What special guns do you have that you intend to give to your kids?

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I would not consider any of the guns I've purchased to be "heirloom" items, but I stand to inherit several of my grandfather's old hunting pieces, which only seem valuable to me. The rest of my family has no interest in guns, so I will gladly keep them in the family with the hopes of one day passing them on.

I suppose if I were to pass on one of my current weapons, it would be my Sig 556, which is my largest and most debated purchase so far. Of course, I have to find someone to start a family with so that I CAN pass it down...:uhoh:
 
H&R Topper in .410 - my dad gave it to me and it will eventually get passed on when I finally grow up and have some kids.

I was also looking over my dad's rifle the other day and I thought about how cool it would have been if he had picked up a couple extras in his youth for my brother and I.
Gotta say that the idea of buying an extra rifle or two for the little tikes ain't half bad.
 
Serial Fan said:
Three 20 gauge Howdah pistols, one each for me and my two boys. I wanted all three of us to have matching pistols.
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Those are beautiful guns, Serial Fan. I is very jealous :D
 
Nivek said:
Those are beautiful guns, Serial Fan. I is very jealous :D
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Thanks. More pics here if you want to see them.


goon said:
Gotta say that the idea of buying an extra rifle or two for the little tikes ain't half bad.
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I've been taking the 'investing in the future' approach to some of my gun purchases for the last two or three years. Some of it is just for fun, father/son bonding, starting a family heirloom tradition (since I never had that with my father), etc, but other stuff is for more important reasons. I'm a big SKS fan, so I've also acquired some extras in addition to my own just for the purpose of giving them to my kids when they're old enough. The supply of surplus guns won't last forever, so I figured it's a good idea to get them now while it's affordable, and in case the political aspect of acquiring military guns goes downhill between now and then. It's already a done deal, so my boys won't have the trouble of trying to acquire them later if it somehow becomes nearly impossible down the road. I've spared them the trouble ahead of time. And I'm doing the same with other stuff, stocking up on some extra cases of ammo for them, stripper clips, bandoliers, broken shell extractors, and other accessories, so it will be a complete package. If the world of gun ownership gets turned on it's head in the future by those in power, I'm seeing to it right now that my boys will be equipped to continue carrying the torch when they're ready to head out into the world on their own.

I also have three .36 blackpowder rifles, one for each of us, for when they're big enough to start shooting muzzleloaders. As with the Howdah pistols, all three of us will have matching squirrel rifles. These are just for fun, of course. :D
 
If I can ever get my hands on a Mateba revolver or a non-reproduction Schofield, they would most definitely become a safe queen/heirloom.

Someday... :(
 
Hopefully, all of them. Close to 75% of my guns came from my dad when he passed away. So they'll be passed on to the next generation.

But, I do have a Henry Goldenboy that I gave to my dad for Fathers Day several months before he passed on. I tried many times to get him to go shooting with me, so that he could shoot it. He died never having shot it. I decided not to be the one to shoot it first. So whenever I do have a kid, they've already got there first rifle.

Wyman
 
No kids.

A couple of close friends will pick what they want and the rest will be sold by my widow for cash.

Should be a Hell of a gun sale.

Too bad I will have to miss it.
 
I have 2 that are going to be passed on. My daughter gets my Ruger MKII with the suppressor and my nephew gets my Ruger standard, my first gun.

The rest they can divide amongst the family when I am gone.
 
That brings up a poignant memory. I gave my son a youth-sized .22 rifle at a very young age, and later on, a .22 Beretta Auto pistol, with a very clear signed note that he owned the handgun, and had my permission to use it.

Now, something like 15 years later, the subject of that gun came up, and he says he still has that original note (as well as the gun) and cherishes it as a kind of testament to his "growing up."

Something touched my soul about that, and I get a little weepy just thinking about it now.

The pistol? According to him, uncounted thousands of .22 rounds have been through it, and he still uses it frequently. And he always impresses me with his marksmanship.

Even if I can never hand down anything else to him on my passing, I will know that at least I generated another responsible... and accurate... shooter.

(snif)

Well, there's that $36.27 in my savings account he'll get, too...

--Terry
 
Rugerlvr; How old are the girls? I've got a 20 year old son who needs civilizing and a good generous father-in-law.... Put them together and someday they'll have quite a collection!
 
Just like I'll get all of my dad's guns when he 'goes to florida' (because my sister stopped shooting and hunting in 2000) - my kids will get all of mine if they are interested.

But the special ones are the '71 T Bolt .22 that my dad gave me and the Remington 700 7mm mag that he also gave me. I took the biggest deer I've ever gotten with that gun.

edit: and off course my Rem 1100......okay - all the guns I got from my dad :)
 
My grandfather's 1953 Star Second Model F Series .22.

They will also get my new S&W 4" 686 plus and Glock 19, neither of which are "special" to me*, but then my grandfather's Star probably wasn't special to him. I imagine my S&W and Glock will someday be special to my boys.

*Maybe not "special" but I am very fond of them and put a lot of thought into their purchase.
 
Winchester Model 1897 that was manufactured in 1914 or 1916 depending on which serial number chart you look it up in. Was my grandfather's, fathers and now mine. Gun is in excellent condition and still very functional. I hunted with it until a few years ago when I stopped hunting.
 
My Ruger #1 .270, both of my sons killed their first deer with it. They'll have to fight over who gets it. Then they can divi up the rest as they see fit.
 
win 94-32 inherited from dad who got it from my mom's dad on their wedding will go to my oldest son.
 
I've got a boltaction Husqvarna, caliber 9.3*57, and a 12ga side-by-side Husqvarna shotgun.
Both were my grandfathers, and it would be nice to keep them in the family, if I had any kids to leave them to.
 
In 1936, my dad was walking by the local tavern in central Michigan. It was during the first week of deer hunting season and, as usual, the tavern was full of hunters. As it happened, one of the tavern customers was coming out the door as my dad passed. The hunter asked,"Hey,kid, wanna buy a gun? I need more beer money." Good old dad,(he was 18 at the time), seeing a bargain happening, asked the particulars. He ended up walking away with a new Marlin model 1936 lever for $5.00!!! Of course he avoided going anywhere near the tavern till well after hunting season. I can imagine the way the hunter wanting beer money felt the next day. Of course, $5.00 bought a lot of glasses of beer in those days.
I now own that Marlin and took my first buck(a fine eight point) at the age of fifteen. I am now 66 and will likely pass the rifle on to a grandson as my boy has no interest in hunting or guns in general. If the grandkids don't take an interest, maybe it'll just go to the grave with me.
 
I will pass them all to our kids...

I will make sure that I have my fathers P08 he brought back from WWII and a Colt 1911 that is a favorite.

Still lots to pass, both the boys and girls.
 
Depends.

If the kids/step-kids/nephews/grandkids are into and appreciate guns, hunting, & shooting, then they get all. If they're not when the time comes, they'll get none (they'd be sold). If there's one kid out of many who appreciates and would shoot, not sell, then he/she gets ALL, and the others get none. You get the idea.
 
All of them but especially my dads and grandpa's guns and the Colt SAA that was my great grandpa's. The gun that I have bought that I am sure will last long enough to be passed on is my CZ 452.
 
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