I'm thinking of selling both my autopistols...

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bokchoi

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First off, this is what I own:

Colt Python .357 Royal Blue
Ruger 10/22 w/ custom modifications
USPF 9mm
Sig P226 9mm (German manufacture)

Tomorrow, I was going to sell my USP, but thinking further, I am considering taking both the USP and the P226 to the store. I kinda feel bad, considering the P226 is virtually brand new (less than 500 rounds), but just finding out that a gun previously thought to be prohibited in Canada to now be available as non-prohibited really changes your mind about things.

Ultimately, I'd like to get an HK P7M8 (the once-thought-to-be-prohib one) and a USP Match (as a full-size pistol) to fill the void; I'm a hardcore HK fan, and the Match has always been one I've been looking at.

In getting the P7 and Match, what course of action would you folks reccomend that would incur the lightest hit on my wallet? I've considered converting my existing USP to a Match as well, but I've decided against it for reasons too gory and longwinded to post here.
 
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Follow you heart. I can't think of any inexpensive way to do the requisite trade except shop hard and negotiate well in the private market. Don't know how restrictive Cdn laws are about private party trades, but my guess is your best bet is find someone who has what you want and wants what you have. Good luck.
 
Agree with Mike in VA........if possible, private sale should gain you the most. Even if trade in is high, the dealer likely will have the other end of the deal high. So the net cost of the new comes out on the high side.

Kinda like car or truck shopping....negotiate as if you were going to go for dealer financing.....then pay cash.

Sam
 
As much as I'd like a private transaction, selling guns privately in Canada is rather difficult, given the extremely low ownership rate; the fact that I have two rather generic guns also hurts when you consider that with luxury purchases like firearms, they'd rather pay full price for a gun with a known history before a used one. (At least they do where I live...)

I haven't found any serious individual buyers for any of my guns, and I don't expect it to be easy for me to do so, but I do know that I'm good friends with the gun store owners and managers for all of the three gun shops I have access to. :)
 
Since the markets and rules are so different in Canada than the U.S. I cannot offer much insight as to how to have the least impact on your wallet. I can say that you ought slow down and give it a few days before making the decision. You've got some quality guns there. Make sure you really want to get rid of them.

As an aside, here in the U.S., buying a firearm through a private transaction is usually the most desirable. As a whole we tend to trust government less.

Kilgor
 
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