One gun you regret selling and...

Sniper66 said:

Interesting thread....I'm hearing about guns I've never heard of before. No regrets here on guns I've sold, but kinda wish I still had the Ruger Red Label 12 ga I sold. Really nice gun, but too heavy for me. I'm not thrilled with the Remington 700 .270 I bought at a gun show 3 years ago. It looks good and the first season out I killed a deer with it, but the next year I missed 2 shots. I had zeroed it just before the hunt, but not impressed with the groups. Took it out this year to zero it and I'm shooting 2" to 5" groups....very inconsistent. May have to ditch this one.

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Have you checked all the scope mounts, swapped to a proven scope, etc? Sounds like a scope, not a rifle problem.

Nanook said:

I used to own an H&K P7. Back then IL didn't have concealed carry and wouldn't have it for 20 years yet. I really liked the gun, but decided to sell it to fund another gun.

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I sold my Walther PPK/S in the '80s here in Ohio for the same reason.

Funny thing is, I know exactly where it is, in a friend's safe. He's dead broke and an Alex Jones type who'll never get an Ohio CHL to legally carry it, but I haven't been able to get him to sell it, unlike the 4" Model 29-2 in my avatar, which he sold back to me after about ten years (a long story in itself).

Of course since then the threat has escalated from generic holdup men to mobs and the "Aloha Snackbar!" crowd. I'll stick with my 3 1/2" M1911.

Selling: A couple of the M1 Garands that have passed through my hands.

Buying: A stainless Ruger Mini 14. Cute little thing and I always wanted one.....until I traded for it. Perhaps the most inaccurate centerfire I have ever shot. Sure hope the new owner is happier with it than I was.

I have sung the lament for selling my 686 many times. I got it for 250 back around 2001 it was a police department trade in. Had some character in the finish on the end of the barrel and a set of black rubber pachmeyr grips. Trigger was oh so smooth. 4" barrel. I sold it for what I had in it to a friend. With the promise he would sell it back if he sold it. Guess how well that went. I really haven't bought a gun I regretted. Being a family man I think through my purchases for a while before I can make them.

Regret buying a Remington M597 .22LR. I got one of stainless laminate models when they first came out and struggled with it for a couple years. The magazines were initially very shoddy for this model and really hampered reliability. I hope they got those issues worked out because it was otherwise very accurate and comfortable.

Traded the M597 towards a 1954 Russian SKS. Most Simonovs are crudely built and operate more like farm equipment than western firearms, but this Russian SKS had by far the best trigger and fit and finish I have seen on a rifle of this type. It was accurate enough to allow me to pop hanging tie plates at 200 yards and a 5 gallon bucket at 300 yards with iron sights. This was back when 1000 rounds of Wolf was $90 shipped to your doorstep. Ended up pawning the rifle to pay for utilities when I was in college and regretted it ever since.

Regret trading: Model 59 S&W I bought in 1971. One of the few double stack 9 mm's available at the time. Paid $200 and traded for a tuned Model 10 Smith and some other non firearm things. First pistol I purchased as an adult.
Regret buying: A toss up between an AMC .44 Automag jamamatic I bought in the late 70's and a Taurus 992 .22 LR/.22 WMR conversion I bought NIB ten or so years ago.Cylinder binding on both cylinders right out of the box. Sold it at a loss and glad to be rid of it.

Regret selling: SW Model 19-3 bought from Meltzer's in Garfield NJ as an "Institutions and Agencies" PO
Regret buying: The latest was a COLT 6920 from the WalMart for $1248 right after Newtown. Worth $800 on a good day about now. Joe

Can't wait to sell: 1954 matching Tula SKS.

Bought it about 15 years ago for $150, when ammo could be had for $.08. For me, it was a cheap plinker. I was careless with the bayonet and cleaning rod, which I had no use for. The deep recesses of my junk box yielded them up.

Now the Lapua ammo I bought with it goes for $1.50 per round at Midway/$1.00 on GunBroker, and the rifle is apparently worth $650+. I see them for up to $1200, but doubt there are many takers at that price.

Anyway, it's no longer a cheap plinker, I haven't shot it in years, and I want a new lens for my camera much more than the rifle.

Very much regret selling my S&W mdl 27. Shot the heck out of it. Timing hand became worn needed replacing so Instead of getting it repaired I got a mdl 66 stainless thinking it was a better revolver. WRONG! Gun I regret is my Ruger MK3 22/45 4" target. Regret only because I later got the regular Mk3 target with a 5'5" barrel and the 22/45 just sits because I like the regular MK3 so much better.

Regret selling my 1921 factory re-finished 2nd Model Schofield. It was a real looker, but it did not
shoot worth a hoot. Did not think it through and realize that some inaccurate guns are still fun to play with.

Regret buying? The only gun I own that I can't sell. The Walther P-22.
I say I can't sell it because I am basically too honest to trick another out of their money for such a POS!

JT

Regret selling series '70 Gold Cup .45. The Bullseye game left town in the early 80's. Regret buying a single shot .410 which shot a foot right and high.

Draco AK pistol. I've already bought twice in the past, and stupidly sold them (financial reasons). Wish I'd just kept it the 2nd time.

SKS-M that takes AK mags. bought it cheap at a gun show and sold for profit. Now they are almost impossible to find.

I bought a used first gen hi point .40 never could get a clip through it without a jam.sold it for 40$ and was happy to get that for it.
I haven't sold anything that I really regret selling.

Mn Fats said:

So, name one gun you regret selling AND one gun you regret buying.
Yeah its a bummer thread but I'm interested and it may also be helpful to folks thinking about buying and/or selling.
For me, Selling: My (no longer with us) Grandfather's SS Ruger Blackhack, nothing fancy but it was his. Buying: A sight unseen "all original" Remington M1917. Rifling was about gone. Pitting everywhere. Mismatched. Biggest I've been burned on a firearm purchase. How about you fine people?

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I had an 1894 octagon barreled Marlin .357 that, for reasons I still cannot fathom, sold to a gunsmith. To this day I regret it, and while I could replace it, I doubt whatever I got (Henry, used Marlin, whatever) would not fill the hole that sale created. Sigh. Then, later I bought a SA stainless 1911; tried as hard as I could to like that gun, but it never felt right to me. I know, that model is venerated by shooters everywhere, but for me it was just a mistake, so off it went, and no regrets. Now, if I buy it, I'm certain I want and will shoot it, and it stays bought. Takes years to mature as a shooter.

jhansman said:

... later I bought a SA stainless 1911; tried as hard as I could to like that gun, but it never felt right to me. I know, that model is venerated by shooters everywhere, but for me it was just a mistake, so off it went, and no regrets.

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Exactly my experience with the 1911, although mine wasn't stainless. Fine pistol, but just didn't float my boat. Sold it with no regrets.

One of the benefits of being a bit older--maybe a bit wiser, but definitely with a few more resources--is the ability to "experiment." I mostly buy used guns at this stage of life. If I like them, they stay; if I don't they move on quickly. I occasionally lose a few bucks, but generally do better than break even on a resale. I'm not "in the hunt" for anything at this point, so any purchase is strictly opportunistic. Consequently, very few regrets.

SeanSw said:

Regret selling? Remington model 597. I paid $60 for one brand new with shelf wear. I know they aren't worth very much but I wasn't able to sell it for beans on the "used" market. Once my time and effort was factored in I should have just sat on it for a few decades until grandchildren came along.

Regret buying? The greatest total loss was probably a Kahr CM9. It was a preemptive CCW purchase hoping that Illinois would pass concealed carry. I paid the going rate for the gun but it was so unreliable and Kahr's customer service and warranty policy was so full of crap that I actually spent just as much money on premium ammunition testing the gun. I loved the platform and trigger but it was an immense disappointment in reliability. The way I see it, Kahr still owes me money for time and resources spent beta testing their gun. Adding insult to injury the Kahr forum was non-supportive and quick to dog pile on the victim blaming, as if I didn't have a dozen other firearms that worked perfectly in the same hands. I wouldn't buy one again on a dare.

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I had the EXACT same experience with Kahr "warranty" back on '01 or '02 on a brand new P9

Like ADKWOODSMAN, 70 series Gold Cup .45. sold it in the early 80's

I don't like to sell my guns. I do a lot of research before I buy. However, I did end up with a PTR-91 made by JLD(JDL, i forget) Enterprises that I just hated. They got good reviews and it sure was pretty and fun slap that MP5 style charging handle. The rolling bolt system, and accuracy is what killed for me. I was never able to shoot better the 2.5 MOA, and that was from a rest on a windless day. I know, it's a battle rifle, but it's called the precision target rifle. I had problems with the turret sights too. I had to set them to the highest setting, 400 yards to get point of aim hits at 100 yards. Precision???
I'll shoot my steel butt 8mm Mauser, or steel butt mosin nagant all day without complaining. But man, when that rolling bolt slams back I'd have a bruised shoulder after one magazine.
Sold it, never looked back. Picked up a beautiful Winchester M70(30-06), Nikon scope, Talley one piece scope mount(very happy with those), and a Rifle Craft RS-2 sling(best sling ever, too bad he stopped making them) with the profits. Shoots MOA all day....if I do my part. Traded my worst rifle for my best.

OK, didn't have guns for 25 years (marriage can do that) but told wife things needed to change & now have a nice little collection. The first pistol I bought was a CZ 75b compact in stainless. I got my CCP with that pistol, & shot lights out with it even though I hadn't shot anything in quite a while. Then I started reading sites like this & found that even though it was a compact, it was too heavy to carry. So I went to armslist and traded it for a Kahr (don't remember the specific model but it was 9mm). That Kahr had issues & was sent back to Kahr, & the gunsmith who worked on it told me that these Kahr's are finicky little guns. 7 years later I still miss that CZ.

The one I miss: 4" Ruger GP100 I traded it for a Winchester auto shotgun and regretted it almost immediately.

The one I regretted buying: S&W Sigma. Hated everything about it, other than the grip. Felt great in the hand, but was not reliable, worst trigger I've ever felt and I couldn't shoot it accurately worth a darn.

Sold off a Browning Hi Power MKII with adjustable sights. Had a good trigger for a Hi Power and was accurate. I have no clue what I was thinking at at the time.

Arkansas Paul said:

The one I miss: 4" Ruger GP100 I traded it for a Winchester auto shotgun and regretted it almost immediately..

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Yes, I (stupidly) sold my first SS 4" GP100 in .357mag and within a year had bought it again. It's here to stay now, but as others have noted, I've learned through the years to be much more careful when buying.

Another I let go(that I did research) was a Beretta Mini Cougar(sounds like a middle aged Italian female dwarf). I read an article in Guns and Ammo about how Stoeger, I believe it was Stoeger, bought the machinery from Beretta and moved it to Brazil(I think). The article was about a great little concealment gun that Beretta had discontinued and Stoeger was going to bring back to life. This was a decade ago or more so please excuse the gaps in my memory. I asked my FFL to keep an eye out for it when they were available. Low and behold not a week later he called me up and told me that someone just traded in a Beretta Mini Cougar(forget the knock off) chambered in .40S&W. What are the chances of that? He said he'd put my name on it if I was interested. So next payday I brought it home. It was a cool little gun. The barrel had a lug on it that fit into channel in the slide. When the slide recoiled it would cam the barrel 30°. This supposedly reduced recoil in the small framed gun. The problem for me was that I couldn't get a good grip on the thing. The handle only went about 2/3 the way down my palm so I could only get 2 fingers on it plus one on the trigger leaving my little finger hangin' in the breeze. I've never shot so poorly with anything in my life. What good is SD gun if you can't shoot it? Sold it, got my money back. I think I did something stupid with it like pay off my credit card.

Those are the only 2 I ever sold. Sorry I don't have one I regret....but not that sorry.

Had a nice low mileage King Kobra I sold because keeping it would have been more trouble at the time (mid-divorce and bought quietly from her grandmother without a receipt) and I've never really regretted any purchase.

I lucked into a S&W 29 for $200. A police lieutenant, going through a divorce needed money. He came to the job looking to sell it to my boss, who was at lunch, then I sold it cuz I needed cash. Big mistake!

Regret buying? A Bersa Thunder.380. It stovepiped every 5th round like clockwork.