WHAT WAS IT THAT YOU WISH YOU HADN'T SOLD??

[30-30remchester]

A Remington 12C 22lr, that I bought as a kid and carried to Alaska when I was 16 years old. I sold it to pay for my first child.

My Remington 760 in 300 Savage that was gifted to me. It belonged to my late uncle who was a Bataan Death March survivor.

Winchester model 1894 in 30WCF. Half round with a button magazine.

 

[Old Corp]

Late 90's, I'd contracted 1911-itis and needed funds (for a Para, as I recall).
Sold my 3" M66 for $375.

Still haunts me.

 

[Marshwheeling]

That'd be funnier if weren't a lawyer. But since you are, some people might just take you seriously

This exchange is right in the wheelhouse of my favorite lawyer joke.

Ole Nick comes to call on a lawyer. "I can offer you all the business you can handle, good paying business, significant cases, argument before the Supreme Court. The admiration and respect of your peers. Plenty of money, the company of beautiful women, and the long life and health to enjoy it all."

"I'm listening."

"What I get in return is your soul, and the souls of your wife and two beautiful daughters."

"What's the catch?"

 

[can2boy]

2010 I sold my M&P 340 for 500 bucks.....5 yrs and im still crying!

 

[rjm6120]

Back in the 90's, when I was in my 20's and young & immature, I changed guns like I changed my clothes---got a gun, got kinda tired of it and traded it for something else. ALL THE TIME. Two guns come to mind in that time period that i want back but it'll never happen----a 2" model 15 that I sold to a co-worker after I had it about 8 months, and a 4" model 19 (the 19 I traded for, IIRC, a Winchester 1300 shotgun (please don't laugh----I know).

Then, in 2003, when I was pretty much cleaning house because I was over guns in general and completely lost interest in anything shooting related, I sold my Ruger P95---that gun was so darned fun to shoot I think I probably miss that one more than the other two.

 

[sturtyboy]

Target model of 1950 in .44 sp. I know, I know.

regards

yashua

Yashua...you've touched my heart with that one...
Okay...you're working it out me now. I was going to hold back. Please pass the tissue box over here..
I had one more sad breakup last year that I'm reluctant to speak about...I think this might be the time for me to....you know....
After reading these sad tales of woe and heartbreak, I believe this is a good group of support, one that I can trust, a group that will help another fellow collector rise above his mistakes in life, and help him pick himself up and keep going with his head held high.
I'm sorry...I can't go on right now...I need a moment...maybe later...

 

[Valmet]

A handful of guns for me unfortunately...a few that come to mind are an early 3-digit Divine, TX M1-A, an unfired SIG-AMT, a few Finnish Valmets (although I still have one), a matching Orange Free State M1895 Mauser, and a very nice 12-15 dated 1903 Springfild NRA marked rifle.

 

[Cyrano]

Charola Y Anitua 5mm auto, and a Mannlicher M 1903 semi automatic cabine; looked a little like a Mauser broomhandle carbine. I've never even seen another copy of either weapon.

 

[Old TexMex]

I wish I'd never let go of that BSA DBD34 Gold Star. Oh, guns? Never sold a gun.

I feel that. Mine was a Norton 500T.

 

[RSanch111]

Everything I ever sold. I want them all.

 

[yashua-p]

Sturtyboy, thanks...the pain remains. I got good money for it at the time but I really would like to have it back. Today it goes for about three times that amount and I tripled my money when I sold it. I can't really complain.

regards

yashua

 

[BAM-BAM]

Sold/traded all my 19s and 66s (except for my 3" 66s) in the early 90s thinking "heck there are millions I can always get another!" And the 3" guns will serve my cc needs..... and a 686 is GTG with .357s

About the middle of the Assault Weapons Ban; kind of thought a 4" 66 would be nice to have.......none anywhere....panic.........

.....took me at least 5-6 years to acquire "nice" 2 1/2" and 4" Model 19s and 66s..... and a couple of shooter grade 4" guns from LGSs

 

[RJJ 1971]

4 barrel COP 357 mag.
Bought it at local shop for $175 bout 18 years ago. Sold it for $300 10 yrs ago and regretted it ever since.

 

[sipowicz]

Seriously, I have a few guns I think about selling all the time. I feel the best way is to not try and get top dollar but to find a good home for them, like to someone here on the board. You may not get as much as from a gunbroker auction, but I think knowing it went to a good home will make you feel better about it. I learned this from watching American Pickers. Well, actually, I kind of already knew this....

 

[sturtyboy]

Why do you guys whine about selling guns?

They are objects.

You can buy another one.

Right you are! But sometimes...like many have said, finding another is sometimes impossible. it seems to be our nature to want what we can't have or to regain what we used to have.

It's fun to commiserate at times and think back. But not always healthy. I started this post just to have fun with our regrets. There are so many great posts about our new acquisitions, I thought it would be fun to look at the so called blunders.

One more...my 40 Cadillac 62 series. what a beauty. We sold it for a down payment on our home. Much happier living in our 4 bedroom home than a 4 door Classic.

 

[cmort666]

1. The Smith M1917 that I bought from a long closed shop in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Even with what appeared to be a bullet strike on the side of the barrel, it was wonderfully accurate.
2. The Colt Official Police I bought while I was at Ft. Knox. It was a very nice gun. I eventually traded it for something else. Just as well, since after I'd gotten out of the Army, I was contacted by the shop traded it to. They'd been contacted by the BATF because it had been stolen in California ten years previously. They wanted to know where I'd gotten it. I called the gun store and told them I'd bought it from another store in the Louisville area. They never notified the BATF of my location, and that was the end of the story.

 

[cmort666]

Why do you guys whine about selling guns?

They are objects.

You can buy another one.

Yeah, it's not like Colt is going to stop making revolvers...

 

[deadin]

Why do you guys whine about selling guns?

They are objects.

You can buy another one.

Not with my current income.
(unless you're willing to float me a loan.......)

 

[gtoppcop]

I have many, but the latest tragedies were my N-Frame P&R guns back in 2012. Here's my 28-2 and 27-2.

The worst part was that the guy who got the 27-2 sold it to another guy. Sweet Sorrow as I was able to see her again a couple of months ago.

Oh yeah, I had a 6-inch Python back in the mid 90s that I bought from a friend, sight unseen. Since I don't care for long barrels, I had it sent to the Colt Custom Shop in '95 and had them mount a new 4-inch barrel, go through the piece and fix what needed fixing and had them re-blue it in Royal Blue. It was the most accurate revolver I'd ever shot. In a moment of desperation (need a place to live), I sold it for $500.

 

[sheepdawg]

I seem to sell most every Ruger I come into possession of. I sure wish I hadn't sold the 2 3/4" barrel Security Six. Every time I talk to the guy I sold it to I ask about it.

 

[RJJ 1971]

Why do you guys whine about selling guns?

They are objects.

You can buy another one.

My reason... Miss the price I paid once for it. Now they are going for 4 or 5 times what I paid.
Ahh youth is really wasted on the young.

 

[the ringo kid]

The only thing I regret selling inst a firearm, but a working vintage Superman telephone. I sold it for about 1/10th of its value, just to give some money to a gal I was involved with at the time.

 

[pharmer]

4 barrel COP 357 mag.
Bought it at local shop for $175 bout 18 years ago. Sold it for $300 10 yrs ago and regretted it ever since.

You win! The only positive comment about the COP that I have ever heard (except for the gun rags when it came out). Joe

 

[gmiller0737]

Not a S&W but a 1938 Polish Eagle Radom Paid $175 kept it for 10 years or so Sold it for $1750

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I did have a custom small action Martini.
It was a 218 Bee, bull barrel and pretty wood.
Brass ball on the end of the lever.
A cute little rifle!
Haven't a clue why I sold it.

 

[SilentKnight]

I had a 66 2.5 inch round butt with bobbed hammer, trigger job, pinned barrel and a second 4 inch barrel that was interchangeable. It gave me a four inch 66 with a round butt. Looked beautiful!! Shot great!! Accurate! Gave it too my son and he is still looking for the 4 inch barrel that he misplaced in a move. I may have to buy it back... if I can convince him to let go of it. Gotta find a four inch barrel replacement and have fitted. What was I thunkin'?

 

[RJJ 1971]

You win! The only positive comment about the COP that I have ever heard (except for the gun rags when it came out). Joe

You mean mine wasn't the one with a firing pin issue??? . Still liked the look and idea of it.

 

[eyegots2no]

Why do you guys whine about selling guns?

They are objects.

You can buy another one.

ONE DEMERIT

 

[black1970]

AR-15 9 MM pre ban and a NIB Colt Phython that I sold on a Sunday and read on Monday that Colt quit making them.

 

[Tradewind36]

My '63 Corvette coupe.