I'm thinking of clearing out the gun safes a bit, again. Anyone else do this?

[mmpsteve]

I will have all mine put in a separate casket and buried with me before I let my kids liquidate them for pennies on the dollar.

One casket will do it, huh .....



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[Hookeye]

I have a few varmint centerfires and a couple deer centerfires.
Wonder if I should sell em all and just get a Blaser R8 with 2 barrels

 

[BP84]

One casket will do it, huh .....

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The casket will be a Conex.

 

[Popeye Thee Sailor]

I feel that. It’s one of those things that just comes with ownership I think. You’ll always have the few you never get rid of for sentimental value or what have you. I have usually keep the same process of only trade so you have the same “amount” of firearms but a nice enough rotation that you’re never at a loss.

 

[Sigblaster]

I've been going through boxes and ammo cans and discovering things that I forgot I bought, and I realized just how overstocked on some stuff I really am. I'm sure you've been there.

I'm also starting to realize there's some stuff I bought and haven't seen in a while, and I have no idea where they are. Not guns, obviously, but little stuff. A sight pusher (not the first time I've misplaced that), an AK sling, and an optic. That optic is REALLY p'ing me off right now. It's not expensive, I just like the look of it and was planning on using it for a specialty AR build that I haven't got around to yet. I just don't know where in the f I put it.

You might have gotten the impression I'm some sort of hoarder, but I'm really not. I actually keep things really neat. All ammo is in cans with dessicant packs stacked neatly in my house for climate and moisture control, gun safes are well organized, and accesories are boxed and either shelved or placed in the attic, again stacked neatly. I guess I need to start labeling boxes with something more efficient than "gun stuff". Then maybe I could find stuff.

 

[VERT]

Well the wife and I might have an opportunity to downsize homes about 6 years earlier than planned. If that happens I might be shedding pounds.

I think the decision has been made. We are looking at a smaller home in town. The purge from our old home is beginning. I have already parted ways with a few firearms.

Now I am eyeballing my reloading bench. I doubt I would have room to take it with me.

 

[Sigblaster]

I think the decision has been made. We are looking at a smaller home in town. The purge from our old home is beginning. I have already parted ways with a few firearms.

Now I am eyeballing my reloading bench. I doubt I would have room to take it with me.

Good luck to you sir. It would be easy for me to downsize when I retire, which I would really like to do, but decreased wall space would result in some very hard decisions for my wife with regard to the artwork she has accumulated. I understand it, though, as she's got some fantastic stuff.

 

[DD15CBUS]

My one-liner: No sell, only buy
I do occasionally consider selling some dusty unused items, but I never end up doing it. I always feel like "What if I want it back"

I have duplicates of some firearms (P320 for instance)
At the end of the day, I look at my firearms as a collection, in which case they don't all have to have a daily use, or even a semi-often niche to fill. Some stuff I just buy because I want it, or because of nostalgia

 

[bgcatty]

Don’t do it as you will come to regret it!

 

[ljk]

I've long decided NOT to sell any of my guns, the ones I don't want now, they will be my sons'. Instead, I made a list of the guns I wanted and only buy them when I come across a deal. Sadly, I haven't bought any in over a year.