Have you ever sold a gun then bought it back?

[Doug Add]

I haven't yet, but I may. I sold a 4" S&W 686-4 to a friend of my father-in-law a couple years ago when I needed some cash. He is a collector and has probably never even shot it. He told my father-in-law if I ever want it back, just let him know.

My son loved shooting that gun, and I may buy it back to give to him as his first handgun when he leaves home.

 

[KINGMAX]

YES !!!

An old Stevens single shot 16 guage shotgun. Great shooter, with a bit of a kick. Full choke, turkey shoot gun for sure.

 

[NMGlocker]

I bought a new Ruger P89, kept it a year or so, then traded it in on something else.
The store owner gave it to her son as a gift.
The owners son is a friend of my brother and sold it to him a few years later.
My brother gave it to my nephew when he moved out of the house.
It's a well travelled pistol.

 

[Gary A]

Yes.

 

[Ala Dan]

6" Smith & wesson model 28, .357 magnum~!

 

[jeepmor]

umm, no

But I'm not that infected by this hobby just yet. I have an old .410 that I haven't used in 20 years. Instead of selling it, I plan to give it to my nephew in hopes of keeping it in the family. I have no children. He's 9 and his dad's an avid hunter, so it will get used, but will likely leave the family for a trade in when he grows a bit more and moves up the scales.

It may offer me a nice discount on another purchase, but I refinished the stock as a teenager and it turned out better than new, so there is some sentimental attachment in that regard. Plus, I do recall plugging a couple ducks with it, more sentiment there.

jeepmor

 

[redneckdan]

"My son loved shooting that gun, and I may buy it back to give to him as his first handgun when he leaves home."


Doug,
do that and he will cherish that sidearm for the rest of his life. My dad had a 19-4 6" that he sold, bought back and gave to me when I turned 18. I have a 1911 now that is my carry gun (ever try concealing a 6" revolver?) but any other time, the 19-4 is the weapon of choice.

 

[Jacobus Rex]

Man-O-War and I traded/sold one Remington-Rand 1911 back and forth 13 times over the years before it was sold out of the loop to someone else.

 

[CSA 357]

yes i have , more than one time *csa*

 

[jnariv]

Yes, I've done that several times. I do a lot of trading with friends and relatives and I always ask for the right of first refusal when I sell or trade something to them. I've gotten a few nice guns that I got rid of throughout the years back that way. I recently got back a nice 2 tone Sig P226 in 9mm that I sold a co-worker buddy of mine a few months ago. I needed the money at the time so I foolishly sold it. I was very happy when the co-worker asked if I was interested in getting it back. I traded him a Kahr MK9 that he wanted. I already have a Kahr PM9 that I like better than the heavier MK9, so I got rid of a gun I had no need for and got a nice one that I really wanted. Everyone was happy.

 

[Scorpiusdeus]

A number of years ago I transitioned from the 9mm to .40 S&W. I had a Sig P228 that i was a wonderful shooter. I sold it to a buddy who reeally liked it.

I've stuck to the one caliber rule for a long time and just a moth or so ago, I couldn;t stand it any longer and i bought the P228 back from my buddy for the same price I sold it. He'd never even shot it after he bought it from me.

 

[mjb]

Ruger SP101 hammerless with buffalo horn inserts in the grips.

 

[Doug Add]

Doug, do that and he will cherish that sidearm for the rest of his life. . .

Thanks for the encouragement Dan. Your message, coupled with a PM from a friend saying the same thing, has prompted me to follow through on this. I will be calling my father-in-law before the weekend to inform his friend I intend to buy the 686 back from him.

 

[achildofthesky]

Glad to hear I am not the only one...

As I perviously mentioned, I feel pretty darn lucky to have tracked down my old Czech vz24 30-06 sporter after 28 years. Glad to hear others have had luck reclaiming an favored piece. I have been shooting it a fair bit and really enjoy it. Funny, I shoot it a whole lot better now... In talking to a gunsmith the otherday, we opened it up and low and behold the safety wire I put in the trigger to take up some of the stock trigger slack/play was still in place. I had done that when I was 13 and it still works well...

I hope anybody that reads this thread and misses some old gun to not lament. Try some detective work and a couple phone calls, heck I used a free online name search and scored in about 10 minutes. Pure luck or whatever I am chuffed to bits, all in all.

Patty

P.S - Sorry this was about a rifle in the handgun thread.