Downsizing, Purging. What do you call it?

SuperCub said:
Agree .... Next on the block for me to consider are four 30cal rifles.

One 700 308, one 700 30-06, one 760 in 30-06 and a 721 in 300H&H. Thinking I might keep the two 30-06s and sell the other two. The 760 has been cut to 20" and would make a handy "bush gun" and the other stainless 700 30-06 (in a Brown Precision) would be fine for a beater moose rifle.
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You can cut a little deeper than that easily, with no regrets...
 
Currently downsizing myself, as we are looking at moving back to New Zealand for a few years, sold of a dozen late last year, and just dropped seven more off to prophet river,
Big change for me, aside from the inconvenience of moving rifles overseas, was the purchase of a Blaser K95 in 7x65, lusted after one for years, what a fantastic rifle, now got a 4 barrel set, .22 hornet, 5.6x50,.243 and 7x65, this has been to the detriment, of all my ruger and cooper single shots,
I am culling down to one rifle, in each bore size, pretty much going to get down to, a couple switch barrel systems, couple bolts actions and shotguns.
Same as sum others, few of better quality, after all you can only carry one at a time.

Bunch of brass and ammo, to start on, perhaps this days off
I am thinking about getting a second K95, with sum of the money from sales,
 
bearhunter said:
SuperCub, you've just gotten older, narrowed your interests beyond the common stuff, and moved on to enjoy the "special" stuff, near and dear to you.

You may also be considering what would happen with the "other stuff" should something go severely awry at this point in your life and whether your heirs would have a clue what they have in front of them or know how to get the type of value out of them you would be able to.

Not that many years ago, I had close to 900 firearms. They're mostly gone now; some very nice specimens were "paid forward" to people who appreciated them for what they were. Most were sold to pursue other interests.

I still have several firearms I find interesting or have issues parting with.

My wife has zero interest in firearms and looks at some of them, thinking, "I could go to Hawaii with the proceeds from that."

The trouble is, she hasn't got a clue about moving them on or even where to start.

My stepson loves everything that goes bang, hopefully with plastic stock.

He might sell them for her, but at ridiculously low prices because he has no idea about their value.

So, the time came a few years ago for me to narrow my interest range and move things along to others to take care of for the future.

I've had a lot of fun along the way and used firearms for stressful life conditions, as well as having fun and harvesting game.

Now, I'm enjoying going to shows, moving some of the stuff, a bit at a time.

I'm choosey though, if I don't like the potential buyer, it isn't going to happen under any circumstances.

There should be more of that going on. People need to be pickier about "who" they sell a firearm to.

Go well on your new path, not all of the value is in the cash those firearms will bring. More in the real enjoyment they will bring.

Once you've done the bell curve, where do you go from there? Sort of like letting your home-made wine "cure" for six months to a point it's barely palatable or letting it "age" for ten years before opening.
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I totally agree with this. There was a point where I firmly espoused the notion of "never sell, ever" but when I actually started getting a good number of hunting seasons and rounds downrange under my belt, I began to understand more clearly what I liked and what fit me, and what didn't. So now I only keep firearms that get used, and I like to think of that as more efficient.
 
Yes I am getting to that stage in my life also as are a number of my friends, am in the process of help the daughters of a dear friend that passed away in October, there is a bunch of stuff that has to go, another friend who is left handed just had a pacemaker put in and his shooing days are over save for a 22 or 17 HMR, he has some LH guns that have to be moved. As we get older our priorities change as do out needs and wants, I have seen to many cases where the husband dies and the widow is left to disperse his guns and shooting supplies and she has no idea what they are worth or even where to start, most end up on consignment at a gun shop somewhere but reloaded ammo and open components are a different story.
 
I call it not leaving my kids with a mess to clean up. I am old enough to know what I will use now and what has no purpose. It feels good to recover some money from things I possibly never should have bought....
 
Starting to have mobility issues so my hunting future will have to change. So I am down sizing. There are a few rifles that I just cannot sell for what ever reason I just may take them with me when I go.
 
pounder said:
Starting to have mobility issues so my hunting future will have to change. So I am down sizing. There are a few rifles that I just cannot sell for what ever reason I just may take them with me when I go.
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I only feel that way about one rifle... I am hoping my son will keep it and use it when I vacate this mortal coil, but I won't put that burden on him... he can sell it if he wants...the rest are on a list with current values, so he can unload them after he dumps my ashes.
 
sillymike said:
don't know about your son, but the only reason I'd want to keep one of my dad's gun... is because of the memory associated with it.
- All of his other stuff, is just that, stuff.
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Two of Ol'Paws here.
One of them being a Browning A-5 and t'uther the infamous Schultz'n Larsen in .308NM.
Not going anywhere until me ashes is skatter'd.
 
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