What gun(s) are you being buried with when you die and why?

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If I were to take one with me it would be a freshly bought phoenix pistol with a box of ammo shot through it and put away dirty as more of my guns than I care to admit are. Phoenix because it is cheap and no great loss plus my nickname amongst my friends is phoenix. Anything of value I'd prefer to be left to friends and family. As a first generation in any sort of gun culture seeing some of the things you guys have inherited or been gifted makes me seriously jealous sometimes.
 
My firearms will be divided among my daughter and five sons My oldest son lives in Wassilla, Alaska & is a gun nut. The youngest has no interest, so it will be interesting how I should decide what goes to who.
When my Dad passed, Mom divided up the guns between my single sister, I and my kids. She also kept some & at 85 now,still will occasionally go shootin'. She gave me another .44 Rem. Magnum this summer, an Interarms Virginian Dragoon that has become my wife's favorite revolver because of light loads.(10 grains of Unique under my cast 230 grain hollow point.
The wife gave her grandfather's .22lr to our oldest grandson this summer.That is 5 generations if anyone is counting.
For us, it is passing on a passion and HERITAGE which we see as very important!
So yeah, guns will go to the next generations just like I have my Grandfather's Parker 12 gauge SxS that he bought as his first gun after coming over on a boat from Sweden in the early 1900's.
 
Well, I definitely need to take 1 along. Since the fact of the matter is that Marines guard the Pearly Gates, I must bring my M16-A2 clone. I want to be placed in my casket at the position of attention with my rifle.
Don't worry though there will be plenty left behind for the kids and grandkids.
 
After I got my first decent job I bought my mom a really nice watch as a Christmas present. Sadly she became ill shortly thereafter and passed away. I asked that the watch be buried with her. 40 years later I really wish I still had it as a keepsake.

My guns will either go to friends and relatives or be sold, as their intended recipients desire. I’m not taking any of them into the box with me.
 
Jeb Stuart said:
Damn sure do not want to be buried. Rotting away in a box, my body filled up with embalming fluid, is not my game. I want to be cremated, My ashes spread over my garden
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There's also the matter of the cost. "Direct cremation," in which there is no embalming and no fancy casket, will set you back $2-3,000. A standard burial is several times that. If the guns are valuable, you might consider giving one of them to the funeral director as part payment for his services.
 
When I leave this world I'll have no use whatsoever for my guns. They will probably start going to various family members when I can no longer shoot them. Possibly I can enjoy watching a niece or nephew that can, provided I can still see.;) My reasoning lies in Matthew 6:19-20.
 
I aint taking anything with me.

throw me in a burlap sack and bury me in the yard, I wont know the difference.

I hope my friends and family enjoy them as much as I do, and I pray they never need to use them in a serious manner
 
This is all assuming they haven't taken all the guns yet. You might have to take a sharp stick or war club with you instead.
 
As much as I enjoy the shooting sports, gun ownership in general, and making use of my rights, guns are not a lifetime obsession. If you are so into the guns you are posing this question, it might be a good time to reflect on your life, and assert some attention to the other stuff besides guns that truly matter. Guns and shooting / hunting etc sure are worthwhile pastimes, and fun at that, but there is so much more to life.
 
AlexanderA said:
Big mistake. Probated wills are public records, so the whole world will know what guns your heirs have. For ordinary guns, a "letter of instruction" left with your attorney will suffice. For NFA items, you can use a trust or simply rely on your state's rules of distribution (in order to be eligible for tax-free Form 5 transfer, in the absence of disposition by will).
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Thats a good point and is something to think about. But they are only listed as "my guns" in the will. No list, no sn's, just "my guns". I do have a detailed list but its not public record. This will probably be done in private with no outsiders, lawyers, politicians, ect present. Some of them have changed hands this way a couple of times, from my Grandfather and later my Dad.
 
hi-impact said:
Assuming, you will be buried and not cremated. But, maybe you can put a pocket pistol in the urn with you.

When I die I'll be buried with my Browning Hi-power. For the simple fact that it's my favorite handgun of all time and my primary carry firearm. Maybe, I'll throw in another gun or two, but it's going to be that at the very least.

What gun are you going to be buried with? What significance does it have for you?

Maybe the gun has sentimental value, it saved your life one day, it saved someone else's life, it was a gift, or it's just so dang purdy.
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Well, if all guns were seized in the future your heirs would know where to get at least one. :) Put it in a ziplock bag with some desiccant for their sake.
 
hi-impact said:
Assuming, you will be buried and not cremated.
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I know you said “not cremated” hi-impact, but I think it should count that I hope one of our daughters, or one of our grandsons is trampling through my wife’s and my ashes someday, while carrying one of our deer rifles. My wife and I have requested that our ashes be scattered at the top of Heydlauff Canyon, as did my mom and dad before us.

Heydlauff Canyon is in the “Sublette” hunt, which has been my family’s favorite deer hunting area for over 50 years. And seeing as how my wife killed her first deer over there, as did our oldest grandson (with his great-grandmother's old Mini-Thirty no less) I think it's an appropriate place to have our ashes drifting around. Some of them might even cling to whatever deer rifle our daughter or one of our grandsons is carrying someday, and that deer rifle just might be my beloved Montana Rifle Company 308 Norma Magnum.;)
 
While I'm tempted to give a number of reasons why I'll just say I have no desire to be buried with anything but me in the casket. Even to the point I want my wedding rings passed on to a grand or great grandchild for his bride as a symbol that love lasts forever. Had my great grandfather been buried with his Colt & Winchester that I now have... He would probably be just an abstract story passed on by my Grandfather with no substance. It is said that you don't really die until the last person mentions your name and tells your story. Someday, LR will be given that Winchester and told of a man named Charles who just came back from the first world war and bought a rifle and handgun in 32-20. He carried both in Colorado while working a ranch within a 100 miles of Denver. Charles died in the 1940's yet his name is remembered and his great grandchild has that reminder of him in steel and wood. Had he taken them to his grave, his story may have ended there.
 
armarsh said:
Well, if all guns were seized in the future your heirs would know where to get at least one. :) Put it in a ziplock bag with some desiccant for their sake.
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We buried my mother's ashes in a small vault, in the family plot in the cemetery. The top of the vault is just inches from the surface of the ground, and is removable, being attached with some stainless bolts. The vault has a gasket that makes it waterproof. There is plenty of room in the vault for several handguns or other valuables. This would be an ideal hiding place, if I were inclined to go that route.
 
ar-newbie said:
As much as I enjoy the shooting sports, gun ownership in general, and making use of my rights, guns are not a lifetime obsession. If you are so into the guns you are posing this question, it might be a good time to reflect on your life, and assert some attention to the other stuff besides guns that truly matter. Guns and shooting / hunting etc sure are worthwhile pastimes, and fun at that, but there is so much more to life.
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Its fine to enjoy other "pastimes" and its fine if guns,hunting and target shooting are on the bottom of your list of things you like to do just don't tell someone they have to be like you, everyone is different
 
bearman49709 said:
Its fine to enjoy other "pastimes" and its fine if guns,hunting and target shooting are on the bottom of your list of things you like to do just don't tell someone they have to be like you, everyone is different
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Don't twist my reply to a meaning that was not there. People can do whatever they want to do.
 
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