Between the "Hunter or Collector?" thread and the "What happens to the guns when ya die" thread it's got me thinking about the best way to downsize an accumulation/collections.
I'm thinking that if you have duplicates, say two Garands one a Winchester and the other a Springfield sell the more valuable one and keep the other as the shooter...?
Any thoughts..?
My thoughts?
I think you guys are the life of the party in your old folks nursing home.
As for duplicates I am a believer in "3 is 1, 2 is 1 and I is None" which means I have been acquiring more of the same guns I already have.
My vault is big enough to take the gun theotherwaldo doesn't have room for.
Or you keep fewer nicer guns and shoot them. If I could arrange to sell off all of my guns and redo what I have, I would go the route of that thought. I could easily get by with 2 high-end shotguns, 2 rifles and 4 handguns for carry/HD.
I have three needs, and by having two guns for each need I know I will be covered even if any one gun is being repaired or otherwise unavailable
There will be no problem finding buyers for the guns my wife and sons don't want (with the possible exception of the 5.7mm Johnson carbine).
I would just tell my wife to bury the Johnson with me, but I've asked to be cremated.
I'll be 60 in a few weeks. I started downsizing about 10 years ago. Sold several (8-10) that I didn't use and bought one or 2 better ones. Upgraded some optics and bought a couple of McMillan stocks for the favorites and still put money in the bank. No regrets at all. In fact I still have a few more that I'd let go, or use for trade bait on something better. I gave my son, daughter, and their spouses 5-6 guns each along with a safe to keep them in about 5 years ago.