What do you regret selling?
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What have you sold and regret ever selling? Years ago In a moment of weakness(need) I sold a Ruger SBH 10 1/2" I built for my dad. Nothing special just a blue drill and tap job with a cheap scope. He had a stint put in his neck and was scarred to shoot a rifle anymore. He was never able to used it. He passed away 13yrs ago. I miss him and the Ruger. Any one ever see one in eastern NC for sale let me know.
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Slow Down Your On River Time.
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I received a S&W 38 spl M&P as a graduation (high school) from an uncle. While in college, I sold it & bought a 22 revolver. I regret that decision.
It's more important where you hit 'em, than what you hit 'em with.
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03/08/2009 5:22 PM
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I sold a ruger single six convertible 22/22mag with 9 1/2" barrel that I squirrel hunted with for about 12 yrs and killed no telling how many squirrels. I've regreted it every since. I've also sold others I regreted, just not as bad as that one. Since that happened, I've vowed to never sell another handgun.....well, it depends... If it a shooter, I'll never sell it.
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03/08/2009 6:40 PM
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jamesfromjersey
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Like Kral, I sold a Single Six with a 22mag cylinder that was hell on wheels with CCI 40gr jhp...
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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03/08/2009 6:46 PM
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There have been many regrets. The two I regret the most are; Dan Wesson model 44 DA with 6" barrel(Just to HAVE a Dan Wesson today!) Winchester Model 94 AE Big Bore in .307 Win.(sure don't make those anymore) You Live and Learn
Renster
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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03/08/2009 8:14 PM
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Great Post!!!!!
There are too many to count and mostly TC’s. But no crying over spilt milk… I have replaced all my TC barrels with customs to “make up” for it. One that I REALY regret getting rid of was a S&W 357 trooper. Just miss it.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb deciding what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb Benjamin Franklin
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03/08/2009 11:15 PM
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S&W 617masterpiece ss 8 3/8 bl full underlug.Looked like a 629 classic but in 22.......man I could kick myself a whole lota times.
"If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence,try orderin' someone else's dog around" unknown cowboy
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03/08/2009 11:51 PM
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7-08 HS Precision XP-100 Sold it 16 years ago to buy my wife engagement ring.
Sold the gun for $900 w/ a Burris scope
Sold my truck for $2850
I was still $250 short but he floated me that for 6 months until I got out of college.
Still married to the old girl so maybe it is not so bad.
Do miss the gun
The truck had 2 dents and needed a water pump. No big deal
If it jams force it! If it breaks it needed replacing anyway.
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03/09/2009 1:06 AM
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Smith and Wesson 629 classic I miss that gun so much. I also sold a ruger vaquero .45 colt but I just got it back!
I got just what those zombie's need right here!
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03/09/2009 1:14 AM
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a ruger mkII competiton target "slabside" traded away is the worst. there are a few other things came n went, but what replaced them negates the remorse.
Kentucky….no place like home.
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03/09/2009 1:52 AM
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Colt Trooper (my 1st high-end gun), the blueing was so rich and deep is was like looking into infinity and the action was smooth as silk.
A real made in Germany Walther PPK with 2 spare factory mags.
Sold a 2 Contender frame and 4 barrels when I gave up shooting silhouettes when I went to college.
Ruger Mark IV with bull barrel.
There is at least 4-6 more, but these still tug at my heart strings the most. I lost $40,000 in guns and ammo in a house fire in 2006 while my son and I were on a deer hunt, so, I'm still in the the re-build mode.
Don't confuse shooting with hunting. Shooting is a game, hunting is a sport.
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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03/09/2009 2:53 AM
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I haven't yet sold/traded a gun and not sure if I ever could. Every gun I own is special to me in one way or another, especially the guns that were purchased for me by my father. I wouldn't sell or trade those guns for anything.
If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat.
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03/09/2009 3:28 AM
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I have not sold any handguns, not even the junk little Jennings 22 that I use to prop open the safe door. LOL<LOL I'm quite frugal when I buy and what I buy is what I want so it isn't going to be sold.
Now with that being said my frugalness has made me miss out on a few guns I wish I had bought and didn't over $25~50.00 difference. I passed on a DW pistol pack 4 or 5 years ago for $400.00, figured I could get it for $350.00. Now they go for about double that. I also let a mint 41 Redhawk 7 1/2" stainless gun slide for $435.00, thought I might get it for $400.00. In retrospect that $85.00 I was frugal with has come back to haunt me. LOL<LOL
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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03/09/2009 3:34 AM
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Tigger, I know where there is a DW 357 Pistol pack that can be had for ~$525. gun and 3 add'l barrels I think--may 4 but not sure.
BullElk Hunter (Gerry)HHI #2933 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, whom shall I send and who will go for us? And I said: Here am I, send me!(Is. 6:8)
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regret trading my dan wesson 357 should have gotten more for it or kept the gun and payed cash for what i got in trade
Genesis chapter 1 verse 26
When shooting a single shot their are no warning shots.
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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03/09/2009 9:50 PM
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03/10/2009 12:43 PM
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dan wesson 44 a mil issue 1917 s&w 45 acp. that had the best trigger of any revolver ive ever fired, custom or factory. 3 notches on the grip makes one wonder.
Everything before "but" is B.S.
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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03/10/2009 2:09 PM
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the model 70 carbine in 270 i had gotten from a really close friend.(traded it on a 300 ultra mag when they came out,a couple years later my friend passed away from a brain tumor.)
if it ain't broke....give me a minute!
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03/10/2009 2:21 PM
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Festus
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5.5" stainless redhawk that was magnaported. It was a nice one...wonder where its at now?
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03/10/2009 10:13 PM
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1965 Falcon 2dr, hardtop post w/ 63K miles. Bummin' about that sale...I gave it away.
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03/11/2009 3:54 AM
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Ruger 77/22, Ruger SRH 5 1/2 magna ported, T/C contender old frame .223 w/ Burris scope(my 1st gun ever), Sringfield 45acp, Ruger SBH 7 1/2(my second gun ever) I sold others but those I regret.
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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03/13/2009 2:27 AM
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dan wesson 44 a mil issue 1917 s&w 45 acp. that had the best trigger of any revolver ive ever fired, custom or factory. 3 notches on the grip makes one wonder. I feel your pain on that Dan Wesson Blue Cow! Renster
"It's OK to be a sheep, as long as you appreciate the sheepdogs that make it possible"
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03/15/2009 11:15 PM
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My first TC contender that I ever owned. It came with a custom .223 barrel marked with "clark" in the barrel lug. Not knowing what I had and it being the first pistol that I had shot; I thought all pistols would shoot any type of ammo that you run through it into one hole at 150 yards. I ended up selling the .223 and getting a 6.5JDJ and ultimately ended up selling the entire contender set-up and getting an encore. I have yet to shoot another pistol in any caliber that shot as incredibly well as that .223 "clark".
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Re: What do you regret selling?
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11/19/2011 10:22 PM
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Where do I start.
Thompson Center Contender (Original) 357 Herret 14 in. Ruger single six 6 1/2" Winchester model 70 30-06 post 65 Remington model 788 7mm-08 18 1/2" barrel Ruger Model 77 6mm Remington Mossberg .410 pump vented rib Ruger Super Blackhawk 44 Mag w/ TC scope
There are more. I kick myself a lot. Never again. Don't sell anything anymore. Learned my lesson.
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11/19/2011 11:03 PM
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1) Boxed Auto Mag with 357 and 44 barrels
2) Super Blackhawk with ser.#41 in wood box
3) Late producton Ruger Hawkeye
Life member-NRA-SCI Member-HHI #2900-HHASA #067 Colt-Ruger-Freedom Arms-and S&W Collector Assoc.s "I have more guns then I need but not as many as I want" "Handgun hunters HAVE to be good"
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11/19/2011 11:10 PM
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Dang, James! You need to be hung from the yardarm!
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11/19/2011 11:48 PM
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like tigger, i don't sell firearms, I'll eat dogfood for a week to free up cash if its necessary, but there are several that I passed on for a couple a measly bucks that I wish I had grabbed.
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11/19/2011 11:56 PM
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Lots of regrets, but three come to mind. #1 S&W 686 Mountain gun #2 Freedom Arms .454. Sold to an internet friend, and fortunately he sold it back to me for what I sold it to him for. #3 the four I just sold, 2 being customs, 1 Bowen, and one with Roy Fishpaw custom grips. BUT, I sold them to pay for a 5 day Mountain Lion hunt in Arizona with hounds on horseback. Being a big rider and past hound hunter, this is my dream hunt.
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11/20/2011 12:01 AM
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One handgun that I sold and really miss is a 44Mag Ruger Redhawk. It just plain shot great....with open sights no less. Never scoped it.
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11/20/2011 1:09 AM
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11/20/2011 1:29 AM
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AMT 45ACP HARDBALLER-LONGSLIDE,my uncle,who has sinced past away did an action and trigger job on it.It was smooth and accurate.He was an armorer with the 82nd Airborne in WWII.I miss Him & that gun!
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My 44 sbhh to my son,He takes a liking to my guns and I end up sellin them to him for 1/2 of what I paid for them,Id have a real arsenal if I wasnt so big hearted but no more.
Dave Tarbell
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11/20/2011 4:50 AM
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Still miss my XP- and maybe the Colt Delta Elite--Still would like to have that one back
If it jams force it! If it breaks it needed replacing anyway.
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11/20/2011 6:25 AM
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I have not sold any handguns, not even the junk little Jennings 22 that I use to prop open the safe door. LOL<LOL I'm quite frugal when I buy and what I buy is what I want so it isn't going to be sold.
Now with that being said my frugalness has made me miss out on a few guns I wish I had bought and didn't over $25~50.00 difference. I passed on a DW pistol pack 4 or 5 years ago for $400.00, figured I could get it for $350.00. Now they go for about double that. I also let a mint 41 Redhawk 7 1/2" stainless gun slide for $435.00, thought I might get it for $400.00. In retrospect that $85.00 I was frugal with has come back to haunt me. LOL<LOL
I miss ya brother. Funny what pops up when someone digs up an old thread. A few tears are hitting the keyboard as I type. Hope the family is well. God bless. I would have found $85 somewhere...
Rod, too.
Short cuts often lead to long recoveries.
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Back in 95 I sold a Colt Anaconda with a 8" barrel. I paid $325 for it used, if memory serves me right. Always regretted that one but I may be fixing that regret soon with a trade.
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tc contender 30/30 222 and 17 . encore 30/06 and 22/250. 44 ruger redhawk. sw 629 44. the ones i dont regret a 44 turus that shot poor and had poor trigger. and have all the rest and i am going to try to hang on to all of them .....
shoot it if its still coming shot it again!!!
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1. S&W M57 .41 Magnum 4" blue. 2. Star PD .45 a.c.p. 3. Ruger Blackhawk .357 6.5" 4. Ruger SBH .44 magnum 7.5" 5. Colt MKIV series 70 .45 a.c.p. blue. 6. S&W M14 .38 5" blue. 7. S&W M36 .38 2"
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Too many, but I too sold a model 57 S&W like new in the presentation case, Remington 700 Classic in 375 H&H. I sold those when I went through my divorce in 98. Since then when I got hurt and the future was real uncertain I sold a bunch of guns I didn't shoot including a model 629 Classic 8 3/8" , at least a dozen Blackhawks including a couple supers, two model 700 LSS's including a 375RUM and a 300RUM (it found a good home though with Dan B.), Ruger #1 in 458 LOTT, S&W 39 Nickel like new in box with all the paperwork, 3 Ruger 77's on in 257 Roberts and two in 243 ( they were going to be my sons guns until they pissed me off), Half a dozen Contenders (G2 and original models) and easily two dozen barrels, model 37 S&W Airweight 38spcl (my wifes gun but didn't like it) Ruger P90 45ACP, S&W 686 357 6", my two X Frames I only regret as they were cool additions to my collection but for the size I'd rather get serious and carry an Encore if I'm going to pack that much weight. I know there are alot more but I can't remember. There is one more that comes to mind and it was the wierdest but it was the first centerfire rifle I ever bought or owned and I bought it myself, it was 7.69 Argentine Mauser that had been sporterized.
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them. John Wayne-The Shootist
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Every one of them except that stoooooopid high wall. Mule kicking no shooting piece of junk.
My no.1 creedmoore rolling block is my most regretted, followed by the Martini MKIII.
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11/22/2011 3:03 AM
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Ruger SBH in .41 mag serial numbered 003. I sold it to a hunting buddy for money to put towards a 7mm-08 lone eagle. He still drags the SBH out to flaunt it in deer camp. No matter how many deer i put on the ground with the 7mm-08 i can't seem to get the .41 back in my safe.
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