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Do you have a gun that is rarely used but you would never part with? I'm a Beretta guy and last year bought a Miller Browning 425 because I saw a thread about them here. Anyways, that's the gun that I very rarely use, but will never sell. It's a beautiful gun and I just like to have it. Do you have one that just sits unused, but will always have a place in your safe? Just curious on this early Saturday morning...
 
I have a buying and selling habit. Regret more than a few that I've sold over the years but acquired others that took their place. I'm down sizing by gifting some to family members and trading volume for quality with others. One that I almost sold but ended up keeping is a CZ 550 FS in 9.3x62. It's not a high value gun but that full length stock just calls to me. And who knows when you'll need something to knock down a Cape Buffalo with.
 
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I think we all like to to believe that when we leave this world that someone we love and care about will take possession of the things that mattered to us while we were here. The fact is, you're lucky if the people we care about care as much about us as we do about the things that won't matter when we are gone.
I honestly think I have a couple of people that will take possession of the guns that I give them and appreciate them for what they are and that they belonged to me. At least I’d like to believe that…
 
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After the husband of my wife's college roommate died, I helped the widow dispose of around 30 firearms, and she insisted I keep one for my troubles, which I did (a Ruger Blackhawk Bisley style revolver). We knew that couple for the better part of a half century, and as long as the widow is alive, I won't sell the pistol, even though I have no use for it. When my Dad left his farm, I helped him sell about the same number of firearms, and in the course of those projects I developed a strong desire to spare my son that particular chore after I'm gone, so I got rid of a fair number of my own long unused firearms. I got a little too carried away, and now, past the age of 70, I find myself in the market for a thing or two. It's weird, but actually kind of cool. My buddies are trying to justify, I dunno, a 28 ga. sub 6 lb SxS, or buying a curio and relic from Holt's, or whatever, and I'm off looking for a garden variety, all around 12 ga. o/u game gun that eats steel shot and weighs 7+ lbs so I can get back into sporting clays (or duck hunting, or late season pheasants, or something, let's face it--it's just an excuse).

Oh, my son likes guns well enough, but our tastes and needs are different enough that I'm sure he'll keep a couple of things for himself or my grandson, and get decent value for the rest. I'm okay with that. In our family we get all sentimental about dogs, not guns.
 
I have a buying and selling habit. Regret more than a few that I've sold over the years but acquired others that took their place. I'm down sizing by gifting some to family members and trading volume for quality with others. One that I almost sold but ended up keeping is a CZ 550 FS in 9.3x62. It's not a high value gun but that full length stock just calls to me. And who knows when you'll need something to knock down a Cape Buffalo with.
500 nitro express does, well. On cape Buffalo and elephants
 
I have an old Remington 58. The barrel kinda bulged in front of the chamber. It still shot OK but then the rib detached in the same area. I held it down with a hose clamp for awhile. Then the hose clamp broke. I figured that was the end of it. So, I just have it in the back of the safe and don't intend to sell it. After full disclosure, it may not have much value. The stock is in bad shape too.
 
My Miroku Daly field gun, least expensive gun I own but I love it and can still open without changing hands(arthritis).
several years ago, gave a son & daughter and their spouses each a shotgun, have sold 3 with no regrets only have
4 more to sell (all currently listed)- an AYA #2; Garbi Royale, Grulla 205 & a Winchester Grand European.
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I learned a long time ago don't sell any
what did you learn that made you not sell any? Do you literally not have guns that were not a good purchase? Out of dozens of guns, I have 2-3 I well probably sell as I think they were rushed decision

then again... they do have all various flavors of sentimental, ie, what i was going through in life at time of purchase, and what i wanted at that time
 
A ‘51 Superposed Trap and a ‘67 Superposed Trap Pigeon Grade. The ‘51 is plain Jane but was built just a couple of years after the Belgium factory was rebuilt. The ‘67 is a very nice example for the era. Both were passed down from my late FIL, they’re not going anywhere until I “check out”. 😉
 
My 1955 Auto 5 Sweet Sixteen. Don't use it much but it took me a long time to find a slightly used one and my great nephew will get it. He loves quail hunting with it and is the only one to use it. It's darn near perfect condition.
 
A ‘51 Superposed Trap and a ‘67 Superposed Trap Pigeon Grade. The ‘51 is plain Jane but was built just a couple of years after the Belgium factory was rebuilt. The ‘67 is a very nice example for the era. Both were passed down from my late FIL, they’re not going anywhere until I “check out”. 😉
my .20 ga Winchester101 skeet gun. A couple dings from previous owner but still a thing of beauty to look at. Plus, no shotgun has ever fit me better.
 
Do you have a gun that is rarely used but you would never part with? I'm a Beretta guy and last year bought a Miller Browning 425 because I saw a thread about them here. Anyways, that's the gun that I very rarely use, but will never sell. It's a beautiful gun and I just like to have it. Do you have one that just sits unused, but will always have a place in your safe? Just curious on this early Saturday morning...
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I have a sxs savage
fox model b 16 ga. W
Ith single trigger , I bought when I was 11 yrs old have shot over 10000 rounds thru it and it's still as tight as when I bought it and would still use it on pheasants if they ever come back around here .and reload lead in solid brass
casings made by alcan bought when I bought the gun and that was in 1962light and easy to carry with 26 inch barrels
 
One of the best periods of my life was the first 10 years of early retirement. In spite of gas at $4/gal, I was blessed to travel to the north woods several times a week with the greatest dog of my lifetime and a sweet little Fox 20ga I had stocked 10 years earlier. The little gun doesn't get shot now but I like to pick it up and remember the dozens of woodcock and grouse it dropped over a 20 year span .
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I won't part with the Fox because, most of all, it's a reminder of the 12 wonderful years I spent with Kate that account for my fondest memories of the outdoors. I think of her every time I step into the woods and like to imagine she's on the trail ahead, just around the bend and waiting for me to catch up.

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