what autos have you tried and sold?

[ABBOBERG]

I sold my S&W Sigma SW40V because I couldn't hit the side of a barn with it. Funny, because I am much more accurate with my SW40F, which I still own. The SW40V went back to the factory twice because the firing pin would hit way off center, causing failure to fire. Newest upgrade from Smith wouldn't go into battery on certain ammo so I had to get rid of the gun.

I will soon be getting rid of my P32 (can't hang on to its terrible grip and when firing, more flash goes backward than forward!), Beretta Tomcat .32(slide cuts the web of my hand) and my Kahr PM9 (grip is too small and gun occasionally jams when trying to chamber first round).

 

[Digex2]

- HK USP 45c
Couldn't justify the cost compared to Glocks.

- Glock 23
Grip didn't feel right (eventually re-bought this same model after trying some of the Glocks sold below).

- Glock 22
Gun felt too big for a .40S&W.

- Glock 21
Gun and grip too big.

I'm a fan of Glocks, just not all of their models.

 

[Boats]

Let's see. Chronologically:

1985-- blued Colt Python. I inherited this piece from my uncle. I traded it to my brother for a Series 80 1911. I sort of regret this one, but as a lefty, I never met a revolver I liked until I extensively shot a borrowed GP-100.

1988-- Beretta 92 FS. Traded it off for another 1911. Don't regret that one because I am not a fan of the non-Brigadier 92, especially it's built in front site.

1990-- Sig P226. (The finish sucked). I am mulling over getting another of these as it is the only SIG I like.

1996-- Beretta 92 Brigadier Inox. In another spasm of trigger ambivalence over a Beretta compared to the 1911, I traded it off. I regret this one.

1997-- Good year economically. IIRC I went through a Walther P99 (Hi-cap highway robbery=gone) HK USP45c (I just hated this pistol for a variety of well documented reasons here that not everyone agrees with, do a search.) BHP (hand biter extraordinaire). Beretta Tomcat (too fragile).

2002--Beretta Cougar 8045 acquired in 1998. Oddly I miss that particular pistol because it fit my large mitts. Colt Officer's Model I acquired in 1991 goes bye-bye because I like Commanders better.

Now I am looking forward to a CZ-85B, a Ruger SP-101, and the upcoming Beretta PX. I may also give the Ruger P345 or SW99/45 a whirl. What else will go? Who cares? Someone has to help create the secondary market.

 

[BJPARKER]

traded/sold a few

Traded a Taurus mod 85 .357, too big and clunky but shot just fine
Traded a Taurus 605, a .38 - for a S&W mod 36, cause I wanted a S&W. Taurus shot just fine.
Traded a LLama 9mm for a CZ-75, wanted a quality auto, LLama a piece of junk, stove piping inaccurate.
Traded a Super Blackhawk 44mag for a S&W 629classic, the Blackhawk was fine . Wanted a double action.
Sold a Walther PPK, not worth the money, stiff gravelly trigger, couldn't shoot straight atall with it.

 

[TooTech]

Walther TPH in .22

Gave even jam-a-matics a bad name.

 

[rde]

Ruger KP89: liked it quite well but traded it in on something I thought I would like better (but don't).

Next week I will trade a Baby Eagle 45 and a Steyr M9. Can't get the BE 45 though a full magazine without some sort of failure to feed no matter what. Steyr works perfectly but within 1 full range session it became clear to me that I just didn't like it (y'all that have ranges with rentals available are lucky). Don't know what I will try to trade them in on yet though.

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

The S&W 442 -- couldn't hit a blessed thing with it...
A Beretta Inox Brig -- wonderful gun but too big and heavy to be practical and I already had a range gun.

 

[wally]

I've only gotten rid of three guns.

1) S&W model 59. Traded it for a 10 MByte hard drive and controller for an IBM XT IT was a good deal at the time, the S&W is still worth something, the 10 MByte drive and XT have been long gone for many years. Used the money I was gonna spend on a hard drive kif for a S&W 669 which I still have.

2) Taurus PT92. Early model with mag release on the bottom side of the grip. Traded for newer model with traditional mag release. Worthwhile improvement for the minor hit I took.

3) Beretta 950 Jetfire 25. Traded with my brother-in-law for a Minolta flash meter. Both are still working fine and we're still friends.

--wally.

 

[Flashpoint]

-Ruger P89 The trigger was ok, I could live with it. I wanted a 9mm that I could carry and the Ruger was just a little too big. Also it point way low for me.

- Sig Sauer P239 Nothing really wrong with this gun, as long as it had the Hogue Grips on it. Trigger was nice. I prefer to carry IWB and the hommer cut into my side with the holster I had. I needed some money for school so I sold it.

My next 9mm will probably be a double stack, more than likely a Steyr S9. I would consider the SW99 compact if they weren't so more like $450 instead of $550. I have messed with the XD compact, but it just feels like too much gun above my hand. I have yet to see a RAMI, it could be a possibility.

 

[slim whitman]

Hello everyone -

I would list them all but I don't think I can remember 'em all.

I am 31 years old and have owned almost as many handguns (Dad had an FFL for many years. Drove him nuts ordering guns and them sending them back ).

Here are some highlights:

Desert Eagle .44 - would'nt run a full mag, not matter what ammo.

2 Glock 17L's consecutive serial numbers - very loose slide to frame fit. I know Glocks are loose, but man these chattered when I walked.

Beretta 92M - nice single stack. Could'nt find mags so I broomed it. Regret that one.

Sig 220 - had two at different times. Too long of trigger reach.

Kimber .45 - 4 digit serial number in the 1500 range. Took it apart one night and the lockwork scared me. I know cocked and locked is safe, but the size of the sear and hammer engagement notches made me nervous. I know that one will get a reaction .

SW

 

[justin2992]

S&W 340PD. Nothing wrong with the design of the gun I liked it actually and my dad still carries his. The example I got had the barrel shroud and sight tilted relative to the frame. I sent it back to S&W for repair and they failed to see the problem. The only thing they did was replacing the barrel a few times; one barrel looked like the forcing cone was ground in highschool metal shop. Each and every time I got it back with new scratches in the black finish. After five or so trips back and forth I sold it out of disgust.

Steyr S9. Nothing wrong with the mechanics of the gun. It is way wider than what the spec sheet says. It's lame how they must have ???? canned the ambidextrous mag release shown in their early brochures. I couldn't stand the accuracy of the Klingon sights too.

Steyr SPP. Again, nothing wrong with the mechanics of the gun. But basically this is just and enormous 9mm pistol. It has no forward k-grip to hang onto.

HK Mark 23. I never could justify shooting it. It costs a bundle and even racking the slide, never even did that, causes the black finish to peel away. Sold it as new in box.

 

[standingbear]

well..i had a ruger mark1 and it was a jamomatic...went to a mark 2 blued and it worked cept i wanted a redot later so ran into problems there.now..have the competition model..can mount a scope and dont haveto worry about scratches plus it works so im satisfied on this one.,p series autos.just rattled in the holster when i walked back at the range.they worked every time just too noisy.colt 1991.....bought a new rollmark,loved the gun until the barrel link broke after about 100 rounds.had already put around $200 in add ons and such but that link made me have second thoughts even after colt sent me a new one and everyone told me it was prolly a fluke.it originally had a plastic ms housing which i thought was cheap.pm11 mac copies....junk pot metal guts and non heat treated barrels that blew up,the only good one was an original swd I had at 1 time.semi only texas mac..couldnt afford the 80 dollar warther mags or parts for it.intratec..still longing for a fun gun ended up with an expensive paperweight. berettas......accuracy fell and the finish kept flaking off.

 

[gbundersea]

Ruger P-94 9mm

Bought it before I knew anything about how a pistol should fit one's hand. Although I qualified for my CWL with it, it never felt right. Location/accessibility of safety is poor IMO.

Also, regardless of how clean or dirty, or what type of ammunition, it jammed far too frequently to be reliable.

My primary is now an EAA Witness 9mm. Perfect fit, and flawless with over 1200 rounds of all types of ammo through it, and in varying states from immaculate to filthy.

 

[shep854]

Lessee; I traded a P85MkII for a Taurus PT99, for a Spirngfield P9C, for a Taurus PT92. Miss them all (Still have the '92. Shot it today; it's a keeper)

I also bought an FM Hi-Power, had to sell, needed money .

There was also a rusted Ruger .22 that I thought was a bargain, but finally unloaded.

Newgunitis is an awful disease. Fortunately, I don't have to trade to get a new(er) gun now.

 

[James Bondrock]

Smith & Wesson 5904 -- 100% reliable functioning, ("oh well it's not a target pistol) accuracy, never really liked the slide mounted safety. Traded in on SIG P228, a superior gun in every way, which I still have.

SIG P239 -- 100% functioning, disliked the double-action trigger (it had a peculiar stacking/hardness at the point where it should have been releasing). Sold.

Glock 30 -- pretty good gun (after I found two magazines that would feed reliably), never really warmed up to it due to the size of its grip, and also felt that the thickness of its slide was excessive. Sold.

SIG P220 -- fine gun, needed the money for a move. Sold.

Para-Ordnance P12-45 -- lemon. Traded in on Glock 30.

Taurus PT945 -- lemon. Traded in on SIG P220.

 

[Dobe]

BHP

I bought a BHP in the late 70's, and sold it in the early 80's. I could never get use to the trigger. The feed ramp was convex in design, and wouldn't feed much more than FMJ. I was really never happy with it.

Dobe

 

[DMK]

The only handgun that I've ever sold was a Beretta 1934. I bought it because I apparently have a facination for pocket pistols(I'm working to overcome that), but I just never could love this one. IMO, it was ugly and uncomfortable to shoot(and this is coming from a guy with two CZ52s). Since it was my only .380 I just couldn't justify feeding it.

 

[StrikeEagle]

I haven't sold any, I cannot stand to sell firearms so I have a bunch I don't shoot or that don't work the way I want.

LOL! I'm very much the same way. The few guns I HAVE sold, I generally regret having parted with. And from looking at not only the number of regretted sales listed above but the re-buys of the same make and model, it seems that quite a few of us get attached in this way. I wonder what that says about our personalities...

best,
StrikeEagle

 

[asa]

For years I've collected Colts, but about 5 years ago became infatuated with a (series 1) stainless Kimber. All my 1911s were blue, so I thought this would give me a nice .45 that could be carried without worry about holster wear, rust, etc. Nice trigger, but wouldn't feed at least once a mag. And-I have to admit- it just wasn't a Colt. Traded it back for a shooter match target. About the same time I decided I needed a 9, so got a deal on a Sig 225 with 1K free rounds of ammo. (factory promo.) This gun also had feeding problems (I know, Sigs aren't supposed to) and I just couldn't get used to the trigger, single or double action. It also wasn't a Colt. Learned my lesson, but just try to find a commander in 9 mm; I sure have lots of ammo for it when I do!

 

[emc]

Let's see, in chronological order....

1. Browning HP, Belgian made. Great workmanship, wouldn't feed anything other than FMJ. Sold it since I couldn't see having a single action 9mm of the same size as my two 1911s.

2. Luger Artillery Model. Shot nicely (very accurate), never jammed with anything. But, I learned that it was a postwar (WWI) parts gun, and would never appreciate like one with fully matching numbers.

3. Kel-Tec P-11 and P-40. Very interesting design, and easy to work on. But, just didn't want to spend the time to get them completely up to snuff. The light weight was not a plus for me. Since I already had two compact 9mm autos, what did I need the P-11 for?

FWIW,

emc

 

[Tacblack]

Here goes.......not in order, might be a couple off
1. ruger .22 mark ?. Needed the money

2. springfield 1911 9mm compact. did not run +p, they said they would fix it if I was LE or I could pay for the upgrade, will never buy another one

3. Beretta 92 compact. just not much easier to carry then full size

4. Sig 229 40. sold to get other guns, should have kept it

5. Sig 225. fine gun just not what I wanted, too tall

6. Para-ord 45. Changed mind went with SV40

7. Glock 21. Grip angle, trigger and its another 45

8. Colt commander 45. Its a colt it was poor quality and again a 45 not for me

9. S&W 686. Never used it sold smiths off

10. Glock 23. Grip angle, trigger you think Id learn

11. Khar K40. Just didnt fit hand

12. SV 38 super open gun. Shoot limited too much money to sit around

13. Caspian 38 super. Had 2 and this one was too pretty to shoot

14. Taurus PT100 40. Like the 9mm better

15. S&W 3914. Its a smith auto

16. S&W 3953. Its a smith auto

17. Walther PPKS. Theft recovery had already got another

18. Ruger 44mag. Dad had it sold it too

19. Rossi 971VRC. Mom has it. CCW gun

20. Glock 32. I know you think Id learn, grip trigger

21. H&K USP 40. I just don't do plastic guns well

I am sure there will be couple more but I tend to only buy what I know I like now. Faustulus will catch up to me one day

 

[Tamara]

Ruger P-series (a couple), S&W autos (several), HK P7M8s, SIG P-22x (three or four), Berettas (a couple), HK USP, Browning BDM (two), CZ/TZ-75 et al, Glocks (a slew), Astra A75, Star Firestar, probably more that I'm forgetting...

I still have 1911's, though.

 

[rappa]

Ruger P85. Solid pistol but too big\bulky. Traded it towards a Glock19.

Glock19. Really enjoyed it, but sold to my cousin. I was in college and needed $$$.

SIGP239. Sweet pistol, fit well, really liked it. Sold it to fund the reacquisition of the Glock19 from my cousin.

Beretta96 Centurion. On a budget and wanted a .40. Decent pistol. Just too big\bulky. Fat grip. Traded towards a SIGP229 b\c I wanted another SIG.

SIGP229. Great pistol. Excellent ergonomics. Traded towards a SIGP220 b\c I decided I don't really like .40.

 

[farscott]

Too Many

1) Beretta M9 -- Never could manage the trigger reach for the first shot.

2) SIG P226 -- Very reliable, but not a good grouper for me. Grouped great for my father and a buddy, so it is not a gun issue. It was an interface issue.

3) Glock 17, 22, and 30 -- Never did master the Glock trigger, and it is easier for me to shoot and carry a 1911.

4) S&W 3913 -- Not as easy to carry and shoot as a 9x19 1911.

5) S&W 4006 -- Was in .40 S&W which I have eliminated from my "caliber list".

6) Colt Series 70 Government in 9x19 -- Had lots of functioning issues which were traced by next owner to magazines and the magazine catch. Should have kept this one.

7) Colt Gold Cup Trophy, Series 70 Gold Cup National Match, and Colt Combat Elite -- Someone wanted to give me more money than these are worth, so I let him.

[Oops] Forgot a pair of Robar-finished P7M8's that went after I had a parts breakage and H&K made buying replacement parts more difficult than I expected. Sold these for way more than they were worth to a friend who loves the P7 design.

Basically the only autoloaders I have kept are 1911's in 9x19 and .45 ACP, a Ruger Mark II, and an S&W M41.

 

[StrikeEagle]

5) S&W 4006 -- Was in .40 S&W which I have eliminated from my "caliber list".

Hi, farscott!

Why did you pull the .40 S&W out of the rotation? I've actually been thinking of adding it to mine.

best,
StrikeEagle