be one of the most comfortable pistols I had ever held. Just couldn't get use to the trigger
 
Wow, that looks interesting (Amusing typo - "Steel with special polished gey nickel based finish,)

There are probably more sound investments that one could make. In my limited experience, it seems that quality firearms generally neither gain nor lose much value. I say shoot the heck out of it:thumbup:
 
Pistols are meant to be shot. Pictures are meant to be looked at. Mutual funds are meant to be investments. Use and it and enjoy it! A pistol in the safe quickly loses its luster.
 
Well.... I just ordered a case of 9MM. I have never been the collector type anyway and I am already itching to go to the range.... realistically keeping the gun NIB in the safe would be a long term torture...

I will probably give my .45 and my Tanfoglio/EAA a break and sell other guns that I do not enjoy shooting too much before my wife kills me. For some reason I never quite got used to the trigger of my Hi-Power in .40 cal and I think she has to go first..... That is an awesome gun and feels great in my hand, but I do not like shooting it. The trigger is not that great and the safety levers are kinda in the way for my grip style..... it is however very accurate and has super nice Novaks already installed...

As soon as I manage to go to the range with the Beretta I will post a mini review.... I am very excited about my new toy.
 
Good on you. Its a nice looking pistol... I'll bet the smile on your face will be much bigger while you are out shooting it, than it would be pulling it out of the safe and fondling it every couple weeks...

Most people will not put enough rounds through a gun, rifle or pistol, to induce any noticeable wear. It may show a little change in the frame rail area, possibly a little at the end of the barrel (muzzle).

When I was still doing a lot of shooting, I would go 4-6 days a week and put a minimum of 500 rounds each day down range. Some days I would go 600-800 rounds a day.

None of the guns I shot, had any malfunctions or noticeable wear.
Take good care of it, clean it thoroughly and properly lube (don't overlube), and this pistol should serve you many years. Even if it has been used and properly taken care of, and ends up being a very desirable pistol down the road, you will still do o.k on it. Keep any and all paperwork and accessories that come with it too. All that stuff adds up when setting a price.

After you shoot it, you may like it so much that you wouldn't care if the value of the pistol actually went down for some reason.
 
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