A poll for those of us that have ever sold one of our firearms

[Playboypenguin]

In another thread a lot of people have stated they regret every gun they ever sold. I have sold many and do not regret most of them. I think that is mainly because I always used the funds to buy another gun that I would not have had if I did not sell the previous gun.

This poll is to determine how many people that did regret selling their guns replaced them with another gun or not.

Just answer in relationship to your USUAL feelings when you sell a gun. There are always acceptions.

 

[Rufkarma]

Can't Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me

I regret every gun I ever sold except for that POS Raven P.25. Here's a partial list of the guns I regret selling the most:

H & K 93 A3 (w/all the toys)

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Rem 700P .223

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Rem 700P .308​

I would like to find a H & K P7M8 9mm for a reasonable price.

"The best choice of things to bring to any fight is a friend with a long gun who knows how to use it."

 

[bigghoss]

scoped savage 110 in .243 for I got for $150 that I sold for $250 and still regret. at the time I didn't think I wanted a .243 but I knew a good deal. wish I still had that rifle. don't ever sell guns!!!

 

[bobn]

hmm

 

[hoytinak]

I do alot of trading/selling/buying and there's only been one that I've regretted selling and I have since replaced it. 99% of the time if I sell one I'm selling it to fund another one so I usually keep about the same number of firearms around...I just like to change it up sometimes.

 

[Sarvisian]

I regret a few of the ones I sold when I was first getting into guns and didn't know anything. I was also poor and needed to sell one in order to move on to another. Now, I can afford about anything I want and have definite tastes, if I sell something it means nothing to me. If I think twice before offering something for sale, I simply don't sell it.

It's much easier to sell guns when you have more than you'll ever need.

 

[chris in va]

I don't regret any firearms sales.

XD9
Yugo SKS
CZ 52
CZ 40P
Marlin 60
Two Ruger 22/45's
NEF 20ga

I regret not being able to PURCHASE quite a few though.

 

[chupps]

Sold a S&W model 53 and bought a S&W 586. No regrets at all. The 53 was a pain in the butt to reload .22 lr in the inserts and .22 rem jets are expensive and no longer available from mfgs ( I think ). They are mainly suited for reloaders. The 586 is a joy. Very reliable, versital and more power.

 

[Sevens]

I have willingly sold only two firearms I've ever owned.
I regret one of those NOT AT ALL, and the other I regret, but just a bit.

More to the point, I'm so fearful of regretting EVER selling one, I don't plan to sell another.

I wouldn't sell one just to get another, and I hope my life doesn't ever find me so hard up for money that I have to sell prized possessions.

Of the two I sold, the one I don't regret: I bought it on a whim, I didn't really realize what I was buying, as such, I ended up not having much use for it and I didn't miss it when I sold it. I took a loss on it, but not much. The guy who bought it got a fair deal, but he might not have known exactly what he was buying, either.

The other: It didn't do all I wanted, it was fun but not accurate, it didn't really fulfill a need and it wasn't collectible nor was it valuable. I do miss it a bit because it was nice looking, well made and solid. I'd take it back for what I sold it for, but I likely wouldn't buy it again for more.

These days, my method of operation is to put so much thought in to the purchase before I make it, the "idea" is to never find myself with another firearm that I wouldn't want, and might regret getting rid of later.

 

[orionengnr]

Sold:
Colt 1911 (x3)
Para 1911 (x3)
Kimber 1911 (x2)
Charles Daly 1911 (x1)
S&W revolvers (taking a guess, 9-10)
Taurus revolvers (x1)
Rossi revolvers (x1)... went into the lake
S&W autos (x2)
HK P7s (x6)
Glocks (x2)
and I'm probably overlooking/forgetting some.
Edited to add...Kel-Tec (x4)!!!

Rifles and shotguns...a bunch

Do I regret selling any of them? Yes, a few. Couple of the S&W revolvers (particularly the M-17 and the M-27) but I've replaced them since. One of the Kimbers, but I had two identical, so...

The rest were sold to fund their replacements (something I wanted more, and got it). Hard to resent or regret that.

 

[Hawg]

I've sold a lot. Some I've regretted, some I didn't. Some I still miss and kick my own butt every time I think about it. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Keltyke]

In the early 80's, my carry piece as a security guard was a 4", nickel S&W Model 19. Combat hammer, trigger, and grips. Not a scratch on it. When I sold it, it had less that 200 rounds through it.

 

[johnm1]

Regret all but one

When we bought the house 14 years ago we needed cash for the refrigerator and washer/dryer and miscellaneous stuff. Sold the following:

S&W Model 57 8 3/8 41 Mag (my baby)
Colt Series 70 Gold Cup
FN 380 (FN version of the BDA)
Winchester Model 70 in 264 Win Mag

I regret all of the above though I had no right owning a gold cup. Kind of like a 17 year old owning a 700HP Farrari.

The only gun I didn't regret selling was an old Colt 1911 (not an A1) made in 1913 (I think). It had more problems then Carter has little pills. The one that still hurts is trading my Security Six for a Model 57 8 3/8 this past year. It was to replace the one I sold 14 years ago but the Security Six was my first pistol and I sorely miss it. I have to keep reminding myself that I don't own a 357 Mag anymore.

 

[Glock_fan]

Only gun I ever sold was a RIA 1911, don't regret it. I used the money to pay down my credit card which had two other guns on it!

 

[Sevens]

It seems to me that if you have bought a LOT of guns, and sold a LOT of guns, to forward that money toward the purchase of ANOTHER gun, then you might fit one of these profiles:

• you find some spectacular deals on valuable guns and you buy them because you know full well that you can turn them over for profit, and your skill at doing this feeds your buying and it pays for itself
• you have some sort of compulsive nature that never really gets properly fed, constantly telling yourself that this next one -IS- the one you've been looking for, the one that actually fulfills a particular need better than all others (which never ends up being true... since you go ahead and sell yet another to fund yet another...)
• you don't put a lot of thought in to your purchases and it doesn't take you a long time to figure out that you don't really want it, need it, or it's not as good as whatever you hope to replace it with
• or it could simply be that you want to try every one that piques your interest, and you don't mind the fact that it costs money to buy guns, sell them for less than what you paid, and forward the balance to the next one

I'm sure there are other working answers that I didn't list.

I can relate to most everyone on here in that I -do- want the next one. But trading one off toward another... that's not really for me. Maybe I just haven't bought enough crap, been disgusted enough with one that I had to rid myself of it, or (the one I REALLY don't get) feel the need to "streamline" my collection, eliminate some by caliber to "uncomplicate" my ammo stash, or some of the other odd reasons I hear of folks deleting different guns from their possession.

For sure, I think it's GREAT when folks need to constantly turn over guns. It keeps the used market stocked, it puts terrific and hardly used firearms on the market at prices much less than used, it keeps the manufacturer's building more and more as folks "have to have it" and it puts more firearms in to mix overall, which doesn't hurt our cause across the board. So I fully support all the folks that shuffle guns through their safe while I hold on to mine for life & longer.

 

[Simon Templar]

Earlier this year, I sold an AR15 Delta HBar and a Special Edition Gold Cup in .38 Super.....both never fired. Regret the living hell out of it.

Funds were not used for another gun.

I am a retired Air Traffic Controller. I was forced into retirement in July ('08). After sacrificing everything in my life (weddings, funerals, reunions, Christmases with family members, birthdays, etc) over the last 25+ years for the sake of the FAA.....not only has my reward been a pension that is just less than the legal poverty level, but it also took them nearly 4 months after my exit-date to start paying me that pension.

Had to pay bills somehow.




....sT

 

[Moe Howard]

I think all of the pole options have applied to me at one time or another. I sold part of my collection recently and used the money to by a Colt Combat Commander and new furniture for my den. Which is where I polish my new Colt.

 

[Chuckusaret]

I did not sell two of my Vietnam war souvenirs, but I did donate them to a non profit organization to raffle/auction off. I did take a $1000 deduction off my taxes. Was a big mistake, must have been experiencing a senior moment at the time to have given them away. A SKS and a Russian AK47. The SKS was garbage but the AK was 99%. A very, very rich gun collector posted the highest bid of $1850 on the AK. I brought both back before the 1968 ban was put into effect. I have attened many gun shows and auctions and have never seen one in the condition mine was in. I get very upset when I see what people are willing to pay for a POS

 

[Sam06]

My biggest regret was trading a Winchester 1895 in 30-06 made in the 20's for a Colt 7.5" Barreled 44-40 peacemaker 3rd Model. That 44-40 never shot good. Each cylinder chamber was different size. The Damn gun finally broke the hand, I fixed it and sold it. I even sold the dies and brass with the gun. I used the money to fix a stupid truck I had that was broken

I very seldom trade out guns now, everything I have I like a lot and am used to. Now I will buy guns to add to but hardly ever subtract from the Safe.

 

[sholling]

Decades ago I sold an original Colt Mustang and a Colt AR15 to help finance training and education for a career change. I've missed that little Mustang ever since and wish I could find an affordable replacement in pristine condition here in the PRK. The AR I finally got around to replacing in 2008. I hate selling guns but it was a trade-off that netted me an additional $20-40k/yr as my new career advanced.