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<blockquote data-quote="Murtfree" data-source="post: 2988919" data-attributes="member: 111090"><p>Reading everyone's posts in this thread made me realize I am not the only one making some hard decisions about what I have accumulated over the years. I have 3 kids who I thought would be where my collection would go, but times have definitely changed on how the younger generations think. I still have my fathers and grandfathers guns and would never sell them. My kids have no interest in shooting or hunting although I tried to get them interested. Their only interest if I were to leave things to them would be "how much do you think I could sell them for?". The younger generation seems to have any interest in sentimental or "old" things. And I realize I'm not the only one. I've watched it happen to friends who had other items that they had their entire lives and wanted to leave to their kids only to find out the kids wanted to dump the cherished "old" things for a pile o' cash to spend on something new. So, as I got older I decided I was going to sell some items off and enjoy myself in retirement, although that plan hasn't worked out quite as I anticipated. I retired 2 years ago at age 60 and have been hit with one limiting heath factor after another since then. My plan was to go on at least one major hunting trip a year. I did make it on a Dall Sheep hunt last year but it wasn't easy and had to cut out early but I did get my sheep. This years hunt is up in the air for Sheep, Grizzly and Moose but the outfitter is a great guy and working with me on my limitations.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, back to thinning. Last year I took about 20 hunting rifles to my LGS who was going to help me sell them on commission; we had talked about it for years but it was time to get off my *ss. When he looked at them he shot me a price for the lot instead of waiting for them to sell individually. After a few minutes of thought, I decided it was a lot easier to walk out the door with a check in hand then maybe wait a year or more for them all to sell. At this point would an extra few hundred or thousand dollars change the outcome of my life; probably not? It's funny how we view things differently as we get older. In my younger days I would have tried to squeeze every last dollar out of each gun. But at this point in life "easy" was much more important than a few bucks.</p><p></p><p>The selling bug sort of set in and I auctioned off a few Class III's with one of the auction houses this fall. I thought I would never sell these but with age and physical problems setting in would I really ever take them out and shoot them anymore. After they were gone it was much easier than I thought and now I am considering selling everything except a few select guns that I hunt or shoot on a somewhat regular basis.</p><p></p><p>Reloading equipment and components are a completely different ball of wax and have no clue where to start since there is a room filled to the ceiling. Everyone that I know that knows how to use what I have, are older or in worse condition than myself and in the last few years I have acquired some of their items.</p><p></p><p>Aging and the physical problems that have begun to set in as a part of it, have really gotten my attention.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Murtfree, post: 2988919, member: 111090"] Reading everyone’s posts in this thread made me realize I am not the only one making some hard decisions about what I have accumulated over the years. I have 3 kids who I thought would be where my collection would go, but times have definitely changed on how the younger generations think. I still have my fathers and grandfathers guns and would never sell them. My kids have no interest in shooting or hunting although I tried to get them interested. Their only interest if I were to leave things to them would be “how much do you think I could sell them for?”. The younger generation seems to have any interest in sentimental or “old” things. And I realize I’m not the only one. I’ve watched it happen to friends who had other items that they had their entire lives and wanted to leave to their kids only to find out the kids wanted to dump the cherished “old” things for a pile o’ cash to spend on something new. So, as I got older I decided I was going to sell some items off and enjoy myself in retirement, although that plan hasn’t worked out quite as I anticipated. I retired 2 years ago at age 60 and have been hit with one limiting heath factor after another since then. My plan was to go on at least one major hunting trip a year. I did make it on a Dall Sheep hunt last year but it wasn’t easy and had to cut out early but I did get my sheep. This years hunt is up in the air for Sheep, Grizzly and Moose but the outfitter is a great guy and working with me on my limitations. Anyway, back to thinning. Last year I took about 20 hunting rifles to my LGS who was going to help me sell them on commission; we had talked about it for years but it was time to get off my *ss. When he looked at them he shot me a price for the lot instead of waiting for them to sell individually. After a few minutes of thought, I decided it was a lot easier to walk out the door with a check in hand then maybe wait a year or more for them all to sell. At this point would an extra few hundred or thousand dollars change the outcome of my life; probably not? It’s funny how we view things differently as we get older. In my younger days I would have tried to squeeze every last dollar out of each gun. But at this point in life “easy” was much more important than a few bucks. The selling bug sort of set in and I auctioned off a few Class III’s with one of the auction houses this fall. I thought I would never sell these but with age and physical problems setting in would I really ever take them out and shoot them anymore. After they were gone it was much easier than I thought and now I am considering selling everything except a few select guns that I hunt or shoot on a somewhat regular basis. Reloading equipment and components are a completely different ball of wax and have no clue where to start since there is a room filled to the ceiling. Everyone that I know that knows how to use what I have, are older or in worse condition than myself and in the last few years I have acquired some of their items. Aging and the physical problems that have begun to set in as a part of it, have really gotten my attention. [/QUOTE]
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