Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

So I gotta a rifle. Inherited, not something I hate, but it's not something I would buy for myself. After pricing mags, and ammo, not something I wanna invest that much into.

BUT... considering that it's OLD, and three owners back... Not sure I wanna get rid of it.

I know a pal of mine debated for 3 YEARS before he sold two of his Garands. I ain't waiting that long, but dang.

Anyone else go through this? How do you decide? I'm really leaning towards posting it here soon.

Been there Rev, but I generally tend to hang onto things unless I really can't find a use for it, or by some strange thing, I hate it. I really can only think of one gun I actually hated, but then anyone who has ever tried to fire a Remington XP100 I think they were called, pistol in 444 Marlin can relate. This was the Remington single shot bolt action pistol chambered in almost every cartridge you can imagine. I have sold some and regretted it later, and had a few that I held for what seemed like forever then sold to someone who would actually appreciate it more than I. Maybe send a few of us a PM with the piece you want to find a new home, and someone may actually want it, and provide it a good home.

Casey

If I had my way, I would never sell any weapons. Truth is, cash and space are. Concern for most of us. It comes down to what you want least vs what you want most, leveraged by your means.

Its a hard choice, by look at what's practical for your needs/wants and go from there.

My general position is keep everything. Even if you don't like it, you may find friends that do, if you take your friends to the range.

On the other hand, my preferred method of firearm acquisition depends on folks being willing to sell from their collection, for whatever reason they may have.

And, I am generally open to the idea of purchasing more firearms, since we are on the topic

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SHMIV wrote:My general position is keep everything. Even if you don't like it, you may find friends that do, if you take your friends to the range.

On the other hand, my preferred method of firearm acquisition depends on folks being willing to sell from their collection, for whatever reason they may have.

And, I am generally open to the idea of purchasing more firearms, since we are on the topic

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Yeah, I usually make the offer to friends first, since I KNOW them, and they KNOW me. it's less hassle.

for 10 years, i averaged a new (to me, at least) gun per month. Big waste of time and money. once you learn to think in terms of principles, you'll realize that 90% of the guns on the market just duplicate some other gun, and 90% or more are inferior for that particalar sort of gun"job".

Setting aside the fact that we are discussing an inherited rifle, for a moment...

Whether or not buying lots of guns is a waste of time and money, really depends on the reason for the purchases. Some people just want to have a lot of guns, just because they can. So what if it's redundant, in practical terms?

@Rev: It occurs to me that, since you inherited this rifle, that maybe you have a relative that may appreciate it? Maybe not now, but perhaps in the future. Maybe holding on to it, for the time being wouldn't be a bad idea.

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Owning a firearm is a right, owning a lot of them is a hobby.

I part with things when they have outlived their usefulness. Firearms RARELY are useless. For me? It's a paring down of calibers.

I have a Lee Enfield that has a modified stock for hunting. Tight lock up, great operation, good gun... BUT... .303 British is EXPENSIVE, spare mags are EXPENSIVE. I have a .308 Bolt action that works just fine.

As to passing it along to family SHMIV? If I LIKED them? I would probably consider it. However, Nah like them, soooo some have gone away.

Now it's just a .22 handgun with intergral suppressor, pocket 9mm, belt 9mm, and shorty AR15 with Ciener .22lr mag. What those can't do, doesn't need doing, (with a gun). Snares, traps, nets, birdlime, fish poison, trotlines, those are the ways to catch small and large game and fish.

Opinions vary.

so do levels of competence, income, and knowledge

Yeah, Rev, I heard that. I am familiar with the cost of .303 British. I think that I hit 3 or 4 different stores before I found some, too, last I went looking for it. That gave me the impression that it wasn't a common round; at least not around Petersburg. I think that I finally found some at Dances. I do like the historical value of an Enfield, though. And they are a pleasure to shoot.

Family is funny, ain't it. Most of my family, at least on my mother's side, are scared of guns, or associate them with backwoods bigots.

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SHMIV wrote:Yeah, Rev, I heard that. I am familiar with the cost of .303 British. I think that I hit 3 or 4 different stores before I found some, too, last I went looking for it. That gave me the impression that it wasn't a common round; at least not around Petersburg. I think that I finally found some at Dances. I do like the historical value of an Enfield, though. And they are a pleasure to shoot.

Family is funny, ain't it. Most of my family, at least on my mother's side, are scared of guns, or associate them with backwoods bigots.

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Exactly, not really feeling that it's a keeper. I was thinking about another bolt action though. I like the Mossberg MVP in 5.56 since it uses AR mags. Figured that would save some money on accessories down the road.

You may want to guide your decision by the usefulness of the rifle. My wife inherited an old (1940s) Stevens double barrel 20 ga shotgun. We don't hunt, or shoot competitively, or shoot skeet - all of our firearms are intended for home or self defense, and this shotgun just doesn't fit that purpose nearly as well as our other guns. So to us the old double barrel is of no use and we will likely sell it to someone who would appreciate it.

TomVA

444 Marlin in a pistol is great fun!