What to do with a rifle you don't shoot?

bpurtz

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Shoot it...

Sure, that's the easy answer - but, its not that easy for me.

Several years ago I bought my first custom rifle from MOA Rifles - 7mm Rem Mag. A couple years later for some unknown reason I bought another in .338 Lapua and then another in .300 PRC. A little over a year ago I bought a Seekins Havak Element in 6.5 PRC.

My impractical addiction seems to be flaring and lately I've been thinking about a Seekins 7mm PRC. I've probably put less than 100 rounds down the .338 Lapua and I just don't see myself using this gun much, so my practical side is telling me to sell it, which would really justify the decision to buy the Seekins.

I've got 3 boys and a SIL (and 3 grandsons) that will ultimately inherit the guns so maybe the other easy answer is ignore practicality and let one of my boys deal with the Lapua.

What would you do???
 
Kids will never have the same taste as you, no matter how nice a gun is, but they are a good way to get rid of stuff. I give our kids anything that needs to go and they can keep it, sell it, or trade it. I used to cringe when giving them something and having them poo poo it and almost give it away to a friend, but it’s theirs as soon as it leaves my hand and it doesn’t bother me now.

One of our boys would sell any rifle I gave him and buy archery equipment and the other would sell it and buy 223 ammo. Lol
 
Have you been conspiring with my wife?

no sir, and I need to take my own advice. I have a safe full of guns from my dad, who thought he was a collector. I'll never shoot any of them and nobody in my family wants them. I need to sell them but it's gotten to be a pain in the a@@; gunbroker works but they're expensive as heck.
 
If it's honestly about what's best for your kids/grandkids, then sell them and park that cash as silver/gold in your gun safe, or in an investment fund that will actually pay you.

If it's actually more about what you want...sell all of them, and roll it all into one absolute dream of a rifle.
 
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