Guns you thought you'd regret selling but didn't

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When I sold my CZ-452 Military Trainer to my best friend,,,
I truly thought I would regret it.

But even though I liked the heck out of the rifle,,,
I don't miss it at all.

Could it have something to do with the CZ-512 I bought to replace it?

Aarond

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When I was a kid my family moved every few weeks to months. Almost every time I lost everything that I couldn't carry. Disposing of possessions was not a problem, retaining them was.
I didn't try to sell or otherwise dispose of my earthly goods, as time (and Dad) would take care of that little problem.
Now, for the last forty years, disposing of things has been a problem.
I find myself acquiring interesting items - and accumulating them!
It's almost scary!
I have found that the R/Gs, Ravens and such that went directly to the pawn shop were no sacrifice.
Likewise the Bubba'd milsurps and AR-7s that came my way, fun as they were.
I knew that more of their kind would come my way.
No there are no guns that I have sold that bother me.
Guns that have been taken from me, however... .
 
Weatherby MK V synthetic in 300 Weatherby. It made a hell of a noise going off. It was a hoot to shoot and you learned not to crowd the scope. It was more accurate that I thought it would be. There was nothing wrong with it other than the ammunition was so expensive I wouldn't shoot it.

Traded it for another rifle that I sold and bought a Ruger Scout rifle in 308. 308 is cheap and has very polite recoil and I actually shoot it.
 
Masterpiece Arms MAC11(?) 9mm clone/variant. It was a very accurate handgun, surprisingly. It would accept cheap Sten mags, with or without the side tabs cut off, which most pistols lie this require removing the tabs. And the cheap blowback design ran on any cheap or fancy ammo I put through it. I was young and thought it was cool to have. But the sights were horrible and back then I didn't think I could improve them. So I don't regret selling it. If I still had it today I would spend the time and money to SBR and suppress it, then add a red dot. It would make a decent home defense weapon. But I don't regret it.

I once had a Savage, I believe, semi-auto .22lr rifle. It was accurate but it would frequently jam with bulk ammo unless it was kept immaculate. And good CCI ammo was more than I wanted to spend for .22lr plinking back then. So away it went. I somewhat regret it because my Grandpa gave it to me. But it was something he won at a raffle and never used. And at that point his health wasn't great so we didn't have any shared memories of it. Oh well, I have better memories of him that getting rid of that cheap rifle can't take away.
 
Walther TPH 22LR.

Great little Walther pistol, pretty accurate, crazy loud. It was an Interarms one though, which had some quality issues but mine worked 100%...once I had a gunsmith do a little adjusting to one part :)

I sold it because I started to realize the parts were hard to get for it, especially the magazine catch, and if that broke (read of people who had them crack) that'd mean my sort of collectible little Walther 22 would be near worthless. So, I just put it in the original box I had for it (original target too), and traded it at a shop for a Ruger 22/45 LITE that works fantastic. Thought I'd regret selling the Walther, but ya know - I really like the Ruger and now I can plink with that thing to no end without worrying about breaking it.

Fun side note, I'd bought 2 brand new 22LR mags for the TPH. Opened one to use it, left another sealed "just in case." Walther stopped selling the 22LR mags. I got another $100 for that mag after I sold the pistol.
 
I've bought and sold a lot of guns over several decades. There are several I don't regret at all.
1) GP100 .357. I was never much for revolvers anyway, and the sale financed a CCW gun as a birthday gift for my Dad.
2) EAA Witness 9mm. It wasn't a bad pistol at all But it just didn't do anything for me that other pistols couldn't do better.
3) Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55. I bought it on a whim, so no real attachment. Came upon a collector who really wanted it and was willing to pay slightly more than I had in it. I hope he's still enjoying it.
4) Ruger 10/22. The triggers are horrible.

The others I've sold range from occasional twinges of regret to outright despair at my own stupidity.
 
I consider the guns I miss to be anything I went to my safe looking for, but wasn't there. Meaning I sold it. That is a very short list: Walther P22 (Ex girlfriend swiped that when we split), NAA .22WMR. Taurus M327. H&R 929 Maybe a few others.

There are many firearms I thought I would have missed but don't. My AMC Backup 380 for example. Don't miss that thing for a minute, even though it ran fine by AMT standards. Weight wise it was a boat anchor by today's firearms. My Walther PPS weighs much less and in 9mm. Ruger P94, also too blocky heavy. Glock 42, hate Glocks but thought I would miss it somehow eventually. Remington 870 Express Police Tactical. While I miss having a 12ga around, I don't miss this particular one. Savage Axis 7mm-08. Got this one to teach my son on when he got old enough. Traded it for a really nice Benchmade, so I don't miss the rifle.
 
I haven't sold too many of my guns, but the few I did, well it was usually because I've hit patches in life when money was scary tight.
I've regretted most of those sales.

Except for my Remington 870 Express. Nothing against the gun, it was beautiful and flawless. But I've never regretted selling it. I needed the cash, got a great price for it and never looked back.

I have a couple of cheaper pumps, some bolt action shotguns, single shots and a side by side that are more than enough fun to shoot and tinker with.
 
Walther PPK/S
Colt Huntsman
Winchester Model 70 .338 Win. Mag.
Mossberg 500
Winchester 1897
Remington 241
Beretta Model 92
Remington 870 Express
Winchester Model 77
Tikka .375 H&H
Colt Python(s)
AR-15
 
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The only one I've sold I suspected I might miss is my W German P220.

But the reason I sold it, and the reason I dont miss it is my 8 rounds of full size .45 itch is scratched by 1911s.

It was a darned good gun though.
 
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