Bill_Rights
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(I did do a search and did not see a thread on this. Also, I am not sure if this is the correct forum.)
I have a friend who is getting older and no longer shoots his old military rifles, preferring to stick to modern firearms for the limited uses he has. He wants to dispose of his collection in the most uhhhh... responsible way. He would sell them but doesn't really need the money. Maybe there is a good cause or organization out there to donate them to? What would make the most people the happiest?
I think the collection consists of mostly CMP rifles he got 30-40 years ago. They are probably older than that, maybe USG military issue at one time. One carbine for sure and another he calls a "sniper rifle". Some others. I could ask for a more detailed list, but don't expect serial #s, foundry stamp info and stuff right away.
What's the right way to sell these? This man is a lifetime member of NRA - does NRA have an office that handles this stuff, or a clearinghouse or something?
Should he return them to CMP? What's the story there now? I thought they we all out of original Garands and almost all components - selling recent-manufacture copies?
Should he just put them up for sale on GunBroker, Auction Arms or whatever? How to price them or set a lower floor?
Maybe they are more valuable broken down as pieces? Stocks, bolts, receivers, etc.?
As I say, he is not looking to milk every dollar out of these items. Just wants to do a good job of disposing of them so people get good use and appreciation out of them. No one in his family is interested enough to bother passing them down to. What's the right thing to do?
Oh, and there are a few foreign military firearms, too. One Japanese pistol. Not sure about the rest....
I have a friend who is getting older and no longer shoots his old military rifles, preferring to stick to modern firearms for the limited uses he has. He wants to dispose of his collection in the most uhhhh... responsible way. He would sell them but doesn't really need the money. Maybe there is a good cause or organization out there to donate them to? What would make the most people the happiest?
I think the collection consists of mostly CMP rifles he got 30-40 years ago. They are probably older than that, maybe USG military issue at one time. One carbine for sure and another he calls a "sniper rifle". Some others. I could ask for a more detailed list, but don't expect serial #s, foundry stamp info and stuff right away.
What's the right way to sell these? This man is a lifetime member of NRA - does NRA have an office that handles this stuff, or a clearinghouse or something?
Should he return them to CMP? What's the story there now? I thought they we all out of original Garands and almost all components - selling recent-manufacture copies?
Should he just put them up for sale on GunBroker, Auction Arms or whatever? How to price them or set a lower floor?
Maybe they are more valuable broken down as pieces? Stocks, bolts, receivers, etc.?
As I say, he is not looking to milk every dollar out of these items. Just wants to do a good job of disposing of them so people get good use and appreciation out of them. No one in his family is interested enough to bother passing them down to. What's the right thing to do?
Oh, and there are a few foreign military firearms, too. One Japanese pistol. Not sure about the rest....