WHEN DO YOU CALL IT A DAY?

[Gil Boyd]

We ain't getting any younger, and its great to see the younger element on the site availing themselves of the knowledge of so many experienced people in the shooting world, who, by their very being, and the weapons they know so much about, gives some indication on their collective ages!!

I have recently put in place that knowledge to my family in case I fall off my perch. My son is still serving in the Army, so no worries there, but it is always the immediate family that have to tidy up so many loose ends we guys leave behind should something unforeseen happen.
I'm not like many on here, who hold oodles of weapons, and each, at a specific value in "our minds". So what happens when you are not around to consult?
Books like Ian Skennertons or Peter Laidlers fine works on classic firearms, what would someone who knew nothing of their original cost, let them go for?

I only raise this now, as I lost a close friend who was an avid shooter like all of us and collector of firearms. Much of his "estate" was dispersed to dealers who wanted the best deal for themselves, which is understandable, leaving the family well behind where they should be. Luckily it was the books that filled in the missing gap on finance. In some cases the books raising more then some weapons!!

So guys in short, take a moment to think about what you have, and how you would like it to be disceminated, don't let your families miss out............prices are rising all the time on classic firearms!!!

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