A sad pawn shop find,,,

I have a hard time imagining doing that. I'm very sentimental about things.

I have the bass guitar my parents bought for me when my mom wanted to get me something more professional than the $150 pawn shop bass I bought myself. I don't care at all for the way it sounds, it's dinged up, and the strings feel like wet noodles. But I could never get rid of it, even when I wanted a new fancy bass and pedals and needed money to fund them. It was even stolen once at a show and I tracked it down.

I get being young and wanting the "tactical stuff". I tried to make my Mosin tactical until I got my AR-15 and VZ2008. After that I scratched the itch and realized you can appreciate many types of fine firearms. I don't know that I could sell any of my firearms, especially my gifts, unless it came down to something like medicine, food, rent, vet bills etc. and there was no other option.
 
Sorry to hear

Well........the story aggrevated me as well. You invest in something, somebody, and it seems for not. Some folks respect such a thing, others do not. By way of example, I'd never consider selling my Dad or Grandad's guns, or any that were given as gifts over the years........but you hear and read about such all the time.

My folks gave me a watch for college graduation, (early digital) which promptly quit in about 2 yrs and was declared unrepairable by the mfg/sellers. I hung onto it for a long while....but it was worthless as an item of use. Not sure where it got off too now.

Wish it had been a .22, I'd know just where it was.
 
Sad Pawn Shop Find

Among the firearms stolen from us in 76 was a Winchester 94 made perhaps in 1954.
It was my favorite nd very accurate for a .30-30.
Two or three years ago I saw the gun aat a pawn shop. He wanted 800.00 for it.
The sigh hood was missing and it was speclked with rust but still in good overall condition.
I didn't record the serial numbers and the report of their theft never made it to NCIC. The Sheriff was not in the good graces of the FBI then.
Not a thing I could do about it.
He insisted he knew they guy who pawned it. May have been a realtive, I don't remember and that he had had it about the number of years since it was stolen.
He wouldn't allow me to remove the butt plate and show where I had written my name address and phone number.
I hope he choked on the 800.00 and his buddy that pawned it and he get a whippin at the lodge.
 
We'd all like to think our gifts have so much sentimental value that folks will keep them forever

Reality is a true gift becomes the property of the recipient, to do with however they please
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Right. Imagine how much junk we would own if we could not get rid of all the gifts people gave us.
 
aarond said:
Thanks for letting me get this off my chest.
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All of the effort you put into making that relic into a rejuvenated firearm certainly did not go to waste. Even though that young man didn't appreciate what he had, I have no doubt the new owner values it. The fact that he paid so much for an old bolt action 22 should give you a smile, plus the knowledge that it's probably being well used and cared for.
 
One of the guns shops I used to frequent also sold some pretty interesting military memorabilia. I was browsing around one time and in the medal case was a real Purple Heart. I asked the owner who would sell such a thing. He said sometimes when a vet dies the family doesn't care and is just looking for quick cash.

I bought the medal and gave it to a friend who should have gotten one in Iraq. As a vet myself, I couldn't leave it in there.
 
A few years back I bought an old .22 Bolt action single shot rifle for $25.00,
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My friend had used it as a trade-in,,,For a S&W AR style .22 rifle.
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Which would you rather shoot?

People do move on from their first gun and sometimes that means selling their old gun in order to get a better one.

You introduced a kid to shooting and he has continued on in the sport. Sounds like a good deal to me.
 
Which would you rather shoot?

Which would you rather shoot?
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Actually,,,
I never warmed up to AR style rifles,,,
So for me the accurate single-shot would be my choice.

But I know I'm a strange bird.

In any event I am over the butt-hurt now,,,
This post allowed me to hear from both sides of the fence.

I have pondered the event,,,
And have released all my bad juju.

I'm going to keep my eye out for the next project gun,,,
I found enjoyment in slicking up that old shooter.

Tricking it out with a case, muffs, rod, and glasses,,,
Really didn't cost me all that much cash,,,
It was maybe $35-40 on sale.

Maybe I'll try and peddle the next one.

Thanks again for allowing this rant.

Aarond

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If this kind of restoration works feels good to you, then find the local youth shooting sports advocate (State Rifle Assoc., Club, etc.) and see if you can help a kid or group that isn't as fortunate as most and give them something they'll always remember.

I support the T.S.R.A. Foundation south of you for just this reason.
 
"I carried a Colt Lightweight Commander for years, my favorite pistol.
My son kept asking me to give it to him and for his birthday one year I did.
About six months later I told him to grab his Colt and let's go shooting.
That's when he informed me he'd traded it for a tattoo."

If I had done that I would have been laying on the ground dazed and bleeding with my father walking away never to see him again. Of course it is something that I never would have even thought of doing. I, 50 years later still have all the guns he gave me, no matter what. I feel for your hurt.
 
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