Centennial has some of the most established neighborhoods in the southeast metro — families who've been in the same house for decades, and gun collections that grew over a lifetime of hunting, shooting, and collecting. When those collections pass to the next generation, the heirs often live right here in Centennial, from SouthGlenn to the quieter streets near Cherry Creek State Park, and they're left with the same question: what do we do with all of this?

I run Gun Legacy out of Parker, and I help Centennial families answer that question — with valuations, legal transfers, consignment sales, and honest advice about what's worth keeping.

Collections Deserve Better Than a Counter Offer

A lifetime collection is exactly where a quick gun shop sale costs a family the most. Shops typically offer 20 to 30 percent of market value, and they discount hardest on the guns they don't know — unusual, collectible, or vintage pieces. Those are often the most valuable guns in an inherited collection.

My consignment service exists for this situation. I research each firearm, price it from real sales data, and sell it on the open market for a 20 percent commission. You keep roughly 80 percent of every sale. On a single $1,000 firearm, that's about $800 versus a $200 to $300 shop offer. Across a ten-gun collection, families routinely see differences in the thousands.

Know What You Have First

Before anything is sold, divided, or promised to a relative, get a valuation. I identify every firearm — make, model, serial number, markings — assess condition, and give you fair market values in writing. That written valuation serves your probate records, helps divide assets fairly among heirs, and works for insurance purposes. Valuations are part of my free consultation.

Keep the Heirlooms, Safely

Not everything should be sold. For the pieces the family wants to keep but not shoot — a father's service rifle, a grandfather's bird gun — my gunsmith can permanently deactivate the firearm so it can be displayed safely. No functioning gun in the house, no worry, and the heirloom stays where it belongs.

Transfers Done Right

Colorado requires private firearm transfers to go through a licensed dealer with a Colorado Bureau of Investigation background check. I handle FFL transfers for Centennial families and document every one. And under SB25-003, effective August 1, 2026, transfers of covered semiautomatic firearms to heirs and to licensed dealers are exempt from the new buyer eligibility-card requirement. This is general information about Colorado law, not legal advice.

I'm by appointment, Monday through Friday, 9 to 5, and Centennial is an easy trip from Parker. Call (720) 998-4776 or email info@gunlegacy.com for a free consultation. I'll tell you what you have, what it's worth, and what I'd do in your shoes.