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stinkeypete · June 22, 2023, 02:02 PM

I say "He who dies with the most toys... is dead." Then his wife has to deal with cleaning up the expensive pile of regulated metal left behind, and will probably only get thirty cents on the dollar for what the man could have gotten by selling it online.

My goal is to die with my two favorite guns in the cabinet and the cash for the rest of 'em on the shelf inside it.

To me, it's not how many I own, it's about how many I absolutely love. It's been a fun hobby, always looking for something I fancy more. There are only two I have even the least regret about selling. The expensive Beretta over and under got sold off as I was not using it, and my kiddo needed money for college. I bought a nicer one 15 years later, but in 20 gauge. The other was a Bersa Thunder that got sold off with it's PPK cousin. The PPK was three times as expensive but only 80% as nice. So I got another Bersa a few years later.

That's just me. My daughter doesn't shoot (much) and I don't have any young pals who I can trust (or burden) to liquidate my shootin' iron estate.

June 22, 2023, 02:02 PM	#8
stinkeypete Senior Member Join Date: July 22, 2010 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,344	I say "He who dies with the most toys... is dead." Then his wife has to deal with cleaning up the expensive pile of regulated metal left behind, and will probably only get thirty cents on the dollar for what the man could have gotten by selling it online. My goal is to die with my two favorite guns in the cabinet and the cash for the rest of 'em on the shelf inside it. To me, it's not how many I own, it's about how many I absolutely love. It's been a fun hobby, always looking for something I fancy more. There are only two I have even the least regret about selling. The expensive Beretta over and under got sold off as I was not using it, and my kiddo needed money for college. I bought a nicer one 15 years later, but in 20 gauge. The other was a Bersa Thunder that got sold off with it's PPK cousin. The PPK was three times as expensive but only 80% as nice. So I got another Bersa a few years later. That's just me. My daughter doesn't shoot (much) and I don't have any young pals who I can trust (or burden) to liquidate my shootin' iron estate. __________________ My book "The Pheasant Hunter's Action Adventure Cookbook" is now on Amazon. Tall tales, hunting tips, butchering from bird to the freezer, and recipes.