RUT
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The above post could have been written by me!
Hopefully I don't have to worry bout it for another 25 years or so. But I'd hate for them to perish or end up at a pawn shop or estate sale.
.I also accept that my health and vision will probably not allow me to enjoy shooting most (or maybe even all) of my collection if I live long enough
So, now I'm going to start selling, but at the same time keep hunting. Sounds stupid don't it?
is very true. No one in my family is interested in firearms, and only a few of my close friends are. None, the, less, I intend to leave my favorite guns to particular people, and for specific reasons. I think they will appreciate a thing from me in conjunction with some money a lot more than money alone. The folks that don't really care about guns will just get some money.Heirs will appreciate "dad's pistol" or "grandpa's shotgun" more than the $400 or so they garner, which will be spent immediately on a new TV and forgotten in a few years.
Well...don't take it to the LGS. Post it here and get 90% of its value, instead of 50%.But when I think about how little I am likely to get for some of these guns, like my Browning Buckmark that a LGS would only offer me $125 on a trade-in, I put it back in my safe.