Small dilema.......keep? sell? shoot?

[gtxmonte]

Although I don't shoot a lot of 22LR, it seems I have accumulated a BUNCH of them over the years. I am normally a heavy barrel bolt gun guy and as such have a 40X, CZ and Anschutz to fill that need. In sporter weight barrels, I have a Kimber, Anschutz, Savage and a Marlin plinker/RV rifle. Also have 61, 62 and 63 Winchesters, plus a mint Marlin 39M I was given as a child. Several 10/22s also, including a really tricked out one, that is about all Kidd parts, plus a TC Benchmark that is scary accurate. I rarely shoot any of these, some better than 20 years since fired. My main dilemma is deciding what to do with a couple Winchester 9422 XTRs I have. Both pistol grip, non checkered models. Have both a 22 and a 22mag........unfired, in the boxes. I know nobody can tell you what you should do with your own guns........but stumped on a few of these.

 

[GRAMPS 51]

Hi Being more of a collector I only shoot a handful of my guns so I finally decided to sell most anything non Ruger and even a few Rugers that were not collectable and focus on the more rare Rugers that I figured will be a good investment or minty ones that fill a niche in my collection I will confess I have a hard time parting with any of them I keep telling myself to sell most of them and go on a few big hunting trips before I'm to old :? :?

Gramps

 

[contender]

I can understand what you feel.
I own several firearms that are not shot often or hardly ever. Yes,,, I'm a collector,,, and I do like to collect Rugers,,, but there are others in my stable.
I also hunt. When I was young,,, I used rifles. Then in my early 20's,,, I started handgun hunting. But,,, I also used a rifle some. Then,, I quit using rifles,,, unless it was something special,,, or the conditions warranted a rifle. (Hunting a gas line cut-over where shots could be out to 400+ is an example.) But,, now,,as I am in my late 50's,,, and I see my eyes aging,, I realize I may need to revert back to a rifle in a dozen or more years if I want meat for the table. I'm still ok right now,,, but I know my eyes won't get better. And any animal I hunt deserves a clean kill.
So,,, I keep my rifles,, and know that one day,,, they may get more use again.

But I also have a fair amount of nostalgia. Many guns have been old friends,,, or are ones I lusted after when younger but couldn't afford back then,,, and later found one I could afford as my income had changed.

But I also know that one day,,, I will be making the choice of what to sell & allow others to enjoy as I prepare to (hopefully) humbly meet the Good Lord. We all have to make decisions of some kind,, and for each of us,,, it has a different timetable,,, as well as what to do with certain things.

 

[NH Rugerman]

My humble suggestion is to carefully consider if you will miss them when they are gone and to also consider whether you would like to gift them to family members, etc. if not, then you should research their values and let them go as you deem appropriate, better to sell them leisurely than to HAVe to sell them for financial purposes.

Good luck...if you decide to sell the Winchester 61, let me know as I have always wanted one but could never afford it when a nice one became available.

Perhaps sell them here and give your fellow forum members a chance at them.

You should do whatever feels RIGHT TO YOU. My advice is worth little, just ask my kids :roll: :shock: :lol:

 

[powder smoke]

Know the feeling well, human nature can make you attached to things. I have guns
I think about selling quite offend. guess what? they are still in the safe collecting dust.
I have a problem parting with guns other things not so much. Good luck ps

 

[BIgMuddy]

It would be tough on the '94s, especially with what they are bringing now. I have one in a mag, but I do occasionally get it out and shoot it some or carry it around the ranch in the pick up. If mine was unfired in the box I would sure be tempted to let 'er go.

Dan

 

[Three50seven]

There's a strong market for the 9422's right now, especially having the pair in boxes in a rather rare configuration....If you are considering selling them, now would be the time to do it. I have an XTR in .22 WMR with the checkered stocks and I love it.

 

[single action]

Folks, I have very specific guns that have a family connection that are dedicated to certain members of my family as heirlooms. Beyond that I have been slowly selling some of the collection one at a time. Inasmuch, as in my family I am the only one that has knowledge of the values, this includes many books that i have enjoyed on guns. Some of the guns you have do have substantial value as mentioned above, and I would hate to see some good neighbor or relative, come in and give your family a small piece of their actual value. I have worked in a gun store and folks have come in and talked how they scored on some poor widow who did not have a clue on the values of the guns her husband had, No Bueno, in my book.
I have told my kids to give all the books to the local Browning Firearms Museum here in Ogden, they have an archive which I already donated about 45 years of American Rifleman mags to for reference by users of the archive. My biggest fear is as mentioned above is the loss of value when the collection is transitioned, keep good records and share it with your family as well I purchase a Blue Book of Gun Values every two years and upgrade the estimated value of my guns on that list.
It has been hard to let go of some of the guns that I spent trying to find over a 30 year period, to move on to the next keeper, but I have been doing it.
God forbid I pass and the family backs up a dumpster, oh hell it wont matter much to me then....! IMHO Bob

 

[UmpquaCharlie]

I've never met a gun I didn't like and in most cases coveted. Bottom line keep them all and let your survivors or heirs sort them out.
Having written that smug bit of advice I'll admit I recently sold a slug of rifles because they just didn't fit what I collect. Today, I regret selling them.
Just my TCW
PS The reality is we can give you advice but the bottom line is do what you think is best for your situation.

 

[pete44ru]

My main dilemma is deciding what to do with a couple Winchester 9422 XTRs I have.

Both pistol grip, non checkered models.

Have both a 22 and a 22mag........unfired, in the boxes.

From your description, and my extensive knowledge & ownership of multiple 9422's over the past 45 years, I would WAG that you have a set of 9422's that are more valueable than most other 9422's.

To wit, you apparently have a LR/WMR set of Winchester 9422 Classic's, made for only 2 years in the late 1970's.

NIB, they should easily bring $1200 (+/-) each, and most likely more (today, not whenever)........ :shock:

If they were mine (and a like set once was), I'd turn them over @ an online gun auction website, and apply the returns to another fix (like I've already done).

My name is Pete, and I'm a gun addict................. :roll:


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[mohavesam]

I have some 9422s... had the jones when New haven closed. I bought more NIB ones as I could find them in my travels for a year or so.
Keep in mind simple US inflation makes 1995's $300 worth $479+ today. Today a 100% NIB 9422 at $950 has just doubled in value then, over more than ten years - IF you can sell it for that much.

A quick search on GB says they had over 4500 listings, yet only one sold for more than 950 in the last 90 days. And fewer than 40 had bids - thats way less than 1% and most of those were 100% ANIB. So mathematically they ain't big sellers above about the $550-600 threshold... There were 228 listed today with only 19 having any bids at all.

They are a great woods-walking rifle, one of the best. I have mostly the WMRF versions, but I have none that shoot as well as an old (similar) Ithaca 72 WMRF made with an ERMA/Walther barrel. It shoots instinctively and hits a quarter-sized target first shot and every shot at 100yds. This is the design Henry copied, and they make a very good rifle. But they don't have the world-class barrels!

Winchester 9422s are a gun worth shooting and carrying. Not so much a bargain these days.
- I know as soon as I decide to sell mine, Browning/Miroku will announce a re-issue... :roll:

 

[pruger45]

Keep the collectible/more valuable ones and sell the rest!