Batty67
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Great read Tirod. Guns and firearms may also fall into the category of "your children don't want your stuff." I'm "only" 53 and got into firearms late in life at 43. I've set up a self-moratorium on firearm purchases, as in if I get one, one has to go. One recent and notable exception was my departed FIL's Viet Nam bring back (complete with paperwork) French MAC 50. I cleaned, lubricated, and fired it once. I doubt I'll fire it again given the rarity and lack of spare parts. My self-policy is not because I need the money, though space is at a premium, but because I shoot maybe a dozen times a year total and find that a few of my guns don't make it to the range more than once every other year. They can go. I've also consolidated calibers. My son, despite being about to emigrate to Israel and join the IDF, is not really interested in firearms all that much (but that could change), I have a "new to me nephew" who IS, and I expect he'll inherit a few. In short, while all of my guns are "upper middle class" kind of firearms, I only have two really valuable ones. So, I do intend to have a solid plan in place for my firearms, such that I'll probably be down to 5 or less that are designated to be inherited.
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