Disposal of junk pistol

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OldeSkool

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I bought a Rossi revolver 2 or 3 years ago from a local sporting goods store here in TX.

It doesnt work right. I DO NOT want to go to the trouble of trying to have Rossi or anyone else try to fix it. And it does not function well enough for me to feel right about selling it.

I just want to get rid of it. I get mad whenever I see it. What are my options?

Can I take it apart and throw it away?

Do I need to let anyone (government) know that I don't have it anymore?

Thanks,

Dave
 
I have been in the same boat that you are in one time. And I took great satisfaction taking a splitting maul to that piece of junk. Still smile remembering it.

The above are also good suggestions.
 
I have had guns that I thought were a basket case and not worth fixing, but the parts will make you a little bit if you want to take it apart and sell them. More than zero, if you are gonna trash it. Usually at gunshows there may be a guy who sells gun parts. If you give him a bag of parts and mark the model number, you might get a few bucks to at least pay for the entry fee and a little more. Maybe more if he thinks he can use the parts. Or Numrich Gun parts buys guns for parts too, supposedly. Somebody is gonna be after them wanting the grips for that gun, or a spring, or something or other, eventually. As for the government, you don't have to tell them you scrap a gun. They don't care as long as the gun does not show up someday in a gangstas belt. If you got some sort of local registration scheme, like some oppressive local government, you might have to tell them the thing is no longer in your possession, but I doubt that applies in TEXAS
 
I with Tom2,

Numrich Gun parts, www.gunpartscorp.com buys junk guns and parts. You make a few bucks on it instead of throwing it away.

Somebody out there is waiting for parts to become available to fix their gun, your gun just might contain the parts they are looking for.

Many Many years ago I took over as the Small Arms Sgt. of a National Guard S.F. unit. With all the forgien and US weapons I inherited parts for the same.

A few years later the Unit was disbanded and the weapons were turned in. I still had the parts. Ran across a guy GENE BARNETT, (Maker of the Barnnet Match Barrels for the M1A/M1s). He was working as the pistol armor for the Wilson Matches (National Guard Championships). He was trying to put together a BAR for the West Point Musium. Turned out some of the parts (I forget which one right now) was the last he needed for their collection.

Never discard parts, get them to someone like Numrich Gun parts, maybe they can help someone out, Also you wouldn't have to worry about the gun getting into the wrong hands.

JMHO
 
I took a 4 1/2" angle grinder with cutoff wheel to my Kahr and just tossed the pieces in the trash. Man, did that feel good after the trouble I had with that POS. :D
 
To each his own, but I don't "get" the satisfaction from destruction thing. Those basket cases and junkers are just made for gun shows where folks are looking for cheap projects and parts guns.

You can put $100 price on almost any complete handgun, and without deceit find someone who will buy it warts and all.

Through various circumstances any gun can be reduced to a junker, and through tender loving care ALMOST any of them can be restored to shooters. :) jd
 
I sold my broken down Charles Daly that somewhat worked to a pawn shop for $100, best deal I ever made. If I had real junk I would wait for a gun buy-back scheme. Let the police pay to upgrade your arsenal. :D
 
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I agree with below reply, Gun Buy back scheme. While I don't really agree with the program I got rid of a RG 10 and a Raven and used to money on a real gun at the Governments expense. That should "frost" some liberal anti-gunner
 
How hard can it be to fix that Rossi Revolver? What's the problem with it - not indexing properly? You could probably fix it yourself (if the problem is mechanical in nature) for a few bucks and have a decent little gun. Rossi didn't make bad wheel guns.

There's a Rossi M68 38 special selling for $175 on Gunbroker right now (yes, someone bid that much for this gun). And, it has someone's initials scratched into the frame in several areas.
 
My dad had a sterling .22 that we hated, surprise. We took it out and shot it............with a couple .45's and a 9mm and hung it up on the wall. It looks better now than it ever did before. 230 gr ball ammo will penetrate the slide and frame from about 15 feet!!:eek::D:D
 
That's kind of pitiful- you get "mad" at a gun and destroy it. Pretty sophomoric.
Now is not the time to destroy ANY gun. There are many people who could use parts, and the gun actually can be fixed. They are just simple machines, after all.
 
If you're just going to throw it away I say throw it in my direction :D Find a friend or someone who's willing to try to fix it and give it to them. Free guns are the best and it'll give you a warm fuzzy.
 
Naw,I see the logic in destroying a gun (or anything else)you paid good money for and it just makes you angry to look at it everytime it creeps into your eyesight.

It's like fate took a big seagull dump on your head and everytime you look at the pistol,the remember the smell of the doody when it happened.

I was going to take my battery powered sawzall and cut my Sentenil revolver into as small a pieces as I can but I like the suggestions about getting at least twenty five dollars or something for the parts.

That way,if I break it down and get rid of the part that is broken,I KNOW that nobody will ever have to feel like I did the day the gun took a great big,stinky dump on me.

Thanks for posting the breakin it down suggestion,Tom2.
 
Does anyone here watch the Barret-Jackson Auto auctions? Earlier this year there was a 1933 (ish) Cadillac custom car on there and it had a little snubnose revolver on top of the gear shift lever.
 
where are you at in texas i might be interested in buying it if you want to sell that rossi.what model is it let me know maybe we can work something out.if you are interested pm me
 
SKANS: Those initials on the gun in several places are probably the initials of a detective, scratched into the gun to identify as evidence.:cool:
 
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