Do you own guns you never wanted?

[armoredman]

Not any more - traded it for a scope.

 

[Blkhrt13]

Yes and no. I have two or three I wouldn’t have chosen personally. But those were inherited from others so I won’t throw any rocks over them. Didn’t cost me a dime.

 

[drobs]

Gal friend of mine's husband passed away recently. She bought a new car and needed cash to pay the license, registration, and sales tax in MO. She contacted me about buying some guns off her. I bought a Mosin Nagant Rifle, Bushmaster AR15, and a S&W 10-5 revolver off her. My plan was to trade the Mosin right away to gun shop for something else. I've never cared for them.

Then she said, she wanted 1st dibs on the Mosin if I was going to sell it. Her late husband killed a deer with it and it reminded her of him. What I should of said was... I'll give you a year to buy it back from me. After that I'm selling it. I may still tell her that. I think it's rude to expect someone to hold a gun for you, that you sold to them.

I overpaid for the Bushmaster and got a decent deal on the Smith and Nagant. AR15's are dime a dozen and not worth much these days.

 

[Elkins45]

I inherited a handful of guns from a cousin and several from my dad. Most of them were not models I would have purchased of my own accord. I still have a few of them but have sold/traded away the worst of them. I definitely kept dad’s guns that I learned to shoot with, but all of the more recent purchases didn’t really find a place with me.

 

[Howland937]

I've picked up guns several times that were just too cheap to pass up even if I was pretty sure I didn't want them. So far, I've been right every time.
I've also bought guns for the price of an accessory they had been equipped with, kept the accessory and sent the gun on it's way.

 

[hawg]

I bought a Glock once just to see if it was as bad as everyone said. It was and I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. I do have an AR I never wanted. I only bought it because the left didn't want me to have one. It's actually fun to play with but serves no useful purpose.

 

[BushMaster-15]

I'd safely say anyone who has purchased firearms for longer than 10 years ,would honestly have to say YES !.
As for Myself nearing 6 decades of purchasing firearms ; OH MY HEAVENS YES IF I had the opportunity to go back and do it all over again , I'd have KEPT a considerable amount more of ones I let go . I'd also have stockpiled lb.'s of Gold at $38.00 an ounce but wouldn't we all have Thankfully I was able to peddle 98% of those unwanted orphans ,for more $ than I acquired them for .
Some I DIDN'T buy I could cry IF I wasn't so busy kicking MY own Azz As I was in it before the GCA 68 and had ample opportunities ,then came VN for ME, just before it's passage and NOTHING I could do about it .

 

[hdwhit]

I've never been a big fan of revolvers, but my Grandmother was. In fact a S&W J-frame was the only pistol she would shoot.

When she died, I inherited her .38.

It is built before most safety relations were adopted and is so unsafe that it scares me. Still, with due caution I have learned how to load for it, and I remember her each time I pull the trigger.

 

[whisler]

I inherited a Glock I didn't want but my son did. Inherited a Mauser HSc I didn't want, sold it. I traded for a Llama 380 I thought I wanted until I found out that it was the blowback version instead of locked breach. Sold it with a set of hand-made grips I made. Fortunately, I re-acquired the gun I traded for it.

 

[hawg]

I've never been a big fan of revolvers, but my Grandmother was. In fact a S&W J-frame was the only pistol she would shoot.

When she died, I inherited her .38.

It is built before most safety relations were adopted and is so unsafe that it scares me. Still, with due caution I have learned how to load for it, and I remember her each time I pull the trigger.

Why do you think a J frame is unsafe?

 

[45/30-06OKIE]

A recent situation made me wonder how many people own guns that they never wanted to have, and how that came to be.

My situation came to be as a guy I went to school with caught a felony and had to quickly divest of his firearms. He had a plea deal arranged and made it happen before the court date when he technically plead guilty and became a prohibited person. He sold most of his nicer stuff to family members (likely gave them guns in lieu of repaying them for bail/bond/fines paid) and was left with some scraps. Again, I have known the guy for 30+ years. I did him a favor and bought 2 pistols and another guy we graduated bought the shotgun and rifles. So now I have a couple hipoints. I really wish I hadnt seen them but they were both like new and half price, and came with a couple hundred rounds each. Got an old friend out of a bind and now there’s something to show for it… until the next gun show.

What ammo did they come with? If it's quality hollow point ammo I'd keep that and sell the High Points for 100 bucks each at a gun show. Heck, I'd buy a 45acp one for a Benjamin just to see if I could break it.

 

[aaaaa]

S&W SD9 VE. This was my first handgun, bought on the spur without much knowledge of guns. It is not a bad gun, just that I would not buy one now if I didn't already have it. It is my only 9mm.

 

[WestKentucky]

What ammo did they come with? If it's quality hollow point ammo I'd keep that and sell the High Points for 100 bucks each at a gun show. Heck, I'd buy a 45acp one for a Benjamin just to see if I could break it.

It’s bulk ammo but it’s decent. 200 rds of federal .45acp and I think the 9mm is Remington. 100rd boxes. At current prices it’s roughly $150 in ammo.

 

[aaaaa]

I've never bought a gun that I didn't want initially, but I did sell a couple that disappointed me after the fact.

I did that with a Seacamp LWS 32. Good riddance to that horrid thing.

 

[aaaaa]

I've never been a big fan of revolvers, but my Grandmother was. In fact a S&W J-frame was the only pistol she would shoot.

When she died, I inherited her .38.

It is built before most safety relations were adopted and is so unsafe that it scares me. Still, with due caution I have learned how to load for it, and I remember her each time I pull the trigger.

Not sure how safety regulations would have affected the J-frames of today other than the lock which is for storage around children. You should be fine with that older J-frame, provided it is in good working condition, is just as safe as a modern J-frame.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

I bought a Glock once just to see if it was as bad as everyone said. It was and I couldn't get rid of it fast enough. I do have an AR I never wanted. I only bought it because the left didn't want me to have one. It's actually fun to play with but serves no useful purpose.

Just like a Minuteman Missile that's never used, it serves the purpose of the Second Amendment- deterrence.

 

[jeepnik]

Two. P-38 and P-08. Dad's bring backs.

 

[hawg]

Just like a Minuteman Missile that's never used, it serves the purpose of the Second Amendment- deterrence.

I have better guns for deterrence.

 

[Zygodactyl]

My neighbor's house caught fire. I helped him out by letting them use a mobile home on my property until his insurance came through. As a thank you he gave me a Mendoza pistol. It's a single shot rolling block action that shoots a 4.5mm lead ball or pellet powered by a 22 blank.

 

[Jimbo80]

[QUOTE="jeepnik,]Two. P-38 and P-08. Dad's bring backs.[/QUOTE]

I couldn't imagine growing up with a P38 and Luger and never wanting them. A neighbor's bring back P38 and PPK were 100% responsible for my gun collecting addiction.

 

[hdwhit]

In short, No.

I thought better of my purchase of a Charter Arms AR-7 survival rifle, but I left it with my fiancee when I moved to Dallas for work.

Late one night I got a panicked call asking me how to put the rifle together since someone was trying to break in her back door. Once she had it assembled, she shouted out that she was armed and would shoot anyone who came through the door.

The person who was trying to break in, left.

The next day it turned out that it was her neighbor, who was seriously drunk, and mistook her door for his (two doors down). His "discretion" and her discipline defused a situation that could have ended in a tragedy.

The question it seems to me is never, "When can I shoot?", but rather, "When must I shoot?"

 

[Frulk]

Friend flew in for a visit one year and presented me with a new .22 Henry Survival rifle that packs into the stock. I’ve never put it together. Can’t stand the thing.

About 8-10 months ago one of my best friends called and said his dad was selling his guns due to old age and no longer hunting. My bud isn’t into guns. He texted me pics and I agreed to buy them as a favor. Gave him high market value. Got a scoped 700 BDL in .243 and a looks to be brand new Mossberg 500 12 gauge with the factory ported barrel. Another friend brought them west in an RV and dropped them off. Clean guns with only minimal handling marks. Never going to use either one.

Told my buddy I’d hold on to them and if his son or grandson wanted grandpas guns he knows where they are.

Of course there’s others but I don’t remember the specific stories behind them. More than likely I bought them because they were a good deal not because I needed or wanted them.

 

[jeepnik]

[QUOTE="jeepnik,]Two. P-38 and P-08. Dad's bring backs.

I couldn't imagine growing up with a P38 and Luger and never wanting them. A neighbor's bring back P38 and PPK were 100% responsible for my gun collecting addiction.[/QUOTE]

Much rather have dad back!

 

[kimberkid]

I really didn’t want this 1911 carbine, but I traded into it for Bushmaster M17S that I really didn’t want either and I got the 1911 for less than half for what they were listed for on GunBroker… that was at least 5 years ago, and I don’t know how many shows I’ve taken it to, but I’ve still got it. Maybe I should have kept the Bushmaster!

 

[Gus Chiggins]

A friend of mine moved out of the country and couldn't take his firearms with him. He left a Ruger 10/22, a Remington 870 Tactical and a Russian SKS. None of which I'm overly interested in.