What Firearm(s) Do You Regret Parting With

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Remington 788 in .308 Win. To this day the most accurate hunting rifle I've ever owned. hdbiker
 
shootstraight57 said:
I once had a High Standard Victor Military model 22 that I used in Bulls eye shooting. I regret letting go of it to this day! I was getting thank you cards from the gun shop I sold it to for a few years. He knew he got a good deal..
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I had a Victor that I liked very much, but the chamber was screwed-up by the factory. I don't know why I didn't send it back for repair, but ended up trading it away. It still shot well, despite the rough chamber.
 
We had four kids within a relatively short time of marriage when we were 21, so there wasn't a lot of money for guns. I had a decent job with the ME. Dept. of Transportation, but, like many young couples, we struggled. I had one deer rifle and a .22 when we were married and I needed more income to be able to get any more, so I got my FFL to allow me to sell guns and also repair them and I did lots of repairs/improvements, including action work on revolvers and semi-auto handguns.

I then got together with a friend who owned a sporting goods shop and did all his gun repairs for several years. The only problem with that was that most long-gun work came about the same time as hunting season! Still, it kept me in guns and ammo. However, I couldn't enjoy hunting, knowing that there were several guns back at the house that needed my attention, so I finally decided to stop working on my buddy's gun repairs about the same time he decided to sell the business.

I don't do gun repairs as a business, but still work on guns for friends and neighbors. It's satisfying to make guns work better, but it's getting harder for me these days, so am picky about the work I take on.
 
Ive sold/traded so many i really cant have regrets. The only 2 that come to mind are a savage 93 in 22 wmr (its still easily replaced) and a sig 1911 gsr i traded for a nib g21 gen4 with 600 rd of 45 5 mags a nice holster and some cash - i would probably do that deal again though, i think i got the better deal but i do miss that gun
 
The one that stands out is a mid-70s Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt with a 7.5" barrel. With 6 gr of 700-X behind a cast 200 gr 45 ACP it would shoot one ragged hole groups at 25 yds off of bags. One of my favorite targets was a big metal bucket at 50 to 75 yards offhand. Of course, with that load you could almost walk to the bucket faster and kick it. But, it was a lot of fun. Bang- pause-thump
 
Only one I really ever regret selling and that was a 4” Colt Trooper that belonged to an old friend of mine who gave up being a cop. He sold me his personal duty pistol.
I was young and stupid and needed the money at the time!
 
A Ruger sp101 in .22lr I bought for $375 back in early 90. I thought I didn’t need another.22lr. Made the mistake of trading it for a 9mm P89.
 
A Winchester M1 Carbine is at the top of the list.

Then a Russian SKS

An Italian BM-59

Then last but not least is a 6” S&W .41 Mag that I sold to my brother that was our fathers. He sold it. :fire:

I would say a Daewoo DR-200, but I got that one back. :rofl:

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I've revealed my love affair with the 1903 Springfield, but have an even closer affinity to the M1 Garand. Although I never owned it, this particular rifle holds very special memories for me. It is a Springfield National Match M1 Garand issued to me in 1961/62. Unfortunately, Uncle Sam wanted it back when I was no longer in his employ.:(

This particular rifle is a Springfield, SN 537445, which according to http://www.fulton-armory.com/faqs/M1G-FAQs/tea/m1serial.htm was manufactured in March of 1944. With that date of manufacture, I doubt it first left Springfield as a NM rifle, but who knows?

When it came into my hands, it appeared to be brand new, complete with the 1/2 minute NM sights and NM stamped on the barrel. It was, however, not glass bedded. Lacking the tools to remedy that, we cut strips of wet or dry sandpaper, folded them to expose cutting surface on both sides to fit between the trigger group and stock to assure a good, tight fit in stock. Not as good a bedding, but field expedient.:)

I know the odds are slim to none, but CMP now has a lookout for this number, advises that it has not passed through DCM as of this time but promised to notify me if it ever should show up there.

In the meantime, I'll have to be content to fondle it's adopted twin, which left DCM as a service grade but which I accurized to NM standards (w/original service rifle barrel). It is glass bedded and shoots every bit as well as old 537445 today, with the aid of the 3X scope pictured in post #13 above.

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Not holding my breath but will be very happy if the day ever comes for a reunion with this old friend.

Regards,
hps
 
A 1980s-vintage TEC-9. In spite of the bad press and gangsta rep, I loved mine and shot it a lot, probably 4000 rounds - mostly handloads. Never had a FTF or FTE, no misfires, and considering the sights it was surprisingly accurate. The trigger was creepy in the extreme, but it was sturdy in design and in execution. I regretted selling it almost immediately, and 30 years on I had to build an AR-9 pistol to replace it. Frankly, other than the trigger the TEC-9 was the better piece.
 
I've owned a lot of cool guns, mostly handguns a 50AE nickle plated Desert Eagle, a 3" 500mag, a USP 45 a P7, a 681-1 and a 629-6 which were both SWEET shooters. A AKM Underfolder I had commissioned from a Polish parts kit and a PSL too.

But considering what I kept, and why I got rid of what I did I can't complain too much.
 
I regret selling a Romanian SAR-1 that I bought in 2003, with a Russian Kobra optic on it. It was exceedingly fun to shoot, and historically and mechanically interesting due to its resemblance to an AKM, but I sold it in 2012 to come up with a housing deposit during a tight financial spot.

I also sold an old Ruger my dad had given me, to pay a medical bill or something, and I think I regret selling that one even more.
 
I had a nice MAB in .32 as a kid. It was unfortunately stolen during a burglary. I’ve only sold 2 firearms my entire life and that was a Walther PP in .380 ACP. It was beautiful and I loved it, but I just couldn’t get it to be reliable. It had an FTL issue every couple of magazines and despite my efforts (replacing magazine, extractor, ejector, springs, cleaning, various ammo) it could never be resolved. I just have no reason to keep a firearm that isn’t reliable. I don’t regret selling it.

I had a nice SKS Sporter that I occasionally regret selling but it was a good move in the long run and I doubled my money on it. I really enjoy SKSs but hated that I couldn’t fully disassemble the FCG without removing a rivet. With the exception of some sentimental value firearms that were passed down, I own them to use them as a tool. If it’s not reliable or I can’t fully disassemble the controls to a point that it can be inspected and maintained in regular intervals then I don’t feel comfortable depending on it.

JFrame said:
Mine would be an MAB GZ .22LR pistol -- a Walther PPK clone, Spanish-made for the French company...

This is a stock photo I pulled off of the Internet... The one I had was actually in MUCH better shape...

That little pistol was reliable as heck with virtually any .22LR ammo I put through it, and it was extremely accurate.

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Awrgh... I just realized I'm in "Rifle Country" -- so I'll change my entry to a first-generation Mini-14... But that MAB is still the gun I most regret selling... :(
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I've only ever parted with one gun and hope to never do it again. Not sure if I miss the gun as I didn't like it and it was nearly a straight trade for a better rifle that I still own and like. Perhaps it's more of matter of princlple than anything. I swapped a Ruger 77 MkII stainless with a canoe paddle stock (one of the most uncomforable and easily the most inaccurate rifle I've shot) for a Sako AV in 338 win mag. It would be nice to still have a stainless action to put a 9.3X62 or 35 Whelen barrel on with a better stock, though.
 
I owned a nice M1D Garand sniper, with no scope, and another really nice M1 with a grey parkerized finish and a winter safety.
They both got sold to pay the bills.
I wish I had both of them now.
The M1D would be worth considerably more now to a collector and I would cheerfully sell it for the right price.
The other M1 was the best that I ever owned and it would be a lifetime gun.
 
Nothing to be done about it, all were sold to fund the next thing and I am happy with what I have. But, I would also be happy if time-traveler me was secretly shadowing me and buying them back.
  • Star M30, M31
  • Megastar
  • Calico Liberty 50. Ban period, state with NFA restrictions. Later could have made it a folder and SBR'd it.
  • AR-180
A lot of other guns have sold and... I pretty much don't care about them at all. MANY more gun store/show deals I passed up in favor of being dumb, or something else. $350 G3, meh. Valmet 62... naw, a Century FAL instead. There will always be P7s to buy! And so on.
 
ColoradoMinuteMan said:
I had a nice MAB in .32 as a kid. It was unfortunately stolen during a burglary. I’ve only 2 firearms my entire life and that was a Walther PP in .380 ACP. It was beautiful and I loved it, but I just couldn’t get it to be reliable. It had an FTL issue every couple of magazines and despite my efforts (replacing magazine, extractor, ejector, springs, cleaning, various ammo) it could never be resolved. I just have no reason to keep a firearm that isn’t reliable. I don’t regret selling it.

I had a nice SKS Sporter that I occasionally regret selling but it was a good move in the long run and I doubled my money on it. I really enjoy SKSs but hated that I couldn’t fully disassemble the FCG without removing a rivet. With the exception of some sentimental value firearms that were passed down, I own them to use them as a tool. If it’s not reliable or I can’t fully disassemble the controls to a point that it can be inspected and maintained in regular intervals then I don’t feel comfortable depending on it.
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Man -- sorry to hear about the burglary! That sucks... And as a kid, must have been especially hard to take! o_O

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My dad had it in a closet he kept locked with a few other firearms. We never quite figured out how he opened it because nothing was damaged. Maybe picked the lock. He also stole my really nice pellet rifle which made me almost as angry and a bunch of single action cowboy era pistols.

It has kind of an interesting end to it. I was 14 and my dad and I returned from a weekend trip of shooting so had a bunch of rifles with us. My dad had to go back to work for some emergency so he left me home to clean up. As I started to looking around I could see the person had been living in the house for a few days and had made food and drank beer while he watched TV. I loaded up a Springfield 1903 rifle just in case he returned and sure enough an hour later he walking in through the back door. I held him at gunpoint until I could call the police. So, we caught the bad guy but never got the stuff back.

JFrame said:
Man -- sorry to hear about the burglary! That sucks... And as a kid, must have been especially hard to take! o_O

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ColoradoMinuteMan said:
My dad had it in a closet he kept locked with a few other firearms. We never quite figured out how he opened it because nothing was damaged. Maybe picked the lock. He also stole my really nice pellet rifle which made me almost as angry and a bunch of single action cowboy era pistols.

It has kind of an interesting end to it. I was 14 and my dad and I returned from a weekend trip of shooting so had a bunch of rifles with us. My dad had to go back to work for some emergency so he left me home to clean up. As I started to looking around I could see the person had been living in the house for a few days and had made food and drank beer while he watched TV. I loaded up a Springfield 1903 rifle just in case he returned and sure enough an hour later he walking in through the back door. I held him at gunpoint until I could call the police. So, we caught the bad guy but never got the stuff back.
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Wow -- what a great story! :thumbup:

Just wish it could have ended with you getting your property back!

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I've been careful about not selling guns I liked or that had any kind of sentiment or successful hunts associated with them. The only one that I'd really like back is one my grandpa traded. He had a Ruger single six from the later 50s some time that both my dad and I did a fair bit of shooting on. Then grandpa got the idea that he needed a bigger gun for home defense, and traded the single six for an EIG-imported .32 revolver that we think was made by Brescia. The EIG/Brescia is junk, we don't think it's safe to fire, it might be worth $50 if it was safe, and with Grandpa having passed the only reason we still have it is that we couldn't in good conscience sell it to someone.

There's at least 3 people in the family who would have lent grandpa a centerfire revolver so he could have kept the single six, but he had to do his own thing :D
 
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