To a true collector, use (shooting) has nothing to do with it. If you haven't shot a gun in years, so much the better -- shooting a gun means wear and tear, which in turn lessens condition, and value.
"Thinning the herd" because of non-use is not something that a dedicated collector would do. Quite the contrary.
We see in this thread the divide between the "collectors" and the "shooters."
What is all this " going to start giving up on guns because I'm in my 60s" stuff? I will have journeyed around the sun 84 times next month and am not anywhere close to being ready to throw in the towel on shooting yet. In fact I just got an upgrade in ability with cataract removal. It is amazing how well I can see iron sights now and have removed some aids like red dots and scopes (which I have never liked) from some pistols.
Congrats and good for you. I hope I'm still around and shooting at 84. The problem is that no one knows for sure if tomorrow will come. I have learned to live life one day at a time. I will never give up shooting and gun related activity. Yeah I'm thinning out some only to do other things I always wanted to do. I did sell one for enough to pick up a new Christensen Mesa. I had to order it but hey I can't wait to get it to the range...
I’m a shooter...the only things I collect are hogs, grouper, sea bass, etc. They reside in my freezer until my wife and I eat them, or we gift them to friends and family.To a true collector, use (shooting) has nothing to do with it. If you haven't shot a gun in years, so much the better -- shooting a gun means wear and tear, which in turn lessens condition, and value.
"Thinning the herd" because of non-use is not something that a dedicated collector would do. Quite the contrary.
We see in this thread the divide between the "collectors" and the "shooters."
A good friend was buried with his favorite SxS shotgun, which sorta feels like he took it with him. A person could purchase a double lot and a casket 3 sizes bigger than necessary I suppose.take them with us,
Now there is an idea I could get behind!A good friend was buried with his favorite SxS shotgun, which sorta feels like he took it with him. A person could purchase a double lot and a casket 3 sizes bigger than necessary I suppose.
Got anything in 6.5swede?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'd mentioned taking my favorite 1911 with me, but that lately I think I'd rather be cremated. Not sure how the guy running the furnace would feel about that.Now there is an idea I could get behind!
Whether you are a collector or not if there are no heirs to inherit your guns it's best to sell them or give them away before you go. If I had youngsters in my family that were interested in firearms I would gladly pass them on but some of us are not that lucky. Usually women live longer than we do and I would not want to leave my wife behind with a bunch of guns to sell so I too am seriously thinking about selling a few. It's hard to part with guns that we treasure but we can't take them with us, what else can we do?
Yes, as a matter of fact I have 2.Got anything in 6.5swede?
Ooof I bet both are priceyYes, as a matter of fact I have 2.
One is a Tikka T3 Hunter and one is a Sako M85.
Well, I plan on keeping the Tikka for sure. It's one of my favorite rifles.Ooof I bet both are pricey
Perfectly practical as long as you put a decent sound system in it. Then built a small block or LS engine that's louder than the sound system.How's that for practical?
Sorry, but the idea of taking something with you to the afterlife just doesn't work like that....