Sold it and wish I could get it back...Your story?
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With all the b.s. bans, I don't think I'd EVER sell a gun.
Imagine you bought a semiautomatic pistol ~10 years ago (e.g. Glock/HK), and a few spare "hi-cap" mags. Guess what, your mags are worth more than the GUN cost.
Imagine if they pass a "presidential decree" that postban guns made after a certain date cannot use preban mags (quite possible, they dictate US parts counts on AKs which includes the mag, i.e. they can pass stuff this silly). Your "pre-post-pre" gun will be worth more.
Smart guns are here to stay (yes we know they suck). Imagine what a pre-smartgun handgun will be worth when the only new alternatives will have no self-defense reliability.
And one day, when they scoop up all the yellow forms I've ever filled out, by not selling I can give them every last gun, and save at LEAST a set of door hinges, and perhaps my own life.
Battler.
Imagine you bought a semiautomatic pistol ~10 years ago (e.g. Glock/HK), and a few spare "hi-cap" mags. Guess what, your mags are worth more than the GUN cost.
Imagine if they pass a "presidential decree" that postban guns made after a certain date cannot use preban mags (quite possible, they dictate US parts counts on AKs which includes the mag, i.e. they can pass stuff this silly). Your "pre-post-pre" gun will be worth more.
Smart guns are here to stay (yes we know they suck). Imagine what a pre-smartgun handgun will be worth when the only new alternatives will have no self-defense reliability.
And one day, when they scoop up all the yellow forms I've ever filled out, by not selling I can give them every last gun, and save at LEAST a set of door hinges, and perhaps my own life.
Battler.
No doubt about it! I wish to God I had never sold that tricked out Colt Series 70 Lightweight Commander and Colt Series 70 Government Model in MD to buy my fiancee's engagement ring that she just returned. They had heavy duty recoil springs, throated barrels, polished feed ramps, beveled mag wells, Millett sights, 3.5 lb trigger jobs with extended slide stops and ambi thumb safeties. Blue frames and slides. I'd buy 'em back in an instant.
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There are four types of men in this world. Know how to deal with each of them and you will prosper.
He who knows not and knows not he knows not is a fool, shun him.
He who knows and knows not he knows is asleep, awaken him.
He who knows not and knows he knows not is a child, teach him.
He who knows and knows he knows is a wise man, learn from him
Ankeny!!
Geez, I hope your mother never found out. I don't think I could even dream up one that bad. It's early in the life of this thread but I'd declare you the winner right now. No offense intended here at all but, what were you thinking?
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Geez, I hope your mother never found out. I don't think I could even dream up one that bad. It's early in the life of this thread but I'd declare you the winner right now. No offense intended here at all but, what were you thinking?
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Judge Blackhawk
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I have two sells of three guns.
First was my Colt AR-15 H-Bar - preban that was sold to pay for my sons birth. Sold at the good time when prices really high and it paid for the birth. I love my son and would not trade him for all the AR-15s in the world but I do wish I had it back.
Next was a matching pair of Colt Diamand Backs one in .38 and one in .22 both were gorgeous with the original box and all the papers. The .38 was never fired and the .22 had only 12 rounds through it.. I just had to shot that gun.
I sold them to pay the doctor bills for my daugther's birth. Again I love my little girl with all my heart but I would like to have those Diamondbacks back.
I just hope my wife and I are through haveing children.. smile..
Judge Blackhawk
First was my Colt AR-15 H-Bar - preban that was sold to pay for my sons birth. Sold at the good time when prices really high and it paid for the birth. I love my son and would not trade him for all the AR-15s in the world but I do wish I had it back.
Next was a matching pair of Colt Diamand Backs one in .38 and one in .22 both were gorgeous with the original box and all the papers. The .38 was never fired and the .22 had only 12 rounds through it.. I just had to shot that gun.
I sold them to pay the doctor bills for my daugther's birth. Again I love my little girl with all my heart but I would like to have those Diamondbacks back.
I just hope my wife and I are through haveing children.. smile..
Judge Blackhawk
It still hurts to much to talk about it. And there were several!
SOB! SOB!! SOB!!!
Battler, You're not going down without a fight are you?
Bulldozer, My heart feels for you BUT Ankeny, Ol Ankeny you need to have your memory erased and soon!
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"Keep shootin till they quit floppin"
The Wife 2/2000
And there were several!SOB! SOB!! SOB!!!
Battler, You're not going down without a fight are you?
Bulldozer, My heart feels for you BUT Ankeny, Ol Ankeny you need to have your memory erased and soon!
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"Keep shootin till they quit floppin"
The Wife 2/2000
I just try to trade up to better or more potent guns whenever I get rid of one (SKS-->Mini14(POS)-->AR15). I only regret one...giving my mother an absolutely wonderful S&W17 which she has yet to get around shooting eight months later. What a waste of a great tool, it just sitting next to ear plugs, muffs, goggles and a few hundred rounds of good ammo. Someday she will find time...
Stephen A. Camp
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Hello all. There are many recorded in my "book of tears." I reckon the worst of the lot, or at least the one that always comes to mind occurred about '75. I traded a like new
SIG P210-6 (adj sight version) for a new S&W M66, a buck knife, and thirty dollars. Gag!
Best to all.
SIG P210-6 (adj sight version) for a new S&W M66, a buck knife, and thirty dollars. Gag!
Best to all.
Ankeny:
Hey I didn't intend to make you feel any worse than I'm sure you already do. That rifle is a classic right down to the serial number. I'm sure you are aware of that, but the dollar value of the gun still pales to the sentimental value. It's the combination of both these factors that will no doubt propel you to winners circle of this ill-fated thread.
Okay I'll quit typing about it now. My condolences.......
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Hey I didn't intend to make you feel any worse than I'm sure you already do. That rifle is a classic right down to the serial number. I'm sure you are aware of that, but the dollar value of the gun still pales to the sentimental value. It's the combination of both these factors that will no doubt propel you to winners circle of this ill-fated thread.
Okay I'll quit typing about it now. My condolences.......
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bullet placement is gun control
Hello; Gee Whiz, this is a tough one! I have
made a lot of stupid decisions involving guns
over the years; but there is three that stand
out and far out class the other's. The first
was the trade of my old model Colt Agent,
unfired and in the original box with papers.
The second would have to be the trade of my
Smith & Wesson Model 57 .41 Magnum. First
gun I ever reloaded for; shot a lot, but not
abused. It was a 4" inch barrel model in the
wooden box and had the "S" prefix serial
number. The Model 57 was traded for a then
rare Model 29. The 29 was short lived; after
playing with it for awhile, I traded it off
for something else?
But the most interesting, and the one I could
kick my own ass over was a Smith & Wesson Model 39-2 nickel, NIB with all paperwork. It
to had never been fired. Oh! how I wish I had
this one back? I can even recall the serial
number without looking it up, A222567. It's
whereabout's are unknown; as I traded it to
a FFL dealer here in Birmingham, AL?
Best Wishes To All,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
Message edited by Dan H. Ford on 02-15-00
made a lot of stupid decisions involving guns
over the years; but there is three that stand
out and far out class the other's. The first
was the trade of my old model Colt Agent,
unfired and in the original box with papers.
The second would have to be the trade of my
Smith & Wesson Model 57 .41 Magnum. First
gun I ever reloaded for; shot a lot, but not
abused. It was a 4" inch barrel model in the
wooden box and had the "S" prefix serial
number. The Model 57 was traded for a then
rare Model 29. The 29 was short lived; after
playing with it for awhile, I traded it off
for something else?
But the most interesting, and the one I could
kick my own ass over was a Smith & Wesson Model 39-2 nickel, NIB with all paperwork. It
to had never been fired. Oh! how I wish I had
this one back? I can even recall the serial
number without looking it up, A222567. It's
whereabout's are unknown; as I traded it to
a FFL dealer here in Birmingham, AL?
Best Wishes To All,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
Message edited by Dan H. Ford on 02-15-00
kingknives
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About 1988 I found a good deal on a Steyr GB with 2 18rd magazines. I paid about $300. It was a beautiful handgun and shot very well.
I had to sell it a couple of years later for bills or something. Saw one recently at the gun show for about $650. Damn!
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Knee deep in brass, still shootin fast!
I had to sell it a couple of years later for bills or something. Saw one recently at the gun show for about $650. Damn!
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Knee deep in brass, still shootin fast!
It was the Year 1991 when I bought a HK sp89 for $800 New and Benelli folder 14" New for $850 and a Franchi SPAS folder new for $750 and a HK MP5 SD full auto for $3000. I sold them all for $6000 a year later because I needed the money. Little did I know that they are going to be worth $18000.
parabellum
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I....I...can't talk about it, man. Excuse me.....
Ruger Police Service Six with a 3" barrel. The first 357 mag I owned. I carried that piece for 3 years and just had to have a high capacity 9mm. Huge mistake. I've made up for it. I've started a collection of 3" revolvers. Ruger, Smith, Colt, Dan Wesson, and Taurus are present. In the future I'll acquire a Korth. I've been smart enough to keep the good ones now. Hopefully I'll stay smart.
Steve
Steve
Oh you poor souls!!!!
When my dad gave me my first gun, he related several of his "sob stories" to me, ending the lecture with: "Don't ever let go of a gun, Bob. You'll regret it for the rest of your life".
Guess what??? Yep, I LISTENED to my old man, I've still got EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!
When my dad gave me my first gun, he related several of his "sob stories" to me, ending the lecture with: "Don't ever let go of a gun, Bob. You'll regret it for the rest of your life".
Guess what??? Yep, I LISTENED to my old man, I've still got EVERY SINGLE ONE!!!
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