S&W-Keeper
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I have only sold 2 guns in my life, but I have traded a bunch, to many to list.
The Handgun(s) You Should Have Kept?
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Hammerhead
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I really hate myself for selling this one. T/C G2 with a custom 7" .357 magnum barrel and modified factory wood. I might build a new one if I can find a G2 frame at a reasonable price. This one was a terrific shooter.
bamaranger
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What about a 6" M27, pinned and recessed, with presentation case. I was a fool. Traded it for a 6" M29, not pinned and recessed, but the most accurate revolver I have ever owned, bar none. I was a fool twice.
I would love to have either back. I cannot tell you (without much guilt) what I traded the M29 for......a fool three times.
What about a 6" M27, pinned and recessed, with presentation case. I was a fool. Traded it for a 6" M29, not pinned and recessed, but the most accurate revolver I have ever owned, bar none. I was a fool twice.
I would love to have either back. I cannot tell you (without much guilt) what I traded the M29 for......a fool three times.
I've bought some and sold them later, but all of those were picked up with the idea that I wasn't planning on keeping them for long. With those, I have no regrets. For the most part, I think long & hard about handguns I'm buying for myself, so I don't tend to EVER get rid of them later.
But a situation presented itself to me and I still have some regrets...
The deal was, I knew a guy who was moving out a number of his guns. The one in particular was a S&W Model 19, Texas Ranger commemorative. This was a 1974 (I think?) build, pinned & recessed of course. He bought it many years back from some other guy. It was in the commemorative box and also included the matching knife with matching serial number.
The revolver had never been fired, but it wasn't in absolute 100% condition. The grips had some surface scratches and one little chip and there was a definite turn ring on the cylinder. Nothing at all wrong with it, mind you, but I'm just pointing out that for a commemorative, it was lacking in "perfection" as commemoratives are supposed to be. His price was $650, but after getting no bites on it, he drastically lowered that price to me.
I had another buddy who had been looking for his first .357 Magnum. He loved my 6-inch 686 and was considering a 686 or a GP-100. When I told him that I could snag this one for $400 if he wanted it, it wasn't a tough sell.
I told him that he would be paying at or under market value for a beautiful K-frame .357 Magnum, but that if he shot it, it wouldn't really be a "collectible" commemorative any more. That was my idea-- spend $400 on a nice S&W and shoot it, regardless of it's "collectibility."
He liked that idea also, so I agreed to pick it up for him. I made no money on this deal. I had actually bought a few guns from the one friend, and this is one I sold to another buddy.
So when he came to pick it up... with the cool wod box with the etched Ranger emblem carved in to the wood... the pretty blued factory finish... the cool Texas Ranger emblem on the sideplate of the revolver... the matching knife... he decided that he didn't want to shoot it.
And now it just sits at his house, where I can visit it often but I can't shoot it. He bought a 6-inch stainless GP-100 about two weeks later and shoots it regularly.
Recently, he did take it out and put some rounds through it, so I have the green light to shoot it also when we next get together. But if he'd do it, I'd give him the four hundo back and take that revolver and put it in MY safe. It would be a regular shooter.
Now it makes me really want to find a Model 19. Doesn't have to be a Texas Ranger model, but something from the early to mid-70s sure would be nice. And unfired for $400 would be even nicer.
But a situation presented itself to me and I still have some regrets...
The deal was, I knew a guy who was moving out a number of his guns. The one in particular was a S&W Model 19, Texas Ranger commemorative. This was a 1974 (I think?) build, pinned & recessed of course. He bought it many years back from some other guy. It was in the commemorative box and also included the matching knife with matching serial number.
The revolver had never been fired, but it wasn't in absolute 100% condition. The grips had some surface scratches and one little chip and there was a definite turn ring on the cylinder. Nothing at all wrong with it, mind you, but I'm just pointing out that for a commemorative, it was lacking in "perfection" as commemoratives are supposed to be. His price was $650, but after getting no bites on it, he drastically lowered that price to me.
I had another buddy who had been looking for his first .357 Magnum. He loved my 6-inch 686 and was considering a 686 or a GP-100. When I told him that I could snag this one for $400 if he wanted it, it wasn't a tough sell.
I told him that he would be paying at or under market value for a beautiful K-frame .357 Magnum, but that if he shot it, it wouldn't really be a "collectible" commemorative any more. That was my idea-- spend $400 on a nice S&W and shoot it, regardless of it's "collectibility."
He liked that idea also, so I agreed to pick it up for him. I made no money on this deal. I had actually bought a few guns from the one friend, and this is one I sold to another buddy.
So when he came to pick it up... with the cool wod box with the etched Ranger emblem carved in to the wood... the pretty blued factory finish... the cool Texas Ranger emblem on the sideplate of the revolver... the matching knife... he decided that he didn't want to shoot it.
And now it just sits at his house, where I can visit it often but I can't shoot it. He bought a 6-inch stainless GP-100 about two weeks later and shoots it regularly.
Recently, he did take it out and put some rounds through it, so I have the green light to shoot it also when we next get together. But if he'd do it, I'd give him the four hundo back and take that revolver and put it in MY safe. It would be a regular shooter.
Now it makes me really want to find a Model 19. Doesn't have to be a Texas Ranger model, but something from the early to mid-70s sure would be nice. And unfired for $400 would be even nicer.
9ballbilly
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I've sold or traded many handguns for a variety of reasons over the years. The only one I truly regret not holding onto was a S&W 547 9mm revolver.
Although, of the rest, there are only one or two that I was really happy to be rid of.
Although, of the rest, there are only one or two that I was really happy to be rid of.
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Gun Regrets
Sold a Luger, taken off of a Wehrmacht officer, for $10.00, in 1962.
Sold a Luger, taken off of a Wehrmacht officer, for $10.00, in 1962.
qty 2 national match 45 acp
1 kimber custom acp
1 colt commander acp
1 officers 45 acp with $700 of add ons
1 custom colt gunsmith worked
qty 2 GP100's full under lug
1 Ruger ss Security six
1 Ruger SP101
1 Ruger 3 screw SBH 44 mag
qty 2 Ruger Super single six's
1 smith and Wesson Mod 41
1 s&w model 36
1 Ruger bisley in 44mag
qty 2 Ruger new model 44 mags
1 Ruger MKII
1 Colt mustang in 25acp
1 TCA Contender (old style) with 5 barrels
Please don't ask about the rifles!
1 kimber custom acp
1 colt commander acp
1 officers 45 acp with $700 of add ons
1 custom colt gunsmith worked
qty 2 GP100's full under lug
1 Ruger ss Security six
1 Ruger SP101
1 Ruger 3 screw SBH 44 mag
qty 2 Ruger Super single six's
1 smith and Wesson Mod 41
1 s&w model 36
1 Ruger bisley in 44mag
qty 2 Ruger new model 44 mags
1 Ruger MKII
1 Colt mustang in 25acp
1 TCA Contender (old style) with 5 barrels
Please don't ask about the rifles!
Mine would be a S&W 19 2.5" K frame. I purchased one the gun was I thought too nice to carry. I at the time had my dads 19 so I couldnt justify 2. Shortly after I sold it my dad needed his back and I was again without a 19. If I could turn back timeI would have held onto the one I had and carried it with pride and given it the life in a holster it deserved.
