Guns you gave up and now can't find or can't afford.

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Mine is the Webley Mark VI that had the cylinder cut. It was a heavy chunk of steel and I'd have loved to do a proper loading in proper brass for it but I'm long past that.
 
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- pre 64 model 94 Winchester 30-30
- pinned and recessed S&W Model 29, 4” nickel, with factory trained smith “grommet” trigger job
- Ruger Blackhawk, .45 Colt / .45 ACP convertible 7.5”
- Walther PP, .380
- Browning Hi-Power
- Colt Gold Cup .45 ACP
 
Winchester 9422 xtr. Paid about $700 and some change for a nice one about 12 yrs ago. Nowadays they’re easily fetching twice as much $
 
Mosin Nagant 91/30. Bought her back when they were $99, and a spam can of 440rnds was just $80. Had to sell her as I was tight on cash. Now they are up around $400 and I just can't justify it.
 
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Mine was an 1894 Winchester. They're selling for crazy prices now and I don't have that much money for something I don't really need.

Tony
 
Yes, I have, and it's not just guns.... It's a common human problem of not fully appreciating what you've got 'til it's gone.
 
Steyr AUG
Springfield Armory Range Officer in 9MM
Every Smith M28 I ever had
Every Ruger .357 revolver I ever had
Remington Nylon 66
 
The one gun that I sold decades ago and that I cannot replace is an INA "Tiger" nickel plated 38 special. It was a Brazilian knock-off of a S&W Chiefs Special.

Actually, a fairly well made pistol - shot the heck out of it and it always fired perfectly.
 
Not "gave up". More along the lines of "my budget won't let me get this now" and then not available when I had the money.

Taurus Raging 30 and/or Raging Bee
Too many military surplus rifles to name (want not need...)
Medusa revolver
High Standard Citation
Ruger .38-40 / 10mm convertible
 
Mosin Nagant 91/30. Bought her back when they were $99, and a spam can of 440rnds was just $80. Had to sell her as I was tight on cash. Now they are up around $400 and I just can't justify it.
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Me too. Sold it for what I had in it, but I'd like to have it back.

More vexing is that I decided to get rid of my 7.62X39 firearms since none of them were really that accurate. Sold a Russian SKS for $400, again what I paid for it but soon after they went past $1000. Also sold a Saiga 7.62X39....I regret it but I can't tell you really why since I sold it because it was a 5 MOA gun no matter how carefully I loaded or handled it.
 
Lots of them. Too many of them. 1911s, BHPs, Auto-5s, Winchester Model 70s, Model 12s and 1894s, a really nice Winchester 1886 takedown model, a Howa 1500 in 223 that shot amazingly well, Colt New Service revolvers, Colt Pythons and Diamondbacks, Police Positives and Official Police Colts, Charter Arms Pugs, a couple of Lugers, Mauser K98ks, Ruger 77s, 77/22s, 10/22s, Mark Is and IIs, Sauer 100 switch-barrel, the list goes on. But at the time it always sounded like a good idea or I needed the money.
 
In college you could buy a SKS and a tin of ammo for under $150.
I used to be into H&R handi rifles. Get one or $200 used.
Winchester 30-30s were in every pawn and gun shop for under $300 in the early 2000s
Finn Mosins were under $350
Regular Mosins were $49
I was buying rack grade Garands for $395
Woodless Danish Garands from the CMP were $295
M1 Carbines were $450

Besides the SKS that was less than 15 years ago.
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A model 788 Remington in 6 mm Rem. Someone should have been kicking me when I decided to sell it
If I remember correctly I think I bought it new for $229.00, & look at them now, if you can find one.
Also sold a 6.5 X 55 Swedish Mauser short carbine ! Dumb, Dumb, Dumb !!!
 
Colt Cobra 2nd Generation or whatever the 1970s early 1980s model is referred to as. Really loved that little gun which was in pristine condition. Still can't remember why I sold it.
 
In the 90's M1 Carbines were cheap and plentiful. I traded a nice IBM carbine for an excellent Martini-Henry. At the time this was an excellent trade. I figured I could always find another IBM carbine. Alas, I never did and soon thereafter M1 Carbines prices skyrocketed and now go for about 6 times what they did then. I wish I'd paid cash.
 
guns you gave up and now can't find or can't afford

Heckler and Koch P9S 45acp. Had the grip cocker, 4 in barrel
better shooting than a tricked out Colt Gold cup that I am not sorry
I sold.
 
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