What guns have you regreted selling?

[SuperMan]

At one point I had three Model 35s from the early 1970s and a Model 34 that had a Model 35 barrel that dated from 1956 or 58. It had the short cylinder and shot better than any of the 35s. Kept it and sold the 35s...

Don't miss any of the 35s really but wish I had kept one and put a 51 cylinder in it to have a 6" J-Frame .22 Magnum...

The 35s were all sold to friends who still have them...Bob

 

[gasaman]

My S&W 396 "no dash" Mountain Lite.....
I soon replaced it with a 629-1 Magnaport Mini Combat Magnum.

 

[66Park]

Jim Stroh customized Colt 1911 Commander
Jim Stroh customized Colt 1911 Gold Cup
6" Colt Python
Smith 2" M64
Smith 60

All sold because I moved to Chicago, where there was a handgun ban.

 

[Fox4Alpha]

I have been blessed financially in life so I have never had to sell one of my guns. However, I did have some stolen when my house was robbed. (Before I was smart enough to buy a gun safe!)
M-19 2 1/2" round butt that I carried in a shoulder holster under my flak jacket in Viet Nam.
Colt Combat Commander that I carried everywhere.
M-686 6" that was probably the most accurate revolver I have ever owned.

 

[JustinL]

Heckler & Koch P7M13 with a box and three magazines.

I sold it because I did not like shooting it but wish I had kept it because they are not commonly encountered and fetch even more money today than when I sold mine.

 

[MP1518]

US Navy marked model 66.

 

[hsmith9491]

M 28-2
M 19-3
M 640
M 10
M 581
Model 10 was new never shot after it left factory. With box,tools and papers.
Medical bills suck.

 

[caryg]

After seeing the price of the Ruger Alaskan 454's I wished I would have kept it. Damn.

 

[nipster]

About the only one I regret selling is my no dash model 60 I bought in the mid 80's, was my first stainless gun, and second revolver.

 

[kdailey]

Model 60 I bought new in the 80's.
M1 Garand
M1A M14
Colt Python
Colt Diamonback
2 Colt Troopers
Colt Detective
Colt HBar AR
**But the positive side is that these were sold or traded to help build the Smith & Wesson Revolver collection that I have today.....

 

[C Broad Arrow]

There is only one gun I wish had not sold and it was a Model 29. However, having said that, I had reasons at the time to sell it... I needed the money to pay bills.

As for the Model 29...if the right one comes along I might be tempted again!

 

[dlbx2]

I regret them all, but the only newer model that I sold and regret was a cherry 27-8 3.5 complete. I am not that excited about the lock guns, but I will have to say that the fit, finish, & feel (blue finish) were real nice. I didn't think that I would regret it because of the lock, and because the rest of mine are all vintage, but that was a nice 27!
DLB

 

[jd330]

Decades ago, I was going to the big gun show at the L. A. County Fairgrounds. The one that had 8,500 tables and I didn't have much money so I sold my Winchester 61 99%, with the Winchester logo on the side. I sold it about four feet into the show. Unfortunately I did not spend the money on anything wonderful.

 

[Stophel]

All of them.

I have learned to NEVER SELL A GUN. I've never made money off of one, and I'm never able to replace it for what I sold it for, and often, what I've sold, is hard to find to replace it.

But especially:
1917 Enfield
M1 Garand that I did a lot of work on
NICE M1 Carbine (I did actually make money on this one, as I bought it when they were cheap and being imported in mass. I also sold it to an old WWII veteran I met outside the gunshow who said he carried one during the war and has wanted one ever since, so I felt kinda good about that one....even though I'd like it back now! )
Walther Model 9 .25acp
Marlin 94 .44 Magnum
Ruger Mini-14 (with the wood handguard)
Ruger S.S. Mini-30

At least I have had the sense to never sell one of my S&W's...

 

[Mike McLellan]

Why do you keep dredging up these painful memories? Just when I've almost forgotten about that L.C.Smith 10 gauge, or the 1873 Winchster 32-20, or the old Harpers Ferry musket that i used to shoot marbles out of when I was a kid, or...............

 

[CoMF]

Oh, that's an easy one. A near mint M-65 with a 3" barrel, a DA pull as smooth as butter and a Hogue monogrip that fit my hand like a glove; I dare say it was the nicest firearm I've ever owned. To this day, I still kick myself for selling it, though I guess I can find some small amount of consolation in the fact that it wasn't voluntary. To concur with what another poster stated: Unexpected bills of any sort do indeed suck.

 

[smokey04]

I regret selling every last gun I ever sold! Nick

 

[nathanistre]

Beretta px4 special duty
cetme. 308 battle rifle with all hardware and bayou
Romanian psl 54c
Springfield longslide 1911
Yugoslavian ak47
Sig Sauer5.56 swat
329 nightguard
Sig p229
Sigma. 40 be
Sig p250 full size
And the list goes on and on and I hate my self a little more now.:mad:

 

[66Park]

No regrets.

I do not understand regretting selling guns.

Guns can be replaced. Just buy another one.

Replace the gun you regret selling. Regrets over.

Well, for instance regret occurs when you are forced to sell something that is not so easily replaced. Examples for me:
1. Customized Colt Combat Commander by Jim Stroh. I sold the gun, I believe, for $600. Not only would one like it cost way more than that now, Jim's wait list is months long. A comparable pistol from Wilson Combat would be in the $3,500 range.
2. Customized Colt Gold Cup by Jim Stroh. Sold this one for $1,000, if I remember correctly. To get a comparable gun from Ed Brown, for instance, with the same options, would be around $4,000.
3. Colt Python. Sold for $400. The last one I saw like it had an asking price of $2,200.
Granted, I could buy that Python, and I could order a couple 1911s from Wilson or Ed Brown, or even buy a Colt and have Jim Stroh rebuild what I had, but total cost is in the vicinity of $10,000, and I just don't have that kind of spare cash lying around right now. Thus, I regret having to sell my guns.

 

[66Park]

So, is it fair to say that the real regret is the lack of money to purchase replacement guns? I can certainly understand regretting not having the money to make a purchase, whether guns or something else.

66Park, did you look to replace your guns quite some time after you sold the guns, enough time that the value of the guns increased substantially?

Yeah, that was my situation. I had the guns when I lived in Georgia, then I moved to Chicago, which somehow I didn't know had a handgun ban. Being a law abiding citizen, I sent my guns back to Georgia to have a buddy that was a local detective sell for me. That was in 1988, and in the meantime, values changed considerably! I wish I had just kept them. I loved those guns, but generally I'm just a guy that follows the rules. I also thought that I would not be able to shoot them anywhere, and if they started to rust or needed repair, I was pretty much out of luck in Chicago. I've always whipped myself over my decision to sell my guns, but it was forced on me. I suppose there is psychological residue from having my freedom taken away by an idiotic law.

When I moved to the suburbs and guns were legal for me again, the first thing I wanted to do was replace my 1911s. I was amazed and dismayed to find how much ones with the features and workmanship I had before cost currently. As much as I'd like to replace them, the regret over not having the guns isn't as much as the regret I'd have over spending the required money for replacements. And quite honestly, as much as I'd love to have a fine 1911, if I were going to spend $4,000, I could buy several fine, collector grade Smiths, and that is more where my interest currently lies.