Poper
Member
Like a lot of the older members here, I have been contemplating end of life scenarios. At age 66 I find none of my immediate kin are gun people. They hunt and fish and plink occasionally, but that's about it. I am the "gun guy" everybody peppers with their gun questions in hunting camp. I am the only one in hunting camp or my immediate family that loads his own ammo.
I have 4 rifles and 2 pistols in .22LR. (down from 7 rifles and 4 handguns at the peak)
The safe also contains 11 highpower rifles from .222 Rem. to .300WSM. multiple handguns (revolvers) in .38 Special, .357 Mag., .44 Special, .41 Mag., etc. and 3 shotguns - (2) 12ga, (1) 16ga.
I load for everything except the 16 ga. shotgun. The powder stock is more than I will shoot if I live to be 100, several thousand primers and brass coming out my ears. For .22lr, (after today) I am down to about 22,000 rounds. (4 full cases plus a few odds and ends bricks) Give or take a few boxes. Much more than I can possibly shoot in the time I probably have left. (I have nightmares about a fire or other incident that gathers media attention - I can see it now "The man's arsenal contained more than 30 firearms and in excess of 25 thousand rounds of ammunition and supplies to load several thousand more! )
Soooooooooo, I am contemplating selling everything not .22LR, keeping 2 HP rifles (the Tikka .270 and a .243), one shotgun and 2 handguns. Well, maybe 3 handguns - 1 for the truck (.44 Special), 1 for cc (.38 Special) and one for fun (.38/.357).
Because I loath Gunbroker (we had a falling out a few year back AND the GB fees have become more than what I consider reasonable and fair), I think I will list most of the stuff I decide to sell here on THR. Some of you have odd tastes like I do and I might reach out to particular individuals with what I consider "discriminating taste" for a couple of those.
Any other ideas from folks on this board are very welcome, indeed.
I have 4 rifles and 2 pistols in .22LR. (down from 7 rifles and 4 handguns at the peak)
The safe also contains 11 highpower rifles from .222 Rem. to .300WSM. multiple handguns (revolvers) in .38 Special, .357 Mag., .44 Special, .41 Mag., etc. and 3 shotguns - (2) 12ga, (1) 16ga.
I load for everything except the 16 ga. shotgun. The powder stock is more than I will shoot if I live to be 100, several thousand primers and brass coming out my ears. For .22lr, (after today) I am down to about 22,000 rounds. (4 full cases plus a few odds and ends bricks) Give or take a few boxes. Much more than I can possibly shoot in the time I probably have left. (I have nightmares about a fire or other incident that gathers media attention - I can see it now "The man's arsenal contained more than 30 firearms and in excess of 25 thousand rounds of ammunition and supplies to load several thousand more! )
Soooooooooo, I am contemplating selling everything not .22LR, keeping 2 HP rifles (the Tikka .270 and a .243), one shotgun and 2 handguns. Well, maybe 3 handguns - 1 for the truck (.44 Special), 1 for cc (.38 Special) and one for fun (.38/.357).
Because I loath Gunbroker (we had a falling out a few year back AND the GB fees have become more than what I consider reasonable and fair), I think I will list most of the stuff I decide to sell here on THR. Some of you have odd tastes like I do and I might reach out to particular individuals with what I consider "discriminating taste" for a couple of those.
Any other ideas from folks on this board are very welcome, indeed.