Yeah that doesent factor into it for me at all.

Guns you love should go to someone that shares your passion. Pass it on while you're around to enjoy their stories.

Had a friend many years ago that was a bit of a recluse. He was a firearm aficionado but would never divulge what he had, save for whatever he brought hunting with him. He told me during a conversation that he had set a goal when he turned 18 that he would buy at least two guns a year but never sell any. We were shooting bows at his house one day and he started talking about a particular gun that he owned. We went inside and he opened the door to a spare room he had. I’ve never seen anything quite like that. Stacked up like cordwood is the only way to describe it. Couple of years later he moved to BFE Ohio (home for him) and I heard he passed. He had a girlfriend but not married, no kids, no family. I often wonder what happened to all of them. It was easily in the hundreds, some very nice and expensive pieces.

do to health issue beyond my control, I have 2 safes full of safe queens. Logic says sell them all, hope says hang on and things will change. It has been 3 years now still in the same boat. dang the luck.

My arsenal will be long gone before any health issues arise. I don't want my wife or daughter to be burdened with trying to get rid of them.

I'll be liquidating 5-7 after the first of the year. I've determined that's the best of course of action all things considered. Old hand guns, nice rifles..........I'd really like knowing they go to someone that will use them.

I've often thought of safe queens as being rifles that are newer guns that may have never been fired. If a more accurate definition is a rifle of any age that seldom leaves the safe, I only have two. Those would be my Remington Model 700 ADL that I purchased back in the late 80's as my first deer rifle, and an old Remington Model 24 that belonged to my grandfather and which I had restored.

I'm blessed with a son who shares my love of the outdoors, firearms, hunting and shooting. Many of the firearms in the safe are family guns. Several that I have collected for various reasons and at least one given to me along with the story of how it was acquired. My wife is encouraging me to write the history of each gun so that it isn't lost, and my son can share the knowledge. I need to get that done.