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<blockquote data-quote="Packrat 6" data-source="post: 1002057" data-attributes="member: 80288"><p>Regardless of where the Rifle came from, if it is non-functional or dangerous to use, it should not leave anyones hands until it is made totally non-functional! Say I give it to my younger Brother and he lets one of his kids have it, somewhere down the line the tag stating that it is not to be shot will come off and someone will try to shoot it, possibly with fatal or injurious results. Seen it happen with someone else's family with a Damascus barrel and am not going there.</p><p></p><p>I've talked to my uncle and told him that it may be dangerous to shoot and he told me to just do with it whatever needed doing, including junking it, and that he had no sentimental value attached to and neither should I. He only gave it to me because he knew I liked old rifles. Thats where it stands right now. I'm just glad that he never tried to shoot it.</p><p></p><p>Just for the record, my attitude is that unless it has some intrinsic collectors value, a Rifle that can't be used, is called a club! If you put a bayonet on it then you have a pointy club and it has just about as much value as a rusted Subaru.</p><p></p><p>Wish I knew how to erase this entire thread. Was just looking for some alternate ideas, but it seems to have turned into something else.</p><p></p><p> [ATTACH]39892[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packrat 6, post: 1002057, member: 80288"] Regardless of where the Rifle came from, if it is non-functional or dangerous to use, it should not leave anyones hands until it is made totally non-functional! Say I give it to my younger Brother and he lets one of his kids have it, somewhere down the line the tag stating that it is not to be shot will come off and someone will try to shoot it, possibly with fatal or injurious results. Seen it happen with someone else's family with a Damascus barrel and am not going there. I've talked to my uncle and told him that it may be dangerous to shoot and he told me to just do with it whatever needed doing, including junking it, and that he had no sentimental value attached to and neither should I. He only gave it to me because he knew I liked old rifles. Thats where it stands right now. I'm just glad that he never tried to shoot it. Just for the record, my attitude is that unless it has some intrinsic collectors value, a Rifle that can't be used, is called a club! If you put a bayonet on it then you have a pointy club and it has just about as much value as a rusted Subaru. Wish I knew how to erase this entire thread. Was just looking for some alternate ideas, but it seems to have turned into something else. [ATTACH]39892.vB[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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