Poll: Did you Inherit Firearms? Read this thread first!!!

[Joe13]

So, Inherited firearms…

Some of us were blessed to be handed down firearms from either family or friends.

BEFORE YOU SELL THEM (for whatever reason) PLEASE READ THIS THREAD THOROUGHLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Even if you are not a gun person, you never know what may happen in the future.

Your kids/grandkids may want them down the road. Heck, you may decide at some point you want to shoot them.

Some people cherish watches, knives, china or whatever we are in to.

With guns, you can never get them back - ever. The same Make and Model is not your grandfathers (or whomever) cherished treasure.

Most guns will last many generations and with the climate of politics, especially in the PNW, you never know what will happen down the road and you might only ever have the chance to have what was given to you.

I had to sell guns once for financial reasons and it really sucked. Some of them I sold I can no longer acquire. BUT I didn't sell a single inheritance gun and I'm glad I stayed true to that line as finances and life change and I still have a few generations of firearms from multiple branches of my family.


Most collections you aren't going to make enough money selling that you couldn't find a way to get that money somewhere else.


Something else to consider is that they almost never go down in value and always increase with very little exceptions.

We are in a time where the guns handed down were made better then newer models and are a piece of your history.


My daughter is not a gun person at all but my only stipulation of my SIL is that my guns never leave the family. Hopefully my grandkids will someday want them or their grandchildren.

They will get my safes which in the scheme of things do not take up that much room and are easily stored.

Find someone who can help you lube them appropriately for long term storage and know that they are safe and secure for when someone (and there will be someone) wants them.


Most people I have met or read of deeply regretted selling their inheritance.



That's my 2¢



Did you receive any firearms from a family member or friend and did you keep them and why or sell them and why?

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[GrayGoose]

I didn't inherit them, they inherited me. And they still have me.

 

[Ginocide]

Of the people that sold inherited firearms and don't regret it, there's definitely someone else in their family that does regret them doing so. I've heard so many stories of "Granddad left his WW2 trophies to my mom, and she gave them all to a gun buyback for a $200 WalMart gift card" and its a tragedy every time.

 

[Joe13]

My grandfather gave told me from a young age that his small collection would go to me at 18.

I ended up with one and he spread the rest out , some to people that got divorced and are not even family anymore.

Is what it is but some of those old revolvers I would have really liked to have.

 

[Unka-Boo]

In the end, its just stuff...you wont be around to care what happens to it. Change guns to "Hummel cillection" or "Beanie babies" ....emotional attachments disappear over time....

 

[Alexx1401]

Have 2 like this. One is a little German import .25 that originally was Grandfathers. I remember in the early 60's seeing him drop it in his pocket before heading out to work at a tavern he had in retirement. Only reason I keep it is the memories. Other is Fathers 1911 he bought when in retirement he took an armed security job. That one would be the last gun I would sell if I had to sell. One of my kids will get both of these.

 

[Camohunter]

I inherited quite a few firearms from my father and FIL. Some are treasures that I will never sell and others I have no sentimental value for. Some are in calibers that I have multiple rifles in and/or are in calibers that I have no use for. Most are old hunting rifles and shotguns and most do not have a lot of value. I don't have many family members that are super interested in guns either. I am not sure if my sons will continue to hunt after I am gone. So, I don't want to leave a bunch of stuff that just gets sold off.

 

[CountryGent]

I haven't inherited a single firearm. My wife has from her grandfather (a Savage 99) who's in advanced aged (nearing 100) and one from a late uncle (a cap'n'ball revolver).

 

[CamoDeafie]

Only problem is poll's missing option for "yes but..." Or something.

For example? My father's best guns? A Mossberg 500E 410, Remington Nylon 66 and SW 422 target pistol. The rest are budget/cheapies like the JC Higgins 12ga, Hi Point 45s (pistol and carbine), SW40V and Ruger P85.

 

[Koda]

Most collections you aren't going to make enough money selling that you couldn't find a way to get that money somewhere else.

This is the underlying symptom of bigger problem..
Agree, Guns should stay in the family. If one truly doesnt want them, then they should be offered to another family member. All family options should be extinguished before finally letting go...

 

[bionic knees]

Only problem is poll's missing option for "yes but..." Or something.

For example? My father's best guns? A Mossberg 500E 410, Remington Nylon 66 and SW 422 target pistol. The rest are budget/cheapies like the JC Higgins 12ga, Hi Point 45s (pistol and carbine), SW40V and Ruger P85.

Nothing wrong with a p85, if it is anything like my p89. Mine has never once failed to do exactly what it is supposed to do. It is fairly accurate as well. Wouldn't trade it for a dozen glocks!!

 

[GrayGoose]

Nothing wrong with a p85, if it is anything like my p89. Mine has never once failed to do exactly what it is supposed to do. It is fairly accurate as well. Wouldn't trade it for a dozen glocks!!

I had a P85 back in the late '80s. It had the nicest smoothest DA pull in any SA/DA pistol I've owned, but the SA pull had way too much travel in it.
I ended up selling it eventually for more than I paid for it, for beer and hookers college tuition money.

 

[Catbox]

Dad had some money issues, so he "sold" me a couple of his guns long ago.
One is a Kel-Tec 380 and is a wonky little thing that doesn't get much use.
But I still won't sell it.

 

[Bobbygun]

I had a P85 back in the late '80s. It had the nicest smoothest DA pull in any SA/DA pistol I've owned, but the SA pull had way too much travel in it.
I ended up selling it eventually for more than I paid for it, for beer and hookers college tuition money.

LOL. I started reading your, "It had the nicest smoothest DA pull..." and thought mine must have been a lemon. Then I got to "way too much travel" and realized you were talking about the same gun. Mine had A LOT of travel. If you started pulling on Monday, it would go off on Friday. I will say, I owned it for over 20 years and only had one FTF in all that time. It was a tank. I asked a gunsmith about fixing the trigger. He told me to buy a Browning Hi-Power. I ended up trading it straight across for a S&W Victory. I've since killed a lot of grouse with that Victory. Probably my favorite .22 pistol. No regrets.

As for inherited guns, yeah, I got some guns from both my grandad and my dad that weren't exactly inherited. I showed up at my grandad's house one day and he told me we were going to load his gun cabinet and all of his guns into my pickup right now. I didn't argue. There were some disgruntled relatives, but he told them, "Those guns are EXACTLY where I want them." I didn't feel guilty. He had never paid my rent, college tuition, grocery bill, etc. - unlike the complaining relatives. He was also getting pretty old, had moved to town, and was worried someone would break in and steal those guns that he never used anymore. My dad knew he was dying of lung cancer, so he divided his guns up between me and my sister. I ended up with most of the older ones that had been in the family a long time. The guns I have will eventually be my son's. Honestly, I think MY guns will have more sentimental value to him than the older ones. He was pretty young when my grandfather passed away and only had the opportunity to hunt with my dad for a few years before he passed. I don't have a need to sell them, but don't think he would care all that much.

 

[1911Fanatic]

I have inherited firearms. And I gave all but one promptly to my son. He will never sell them and he can actually use them. I couldn't. Between arthritis and the size of my hands, there was just no way.

 

[SSloan]

In the end, its just stuff...you wont be around to care what happens to it. Change guns to "Hummel cillection" or "Beanie babies" ....emotional attachments disappear over time....

Good point, well done.
I've redacting my opinion, as this is a public forum, maybe not the best place to take the gloves off.
Sorry for my rather awkward senior moment.

 

[bradsteen]

My parents weren't gun people until recently, so if I do inherit anything from them when they eventually pass on, it'll be guns I helped them acquire. No heirlooms or collectors pieces.

 

[Joe13]

I have a JC Higgens 12 ga that was my dads.

Maybe worth $200

And a similar .22 that I ordered a firing pin for at some point but still to this day haven't installed it or even know where it is.

BUT I won't sell either.

 

[Knobgoblin]

My option was not listed.

I maintain the family arsenal. Dad appointed me decades ago. It's a great gig.

 

[arakboss]

Dust to dust, ashes to....

Guns are just metal, plastic and/or wood. Ask Australians.