Why do you sell a gun

Sign me up as another who never sells.

Nor have I ever traded.

If I buy a gun, I intend for my widow to have to deal with it (hopefully later rather than sooner).

If I want a better gun, I go buy it... But that doesn't mean I have to get rid of the "inferior" gun. It simply becomes a loaner gun or perhaps a field gun when I expect to be in really rough terrain and don't want my "good" gun to get all scratched up.

And then there are the guns I've purchased and have never fired... Nor do I have any intentions of firing them. Best example of that would be a 1936 German Army issue Lugar. It's nothing special from the perspective of a collector of fine arms. One of the serial numbers doesn't match. Doesn't matter. It's special to me and I'll likely never fire it.
 
I recently sold a couple to finance two other purchases.One was a Russian capture frankenluger, the other a 4" 44 Mag. Bought both as shooters, didn't like either of them. Got an unfired S&W 29 out of it, 10" barrel. Not sure yet if I ever fire it.
 
Pending on what happens within our nations politics. Soon nobody will be selling their guns or ammo, and holding on to them.
And I believe, it will be very dificult to purchase certain firearms and ammo.

Semi-autos will be hard to find, and purchase due to restrictions. Making revolvers the most desired, and must have handguns.
Prices will Sky-Rocket on revolvers.
 
Guns have uses or, well, they don't get used.

And that would be a shame.

I sell guns when I don't have a use for them or their use overlaps so I eliminate them for logistical reasons--there's only so much room in the safe...

I sold my Tokarev and remaining ammo when I realized that a year had gone by and I had always pulled another pistol first on range day. Liked the pistol, but not as much as my more recent buys.

I sold my M&N44 when I realized that I was never going to get the call up from my Texas buddies for hog hunting. Loved the short, accurate, easy aiming M44, but with no use, it was best to move it along.

I sold my Hakim after my brush gun project fell through. I then realized that my 30-06 and its backup were a complete overlap of my 8mm bolt rifles as far as hunting was concerned, so I sold the Mausers.

I sold my #2 biathlon rifle when I realized that I liked my #1 much better. The season is too short to try to maintain 2 rifles.

I"m looking for a reason to stay in the 9mm Luger game, but I might be closing out that niche later this year as well.

K.I.S.S
 
I buy lots of used guns try them out and then sell them.

I bought an AR pretty much knowing I would sell it later. I just wanted to get some trigger time on one and you can't rent 'em by the month.

There are a lot of gun designs out there and I can't afford to own them all at one time or to securely store them all.
 
For myself I am a very young guy at 22 with a vast collection of weapons...and at this stage I never plan to sell a weapon, once mine always mine. :D
 
Recently sold a P220, just 'cause it was there takin' up space. It was a great little pistol but there was nothing really special about it; no more or less accurate or reliable than any other P220. If I ever want another I can go to any gun shop or show and find one.
 
Why do you sell a gun
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1)I have no choice and need the money desperately and/or the gun is unreliable in my opinion

or

2)I just want a bill of sale for my file cabinet to 'cover my butt' whther one is necessary or not when I am basically giving a weapon to a family member who buys a house after marriage as one of many examples, etc, etc ,etc.

*($5 sale or whatever number you choose to write....I don't transfer a weapon in any fashion without something showing it is out of my hands)
 
get bored with it
didnt turn out as what you thought it was going to be like
to fund other hobbies
it sat for years unfired
interests evolve
you see something better
to pay bills
 
There is nothing wrong with selling a firearm for any reason to include you just felt like it. I have not sold much of anything in the last 5 years, but am considering a change.

I sold off some long guns that I had no particular attachment to (even though some were my early purchases) and likely would never shoot again. Sports and hobbies change and evolve. They were gathering dust. It was not a money issue, but a storage issue.

I bought and sold a fair amount because it was fun. You might say it kept me playing the game with limited resources.
 
I sold one of my Garands to pay bills once but it went to a good friend of mine that knew what it was and I knew he would take care of it. I was out of work for a few months and priorities had to come first so I sold it, I didnt want to but I did. IT was one of those things. My buddy also told me that if I wanted it back he would sell it back for the same price as well. I said no It was going to a good home. So I have a empty slot for a another Garand so day:D
 
thinking of selling a 1911

I am thinking about selling my Springfield Armory 1911 45 ACP, Loaded because I don't use it as a carry weapon. I don't like the beaver tail or the the ambi safety and it does not have the curved main spring housing on the grip. Why did I buy it you may ask? Because when I picked it up in the store it felt good in my hand and I liked the idea that it was stainless;or as my wife said it was shiny. "your like a raccoon you pick a shiny gun and you can't put down. I also have a Springfield Amory 1911 ACP Mil-Spec (not stainless) that I carry often, no beaver tail or ambi safety and it has the the main spring curve on the grip. I shot it more because it fits and feels better in my hand.

I have sold 2 other guns, one was a Taurus 1911 I had to send it back twice to be repaired. The second was also a Taurus Mag 6" barrel that was sold to fund another gun. When I sold both guns the money from the sale went into the safe until I found the gun I wanted in that case it was a Henry Big Boy 44 MAG. Big Heavy and shoots straight and will drive tacks at 100 yards.
 
I sell it when I'd rather have the money than the gun.

Usually it's because: (a) I'm not currently carrying it on a regular basis, (b) I'm indifferent about the option to have it to carry/use, and (c) it doesn't have any sort of sentimental or aesthetic value for me.
 
I sell when I want something else. I try not to have too many guns around, mainly because I am out of the USA much of the year.
 
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