I don't think I would even sell my guns at premium to what I paid.

[Sheepdog1968]

The ones I own and use are now completely reliable. Whatever mild tweaking needed to get it to run properly has been done. That cost me a lot of time and money in terms of ammo and range fees, gas. It was fun but I just assume not do it over. I would rather shoot it than a new one of the same model. It's not like I'm going to realistically wear it out. For example, I've got a Sig 220 with 11,000 plus rounds. There were only two or three rounds in the first 5000 during a pistol competition where it didn't go bang even though it was likely due to me not seating the mag properly. My Mossberg 590 for defending the home has many rounds through it and it is utterly reliable and zeroed.

What say you? You have a gun you have still use and debugged. Do you easily part with them?

I am sure I have a price but I can't imagine someone that would be willing to pay it when they could get a new one for considerably less.

 

[Red Wind]

I don't easily part with a favorite firearm. There have been a few times in the past where I have sold a gun and then regretted it quite quickly.

My wife, who recently retired after a fine 35 teaching career, told me never to sell a gun again. That it made me too unhappy.And that life was to short to make silly mistakes.

Her good advice woke me up. From now on all my guns are keepers.

And I REALLY agree with this line!


"I think Thor's hammer was an 45-70 lever action loaded with Garrett cartridges.'

 

[ColtPythonElite]

I will gladly sell an easily replaced gun at a premium.

 

[Red Wind]

I will gladly sell an easily replaced gun at a premium.

Capitalist!

 

[thefish]

Some.
Some have sentimental value that I will pass down, like the Mossberg 144SLA .22 my father gave to me as my first gun. That I would never sell, and will pass it down to my sons.

other "tools" however, yes, I would sell them for a profit if easily replaced with the same or something else.

 

[Bobson]

I've never had the issue where I bought a gun that didn't function as it should have; but if I did, and then spent both time and money correcting those problems, I wouldn't want to part with the item (gun or otherwise) unless I was offered an amount of money reasonably higher than face-value, so as to make up for the money/time/energy I put into it, and still come out ahead.

As far as selling guns in general, I wouldn't ever sell a firearm unless a time of great need was at hand. Unfortunately, I've been there, and have sold firearms in the past.

 

[lxd55]

for some stupid reason my firearms tend to become a part of me. once they are mine, unless it is absolutely necessary, they stay at the house.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Eh, they are just things. They may be things I really like, but in the end, just things. Some have some sentimental value, but if someone really wanted the majority of my stuff and was willing to pay a premium, I'm sure I could find an upgrade.

 

[Safetychain]

I bought my guns to shoot and I shoot them. They all, except one, shoot very well. I have never sold a gun and unless money becomes very short, I will never sell one. The bad one is an old Saturday night special that I could not in good consciousness put off on anybody and would only let it go if somebody needed an anchor. I've been waiting on a good buy back to let it go.

Now, I wouldn't mine acquiring a few more shooters but the wife would be tough to live with if I did right now.

 

[rskent]

It would have to be quite a premium. My modest collection has been distilled down to the ones I really like a lot and also fill a gap in my collection.

 

[Legionnaire]

I will gladly sell an easily replaced gun at a premium.

Ditto. Further, I think I've reached the stage where I'm going to selectively cut the collection back to fewer, more frequently used items. Even then, I think of them primarily as tools; as long as I can accomplish the task, the specific tool is less important.

I get the idea of a "favorite tool," though, so I'm less likely to volutarily part with some of my firearms than others. But I'd sell any of them at the right price.

 

[bannockburn]

Once I have a found a particular gun that is accurate and reliable, and that I enjoy shooting, I would be extremely reluctant to part with it.

 

[jmr40]

When I married my wife I made a promise to love and keep her no matter what. I didn't make any such promise when I bought any of my guns. I have no problems selling a gun that I don't use or if it no longer fills a need.

But if it fills a need, and is proven I'd have to have a pretty big profit to let it go.

 

[sig228]

I am pretty happy with my current collection. No intentions to sell anything. All are reliable shooters. But...I have said this before....guns are just "things" to which I hold no emotional attachment, the only exception being the guns passed down from my dad and grandfather.

 

[vamo]

I like all my guns theres none I'm interested at selling at a fair market price. Now if someone offers me significantly more than the fair market price on something that can be replaced sure I'll sell. Also if I were to buy a better similar gun and didnt have much use for the old one sure I'd sell it. Guns are just things most can be replaced.

I'm still kicking myself for not having any "assault weapons" a year and a half ago. Could have re-bought the guns 3-4 times over this year.

 

[Manny]

My guns are common working tools and most could be replaced with another just like it without too much effort. That being said, other than the ones I've decided to sell for my own reasons, I have no desire to sell any of the others. As you said, they're sighted, tweaked as needed and proven reliable and accurate. While the process of gathering, testing and tweaking was fun, it wasn't cost free in terms of time or money and I see no need to go through it again.

 

[HexHead]

I'm on the catch & release program. You guys would be horrified at some of the guns I've parted with, that I said were ALL keepers, and replaced with others as my needs and desires changed. To the OP, if I had a gun that needed that much tweaking to get to where I enjoyed shooting it, it would have been long gone before getting there.

I never regret the guns I've sold, only the ones I didn't buy.

 

[Sav .250]

I`ve got a pat hand.............. Mine are going no where.

 

[hso]

I'd keep a tuned up firearm that I'd refined for defensive or sport use up to the point where the amount of money being offered exceeded the value of the time and effort and gunsmithing costs, but only after checking that I could buy new and have it brought up to the same status quickly for less than the offer.

I have actually had people "fall in love" with a firearm I had and just had to have it. Even after explaining they could have one just like it for $X they still prefer mine and have offered considerably more to have it NOW. In those few cases I've agreed and parted with "my baby" to the delight of the other person. Then I went out and had it rebuilt or bought the equivalent ready from the box.

 

[BSA1]

I am pretty happy with my current collection. No intentions to sell anything. All are reliable shooters. But...I have said this before....guns are just "things" to which I hold no emotional attachment, the only exception being the guns passed down from my dad and grandfather.

I concur. I only have one gun that has been passed down to me by a relative, a very nice Winchester Model 12 takedown model. However I do have some other guns that I will not sell regardless of my financial condition

I'm on the catch & release program. You guys would be horrified at some of the guns I've parted with, that I said were ALL keepers, and replaced with others as my needs and desires changed. To the OP, if I had a gun that needed that much tweaking to get to where I enjoyed shooting it, it would have been long gone before getting there.

Sadly in some cases me too. However life has a way of throwing a curve ball so I have had to sell some nice guns to buy the bills. But to be really honest I have other nice guns to shoot and play with.

As for unreliable gun I don't keep them. The only gun that I have that needed tweaking is a Taurus M941 22 Magnum revolver that took a while to find a brand of ammunition that it will shoot accurately. However the delay to finding the right ammo didn't have much to do with the gun itself. It is because of the ongoing ammo Banic.

 

[mp510]

I don't think that I would sell any of my registered assault weapons, since I know that I would never be able to replace them- unless I moved to another state.

 

[Twiki357]

I’ve got a few that I wouldn’t sell for any price. And a number that I don’t want to sell, but if the price was right, why not. Then there’s a couple that I would love to sell if I could just break even or at a minimal loss.

 

[JTHunter]

As my collection isn't that large, there are none I would be willing to let go.

I have 2-.22LR (1 bolt, 1 semi), a .22 Mag bolt (never trade - too hard to find!), a .357 (will inherit a .38 Spec.), .243 bolt, an AK, a .25 & a .32 ACP (never - inherited), a .32-20 revolver (also inherited), and 2 - 12 gauges (pump & SxS).

The only one I might consider is the pump shotty. Not likely, but if so, it would go before any of the others!

 

[we are not amused]

While I have a couple of times traded one gun for another, and once traded a gun to my brother for work he did for me, I bought the guns I wanted, and have no particular reason to sell. Some have great sentimental value, such as the guns from my Father and Uncle that will never be sold or disposed of under any circumstances until my death. Others could conceivably be sold, but since I would want to replace them with the same or better, you would be better off buying else where, rather than paying the premium I would charge.

Still some people enjoy buying and selling stuff, whether it be guns, cars, comic books or art.

It is still a free country, despite the Progressive attacks on Freedom.

 

[PhilMc]

There are a few that I would have a hard time parting with. I am really fond of my first 1911, a Springfield LW Operator. The rest of them are up for discussion.