To sell or not to sell... that is the question!

[Voland]

Over the last few years, Ive collected a number of rifles

I have the following:

SA M14 bush in .308
Yugo AK in 7.62x39
Golani in .223
AR in .223
Marlin 60 in .22

I was thinking about taking it down to the rifles I really enjoy shooting and reinvesting the cash in to reloading components for .308 and .223. So this means that the AK and the Golani would go and I would keep the AR, M14 and the Marlin.

Should I sell or just spend the cash on the reloading gear now and keep the two rifles? Basically, if I dont shoot them, will I regret not having them? :banghead:

Thanks!
V.

 

[cortez kid]

Totally not the guy to give info on reloading as I aint got no. BUT, 1. don't sell anything. Been told that and ignored it. I regrett every second since. 2. If you get the basic reloading kit, shouldn't cost more than a few hundred. That's what I'm going to do. Load em up one at a time. If I need something faster, by then I'll be competant enough to do so. Actually , would love to go to a "course" on how to do it the right way.
kid

 

[Frankl03]

Sell and buy the reloading gear! You could sell one of those rifles and get a good start. If you sold both you would have plenty.

 

[DammitBoy]

I've regretted almost every single sale I've ever made.

I've spent the last three or four years reacquiring the ones I've lamented over the most.

Usually, I can't even remember why I sold them...

 

[jpwilly]

Sellers remorse sends to run high with firearms. There's a reason you bought it but lets face it rifles can get redundant you can only bring one, maybe two, to a hunt or fight. I'm a collector sometimes getting something better requires letting go a couple of others. I would recommend you get rid of the Golani and keep the AK and use cash for reloading supplies.

 

[Voland]

Heh, I have a reload setup already. Specifically, I would be buying bullets, primers, powder and brass. This way, I will probably get to shoot some of my rifles without dipping in to the emergency stock.

I know I shouldn't sell. I got rid of a perfectly good Browning Hi-Power and I am still kicking my self in the rear.

It sounds like my gut is right. I should hang on to them and save up my penny's. I guess its more fondling and less shooting for me...

Thanks everyone!

V.

 

[Nhsport]

This might be a good time to sell the rifles as the market is high.
This however is a crummy time to be buying components. Prices of lead,copper,brass are quite low but due to demand (and greed?) reloading components are crazy and supply poor.

I have sold a couple of rifles and am shooting more rimfire and some of my stash of old components, but at this market I will not buy components unless I am absolutely out of something.

I have seen some decent prices on older bolt guns,revolvers , lever guns.
In short anything not considered "high speed" . if you have any interest in these areas now is a decent time to consider some of these.

 

[kimbernut]

Sell or just buy?

If there is any way don't sell anything. You will regret selling just like you are regretting selling off your BHP and the regret doesn't get any better with time. Sold guns(except the ones you really just do not like) haunt you for the rest of your life.

 

[highbrass]

I'd look around the house for other stuff to sell, clean out the closets and attic, etc. sell on caigsL. Keep the guns.

 

[DocBoCook]

Sell, I'll buy the AK!!

 

[cat_IT_guy]

I dont know, Ive sold a handful of guns and not regretted them. The ones I end up selling were usually 'fad' guns that were really cool for the first couple of trips to the range, but after that the novelty wore off and they became safe-sitters that never made it to the range after that.

Maybe not much help, but try leaving them in the safe for a few months, go to the range a few times WITHOUT them, and see if you miss them. Thats how I usually end up deciding.

 

[Voland]

Yep, thats where they have been since January. I am sure that I will miss them if I get rid of them. I do have 12 mags for the golani and those are worth about $350 or so. I am sure I can probably get over 1k for the package and thats a lot of components even for .308 in todays market. Why do these things have to be so hard...

V.

 

[cat_IT_guy]

If you are sure you will miss them, keep them - never know when they may not be as obtainable (word?) as they are today. As many Democrats as we have running this country it could get much more difficult in the not too distant future (dont they have bigger crap to worry about right now?!?!?!).

So my vote is wait, dont sell them, and buy the components as you go or save more money.

 

[lvcat2004]

I don't sell any of my firearms.

Then again, my disposable income is somewhat high.

I wouldn't sell it unless you really need the money and if someone gives you an offer you can't refuse.

 

[SP Shop Foreman]

Trade if you must, but always trade up. Never sell. Ever.

SP

 

[Voland]

Yep, I am keeping them. Just took them out and cleaned them and realized that I would be a fool to sell...

Ill just have to figure out how to eat less.

V.

 

[benzy2]

You can find .308 bullets for 5.5 cents a piece and .224 for 3.5 cents. Primers aren't that expensive if bought by the 1000 and powder by the 8lb jug is fairly decent. The only real cost I find are the cases. New brass is too expensive for my blasting ammo. I got a lot of .223 brass from the local police department for free. From there reloads have been cheaper than real good .22lr. If you already have the equipment the components are as cheap as any you can find.