Is it Heritable?

[Shawn Wayment]

I think I have my father's disease.

When my father passed away he had over 500 long rifles and 150 hand guns...and the ability to hand reload every one of them. He believed that guns were the only thing of value...he was a crazy doctor but God love em! My mother made out pretty well at his estate sale :rotf:

I love these old double guns and I'm pretty certain I'm afflicted. Is there a cure? :crying:

Oh...and misery LOVES company. I'm in good company with this group. Thanks all for the years of advice!!

[Tom Jay]

Random guns or did he have favorites. Would love to see an inventory list.

[Harold Lee Pickens]

Have you tried hammer guns yet??, that is my new affliction.
Too many guns, too many setters(4), too many guitars(4)--and never enough time.
I would like to be down to 4 shotguns( I have 9 just in 16 ga), 2 dogs, and 2 guitars.
I dont think there is a cure, but maybe it will go into remission for a while--thats why I stayed out of the gun tent at Hausmanns last week.

[Shawn Wayment]

Random guns or did he have favorites. Would love to see an inventory list.

He loved the wildcat cartridges but was more fond of Winchester lever actions...he had about every make of Winchester there was. I don't have a list but just a few photos of his gun room. My mother had never been in his gun room and she cried when she saw how many guns he had.

[Shawn Wayment]

Have you tried hammer guns yet??, that is my new affliction.
Too many guns, too many setters(4), too many guitars(4)--and never enough time.
I would like to be down to 4 shotguns( I have 9 just in 16 ga), 2 dogs, and 2 guitars.
I dont think there is a cure, but maybe it will go into remission for a while--thats why I stayed out of the gun tent at Hausmanns last week.

Harold I just got my first lifter last week. 10 bore Parker and it's sweet. I get the attraction now.

[Shawn Wayment]

Here’s the few photos I took. This wasn’t all of them. He had a room in the basement too :) It's a shame he didn't collect Parkers haha

[Dean Romig]

Hmm.... looks like Edgar's basement :eek:






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[Daryl Corona]

Damn Shawn, your dad did'nt need a cure as much as he should have received an attaboy from all of us.

That gets me to thinking, which at times could be dangerous, but if some of the owners of these guns could see our collections they would shake their heads in disbelief. 100 or so years ago your average man might own one, two or maybe even three guns. What would he say when he sees one of us with a dozen or more guns? In my case, and most of my friends, many more than that.

[Mills Morrison]

My cousin and I both have the disease, but no one else in our family does. Not sure where it came from.

[charlie cleveland]

its in the air mills yep i caught it too...charlie

[Mills Morrison]

It has been a good year for buying too.

[Phil Yearout]

You know the old saying: He who dies with the most toys wins. Your dad was right up there :bowdown:!

[Reggie Bishop]

I am sick too. My symptoms seem to improve somewhat in the summer months when I can fly fish and do other outdoor activities. But once summer starts winding down I start feeling the symptoms come around and feel it all winter long.

[Craig Larter]

I am hooked on the drug. I enjoy the hunt, the satisfaction of finding a great gun, the personal relationships developed with like mined folks, the craftsmanship of a bygone era and satisfaction of preserving historical items. It's a healthy disease as long as you don't cross the line and become a hoarder and negatively affect family and friends. I try to focus my collecting on vintage waterfowl guns and vintage decoys, I have been known stray occasionally----that small just talked to me!!

[Brett Hoop]

Embrace your passion! We get too little time.

I am lucky my Parker addiction can be feed with just a small gain in knowledge. Many days this forum provides that education and cools the fire to acquire. I do very much enjoy seeing a wonderful example of any grade Parker.

[Tom Hawkins]

I'm pretty sure I caught it from my dad. Some of my fondest memories are hunting and shooting with my dad. That is why I hunt with his superposed, wear his hat, and take my sons like he did. It makes me feel like I am passing down what his father passed to him. It also seems like I am hunting with him when I have his hat or gun. I will do my part so my sons carry it on as I will pass my guns to them. The three of them are among my favorite hunting partners and all started with a SXS . I guess the curse has been one of my blessings as well.

[Michael Moffa]

I'm the only one afflicted in my family. I hope I passed it to my daughter. At the moment it manifests itself with C grades.

[davidboyles]

Shawn I think you are blessed to have such an avid gun daddy. Mine gave me all the time he had and included me on all the hunts he could which I have passed down to my son , grandson, and now daughter. My dad made his selection simple and I still have it. Browning Sweet Sixteen plain barrel. Mom and I bought for him when some dirt blew the end of his Remington humpback auto in a duck blind . A whopping $265 at Oshman sporting goods in Houston Tx. Bagged a turkey few years ago with it and cried afterward as I could still see his face as I do everyday. Cherish all of this, pet your fine dogs and enjoy your own heritage of guns. Hope we can hunt upland birds someday together. Best David

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Dad and mom left a total of 4 guns, Iver Johnson 12, 10 gauge single shot, two 22 rifles a Remington single shot and a Winchester single shot both bolt actions, Mom loved to shoot the 22's. They will be passed down to my kids along with some of my Parkers, seems like only yesterday Dad would drop me off at a neighbors farm to hunt Rabbits with my JC Higgins bolt action shotgun, time waits for no man buy what you can and enjoy them while you can! Gary

[Richard Flanders]

I have always had the disease, but fortunately, I suppose, inadequate funds to feed it, so have been only moderately afflicted compared to many.

[Harry Collins]

My father told me, "Any man that doesn't own 30 guns is underprivileged." I wasn't sure whether he meant total or in each category. Sadly I didn't supervise my inheritance as Papa died underprivileged. On days when I make great shots or have a high score I realize his hand was on the barrels guiding me. He left us 15 years ago this past Friday. I had a lot more work for him.