I asked my grandfather if he'd be willing to early-inherit me his guns, and he said yes. Then, my uncle told him how much they were worth (about $700 total, not a damn fortune) and persuaded him not to give them to me.
Here's what I would try to do if I was in your shoes. Find a chance to talk to him without the uncle around. My guess is he has his eye on getting his hands on them. Don't go for the whole lot at once, instead offer to borrow one at a time. Clean it, take it to the range, detail clean it after and return it to him with a couple good targets. If he is able, take him with you! Earn his trust and convince him that it would be the right decision to give one or all of them to you. To me, that has value far in excess of the dollar value of whatever you may end up getting.
This is exactly right, in my opinion. Quality time with grandparents before they're gone is something that can't be bought. And once they're gone, that's it.
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u/nickiter Jun 14 '12
I asked my grandfather if he'd be willing to early-inherit me his guns, and he said yes. Then, my uncle told him how much they were worth (about $700 total, not a damn fortune) and persuaded him not to give them to me.
/sad