I've got my grandfather's Sako Finnbear 7mm Mag from the 1970's, after he passed away. The thing doesn't have a mark on it and was never shot. It's beautiful light wood. My uncles suggested taking it on my elk hunt this fall, because my grandfather would have wanted me to take it...I'll never sell it, so the monetary value of mint condition doesn't mean anything to me. It's a beautiful rifle, just not sure taking it on horseback in the mountains for a week is best for it.
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Would you take a family heirloom (rifle) hunting?
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You'll get a variety of opinions...to me a mint all original VALUABLE family heirloom would stay that way while in my possession. I'll let who I pass it down to decide the end fate.
I have my great grandmothers's deer rifle in a 722 / 257 roberts...it has a cut down stock & a small imbedded compass my great gramp installed for her to get back to camp in the grip cap area. I refinished the wood & don't know how many first time kills the rifle has had in the last 30 years since I've owned it.
If the gun had been minty, it would be minty today...ymmv.
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It's a case by case basis...I have a Remington Wingmaster that dates back to the second year they were produced. It's over 70 years old, but still cycles like a dream, so it goes out. It's got a cracked stock and blemishes all around, so I'm fine with using it.
The other is a 1100 LT left eject that was my Dad's favorite gun. I'll take it to hunt one day for memories sack, then it goes back in the safe.
But if either of them were kept in pristine condition by the previous relative, I'd try to maintain that condition as best I could as a way of showing respect to them.
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Originally posted by Artos View PostYou'll get a variety of opinions...to me a mint all original VALUABLE family heirloom would stay that way while in my possession. I'll let who I pass it down to decide the end fate.
I have my great grandmothers's deer rifle in a 722 / 257 roberts...it has a cut down stock & a small imbedded compass my great gramp installed for her to get back to camp in the grip cap area. I refinished the wood & don't know how many first time kills the rifle has had in the last 30 years since I've owned it.
If the gun had been minty, it would be minty today...ymmv.
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I have done this myself. I got my grandpas 8mm mauser he brought back from WW2. He used it to bring deer meat back to the platoon. Granted it's not a pristine rifle or collectable by any means but still in good condition. I bring it out to hunt when a special hunt to me comes up. It's a tool he used and I plan on continuing to use it as such. For me I just won't over use it and make sure it's in good order for the next generation of our family to do the same with it.
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