Sign in if you've NEVER sold a gun

[Greg L]

I've never sold/traded any away. I have given away quite a few though as gifts.

 

[Kharn]

Never sold any, had one replaced by the manufacturer since they couldnt fix it.

Kharn

 

[straightShot]

Nope. I couldn't do it.

Never. I couldn't do it.

When I die, they'll get divided up. That won't be a problem, I'm sure.

What gets me is when others sell a gun with known problems without fixing them first. They feel no remorse for passing the problems on to the next guy, and they think that this sort of thing is the right thing to do.

 

[afasano]

Does trading up count?

 

[Kramer Krazy]

I've never sold a gun, but the only gun I don't have anymore (a 1990 Colt Government Model in blue) was traded for a 1983 Husqvarna WR-430 dirtbike in 1991.

 

[SamV]

No, never sold one. The safe is still too empty to contemplate getting rid of the few that are there. I don't think I could anyway. It is that old " this was the first shotgun, pistol etc. Really, when I die, hopefully many years from now, what will an old 870 express really be worth? Yet I really like it because it was a first purchase and I have taught many people to shoot with it. I have done some minor improvements to it and everyone that shoots it loves it, even more than some of my pricier guns. I wish I had some cool collectables, but most of mine are just boring run of the mill models that work flawlessly like my Ruger P95. Boring, kinda ugly, Probably no real dollar value down the line, but it shoots really great and I don't think I could sell it.
Maybe by the time I keel over and they open my safe, they will find with the boring group that started me off and served me really well, a few really cool beauties that everyone will lust over. Actually, I hope that my kids will appreciate the ones that they learned on and will want those the most for the memories with Dad.

 

[MrTuffPaws]

Never sold one. I thought about trading in my XD for a CZ-P01, but they were only going to give me $200 for it.

 

[absolute0]

I've given away a couple to friends and family, but never sold one. I wouldn't rule out selling one I didn't use - I'd rather see someone else enjoy it than have it sit idle and unloved in my safe.

That said, the idea of selling a favorite to finance the "gotta have it" gun of the moment is lunacy and sure to lead to heartache

 

[Ironbarr]

I, too, can't part with any firearm. I have some "new", one given to me as far back as the the 1940's, and one I bought from a store at 15. I have no plans to sell.

As an aside, within his post, redneck2 mentioned "... it's just a chunk of metal and wood". That metal and wood reminded me of an essay by Dennis Bateman originally published at TheFiringLine - "Metal and Wood". This is his opening paragraph:

It is a rare person who does not attach some sort of value or emotion to some physical object or to an event. A home becomes more than a building. A statue of the Virgin Mary, a crucifix, a flag or a song, or even a photograph can stir emotions greater than the value of the material item.

This seems to go along with redneck2's words. The essay has been around a while - it provides strong identification of "Metal and Wood" with our past and - hopefully - our future.

A short, but strong reading - I highly suggest it's reading: http://www.thefiringline.com/Misc/library/Metal_and_Wood.html

-Andy Barr
Ironbarr
TFL/THR/GT & Others

 

[Dr.Who]

I have them all, just got a bigger safe to keep them happy...

 

[rugerfan1]

Keepin em

Sold 2 in 32 years, just cant handle the pressure of letting them go!!!

 

[Finch]

One time the North Las Vegas police dept decided to have a gun buy back program, and for every rifle you turned in, you would get a 100 dollar wal-mart gift card. The only rifle the was worth under 100 bucks was this old mosin nagant I have, I thought about all the 40s&w I could have bought with that, but I just could'nt bring myself to give that rifle up, one out of principle (Gun buy backs are stupid) and two, that is the first firearm I have ever bought, got it the day I turned 18. Never even thought about giving up any of my firearms, they all have thier own story. That's like giving up your childen, you guys are sick, the thoughts that enter your minds.....no more wine....

 

[horge]

Don't have many to begin with, but no...
don't think I'd ever sell a firearm I'd bought.

 

[Ben Shepherd]

With me it's a little different, it's a family thing. Once a parent or sibling buys a gun, it stays in the family. It may change hands among family members, but once it's in, it never leaves. Kind of like the Bates motel.

I'm feeling a little wierd today.

 

[mfree]

Well....

I've never sold a gun, and it'd take act of congress (sorry, evil pun) to make me get rid of any of mine. Why?

Guns that I know aren't 100% and require tinkering:
P22, marlin 60

Guns that I have a personal connection to (i.e. First gun, like it too much, etc)
CZ-75 Compact (yep, #1, still my best shooter), 66-1, CZ-52

Guns with a historical story or other unusual features
early Arisaka 99, Norinco SKS-M, Nazi and British comm marked CZ-27, Norinco 213, MN1895 revo

Now, if I had something like a Glock 22 and needed ca-a-ash, it'd be gone in a heartbeat. Or, at least I can say that now, since i don't have any "commodity" guns to test myself with :-D

 

[Gus Dddysgrl]

I don't have enough to sell any. I don't have any money to buy any, but I still wouldn't sell any. I think I have 4 1/2. (The half I stole from dad.) I did buy one to "give" to hubby as a wedding gift, but it's still sorta mine.

Gus

 

[foghornl]

I never sold any, but the first Mrs. Foggy (now the ex-mrs. foggy) [ahem] "loaned' a bunch of mine to her friends, and I never saw those again...her 'friends' or my shootin' irons.