I sold the first rifle my dad gave me a Rem Model 7 7mm-08 to buy a .223 when I was 18 because I wanted a "truck gun". My dad gave me that gun when I was 9 years old and he died when I was 12. I sold it to a family friend but before I got old enough to realize what I had done he had traded the gun off for another gun. I try not to think about that dumb decision especially now that I have a 3yr old little boy and another boy on the way.