Guns YOU have sold (regret, happy, do it again?)

The "guns I have loved and lost" thread got me to thinking...

Many of us have sold guns. Some we have regretted, some we have not. So, I was wondering what our (collective) experiences with selling have been. What have you sold, do you reget it, would you sell them again, would you buy them again?

Said it before, I'll say it again...

I sold a Ljungman Ag42B that was awesome....I miss that gun. If I had to do it all over again, I would have kept it and many others I have sold along the way, but overall I like the experience of buying, shooting selling and trading firearms with feloow enthusiasts.

Regret;

THREE SIG P226s (my favorite combat/defensive handgun
HK USPf 9mm
GLOCK 23
GLOCK 20 (today, for dire financial reasons)

Happy;

Smith and Wesson 642

Most of the guns I've sold I sold with good reason and so I don't really regret it. At the same time I at least occasionally regret parting with all of them.

-Ruger P89. My first auto. It was a good gun but I didn't love it (a bit blocky), I wanted a 1911 and didn't think I'd have many guns and so I tradied it. I usually don't regret trading it, I wouldn't have bought my Charles Daly 1911 if I didn't and I love my 1911, but sometimes I miss it (nostalgia, my first auto, mostly).

-Taurus 82. It was a good gun and it was my first gun. Sold it because I didn't plan to own very many guns when I first got into shooting, I wanted a .357mag, and when I bought my S&W 65LS I didn't see the point of having two medium framed revolvers that could both shoot .38spl when I knew I'd only own 3-4 handguns :banghead:

-Mossberg 500. I sold it at a time when I was totally broke and needed the money more than the gun. For that reason I don't truly regret selling since I didn't really have a choice and it kept me from having to sell other guns I'd regret more, but I do miss that gun (I should have bought another Mossberg instead of my Benelli Nova). At least it found a good home with someone from TFL.

-Ruger 10/22. I bought it because everyone who had one loved it. It seems to be the most recommended .22 rifle. I wasn't particularly impressed and I like my Marlin 60 so much more. It was actually kind of boring. So, I decided to sell it and it found a home with someone else on THR (may have been on TFL at the time). Occasionally I think about picking up another for various reasons (it is more compact, there are tons of aftermarket parts so I could make it a project) but I never do.

-CZ 40B. I gave myself several excuses to talk myself into selling this gun. I wanted a carry gun for when visting a carry state and for if I moved to a carry state or MD became shall issue, but I live in MD which is far from shall-issue so it would be primarily a range gun. This gun was a smaller service sized pistol, so I sort of bought it as a carriable pistol which would still be a good range gun. Still, it was a bit big and definately on the thick side for CCW. Since it was alloy it was a bit light for the range. It was a compromise gun that wasn't ideal for either reason for buying. At least, that was what I kept telling myself. The real reason was that I just couldn't warm to the .40S&W caliber (and I knew then that was my main reason for selling this reliable and accurate pistol). I sold it to a fellow THRer. Well, today .40 S&W just may be my favorite defensive caliber and I really miss this pistol. I haven't replaced it yet though since the cheapest used 40Bs I've seen in decent enough condition are selling for as much or more used than I paid new for mine.:banghead:

-Taurus 605. .357mag in such a small gun was just too much and it was a couple oz. heavier than the .38spl Taurus 85. I wanted the lighter weight of the 85 if I wasn't going to shoot magnums out of this gun. So, I sold it and eventually bought the 85. Occasionally, I wish I still had it even though I'd very rarely shoot magnums out of it. I have the lighter weight 85 now and a lightweight aluminum S&W 442 and I already had the larger 3" K-frame 65LS. Sometimes I wish I had the versatility of that 605- j-frame size, lightweight (compared to a K-frame), yet still able to shoot magnums from time to time. Still, I sold that gun several years ago and I've only recently started having those regrets.

-Colt Police Positive Special. The gun never really grew on me. I guess I'm a S&W (and Taurus) revolver guy. So I eventually gave up and sold it. No real regrets, only that I could have sold it for more if I was more patient.

-Remington 581. A decent bolt action .22lr. It was near 100% reliable (if another of my .22lr discovered a dud round most of the time I could put that round into this gun and it would go off) and was very accurate. It was a good gun. But I didn't particularly like it. I gave it several years but decided I wanted something nicer. So I sold it to another THRer intending to get a .22lr CZ bolt rifle. I still haven't added another bolt action .22lr yet, but I will.

-Savage 110 in 30-06. Good gun but I didn't shoot it much (I don't get to the rifle range much to begin with and the recoil on this was stout). It wasn't my first choice in caliber, but I got too good a deal to pass up. Well, as said before, I didn't shoot it much. So, instead of adding a recoil pad to make it more pleasant I simply sold it (to a fellow THRer once again). My intention was (and is) to replace it with a gun (preferably from CZ, Howa or Wincester, but I'll certainly consider another Savage) in one of the calibers I really want (.308, 6.5x55, 7mm-08, .243, etc.).

-Hi-Point Carbine in 9mm. It was a fun and reliable gun, but it was only meant as a toy and I didn't use it that often. It also had a bad habit of hitting my face just right so as to be somewhat uncomfortable (a somewhat unforgivable trait in a long gun chambered in the relatively light 9mm). So, at a THR shoot one of the regulars liked the gun and I told him if he had a certain sum (I'm not sure if my memory is failing on the amount so I won't quote it) the gun was his and sure enough, it went home with him. Well, at a later THR shoot he had the same gun with a red dot attached. That red dot sight raised the check weld just enough that the gun didn't punch my face anymore and it was also quite accurate and added to the fun factor. Now, I'm thinking that at the prices these things sell for I just might have to pick up another along with a cheap red dot sight.


Anyway, that is my sad history of gun sales and trades. Even those I don't regret, I sometimes do. Even those I regret, I usually had a reason for selling so I don't fully regret most. The only two I truly regret selling are the CZ 40B and the Taurus 82 since my reasons were stupid (though I possibly wouldn't have met THRer Spot77 if I didn't sell that CZ so it may have been worthwhile from that perspective), though I may reverse others even though my reasons at the time were sound.

Happy: Caplock .45 and a super long pump action 12 guage. Both were illconcieved purchases.:)

Sad: I sold my milsurp rifles when my vision got really crummy, I especially miss my Spanish mauser and M1 carbine.:(

Happy: Got Lasik and my C&R(today!) and the milsurp collection will soon be back and even better.:)

Only one I've sold in the last few years was a Polish M-44...Near mint(re-arsenalled) but I didn't shoot it much (recoil sensitive due to seperated shoulder a bit after I bought it)...No regrets as I got twice what I paid for it, and hadn't shot it in about 3 years.

Regrets: All of my "firsts", from when I started shooting.

1st .22- single shot Winchester bolt--traded it in on a Mossberg Plinkster (not at all like the one they sell today--plastic thumbhole stock, fed through the butt--reget selling that on also--never seen another for sale since then).

1st shotgun-Mossberg 500 20 gauge--spent many an afternoon with my dad busting clays, and quite few in the field.

1st Centerfire- Winchester Model 70 Lightweight (or whatever they called it back then) in .270--although either it or me was a lousy shot--suspect it was me flinching, as that thing gave a pretty good wallop.

But, like a lot of youngsters I hadda something "better" and traded them over the years.

P.S. The only thing worse is the list of cars I sold or traded away over the years. Been watching the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction on TV---some of the cars from the 60s are worth ridiculous prices today. And I had lots of them, although not too many of the really rare desirable ones. Nonetheless, some would be worth many thousands of dollars today. (Rarest american car was a '64 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham I bought in Texas...The absolute rarest was a '69 MGC convertible, automatic transmission--they only made 4 (between '65 and '69)of 'em with the automatic.) Sorry, got tears in my eyes, can't type any more;)

Thinking back over the years, I can't say I'm heartbroken over any those I've gotten rid of. In all cases, I either didn't shoot them, didn't care for them for whatever reason, or traded for something I wanted more.

The only one I'd kind of like to have back is a Diamondback in .38. That one's twenty years gone, but I still miss it from time to time.

A pre-importation CZ75 with original Stasi markings , I brought it back with me from Germany . Unfortunately I was desperate for cash and sold it to a retired bounty hunter in 1995 . He still has it and I've been trying to get it back for the last 3 years and he just grins at me like the fool I was whenever I bring up the subject of buying back . :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

regret: remington m7 - and would/will buy again.

happy: ruger p-89. wouldn't buy again.

haven't sold many guns... most of them come and stay, but the others that have left i really have no feelings about one way or t'other.

i do have a sako 75 that i am considering putting on the chopping block... we'll see.

I don't miss too many, I save that for past girlfriends. However, one I'd dearly like back is a Danish manufactured Madsen bolt rifle, .30-06 with a Columbian crest on the receiver. (Sorry, the model number currently escapes me.) I'm fairly certain that model was the last bolt rifle issued to a western military. I've only seen a couple ever since.

Only one,a 9mm S&W 547 with a
3" barrel and a round butt frame.
I bought it way back in 1997 for
$250.00 with 2 speed loaders.I
sold it cause i thought i would
have a hard time finding parts
if it ever broke. :(

Traded this Belgium Pidgeon grade Superposed plus a sizeable amount of cash for a .22 bolt action rifle.....(sigh) Sure miss the Superposed, but the rifle was mint, very rare, and hard to come by. No regrets...Superpose's are much easier to obtain.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/super6.jpg

If I could have any two back, it would be the Glock 17C, and the Bushmaster M4gery.

Traded a Remington single-shot .22 and $75.00 for a Plainfield M1 Carbine and most of a box of ammo way back when. No regrets.

Browning Hi-Power:banghead:
Colt Python 6" blue (old model):banghead:
H&K 91:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Those losses were due to the stupidity of youth and/or the ravages of unemployment. I have gotten older and wiser, though and now I am extremely careful about when and if I trade. I usually won't trade, just save up till I can afford to buy.

The most regrettable gettings rid of guns I've ever done were:

1: A Glock 19 which was bought at a gun show. It was in great working order, came with 2 hi-cap mags (during the AWB), and I ended up selling it for $550 with 100 rounds of ammo because I really needed the money (no job at the time)

2: An M-39 Mosin. The Finnish variety. I still kick myself over that choice. Rifle shot like it had eyes. I traded it for a Mossberg 590. While I like my 590, and it is currently my HD weapon, I could've got one for around $200 used and kept my M39.

3: My biggest regret is getting rid of my FAL. I had one of the parts guns, and a really nice MBR in 7.62 NATO. Thing is, I only shot it every once in a while, and liked G3s more. So, I sold the FAL at a gun show, and then proceeded to not buy a HK91 because there were other pretty guns I like more. To this day, I haven't reaquired a .308 battle rifle, which I look at as pretty much a necessity for SHTF once your in a veldt with ranges between 50-500 yards (I live next to Kansas, and such is the circumstances). But, I will buy a HK91/CETME/G3 to replace it once I've saved a bit of money.

Happy...Traded a junky 22 bolt action rifle for a Pidgon grade Browning superposed,

Sad... traded the superposed for a 60 foot houseboat.

Happy...Traded a junky 22 bolt action rifle for a Pidgon grade Browning superposed,

Sad... traded the superposed for a 60 foot houseboat.

Heehee....Win71, I didn't think you knew what that .22 was really worth...you could have had two houseboats.

About 15 years ago I was in financial trouble and sold my M1 for $200. I regret that immensly!

Heehee....Win71, I didn't think you knew what that .22 was really worth...you could have had two houseboats.


Why do you think I'm so sad

Sad: I sold a Kimber Stainless Target II because I wanted an Eclipse. Mostly I'm just bummed because it was my first 1911 and once I tuned the (internal!) extractor it worked great.

Neutral: I was hurtin' for a few bucks so I sold my Glock 30. No problem there,it's not like they're a rarity.

Sorry I sold a Astra Constable. I liked that gun.:(

Glad I sold a Bersa Thunder 380. Didn't like that gun.:cuss:

I've only sold one gun - a Browning BPS 12-gauge shotgun with walnut stock.

I don't miss it a bit. Not that it was a bad gun. Quite the contrary... it was a beautiful shotgun and it worked flawlessly. The problem is that it was too nice. I was always afraid to take in out in the field for the fear it might get dirty or wet. I just couldn't bring myself to treat it as a shotgun should be treated. So I sold it and bought a Mossberg 500 w/ synthetic stock. :D

Colt Combat Commander in 9mm. I was stupid. I didnt know what I was doing .

Glad I sold a Bersa Thunder 380. Didn't like that gun.

really? Most people seem to like their bersas. Especially the thunder .45s But the 380s seem to be okay. Did you get rid of it because of jamming?

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Glad I sold a Bersa Thunder 380. Didn't like that gun.


really? Most people seem to like their bersas. Especially the thunder .45s But the 380s seem to be okay. Did you get rid of it because of jamming?



I sold it because it jammed, because the grip screws fell out constantly, because the grip rattled, because the slide showed excessive wear, it wasn't a real accurate gun...OK, but not great for a fixed barrel, and I just didn't like it. It weighs 23oz., kind of heavy. I liked the Astra much better.

Sold (and Regret) an AMT Longslide. Tons of velocity and very accurate. Duh. Arnold used one in Terminator (which was why I bought it) I was 22 at the time..

Sold an AMT Govt. .45 and am still thrilled to this day.:D Sold a Taurus Millenium PT-111 and don't miss it, either. Only sales to this date as I am loyal to all my others.

I sold it because it jammed, because the grip screws fell out constantly, because the grip rattled, because the slide showed excessive wear, it wasn't a real accurate gun...OK, but not great for a fixed barrel, and I just didn't like it. It weighs 23oz., kind of heavy. I liked the Astra much better.Gotcha. Pretty common problems with those guns. Some good, some nightmares. Cant complain about that price though.

· S&W 1917 .45 ACP (1992) -- to this day I regret selling this pistol...bought it for under $200 sold for $250. Now you can't seem to find one for under $500.
· Browning Hi-Power P35 9mm (1991) -- regretted selling this one but replaced it last year
· AMT Longslide .45 ACP (1990)
· Ruger 10/22 .22 LR (1989) -- I'll get another some day
· Ruger 44 Deerslayer .44 Mag (1990) -- don't know why I bought this or why I sold it. Wish I had it now.
· Remington 700ADL .22-250 (1990) -- bought it to go varmit hunting when I lived in So Dakota...never was very accurate...don't miss it.
· Winchester 94 .30-30 (1991) -- don't really miss it...found I like the 1892 and 1873 pattern rifles better
· Remington 870 20 ga (2003) -- my first shotgun...probably shouldn't have sold it but I hadn't shot it for over a decade
· HK G3, 7.62x51mm (2004) -- funded the purchase of a DSA FAL so not a bad deal...I will replace some day with a PTR91
· FEG P9M 9x19mm (2004) -- was a little rattle trap and had a crappy trigger so don't miss it much
· Mauser 98k, 7.92x57mm (2005) -- funded a 98K I wanted more
· (2) K31s, 7.5x55 (2006) -- sold off to improve my K31 positions
· WASR-10, 7.62x39mm (2006) -- ditto above

I've given a couple away,no regrets. The only one I do have regrets on was a .22 pistol I bought from a guy in college. He sold it to me for $8 as he was unable to put it back together. I had it for about 6-7 years. in the late 70's I was a little straped for cash and my wife needed a clothes dryer,sooo.. I traded the pitol for a used GE. The pitol was a 50's vintage Ruger Standard Red Eagle. I could have replaced it yesterday in Tulsa for $2.500.

Ok-
M1 Garand- Don't miss it, because I never shot it-needed money

M1 Carbine-Miss it, would like to buy again but they are just too much right now-needed money:(

Marlin .22-Just want a decent .22 to replace it-needed money

Enfiel.303-Same as the Garand-needed money

SP101-Miss it, want to buy one again but don't have my pistol license for this state yet-needed money

Ruger Mark II Gov't Model(I think)-same as SP101

Does anyone see a pattern here? Fortunatly, my family has been blessed by a new job, so i can start collecting again. So far I've got a Mosin and an SKS.

sold a mint hk p7. I thought it was too heavy and I didn't carry it much for that reason alone. Very sad :( 6 yrs later I have bought another to replace the one I sold. :p I won't make that mistake twice !!!:cuss:

Over the last 30 years I bought a Browning Hi-Power and sold it, bought another and sold it, bought another and am hanging on to it. Same with the Ruger Security-Six in .357.

357 Blackhawk. Had no use or need for it, but looking back, it was one of my really fun to shoot guns. Wish I had it back. Will one day buy another.

Colt gold cup .45 Lou Horton 1 of 500 commander carry special. Paid 250 for it from a relative who needed money. Traded it for a 1500$ left hand custom stainless .375 H&H A-Bolt. Still kicking myself.

SW

Kimber Pro Carry II. I just got hired onto the Sheriff Reserve unit and I needed to buy a GLOCK. So I traded it even up for a new GLOCK and some extras:banghead:
(If I was hired a year earlier I could have grandfathered in w/ that Kimber:cuss: )

Ruger single security 6 357- great gun, paid $128.00 for that thing, perfect condition. forgot what I get rid of it for but I kinda liked that pistola.

Did I mention my Kimber yet?:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

selling my FN Forty-Nine in .40S&W.
While I like the gun, I don't think I'm going to miss it once I have one of the guns from "the list."

I think a trade from a polymer DAO auto to either a Sig P220 or S&W 1076 (maybe a S&W in .45...not sure which yet) will be worth it.

Sold my Remington 597. Can't say I miss it at all, although it was nice having a magfed .22LR that didn't stop feeding from the magazine after ANY fouling made it into the firing pin channel. :confused:

(Romanian '69...any of you who have one will know exactly what I mean.)

i kick myself for getting rid of my colt double eagle lightweight blued officer's model. i cannot find another one like it.

i don't miss the cetme i had, nor do i miss the glock 19 i held onto for 2 weeks.

regret: Winchester Pre-64 (pre war) .22Hornet. almost mint.:what:
Like a big dummy I traded it off.:cuss:
Another: Colt 1911(made 1918) mostly original. Traded it for a Python. Boy did I mess up!

Glad to see it go:(one of many) Ruger Model 77 .30-06. Complete P.o.S.
Couldn't get the thing to group at 10 paces much less 100meters.

Most of the guns I have regretted buying were cheap and likely not worth selling.

- Jennings .380 - I hate to call it a POS since it seemed to work reliably, but it had no guard between the slide and my hand. I cut my hand a little when breaking it in. Never shot it again.
- M44 Mosin Nagant - Not a bad buy, but I screwed up and got a scope mount added. Would have been if I had left it alone. Not much more than a bad truck gun.
- Mosin Nagant 1914 make with really long barrel. neat to look at but the barrel is not in the best of shape and it is inaccruate.

I have a few other pistols that I never shoot, but have no particular reason to sell and wouldn't get enough to make it worthwhile to me. A Firestorm .380 and Bersa .380 fit that bill.

I have considered selling my Springfield UltraCompact or my P7M8, but both are good guns and I have no pressing reason to sell.

About 6 years ago I started collecting/owning firearms. I had a small collection of firearms. They included:

Glock 22
Remington 870 12 ga
Bushmaster AR15
Remingon 700bdl in 7mm mag
HiPoint carbine
Llama 1911 variant
Ruger 10/22

When my wife was pregnant with out first kid she had the "guns are bad, they hurt kids" **** fit......I ended up caving and selling my guns. Thats what I regret, caving.

Currently I have the same wife and TWO kids....but somewhere in the last 6 years I located my balls. I now currently own 20+ firearms. They are a "normal" part of daily activity in my house. Nothing to find a shotgun or rifle laying on the kitchen table (rendered safe of course). She even shoots with me occasionaly and wants to go more.

I regret caving........the guns werent anything special.

sold my new-gen sigma, best thing I've done in a long time.

I had a problem child Colt Combat Commander I bought under the influence of Cooper back in the 80's. It would jam in a couple different ways, but the best was the firing pin retainer dropping down as the slide cycled back. When the slide ran forward, ouch, it stopped short of battery with the pin stop wedged against the frame.

A gunsmith peened it into place and ramped and throated it, still had feeding issues. Traded it for a refinished (Parkerized) Colt 1917. Later in my gun education, I realized that the $5 gun show no-name magazines were probably the culprit.:o

I wish I still had that Commander, but I still kinda dig the old 1917, so it's OK.

2 PSG1's and an unfired 16" black AUG.

:barf: :barf: :barf:

best thing I ever sold was an old 92FS with a crappy trigger.

I regret selling several guns, Colt Mustang Pocketlite, 4013, Colt Detective Special and a M13. I got them all back but at a higher price. Steve 48

Sold my Garand a long time ago and finally got a CMP Garand to replace it. Currently in my search for a deep-ccw weapon and looking hard at the Kel-Tec P3AT, wish I had my stainless Colt Gov't .380 back :(

I have only sold a few firearms.

1. S&W mdl 39-2. I am GLAD that it's gone. It was a piece of JUNK.
2. Colt Combat Commander (Series 70). A friend HAD to have it. I kick myself EVERY day for selling it.
:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
3. Marlin 1894S (.44 magnum). A friend wanted an 1894S and I kick myself EVERY day for selling it. My friend sold the rifle 6 months after he bought it.:fire:
4. Ruger Speed Six. My former boss (may he R.I.P.) needed a handgun. I sold this one to him. Yeah, I miss it. . . but. . . he truly needed it. No regrets.
5. Remington 700 ADL in '06. It was extremely accurate, but, (at the time) I didn't have anywhere to use it to it's abilities and accuracy potential.
I regret selling it, but, it's since been replaced with a 700 BDL that is more accurate and it's NEVER leaving!
6. T/C .44 magnum barrel. (10" bull barrel.) No regrets. The only accurate load with that fireplace poker was Federal 180 gr. HP. NO regrets.

In spite of my gut telling me there was really no reason to sell the Ruger Mark II I had for many years, away it went. It was such a nuisance to take down and properly clean that it ran dirty must of the time. Now... in fairness... it was cheap to acquire... it ran FLAWLESSLY all the time, dirty or not... and was fun to shoot... and cheap to shoot... and great to introduce novices to guns... but... I do NOT regret selling it. I think I would sell it again for the same reason. Next up to replace it? (You gotta have at least one .22lr auto, right?)... maybe the S&W 22A I have read about here...

Mauser pocket pistol in .32 acp.

Not a wonder of anything but it was indeed a nice little gun. Had jamming problems and I sold it off, found out later it was a very simple problem and if it hadn't been for the jamming I never would have sold it.

I had a little Savage .32 auto pistol for a while, model 1907 I think. I've always regretted getting rid of it. A real neat little gun, very accurate. One of these days I will find another one, probably double the price.

I know that fealing. Was fealing nostalgic just the other day and went looking on some websites just for fun to see what they were going for now round about two years later. What were they going for? A little over twice what I sold it for. Granted it had some damage to it but about a hundred bucks more then what I sold it for if I held onto it it seems.

Kinda regret selling my Ruger SP 101 .32 mag. Nice little packing gun. Also a pre-64 Winchester model 100 .308 Win. Probably the best whitetail rifle I've ever owned. Oh well.

Many of us have sold guns. Some we have regretted, some we have not. So, I was wondering what our (collective) experiences with selling have been. What have you sold, do you reget it, would you sell them again, would you buy them again?

Nothing that I have sold or traded off do I regret being rid of.

Many of us have sold guns. Some we have regretted, some we have not. So, I was wondering what our (collective) experiences with selling have been. What have you sold, do you reget it, would you sell them again, would you buy them again?

A sweet, 20 gauge BSS with 24" tubes, bored improved & modified, straight English stock . . .

Yes, I regret it, No I would not sell it again, Yes, I would buy it back (and I expect to do time in Shotgun Purgatory for this sin).

I doubt very seriously whether Oleg, Derek, and Mal H would allow me enough
bandwidth too discuss all the "Happy Trails" that I've been down~!;) :cool: :D

Guns I've sold:

-Taurus 9mm- don't miss it at all...ugh
-Ruger MkIII 22lr- another dont miss
-Llama .38 Super 1911 (really old, looked just like a GI .45)- wish I had that one back
-S&W Model 15's- had two, one 4" and one 2", wish I had them both back
-Ruger Security Six 6"- dont miss it
-S&W Model 19-5-this one I regret the most, awesome consistant shooter, 6 shots in one hole at 15 yards, sold it before I moved to Boston for...$175.00!
-S&W Model 12- it had mojo, but i wouldnt buy another

A near mint condition S&W model 28, 5" barrel with custom grips, a target hammer and trigger. It was the smoothest action I have ever seen. I sold it because I needed the money, and less than a week later, I had the money come in totally unexpectedly. I couldn't get they guy that bought it to sell it back to me. He still has it, but it's not in anywhere near the shape it was in when I sold it to him.

A Smith & Wesson Model 19, 4" barrel. I needed the money at the time, and though I "replaced" it later with a 6" Model 586, it would obviously be better to have both now, wouldn't it?

An '03A3. Paid about $100 for it, sold it a couple years later for $125 or $150 or so. I needed the money. This was a while back. Oh well. (sigh!)

10/22 - regret, always have room for a .22 plinker
Mosin Nagant M38 - happy, was fun but 91/30 shoots better
Yugo M48BO - happy, couldn't get it to group well
Glock 19 - happy, safe queen
Chiang Kai Shek Rifle - happy, got two more with better markings

I sold my Ruger Blackhawk .41 magnum 4 5/8" barrel for $200, I used it as trade in credit for a Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 magnum. Even though I like the .44 more, I still miss that little hand cannon.:(

Regretted:
HK 91 & 93, Beretta 96, Colt 1991

Never missed:
Glock 21, 23 & 36
S&W 1076, 4506, 22lr pistol
Taurus 380 pistol
Para P16-40
USPc 40
S&W 586
Beretta Bobcat
SA Mil Spec
Kimber Custom II

These are the ones that come to mind...I know I'm missing a few - probably one that would have ended up in the "regretted" column.

I recently traded my XD9 (plus cash) for an XD45. But I already regret the loss of the first handgun I ever bought. I don't regret the trade as I could not have afforded to purchase the XD45 without the trade, and I really love the new gun. I just miss the 9. It shot so beautifully.

I could whine and complain, but what's done is done and the price of getting an education. Some went because I was too dumb at the time to appreciate what I had or got the itch for something new and had to sell one to get one. Not to mention that things change. Sometimes less is more.

OTOH I have had my one and only spouse for 30 years now, my kids are raised and doing ok, and as a rule I drive my vehicles a long, long time.

Compared to those guns are not a problem.