Sold it. Regretted it. Getting it back!

[Sniper66]

Sure. Lots of regrets. The one that stands out is a like new Remington 870 Wingmaster 12ga 30" full with vent rib, a real beauty. I grew up learning to shoot my dad's gun with the 30" full barrel and having that long barrel out in front of me is hardwired into my brain. That old gun in the hands of my dad's oldest grandson is still killing turkeys. So, I bought the real beauty about 10 years ago, killed several turkeys with it; then in some brief state of madness, sold it. The buyer thanked me over and over for selling it to him. I've been looking for a replacement
I have several others in my list of minor regrets....A Ruger #1 .204, an Anschutz 1502 17Mach2, a Winchester 67A, a Marlin 39A, a Stevens 410 SxS....but hey, what the hell. I have a dozen others just as good or better. Other regrets, if I think about it, revolve around guns I wish I would have bought when I had the chance.

 

[Legionnaire]

There are several that I miss, and a few I'd not have parted with had I known then what I know now. For example, I wish I still had the the 4-inch Taurus M44 .44 mag revolver I sold before getting into reloading and the Remington 700 VSSF in .308 I'd had accurized that I wish I had kept and re-barreled in a different cartridge. But the only one I regretted enough to go on the hunt for a direct replacement was the aforementioned S&W 317. There are far more that I enjoyed for a while before moving them on with no regrets.

 

[theotherwaldo]

I've only sold one functioning firearm, then I wound up buying it back.
I've pawned several guns but they were all R/Gs.
I don't think that they should count.
I've sold or traded away a number of relic-grade guns.
I've had a number of guns stolen, mostly by family members.
I've replaced almost all of them.

 

[lightman]

I've sold a few that I regret but have never had one come back home. Glad to hear that your 77 is returning home.

 

[WisBorn]

I've had a number of guns stolen, mostly by family members.

Stolen by family members?
They are not family!!! Borrow and neglect to return! That I understand

 

[tarosean]

Not a one.. They all went down the road for various reasons.

 

[Choctaw]

I sold a S&W 686 that I had used as a service weapon before we transitioned to SAs. I would really like to have that one back. However, over the years I have bought, sold and traded many guns without a hint of remorse.

 

[silicosys4]

I had just turned 21, a buddy told me he knew of a pistol for sale for $400. I gave him $400 and told him to go get it. Literally had no clue what it was, could have been a .22lr jennings.
At this point in my life my buddy knew more about handguns than I did and figured he wouldn't tell me about a gun for sale that wasn't at least worth the money.

Ended up being a S&W 66-2.
Sold it a few years later when money was tight and bills were due.
Always regretted it, so of course I had to pick up another one....Paid less for the second one than I did the first

Bought and sold a few Taurus PT22's before I learned my lesson,
Bought and sold a few Norinco SKS's, and a few Mak-90's, ended up with one of each.

 

[Poper]

I bought my step-father's truck gun when he retired from OTR trucking in 2004. A Ruger Security Six that had 12 rounds fired through it. I shot nearly a box of .38 Special with it and didn't particularly like it. I gave him fair price for it and two years later sold it on GB at auction for $320. A fair price at the time. Would like to have that one back.

I recently sold my original Belgian Browning Sweet Sixteen (all new wood fitted by Browning in Utah). Loved that old gun. But the friend that bought it loves it just as much and maybe more.

 

[JR24]

Never regretted selling one. Closest was my P6 but a friend needed a gun and didn’t have much money, so I don’t regret selling. I DID regret passing up on a replacement for a great price.

Thankfully that deal came back around and I nabbed a very good condition 225.

 

[Sniper66]

Another quick story: My barber, a great gal with two kids, lost her husband to cancer. Sadly, before he could buy his son a .410. So, I sold her my Stevens SxS for well below it's value, a few haircuts. A few years later I learned that her son had left home and was into drugs and doing poorly. I offered to buy the gun back if she needed money. She informed me that the boy had pawned the gun for drug money. No good deed goes unpunished.

 

[JTHunter]

The only one I ever sold/traded was a Ruger .22LR SA pistol from the early '70s. I haven't let go of any gun since.

 

[.308 Norma]

She informed me that the boy had pawned the gun for drug money. No good deed goes unpunished.

I'm sorry, Sniper66. I didn't click "Like" because I enjoyed the story. It's just that I understand your reasons for having real regrets about selling that gun.

 

[GeoDudeFlorida]

Anybody here ever sold a gun and then deeply regretted it? I would wager that most of us have sold a gun and at least felt some seller’s remorse. Well, I’ve done it a few times. I’ve had a couple of Ruger No. 1s that I sold when other shiny objects caught me eye, only to later wish I still had them. Well, the one gun that I most regretted selling was a Ruger M77 MKII in 6.5x55. It didn’t have any sentimental value. I don’t know if I’ve ever even killed a deer with it, but I just wanted it back as soon as I watched it drive away with its new owner.

Fast forward a year and the guy who bought it from me texts me randomly about another gun. I asked if he still that that M77 and he did. I asked if he wanted to sell it. He said no. I stewed on it for a day or so. Cussed my stupidity and bad luck, and decided I’d go buy myself a new Tikka T3X Hunter in 6.5x55. Figured that would do the trick. The Tikka is most likely going to be more accurate. It’s a slicker, lighter package than that Ruger. It’s more suited to me, BUT that M77 wouldn’t leave me alone.

Well, I got a text yesterday and the guy has decided that he will sell that M77, and long story short, I’m picking it up tomorrow. I’m going to have more money invested in that M77 than I had in it before, but the heart wants what it wants.

Anybody else here ever gotten a gun back after experiencing seller’s remorse?

Hated selling every one. Never asked for one back. But I have bought another one to replace it. I’ve had a dozen Pythons. Same with P35’s. I have had maybe twice that number of Model 60 Marlins. Right now I have no Python, a Hungarian copy of the Browning, and one Model 60. I’ll probably always regret selling good guns but I’m always happy to see the new owners enjoying them.

 

[Mark 40]

As a matter of fact, this afternoon, picked up the same SP-101 that I sold last November. Welcome home.

 

[damyankee425]

My 80's something Sig P228

 

[marksman13]

Reunited!

 

[murf]

sold my 6 inch hiway patrolman (bought new in 1978) to my brother a good bit ago for 200 dollars (what i paid for it). bought it back ten years later for the same 200 dollars. kept it another 15 years and gave it to my daughter. I still miss that gun.

murf

 

[Mark_Mark]

sold my 6 inch hiway patrolman (bought new in 1978) to my brother a good bit ago for 200 dollars (what i paid for it). bought it back ten years later for the same 200 dollars. kept it another 15 years and gave it to my daughter. I still miss that gun.

murf

me and my brother have done that too when we were younger and had less money. Always agreed not to sell and sell back at borrowed price.

 

[tws3b2]

I told my daughter I would sell her my S&W 642 that I've had for around 15 years. She said ok, she would take it. I got up and walked to the safe to get it, picked it up, looked at it, put it back in the safe, turned around and walked back to where she was and told her I changed my mind.
She laughed and said " I knew you would change your mind".
She knows I haven't sold a gun in nearly 50 years. I told her she would get it for free someday.

 

[LoonWulf]

Reunited!View attachment 1155833

Congrats!

 

[Nipty]

My first rifle Remington 7mm. I was young, always broke and a ****ass at the time . Didn't know any better. A friend took it off my hands. As far as I know he still has it. Most ammo put in that gun shot amazing. Only one I have ever sold.

 

[bannockburn]

Regret selling/trading quite a few: every Ruger Six Series, every S&W J, K, and N frame, every Colt Government, Gold Cup, Combat Commander, and Trooper Mk.V, a Dan Wesson Pistol Pak, a Browning BDA .45, a Beretta Model 84, and a Model 90 Roma.

Even with all these guns being long gone, never to be seen again, I did manage to get one back... my Colt Custom Shop Combat Commander!

 

[Chief TC]

I inherited a lot of my guns from my dad and grandfather. I have sold several guns that had no family heirloom sentiment to me and the ones I have sold were not guns I particularly cared to shoot or use. I got into BP and milsurps, so I started adding to the collection that I will pass on to my son. All to say, I haven't sold anything I regret yet.

 

[Orion8472]

The only real "regret" firearm sold was a Beretta Model 70 in 22lr, manufactured the same year as my birth. I liked it well enough...but it did blow back in my face when I shot it.

To add to this topic, I DO have a few few firearms I would totally regret if I sold them.
1. 1958 Ruger Single Six [unmolested by Ruger to "safety regulations"]. And it is in ~90% condition.
2. Ruger Mark II with Volquartsen stuff inside.
3. Maybe my Taylors 1873 Rifle.

Oh,....and...
4. My Taurus TX22 Competition with micro red dot site....because my niece would be mad at me. She loves it!