Friend selling his Guns

[Rick]

I have no idea why he wants to sell his collection. He doesn't need the money and at least the guns keep their valve when the dollar is going south. If I can't talk some sense into him I'll post what he has to sell. Would need to go to a FFL.

Some of the things I saw on his list were a copula 1886 45-70s, a brace of Ruger SA 45 Colt, 45 Colt rifle, some AR-15s, Ar-18 the 308 caliber , a 03 that be sporterized and that's about all I can remember.

[Marine A5 Sniper]

His motivation is irrelevant and another's gain.

jt

[jon_norstog]

Rick,

can you get him to post a link?

jn

[Rick]

I will try.

[John Sukey]

Maybe health reasons that you haven't been told about

[M1Riflenut]

Maybe he's just "changing direction". I've tossed the same idea around in my head quite a bit the past few years. Would'nt get rid of everything but possibly a large chunk of it. Got a house that needs a ton of work, antique car projects that are stalled because I spend every spare penny on gun collecting and shooting etc...............

[Nick Riviezzo]

It breaks my heart to think about it but,I'm getting to the age where it is almost time to start "thinning the herd".No one to leave it all to that would appreciate them.Sad, but I'm going to hang on for another year or two if the good Lord lets me.Still,I could get interested in an 1886 or two. Nick

[Dave in NGA]

Every coin has two sides. When one man decides to part with his treasures, it allows someone else to enjoy them and continue to make good memories. My first M1 carbine came to me from a co-worker who 'got religion' and decided gun ownership was contrary to his religious principles. This came at a time when I was newly married and we had our first child. Money was tight. For evaluating what he had and helping him price everything, he let me have that very nice Underwood for $100. So the other side of this coin is the opportunity for many others to get enjoyment from acquiring some unusual pieces.

[da gimp]

On the prime pieces, & those he's not sure of, I'd take the best to a Cabellas near him. He'll still get a better price out of them even after paying a commission on a consignment sale. Especialy the Winchester 86's, good collectible Garands etc. Good 1911A1's etc, we did rather well selling a S&W mod 52 & an old Mauser C-96 Broomhandle at the KCK store.

They list everything on line too that they have in stock & on consignment in their stores, that helps too.

[mike webb]

That's his decision, while it may be hard to comprehend for some of us, someone else will enjoy his guns. That's not as bad as some stories I heard from a friend who is a police officer here in Canada. He told me they have SEVERAL people come to the station in recent months to turn in firearms FOR DESTRUCTION!! Apparently the owners had passed away and family members didn't want the guns and were convinced that guns are evil. He said he told these folks that it was perfectly legal to sell these firearms to anyone who can own them legally but they refused to budge. So they were turned over and run through a metal shredder along with prohibited guns which had been seized from criminals here. A few he mentioned were, 1886 Winchesters, 1873 Winchesters, Brown Besses, .577 Snider British military rifles, 1911 Colts along with a bunch of run of the mill hunting guns. It's enough to make a strong man weep.