Thread: secondhand shotguns

virtually secondhand shotguns have disappeared from the retail shelves of gunshops. Guncity in christchurch being a notable exception, i ask myself why is this? do sites like trademe offer a marketplace they cannot compete with, or is the trend now to buy new? a well made shotgun would not be worn out by generations of hunters,so the second hand market has some real bargains. do hunters buy new because they haven't got the confidence/knowledge to buy second hand.? Or do they think new guns are modern and hence are superior to guns produced 20,- 30-,50-, 80- years ago? i would be interested to read of other comments.