Cleaning house - handgun box?

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December 22, 2025, 01:33 AM

konata88

Cleaning house - handgun box?

My handgun is always in my holster. Do you guys tend to keep your original handgun box or do you just throw them away? I've kept the box for years now but it just takes shelf space. I will never sell the handgun.

Is there a reason to keep it? Otherwise, I think I'm going to recycle it.

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December 22, 2025, 02:13 AM

konata88

Thanks. Other than for your generous karmas or sales, any reason? Or no particular reason, just prefer to keep them, even for ones you’ll always keep?

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December 22, 2025, 02:32 AM

12131

Even for the guns I keep. Also, keep them for the eventual move, whenever that is. But even the guns I keep will eventually be disposed of. You can’t take them with you, you know?

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December 22, 2025, 04:05 AM

DaBigBR

I keep them. Have big piles of them. I finally started getting rid of the unwieldy cardboard boxes a lot of rifles come in.

I actually have a stack of maybe 8 or 10 P320 boxes from guns I bought and parted out that I can't quite bring myself to throw away, even though I have nothing left but the box.

December 22, 2025, 06:33 AM

Alyron

Keep all handgun boxes because one way or another the guns will eventually go to someone else. Cardboard rifle boxes get trashed but i keep the end tab that usually has all the info on it.

December 22, 2025, 06:35 AM

mrprovy

I keep them all; I've even tracked down original boxes for those that cane without

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December 22, 2025, 06:41 AM

dking271

I keep mine as well. Even the ones I keep will eventually go to my children and they’ll be worth more to them with the original box.

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December 22, 2025, 06:43 AM

MikeinNC

I keep all the handgun boxes, and I’ve only kept one rifle box for those. Dunno why, I don’t use the boxes when I moved, everything got wrapped in a quilt and put in the trunk of a car or was in a pelican box (pistols)

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December 22, 2025, 07:16 AM

lyman

I have only bought a few new guns, and they were years ago,
so I kept the boxes (all handguns, never bought a new rifle) and have them stacked up (all maybe 4 of them)
do have a few High Standards in the original box, and
do have one shotgun that is in it's original box (Belgian Browning A5)

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December 22, 2025, 07:32 AM

chellim1

quote:
Is there a reason to keep it?

If you, or your heirs, ever want to sell a gun they usually fetch higher prices with the original box.

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December 22, 2025, 07:46 AM

mrvmax

Unless it is a popular or rare gun, having the box when selling it will not add value. People think it does but nobody cares if your Jimenez comes with the original packaging.

December 22, 2025, 07:49 AM

egregore

I keep boxes, including those for my long guns. I believe (but can't prove) that the box makes them easier to sell or trade. With collectibles in particular, the original box definitely adds to the value (again, I can't say how much). Provided you still have the gun that went in the box, it can't hurt to keep it. They don't take up much space.

I recently bought a used firearm and specifically asked if the box and manual were still with it. (The box was, the manual wasn't, but was easily obtained for the asking.)

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December 22, 2025, 07:54 AM

sig2392

I keep them, I carry one gun at a time.

If I have to move them or to take them for service, I use the box.

December 22, 2025, 07:55 AM

Johnny 3eagles

My handgun boxes, manuals and locks are stored in plastic totes in the attic. Long gun boxes are in one of the xl Christmas totes, also in the attic.

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December 22, 2025, 09:53 AM

P250UA5

I've got the hard plastic cases, which almost all of mine came in.

Kept the cardboard box my Tikka came in, turned out to be nearly perfect for my daughter's takedown recurve bow.

The rest, were either assembled [ARs] or gifted to me, without the boxes.

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December 22, 2025, 10:06 AM

konata88

Thanks guys. I don't think the boxes will ever be needed but I'll continue to keep for now - I'll try to store in the attic. I'll need to find some plywood or something to lay down a 'floor' on top of the blown insulation.

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