That's pretty much how I feel too. I have a couple pump guns that were my Dad's that I hold on to, even though I rarely shoot them, but since no one else in my family hunts or shoots, who am I saving them for? My Dad could care less; he's gone. But, if you sell them, it's hard to get what they're worth, so I just hold on to 'em.
The only other thing that would keep me from trading willy nilly is that I may end up with something I don't shoot as well with as what I had, as in KY Jon's example above. There is also a fine line between wanting a pretty gun to look at vs. one that is too pretty to hunt with. I have dropped a beautiful, newly re-done stock with fancy wood on a rock, and the sickening crunch that ensued cast a pall over the rest of my trip. What's the point? It's all chasing after the wind. Things are things, but experiences are what we remember.
