You made the right call getting your waterfowling possessions into the hands of those you wanted to have them. There are many opportunists disguising themselves as friends.
That is so true. I have seen VERY high value guns referred to as "funeral" guns by their current owners. Hard to know what to say in that circumstance. Typically it is a widow who is taken advantage of, similar to real estate. Then there is the Funeral grade Fabbri at over 100K, I cringe to think what one of those can be stolen for.