i'm glad everyone here has decided that they know the situation i'm in. but since everyone has decided to make this a a thread about what my personal life and what i do with my personal possessions i'll go ahead and explain it. the gun belonged to my step grandfather. though i enjoy shooting and do it often (mainly clays) i never shot a gun, or even saw a gun while i was around him for that matter. in fact i spent little time over there as a kid as i was able to spend little time with my father, let alone his wife's father. anyway, he gave the gun to my step mother who, not wanting it, gave it to me.
i am a graduate student with about 150 dollars to my name. i just moved into a new house and would like to be able to buy some furniture to sit on, maybe even a tv.
i have other guns but do not want to sell them as they do mean a lot to me (ie belonged to my father, paternal grandfather, or i bought myself). this gun just happened to fall in my lap. i guess i oversimplified my first post, hope this clears it up a bit.