Pistols You Regret Getting Rid Of

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WOLV314

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I know that many of us, either due to economic, or family pressures, have had to either sell, or trade in a handgun or two. I fell victim to this back in 1996 when I sold a Ruger P-91 and a Taurus PT-100 to pay for a vacation that I needed at the time. They were both good performers, and I miss them dearly. The question is, what handguns, if any, fell to this fate, and do you miss any of them?

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"Out here, due process is a bullet"
 
Every one of them. I will never sell another.

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"It is easier to get out of jail then it is a morgue"
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KABA
 
Exactly what leedesert said.

The two I regret the most are a Browning HP from the mid-60's and a Ruger Mk I from the 50's. I sold the HP to buy a rifle I just had to have immediately. If I had only waited about one month, I would have both the HP and the rifle today. (Still have the rifle.)
 
This is a tough subject because I try to bury the memories I have of guns I NEEDED to sell. The one that hurts most is a colt diamondback in .38 spec. She was sooooo nice.
(whimper) -goodshot-
 
Glock 23. It was an all-around FANTASTIC gun. 100% reliable no matter what. Insanely accurate and super-easy to shoot well. Just felt great to handle & shoot. Sold it to get a Glock 35 that was about as precise as a 8" sawed-off shotgun firing birdshot. Unbelieveable!

I finally got over it once I got my hands on a Glock 20c with 2 17-round +2 hicaps and a set of Heine/Trijicon Slant-Pro Straight-8 sights. :)

C.B.
 
Recently traded an HK USP Compact 45. It was configured with safety/firing lever on lefthand side. I'm somewhat ambidextrous, but left eye dominant and definitely shoot better as a lefty. It was my understanding that the pistol could be converted with control lever replaced to righthand side. Problem was that despite asking/nagging two local dealers, they were unable to raise any response from the folks at HK. One dealer advised me that gun would have to be shipped to HK facilities for conversion and cited high cost of UPS shipping. Other dealer indicated he had been down this road before and, as a practical matter, when buying/ordering an HK, recommended buying it shipped in required configuration.

Had recently purchased a Glock 22C that I'm happy with and traded the HK for a nicely configured S&W revolver that would be good for concealed carry. That was my justification/rationalization.

I'm missing that USP Compact 45, though. It really fit my hand and shot well, but with controls on wrong side they were functionally useless. Santa Claus already knows I'd like a new one. Wish me luck...
 
I wish I hadn't sold any of them! Most of the guns I sold, I did so to stay a float during an extended disabilty period (21 months) most of which I had zero income.

The two that hurt the most (the last two I sold before I was able to return to work) were my Hi-Power Practical and a Colt MK-IV stainless Commander.
 
My Norinco 9 mm Tokarev. I've had a lot that I've sold or traded despite liking them, but that's the one I keep thinking of for some reason. It was ugly, but it worked, all the time, and it didn't try to be more than what it was. It was fun and cheap to shoot. And I got it at a heck of a deal. I passed the deal on to a friend, and he deliberately BROKE the gun to keep a visiting psychotic relative from doing harm with it. Sheesh, how about just loaning it back to me for that week? Breaks my heart. . . .
 
I sold two of mine back in the 70's. One was a cherry Colt Trooper and the other was a .303 Brit Mk1. I know who has them and they went to a good home. I'll never sell another one unless I'm going hungry and then I'm gonna have to lose some weight before I do ;)

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Unfortunately, I can remember a number of guns I regret getting rid of and would like to have back. Like the 4-inch Python with walnut target stocks that I swapped for much-needed car repairs. Likewise a S&W 586 and an Italian Beretta 96.

Then there was the Detective Special that I traded away, foolishly thinking I'd find another at a similar price. Plus, in my mind I can still see my Browning semi-auto 30-'06, with its beautiful blue finish and fine walnut stock, traded away because at the time I thought something else was more important and I didn't figure to miss the Browning.

No doubt there are others. Bummer! :(

BTW, once I actually got back a gun I regretted getting rid of. It's an S&W Model 49. I traded it away at the local gun shop. Years later, the guy who bought it decided he didn't need it after all and traded it away himself. I don't think he'd ever fired it. I spotted it back in the display case and now it's come home again. :)

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Thank you for your replys so far. The only thing missing from this discussion is blues music, and drinks to drown our sorrows in.

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"Out here, due process is a bullet"
 
Well, I'm listening to some John Lee Hooker right now, so I'll break open a bottle of JD, call you, and yo can come over and join me. :)

Haven't sold any pistols, but there are a couple of rifles I deeply reget selling...

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Regards - AZFred
 
"I've had the blues before,
I've had 'em pretty bad,
but these bad gun deal blues
are the worse I've ever had."

Well, there was the orignal Springfield 1911, the pair of right and left hand Randall 1911A1's, the 4 3/4" SAA in .357, the......I can't go on. sob

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Ne Conjuge Nobiscum
"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
 
I sold my SW 638 to a friend of mine - his first gun. Called him last week to see if he wanted to sell it back. No dice. What a dope I was to sell it to him. It's a great little gun.
 
1. A 5 1/4" Tapered Ruger MkII. I wanted one for years, and bought this in '93 while they were briefly reintroduced.

2. A 6" 686 which fired very small groups with any load, all to about the same POA. I've had two since which were good, but not like the first one.

3. A '70 Colt 1911 electroless ickel .45acp.100% reliable, and very accurate with 200 gr. swc's and a lot of Blue Dot


4. Either of two BHP's 9mm's I've traded over the years. These are too hard to find not to keep!
 
My G19. Sold it with 2 Hi Caps and a Kramer holster for $650. Wish I had it though, don't regret any other sell offs.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by selfdefense4me:
Recently traded an HK USP Compact 45. It was configured with safety/firing lever on lefthand side. I'm somewhat ambidextrous, but left eye dominant and definitely shoot better as a lefty.[/quote]

OOOOHHH!!! Shoulda asked here first! I stood in my local gunshop while Sam, the owner, removed my right-side safety and replaced it with a left side safety in about 5 minutes flat! I was going to sell it for a Compact, but changed my mind, went back, and watched him swap it again, but this time, it didn't even take 5 minutes! I hear HK will do it now for $20. But maybe Santa will be kind.

As for me, after narrowly avoiding the HUGE mistake of selling the HK, here's my list.

I too had a Taurus that I miss dearly. It was a PT101 in .40. I sold it to buy a Glock 27, which I didn't like (they had just come out, no Pearce grips) so I sold it(don't miss it), and bought the HK! I also had a Walther PPK/S that I sold to help pay for my wife's engagement ring. I miss it sometimes, but boy did that slide bite my hand! Then again, so does my wife... :D

I had an AMT .45 backup once... DON'T MISS IT A BIT! (some guy's probably anchoring his boat in the river with it.)

If I could only get one pistol back, it would be the Taurus, but not at the expense of my HK. I just gotta get a better paying job so I can keep all my guns, and just continue buying more!

I'll learn one day.


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1) S&W 686 6inch
2) Colt Anaconda .45 LC (6inch)
3) Ruger Kp95 9mm (had two pre ban 15 shot mags too!)
4) a beautiful stainless Ruger Blackhawk (5 inch barrel I think) .45 LC
 
Colt military-issue 1911A1 manufactured sometimes in the 30s. Refurbished so it had no collector value, but it was one heck of a shooter.
My first Kimber Classic Custom. Had it hardchromed, the MSH replaced with a stainless one and had really nice dark Siberian birch grips. Had to sell it (and 8 other guns) to get the downpayment for our house.
 
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