I've thought about this too. I'm still in my 50s. But, my father-in-law passed away a couple of years ago, and I'm still finding guns he had stashed away in his house.
He's had everything from an old side-by-side with exposed hammers, to a 7mm magnum with a very expensive scope on it. But, only a couple of guns that I was interested in, and one that has been passed down for several generations and has a great deal of sentimental value.
What I wish he had done is this: tell someone in the family where all the guns are, and which ones should be kept and handed down. Who they should go too. And, sell the ones that are just gathering dust before he got too sick to do anything about it, or have someone do it for him when it became apparent he'd no longer be able to get any enjoyment from them.
I've wanted to sell some of his old guns so that the money could go to help my mother-in-law pay bills. But, she insists that I should keep them because he would have wanted me to have them. There are so many, that I've sold a few, and I just use the money to help pay "rent" on the motor-home that she's still paying $500/mo for and never uses. I don't have time to use it either. But, at least its one small thing I can do.
He's had everything from an old side-by-side with exposed hammers, to a 7mm magnum with a very expensive scope on it. But, only a couple of guns that I was interested in, and one that has been passed down for several generations and has a great deal of sentimental value.
What I wish he had done is this: tell someone in the family where all the guns are, and which ones should be kept and handed down. Who they should go too. And, sell the ones that are just gathering dust before he got too sick to do anything about it, or have someone do it for him when it became apparent he'd no longer be able to get any enjoyment from them.
I've wanted to sell some of his old guns so that the money could go to help my mother-in-law pay bills. But, she insists that I should keep them because he would have wanted me to have them. There are so many, that I've sold a few, and I just use the money to help pay "rent" on the motor-home that she's still paying $500/mo for and never uses. I don't have time to use it either. But, at least its one small thing I can do.