Guns I Wish I would have never sold

[ollie]

Let a rem 700 in 222 go for $300.
Took me eight years to find another one to replace it.

 

[hoz53]

HK-93 original German made I bought new in the 80s. My policy for quite a few years now has been not to sell any of them, but I have a few now I will probably let go of.

 

[theMadAlaskan]

Geez where do I start?

Lugar pistol
American 180
Mossberg 22 I had as a kid (model 340???)
Pre 64 Model 70 in 30-06
Model 94 made in the 1930's
........thinking about it is making my stomach hurt!

I don't sell guns anymore unless it's something common and easily replaced.

 

[VaniB]

Remington Varmint wood stocked 700 BDL 222 in mint condition.


Mint condition American Made Weatherby 22;

I had an American Made 1980's Weatherby XXll with tubular magazine and matching Weatherby dovetail scope I sold for $1,700 about 6 years ago. When I bought it in 1986, I made the factory handpick me an even prettier looking replacement stock for it. (I'm the fussy customer from hell) A gorgeous and mint condition American Made Weatherby 22 today will do nothing but keep going higher in value!! Two buyers on GB were fighting over it.

 

[bheadboy]

Win mod 75 with redfield sights

Bob

 

[VaniB]

I had a keystone arms single shot. .410 that belonged to my grandmother back in the 40s or so. Was passed down to me, let my uncle borrow it for his son and he sold it instead of giving it back!!!! I grew up putting small game on the table with that gun. Lots of memories........

Good Lord!....I'm not sure if that's a case of a family member being thoughtless, selfish, or desperate for cash ..... but either way it's a small lump under your skin that you have as a reminder forever. If it's true that misery likes company, take solace in knowing that just about every family member has one of these types that has done the same or worse to us, and we learn how to avoid being hurt again next time.

 

[CJ6]

Ithaca mdl 37 featherweight in 16 ga., Rem 40XR sporter 22rf, H&K SR9-T 308.

 

[Milo 2.0]

I don't really regret selling any, the closest to regret would be a Series 70 Colt 45acp in satin nickel my wife gave to me when we first got together. I let my Python, Diamondback collection go, lots of nice hunting guns to fund this long range hobby.
I guess the thread for me would be, "Guns you had in your hands but just couldn't justify buying." Or, yes I made the wise choice, but wise doesn't always bring happiness!

 

[GPat]

Fred, I had a GP100 357 with a really nice trigger job that I sold off too. That Ruger revolver, a Turbo rimfire benchrest rig, and a slicked up Kimber .45 are the only ones I really regret selling off.

There are a lot more that I was glad to be rid of if I'm honest. Like a lot of guys, I've almost always got to sell a gun or some other equipment to build or buy a new one. So I usually don't regret selling off a competitive shooting rifle if what I'm replacing it with fits my shooting style better or is an upgrade. I always regret when I sell a gun to switch disciplines or buy a boat or something stupid like that.

 

[Joe Maisto]

I may as well jump in too;

A Manlicher Schoenauer 'o6 full stock, butter knife bolt, and of course the rotary magazine, and a monte-carlo stock, built in '56.

A browning .22 semi auto handgun from the same era, and of course a model 12 with rib I bought new , and 2 Win. model 88's . '284 & .243.

Young, dumb with kids...

 

[ShootDots]

I am going to speak on behalf of one of my friends. He had a PUUURRRRRFFFECT Belgian Browning Bolt "Grade I"... Awesome rifle... It was in .264 Win Mag. He put a 3 x 9 Leupold scope on it. The "blueing" on that rifle was as rich and "black" as the Leupold scope was. Oh and by the way, Leupold ONLY had "gloss black" back then!

 

[gilream]

I had a keystone arms single shot. .410 that belonged to my grandmother back in the 40s or so. Was passed down to me, let my uncle borrow it for his son and he sold it instead of giving it back!!!! I grew up putting small game on the table with that gun. Lots of memories........

The obvious question here is; Are you a Hatfield or a McCoy? Things like that are hard to forget.

 

[wvlongshot]

Actually, my wife is from the McCoy family heritage!!!!

 

[rwk]

I never sold any of my guns, i figured who has the most toys at the end WINS.

 

[VaniB]

I never sold any of my guns, i figured who has the most toys at the end WINS.

What was the game? Maybe you can explain this to us.

 

[fx77]

Walther P5 9mm with a Rhodium finish...

 

[Milo 2.0]

I never sold any of my guns, i figured who has the most toys at the end WINS.

What was the game? Maybe you can explain this to us.

I've always laughed at these statements also. I think it means we'll be judged by the number of objects, or the number of people that attend the auction to get rid of all the crap you've saddled your loved ones with after you've passed because it was so valuable that no way we could part with it while alive

 

[Joe C]

Used to never sell guns, then I had to eat while I learned my trade. Sold over 180 in about two years...ya, you read that right.

A few of the ones I miss:

1969 NIB 4" Colt Python
1981 4" Colt Python
1983 6" Colt Python
6" Colt Anaconda in .44
1941 Springfield M1 Garand
Baby Browning in .32
Black Baby Colt in .32
Steyr SBS Tactical .308
Steyr SBS Hunter .308

Don't sell much anymore...as someone else commented, just buy wisely.

 

[fredhorace77]

JoeC from the pics ive seen of your work that was money well spent. Also you can change your title from "student of the 1911" to "Master"...

 

[xs hedspace]

1884 Trapdoor that I traded for a post 64 Win M94, that I thought my first wife could use deer hunting. Holy crap, only 96 lbs, and she made so much noise walking in the woods, and whined about the cold.......oh, well I needed a Practice Wife, I guess.