Nearly 300 rifles going up for auction. Here's what to know:

His first to own was a 1950s Harrington & Richardson .22 LR rifle.

Nearly half a century and 300 firearms later, the Gebauer family is ready to share their patriarch’s hunting legacy.

A rare Winchester collection owned by the late Bruce Gebauer, of Sioux Falls, will go up for auction on Dec. 6. He died in 2022 at 64 years old.

His wife, Rhonda Gebauer, and son, Jacob Gebauer, say “it’s time to move on” and find a new home for Bruce’s incredible collection, which also includes Ruger Red Labels and more than 80 iconic Winchester Model 70s, the “Rifleman’s Rifle” Bruce sought after most of all.

Bruce and his son bonded over hunting and antiquing for rifles. They often visited the Garretson Gun Club, hunted in Iowa and would conduct auctions for collections like his own.

But his Wincheste