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General Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: oldfart on June 01, 2017, 09:25:59 AM
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My DCM Garand which I paid a whopping $121 for
A 1911 commander in 45acp... built on a Caspian frame, hand checkered, hard chromed by checkmate, Colt nickel plated slide, hi-vis sights.
It was flawless.
sigh >:(
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I somewhat regret selling my 9mms.. But then I remind myself that I don't mind since I got 45ACPs for them instead.
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1986 S&W 586 6" .357.
Bought new. Sold when I left Oklahoma in 1989. I think I paid around $400. Put LOTS of .38 +P rounds through it, and about 1/4 as many .357 rounds.
I like my 686+, but there was something about the older 586 that made it perfect for me.
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I somewhat regret selling my 9mms.. But then I remind myself that I don't mind since I got 45ACPs for them instead.
edster48 will be smiling somewhere if and when he reads that above.
I have yet to sell anything I doubt I will until I get to old to shoot.
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1. French MAB P15 9mm.
2. Ruger SP-101 9mm.
3. Ruger MKIII 5.5" Bull Barrel.
4. Ruger MKII pencil barrel.
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edster48 will be smiling somewhere if and when he reads that above.
Edster ( and I ) gotta get to a GTG.
Midgets and popcorn. :o
Have you seen him ? 8)
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Ruger SP101. 3" barrel.
Like to think it went to a good home though.
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Edster ( and I ) gotta get to a GTG.
Midgets and popcorn. :o
Have you seen him ? 8)
:stopjack:
Ruger SP101. 3" barrel.
Like to think it went to a good home though.
You know it did. :geekdanc:
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Custom built Cherry's Pedersoli Quigly Sharps 45-110 and its twin in 50-140 wahhhhh! :(
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I regret selling both of the only two I ever sold.
Won't be doing it again.
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I once bought a Walther/Smith and Wesson PPK/S for $150 and sold it a few months later for $200. I didn't really like it but it was a pretty cool gun to have. I get a little angry at myself every time I see one for sale because there's no way I'll ever get another one that cheap.
I also sold a Smith and Wesson 459 for $250 once. I made a profit, but I still miss that rattly clanky inaccurate piece of junk for some reason. Not all 459's are bad, mine was just well used.
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Ahhhh!!
Was just thinking of this thread after posting on the wished I never bought.
Steyr SSG-69 Never really got a chance to put it through it's paces, but I was moving to Hawaii and needed the money.
Ruger Super Blackhawk. Had tuned the action and could easily outshoot a buddy with his lever action 30-30 offhand.
Ruger 10-22, early edition with walnut stock.
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Sold my old Remington 788 .243 with a Leupold scope on a whim to someone who said they needed that caliber. Gun would shoot the first 2 shots touching...always. I know it wasn't me but the gun. Never got a bolt that accurate until my Tikka.. Miss that old, hard to cycle clunker. :(
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Regret selling one of my Inland M1A1's. Paid $!25.00, plus $5.00 tax...put down a $10.00 deposit and paid the $120.00 balance two months later and took it home. I bought three in a two year period many years ago. Still have the other two but I regret letting that one go.
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I've only sold one AR. It was my first AR and I don't regret selling it.
I know many who have regretted selling stuff that would later be much more valuable. Many bought AKs and SKSs a long time ago when they were cheap by today's standard. Something like SKSs in the 100-ish range for decent quality ones. Others have been when they transitioned away from a particular type of firearm. I have a buddy in Texas who was heavily into 1911s and then got rid of them all. Now he wants to get back into them, but he also has a tough time spending $800-1500+ for a gun that he used to own at a fraction of that amount. If you only knew then what you know now.
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I've only sold/traded 3 guns.
One was a .357 revolver I sold here, an early-model Ruger Security Six. It was a sweet gun, but the early models had ridiculously flared grips. They only made about 100,000 before changing the design of the grip, so after-market replacements are virtually impossible to find. It was too big for my hands, and the timing was also off just enough that it shaved lead 1 round out of 6. So, no, don't regret selling that one.
One was a double-barrel S&W 12ga. I spent a year trying to shoot trap with that gun, and just could NOT hit the birds. It didn't fit me, I didn't fit it, something was amiss. After a solid year of practice, I gave up and sold it to a family friend. I don't regret selling that one either.
The last was an Izhmash single-shot break-action in 7.62x39. Imported by Remington, I think. It was a cute little gun, but if you used lacquered steel ammo, the casing got stuck every. single. shot. And it really wasn't terribly accurate. My father-in-law REALLY wanted it, so I traded it to him in partial payment for a Santa Fe m1903. And I don't regret the trade.
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I've only sold/traded 3 guns.
One was a .357 revolver I sold here, an early-model Ruger Security Six. It was a sweet gun, but the early models had ridiculously flared grips. They only made about 100,000 before changing the design of the grip, so after-market replacements are virtually impossible to find. It was too big for my hands, and the timing was also off just enough that it shaved lead 1 round out of 6. So, no, don't regret selling that one.
One was a double-barrel S&W 12ga. I spent a year trying to shoot trap with that gun, and just could NOT hit the birds. It didn't fit me, I didn't fit it, something was amiss. After a solid year of practice, I gave up and sold it to a family friend. I don't regret selling that one either.
The last was an Izhmash single-shot break-action in 7.62x39. Imported by Remington, I think. It was a cute little gun, but if you used lacquered steel ammo, the casing got stuck every. single. shot. And it really wasn't terribly accurate. My father-in-law REALLY wanted it, so I traded it to him in partial payment for a Santa Fe m1903. And I don't regret the trade.
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This post should be in the other thread about guns you regretted buying.
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One was a double-barrel S&W 12ga. I spent a year trying to shoot trap with that gun, and just could NOT hit the birds. It didn't fit me, I didn't fit it, something was amiss. After a solid year of practice, I gave up and sold it to a family friend. I don't regret selling that one either.
You're a patient man! So now I'm curious...what was the verdict? Did your family friend have better luck with the shotgun or was he cursing you out every time he shot it? :)
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You're a patient man! So now I'm curious...what was the verdict? Did your family friend have better luck with the shotgun or was he cursing you out every time he shot it? :)
Well, there was a falling out not too long after. The shotgun, and the former friend, are both out of contact. But I like to think that he had better luck with it than I! It shot straight and patterned well, just the two of us could not get along.
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This post should be in the other thread about guns you regretted buying.
Why? If I'd never bought them, I'd never have learned anything about them.
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Why? If I'd never bought them, I'd never have learned anything about them.
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Ahhh the optimistic type eh?
I got a car for you that would be a real educational experience. :rofl:
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Sometimes lessons are best learned the hard way. I have to admit that was the case for me in many instances. . . Costly in many ways. Thankfully, most of my regrets regarding spending money on firearms are buying stuff, mostly accessories, that were either crap or just not quite what I wanted or found use for. But each was a learning experience. I wasn't failing. Just was learning about things that I didn't want. . . >:( Never had seller's remorse.
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Sometimes lessons are best learned the hard way. I have to admit that was the case for me in many instances. . . Costly in many ways. Thankfully, most of my regrets regarding spending money on firearms are buying stuff, mostly accessories, that were either crap or just not quite what I wanted or found use for. But each was a learning experience. I wasn't failing. Just was learning about things that I didn't want. . . >:( Never had seller's remorse.
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Hmmm?.... you never sold a gun that you wished you had back?
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Hmmm?.... you never sold a gun that you wished you had back?
Nope. Only ever sold one. Sold it to a good friend and I already had another that replaced it. It was my first AR. A DDM4 V5. Not like it was anything special.
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Back in 1983 I purchased a brand new Ruger Security-Six 6" SS .357 mag. Sold it '96. :( :( :(
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Wish I still had the S&W 5906 and the Ruger Bisley in .357 I bought back in 1988. But I guess I can't complain too much since I still get to have new toys to play with in their place.
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Yabbut, if you decide you want the sold gun type again, watch out for sticker shock.
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Is it just me or does it seem that more people regret selling revolvers here? Maybe I'm wrong...
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Revival of old thread.
Re: What Guns Do You Regret SELLING?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2017, 04:11:06 PM »
Quote from: aieahound on June 01, 2017, 02:28:40 PM
Ruger SP101. 3" barrel.
Like to think it went to a good home though.
FlappJackson ( then Mauidog) reply:
You know it did. :geekdanc:
Hope you gave it to your daughter. Then I’ll be happy.
Other guns I regret selling (was thinking about this the other day)
I’ve bought and sold a bunch but only regret letting go of a few:
Sig 556 piston with folding stock
S&W 686 (pre-Hillary) Dogman wouldn’t sell it back to me. :grrr: :rofl: :wave: :shaka:
Rossi 16” .357 lever action.
And possibly the Rock Island 1911 and a .22 1911 because my affinity for 1911’s has grown. (.22 1911 went to FredStomper though which was nice)
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Revival of old thread.
Re: What Guns Do You Regret SELLING?
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2017, 04:11:06 PM »
Quote from: aieahound on June 01, 2017, 02:28:40 PM
Ruger SP101. 3" barrel.
Like to think it went to a good home though.
FlappJackson ( then Mauidog) reply:
You know it did. :geekdanc:
Hope you gave it to your daughter. Then I’ll be happy.
Other guns I regret selling (was thinking about this the other day)
I’ve bought and sold a bunch but only regret letting go of a few:
Sig 556 piston with folding stock
S&W 686 (pre-Hillary) Dogman wouldn’t sell it back to me. :grrr: :rofl: :wave: :shaka:
Rossi 16” .357 lever action.
And possibly the Rock Island 1911 and a .22 1911 because my affinity for 1911’s has grown. (.22 1911 went to FredStomper though which was nice)
Rock Islands are everywhere but I have yet to find a smith that will work on one. Interesting that some M1A smiths will work on Norincos
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Mark 23..
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I don't think I've ever sold a gun I bought.
I do trade with close family members back and forth.
I'd never do a transaction in Hawaii.
State and county police are too fuked up to trust.
I did trade a 357 GP100,, which I regretted, but Recently traded a M1911A1
for a S&W model 13-1 police customized 357.
It is good to have a close family of gun collectors.
:love:
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A Savage mod 24 .22/.410 O/U
Traditionally received as my first firearm at the age of 10.
Still remember that Christmas morning bumming out not finding it under the tree. :'(
After opening all the gifts Mom sez "What's that over there by the desk ?
Did we miss something ?''
I had a cruel Mother. :rofl: :rofl:
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Had a Colt 1991 that had firing pin block delete, tightened rails, Kart barrel, trigger work, Bo-Mar sights. Miss that one. Was my first gun
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Had a Colt 1991 that had firing pin block delete, tightened rails, Kart barrel, trigger work, Bo-Mar sights. Miss that one. Was my first gun
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ouch
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A Savage mod 24 .22/.410 O/U
Traditionally received as my first firearm at the age of 10.
Still remember that Christmas morning bumming out not finding it under the tree. :'(
After opening all the gifts Mom sez "What's that over there by the desk ?
Did we miss something ?''
I had a cruel Mother. :rofl: :rofl:
I have one of those.left to me by a family member.
.22 is .22 mag.
:thumbsup:
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Sold the first AR15 that I ever owned. Assembled it from a stripped lower receiver with help from YouTube. Regretted that for a minute. Then I found and bought a Ruger New Model Blackhawk 45 Colt Bisley with a 7 1/2 inch barrel the next day with the money from the AR and I was all good again🤙🏽 Lol!
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P226 dark elite with factory threaded barrel.
Only 2700 existed worldwide. With the UU serial number.
😢
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Old Glock 17L young and dumb lol