What's on your "Do not sell until I'm dead" list?

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For me, its my Oskar Kob refinished/cased BSA 310 Australian Cadet. I feel so confident with that elegant and handy little single shot, that I can take squirrels to small deer (depending on my handload) without hesitation to 75 metres--my eyes only have so much range!. My '41 bnz K98 Norwegian 30-06 conversion is another gem that will be hard to let go. I also have a couple of exceptional SKS's, but that's for another sub-forum. ;)
 
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Unless a rifle is rare or has memories attached to it, there is no pressing need to retain it. If you let one go you can replace it with another "down the road."

My never sell list is pretty short;

Ruger M77-RS Carbine .358 Win
Browning BSS Sporter 20 gauge

I do have a few others that I am strongly disinclined to sell, but "never" is a long time. The rest may "come and go" as they please.
 
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Firearms are just stuff, it's all for sale if I need the money, nothing there that can not be replaced. Got rid of the old junk from my grand father, uncle and dad years ago, and I do not believe in the sentimental part of the collection, just things and stuff.
 
I have to hang onto my old Belgian Browning Lightning 12ga and Model 1936 Marlin 30-30. I'm also pretty fond of two of latest purchases, Ruger M77 MKII Ultralight in 308 and my Henry .22WMR lever.
 
I'm with Hoyt. They come and go. I have a few from my father that have sentimental value, but I consider those belong to my twin boys already. I love my 45-70 big loop, but I'd roll it one day for a stainless or the 16" special edition. I love my tikka superlite in 22-250, but am looking forward to seeing a Barrett Lightweight. I had a nice old Winchester model 12 collection, but came to my senses one day when I realized I would never shoot a lot of them. Custom guns I thought were for life? Gone.

I've never understood the " I ONLY buy new guns and would NEVER sell one" crowd, even if its a $100 .22. I like to get a new truck, but years later look forward to a new one.

I do enjoy better guns and would rather have a couple nice rifles with $2000 scopes and McMillan hunters edge stocks than a high volume of cheap stuff.
 
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Never is a very strong term, but if I were to look at my collection as it sits I would say any of my Ruger M77 variants that are wood stocked and my Browning Maxus Hunter would be the last ones to go out of the bunch.... Actually, speaking of "never", Hoytcanon is responsible for about half of my list....

-Ruger 77/22 rsi
-Ruger M77 UL .257 Roberts
-Ruger GSR .308
-Ruger M77 .350 Rem Mag
-Ruger rsm .375 H&H
-Browning Maxus Hunter

There are ~ 15 or so others that would go long before these did, and if these were all I had left I could easily hunt anything I wanted in North America with the above lineup....
 
My Fathers EAL 303 British will never leave are family, only sentimental rifle other than that is Gramps Rem 700 300 Mag BDL, but there are a few I couldn't sleep well without :)
Custom Cooper 57M 22lr
S&L 358NM
Merkel Cape gun 9.3R/20ga
Ruger Red Label 28ga straight English stock.
All else are just extra fun toys!
 
Only two: My Parker Hale 1200C in 7mm MAG and my Dan Wesson .357s. Those two are mine till the end. The others can either go to my sons or buy me a motorbike when I get older.
 
Dad's old Schutlz and A-5.
The ones he bought for me witch include my Brno 21H, A-5 Mag and
last but not least would be the 1892 in 44-40 an old trapper gifted him
to give to me.
Never met this old trapper and I'm humbled by his jesture.
There is an old Winchester 69A I have purchased from an old sage
years ago whom is also a quiet member awn'ear.
When we go gopher shewt'in, I bring this old gal along and he is
amazed by how it fits and shoots.
Need to ask him the history behind it as I'm sure he has spoken of
it but me memmeie has plumb furgawtt'in it.
 
My first Cooey .22 that my Dad bought about the time I was born. Handed down when he realised gopher shooting wasn't his thing.
I did learn to shoot with it, and it brings back memories of long ago.
 
I've only l been shooting for 2 years and managed to buy 30 guns in that time. At first I thought I would keep them all and they were all special and unique. Many were cheap and used and under 500 bucks. I've recently had a change in heart, sold about 20 and now I'm looking to replace them with less quantity and more quality firearms. Live and learn...

One thing is for sure, I'll NEVER sell my dads enfeild that he gave me, nor my first pistol which is a S&W 686. She's my baby
 
My dad's Ithaca 300XL 12 ga and my Savage 24C in 22/20 ga. Love that savage plus it took me wanting one for years before finally finding one I liked and at a half decent price.
 
Depends on what day of the week it is...many a rifle has made my "never sell list" only to then make another positive on my trader rating when I'm funding the latest greatest one.
 
As has been stated, they are basically "tools" than can be replaced with others.
However, I plan to hang onto a couple of mine:
Custom 700 by Leeper in 308 Norma Magnum
Ross 1910 sporterized. New barrel, and tuned up by Jennings. Gorgeous piece of Canadian history.
D.
 
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I am the "black hole" of firearms, they seem to get close to me and then they get sucked into the black hole, never to surface on the market again.............It's not like I need 200 firearms, but I just never get around to selling any. I suppose I have quite a few that hold no particular meaning to me and would sell if I ever got around to it. The ones that hold my particular fondness, no one would want anyway and are mostly shot out with quite likely only a few hundred rounds of relatively accurate life span left. These are my working rifles and hold most of my hunting memories.
I have a few high dollar ones that one thinks he'll never let go, however who in their eighties, with no intention of returning to Africa for heavy game needs a double .470 NE. I doubt I would ever sell my custom stocked Sako Safari in 375 H&H but only because I doubt I could ever recoup my costs, we'll see....It's not like I'm going to use it, when I already have a working 375 H&H that shoots like a dream and has collected a great number of trophies for me. My black bear swatter (Rem Mod 7 KS 350 RM) also holds a special place in my memories and I doubt it will ever be sold, but hey, make me a crazy offer and again who knows........It's not like it's the only 350 RM I own.......
And so it goes, I guess the reality is they are all for sale for the right price, most at fair market value but others would have to be at a premium to pry them from my vault...........
 
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