Have you ever sold or traded a gun and ended up regretting it?

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GunLuvr01

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I have traded and sold many guns over the years, one gun that I regret getting rid of was a Browning BDM 9mm. I was young at the time and someone made me a decent offer so I let it go. I bought it used, but it was a great shooting pistol. Have you ever sold or traded a gun and ended up regretting it?
 
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Dan Wesson 357 w 3 interchangeable barrels.
Colt light weight commander.
Tz75 in 9mm and 41ae. This one really stings. Never even fired it in 41ae. Regrettably.
 
Just once.....but I got it back. Sold a highly customized rifle to raise money for a tax deadline. Hated to see it go, but the obligation came first. Sold it to a guy out of state, thought I'd never see it again. Three years later walking thru a gun show and there it was on another dealers table from a different state. Couldn't get the money out fast enough.....have not sold another gun since.
 
Similar to 1stmar I traded a Dan Wesson .44mag and a Colt Lightweight Commander both which I purchased new. I also traded a used Colt Cobra .38 which I really wish I still had. While I realize I can still buy a new Lightweight Commander the one I had was blued with the aluminum frame which I don’t believe is currently offered new.
 
yes. Over 45+ years, there have been one or two that I did not regret getting rid of, at some point or other. Well after the fact, mind you. ;)
 
Sold a 9mm Swedish Lahti to fund a nice Luger purchase. Happy with the Luger but regretted the loss of the Lahti. Called the buyer a few years later and bought it back.
All's well that ends well. ;)
 
Nope! I am following Cheapshooters #1 rule of firearms ownership: Never sell or trade anything! :D

After reading multiple stories of people selling or trading firearms and regretting it, I decided that I would not get rid of any of my guns. Someday down the road I know I'll probably regret getting rid of a gun, so if I never do that, then I have nothing to worry about.
 
The only gun I regret trading off (or maybe giving away) was a J. C. Higgins 22 single shot rifle my little brother ended up with in 1968. I only regret it because it was my first rifle and the only one my Dad ever gave me. The new cost was $10.88 when it was new around 1960. It was later destroyed by a house fire after he gave it to his son.
 
I regret getting rid of many of the Colt Diamondbacks that I have owned in 38spl. I always tried to buy them cheap. But I always seemed to sell them or trade for something else I was buying. Such is life.
 
Am I the only one that has no regrets?
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You're about not to be... I've sold, or traded a handful through the years. Some years back I decided to stop regretting having done so and I began 'replacing' them. Only three left to go and I'll never part with another even if it's a lemon, it's mine.
 
Not quite sold but, while I was overseas for 5 years my brand new Barrett model99 416 was sold/dissapeared. You can't choose your family
 
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I've sold or traded some things from my dad's (deceased) gun pile, to reflect more of what I enjoy in firearms. No real regrets except for the Winchester Mod-65 in .218 Bee, traded that for an STG58 FAL with extra's, that bugged me for a while. Called the LGS owner because he kept it for his personal collection, he agreed to trade back the rifle and that one I won't let go of again.
 
Back when I was very active with gunshows, I bought, traded, and sold quite a few things as part of the hobby/interest. Looking back today, I sold some stuff that later grew in value significantly, but at the time, I had no regrets. Selling or trading something off as part of the hobby was part of the plan. I sold off some really nice and collectable stuff. It was fun.

If I had it to do over again, I would have cherry picked a few 38spl Diamondbacks and Pythons to keep as "investments" and round out my accumulation and be more flexible on conditon especially on older stuff. But I really have no regrets. Hindsight is 20-20 and my crystal ball was never that good, so I bought what I liked and didn't worry about what the future held in store in terms of values. And guess what? I still like what I ended up keeping around.
 
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