"Never sell a gun"
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ohioshooter
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I've only sold one gun and I sold it for what I paid because I was told that I couldn't get it the way I wanted and about 8 months later I found the same gun just the way I wanted so that was the only gun I sold.
HardShell
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Baloney. True "warriors" have a bond with their family, their country, and their comrades. Weapons are tools, and used and valued as such. They are NOTHING in comparison to the rest.
In answering the question, a *little* common sense is in order. Should I not have sold the unreliable Intratec that hurt to shoot? Of course I should have. And did, trading for a sturdy surplus rifle. Should I have sold my first rifle? No.
John
The only gun I regret parting with I didn't pay a cent for, and I still have access to: my late father's hunting shotgun -- a 16-gauge, single-shot given to him by his late sister/my aunt -- which I gave to my brother when it became apparent he'd value having it more than me, although I DID value it.
Every other gun I've owned was because I wanted to own it at the time, and sold because I no longer did -- or valued something else more.
For the most part, to me, guns is guns.
Every other gun I've owned was because I wanted to own it at the time, and sold because I no longer did -- or valued something else more.
For the most part, to me, guns is guns.
nwilliams
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I buy and sell guns all the time.
I've bought and sold more guns than I currently own. My collection always stays around 25 to 30 guns, however over the many years I've been collecting I've probably owned three or four times that many.
When I was much younger I used to buy guns and then trade them in instead of selling them. I lost a lot of money doing that and I regret that more than loosing the guns. Nowadays I don't trade-in guns, if I want to get rid of one then I sell it outright and usually I can get most of my money back, sometimes I can even turn a profit. If I loose a hundred bucks on a gun that I bought and decided that I didn't like then I just consider it a learning experience and I won't buy that gun again. The problem is that you can't usually buy a gun, take it home, try it out and then return it because you don't like it. Most of the time when you buy a gun you are taking a chance that it may not be what you expect and in that situation I would rather sell the gun and try to get as much back on it as possible.
I've bought and sold more guns than I currently own. My collection always stays around 25 to 30 guns, however over the many years I've been collecting I've probably owned three or four times that many.
When I was much younger I used to buy guns and then trade them in instead of selling them. I lost a lot of money doing that and I regret that more than loosing the guns. Nowadays I don't trade-in guns, if I want to get rid of one then I sell it outright and usually I can get most of my money back, sometimes I can even turn a profit. If I loose a hundred bucks on a gun that I bought and decided that I didn't like then I just consider it a learning experience and I won't buy that gun again. The problem is that you can't usually buy a gun, take it home, try it out and then return it because you don't like it. Most of the time when you buy a gun you are taking a chance that it may not be what you expect and in that situation I would rather sell the gun and try to get as much back on it as possible.
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searcher451
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I've long advocated that if you sell a gun, you are likely to live to regret it somewhere along the line, if you are fortunate to live long enough. I know that it's happened to me, and doubtless to others who frequent this forum as well. At the same time, I sold a Taurus revolver a couple of years back and haven't regretted that move for a single solitary instance. I also unloaded a Beretta Tomcat some time ago and feel better about that today than I did even at the time, and I felt awfully good about it then, too.
The bottom line for me: If you are contemplating selling a gun, making sure that it's one you won't miss just isn't enough; it's far better to sell only those guns that have somehow come to own that you truly despise.
The bottom line for me: If you are contemplating selling a gun, making sure that it's one you won't miss just isn't enough; it's far better to sell only those guns that have somehow come to own that you truly despise.
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for sale?
i have bought and sold guns for the last 35 years. about 5 years ago, i decided that any gun that i bought had to either be unique or that i had to at least get my money back or make money on a sale/trade.
i have been lucky to walk into several deals. bought a preban ar for 850--sold for 1500. bought a colt match hr bar for 850--sold for 1450. with profits--bought a used trp and colt officer--(essentially free). bought other guns for purpose of a trade and got an awc amphibian--my cost with tax stamp--800.00 (about 1/2 the going rate).
what i have now--i really like--and i don't see the need to get more-or trade.
i have bought and sold guns for the last 35 years. about 5 years ago, i decided that any gun that i bought had to either be unique or that i had to at least get my money back or make money on a sale/trade.
i have been lucky to walk into several deals. bought a preban ar for 850--sold for 1500. bought a colt match hr bar for 850--sold for 1450. with profits--bought a used trp and colt officer--(essentially free). bought other guns for purpose of a trade and got an awc amphibian--my cost with tax stamp--800.00 (about 1/2 the going rate).
what i have now--i really like--and i don't see the need to get more-or trade.
I sell guns either because I need the space in the safes or because I don't use them. I'd rather that someone put them to use, than just to keep them collecting dust. If I kept every gun I ever owned, I would need a bigger house. As it sits, my gun room is overfilled with stuff.
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