What guns have you regreted selling?
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Only ever sold two from my collection, this was early on and at the time I needed the money since I was unemployed.
The first was a Colt Trooper MkIII a friend of mine sold me after he had left the local police department, regret it til this day.
The second was an Enfield MkI, I picked it up from a newspaper ad for $35. when I was a kid looking for a cheap deer rifle. It was all I could afford at the time.
Still regret it and from that day on I've never sold another!
The first was a Colt Trooper MkIII a friend of mine sold me after he had left the local police department, regret it til this day.
The second was an Enfield MkI, I picked it up from a newspaper ad for $35. when I was a kid looking for a cheap deer rifle. It was all I could afford at the time.
Still regret it and from that day on I've never sold another!
gmiller0737
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Well I guess I am pretty fortunate I have been collecting for over 25 years & have only sold 2 guns & traded none,I still miss the 2 I sold not S&W's 1 was a 1938 Polish Eagle P35 Radom & the Other was a 3/1940 Production Type 14 Japanese Nambu
Hearsedriver
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My entire antique lever action Winchester collection to finance my business........ That REALLY hurt !
My duty Model 66's in 2 1/2" and 4 inch.
My AR15 that was converted to full auto.
My Winchester Model 52B with bull barrel and Redfield Model 32 scope.
My 1941 Luger in very good condition.
A Series 70 1911 that had been customized with S&W adjustable sights, hard chromed, and some other mods.
My 1st off duty gun, a new Colt Det. Special that had been Armolloyed.
Too many more to list and I'm getting despondent.
My AR15 that was converted to full auto.
My Winchester Model 52B with bull barrel and Redfield Model 32 scope.
My 1941 Luger in very good condition.
A Series 70 1911 that had been customized with S&W adjustable sights, hard chromed, and some other mods.
My 1st off duty gun, a new Colt Det. Special that had been Armolloyed.
Too many more to list and I'm getting despondent.
Arizona5906
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I have only sold one gun in my life. I am like a black hole for guns, once I buy them they stay. Anyway my very first handgun was a brand new Colt 1911 Government Model. I traded it in for a S&W 5906. Still have the 5906 22 years later but I really should have kept that 1911 too.
tomtheturner
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The one that got away
I have been accumulating guns for many years, and have only sold/traded one away. It was a Winchester Model 12 Field grade - 16 guage in very nice condition, barely used.
In 1983 a friend invited me to go handgun hunting for wild boar. I really had nothing that I thought was suitable, and cash was tight with small children, so I traded the Model 12 {I had traded for the Winchester, & only had $25.00 in it} for a new Smith 629 with a 6" barrel.
I eventually replaced the Winchester Model 12 with one that is much nicer than the one that I traded off, and I learned my lesson!
So, I keep them all. Had to build a room to house them, but I am so glad that I have held on to them, even my very first one a Stevens single shot .22 that I got when I was seven or eight years old. My son has it now, but I "visit."
In retrospect, I am glad that I made the trade, since I later replaced the Winchester. That 629 has walked a million miles with me in the woods, has killed dozens of piggies, gotten it's share of whitetails, javalina, a feral dog, or two, and various woods varmints.
Best Wishes,
Tom
I have been accumulating guns for many years, and have only sold/traded one away. It was a Winchester Model 12 Field grade - 16 guage in very nice condition, barely used.
In 1983 a friend invited me to go handgun hunting for wild boar. I really had nothing that I thought was suitable, and cash was tight with small children, so I traded the Model 12 {I had traded for the Winchester, & only had $25.00 in it} for a new Smith 629 with a 6" barrel.
I eventually replaced the Winchester Model 12 with one that is much nicer than the one that I traded off, and I learned my lesson!
So, I keep them all. Had to build a room to house them, but I am so glad that I have held on to them, even my very first one a Stevens single shot .22 that I got when I was seven or eight years old. My son has it now, but I "visit."
In retrospect, I am glad that I made the trade, since I later replaced the Winchester. That 629 has walked a million miles with me in the woods, has killed dozens of piggies, gotten it's share of whitetails, javalina, a feral dog, or two, and various woods varmints.
Best Wishes,
Tom
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I buy, sell and trade quite a bit.
I rarely if ever sell or trade a S&W or Ruger wheelgun, I have only let a few of these go. When I buy a revolver, it's for a reason and even if I have many duplicates of the same or similiar gun, I keep all of them.
I am currently liquidating a large rifle collection, because I have little interest anymore in rifle collecting or shooting and I get vastly more excited by collecting and shooting revolvers.
Interests change and I see no point in holding on to guns that will just take up space in a safe, when they can be replaced by guns that will get used. Guns may be "prized" by us, and some of them have sentimental value, but in the end they are just pieces of steel that can be replaced.
The way I see it, life is too short for regrets...I have sold a few rifles that I kind of regretted at the time, but they were soon forgotten as I don't let myself live life in the rear view mirror.....we don't really own anything, we are only borrowing it and our gun collections will go to our heirs to do with what they see fit. We can't take our guns with us, so enjoy them now. If selling a few rifles that collect dust in your closet will allow you to buy a revolver you will actually use and enjoy, I say go for it.
I rarely if ever sell or trade a S&W or Ruger wheelgun, I have only let a few of these go. When I buy a revolver, it's for a reason and even if I have many duplicates of the same or similiar gun, I keep all of them.
I am currently liquidating a large rifle collection, because I have little interest anymore in rifle collecting or shooting and I get vastly more excited by collecting and shooting revolvers.
Interests change and I see no point in holding on to guns that will just take up space in a safe, when they can be replaced by guns that will get used. Guns may be "prized" by us, and some of them have sentimental value, but in the end they are just pieces of steel that can be replaced.
The way I see it, life is too short for regrets...I have sold a few rifles that I kind of regretted at the time, but they were soon forgotten as I don't let myself live life in the rear view mirror.....we don't really own anything, we are only borrowing it and our gun collections will go to our heirs to do with what they see fit. We can't take our guns with us, so enjoy them now. If selling a few rifles that collect dust in your closet will allow you to buy a revolver you will actually use and enjoy, I say go for it.
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Almost all of them
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Hussygun
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do a lot of swaps. should have kept PPK 22 German mfg. a couple colt SAA`s come to mind. 38-44 outdoorsman , was not a shooter so better to a collector. and i would say a couple of WW2 1911A1`s that i destroyed first. checkering , cut in sights, tighten up and so on. i should have never done that , and kept them original. so i guess its good they are gone now, would just make me sick to see what i did to them. i could say that as well for a few 70 series A1`s have been past my tools and hands. turned what are now collector guns into shooters only. crapper, all hindsight now, if only i would have...
jws6145
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Browning High Power
Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Mag
Savage Anshutz 22 Target
Remington 870 Wingmaster 12 Ga.
Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Mag
Savage Anshutz 22 Target
Remington 870 Wingmaster 12 Ga.
reitejl
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My Grandfathers 4 screw model 15 he used to shoot himself and his Schultz & Larsen 30-06, I'm a fool
Chipmunk6
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Both sold/traded for motorcycle parts.....
Mod. 19-3 nickle 2 1/2" for a rebuilt 4spd tranny.
Mod. 39-2 for a rebuilt 8"over wide glide front end.
Tranny still going strong, front end lunched in '88.
Chipmunk6
Mod. 19-3 nickle 2 1/2" for a rebuilt 4spd tranny.
Mod. 39-2 for a rebuilt 8"over wide glide front end.
Tranny still going strong, front end lunched in '88.
Chipmunk6
4" 29-2, 3" 66-2(Ashland), 1954 4" 38/44 Pueblo PD. There are a few others that I miss but these I truly regret.
In my life there have been some very rough times and if I had to sell a gun here & there due to tight times so be it. I had a fairly large Colt SAA collection (all 1st gen) I liquidated in 1979/80 to help my parents out & don't regret selling a single one, it was the least I could do to help them out.
In my life there have been some very rough times and if I had to sell a gun here & there due to tight times so be it. I had a fairly large Colt SAA collection (all 1st gen) I liquidated in 1979/80 to help my parents out & don't regret selling a single one, it was the least I could do to help them out.
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Interests do change, I had some military surplus rifles that I bought in the early 2000's, and I was like " I am NEVER gonna sell these! Ever!" and guess what, most of them got sold, traded and I have already forgotten them. A lot of them were "must haves" that got fired a few times and then became gun rack anchors. Today's "Gotta Have It!" is tomorrow's trade fodder in some cases
A truly good gun is like a special woman, you just KNOW when it's right and you don't want to let it go...........I have S&W and Ruger revolvers that I would sooner live in my parent's basement before I would even think of parting with them. They just have "it".........other rifles and handguns, I bought and sold and never looked back.
I am in a similiar situation as S&W fan........I'm in a situation where if I can come up with about $7K right now I could relieve a lot of financial burden, i.e. pay off my car loan (finally) and pay off an old credit debt that has come back to haunt me...and give me some breathing room to look for a new job......if I can get these weights off my back I will feel much better and not be chained to the current job I have (and hate every day of). So..........guess what, I'm liquidating the bulk of my rifle collection........sure, I will miss some of them, not care about most of them since I'm sure most would never have seen another live round........but if it comes down to getting rid of some rifles and not being behind the 8 ball, those rifles are gonna go in a heartbeat. Those rifles are mostly shooters and tools to me........nowhere near as special as my revolver collection.
A truly good gun is like a special woman, you just KNOW when it's right and you don't want to let it go...........I have S&W and Ruger revolvers that I would sooner live in my parent's basement before I would even think of parting with them. They just have "it".........other rifles and handguns, I bought and sold and never looked back.
I am in a similiar situation as S&W fan........I'm in a situation where if I can come up with about $7K right now I could relieve a lot of financial burden, i.e. pay off my car loan (finally) and pay off an old credit debt that has come back to haunt me...and give me some breathing room to look for a new job......if I can get these weights off my back I will feel much better and not be chained to the current job I have (and hate every day of). So..........guess what, I'm liquidating the bulk of my rifle collection........sure, I will miss some of them, not care about most of them since I'm sure most would never have seen another live round........but if it comes down to getting rid of some rifles and not being behind the 8 ball, those rifles are gonna go in a heartbeat. Those rifles are mostly shooters and tools to me........nowhere near as special as my revolver collection.
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Arizona Commander
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Every one, whether sold or traded, I wish I had them all back!!!
Mule88
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29-2 w/ 6 1/2 inch BBl., .44 russian DA , M-16 .32
I only regretted selling one gun, a no-dash, tapered-barrel Model 67 with the best revolver trigger pull I've ever experienced. I sold it to a friend who sold it to his brother who traded it for a small, cheap .380.
The good news is that I got a phone call from my friend 2 years later and was able to buy it back for the same price I sold it for originally.
I learned my lesson and will never sell it again.
The good news is that I got a phone call from my friend 2 years later and was able to buy it back for the same price I sold it for originally.
I learned my lesson and will never sell it again.
This is gonna be strange in this forum, but the ones I regret selling the most:
M3 Grease Gun (registered and transferable)
Remington Hepburn original Creedmore gun (ca 1885 factory 1000 yd target gun)
M7-9 Vietnam era Flame Thrower (operational)
The only S&Ws to leave were a few traded for other S&Ws to upgrade collection but, I still shouldn't have let the 317 go.
M3 Grease Gun (registered and transferable)
Remington Hepburn original Creedmore gun (ca 1885 factory 1000 yd target gun)
M7-9 Vietnam era Flame Thrower (operational)
The only S&Ws to leave were a few traded for other S&Ws to upgrade collection but, I still shouldn't have let the 317 go.
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H P Bushrod
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A early M-57 .41 Magnum 4 inch with the smooth grips.
A old M-58 .41 Magnum
A 1969 manufacture 6 inch .22 Jet M-53
A 8 inch nickeled .38 Python Target (wish I knew how rare it was before I sold it years ago)
A old M-58 .41 Magnum
A 1969 manufacture 6 inch .22 Jet M-53
A 8 inch nickeled .38 Python Target (wish I knew how rare it was before I sold it years ago)
The 'Man'
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I always regretted selling my service S&W Model 10-6 4" hvy duty barrel in 1989. I sold it along with my Colt snubby to get a Walthers PPK .380 Semi autos were becoming the 'rage' at that time.
Finnally this year, it bothered me so much, I was able to track it down, calling in a few favors from here & there, locating it and actually buying it back from the present owner.
It was like finding a long lost family member.
I still get those chills when I take it out to the range to pop off a few. Try tracking it down and get it back where it belongs.
My blue M-58 (no dash), 4", back in the 70's.
Old school Colt Officers Match .38 special with King ramp sights...I really kick myself for trading that straight across for a new Trooper back in the mid 70's. Of them all thats the one I never will have a chance to redeem myself, I have managed to replace all the ones I let go and of course paid the premium for that...at the time of sale or trade it always seemed to be a good deal. With the Colt I traded it to a well-known and respected dealer, in fact the guy I bought the Colt from previously. I went in and layed it on the counter announcing that I wanted to trade up into a .357, forgetting what a beautifully crafted, accurate little pistol it was. We walked over to his display, I pointed to a 6" Python and he said "I was thinking more on the line of this" and pulled out a nib Trooper. I held it worked the action asked about a box of shells thrown in and he didn't balk....the warning bells and flags shoulda been all over the place but I signed it off and walked out happy as a clam. Couple of months went by and I had a buddy looking for a rifle, we went out to see what old Ed had. While I was there I walked over to the pistol section and there in the special case was my old Colt with a $350 price tag on it. I asked Ed what the deal was I had just traded it for a pistol worth all of $175...Ed said "You probably didn't know that King died."
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