Offer them as project guns to guys who are learning there gunsmithing trade.....
I personally would love to have a handful of there project gund
I personally would love to have a handful of there project gund
Disposing of 'unwanted' guns
- Thread starter memilanuk
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FNSafari
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Put them on gunbroker.com as free if you pay the postage to your FFL dealer's location. Or, do the same with an ad in the classified's here.So... possibly a controversial topic, but one I'm facing.
No, I haven't been convicted of anything - that I know of!
I was going through the gun safe recently, tidying things up, deciding what to keep and what to 're-home'.
Unfortunately, along the way I've accrued some odds n ends firearms that could best be described as 'junk'. Mostly old, old stuff from aging family members that were moving to the full-time RV life, into a retirement home, or some similar sort of situation. Stuff that is either a) older than I am, or b) of such low quality to begin with that I would hesitate to ever fire a round in it, or c) both. Ancient .22 rifles that look like they were dragged behind a tractor, and then used to prop open the door on a chicken coop - for years. A little 'Saturday night special' .25 auto. Among others. Cash value of zero, if that.
Now, this stuff is taking up space in my safe. Given some changes in WA state rules the last few years involving weapon storage and owner liability... I really don't want to be on the hook for this crap.
Options? I'm guessing if I took this stuff down to a local gun store and offered to *give* it to them, they'd probably decline based on the items not be worth the employee time to fill out the paperwork. What else? 'Surrender' them to the local police department? Boating accident?
FNSafari
Gold $$ Contributor
Take an oxy acetylene torch with a cutting tip and cut them up and take them to the scrap yard.
ASbobcat
Silver $$ Contributor
Contact your local NRA/FONRA rep. Listed in "American Rifleman", or call NRA. They will send someone to pick them up. Everything is auctioned off at FONRA events and proceeds go to many worthwhile causes, including youth hunter safety programs, handicapped events and scholarships.So... possibly a controversial topic, but one I'm facing.
No, I haven't been convicted of anything - that I know of!
I was going through the gun safe recently, tidying things up, deciding what to keep and what to 're-home'.
Unfortunately, along the way I've accrued some odds n ends firearms that could best be described as 'junk'. Mostly old, old stuff from aging family members that were moving to the full-time RV life, into a retirement home, or some similar sort of situation. Stuff that is either a) older than I am, or b) of such low quality to begin with that I would hesitate to ever fire a round in it, or c) both. Ancient .22 rifles that look like they were dragged behind a tractor, and then used to prop open the door on a chicken coop - for years. A little 'Saturday night special' .25 auto. Among others. Cash value of zero, if that.
Now, this stuff is taking up space in my safe. Given some changes in WA state rules the last few years involving weapon storage and owner liability... I really don't want to be on the hook for this crap.
Options? I'm guessing if I took this stuff down to a local gun store and offered to *give* it to them, they'd probably decline based on the items not be worth the employee time to fill out the paperwork. What else? 'Surrender' them to the local police department? Boating accident?
Remember: "One man's trash is another man's treasure." You never know what collectors, restorers and part dealers are looking for,
And then declare the items as "Non-Cash Charitable Contributions" on your taxes. You don't need an appraisal up to $5,000, and the NRA will give you a receipt.
memilanuk
Gold $$ Contributor
I'd been wondering about that... specifically the legality. Are there any special hoops that need to be jumped thru, or is it just cut 'em up and be done with it, no questions asked?
Yep! Recently heard of an old falling block being sold for $250. Buyer flipped it the next day for a grand.
I'm in my mid 70's and facing a similar situation. I lost my wife last year and I'm in the process of having to downsize to accommodate moving into a smaller more affordable housing.
Also, the reloading supply shortages and costs have caused to reevaluate my true firearm needs so I can feed the ones I really use and need. I just sold one to my rifle smith and sold two last year.
I find it hard to believe that a gun shop or gun smith won't take a firearm or parts if it's offered for free. Most parts alone have value. As least that's the way it is around here. Absent that option, I would investigate the 'turn in' possibilities just make sure you get a document that shows you turned it in.
Obviously, some unregulated parts can simply be tossed away.
Whatever option you select, make sure if it's a firearm or regulated part, it's disposed of legally and documented.
Also, the reloading supply shortages and costs have caused to reevaluate my true firearm needs so I can feed the ones I really use and need. I just sold one to my rifle smith and sold two last year.
I find it hard to believe that a gun shop or gun smith won't take a firearm or parts if it's offered for free. Most parts alone have value. As least that's the way it is around here. Absent that option, I would investigate the 'turn in' possibilities just make sure you get a document that shows you turned it in.
Obviously, some unregulated parts can simply be tossed away.
Whatever option you select, make sure if it's a firearm or regulated part, it's disposed of legally and documented.
If anyone wants I'll be happy to use these broken/unfixable as part of my gunsmith learning......might as well put it out there
Aaron
Aaron
ASbobcat
Silver $$ Contributor
No problem. Just make sure you write the serial numbers of any firearms on the receipt for proof of transfer.
I've done this many years. Never had a issue.
And check the FONRA auction calendar. Never know what gem you might find that someone else didn't want.
FNSafari
Gold $$ Contributor
Melt it into an unrecognizable blob. Actually take them to a dealer and see what you get for them but make sure you know what you have.
How do they "buy back" something they've never owned?
The government couldn't pass the background check anyway.
memilanuk
Gold $$ Contributor
Your LGS actually has primers?
skeeljc
Gold $$ Contributor
Someone gave me a RG .22 caliber revolver. I shot it a few times and it fired one out the barrel and one out the cylinder at the same time. Piece of junk. I removed the cylinder, inscrewed the barrel and tossed the three pieces into different ravines. Problem solved. I did not have metalworking tools back then. Now i would just cut it up and put the pieces in the trash.
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