It used to be Father, son, grandson and best friend. We hunted and fished together. We shot together. We camped together.
No, it wasn't a rant. It was and is reality.....I have seen this same type of scenario happen with friends and also my own family ....That really sucks about your best friend. I don't even know the guy but it bothers me just thinking about it. His stupid son in law should of had the brains out of respect to his father-in-law to at least store the rifle for the kid for when he comes of age and "Then" present the gun in honor of the kid's grandfather that it was a gift from his grandad. Some son in laws aren't worth a crap. My big question is where is your friend's daughter?? She should stick up for her Dad.!! Now I am ranting...I think I am leaning to just to go ahead and shoot it a little. It would be used lightly and cleaned up as just like new....And my son/grandsons will know it not only came from me, but I also shot it too.
By the way, I know what it's like to lose your shooting buddy.......Not too long ago there was a thread here about "I Lost my shooting buddy". I know all about that, as I'm the one who started that thread ........
Go ahead and shoot it! If not, hang it on your wall and enjoy it that way. I keep my guns meticulously clean and get alot of, " you ever shoot these?" Then there is "the brand new just got it in" LGD that look down the bore and see unburnt powder still in the barrel and the black rings on the front of the cylinder. I don't sell anything anymore it's too hard to replace some things such as your Camp 9. And I'm at the point if it did go up for sale, whomever wants it has to pay my premium price. They are staying in the family, my 2 kids have already picked out the ones they want.Well that's a thought. At least the "shelf life" on the new buffers will have a longer expiration date. Heck, these buffers seem almost like buying a loaf of bread, in having to worry about an expiration type date on something that is not even being used !!!
Yeah, I agree with what you say. Here I am worrying about it being "New in Box" when basically, when some guys have seen my things, they say the same thing....."You never shoot these things, do ya". Well a lot times, that is true, but the ones I DO shoot, they can't tell the difference. What you say about being hard or not being able to replace things anymore, heck, I'm in CA !!! They make it hard to just buy the darn ammo here, never mind guns. Yes, I want mine to stay in my family too.Go ahead and shoot it! If not, hang it on your wall and enjoy it that way. I keep my guns meticulously clean and get alot of, " you ever shoot these?" Then there is "the brand new just got it in" LGD that look down the bore and see unburnt powder still in the barrel and the black rings on the front of the cylinder. I don't sell anything anymore it's too hard to replace some things such as your Camp 9. And I'm at the point if it did go up for sale, whomever wants it has to pay my premium price. They are staying in the family, my 2 kids have already picked out the ones they want.
Hahaha. NY now requires a NICS check to even buy a box of .22s. I was standing at a gun counter recently (not for ammo, I don't buy in NY) and the guy next to me was being denied ammo. His name was John Jones (no kidding). Then, he pulled out his local police badge and it didn't make any difference.
I bought my firstborn son a new 1968 Ruger 10/22 the day he was born. It has a very nice grain walnut stock…all original and LNIB, even though he's shot a few bricks through it over the past 56 years.
Sounds like you have a plan !! Whoever gets it will be getting something very special !!
How about this. In CA one has to pay a fee for the privilege of buying ammo. Then they do a background check on you before you can buy your little 50 round box of 22's......Also if you have a 9mm and a 22, and you go to a GS to buy some ammo for yourself and your neighbor or your friend asks you to pick up some 44's for him while you are there, they won't sell them to me because they know I don't own a 44......plus all of the conversations are recorded......and to be checked and listened to........And do you think we are a free country ???
Shoot it and enjoy it is what I would do! No big value to it, shoot it and Have some fun!!
Yes they were less common, much less common, and why, because they were not as popular. They just didn't sell. The idea of a 9MM carbine was more popular and it sold. Marlin had the 4 round magazine (why a 4 round??) which are actually valuable today. But they also offered the 12 round mags too, & of course the S/W mags. Right now today, if I was at a show or whatever, & I saw a brand new Camp 9 & a brand new Camp 45, I would buy another Camp 9. With no hesitancy at all. And Why, because of the reason I bought the Camp 9 in the FIRST place. Because it is more desirable to me and ALL the others who chose the 9 in the first place !!! The Camp 45 is ok, BUT the Camp 9 is more feasible because of the cost of the 9mm ammo, and the easy availability of the 9mm ammo, because of the popularity of the 9mm. There was no contest back then and now. The Camp 9 was and still is Special !!!
