slabside2
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Great post. I find myself selling off guns and then buying the same guns back a few years later. My wife thinks I'm crazy. It's a sickness I tell yea.
Torn between keeping the old, and wanting the new
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jaykellogg
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I wouldn't sell the Cobra. I probably wouldn't sell the Model 27.
I have guns I have never shot and guns I haven't shot for years. I like handling them. I have a 1905 S&W in .38 spl I will probably never shoot. I have the ammo, but i have other .38s I would want to shoot more. I have an 1895 Colt DA. I don't really want to go to the trouble to load for it and I don't have any ammo. I have a Colt 1911. I have ammo, but this gun was shipped February 1918.
OTOH, I have a 1st gen SAA in .44-40 I may shoot and a real nice 1892 Winchester in the same cal. I have the ammo and I may (or may not).
To me the decision to sell or not sell is complex and whether or not I'd shoot it isn't a big part. I have several I would sell for the right price. I bought a Diamondback DB380 for a carry gun and later I bought a 9mm mouse gun. I don't find the Diamondback intriguing, so I would sell it and the ammo I have for it for what I have in it. It would be hard to replace for that money.
I have guns I have never shot and guns I haven't shot for years. I like handling them. I have a 1905 S&W in .38 spl I will probably never shoot. I have the ammo, but i have other .38s I would want to shoot more. I have an 1895 Colt DA. I don't really want to go to the trouble to load for it and I don't have any ammo. I have a Colt 1911. I have ammo, but this gun was shipped February 1918.
OTOH, I have a 1st gen SAA in .44-40 I may shoot and a real nice 1892 Winchester in the same cal. I have the ammo and I may (or may not).
To me the decision to sell or not sell is complex and whether or not I'd shoot it isn't a big part. I have several I would sell for the right price. I bought a Diamondback DB380 for a carry gun and later I bought a 9mm mouse gun. I don't find the Diamondback intriguing, so I would sell it and the ammo I have for it for what I have in it. It would be hard to replace for that money.
Big mistake. Don't do it. I made a worse one once, but it was so bad I can't say it in public (or private, either). Seriously, a .22 replacing a .38 Spl? A Cobra?
I haven't owned the quantity of guns a lot of Forum members have;only a dozen. Of those twelve, I've only sold three. The one I regret selling is a Browning 380 made in Belgium. I think sometimes about how good it would have looked sitting next to my Hi Power & I kick myself again! I bought my M&P40C when I couldn't find a Shield 40 for CC. When the Shield became available, I went ahead & bought it, rationalizing that I would shoot both, carry both, & decide which one I liked better, with the loser being put up for sale. Of course, I decided I liked them both & kept them. I don't shoot all my guns all the time, but ammo availability permitting, I do work them all into my range rotation. Some days its 9mm, some days its 40S&W, some days its 357. I don't feel any of them are going to waste, & I sure do appreciate & enjoy them!
feralmerril
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There just isnt any new guns out there that I desire. I like the old clasic winchesters, colts and smiths. I already have far more of all them than I need.
I am that way about other stuff too. There isnt a new car out there that I desire. I do like the fine old classics from 1957 all the way back. I am not a mechanic or otherwise I would be driveing the real old stuff. Its a good thing as I cant afford to buy hardly any new stuff anyway and I probley have enough to last at this end of the knotted rope of life. I take that back, the one thing I would like is a new SXS ATV. I should sell the biggest part of my collection that I dont use to buy one but just cant bring myself to do it. My guns hold and gain their value. The atv would be worth only 25% of what I paid for it new in three years. My 8 year old antique is still running. We are retired and just have almost enough income to maintain.
I am that way about other stuff too. There isnt a new car out there that I desire. I do like the fine old classics from 1957 all the way back. I am not a mechanic or otherwise I would be driveing the real old stuff. Its a good thing as I cant afford to buy hardly any new stuff anyway and I probley have enough to last at this end of the knotted rope of life. I take that back, the one thing I would like is a new SXS ATV. I should sell the biggest part of my collection that I dont use to buy one but just cant bring myself to do it. My guns hold and gain their value. The atv would be worth only 25% of what I paid for it new in three years. My 8 year old antique is still running. We are retired and just have almost enough income to maintain.
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i had been trying to consolidate calibers into common NATO ones just for the fact of ammo cost. so nowadays i stick to 5.56, .308, 9mm, 12/20 gauge and then the .40's.
I have 2 357s one pocket one safe queen. although i do like revolvers i only have the 2. the rest are plastic fantastics, which were bought only after careful consideration, test firing, reading tons of reviews, etc. (i'm frugal, not cheap) so i have FN's, Walthers, Glocks, and Sigs for carry guns, then i have my fun rimfire/steel challenge MKII's, P22's, Buckmarks, M&P 15-22's.
I have plenty of ammo for the carry guns both range and HD/SD fodder, but man try to find any .22 around here and you should buy a lottery ticket. I bought a buttload before the craze and since i only shoot my .22's, 5.56's and 7.62's suppressed, i bought all the Subsonic .22 anyone had. That is what i meant about my 'stamp collection' NFA TYPE! I do have a few of the odd caliber that i don't shoot due to sentimental/collector value, but i put them out of my mind and just baby them.
I shoot when extra ammo is available. I will not use any stored ammo, i have 1K of rounds for each caliber in sealed ammo cans. but my LGS has NEVER once raised his price on range ammo, so you can still buy 50 PMC 9mm for $13.99 and .40 for a buck more.
It is just too dang hot out here to shoot right now, it hit 114 last week and the indoor range is way too expensive. also the rattlers are everywhere and my predator hunting season ends when i see my first snake...that was in April!!!
I hear you about the SxS. I thought that i wanted one but i have a 2007 Kaw Brute Force 750, 3" lift and 27" mudlites, with hunting bags all over the front and rear baskets. it looks like a tank when i go out for coyotes!
I'll never get what i bought it for so it stays and will keep running faithfully along since i'm in my low 50's and realize that go fast's can equal 'heals slow'!!!!
On another note, if you put all of your guns in a Trust you can pass them down, as well as any NFA items, w/o the inheritor having to do any paperwork. that is what i did, so first they go to my wife, then my daughter, then my eldest grandson when he turns 21, and so on down the line. that way if any guns are deemed 'too dangerous for the public to own', my trust owns them, not any one person. we do not have to file the trust to the state here in AZ. might be something to think about.
I have 2 357s one pocket one safe queen. although i do like revolvers i only have the 2. the rest are plastic fantastics, which were bought only after careful consideration, test firing, reading tons of reviews, etc. (i'm frugal, not cheap) so i have FN's, Walthers, Glocks, and Sigs for carry guns, then i have my fun rimfire/steel challenge MKII's, P22's, Buckmarks, M&P 15-22's.
I have plenty of ammo for the carry guns both range and HD/SD fodder, but man try to find any .22 around here and you should buy a lottery ticket. I bought a buttload before the craze and since i only shoot my .22's, 5.56's and 7.62's suppressed, i bought all the Subsonic .22 anyone had. That is what i meant about my 'stamp collection' NFA TYPE! I do have a few of the odd caliber that i don't shoot due to sentimental/collector value, but i put them out of my mind and just baby them.
I shoot when extra ammo is available. I will not use any stored ammo, i have 1K of rounds for each caliber in sealed ammo cans. but my LGS has NEVER once raised his price on range ammo, so you can still buy 50 PMC 9mm for $13.99 and .40 for a buck more.
It is just too dang hot out here to shoot right now, it hit 114 last week and the indoor range is way too expensive. also the rattlers are everywhere and my predator hunting season ends when i see my first snake...that was in April!!!
I hear you about the SxS. I thought that i wanted one but i have a 2007 Kaw Brute Force 750, 3" lift and 27" mudlites, with hunting bags all over the front and rear baskets. it looks like a tank when i go out for coyotes!
I'll never get what i bought it for so it stays and will keep running faithfully along since i'm in my low 50's and realize that go fast's can equal 'heals slow'!!!!
On another note, if you put all of your guns in a Trust you can pass them down, as well as any NFA items, w/o the inheritor having to do any paperwork. that is what i did, so first they go to my wife, then my daughter, then my eldest grandson when he turns 21, and so on down the line. that way if any guns are deemed 'too dangerous for the public to own', my trust owns them, not any one person. we do not have to file the trust to the state here in AZ. might be something to think about.
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feralmerril
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I need to check out that wrinkle with the trust. I have a trust for my other stuff.
ColbyBruce
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I sympathize with the OP. I have a pair of S&W 31-1's that I was keeping for grandchildren, I have not fired them in about three years. I have a nickel 30-1 that is my first choice in .32 Long. I listed them on a local forum this morning. I will likely replace them with a pair of Shields.
It's now over 50 years since I got my first .22 pistol and shot my first 1911; a fairly long journey from young, stupid, and broke to...well, if nothing else, older and greyer. Lots of stuff has come and gone, which is where stupid was a big factor.
I sold or traded a lot of guns that I ought not to have, and for a while I regretted some of it. But life rolls on. A couple of years ago I let go of my faithful old '69 Ford 4x4, and that was a lot more wrenching than the original '74 Sharps .44-77 sporter I sold. To tell the truth I have forgotten a lot of them unless something reminds me. And I try not to take any of it too seriously anymore.
One of these days they will ALL belong to someone else anyway.
I sold or traded a lot of guns that I ought not to have, and for a while I regretted some of it. But life rolls on. A couple of years ago I let go of my faithful old '69 Ford 4x4, and that was a lot more wrenching than the original '74 Sharps .44-77 sporter I sold. To tell the truth I have forgotten a lot of them unless something reminds me. And I try not to take any of it too seriously anymore.
One of these days they will ALL belong to someone else anyway.
I'm with Merril on this subject. Always liked the old stuff, guns & trucks. Still have a 9MM Lugar I've had for 60 years & a pre war 44 Colt S.A. Wish I still had my '56 Ford pickup but that one is long gone. As years narrow down I don't regret selling some fine guns off as I once did.
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Love what you have already. Its most likely better than the new stuff.
Love what you have already. Its most likely better than the new stuff.
bp231986
Member
I wish i had you alls problem of i have so many guns i dont shoot em all. Hopefully i will someday.
You could enjoy the SXS every day.
The guns aint goin with ya.
If you have THAT many, treat yourself to the SXS.
Unless that will just get parked and looked at too, like 3/4 of you guys do with GUNS.
I see pics on here of 24 of the same model all lined up perty for the pics.....
another with a dozen 27s on a freakin dowel pin...
Makes no sense to me. THAT is OBSESSION not collection..
shoot it!!!
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Does this apply to women we already have too?
Cause some of the new stuff looks PERTY good!
Yep. I do right now. I have my M 19-4 nickel with box and papers listed in the local white sheet, yet every day I look at it a think I don't want to let it go. But I do not shoot it much, so a M-18 might make me less sad when it leaves
Doesn't matter
It doesn't matter about how accurate it is if you aren't going to be shooting it.
It doesn't matter about how accurate it is if you aren't going to be shooting it.
wyccad915
Member
I only own a sd9ve, and even I have this dilemma. I kind of want to move up and get something better, but then again I just can't bring myself to sell it.
devildoggunner
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About the only way I can afford to get more toys now a days is to barter and trade. No big deal anymore. Whatever I get rid of will come back around. I do hate to get rid of anything, but it all works out.
MaximumLawman
Member
No way I'd sell those particular guns to buy those particular guns. The only gun I didn't regret selling was a cheap Norinco knock-off of a Winchester pump shotgun. Everything else, i wish I'd kept.
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