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Originally Posted by Wyatt Burp
That’s how I feel now. If I consider selling a gun my dad had for decades yet it doesn’t really have the sentimental value like some other ones, I don’t feel guilty about selling it anymore. Some stuff are cherished and full of memories, others are just dead weight to pack around through your life. A couple years ago I sold the Weatherby Mark V I bought my dad. He loved it but it just sat in the gun rack looking pretty. But now a guy with young sons in L.A. has it, shoots it, and it’s their family heirloom. Look at it like dog rescue. A dog is now loved, appreciated, and part of a new family. I know that Weatherby feels the same way. It took me a while, but I’m free of guilt trips. Lots of our guns and other stuff are recycled heirlooms that travel from one family to another. And sometimes there’s nothing wrong with that.
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Excellent post and well stated. For me this issue has one more consideration to to deal with; All of my friends and family members that would have even the most remote interest in a gun are deceased or they are of the age/poor health w/no need or desire for another gun and have sold or are selling theirs.
I have 4 guns with sentimental value.
In order of their age they are:
1. My grandpa's S&W top break .38 circa 1885 (not in shape to be fired)
2. Webley MkI top break .455 circa 1941 Given to me by a dear friend. It shoots just fine.
3. My dad's Colt 1903 circa 1943 He carried in WWII. It's a shooter.
4. Ruger Blackhawk .38/.357mag. 1973. Given to me by my best friend in life. Another good shooter.
I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do with them. Miss Pam doesn't want to fool with them.