Cleaning out the safe
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Mike Irwin
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"If you don't have anyone to pass the stuff down to then it's a lot easier to understand."
I'm in the same boat and no, I still don't understand the concept.
I'm in the same boat and no, I still don't understand the concept.
Magnum Wheel Man
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WOW... seems like lota people with no heirs...
MRS MAGNUM is the last in her line as well... neither her or her sister can have kids... so we have a 100 year old family farm, as well as an old family gun collection, that I've added to along the way, & several other collectables, that have no predertermined place to go...
Wife often gets all worked up about "the will" thing... but at the same time, she couldn't decide who she would want to get everything... me... I think sell everything & devide the money up evenly between the rest of both of our living families... none of the nieces or nephews seems interested in the family history, that goes along with the farm ( the trouble with the "100 year old farm" is the history that as a family member you can't get rid of... we actually had to build all new closets for MRS & I, as the attic, & all the current closets are full of "history", pictures, mementos etc. )
I'm doing my best to have maximum auction value on the collectable guns... each gun can be sold with one box ( or more ) of ammo specifically labeled for each gun, so even antique & obsolite guns will have at least 1 box of ammo with the gun, ( loading recipes are included where aplicable ), & all have been tested & in working order... pocket & vintage wrist watch collection, will have the ones that have been serviced tagged as to when they were last serviced...
if MRS & I both go at the same time, hopefully whom ever is going through things, can understand that by keeping things together like that, they will be more valueable... but it's not something I'm going to worry about, as I'll be gone... I'm just doing what I enjoy, until that time
MRS MAGNUM is the last in her line as well... neither her or her sister can have kids... so we have a 100 year old family farm, as well as an old family gun collection, that I've added to along the way, & several other collectables, that have no predertermined place to go...
Wife often gets all worked up about "the will" thing... but at the same time, she couldn't decide who she would want to get everything... me... I think sell everything & devide the money up evenly between the rest of both of our living families... none of the nieces or nephews seems interested in the family history, that goes along with the farm ( the trouble with the "100 year old farm" is the history that as a family member you can't get rid of... we actually had to build all new closets for MRS & I, as the attic, & all the current closets are full of "history", pictures, mementos etc. )
I'm doing my best to have maximum auction value on the collectable guns... each gun can be sold with one box ( or more ) of ammo specifically labeled for each gun, so even antique & obsolite guns will have at least 1 box of ammo with the gun, ( loading recipes are included where aplicable ), & all have been tested & in working order... pocket & vintage wrist watch collection, will have the ones that have been serviced tagged as to when they were last serviced...
if MRS & I both go at the same time, hopefully whom ever is going through things, can understand that by keeping things together like that, they will be more valueable... but it's not something I'm going to worry about, as I'll be gone... I'm just doing what I enjoy, until that time
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Mike Irwin
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I figure I'll spit my guns amongst some of my friends, with the rest probably going to NRA or some other group or organization.
That would be interesting to watch.
Out of curiosity, what kind of guns is the NRA interested in when someone leaves a collection to them? I realize that if they are historically significant or rare they probably go into museums, but what about the more pedestrian guns? I mean what would the NRA do with a Kel-tec P11 or even a S&W model 10? Do they auction them off and use the proceeds where needed?
As you know your question will be interpreted subjectively as peoples emotions, loyalty and sometimes just plain stubbornness (guilty as charged in my case but proud of it) will vary across the board. I will not get rid of my guns unless am going to trade one (very rare) or pass it down as an heirloom (not too old quite yet). That said, I own today 90%+ of what I have amassed over twenty-five years. I will say one factor in that "perpetual ownership" of said gun is that unlike a few on my buddies, I never make "impulse" buys at gun shows or when I see an irresistible deal on the Net for a super price for something I just "don't need" and then have the proverbial "buyer's remorse." Don't get me wrong, as one fellow gun-nut to another, I feel the urge but like my girl tells me, it's OK to look at others just don't touch them and take them home with you
.Mike Irwin
Staff
"I mean what would the NRA do with a Kel-tec P11 or even a S&W model 10? Do they auction them off and use the proceeds where needed?"
I believe that that is the case, they sell the ones for which they have no use in the museum.
"Father!"
I told your mother not to name you Dale, but she didn't listen, so you're both out of the will!
I believe that that is the case, they sell the ones for which they have no use in the museum.
"Father!"
I told your mother not to name you Dale, but she didn't listen, so you're both out of the will!