The gun(s) you regretted selling?

[Dirt Sample]

The one that comes to mind is my Ruger Gunsite Scout .308. It was a thing of beauty, I could hit everything I aimed it at, and just felt great in hand. Got it for a good price, let it got at a profit, then realized, at the price I sold it for, I could never replace it for that kind of money. Still trying to get another, but the prices are astronomical now.

 

[turq]

I sold a Colt Python for$450 8"


Ouch!

 

[nwwoodsman]

A mint Savage 99 in .308 that I bought for $150 in 98 and sold for not much more, a beat up Norinco sks that was probably my favorite to shoot and topping the list, no joke, was a Taurus .357 with a 6" barrel. That was the first and most accurate revolver I've ever owned.

 

[Mygrainman]

Worst part is knowing that some other dude gets to fondle them, and occasionally I have to hear how much fun they have together..
But at least I know they are loved.

@Connor Murphy & @rdb241.... you know what I'm talking about

 

[gmerkt]

Cabellas had a H&R single shot in 223 the other day. It haunts me that I didn't take it home.

Among my battery of .223 rifles, I've got one of those. It shoots well. My H&R has the fat barrel, looks like a scaled down naval gun. I had two (I bought them as a pair, no good reason) with the slim barrel (stepped down just ahead of the chamber), neither of those would shoot well so they didn't stick around for long.

I like having a single shot rifle; those will be the last guns we will be asked to give up. I also have an NEF single shot 28 gauge shotgun, those are pretty bullet proof.

 

[Dan Adams]

A mint Savage 99 in .308 that I bought for $150 in 98 and sold for not much more, a beat up Norinco sks that was probably my favorite to shoot and topping the list, no joke, was a Taurus .357 with a 6" barrel. That was the first and most accurate revolver I've ever owned.

A Savage 99 in .308 was my first deer rifle, purchased when I was 13 (that would have been 1963) with money I made selling packets of seeds door to door. I kept it in mint condition. Traded it for a bicycle in college. Should have sold more seeds and kept the rifle!

 

[papersoldier]

When my wife's Grandfather died we were cataloging all the items in the estate and found a NIB Whitney Wolverine as well as a NIB Remington Nylon 66 under his bed. Neither appeared to have ever been fired. We ended up selling the two guns to settle part the estate's debt, but nowadays I really wish I had just sold some of my own stuff to cover said debt and kept those two guns.

 

[SHPD_Retired]

In my early career in law enforcement I carried a Colt Python as a duty weapon. When we got the OK to go to semi-autos I could not afford to keep the Python and buy a Glock so I had to sell it. That is the only gun I regret selling.

 

[DB is Here]

In my early career in law enforcement I carried a Colt Python as a duty weapon. When we got the OK to go to semi-autos I could not afford to keep the Python and buy a Glock so I had to sell it. That is the only gun I regret selling.

Did your dept not provide you a weapon? I'd still be mourning the loss of the Colt too.

 

[papersoldier]

In my early career in law enforcement I carried a Colt Python as a duty weapon. When we got the OK to go to semi-autos I could not afford to keep the Python and buy a Glock so I had to sell it. That is the only gun I regret selling.

That particular revolver is one of my bucket-list guns. I'm shedding a tear for your loss friend.

 

[SHPD_Retired]

Did your dept not provide you a weapon? I'd still be mourning the loss of the Colt too.

We supplied out own guns until one of our chiefs decided he did not like what we were carrying and talked the city council into buying us all Berettas. Not a fan of that gun or a duty weapon

 

[coyote223]

Polytech spiker AK-47,,,

 

[orygun]

This one and I was lucky enough to buy it back a couple of years later. Whew! My grandson will get it next.

Then there was this S&W 686+... I bought a CBOB in 10mm to match my 45. Thought it would be cat's meow. Needed to sell the 686 to cover the funds I "borrowed". Stupid mistake. Sold the 10mm shortly after. Shoulda never, ever let got of the 686+.

And then there's the 649 in 357 that I let go, but at the time I was needing to raise cash. That little sucker hurt with full bore 158gr loads, but it was perfect for a small carry gun. I tried to track it down a few years later to no avail. It was gone.

 

[ibjj45]

Sell? Who me? Nah, I kep't 'em all! I'm 74 y.o. and at 1162 and counting. Built a concrete block gun room. 2,500 volts on the triple deadbolt steel door...no windows. It's also the loading bench room with three presses.

 

[Defense Minister]

ALL the ones I bought private party before SB 941 became law...

 

[rcnpthfndr]

SVT-40 sniper with matching scope, i was a young NCO with a family to feed and the guy made an offer that was ridiculous.. haunts me to this day

 

[orygun]

The one I had was my Off Duty Carry Gun but when I had to put the 3rd Round(125gr. Winchester Silver-Tips) into the head of a maybe 50 pound Dog to get the job done, well, it just didn't seem right to trust the cartridge so I went back to my Smith and Wesson Model 19-3 with the 2-1/2" Barrel because I have dispatched several Deer and one Elk with that piece.

That's the same problem my wife had on a deer with her S&W642 shooting "Short Barrel" loads. Took three shots.

and topping the list, no joke, was a Taurus .357 with a 6" barrel. That was the first and most accurate revolver I've ever owned.

My friend bought a Taurus 65 6" 357 in the mid to late 80's. It had a fantastic single action trigger and was very accurate. He paid something like $175 for it brand new. That was my first experience with a Taurus revolver and I was certainly impressed. He still has the gun.

 

[bsa1917hunter]

I think sometimes it's the ones that you have to sell due to necessity. Maybe something comes up like you lose your job or get a divorce, etc. But when you have to sell some of your favorites, that can be the worst. I remember one particular rifle that I used for centerfire competition that I wish I didn't sell. The only reason I sold it was because my clubs range shut down for a couple years. I didn't think it would ever open back up, so I sent one of my best centerfire competition rifles down the road. I still have pictures of the rifle and pictures of the targets that I shot with it and also the memories of the nice buck I shot with it in the Deschutes canyons one year at a LR distance of 600 yards. I'll share some pics of the rifle and where I hunted with it. It was a tack driver at any range.

FN PBR XP 300WSM:




I remember shooting this 10 shot group at 160 yards one evening:


I went out to my usual rock quarry in the woods and there was a nice gentleman already set up at that distance from where I put up my target, so I decided to shoot along side him. He was using a beautiful all original pre 64 model 70 300H&H. He was shooting handloads and the pre 64 was no slouch either. He was turning in some very consistent sub moa 5 shot groups. When he saw I was shooting 10 shot groups, he said he'd give it a try and then his groups opened up to 2 moa. I suspected his barrel was warming up or he was getting tired. Anyway, the memories are all I have left of that rifle. Still wish I would have never sold it.

 

[Jasonanddeonna]

Sell? Who me? Nah, I kep't 'em all! I'm 74 y.o. and at 1162 and counting. Built a concrete block gun room. 2,500 volts on the triple deadbolt steel door...no windows. It's also the loading bench room with three presses.

Oh my...