Which pistol do you wish you had back?

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Walther PPK/S by Interarms, sold in 1992 during some hard times.

Also sold a S&W 659 that year, but wasn't much of a good shot with it, so didn't miss it much. Now, I have learned more and would likely be better with it, but I don't really miss it.
 
Never sold a gun for "issues" with it, mostly just got bored with them and traded for something new and different.

My regrets though: Taurus PT99, thing ate anything without a burp, and shot straight and true without a hiccup, and a Colt Peacekeeper that was my very first gun purchase.

Just got bored with them; stupid reason to trade, I guess, but it is what it is.
 
460Kodiak said:
Ok, I gotcha man. I see what you mean.

I'm extremely patient about saving money for, and considering my gun purchases since I have a limited gun budget. This forces me to ignore any such "I got to have that" internal dialog.

It sucks because I don't own very many guns as a result and only make one or two gun deals a year, but it's nice because I really like all
The guns I do have.
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Yeah that's the boat I'm in right now to. Gun budget limits me to 1 maybe 2 guns a year unless I cut back on ammo and shooting which I don't like to do. Back then I had no kids and the bills were limited. Not so much now. I didn't mind losing money on trades or sells back then but now it's a no go. These days I really make sure I want a gun to keep before I buy.
 
tarosean said:
Why bother asking a question if you do not care for the answers?
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What??? I was stating that it was good to not have a gun regret, as the rest of us weren't so lucky. Thus the rest of us can sing the blues. Sing the blues means talk about the bad or hard times and mistakes in case you didn't know what that means. I would have worded it different if I knew someone would take it the wrong way. Sorry
 
What??? I was stating that it was good to not have a gun regret, as the rest of us weren't so lucky. Thus the rest of us can sing the blues. Sing the blues means talk about the bad or hard times and mistakes in case you didn't know what that means. I would have worded it different if I knew someone would take it the wrong way. Sorry
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Sounded like a pompous reply to me... My apologies..

Like that poster every gun I've gotten rid of was for a reason.. Some worked flawlessly just couldn't stand stuff about them (triggers generally)...
 
I once sold a set of three Colt Pythons all NIB. A 2 1/2 inch, 4 inch, and 6 inch. Wish I would have kept the 2 1/2 inch.
 
None. Made a mistake once disposing something but got it back. It was Sig Sauer p226, got it back in elite.
 
There are two pistols that I wish that I still had, both of them sold about 25 years ago to fund grad school:

The Browning Hi-Power that saved my life in Tierra Amarilla, NM. Only time in my life that I have lined up my sights on another human being.

A pristine 1908 Colt .380 that included the factory box, target, instructions, and even the trigger guard hang tag.
 
The only handgun I ever sold was a British Bulldog in .38. I do not remember where I got it nor to whom it was sold. That POS sent more lead out of the side than went down the barrel. No regrets.
 
Colt Commander. It outshot everything. Most accurate pistol I've ever owned. At the time I didn't realize that it would outshoot every pistol I would ever own.
 
Sistema1927 said:
A pristine 1908 Colt .380 that included the factory box, target, instructions, and even the trigger guard hang tag.
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The thought of letting that one get away breaks my heart. :(

When you get to the Pearly Gates, you may have a lot of 'splainin' to do because of that. I can see Saint Peter with his arms crossed, tapping his toe and slowly shaking his head ...
 
Yeah that's the boat I'm in right now to. Gun budget limits me to 1 maybe 2 guns a year unless I cut back on ammo and shooting which I don't like to do.
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Me neither. It always seems like a bad move to me to limit practice (ammo) with the guns I own and rely on in favor of funding a new gun. It isn't easy when I realize I'm spending about $2000 (nothing compared to a lot of people) a year on ammo. I could get a pretty nice gun for $2000, but there is not much point in me then owning the guns I do if I can't afford to shoot them.
 
Ruger Single Six stainless 6.5". Shot like a dream. traded it because they are common guns, but still wish I had that old beat up one back
 
My beretta 92fs, yeah I miss that one to. I could actually shoot smiley faces on targets with that one, but then I was looking for a gun more easily concealed for carry. Been trying to buy that one back from a cousin for years and he won't budge. What a jerk, lol
 
I had a turn of the century Baby Eagle in .40 that I sold for no good reason. There was just something about that gun that I have never been able to replicate. It had great size and weight and fit my hand like a glove. Today a Glock 19 serves the same purpose in my house that the Baby Eagle did. And it is a good shooter too but I liked the Baby Eagle better.
 
All the ones I sold as a young man while chasing young women. Women come and go but a good gun is hard to replace.
 
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