f7ben Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 My uncle Baron died this summer and turns out he had a gun collection that he was having a friend keep for him. Well that friend was an honest fellow and after Baron died unexpectedly he tracked down my dad after deciding he wouldn’t ever give the guns to my aunt lol. Last week my dad made a cannonball run to Florida and picked up the guns. There are some very rare and very obscure guns in the collection and my dad has tasked me with selling them after I advised him against taking an offer he was made on the entire lot. If this entire collection was on average in even 5% better condition I believe it would fetch between $20-25k. Either way I’m having a great time tracking down info on all these obscure guns and determining what to do with them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 In the market. Post em up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 17, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) Hopefully you went through a FFL... sounds sketch transporting guns from Florida to Minnesota from somebody that was holding them for a family member that died and against some sort of laws. Edited February 17, 2021 by BOHICA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, f7ben said: My uncle Baron died this summer and turns out he had a gun collection that he was having a friend keep for him. Well that friend was an honest fellow and after Baron died unexpectedly he tracked down my dad after deciding he wouldn’t ever give the guns to my aunt lol. Last week my dad made a cannonball run to Florida and picked up the guns. There are some very rare and very obscure guns in the collection and my dad has tasked me with selling them after I advised him against taking an offer he was made on the entire lot. If this entire collection was on average in even 5% better condition I believe it would fetch between $20-25k. Either way I’m having a great time tracking down info on all these obscure guns and determining what to do with them. My sympathies Ben Is this your same uncle that you were once telling me about? I have a beautiful 60 year old Savage .308 hunting rifle from my dad, but we have no hunters in the family that I can pass it on to. My father in law has a pretty good arsenal with the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, BOHICA said: Hopefully you went through a FFL... sounds sketch transporting guns from Florida to Minnesota from somebody that was holding them for a family member that died and against some sort of laws. Fuck that why would you give the fed any info on firearms they have zero idea even exist ? I dont own 1 gun the fed knows about and I have over 20 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, BOHICA said: Hopefully you went through a FFL... sounds sketch transporting guns from Florida to Minnesota from somebody that was holding them for a family member that died and against some sort of laws. What guns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted February 17, 2021 Gold Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just now, Matt said: What guns? The ones that are now frozen in time on an internet chat room for anybody to access. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, f7ben said: My uncle Baron died this summer and turns out he had a gun collection that he was having a friend keep for him. Well that friend was an honest fellow and after Baron died unexpectedly he tracked down my dad after deciding he wouldn’t ever give the guns to my aunt lol. Last week my dad made a cannonball run to Florida and picked up the guns. There are some very rare and very obscure guns in the collection and my dad has tasked me with selling them after I advised him against taking an offer he was made on the entire lot. If this entire collection was on average in even 5% better condition I believe it would fetch between $20-25k. Either way I’m having a great time tracking down info on all these obscure guns and determining what to do with them. My fil is a big collector and was ready to thin the heard 2 years ago so he had us over (sons, grandsons, grand daughter, etc to see what we wanted before he started selling. After that he put them in a live auction for fire arms and he says he thinks he got double what he would have gotten otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, DriftBusta said: My sympathies Ben Is this your same uncle that you were once telling me about? I have a beautiful 60 year old Savage .308 hunting rifle from my dad, but we have no hunters in the family that I can pass it on to. My father in law has a pretty good arsenal with the same problem. No that uncle is still alive. Baron also lived in Florida...he was a poor recluse who apparently had an affinity for firearm oddities lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just now, f7ben said: No that uncle is still alive. Baron also lived in Florida...he was a poor recluse who apparently had an affinity for firearm oddities lol I'm real curious what he had. I love old odd guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 12 minutes ago, Matt said: In the market. Post em up. Probably the rarest one is a Winchester model 777 in .308 probably one a few hundred in existence and maybe only a handful in the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Just now, Big Crappie said: I'm real curious what he had. I love old odd guns. I’ll post them as I am confident I’ve learned exactly what they are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, BOHICA said: The ones that are now frozen in time on an internet chat room for anybody to access. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted February 17, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 6 hours ago, f7ben said: Probably the rarest one is a Winchester model 777 in .308 probably one a few hundred in existence and maybe only a handful in the US You dont have an octogon barrel winchester model 94 by any chance do you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted February 17, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 Sorry about your Uncle Baron and here’s to him and his gun collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 2 hours ago, steve from amherst said: You dont have an octogon barrel winchester model 94 by any chance do you? ooooooffffddda that'd be a catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 9 hours ago, f7ben said: My uncle Baron died this summer and turns out he had a gun collection that he was having a friend keep for him. Well that friend was an honest fellow and after Baron died unexpectedly he tracked down my dad after deciding he wouldn’t ever give the guns to my aunt lol. Last week my dad made a cannonball run to Florida and picked up the guns. There are some very rare and very obscure guns in the collection and my dad has tasked me with selling them after I advised him against taking an offer he was made on the entire lot. If this entire collection was on average in even 5% better condition I believe it would fetch between $20-25k. Either way I’m having a great time tracking down info on all these obscure guns and determining what to do with them. A friend from this area moved back to Mn. about 2 or 3 years ago, he has Agent Orange illness and needed to live closer to health care, anyhow he had 72 firearms for sale, still has many left, I bought 4, I have a list if anyone wants to see what's left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: A friend from this area moved back to Mn. about 2 or 3 years ago, he has Agent Orange illness and needed to live closer to health care, anyhow he had 72 firearms for sale, still has many left, I bought 4, I have a list if anyone wants to see what's left. Please pm it to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sael Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 10 hours ago, Ez ryder said: Fuck that why would you give the fed any info on firearms they have zero idea even exist ? I dont own 1 gun the fed knows about and I have over 20 . They know now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertising Member Seatofmypants Posted February 17, 2021 Advertising Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 22 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: A friend from this area moved back to Mn. about 2 or 3 years ago, he has Agent Orange illness and needed to live closer to health care, anyhow he had 72 firearms for sale, still has many left, I bought 4, I have a list if anyone wants to see what's left. Pm to me too.....please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionfigureJoe Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Any pistols? I’ve been looking for an older .22 chambered for shorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 30 minutes ago, f7ben said: Please pm it to me PM sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 17, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, f7ben said: My uncle Baron died this summer and turns out he had a gun collection that he was having a friend keep for him. Well that friend was an honest fellow and after Baron died unexpectedly he tracked down my dad after deciding he wouldn’t ever give the guns to my aunt lol. Last week my dad made a cannonball run to Florida and picked up the guns. There are some very rare and very obscure guns in the collection and my dad has tasked me with selling them after I advised him against taking an offer he was made on the entire lot. If this entire collection was on average in even 5% better condition I believe it would fetch between $20-25k. Either way I’m having a great time tracking down info on all these obscure guns and determining what to do with them. I'd be interested in any light 12 (or 16's or 20's) Belgium Brownings. Also be interested in any 1100 Rem's. Edited February 17, 2021 by Highmark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted February 17, 2021 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted February 17, 2021 26 minutes ago, XCR1250 said: PM sent PM me the list please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Highmark said: PM me the list please. Working on having the guy send me a recent list, 1 have somewhere here is from awhile back. If the owner gives me permission I'll send you and Ben his e-mail addy. Edited February 17, 2021 by XCR1250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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