gnappi
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Years ago (in the 90's) I shot fairly regularly with several co-workers. One was rather inexperienced and had some ratty revolver. He asked if he could try some on my pistols (a Sig P229 in 40/.357 and Beretta 96D also in .40) and while he could not hit the barn with his revolver (Rossi?) he did very well (after some instruction) with my two pistols.
Over a year or so he badgered me to buy my Sig, and eventually I sold it to him (and had seller's remorse immediately) and after a while I also sold him my Beretta. This 96D was was mystifying in the fact that it was supremely accurate, more so than any pistol I'd owned to that point. It regularly won me buckazoids at a local pin match. I also had seller's remorse and asked him to sell one or both back to me... no dice he said they were both lifetime keepers. Nuts... :-(
Anyway, fast forward to long after IBM disposing of our division, I come to find out that he killed himself with with one of my pistols and since I bought them new I expected a trace from the manufacturer to bring them back to me or at least inquired as suspected stolen, but no, I never had a contact with police on it.
Sad but true... Even though it was over 20 years ago that I sold them to him, it bummed me out to know he committed suicide, worse still with one of my old firearms. It gives me pause to selling any firearms to friends.
Over a year or so he badgered me to buy my Sig, and eventually I sold it to him (and had seller's remorse immediately) and after a while I also sold him my Beretta. This 96D was was mystifying in the fact that it was supremely accurate, more so than any pistol I'd owned to that point. It regularly won me buckazoids at a local pin match. I also had seller's remorse and asked him to sell one or both back to me... no dice he said they were both lifetime keepers. Nuts... :-(
Anyway, fast forward to long after IBM disposing of our division, I come to find out that he killed himself with with one of my pistols and since I bought them new I expected a trace from the manufacturer to bring them back to me or at least inquired as suspected stolen, but no, I never had a contact with police on it.
Sad but true... Even though it was over 20 years ago that I sold them to him, it bummed me out to know he committed suicide, worse still with one of my old firearms. It gives me pause to selling any firearms to friends.