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Aunty is a pirate. Other than it was your granda's, an M1 is not worth a grand. If grandpa gave you his firearms in his will, call a lawyer and the police.

If you call the cops they'll tell you it's a civil matter. how bad do you want the Garand?

It will be a civil matter. So say you are coming with the money. Before pretending to pay ask to look it over.
Then walk out with it. Then let her be the one who has to call, which will accomplish nothing. Score.

If I knew you or were close enough I would do it for you. Nothing sickens me more than a user who ruins other
people's lives as they slowly end their own.

I would say check with a lawyer, you'll probably still have to pay though. Is that gun specifically listed on the will?Do you have the will? Can you prove that particular gun was your grandfather's ? Are you sure your aunt didn't just buy one for 600$ & is trying to stiff you?

i agree your aunt is a piece of work. but you dont get to choose family.

Before pretending to pay ask to look it over.
Then walk out with it. Then let her be the one who has to call, which will accomplish nothing. Score.

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Are you willing to bet your RTKBA on that?

Combine ppl's advice. Buy a Garand for half what she wants, 'test fire' Grandpa's at the range, return the one you just bought to her. She get's an equivalent rifle, you get Grandpa's.

Unless there was a will or some other form of legal transfer that makes it yours, it is her rifle simply by possession. A civil matter that the police wont touch. And you wont find a lawyer to touch it. Even if you did, $1000 might look like a bargain after you get the atty's bill (unless you know one).

$1000 is way to much to pay and she's just milking you. No telling what it actually looks like now after being in her care. However, IF, it is that important to you sell what ever you need to to buy it.

If she's really a druggy, wait until she's having a party and call the cops. If she's busted that 1000 could easily vanish in her court fees.

You don't have to interact with her outside of this do you?

My 2 cents

Assuming it is not worth $1000 (from a monetary standpoint...not sentimental) then she will probably not be able to sell it to anyone else either. Think about it, the fact that she has held on to it all these years and now out of nowhere is wanting to sell it probably means shes hard up for money. If it were me, I would offer her whatever the gun is worth plus about $100 (just to make sure she doesnt find a different buyer), my guess is she will be calling you about a week agreeing to your offer. The pawn shops and guns stores won't be able to touch what you offer her. As a side note, sentimental guns are hard to put a value on. My grandpa took me and my cousin out to shoot his old Winchester 1906 when we were kids (the gun had belonged to HIS dad). Anyway, after he died, I was asked if I wanted anything from the estate, I said no. About a month later I recalled the Winchester and asked for it. Guess what, my cousin beat me to it. In its stead, I got a Winchester 1400 shotgun. It has little meaning to me other than the fact that he technically owned it (although probably rarely shot it). I have thought a couple of times of selling it, and buying a 1906 like the one we used to shoot together, but haven't convinced myself thats what I want to do. The gun itself is not worth much, but still hard to put a value on... Good luck, let us know how you come out.

Just ask to buy it when she needs money for a fix.


Wouldn't be surprised if you got it off of her for $40.

The problem with waiting till she's hard up is that she might sell it before you know about.

Try to convince her that's it's only worth a few bucks

Hmmm.

I have an idea:


1.) buy a mosin for $70 bucks.

2.) Ask her to let you "inspect" the rifle

3.) SWIIIITCHAROO!

4.) ???

5.) PROFIT!




If she can tell the difference I'll be umuzed

She can't legally own a gun if she is addicted to any drugs. This is one time to thank the Brady Campaign. All you have to do is tell her that she can't legally own a gun because she is an addict, tell her to give it to you, or you will report her; I think that you will come out of that discussion with a rifle.

Oops, GCA 68, not Brady Bill. Here is the link, look at prohibited persons #4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_Control_Act_of_1968#Prohibited_persons

Wait, when you say drugs do you mean crack, or she needed money to buy legit drugs for an illness or something?

I may be dead wrong on this but here’s my take on the whole thread. I get the feeling that the only reason Aunt Matilda still has the rifle is because she didn’t find it till just recently. If the OP turns her in as a prohibited person I would just about bet the rifle will end up in an evidence locker somewhere. If she really is an addict (no reason not to believe him), then he’s probably only got till the next time she’s hard up to come up with the money to buy the gun or until one of her running buddies steals it. Also this isn’t just any rifle it has some sentimental value to the OP (evidenced buy the fact that he’s willing to pay her price.)

If it were me, my one and only goal would be to get that weapon out of her hands. I don’t know how urgent the situation is I don’t know if the OP has time to sell one of the two rifles he mentioned. I would go see the Aunt with as much cash as I could raise right now and make her an offer. If I could prove my claim to the gun beyond a shadow of a doubt I might try to bluff her but only as a last resort.

That’s my take do with it as you will

like some have said, when you see her jonesing offer her 100 and I am sure she will compromise quickly. If you are a familiar with her home and she wouldnt be alarmed by your presence simply lift it. She obvisously shouldnt have the rifle for moral or legal reasons and seems to be a bad person anyway.

I honestly would just grab it and get out of there. Just have it in hand and say
look over there and point then run out the door. Have a getaway car ready.
It'll be a story to tell your grandchilren as you pass the gun off to one of them.

If you grab it and steal it,you may be out your legal right to own guns,forever.Not to mention you'll have her ''crew'' over knocking out headlights and slashing tires.Offer her five hundred dollars cash for it.Let her see the money,then if she says no,make a big deal of slooowly putting the money away.I bet she'll go for it.

you said he left you other guns, did you get them too? if you got them you should get the M1. If you cant, just threnten her to hand it over otherwise youll call the cops. might work?

LOL, maybe you could buy a BB gun that looks like a garand and swap it out, instead of the mosin