rockyrider
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Has there ever been a firearm you owned that you wished now you had not sold or traded? I can think of a few myself, and they were not particularly collectible at the time. OMG
Don't ever sell your collection, have you ever?.....
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Yeah, there's several that I wish I had back. But, there's a lot more that I sold or traded off in the past that I'm glad I did.....heck, I have some now that I would love to trade off or sell for the right price. 
Yep.... a 4" bbl M28-2 that was my first handgun (bought in 1974), that also went onto to become my first duty weapon. I sold it a few years later to buy a M29-2 after getting caught up in the Dirty Harry craze of the 70's.
If I could do so now, I'd undo that in a hearbeat. (S/N #N190708... just in case someone out there has it)
If I could do so now, I'd undo that in a hearbeat. (S/N #N190708... just in case someone out there has it)
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I sold off a glob of Rugers when I had another project going that morphed into my SW collecting. The only ones I really wish I had back were each variation of the lightweights.
Steel cylinder, tri-color, flat gate, alum. cyl........
Steel cylinder, tri-color, flat gate, alum. cyl........
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Hey "Gunhacker" ~ I don't have it but if I did, I'd send it to ya free of charge just because I feel your pain!
I've sold several I could kick myself for over the years but, I did what I had to do at the time. 20/20 hindsight makes one wonder what they were thinking!
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I stupidly traded away-the following:
An M-1911 A-1 Remington-made Colt .45 which had belonged to General Francis P. Hardaway.
My S-42 ""Black Widow"" Luger.
My: ""Tanker Garand.""
My Uzi. :-((
An M-1911 A-1 Remington-made Colt .45 which had belonged to General Francis P. Hardaway.
My S-42 ""Black Widow"" Luger.
My: ""Tanker Garand.""
My Uzi. :-((
CAJUNLAWYER
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The only gun I truly regret selling was a Model 67 my dad bought me back when they first came out (1974 if I remember correctly). SOme others-I wish I had them back-but regret????? Nah...I made money on each one of them. Wish I had back the 4 screw 27 3.5" but only because I could sell it for more than I sold it back then. Ditto on ther 38-44 I sold to a forum member ( I doubled my money on it and if he sold it today assuming it is in the same condition now as it was when I sold it to him-he could get 3 times what he paid me for it). Same thing with the 547 I sold( I sold it for what I had into it 
). Guns are objects and I save regret for other more important things.
). Guns are objects and I save regret for other more important things.
I sold a few deer rifles I regret.Not collectible,but if I start chasing deer again,I'd use them.I did more bow hunting than rifle hunting back then,but I don't have the time or patience for that anymore.
Bunches and bunches, I want back my 581, my original 469. my 457, and those are just some of the Smiths. I really miss that 581. Parker hale 30.06 Browning A5. I was really stupid when I was younger. This thread is making me sad. I doubt I will have the funds again to replace any of my mistakes. I still miss a Browning .22 semi that I inherited from my Dad in 1964. My mother gave it to a boyfriend while I was in the service and told me it must have been stolen. I have a Snake Charmer in stainless that I gave to my mom cause it is a dumb gun and she lived in California. I got it back when she passed. I was wrong there is another gun I would still part with. I found it in her bedroom behind the door with 3 rnds from the original box of shells rubberbanded to the barrel, cause she lost the little storage door in the buttstock.
Backlighting
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Colt Combat Commander .45 ACP
S&W 625 .45 ACP
S&W 625 .45 ACP
There comes a time when you need to start selling off some of your collection. I am just beginning to (while still buying S&W's). I sold a nice 20 Ga O/U last fall and I am thinking about selling a very nice Remington HB Varmint 700 BDL in 308, and possibly my M Garand I bought from the DCM (not the CMP). Then there is a very nice Yugo Mauser I've never shot. I have no use for any of these any longer and it should free up a fair sum to buy more S&W's.
Most everyone will reach the point when selling some off is necessary. I have sold some to make room for others that I wanted more and sold others just because they never saw the light of day anymore.
nachogrande
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GUN REGRETS
I've had a few.
I've had a few.
MrJT
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I've traded a few in the past that I now miss. But I do a lot of trading, which allows me to try a wide variety. It's a trade off in my opinion.
I had to sell some when raising my family back when. Gave many to my family members when I moved to Oregon. Just kept my hunting guns mainly. But hung onto my Luger, a first model Colt SA,a S&W 22-32 Target & some others. Amazingly some others have appeared in the safe since then.
sipowicz
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I don't regret selling any...but I do regret giving away a nice bull barrel model 10 to a friend who really isn't much of a friend anymore...I almost gave him my Nylon 66 too when his son turned 12 but I found out I was going to have a boy too so luckily I don't have that regret....which would have been a much bigger regret than the model 10 since I had the nylon 66 since i was 12.
model70hunter
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The list is long,if you drank a beer for each one,well it wouldn't be a purty site, riding home hanging your head over the side of the pick up bed...
fat tom
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So many that I can't remember them all. It's getting easier to let 'em go though.
f.t.
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Not really. I had a pretty nice collection not long ago, but I realized I didn't shoot them or even look at them. So I sold most of them, and enjoyed the selling as much as I did the buying and having. Maybe more really.
The only one I sort of regrete is an AYA 20 ga double I bought and sold years ago, and really the only reason I regrete that one is I've been bit the double shotgun bug again.
I have found lately, that I miss books I used to have more than I do guns. I'm finding Amazon is worse than the local gun store.
The only one I sort of regrete is an AYA 20 ga double I bought and sold years ago, and really the only reason I regrete that one is I've been bit the double shotgun bug again.
I have found lately, that I miss books I used to have more than I do guns. I'm finding Amazon is worse than the local gun store.
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