When you die, where are your guns going?

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Maybe give one to every THR member who has posted a picture of their collection and it contains 3 guns or less and one is a Hi-Point. It's a thought.
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Brb, getting my camera! :p
 
Had this in my head when I read the title of this post.:D

When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best
When I lay me down to die
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
Goin' up to the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
Gonna go to the place that's the best

Prepare yourself you know it's a must
Gotta have a friend in Jesus
So you know that when you die
He's gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
Gonna recommend you
To the spirit in the sky
That's where you're gonna go when you die
When you die and they lay you to rest
You're gonna go to the place that's the best

Never been a sinner I never sinned
I got a friend in Jesus
So you know that when I die
He's gonna set me up with
The spirit in the sky
Oh set me up with the spirit in the sky
That's where I'm gonna go when I die
When I die and they lay me to rest
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best
Go to the place that's the best
 
Put it in writing

I think the theme I have learned from reading this thread, and from my experience with my wife's family is that it is important to talk with your family, make a plan and then put it in writing.

In my wife's family, Dad was a really committed shooter. He had a significant gun collection and tons of ammo. While he had a will that directed everything to his wife, he didn't say specifically what he wanted to do. This left the guns going to his wife who never cared for them. Fortunately she listened to his gun club buddies and sold quite a few of them, probably for cents on the dollar at the time... which I am sure he would have wanted for his buddies. The only guns left are ones that have been sitting in the house for 25 years now, since his death, in RIG. When I joined the family 15 years ago I knew of the guns but didn't have an opportunity to shoot. Now that I am a new gun owner, I'd like to take the guns out and shoot them. But my brother-in-law says that they are his, and my wife and her sister say that they are theirs also.

Point of the story? If you love your family and want to help them, it would be better to have a plan for each gun.

Personally, I have a will written and have not yet put my two guns into it. My wife is fine with the guns and knows how to use them. I trust that she will give them to my eldest nephew and my son, respectively. However when we revise our will I will specifically bequest them. Not only does it make it easier for her to avoid any family squabbles, but in the event we *both* go (shudder) at the same time, it will avoid problems with our executrix or probate having to figure it out at a time of stress. If I had more guns I would be certain to figure it out ahead of time.
 
Wishing good health and a long life to everone here....

...but, i´d be happy for some collectibles! :)
 
Twenty-five years ago, my favorite uncle committed suicide in his backyard. He shot himself with an old revolver, but had a big collection in the house, including a WWII bring-back Luger. His wife told the responding officers to get every single evil gun out of that house immediately.
Those cops had Christmas in September that year.
Thousands of dollars gone in one fell swoop.
Wimmen! Ya Gotta luv 'em! :banghead:
 
Let's just say I've got my family's Christmas shopping done for many years into the future.....will be giving them away a little at a time.
 
Thankfully, my son is a collector and fellow range rat who is happy to be getting the old's man's stuff when the time comes. But not a second sooner, I tell him.

Actually, I've already given him a couple of nice pieces, including an original Old Model Ruger Bearcat in like-new condition; and he may just talk me out of a Walther P1 before too long -- a great range gun.
 
I'm 61 and hopefully not ready for a dirt nap yet, at least I hope not? However, my son and I have been shooting for years. He will get all my iron for the exception of one, which will go to my daughter who also enjoys target shooting.
 
My wife will keep the Wingmaster, my son will get the rest. He is 16 years old, an experienced shooter, and a responsible gun owner. If I go before he finishes college, my wife will hold on to them for him until he is out on his own.

I have a buddy whose wife does not like guns. He told me a few years ago that his will stipulates I am to assist her in selling his collection.
 
CoRoMo beat me to it: if you don't have heirs who want them, leave them to somebody who will use them to promote our heritage. The Boy Scouts, the Appleseed program, the NRA, a local gun club...anybody who will use them to teach shooting, especially to young people.

If your family isn't interested, you can make a difference in dozens, perhaps hundreds of lives.
 
at this moment (only being 18) my father who isnt much of a shooter anymore and my friends i have several friends who are gun enthusiests and 1 has even called dibs on my enfield i think im going to keep true to my word with him "from my cold dead hands"

they are all going to close family or friends

ill probably give my .30-06 for my neice cause she bugs me to let her use it every other day and to my other niece probably my .22 revolver she has alot of fun with it
 
I actually have instructions concerning firearms in my will. It is quite specific about disposing of these assets. The purpose is to avoid having my wife get totally taken as she has absolutely no idea what some of them are worth. Other that that, all of my family who might want them have their own guns. They would view the guns as nothing more than $$; so I have that issue addressed.
 
BTW - the other nice thing about having a solid inventory record w/current values is in case one is lost/stolen, you have all the info needed for the cops & insurance!
 
I would like my freinds to have some, my brother some, and my kids, and grandkids, some have already been given away, that last suit you wear wont need no pockets, :d
 
they will go to my newborn daughter and her sure-to-follow siblings. my collection isn't very big, but it's sure to grow over the years. and since my wife is likely to inherit the lion's share of her dad's sizable collection (some of them very old and/or rare), i'd imagine our children will have quite a stockpile by the time we're gone.

i may also end up giving some to my own siblings or parents in the years to come. i predict hard times ahead, and many of my family members do not own guns. i would gladly loan or even give them weapons if things get as bad as i fear they might.

on the topic of inherited guns...
i can't help but feel that giving some of your guns to your heirs prior to your death is a better idea than making them wait until you pass. i'd much rather enjoy the experience of gifting my daughter some of my guns while i'm still in this world than hoarding them in a safe until i've passed to the next. just a thought...
 
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