I bought my guns based on need first and foremost. I don't see any point in selling a gun that I will just have to replace with another one pretty much like the one I sold. You always take that chance that there will be problems with a new gun you buy. So then you either sell the gun at a loss or you don't reveal all you know about the gun and you take advantage of someone. I don't like that. So I keep what I have if it works well. If it doesn't I generally sell it at a loss because I'm not going to misrepresent a gun's quality. So when I have a gun that has always worked or one that I have ironed out the problems on I tend to want to keep it.
I don't think I would even sell my guns at premium to what I paid.
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mcappys
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over the years I have sold down to a few and am going to sell 3 or 4 that I don't use like a 38WCF Winchester and a Ruger BlackHawk 10mm&38-40
a old pump shotggun and a break open, then I'm down to the couple I might use. Would not sell any for years and had several, health got in the way of shooting so they went away
a old pump shotggun and a break open, then I'm down to the couple I might use. Would not sell any for years and had several, health got in the way of shooting so they went away
george burns
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I agree, except for a couple I really never fired more than 0-20 rounds from. Either because I had no place to shoot them, "rifle", "shotgun" or no reason to yet.
Other than to sight them in or just test them.
Other than to sight them in or just test them.
SilentStalker
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I hear you buddy. I am just like you in the fact that once I get one figured out then I don't want to get rid of it or screw with it anymore for fear of messing that up somehow.
I did the same thing to one of my long range rifles. I got it all perfect for me, practiced with it enough to find out all of its quarks and got really really good with it. In fact, it was grouping so well at long range that I didn't even clean it after 600 rounds or so because I feared I might lose that awesome accuracy. So, I came home, gave it a wipe down and put it in the closet. I then bought a few new toys and started the process over and started dialing them in. Shot them until I ran out of ammo. And, since I ran out of ammo on them I decided to take the one mentioned above in storage out to the range this last weekend. What I found was that it was no longer near as accurate despite the fact I hadnt cleaned it or messed with it. More than likely this was me being out of practice with it. That brings me to my next point. If you use them they will wear out and you will have to replace things and work on them. Pistols are a little different than long range rifles but I have a .243 that probably has in the neighborhood of 2700 rounds or so. Most people consider the barrel life on it to be around 3000 which means it will need rebarreled soon if that is that case and then I get to start over.
My point in bringing this up is you either use them and work on them which makes you have to figure out everything all over again once things start needing replaced. Or, you get them right, stick them in the closet and buy a new gun to start over. Or, you get it right and stick it in the closet and not shoot it anymore. I don't know about you but shooting them is the majority of the fun for me. So, while it is gas money, ammo money, etc. and a pain to figure them all out again thats what I enjoy so that is what I am going to do. And just because you think you have it figured out and set it aside from awhile does not mean it will be the same when you need or go back to it.
I did the same thing to one of my long range rifles. I got it all perfect for me, practiced with it enough to find out all of its quarks and got really really good with it. In fact, it was grouping so well at long range that I didn't even clean it after 600 rounds or so because I feared I might lose that awesome accuracy. So, I came home, gave it a wipe down and put it in the closet. I then bought a few new toys and started the process over and started dialing them in. Shot them until I ran out of ammo. And, since I ran out of ammo on them I decided to take the one mentioned above in storage out to the range this last weekend. What I found was that it was no longer near as accurate despite the fact I hadnt cleaned it or messed with it. More than likely this was me being out of practice with it. That brings me to my next point. If you use them they will wear out and you will have to replace things and work on them. Pistols are a little different than long range rifles but I have a .243 that probably has in the neighborhood of 2700 rounds or so. Most people consider the barrel life on it to be around 3000 which means it will need rebarreled soon if that is that case and then I get to start over.
My point in bringing this up is you either use them and work on them which makes you have to figure out everything all over again once things start needing replaced. Or, you get them right, stick them in the closet and buy a new gun to start over. Or, you get it right and stick it in the closet and not shoot it anymore. I don't know about you but shooting them is the majority of the fun for me. So, while it is gas money, ammo money, etc. and a pain to figure them all out again thats what I enjoy so that is what I am going to do. And just because you think you have it figured out and set it aside from awhile does not mean it will be the same when you need or go back to it.
Badlander
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I have A couple that I would be hard pressed to sell, but for the most part I will flip them like A kid with baseball cards.
huntsman
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What all can be done to a Mossberg that makes it such a superior firearm? Custom work on a gun is one thing (especially by a reputable name) tweaking by a novice is another. The selling of guns has always been The Greater Fool Theory always will be, those understand that can make a buck every now and then.
Bullet Bob
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We all let them go in one way or another.
Ommmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ommmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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