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From the SC magazine forum:

I think that they are very nice guns, but DO remember- If you buy a Guerini, you're stuck with it! You will take a big hit if you plan on selling it down the road.

Just something to consider.

Tron.
Thought y'all would want to know your CG won't be worth much in the future.

I'm going to sell mine ASAP if I'm lucky enough to find a sucker that will buy it and avoid taking a big hit down the road. :cry:
 
Let me know what you have!
 
Snowbound,

I can't tell if you're joking because it's not evident in the writing. If you're not - you should be. Is there more risk because it is a new line of guns, of course. But you already have the gun now and are already by that decision.

In April, I think ,Guerini is coming out with a line of trap guns, that I think will be well received. Since you have a Guerini you already know how good it feels and shoots. Isn't that the one thing you should be looking for. The service on Guerinis is excellent from everyone that has an opinion. That is the best sign of a great company that is going to grow. Besides have you ever figured out what the drop in price on virtually any new gun is. I don't know about the K guns but most everything else takes a darn big hit.

When I bought mine I knew the risk but the gun was so nice, so well made, and the service is much better than you will get with a Browning or Beretta. That's why I will continue to shoot my Guerini. I may even trade in my SKB for a trap gun later.

You don't have to follow the herd. Shoot what you like. BTW it's awesome to have our own forum area now.

all the best,
john
 
Bad news??? What fool would want to sell theirs. I am saving for the Summit Limited sporting 20/28 with 32" barrels! Sweet!! I wish that they would "drop" in value :roll:
I shot a 12ga Summit at Orvis Sandanona... All I can say is nice gun! Really nice gun. It would be (keeping in mind that you should shoot what you enjoy) impossible for me to ever rationalize a really expensive ("P gun") Italian shotgun after shooting this gun for a day.
Best of luck guys... I will check back when I get mine.
 
The other day I tried to count all my shotguns I own and I've ever owned. I think it's over a hundred. It took me twenty some years. I still own over three dozen. I can't be sure. Except of one thing:

The only time in a lifetime of gun trading I've ever bought, on sight, the first one I ever saw, before I even picked it up, for the most money I've ever paid for a shotgun, was my Caeser Guerini 34" Summit Limited. Oh my Good Gods in Heaven is it gorgeous.

I've shot, but never owned, Kreighoffs, Perazzis, Beretta DT-10's, Blazers, English best guns, Spanish best guns, and I even own a Superposed. The Guerini compares only to those. It honestly, truly compares to the finest guns in the world. I didn't say it was their equal, but it's all you can compare them to.

I've owned and will continue to own 101's, Beretta 680somethings, Franchis, Citoris, Rugers, Valmets, Aya's and other mid grade Spanish guns, Charles Dalys, and I may even someday buy a Winchester Select, but I doubt it. But none of them are in the same class with a Guerini.

I own a scad of auto and pump shotguns, too. None of them compare with a Super X Model One. There's nothing to compare it with but a Cosmi, and Cosmis cost some stupid amount of money you could buy a fine double for, so they don't count. The Super X is in a class all by itself.

So is the Guernini. I've heard and read about Rizzinnis, and they may be in a Guerini's class. Maybe not. I haven't seen one. But a Guerini is about half the money of a Blazer, that starts the fine gun class, and a third the money of a bottom end Perazzi and Krieghoff. And a Guereni is only a little more than half again as expensive as the B guns or a Ruger. For your extra eight hundred bucks or so, you get more gun than eight hundred extra dollars you spend. Way, way more. Real Circassian walnut, real oil finish, perfect wood, gorgeous case colors, wonderful engraving, much much much better fit and finish and design and handling and everything better than the middle priced class of doubles.

I may be wrong, but I believe that either Guerini will have to raise prices or go broke. I called them, and they told me they make 2,000 guns a year. Geez. How do they do that? I wonder what they spend on advertising alone. There's no way under the heaven and earth they can sell only 2000 guns that retail for three grand, for only six million bucks a year GROSS, and clear 600 thousand a year profit if they are good and lucky,,,,when a big grocery store will sell more in a year. That's a tiny business, folks. The worst part is, if they raise prices they may go broke, too. If they raise prices they may not even sell 2,000 guns a year.

Go buy a Guerini. They can't go on doing this. Whichever way it falls, somebody will be able to fix your gun. They aren't complicated at all. But once upon a time a company named Browning sold this wonderful shotgun named a Superposed for 300 bucks, about twice the price of a Remington Model 1100 at the time. That didn't last either.
 
Snowbound said:
From the SC magazine forum:

I think that they are very nice guns, but DO remember- If you buy a Guerini, you're stuck with it! You will take a big hit if you plan on selling it down the road.

Just something to consider.

Tron.
Thought y'all would want to know your CG won't be worth much in the future.

I'm going to sell mine ASAP if I'm lucky enough to find a sucker that will buy it and avoid taking a big hit down the road. :cry:
I'm at a point in my life that I will just let it sit in my safe and eventually pass it along to one of my children. They can worry about how much it's not worth. :)
 
Most everybody I know that sold a gun, ended up regretting selling it! Therefore, no problem.
 
AAAAHHHHH HOME AT LAST!!! :D Snowbound, you ARE kidding, RIGHT!?!?!? What would you possibly get instead? I'm 'spoilt' now! I wont even look at anything but a Perazzi as a Guerini replacement! (Well, maybe a DT-10, or a K-80) :) This from a hardcore Browning fan of 30+ years.

Hang in there, don't let one post turn you off!

Smoke....
 
I don't know everything about economics but I thought that if there was limited supply of something it doesn't take much on the demand side to put upwards pressure on price. Why in this case does that not work? Are you saying there is no demand for a CG? Can someone put a little more detail behind the first post?
 
Flyfish,

You are right about supply and demand but doesn't really apply here, unless demand gets so high that Guerini can't supply them fast enough. The original post is trying to make the point that the company won't be around long enough to provide parts or service and therefore nobody will want to buy your gun. Now that is pure opinion by someone with no inside knowledge and remains to be seen.

The world is full of great companies that people have said they could not possibly compete with the big players, yet somehow these companies manage to carve a niche for themselves by making a great product and backing it with great service. They not only survive but thrive.

To each his own. I feel like my Guerini is going to last my lifetime and I have no desire to trade it off anyway.

all the best,
john
 
SmokeAddict said:
That's the Snow I know!!!! :) You had me for a while there! I should have known the psych was on!!!! Worriedman will be bumbed out, I think he was smellin' a sweet deal! :wink:
Got that right, :( was hoping he wanted to get rid of a CG before the bottom dropped out of the market. I was willing to help him out!!!
 
Guerini is a new brand in the marketplace BUT it is backed by the combined skills of the gunmakers in the Gardone valley.It is practically identical internally to my 20 yearold B.Rizzini so I do not think there will be any reliability issues, my Rizzini has never skipped a beat.There could possibly be a minor issue with a detail part but that would easily and quickly be resolved.I will not be buying one due to my allegiance to Miroku, but I would definately like one and would gladly shoot one.
 
Are you insane? most shooters buy a shotgun to shoot it, either hunting or for competition. I switched from Browning to Caesar for one reason; the quality of the gun. I did not buy it to resell for a profit. If I wanted to make money, then I would have purchased a Holland and Holland. Enjoy your Caesar and do not worry about what price it will bring in the future :evil:
 
I think he must have been talking about a Caesar Milan! But hell, I am so broke I can't even buy one of those! And I hear that they are kind of "doggy"!

Clyde :cry:
 
Got me on Caesar Milan, had to Google that one to find out what you were talking about. For others in the dark, Caesar Milan is a US dog trainer, nothing to do with guns.

I also don't get the concerns about resale on a gun intended to be used, possibly the best gun you'll ever own, and a gun with a lifetime support system in place. Resale? These things are keepers.
 
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