Guns you leave behind

[wannabeagunsmith]

My dad showed no interest until I started shooting.

 

[THe Dove]

^^^BWAHAHAHA

The Dove

 

[btg3]

For guns or much of whatever else you might leave behind I like this advice:
"Do your giving while you're living, so you're knowing where it's going."

There is immeasurable joy in giving for both giver and receiver, so ENJOY!

 

[NYH1]

We've bought guns for our son (10). I traded a S&W 380 Sigma that I didn't carry anymore once I got my G27. A guy at work's son outgrew his Mossberg 505 410 youth gun so we traded. We're buying him a Marlin 336Y 30-30 Win. (short 12" LOP stock, 16.25" barrel) for Christmas this year. He loves to hunt and will be able to in two years. He shoots my 336C 35 Rem. it's just to big for him so the 336Y is a good fit.

NYH1.

 

[Panzercat]

I'll start my kids on their own .22 rifles. From there, we'll see if and in what direction their interests develop. Then we can start thinking of other guns for them down the line.

Even if my kids don't end up taking to shooting at all, there's nothing wrong with having .22 rifles around, and they are pretty easy to sell.

I've considered this myself; Buying a Marlin 60 and throwing it in a closet when the kid is ready. That said, nothing that says I can't wait. Not like the .22 is going out of style any time soon.

 

[The_Armed_Therapist]

It has little to do with firearms, but I'd be very hesitant to just buy things for them at all. Make them work for it or save up their own money when the time comes. A rifle would be a great 18th b-day present or grad present, while a pistol/revolver would be good for 21st, college grad, or program completion, etc. With these exceptions, just make sure they understand how to work hard. I have a relative who was given an iPhone (teen) and his reward for never putting it down seems to be guns. Seems like a dangerous formula to me...

 

[SaxonPig]

There is no guarantee your children will share your interests or your tastes.

Just look at the number of first time posters asking how much they can get for the guns left to them by their dads. I'm sure those dads cherished those guns and wanted their kids to have them assuming they also would cherish them. I think it seldom happens. Most times the guns are sold ASAP.

If an offspring expresses desire to have a specific gun then hand it over. Otherwise, don't assume.

 

[Legionnaire]

Start a savings account for each of them and use that to help fund their interests as they grow older. My oldest son grew up shooting. I bought him a Remington Model Seven for his 11th birthday. He used it to hunt deer and goundhogs until college years. Then he joined the USMC Reserve. And he traded his hunting rifle to me in exchange for a Bushmaster AR.

Kids interests change. I hope that at a later stage of life my son's interest in hunting rekindles, and we'll go out together again. If not, I'll eventually give his hunting rifle to one of the other kids ... or maybe an eventual grandkid. But I'm not going to try and guess what guns my kids/grandkids will like, even if they do develop an interest in the shooting sports.

 

[Lone_Sheep_Dog]

I won't just give them the guns. I am planning for them to be Christmas presents when they get to be the right age. If they like shooting enough, then they can use the money earned from chores to buy accessories for the guns. I'll do what I can to keep them interested in shooting. It would be a nightmare for them to sell off my guns when I'm gone.