re: Do you guys keep the boxes your new guns come in?

Do a search on eBay for Colt Gun Box. They range from $20 - $2400!!!!

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if I ever wanted to sell it down the road.

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I'm not familiar with that concept.

I’ve picked up older S&W and Ruger revolvers over time, and I’ve purchased the old blue S&W boxes and yellow and red Ruger boxes off of eBay. If I can find an original manual I’ll get that too. Of course some of the boxes for S&W revolvers are often $100+, which is too much for me. The S&W boxes typically have a handwritten serial # on the outside which won’t match your pistol. But I do like having the/a box, more from a nostalgia/hobby standpoint than anything.

When I have sold or traded guns I find it to be a good thing to have the original box, papers, accessories. Many people will ask if it’s included. In fact the inclusion of the box, etc. is often a selling point in the ads I see.

I’d definitely keep the box for higher-end revolvers and 1911s, maybe others, if you don’t have a storage issue. Bottom line is that it never hurts to keep it.

I really have a tough time throwing them out unless they come in something really cheap.
I think Ruger uses cardboard so I don’t keep that

Glock and Springfield have nice boxes so I keep those.
I recall keeping a Benelli shotgun box but most shotgun boxes I don’t

I only keep them incase I wanted to ship them have all of them but have net shipped a single one to date. They sit in another big box in my attic