Do you keep your rifles original box/packing? - Page 2

TXAZ · July 19, 2019, 11:49 PM

I bought the last 2 of them with custom fit travel cases so depending your criteria, probably yes.

T. O'Heir · July 20, 2019, 12:39 PM

"...local gun stores may pay a bit more..." Nope. Dealers base what they give on their wholesale price and how fast they think they can sell the thing. It might matter if you're selling privately, but unless it's a collector piece it won't matter much.

Wag · July 21, 2019, 09:04 AM

Good timing for me. I was on the verge of throwing out all of my rifle boxes and plastic pistol cases.

It's time.

A thought: Make sure to obliterate the serial numbers off the boxes when you toss them.

--Wag--

Mainah · July 21, 2019, 11:27 AM

Would you pay more for a used rifle if it came with the box? I wouldn't, unless it was obvious that the gun had never been used.

jackstrawIII · July 22, 2019, 08:23 AM

Always keep. Makes a handy way to ship them if you sell them or need to send them in for repairs.

July 19, 2019, 11:49 PM	#26
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	I bought the last 2 of them with custom fit travel cases so depending your criteria, probably yes. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

July 20, 2019, 12:39 PM	#27
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...local gun stores may pay a bit more..." Nope. Dealers base what they give on their wholesale price and how fast they think they can sell the thing. It might matter if you're selling privately, but unless it's a collector piece it won't matter much. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

July 21, 2019, 09:04 AM	#28
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	Good timing for me. I was on the verge of throwing out all of my rifle boxes and plastic pistol cases. It's time. A thought: Make sure to obliterate the serial numbers off the boxes when you toss them. --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

July 22, 2019, 08:23 AM	#30
jackstrawIII Senior Member Join Date: July 20, 2016 Location: Upstate NY. Posts: 901	Always keep. Makes a handy way to ship them if you sell them or need to send them in for repairs. __________________ In God we trust.

July 21, 2019, 11:27 AM	#29
Mainah Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2007 Posts: 1,119	Would you pay more for a used rifle if it came with the box? I wouldn't, unless it was obvious that the gun had never been used.