What guns have you regreted selling?

My model 19-4 that a good member here bought. After a month or so of me not having it I was kicking myself in the rear. I just picked up a model 66 to replace it
 
I still have the 1st gun I got when I was 14. Revelation 12 gauge made for Western Auto (It was actually a Mossburg) Since then..in 41 years I have never sold a gun. But...I may sell my SW500 next month. WillI regret it?
 
Speedo2 said:
S&W Pre-29, 6-1/2"; 1st year production; ANIB w/ Jinks letter and all tools
Browning Medalist 22; ANIB w/ tools
Colt Match Target 22; ANIB w/ original grip adapters
Marbel's Game-Getter 22/410 w/ folding stock & original holster
S&W Pre-27 3-1/2"; ANIB, no tools
Luger DMW 1916; WW-1 imperial markings
Walther P-38 AC41, WW-2
High Standard Sports King 22; ANIB
Colt Python, 8" 357; near 100%
Walther TPH 22; ANIB
S&W Outdoorsman 38/44; pre-war w/ original magnas
S&W Pre-15, 4" 5-screw; near 100%
Mossberg 352KB 22 w/folding for-end
Savage M24 22/410
S&W Pre-28, 357, 6", 5-screw; ANIB
Remington-Rand 1911; WW-2 issue
S&W Pre-27; 357, 6-1/2", 5-screw

This has been a thought-provoking and difficult post for me to respond to (….I know, hard to believe, but true). I've bought and sold many guns over the past 15-to-20 years. Most sales have been done to acquire something that was fleetingly more appealing at the time (my erstwhile "upgrades"), or in a darker truth to either finance a gambling junket or to pay off a gambling debt. Now, as cheesy as that sounds, and before you all write me off as a itinerate gambler and reprobate, please know that I have managed to generally expand my somewhat eclectic accumulation of shootin' irons over the years and that I've funded it mostly from within my poker fund. My house is paid for; my kids have all been put through college, and my wife doesn't hate me. However, she does on occasion question my sanity with regard to time (and money) spent with Smith & Wessons and has also wondered aloud if the gun safe will eventually crash through the garage ceiling. I'd like to believe that my penchant for fame and fortune on the green felt adds a certain panache and mystique to an otherwise dull and unthreatening existence; that I am otherwise considered to be a pillar of my community, as I'm sure are most of you.

Now, having prefaced my "list of shame" with the above soul-cleansing confessional; upon review of my list, it strikes me that most of the listed guns were (for me anyway) moderately "high end" and glamorous things that were easily recognized as collectibles and were therefore easily disposed of. However, there are several that are rather plain and pedestrian. These, once again in all truth, are the ones that I regret the most because they were sold not at a time of need, but rather they were disposed of in a state of ignorance and/or stupidity.

That pre-15 that my dad gave me and the Mossberg 22 that I bought as a kid (back when kids could actually do such things) now have a much greater significance to me than when they were gotten rid of. I know that in the end they are just things, and we can't have them all, we can't take them with us, and that we're really just temporary care takers. But some of them did really have a spirit that came from historical connections and personal enjoyment. That's where the regret comes from.

My list is not a complete inventory of all of the guns that I've ever sold; not by a long shot. However, in no particular order these were the ones that came to mind as regrets; some more severe and painful than others. Do I wish that I could have kept them all? Hell no! Garage ceilings (and gambling debts) are expensive. –S2
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Speedo2; great post. We do what we have to do, and pray it's right. I'm in the process now of liquidating my collection of over 30 years. My health is heading south, and I don't know how much longer I can work, so now's the time for a little nest feathering. Best to you.
 
Every one I ever sold!

But specifically:
6" nickel 25-5, cased.
6.5" 27-2
6.5" 25-2
6.5" 624 (think I miss it the most!)
Customized colt series 70 .45

I'll also ad the one that got away: with dad at 1988 gun show, 5" m27 factory nickeled for $225. We were 2 rows past when dad decided to spot me the cash (was baby-poor). When we got back, it was gone, of course.

No regret: a Bangor-Punta m19. egawd that trigger made me yearn for a Ruger!
 
Wel, where do I start?.......Let's just say that they are too numerous to catalog.....leave it at that.
 
Model 29-2. 98% or better a couple of months ago for $500 :(

Granted I wasnt a forum member then.


Edit: on a good note I bought it from my father n law for $100 in Jan
 
Over the past 40 years, I have bought, sold or owned about 150 guns. I always regret selling my S&W DA 44. It showed just a wee bit of holster wear. The cylinder indexed and locked up perfectly. I just bought another one to replace it.
 
3 Model 29's (2 - 6" barrels and 1 - 4" barrel, all blue) pre-1976 models
A pre-69 Belgium High Power - was beautiful.
A pre - '72 Colt Detective Special...

I didn't sell 'em, wife (ex) did... but that is life.
 
Wow there are many but these 4 really were painful
1 HK 91 My dad gave it to me on my 17 bday sold it about 5 years later to pay bills to my brother
2 colt delta 10mm blued
3 colt annaconda again sold to my brother
4 S&W 645 sold at gun show
these 4 were the most painful
 
Model 3000 Mauser 243 Win.
Colt python 6" blue
Model 14 6" blue
 
My #681 no dash, I bought it new when they first came out, for $224, also my #1006 10mm, the best auto I ever had.
 
Odd One Out?

Firearms come and go. When I get my fill of shooting one it gets traded or sold to get the money for the new and improved gun I want.
There is only one handgun I wish I had that I sold, S&W 640 38SPL, if I had been able to see the sites better...
 
i sold a Marlin 30-30 that was given to me when i was 14, a looooooong time ago and still regret it 36 years later.
 
Too many to list.

Two that really bring pangs of regret

Model 19 4", nickeled, traded in 1983

Model 586 4", nickled, sold in 1990

These were my duty sidearms back in the day. Lord I wish I had them back.

Model 19 S/N 9K1510
Model 586 AAJ8857

I know it is a longggggggg shot, but stranger things have happened.
 
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