Does this happen to you?

[MikeJ]

There have been several times when I have replaced a niche gun with something else but just couldn't bring myself to sell the previous gun that has now been replaced. My most recent example of this; I had been carrying a S&W 640 as my CCW but as of late I have been carrying a S&W 442 because it is lighter and IMO more comfortable. Both guns are loaded with the same round so I'm not giving anything up in that department. Now I could very easily get by with the 442 exclusively and sell the 640 but I just can't bring myself to do it, so it will probably wind up in the safe. Just wondering if anyone else has this same issue with selling a gun that just doesn't seem to fit your needs anymore but you just like it all the same?

 

[atlctyslkr]

I always have this fear that one day guns will be impossible to get so I can't turn any loose. Well, I can't get rid of one that is serviceable. I have a few that don't fit my needs but they are nice and well kept. I might want to give/loan them to a friend of family member should the need arise. I think as long as a gun was well made and has stood the test of time, you take care of it, you'll be able to sell it for a decent price if you wanted to. Unless you're short on cash I'd keep it.

 

[Baldy]

Keep them All!!!

Always keep your guns unless you got a Uncle who owns a gun store. I have let to many go over the years that I wish I had Back. :banghead:

 

[Camp David]

Just wondering if anyone else has this same issue with selling a gun that just doesn't seem to fit your needs anymore but you just like it all the same?

Sure... we all like to keep them; selling any gun is hard. A few words of caution. Specialty firearms or niche guns are fun to shoot but contribute little to the tool that you would likely grab in an emergency. This firearm would likely be the one you are most capable with, the one you've handled the longest, the one you've shot the most. In an effort to slim down your collection, remind yourself why you have the gun. If it's not directly contributory toward a narow focus of either direct self-defense or direct sporting use, you might consider it a luxury to own but with little utitarian use. Ideally one firearm is your main collection, all else is contributory. If you are financially secure, lock away the specialty firearms as an expensive luxury; if your finances are tight, sell them. Maintain one gun as your collection: the most utilitarian weapon and the one that is most dear. Everything else is extra baggage.

 

[Chipperman]

Never Sell A Gun.

1. Buy guns
2. Shoot Guns
3. Be Happy
4. Return to #1

 

[10-Ring]

I use to be real quick at getting rid of guns I no longer had use for. Then things like "Internal Locking Systems," "magazine disconnects," and other changes or discontinuing of models have hit some of my dream guns that it may no longer make sense to try to acquire them.
Keep what you got if it's not causing any kind of financial or emotional burden!

 

[ACP230]

A guy who owns two snubnoses can carry two snubnoses.

A wise old poster (me) said that.