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Do we overvalue sentimental value of our guns?
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<blockquote data-quote="Yanaix" data-source="post: 1582002" data-attributes="member: 75361"><p>It isn't the sentimental value we place on our own guns in as much as that value we put on the guns we acquire from others that is important from my perspective. The firearms I have inherited, first from my grandfather and then my father, are far and away the most important to me—despite the fact that all together they do not have a fair market value equal to even one of my custom rifles. And yet, if the house were on fire, after the family and pets were secured, my dad's Weatherby would be the first among cherished personal items I would want to rescue from the flames. It's not that the gun is all that valuable or even that important in my life today; it's the man who carried it for decades in the field, much of that time with me in tow, that was and always will be to me. So, for me it is not really sad to see a collection of firearms sold. Someday most of mine will go for pennies on the dollar, I'm sure. What would be said is if during the lifetime of the person who formerly owned them they had not built a relationship or two that meant there were items among their estate that conjured found memories so strong that the very thought of letting a stranger acquire that item was unthinkable. After all, it's those feelings and traditions that drive many of us to hunt in the first place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yanaix, post: 1582002, member: 75361"] It isn’t the sentimental value we place on our own guns in as much as that value we put on the guns we acquire from others that is important from my perspective. The firearms I have inherited, first from my grandfather and then my father, are far and away the most important to me—despite the fact that all together they do not have a fair market value equal to even one of my custom rifles. And yet, if the house were on fire, after the family and pets were secured, my dad’s Weatherby would be the first among cherished personal items I would want to rescue from the flames. It’s not that the gun is all that valuable or even that important in my life today; it’s the man who carried it for decades in the field, much of that time with me in tow, that was and always will be to me. So, for me it is not really sad to see a collection of firearms sold. Someday most of mine will go for pennies on the dollar, I’m sure. What would be said is if during the lifetime of the person who formerly owned them they had not built a relationship or two that meant there were items among their estate that conjured found memories so strong that the very thought of letting a stranger acquire that item was unthinkable. After all, it’s those feelings and traditions that drive many of us to hunt in the first place. [/QUOTE]
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