22-rimfire
Thanks!
Yes building a collection is definately a never ending project.
Actually, once I settled on a direction, it became much easier.
I bought my first H&R from my uncle, before he passed away.
After I was hooked I started buying H&R's, just anything I liked.
A friend who a few hundred H&R's told me to find a theme to my collection, and stick with it.
I noticed I had a few with a DOM of 1980.
So, I decided to stick with pieces made then.
My goal is to get every model made in 1980, and every barrel length also.
It will never happen, but hey, it's a goal!
I also collect the Sportsman models.
A couple because of the value, a couple because they were manufactured the same year as family members were born.
You are right about the boxes!
Every one of my 1980 pieces is in at least excellent condition, with the original box.
I won't buy them for the collection otherwise.
My pieces are for the most part, already spoken for, I had my brothers, and sister, tell me which pieces they would like, they now have thier names on them.
It does kind of bother me that the collection will be broken up, when I am gone.
Hopefully they will all keep them and pass them on to nieces and nephews.
But that is not for me to say, or care about I guess.