Selling my Bersa Thunder . . .

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Prof Young

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So I bought the Bersa Thunder CC as a carry gun. Shot it a bit. Sent it in for repairs as the slide would not stay back. Got it back, shot it some . . . liked it well enough BUT . . . every time I reached for a carry gun . . . I picked up the Sig P238. So the Bersa is now on consignment at my range. I am the kind of gun owner who won't hang on to a gun that doesn't get used, or doesn't have some historical significance, or isn't a hand me down gun from family. And that's okay.

Do you keep the guns you don't shoot or have other reason to keep other than you can?

Life is good.
Prof Young
 
I've managed to only make purchases that have some sort of value or significance beyond how they perform or carry. There are a few I own that I might have passed on purchasing if I had to do it over, but none that I don't shoot on occasion, or have enough justification to sell.
 
I'm kinda like that fella above me... his is a good rule.

I had traded or sold a handful of firearms through the years.
Figured out that I really don't like to get rid of firearms that I purchase, and set out on a quest to re-acquire those that I'd let go.
That quest is now complete and I'm on to acquiring ones that are new to me. :D
 
The hand me downs are heirlooms, the win is way outta my budget range and too cool, and the purchases were journeys. I don't really see myself separating with any of them. They all get used, though. I don't have anything "collecting dust".
 
Prof Young said:
So I bought the Bersa Thunder CC as a carry gun. Shot it a bit. Sent it in for repairs as the slide would not stay back. Got it back, shot it some . . . liked it well enough BUT . . . every time I reached for a carry gun . . . I picked up the Sig P238. So the Bersa is now on consignment at my range. I am the kind of gun owner who won't hang on to a gun that doesn't get used, or doesn't have some historical significance, or isn't a hand me down gun from family. And that's okay.

Do you keep the guns you don't shoot or have other reason to keep other than you can?

Life is good.
Prof Young
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No. If I don't have a reason to keep it, it's trade fodder. Reasons to keep might be carry gun, spare carry gun, sentimental and legacy reasons, or historic provenance. Or I like shooting it.
 
I haven't yet bought a gun with the intention that I might someday get rid of it. But, I have sold or traded a smattering here and there. If they aren't as accurate as I'd hoped, or are troublesome, or become just another gun of a particular caliber that takes up space in my safe, I may very well send it down the road.

But, I've never gotten rid of a gun just because I needed to maintain a preference for a certain type or style, caliber, or because I had decided to limit the number of guns that I own.

And, I NEVER get rid of a gun that I like just so that I can acquire something else...
 
If I don't shoot a certain pistol/revolver, then I see no reason to keep it. For me, it's fairly simple. I want 2 revolvers. One being a 2" 357 mag & one being a 4 " 357 magnum.

When it comes to Pistols, I want one like a G19 and one like the G43 in 9 mm.

All 4 I can carry as SD easily & all 4 I can Plink with.
 
I haven’t bought anything with the intention of not keeping it but several were bought and then turned out that I didn’t like them. Those guns don’t stick around. No point in leaving funds wrapped up in unused/unwanted assets.
 
I have more than a few pistols but not near as many as others and I will not sell a pistol that I love to shoot even if I do not shoot it that often. I have some that I shoot a couple times a year but treasure owning them. As an example some of mine are older classic P series SIGs and I know I would regret selling any of them and would have a very hard time finding a replacement in the condition of mine especially at a reasonable price. One is a P229 .40 that I don't shoot much but a great pistol to own during an ammo shortage where 9MM is scarce and expensive. Another is a LNIB S&W 586 4 inch that wife bought for my birthday new in the early 80s. I have not shot that one in at least a couple years but I would miss it LOL.

If someone is considering selling a pistol that they plain don't like and never really liked then I can certainly understand selling it and I would probably too.

Also right now we are at pretty quiet times politically with gun ban talk at the federal level but that will change some day and maybe not too many years for now. Prices and availability of auto loading pistols can change very quickly.
 
I have S&W Shield that is on it's way out. Don't care for the trigger and don't care for the gun enough to try to improve the trigger. Going to trade it for something else, maybe a boat!
 
Do you keep the guns you don't shoot or have other reason to keep other than you can?
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I try not to,,,but,,,you know the old saying..:).

I don't hang onto guns I don't like though.
I see no sense in tying up money in something of no use or value to me.
 
Prof Young said:
Do you keep the guns you don't shoot or have other reason to keep other than you can?
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Rarity and ease of replacement are a big factor with me. I have a J.P. Sauer & Sohn Model 1930 that I don't shoot very often and has no heirloom value, but I've resisted the urge to trade it off, because chances are near-zero that I'll find another one for less $$ than I have tied up in this one. :)

OTOH a .380 Bersa Thunder CC is readily available and cheap, so I wouldn't hesitate much to trade one away if I legitimately didn't like it anymore. (I assume this isn't one of the uncommon-to-rare non-cataloged .32/7.65 Bersas; I would think twice about disposing of one of those. :()
 
I briefly owned a Bersa Thunder, and for some reason the recoil hurt my hand. It was hitting just the right spot where there was a bone or nerve ending, so I quickly sold it. I only keep guns I like, or that I shoot often, or that are collectible. If it's just taking up space in the safe it ends up on Gunbroker.
 
I remember with regret a number of truly classic firearms that passed through my hands over the years, that I sold or traded. Seemed reasonable to sell or trade at the time.

Of those, the ones I wish I had kept were:
(from the 1970s, when I bought them new)
- S&W Model 59, blue steel, original
- S&W Model 29, 6.5" blue steel
- Colt Combat Commander .45, satin nickel finish
- Colt Agent 2" revolver
- S&W Model 66, 4" (no-dash)

Guns I sold that I am glad I did:
- S&W Model 60 J-frame from the early 80s.
- S&W Model 581 from when they first came out.
- Glock 17 Gen 1 (late 80s). I never did like that gun much. I like the Gen 4s though.

I have a Bersa Thunder 380 (not the CC model) and while I never carry it (though I used to), it's been a very reliable, accurate and fun gun for range time. No plans to sell it.
 
You kind of gotta hand it to those lil Bersa 380's. They're not always the most ergonomic, refined, or prettiest handguns- but the buyers of them always tend to get more handgun than what they pay for. It's not common to hear about them having breakages or failures. For the most part, they seem to have a great track record and they tend to just plain work well.
 
I have a Sig P938 that I would like to get rid of. 3 6 round mags and 3 7 round mags.

Was dropping mags and Sig fixed it, but I no longer have faith in it as a defensive carry.

Several years ago I traded a S&W 686 + with a six inch barrel that I realized stayed in the gun safe because I very seldom shot it. Never liked the 6 inch barrel. BUT, it was an exceptional shooter.
 
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