Probably told this here before on a similar thread...
My first rifle was a savage 99 in 308 I bought used for 100 bucks with my summer ranching money in high school in '74. I killed all my animals with it until the early 90s. I had that, my old model 15 22 and 870 wingmaster I also bought in high school new. That was my battery for around 17 years, killed a ton of stuff.
Decided I needed a 3006 for elk hunting in colorado, bought a new rem 700 with leupold scope.
My daughter's birthday she wanted a special present and I was short money. Figured I didn't need that 99 anymore so put it in the paper for 175.00, even in '91 I guess that was cheap, phone rang off the hook.
That rem has killed a chitload of elk and deer but I always regretted getting rid of my first rifle. Bought one much like it from a member here, went out and killed an elk with that same daughter.
My battery had been restored to as close to original as possible.
ironic you should post this. Talking to grandson about putting in for elk this year. And there are more than one rifle. But one i have had for years, as far as i know never been shot. A 60's vintage savage 99 lightweight in .308. Keep thinking about putting sling swivels on it, never been drilled, never had a scope. Can't bring myself to shoot it. Maybe he could.
Not so much as sold, but at the local firearms shop today I had occasion to handle an old Winchester model 61 22lr pump around 90%...very well made and surprisingly difficult to leave behind.
Not so much as sold, but at the local firearms shop today I had occasion to handle an old Winchester model 61 22lr pump around 90%...very well made and surprisingly difficult to leave behind.
Don't you folks down under classify that as an illegal assault weapon?
Not so much as sold, but at the local firearms shop today I had occasion to handle an old Winchester model 61 22lr pump around 90%...very well made and surprisingly difficult to leave behind.
Don't you folks down under classify that as an illegal assault weapon?
When something is banned or restricted it generally applies only to the masses...not to those with coin or influence.
Which is why some of our lefty politicians get to hunt in National parks where the 'common' man cannot step foot...got that titbit from a NPWS employee.
almost every time I go quail hunting, I miss that Pedersoli 10ga Muzzleloading percussion side-by-side shotgun I sold about 23 years ago.
yeah, I know I can buy a new one.... (for a LOT more than I paid for or sold that one back then....) but its not very high up the wishlist... not that into muzzle loaders, or shotguns... these days...
Savage 24 I sold 2 -- then they stopped making them
Which version? The .22lr/.410 (which I love) haa now been reintroduced as the model 42 with synthetic stocks.
New ones are junk.....
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21. Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
I can think of a few...in 1992 sold a Remington 700 Classic chambered in .25-06 and a Winchester 94AE rifle in 7x30 Waters. Needed the $$ following a divorce.
"The only two things in life that make it worth livin' Is guitars that tune good and firm feelin' women"
My biggest mistake was selling this 98 Mauser 6.5X55 Swede
Ouch!!
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21. Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
I regret selling my Ruger M77-MKII 30-06. Freedumb1 had the same rifle and made custom zebra wood inserts for the skeleton stocks. We both sold them but he just bought his back. That gun was gorgeous and built like a tank....could've easily handled all the hunting I'd ever want/need to do!
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21. Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
I am more of a missed opportunities than sell anything off. I did trade a remington 721 in 300 HH that I got in an auction for 250 with a Remington 660 mohawk 243 that I picked off of a trapper leaving the state for $200 for a Springfield Sedgley Sporter in 30/06 with an original lyman 48 and compass in the buttstock. Somebody added a whiteline red recoil pad but its still a nice rifle.
Fairbanks is a small town and I am competing against a lot of gun nuts. Its lucky that I can get anything at all.
I've regretted buying more than I regret selling. Most that I've sold or traded off are not missed in the least. There were a few that I got nostalgic about and thought about replacing. But at the moment can't think of anything I've ever owned that I'd want back.
Most people don't really want the truth.
They just want constant reassurance that what they believe is the truth.
Have you ever sold a gun you regret? I had a Rem700 C grade, heavy barrel, in 25-06. Needed money. I have been kicking myself in ass for years. Dumbass!!!
I sold my Winchester model 70 30-06 and my S&W 529 when I was a poor college student. My first rifle and first pistol.
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Rem 700 BDL in 300 Win. Mag. BDL stock was replaced with a nice walnut in the same pattern with reddish finished grip and forend caps. Nice oil rubbed finish and a hand lapped barrel and tuned trigger. Traded it for a push feed M70 in .270 WSM. What an idiot!!!!!!
Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. - Ronald Reagan
For why should my freedom be judged by another man's conscience? - 1 Corinthians 10:29
My biggest mistake was selling this 98 Mauser 6.5X55 Swede
That is a beautiful weapon!!!
Only one I won't sell is my 1st deer rifle! Remington 700 in 270. It's got a cheapo Tasco w/ see through scope mounts (hahaha) She sits unused in the closet and is a purty and SMOOTH ole gal!!! Thought about breaking her out and replace the cheap scope/rings/bases but it has killed many of deer and maybe it will be one of my future grandchildrens 1st gun!
Ahhhh I also have a Colt Python my dad used going through the police academy in the 80s. I used it in 93 to go through the academy, so she'll be safe!!! My dads 45 he carried in Vietnam will be safe also!
I missed out on a Steyr Scout the other day by an hour!!! It was in 243 and the sale price was $1499! Average retail is about that on the gun only thing with this one was it had a Meopta Meopro scope on top!!! Kicked myself!!!
You can add me to the dumbass list. In my case I inherited about a dozen handguns and kept the ones I liked the most (about half of them). I should have kept every single one of them.
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