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Sig Mosquito. Wouldn't cycle an entire magazine of anything.
Ruger Single Six Hunter 17HMR. Nice gun....way too loud!

I don't miss my Smith & Wesson model 28 "the highway patrol man". I also don't miss my Marlin 336C in 30-30.

if I had one that never misses, I don't reckon I'd get rid of it....

Ruger Redhawks 7.5 and 5.5.-accurate but too heavy to tote all day in the mountains. Gen 1 Glock 17. Ruger Blackhawk 41 Mag 4.5 all blast no accuracy. T series Browning Hi-Power was a biter.

Ruger P85, Stoeger Luger in 22LR. The first was about a 6" -8" "pattern" the second rarely if every feed more than two in a row..

Sig: P 2022, P6
Ruger: Several SBHs and Mk II autos plus a couple of Single Six variants and a first-year Redhawk
Glock: 26, 19, 23, 17, 22 (several of each)
2-3 BHPs, including a Canadian Inglis and an early Practical
S&W: M-625, first year M-629, several M-28s, several M-34s, M-35, several M-36s, M-37, several M-10s, M-13, M-586
HK: USP 9mm FS, P30LS, VP9, VP40
Walther PPKS in 380, Mahurin PP copy in 22 LR
Colt: 1917 in 45 ACP, Gold Cup, Clark Longslide, Clark softball gun


Okie John

LOL, let's see if I can offend some of you.

Benelli Nova - shotguns should have some soul, Novas don't.

SP101 - great pistols and I know many here love them, but I just couldn't.

Win 70 in .338 Win Mag. - just got tired of the beating at the bench.

Springfield M1A - The Army ROTC guys got to march with M14's, we had M1's, I envied them. I bought the M1A after they came out and loved it, shot it a bunch. Then a few years ago I realized I hadn't shot it in a decade so I took it for another spin; the thrill was gone. A friend asked me why I was selling it, I told him it was like running into an old girlfriend that you had parted with amicably, you remembered the attraction, but weren't interested in renewing the relationship.

Too many great ones in there (that you'll never miss) for me to respect your opinion regarding handguns.

Springfield 1911

That's about it. Only sold a handful of guns, but that pos 1911 is the only one I wouldn't take back.

I've tried hundreds of firearms and only missed two. So, all the rest. Notables-

Voere O/U 222 mag/20 gauge
Remington 742 30/06
Weatherby Vanguard 300 Win Mag (unbelievable shooter, but the recoil!)
Remington 788 .222
Any pump shotgun
Any semi auto big game rifle
Lots more

I did get rid of some of the cheap junky guns I had as a young kid and adult that were the German made Colts and some lousy autos.

However My biggest laments are The ones that I sold that I now wish I held on to dearly. Some of them I have search the gun show for years to find another one just like the one I had but no luck.

My lesson learned was buy wisely and after much study and never sell.......unless it so darn inaccurate that you can hit stuff. I still have one of the inaccurate shooters that I cant move on and sell and it's a Ruger Bearcat.

Ruger 10/22. Highly overrated.
AMT .380 DAO. Obsolete, and .380.
2.5" S&W model 19. I shoot the 3" model 60 much better.
Winchester 94. Craptastic.
Star Firestar. Great little pistol for its time, now - not so much.

The only Glock I ever owned.

Ditto for 1894 Winchester 30 30.

Kahr MK40

Great gun, except I shoot left hand and the recoil caused my trigger finger to depress the magazine release

This thread is very telling.



A lot of junk listed. I can understand getting rid of those.

But there are a lot of good guns listed here. I do not think it is the gun that is at fault.

Very interesting lists.. I note a couple of them: Two were rifles in .300WM due to recoil.. I can't help but agree.. I have a M70 Classic SS/walnut LH in .300 WM and I'd rather shoot a 375HH than that one..

The other interesting thing is the many posters who got rid of a ton of Rugers. That surprised me.

Continue please..

I also have a TON of Rugers. I assumed this thread was about handguns, since it's in the handgun forum.

Otherwise anything Winchester M70 would have been top of the list.

Glock 22

Re your Ruger comment...... Listing them got your attention.....and that's all I'm gonna say about that. 😀

Ruger M77/22 MkIIKMZVLRFGWSDVY (probably missing a few letters Ruger wanted to add) Heavy Barrel Varmint model in.22WMR- shoots patterns, not groups. Expensive, heavy, and inaccurate. Still have the POS.

Winchester 94 Timber Carbine in .444 Marlin. Literally could not be sighted in at 50 yards. BNIB it could not hit a washing machine. Finally re- crowned the muzzle and it now shoots very well, in the hands of the 2nd owner! SCHEISSE!

No handguns have disappointed...yet.