I'm 60 and have owned lots of guns all my life. But sadly, their does come a time when you start thinking that you should whittle down your collection. And, I'm just about there. This past January, I got really sick and almost died of blood clots. Right after that, I sold off or gave away about half of my collection. And, now I'm missing some of those guns and wish I hadn't sold them. But deep down, I know that most of them would never get used by me again.
I just can't do everything now that I could when I was younger. Hunting, in any real way, is over for me. I can't get out and walk and hunt like I used to. And, without my sons with me, if I shot an animal down in a ravine, I'd probably have another heart attack trying to get it out.
So, I've almost decided to carefully weigh which guns I can actually use and which I can't. I gave my Ruger Super Redhawk .44 mag to one of my SILs in February this year. And, I also had about 15 boxes of assorted .44 ammo that I gave him. The weight of that gun loaded and carrying ammo with it is just too much for me.
This year I will probably sell most of my big game rifles and the ammo that goes with them. I have a few guns I'll keep no matter what. I guess my wife will just have to dispose of them after I'm gone.
I've already sold off bunches of my knives. (I also had and still have a big knife collection.) I'm to the point that I don't dream of going on some big hunting trip or safari. Those days are just gone for me forever. But, thank goodness, I do have loads of great memories; because, when I was able, I did everything I could squeeze in, between my job, church duties and raising my family of 12 kids. I’m glad I had some time for myself and live in a part of the country that makes going to the mountains inexpensive and exciting. Thank goodness I never lived in a huge population center. I don’t think I could have survived that.
So, you see, for me I DO have too many firearms.