Selling Dad’s gun…

[heyitsshane]

I am fortunate enough to be in a position where I buy my father most of his guns. He's an old guy on a fixed income and if he wants something, I'm not going to deprive him of that. Those guns I'll cherish a little when he's gone. What I absolutely cherish, and what will never be for sale as long as I live are the guns of my grandfathers. The Mod. 36 that my mother's father carried in his pocket for 30+ years with no bluing left? I wouldn't take a hundred thousand dollars for it. My father's father's old Ithaca Deerslayer that's beat to shid and worth $300? Not for sale. Ever. Some things are just worth more than money.

 

[Spas-12 Owner]

I sold a Steyr SSG that was my father's not to long ago. I grew up shooting it but the truth is, I haven't shot it in years! Over 10 years when I traded it. I have a few others still but sometimes it happens.

I have my father's, grandfather's, and great grandfather's guns, I understand it but still it's the memories I cherish most. It's nice to let others make their own memories with stuff you no longer use.

Heck, just today myself and some family shot my grandfather's old Raven Arms 25ACP just cause. Lol

 

[Russ-T]

I would never sell anything that was passed down to me. Hopefully my kids wont either.

 

[Allsmiles]

I have my Dad's Remi 7400 30-06 and a Winchester 1400 w/28" full choke barrel 12 gauge. He killed is one and only deer with the 30-06 and I killed my first 2 with it. The shotgun killed a lot of squirrels when I was younger for both of us. I don't hunt with either of them; but keep them safe in the safe.

I gave my oldest son a FN FNX9 stainless when he wanted a gun. I also got him a cheap 870 knockoff for Christmas as I know he wasn't going to use them for hunting. Other son could care less about any of my weapons. Someone is going to think they hit the lottery in my safe when I'm gone.

 

[Lionheart]

Guns my dad owned have less sentimental value that guns my dad and I shared memories with. To some they are not sentimental at all and only tools. Maybe their memories are tied to dad’s record collection or Bible. Maybe it’s tied to the degree on the wall he helped them acquire. I have guns that belonged to my grandfather and my dad that mean a lot to me. I have guns that will mean a lot to my kids but I also have some that i hope they feel free to sell. Just because I own it doesn’t mean it’s important to me or you should hold on to it forever

I get it. Not all guns passed down are family treasures. But some are…

 

[Lionheart]

Only half my progeny cares about firearms but they know their values, meaning they’ll sell their portion, wanting cash

Then there’s the hefty estate tax due within 9-months and IRS don’t take guns, ammo or pinball machines

Well, with estate taxes only applicable to $15 million or more…I ain’t gonna worry about that lol.
Besides, easier to lower estate values on guns they don’t know **** about or will never see than the bank CD’s folks were talking about…
But yea, half my kids gonna buy the other half out of my guns. Some of the kids may not inherit a gun anyway?

 

[kbriar]

When my son moved to an area with a higher crime rate, I gave him the choice of any handgun in the safe.
He chose an older Glock 17.
I was confused and asked why he did not choose something nicer.
He explained that magazines and ammo are cheap and if he ever got in a financial bind and needed to sell it, it would be easy to sell and it would not matter to either of us if he sold a Glock

And maybe you don't want to keep a high value collectible in a high crime area

 

[WallsGa]

I have / had firearms from both of my grandads (who I knew) and from their fathers (who I did not know personally). Along with several other items/treasures/keepsakes but most importantly, the memories. A simple .22 or something like that will never replace the memory of my Grandaddy Gattis taking me fishing for the first time when I was 3. I still remember hooking that bream. Every single time I went to his house for the next 30 years I would look for the picture of us on the wall from that trip. We had about 12 fish on the line.

I kept his 12 gauge and the 12 gauge from my other granddad, i had similar experiences with him: first deer hunt, first dove shoot, cane poling catfish on a random Tuesday. Things that will never replace experiences or memories. I kept one gun from each - the one they hunted with when I was there.

I sold my great grandfathers gun because I never knew them and never had a connection. And frankly, by all accounts they were assholes. So it’s not a keepsake or memento, it’s just more stuff. I have other things from them, but the guns mean nothing. And why not sell something with value if it can provide for my family?

I’m not asking for validation or judgement, and frankly don’t care if you disagree. That’s just my opinion and my story.

 

[basstracker89]

I have four sons and five grandsons…so far lol. I have already passed down to them numerous firearms that have sentimental value
(like my dad’s guns). Also some passed down some guns that were just nice guns for birthdays, graduation gifts, etc.
None of the guns are junk and some of them (like a S&W 952-2 or a factory Knights AR) have significant collector value.
Some of the guns were just for carry or self defense…like maybe a 20 ga pump shotgun or a Glock.
The last category of guns above I could really care less what they choose to do with…use, trade, sell, etc.
The former categories, especially the guns from my father or collectible high end stuff, I wish they would keep and pass down one day.
Or at least offer them to other siblings before selling.
Honestly, if they were in a bad way financially and needed the money to pay bills then fine, sell them.
Hopefully they wouldn’t sell them just to buy a new PlayStation or whatever?

Vent over. I have just seen quite a few comments in the fo sale ads lately that casually mention…”my Dad’s gun”.
Like someone once said - “I ain’t sayin it’s right or it’s wrong…I’m just sayin it sticks in my craw.”
For some reason I tend to pass over those ads.

When you're young you just don't understand the importance and value of heritage. My family was bad about throwing things away. My wife's family, we have things that date back 150yrs. My family was poor. I think my wife's family did a little better by some means. I certainly would've kept more things if I'd been able too. I don't think this newer generation will be as sentimental. Nor will they have the space to save as much as we have. Never that less, it'll be here when we're gone for them. I've let both sides know that. Right now, I don't think they care. For that reason, I'll make them wait. Maybe time and age will change that

 

[basstracker89]

I mean I get it on one level. Dads and sons relationships can be difficult…hell they can be downright hurtful.
But if he gave you a gun…idk.

Just put it away and forget about it for a while. After some years it would probably mean somethin then