I'm still not seeing this precipitous drop in demand for doubles which should inevitably be leading to depressed prices. You would think that when the 50 to 80 year old guys of today are dead and gone that they won't be replaced by a fresh crop of older guys who become interested in collecting and shooting old guns.
It isn't just vintage doubles that are slowly increasing in value either. Prices have increased a good deal over the past 20 years on lever actions, single shot rifles, and handguns. I've been reading this doomsday scenario as long as I've been here, and if I could go back in time, I'd buy more of these old relics that no one wants.
As a matter of fact, a few days ago, I bought a nice sxs .450 Express double rifle as a Father's Day present to myself. I'm all but certain I will be able to shoot it and enjoy it, and then make some money on it if I ever sell it.
