No safe queens for me... how about you?

[david86440]

I don't think it's anyones business what I do or do not do with my guns. If I want to hold them hostage in a safe so be it.

I have bought guns that I have no intention of firing. but I buy them because I want them. I like guns.

They are not necessarily safe queens, and I could possibly shoot them some day, or maybe not. I would never consider selling a gun once I have it. Perhaps some day if I'm destitute I may reconsider.

I have kept every gun I have ever purchased or been given (passed down from my father) except two. A .22 semi-auto rifle that I bought for $30 new and traded it for a set of mags for my 68 GTO in 1970.  I thought at the time it was a pretty good deal, but what do 17 yr olds know?.
If I hadn't made the trade I would still have the rifle. The GTO is long gone.

The other gun that I no longer have is a Remington 742 30.06 that I gave to my son this year that belonged to my father and thought my son would like to have as a remembrance of his grandfather.

[tombogan03884]

I don't think it's anyones business what I do or do not do with my guns. If I want to hold them hostage in a safe so be it.

I have bought guns that I have no intention of firing. but I buy them because I want them. I like guns.

They are not necessarily safe queens, and I could possibly shoot them some day, or maybe not. I would never consider selling a gun once I have it. Perhaps some day if I'm destitute I may reconsider.

I have kept every gun I have ever purchased or been given (passed down from my father) except two. A .22 semi-auto rifle that I bought for $30 new and traded it for a set of mags for my 68 GTO in 1970.  I thought at the time it was a pretty good deal, but what do 17 yr olds know?.
If I hadn't made the trade I would still have the rifle. The GTO is long gone.

The other gun that I no longer have is a Remington 742 30.06 that I gave to my son this year that belonged to my father and thought my son would like to have as a remembrance of his grandfather.

That first line might have come across grumpier than you intended, or not.
Truth is none of us really give a crap about what the others do with their guns (unless we miss out on "THE DEAL" ) But we have kind of warn out the Glock/1911, 9mm/.45 arguments so we're kind of reduced to safe queens.
Got a better subject to argue about on a slow day ? Start a thread about, I know I'm not the only one here with LOTS of opinions  

[david86440]

That first line might have come across grumpier than you intended, or not.
Truth is none of us really give a crap about what the others do with their guns (unless we miss out on "THE DEAL" ) But we have kind of warn out the Glock/1911, 9mm/.45 arguments so we're kind of reduced to safe queens.
Got a better subject to argue about on a slow day ? Start a thread about, I know I'm not the only one here with LOTS of opinions  

Hey Tom, I am a grumpy old fart........ and isn't it past your bedtime?

[fightingquaker13]

I don't think it's anyones business what I do or do not do with my guns. If I want to hold them hostage in a safe so be it.

I have bought guns that I have no intention of firing. but I buy them because I want them. I like guns.

They are not necessarily safe queens, and I could possibly shoot them some day, or maybe not. I would never consider selling a gun once I have it. Perhaps some day if I'm destitute I may reconsider.

I have kept every gun I have ever purchased or been given (passed down from my father) except two. A .22 semi-auto rifle that I bought for $30 new and traded it for a set of mags for my 68 GTO in 1970.  I thought at the time it was a pretty good deal, but what do 17 yr olds know?.
If I hadn't made the trade I would still have the rifle. The GTO is long gone.

The other gun that I no longer have is a Remington 742 30.06 that I gave to my son this year that belonged to my father and thought my son would like to have as a remembrance of his grandfather.

This was a nice post, and it caused me to a bit of soul searching. My family has shrunk a bit in the last few years and I am the last male heir on my my mom's side . Not that gender matters, as my two female cousins are vegetarians who would rather own a pet rattlesnake than a gun (drama majors ). The pont is I wound up inheiriting a fair bit of hardware. Those who follow my posts know that I have not been shy about selling it off and buying new guns that I want. I am now finished. I would be a lying weasel if I said I have everything I want, but I do think I have what I need. I still want a 1911 and I am simply easy when it comes to SxS shotguns. That said, for the first time in my my life I think I have what I need as far as a battery goes except for maybe a big bore revolver. Still, I traded a lot of guns based on what I wanted, not based on my idea of how nice it was to own them. I could have sold other stuff to pay for those trades. As David said, that stuff would probably be gone 15 years from now, but I still would have had the gun. I already regret trading in a Bond Derringer. It was a stupid call that I won't make again. The Glock I got is a better gun and much more practical, but if I'd traded a flyrod instead, I would have had a nice little .357 that I could hide in a pair of Levi's. Seller's remorse is a terrible thing. BUT it's easily prevented. Don't sell.
FQ13 who is better armed, all things considered, but still a bit sad about what I traded away

[david86440]

This was a nice post, and it caused me to a bit of soul searching. My family has shrunk a bit in the last few years and I am the last male heir on my my mom's side . Not that gender matters, as my two female cousins are vegetarians who would rather own a pet rattlesnake than a gun (drama majors ). The pont is I wound up inheiriting a fair bit of hardware. Those who follow my posts know that I have not been shy about selling it off and buying new guns that I want. I am now finished. I would be a lying weasel if I said I have everything I want, but I do think I have what I need. I still want a 1911 and I am simply easy when it comes to SxS shotguns. That said, for the first time in my my life I think I have what I need as far as a battery goes except for maybe a big bore revolver. Still, I traded a lot of guns based on what I wanted, not based on my idea of how nice it was to own them. I could have sold other stuff to pay for those trades. As David said, that stuff would probably be gone 15 years from now, but I still would have had the gun. I already regret trading in a Bond Derringer. It was a stupid call that I won't make again. The Glock I got is a better gun and much more practical, but if I'd traded a flyrod instead, I would have had a nice little .357 that I could hide in a pair of Levi's. Seller's remorse is a terrible thing. BUT it's easily prevented. Don't sell.
FQ13 who is better armed, all things considered, but still a bit sad about what I traded away

You shocked me!!!! I thought you would be the one (besides Tom) that would give me a ration of crap over my post.

I really appreciate that you came back with a thoughtful reply..... my hat is off to you.

And Tom, go to bed.

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[tombogan03884]

Hey Tom, I am a grumpy old fart........ and isn't it past your bedtime?

Second shift for 18 years, now I just crash when I'm tired  

[david86440]

Second shift for 18 years, now I just crash when I'm tired  

I know what you mean about shift work. I worked a lot of shift work in my life working in the power industry. It got harder the older I got. I'm thankful to have a day job now but I still have a hard time sleeping at night, I seem to get most of my energy after 6pm and I'm ready for bed about 4am. I find I need an afternoon nap to keep me going now days.

[Dakotaranger]

I ALMOST did get one once.  It was an 1873 Springfield Trapdoor.  It was fun to handle because it was something that normally you don't get to see other than behind glass in a musuem.  IF I would have had the thousand they wanted for it I would have done it.  I don't think I would have fired it.

The other one I would have as a Safe queen if I could find it is the Carbine my grandpa carried in WWII

[Rob10ring]

I've only sold 2 guns ever. They were 2 Beretta 92's. One "blue" and the other stainless. Both were crap out of the box. The matte one had a hammer that didn't fit and wouldn't function. I took it to their service center locally and they replaced it with a crappy hammer that didn't look like the rest of the gun. The other had a trigger that wouldn't operate without enough force to bend it. I had it worked on - poorly. Neither gun was ever right, so I traded up to a Glock 19 and my new Mossberg with the money from the other 2.

The only other gun I've ever been parted from was a Remington Nylon 66 that was stolen from my car. That was in '94 and I'm still a little heartbroken over that one. I'd have shot that one to death. It was my favorite .22 ever.

[ericire12]

What EVER gave you THAT idea 

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