To the older guys…

[DementedMindOfJac]

That ain't nice.

He's just pokin' you. Wants to see if them hands are really cold an' dead.

 

[Felonious]

Hopefully I have quite a bit of time left till I have to worry about that.

The SxS Perdseroli that I built will go to my son under the condition that he is to never sell it, he can hang it on his wall if he wants. Everything else either goes to my other kids, or wife. They can sell them or give them away depending on what they want to do. I would prefer that they be given away to a new hunter who is short on cash.

Maybe donate my old CVA to a local boy scout troop.

I would rather see my guns go to people who are going to appreciate and shoot them, rather than just sit them in a safe for 50 years.

 

[Marshhawk]

Yep. Nobody wants your old stuff. Had to deal with that with both mom and dad. Only things I've kept are my old man's unmentionable A-5 light twelve and a 1920s double-barreled .410 that belonged my grandad who died when dad was in middle school. Otherwise some Civil War stuff that no-one in the family seems to care about.

 

[rmefbowhunter]

You would think law makers would have made some accommodations for the situation.

That assumes that 'law makers' have brains and souls both of which have been bred out of their species.

 

[le125verne]

I am in a similar situation. I am in the process of thinning my unmentionables. Of the "keepers' I tried to double up as I have 2 sons so I could leave 1 of each to each son. However, one has morphed into a rabid anti gunner and the other is married to one who wants no firearms in their house, which is why his firearms are at my house. I have not found a satisfactory solution as a few of mine are very collectible. Do I sell? Give to a museum? Ideas appreciated...

Tell your son with the nutty wife, I am buying a safe and you do not ever need to know the combination. I guess I was blessed with a wife who I taught to handle firearms. After she got stricken, she had more PewPew than me.

 

[Mike in FL]

I hate to say this but I agree with you. I had to clean out my mothers home when she passed away. There were thing she had from when she was a child. My sisters did take a few things but I had to dispose of some items. It was a hard job to do. Now I am at the stage I need to give some more things away.

Yep, they don't want it. BUT leave it to them anyway. Some of it they will keep. At least ask them before you decide not to. In the final analysis, in the scheme of time, considering their demise and their children's demise, it means nothing. Stuff is nothing except in the near short term. In Heaven's view, it is absolutely nothing. Lay up your treasures in Heaven. Even guns I reckon. From that view, as you pass, all you really want is to see those heirs again.

 

[Mad L]

I past retirement age. My son lives 2500 miles away in AZ. He never really had interest in firearms. So i have my pistols. 3 BP uberti, and two modern single actions. I really got no one to pass to that will appreciate as much as I love my pistols.
So my morbid question is, what you intend to do with them as you get to old to use them? Sell on GB? Looking for ideas.

"The memories of an old man are the deeds of a man in his prime"

My wife asks "Why are you holding onto that parachute and jump suit, it takes up room in the closet?"

I told her that the day she tosses that out or gives it away is the day I toss her out!
I have memories, deep memories, in that equipment. I will hold onto it until the day I pass away. If my kids don't want it then....well, I won't be here to care what happens next.

Same with my firearms.
I do however have a couple kids that I think will want them, but if not; they can sell them, but untill then I will hang them on the wall and....remember the memories.

Oh, and yes, I still have my childhood teddy bear too; 62 years and still hanging in and making memories

 

[M. De Land]

"The memories of an old man are the deeds of a man in his prime"

My wife asks "Why are you holding onto that parachute and jump suit, it takes up room in the closet?"

I told her that the day she tosses that out or gives it away is the day I toss her out!
I have memories, deep memories, in that equipment. I will hold onto it until the day I pass away. If my kids don't want it then....well, I won't be here to care what happens next.

Same with my firearms.
I do however have a couple kids that I think will want them, but if not; they can sell them, but untill then I will hang them on the wall and....remember the memories.

Oh, and yes, I still have my childhood teddy bear too; 62 years and still hanging in and making memories

I find as I get older I just often as not take them out ,lay them in my lap, cycle the actions, throw them up to shoulder and just enjoy the feel , looks and smell of them on my person. Same thing in a duck blind or on a stand while waiting for game to move. It's not only the shooting or game getting that makes them enjoyable.
I also have been hand making good shooting self bows for my kids and grand kids that they really seem to be excited about, even the girls. They will have something tangible I labored over with much love to remember me by.

 

[Whiteoak15]

It's better to sell or give them to someone who cares than to let someone who DOESN'T dispose of them. I should have thought of that angle before!

 

[kelljp]

Now I'm really depressed, after reading all the members of the aging gun owners here with the same problem, how long do I hold on to my toys.
Last month the thought crossed my mind as I looked over a lifetime collection of stuff.

I did start a few days ago selling projects that aren't going get my attention in the near future.
But that leaves me with many items that I know will only be in an estate sale sometime down the road.
I see it every week, as most of my most prized items came from someone else's estate sale.
When I do encounter a younger person that shows an interest in my many interest, I tend to gift them with one of my rifles or other interest's collection item
At least I know that piece is being enjoyed by someone with the same enthusiasm as I.

 

[TFoley]

"The memories of an old man are the deeds of a man in his prime"

My wife asks "Why are you holding onto that parachute and jump suit, it takes up room in the closet?"

I told her that the day she tosses that out or gives it away is the day I toss her out!
I have memories, deep memories, in that equipment. I will hold onto it until the day I pass away. If my kids don't want it then....well, I won't be here to care what happens next.

Same with my firearms.
I do however have a couple kids that I think will want them, but if not; they can sell them, but untill then I will hang them on the wall and....remember the memories.

Oh, and yes, I still have my childhood teddy bear too; 62 years and still hanging in and making memories

My bear will be 78 this coming Christmas. I spent my first Christmas in Kings College Hospital, and got given my bear from the tree. All these years and we are still together. Good, eh?

 

[acavdragoon]

What ever happened to the guy who has the most “toys” when he dies, is the winner?

 

[Mad L]

I would say that we, here in America, should just count our blessings, at the moment anyway.
I heard an interview from a woman in Canada; she said under their New Laws she has been "grandfathered in" with her rifles, but no handguns", she went on to say that their government now does Not Allow her to trade or give them away, she can Not Sell them and when she passes on she can Not will them to her children; they become Government Property.

If I had any true 'valuable antiques' and family had no interest then I do have a local museum I know would take them...but I don't so I will leave it up to my loved ones to choose what to do with my treasures.

 

[TFoley]

I would say that we, here in America, should just count our blessings, at the moment anyway.
I heard an interview from a woman in Canada; she said under their New Laws she has been "grandfathered in" with her rifles, but no handguns", she went on to say that their government now does Not Allow her to trade or give them away, she can Not Sell them and when she passes on she can Not will them to her children; they become Government Property.

If I had any true 'valuable antiques' and family had no interest then I do have a local museum I know would take them...but I don't so I will leave it up to my loved ones to choose what to do with my treasures.

Those new 'Trudeau laws' will only last until Canada gets the balls to kick him and his bunch of Rest-of-Canada haters back where they belong.

 

[DementedMindOfJac]

Those new 'Trudeau laws' will only last until Canada gets the balls to kick him and his bunch of Rest-of-Canada haters back where they belong.

Please let's not go there. Every time a conversation goes to guns and government I wind up saying things that
a) gets me banned,
b) elevates my rating on the Domestic Terrorist list.
c) encourages others to (a) and (b).

 

[Felonious]

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I heard an interview from a woman in Canada; she said under their New Laws she has been "grandfathered in" with her rifles, but no handguns", she went on to say that their government now does Not Allow her to trade or give them away, she can Not Sell them and when she passes on she can Not will them to her children; they become Government Property.

https://www.pelican.com/us/en/product/cases/long-case/protector/1750
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+ a friend in the US.

And don't forget the boating accident where all of your guns were lost.

 

[sheriff john]

Kinda/Sorta sounds like I've suspected about this group - there are a lot of ..uh...older gentlepersons still around in the same boat who enjoy the comradeship of this site. One option not mentioned so far is one that I, as Sheriff, used to honor court-issued "destruction orders" for firearms without cutting/smashing/burning. Missouri's Department of Conservation has in-person Hunter Education classes (for which I was an instructor). Each class includes hands-on training with various types of real firearms. Every class has a "kit" comprised of perhaps a dozen actual guns for students to handle.

I approached the circuit judge and obtained a court order enabling me to transfer weapons to the Hunter Ed folks. Not only that, but he gave me verbal permission to destroy firearms as examples of various accidents - muzzle stuck in mud, wrong ammo, damascus barrels, smokeless in black-powder only, etc. So - another worthy recipient for our stuff - hunter ed.

Some of the guns were illegally modified, mostly sawed-off or obliterated number kinda things. Those didn't go to hunter ed intact. Anyway ...

 

[ronaldrothb49]

What ever happened to the guy who has the most “toys” when he dies, is the winner?

Many years ago a bunch of us were sitting in the lunch room at work and somehow we got to talking about how much we would be worth if we died, I know kinda morbid. Different ones listed there different insurance policies etc. Well it got to my turn and I went thru the different insurance policies and the accidental death policy just in case it was an accident. One of the younger guys popped up, WOW you'll be a millionaire. My response was NO I'll be dead.

 

[Bad Karma]

"The memories of an old man are the deeds of a man in his prime"

My wife asks "Why are you holding onto that parachute and jump suit, it takes up room in the closet?"

I told her that the day she tosses that out or gives it away is the day I toss her out!
I have memories, deep memories, in that equipment. I will hold onto it until the day I pass away. If my kids don't want it then....well, I won't be here to care what happens next.

Same with my firearms.
I do however have a couple kids that I think will want them, but if not; they can sell them, but untill then I will hang them on the wall and....remember the memories.

Oh, and yes, I still have my childhood teddy bear too; 62 years and still hanging in and making memories

My footlocker is a prized possession… haven’t looked inside of it in years but it’s going nowhere. Dress Blues are pressed and ready.

 

[DementedMindOfJac]

My footlocker is a prized possession… haven’t looked inside of it in years but it’s going nowhere. Dress Blues are pressed and ready.

I got one. Just crap I sent back from the sandbox before tour end. Opened it once, smelled the Iraq talcum powder dust and closed it up again. Not really a prized possession. More like a millstone I can't throw out for some reason.