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I had a meeting this morning with my attorney to discus updating my will. Among the things we discussed was my small gun and sporting art collection. At my age,77,I felt that it was high time to get my stuff together and make some decisions. I am thinking about sending a good portion to James Julia and use the funds derived from their sale to help my daughter (who is suffering from stage four brain cancer but presently is doing well) and hopefully to travel some with her. Someone recently told me that they had never seen a hearse pulling a U-Haul trailer. Other than the few family items that my kids might want I think that I'm about ready to let someone else enjoy what I have accumulated over the past sixty odd years (and believe me some of them were very odd) Best Regards, George
To see my guns go to www.mylandco.com Select "SPORTING GUNS " My E-Mail palmettotreasure@aol.com
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At age 76, I have been gradually selling many of my firearms on gunbroker.com.
The proceeds go into "529 college funds" for my grandchildren. The selling seems less painful, knowing it will benefit the grandkids.
Unfortunately, none of my kids have any interest in owning guns.
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Karl, I really wish I could hunt more birds, I loved it better than anything. I can hardly walk to my truck "nowdays", I sure can't follow a dog anymore. I still enjoy thinking about it though. I can still drive close to a ground blind and hunt deer. Last year something flushed a covey across the food plot, and that really made me wish for better days again. Mike
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Der Ami, We all wish for better days, I know I do. I try to spend every bird season as if it were my last. Instead of sitting at home on New Year's day, I went hunting on the last day of our grouse season. Sometimes I start to realise my limits, but I do what I can. I'm really looking forward to next bird season already! Karl
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I am 35. If anyone is concerned about their best grade SLE's gathering dust and need someone to take them out for a spin on some canned birds in Georgia, feel free to let me know In the meantime, I am content with my Lang BLNE and eagerly am awaiting the return of the barrels from Ken61. BTW, for those lamenting the lack of youth in the hobby, I am constantly trying to sell my contemporaries on the finer things: doubles, fly-fishing and vintage cars and motorcycles. There is hope.
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Dan, I can't remember when I was 35! I'm glad to see that at your age you are able to appreciate the finer things that I could only realise in my 50's. You have a very nice head atart. Life is short.....write the check! Karl
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I am 35. If anyone is concerned about their best grade SLE's gathering dust and need someone to take them out for a spin on some canned birds in Georgia, feel free to let me know In the meantime, I am content with my Lang BLNE and eagerly am awaiting the return of the barrels from Ken61. BTW, for those lamenting the lack of youth in the hobby, I am constantly trying to sell my contemporaries on the finer things: doubles, fly-fishing and vintage cars and motorcycles. There is hope. Thank you for turning this topic to the positive side. Quite frankly if it wasn't for you soon I would have needed something to wipe my tears off with.
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I attest to being of sound mind and body....and do solemnly volunteer to be "heir apparent" for anyone who is lacking such a warm body to bequeath their toys to...;-)
Dave Weber doublegunshop.com DoubleGun Evangelist In Charge But Not Responsible
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Big of you, Dave. I'll carve your name in the black painted and automotive chip-guarded stock of my New Haven model 500 pump, so they know where to send it, freight collect, when I kack.
Best, Ted
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Great, after reading this thread I guess I am going to have to rethink my plan. All this time I figured I would send em ahead so I had something to shoot on the other side figuring if I sent them the wrong direction they could always forward them. Guess I will need to rethink my exit strategy... LOL..
All kidding aside I have a spiral notebook that I dedicate a page to each gun as well as details about it such and date manufactured, length of the shells to use, if it is steel compatible or not, etc. I include what I paid and what I feel the current value is along with any special contacts I have that family can reach out to for help. If I sell or trade the gun I mark the page accordingly and remove it from the book and put it in a ring binder in case I need to refer to it. My Wife and Kids know that they are welcome to any of the guns they want and that the prices are really based on what someone is willing to pay.
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Last edited by WBLDon; 03/30/17 09:41 PM.
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