Gun boxes...
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aguyindallas
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No matter what it came in from the factory, I keep it. It always helps with resale value if you decide to sell it.
Ske1etor
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I normally dont... unless I think the gun may become a classic...
The only three firearms I have ever bought that came in cardboard was my Weatherby 7mm, my Mossberg 12ga and my Marlin .22.
The only three firearms I have ever bought that came in cardboard was my Weatherby 7mm, my Mossberg 12ga and my Marlin .22.
jrfoxx
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I keep them in case I need to ship one, or for when I move at some point.I figure a free box that was custom made for the gun is better than trying to get it to fit in some other box, due to thier odd shape, you always end up with it being unnessecarrily big, or need lots of filler to keep the gun from slopping around.Obviously, hardcases are better still, but I really dont want to have 30 hard cases to pay for or store, for all but a couple to only be used maybe a few times in my life.
tinygnat219
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I need 'em for my Taurus's to keep sending them back to the factory.
PennsyPlinker
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I keep mine for all sorts of reasons, but mainly because it is a crime in the Plinker family to actually throw something away. 
Most of the boxes I have gotten have been pretty nice, either plastic or metal, with a few of cardboard. But as has been mentioned, if the gun is traded or sold, it makes a convenient way to handle it. Same for taking it into the shop to have the gunsmith look at it.
Most of the boxes I have gotten have been pretty nice, either plastic or metal, with a few of cardboard. But as has been mentioned, if the gun is traded or sold, it makes a convenient way to handle it. Same for taking it into the shop to have the gunsmith look at it.
Ala Dan
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41magsnub
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I have the boxes for all my pistols, but not for any of the long guns.
Bruce333
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Keep the pistol boxes. I have an assortment of generic long gun boxes just in case. Hmmm...come to think of it..I've never bought a long gun that came in a brand specific box...just your standard cardboard with shipping labels (no gun specific labels on them either).
waterhouse
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For long guns cardboard gets thrown away 90+% of the time. Guns and related items take up enough space in my house as it is without a stack of cardboard boxes laying around.
doc2rn
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If it came in cardboard it's gone. If it came with a nice case I usually throw it in the tub I have them stacked in out in the shed.
kir_kenix
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i always keep them. they just get stacked in a closet somewhere, but u never know when u might need to ship/sell a gun.
its always nice when i buy a used gun for it to come in the original box/case w/ the old literature and stuff.
its always nice when i buy a used gun for it to come in the original box/case w/ the old literature and stuff.
The Lone Haranguer
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Old Fuff said:
And where was the gun? I wonder what mine is worth? It has an instruction manual and even a blank warranty card. And there is even a Python to go with it.
CajunBass
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Same here. Of course most of the pistols came in nice plastic boxes, so it really seems silly to throw them away.
Thernlund
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Cardboard, gone. Plastic hard case, keeper.
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ATAShooter
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I always seem to get more when I sell them if they have Box, Papers, ect.
Ragnar Danneskjold
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My AR came in a pretty decent plastic hard case, so I kept that. My Mossberg came in cardboard, so that got recycled. I bought a seperate bag/case for my AR, so now the Mossy goes in the ARs old plastic case. All of my pistols came in those plastic foam lined cases, and I kept those as well. I figure if I ever want to sell the gun, it would be nice for the next owner to have the original case. I keep all the little doo-dads and papers too, like warranties, replacement back straps, and internal lock keys. If I ever sell any of my pistols, I want the next owner to get it as close to how I got it as possible.
chrlefxtrt
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I still have the box my SKS came in when my father-in-law bought it so many years ago. It has Russian SKS in big red letters
The Lone Haranguer
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tinygnat219 said:
Been there/done that. (not with a Taurus) If I send the gun without its box I get a new one back anyway, when the gun is returned. So now I have multiples of a couple of them. Plus, they are already padded and everything. simpleguy
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Ok, I said I toss 'em......but really I keep the pistol ones and toss the cardboard rifle ones........I buy guns to shoot, not to "collect" in the "I wonder what it'll be worth someday" sense. To each their own. I see merit to it if I were to have the means to have one of each.......a shooter and a "mint" NIB gun to match.
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