His name was Roger Craven. He passed away April 8th, 2016. HE was MY father. Thank you ECR for the kind words. He spoke very highly of you as well. I enjoyed shooting with my father very much, and its something I dearly miss. I did not know he specifically set up the numbers on the R9's, and it was never expressed to me or my sister that we keep them forever. His only request regarding the "Queens of 7" as he liked to call them, was that they stay together. I have many other firearms from my father, family guns, that he expressly told me to hang on to. And I will. As far as the 4 guns in the discussion go, they have set in my safe for almost two years. I have never shot them. I truly believe these are something that should be owned by someone who will appreciate them for what they are. Collecting guns is not in my wheelhouse, though I am a proud owner and do enjoy shooting. These 4 I fear would just continue to sit in my safe. Please don't question my sentimentality regarding my father and his possessions, you neither knew him nor me. It's true, I'm new to the GunBroker site, so yeah, I'm a Pain in Ass. For a few of the items my father acquired, Boise is a limited market. I'm only trying to reach more people. It appears it worked.
-Cameron Craven