Ever regret selling some of your guns?
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Playboypenguin
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One of the reasons I do not regret selling many of the guns that I sold is because I had no clearly defined vision when I first started my collection. My personal taste in firearms had not yet developed either...nor had my knowledge of their mechanics and design.
As I started to learn more about firearms from the technical side and started to have more personal experience with different models I began forming strong personal opinions and preferences.
Unfortunately my learning did not keep pace with my purchasing. I ended up with guns I bought early on that did not meet my new standards. Also, as my knowledge of manufacturers and models increased I found guns that were superior to ones I already owned for specific purposes. Like when I discovered Seecamps and had no need to keep my NAA Guardian.
You can see pics of all the guns I have sold from my current collection right here.
http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/PlayboyPenguin/Departed%20guns/
As I started to learn more about firearms from the technical side and started to have more personal experience with different models I began forming strong personal opinions and preferences.
Unfortunately my learning did not keep pace with my purchasing. I ended up with guns I bought early on that did not meet my new standards. Also, as my knowledge of manufacturers and models increased I found guns that were superior to ones I already owned for specific purposes. Like when I discovered Seecamps and had no need to keep my NAA Guardian.
You can see pics of all the guns I have sold from my current collection right here.
http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/PlayboyPenguin/Departed%20guns/
lee n. field
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Some, but not much. Those I have sold or traded away, I am well rid of.
Playboypenguin
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For those of you that regretted every single parting, did you use the money to buy another firearm? Every time I have sold a gun it has been a means to obtain a different and often better gun.
I've sold a lot of quality and expensive guns in the past. The only one I ever regret is a Ruger P90. My particular specimen had both a great DA and SA trigger. Not mention it was as great shooter as well.
Hurts even more that the main reason for me selling it was because I needed the money to pick up an AMT Hardballer, which turned out to the single worst gun I ever bought.
Hurts even more that the main reason for me selling it was because I needed the money to pick up an AMT Hardballer, which turned out to the single worst gun I ever bought.
Stevie-Ray
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Never. Only sold 2, and both were at those times being replaced with far better models. Life's too short to dance with crappy guns.
only one regret
I've peddled a couple 22's. A Jennings and a Taurus, both junk. I bought a used Redhawk with a 5 1/2" barrel. Best handgun I ever had, and the first Ruger I'd owned. Super smooth trigger. I traded for 7 1/2 SRH I no longer own. I payed $350 for Redhawk 20 years and would pay $600 to get it back. I think a tear just hit my keyboard.
I've peddled a couple 22's. A Jennings and a Taurus, both junk. I bought a used Redhawk with a 5 1/2" barrel. Best handgun I ever had, and the first Ruger I'd owned. Super smooth trigger. I traded for 7 1/2 SRH I no longer own. I payed $350 for Redhawk 20 years and would pay $600 to get it back. I think a tear just hit my keyboard.
Yeah...my Dad's
Couple years ago when I started getting back into shooting after a long absence, I sold 2 of my Dad's guns to help finance my AR-15.
Dad died awhile back and left me his custom made (by my great uncle, no less) .30-06 bolt action. Beautiful rifle, but too much gun for me. I'm no fan of bruised shoulders, and my Winchester .30-30 is about as much gun as I can take banging against my shoulder without a recoil spring to absorb some shock. So I sold it. I regret the hell out of it now. Even if I never shot it, I would love to take it out and just oil it and hold it and still feel that connection to my Dad.
I also sold his 12-gauge. Don't remember the model--wasn't worth much in money terms, and I'm still not sure why I sold it. Guess I figured I didn't have much need for a 28" duck gun. I still regret selling it now.
Couple years ago when I started getting back into shooting after a long absence, I sold 2 of my Dad's guns to help finance my AR-15.
Dad died awhile back and left me his custom made (by my great uncle, no less) .30-06 bolt action. Beautiful rifle, but too much gun for me. I'm no fan of bruised shoulders, and my Winchester .30-30 is about as much gun as I can take banging against my shoulder without a recoil spring to absorb some shock. So I sold it. I regret the hell out of it now. Even if I never shot it, I would love to take it out and just oil it and hold it and still feel that connection to my Dad.
I also sold his 12-gauge. Don't remember the model--wasn't worth much in money terms, and I'm still not sure why I sold it. Guess I figured I didn't have much need for a 28" duck gun. I still regret selling it now.
I have only sold two..and I regret them both. The first was my very first firearms ever. It was a Chinese SKS. I kick myself now but at the time I had no appreciation for firearms. I do now and I regret having sold it. The second was a Chinese Mosin Nagant copy. I never even shot it. I don't regret so much selling that particular weapon as much as having sold a weapon in general. I have vowed that never again will I sell a firearm unless it is to get a better one...or more of them.
22-rimfire
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Regret selling off guns? Sometimes, but not often. Most can be replaced.
The ones that I often think about are a Smith 4" Model 25, a Uzi Mini-Carbine in 9mm, a few as-new Colt Diamondbacks in 38spl. I never shot the Model 25 and I dumped it before I knew much about them. (Why did I buy it at all? Got it from a friend that needed money.) The Uzi functioned well but shot poorly accuracy-wise. Sold it during the last AWB scare. I almost wish I had the thing to go play with but it never really impressed me as having "rifle" accuracy. Bought a lot of Diamondbacks and sold them but I wish I had a couple of the 38spl's now that I got rid of. I have no real regrets on the other 30 or 40 firearms that I have sold off. Honestly, I can replace any of the ones I sold off without much difficulty if I chose to.
Like PlayboyPen I was finding out what I was more interested in and after a while most guns that I bought stuck. I don't buy 3rd Tier guns at all. I consider the Ruger's 2nd Tier although they have improved in the last 10 years into a 1st Tier product company. It was a fun time buying 5-6 guns a month for a while and selling off most at shows.
The ones that I often think about are a Smith 4" Model 25, a Uzi Mini-Carbine in 9mm, a few as-new Colt Diamondbacks in 38spl. I never shot the Model 25 and I dumped it before I knew much about them. (Why did I buy it at all? Got it from a friend that needed money.) The Uzi functioned well but shot poorly accuracy-wise. Sold it during the last AWB scare. I almost wish I had the thing to go play with but it never really impressed me as having "rifle" accuracy. Bought a lot of Diamondbacks and sold them but I wish I had a couple of the 38spl's now that I got rid of. I have no real regrets on the other 30 or 40 firearms that I have sold off. Honestly, I can replace any of the ones I sold off without much difficulty if I chose to.
Like PlayboyPen I was finding out what I was more interested in and after a while most guns that I bought stuck. I don't buy 3rd Tier guns at all. I consider the Ruger's 2nd Tier although they have improved in the last 10 years into a 1st Tier product company. It was a fun time buying 5-6 guns a month for a while and selling off most at shows.
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