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I was very lucky in my teens. My father did not hunt or shoot. He loved to fish. But, I had two old (to me) guys that were friends with my dad that taught me at an early age about buying guns. First they said, do your research. Second, your too young to buy used. Third,save up and buy quality. The most important thing was to not let your young emotions drive your purchase. A lot of emotions are only temporary. Think about the future of your needs. We are old and can help you with that. I have never sold any of my guns. I have a lot of them.

Now I have sold two "paid assignment guns". About 15 years ago my sons and their friends got into guns. Like most of your young shooters, they bought guns that after the appeal wore off, they sold them. Or they got short of money. If they were quality guns with probable collection value, or I knew better, I would buy them from the kids. I think I have six from the kids. Two I have sold back to them for the same price they sold them to me. Trying to help them along the learning curve of guns.

How many times have you heard "I wish I had not got rid of that gun".

Just trying to help.

Remington 742 .30-06
Ruger M77 RS Round Top 7mm Mag.
Mossberg 1500 (Howa) .30-06

Yep - I wasn't very clear in the header.. I did mean handguns..

Ruger P89 9mm
Sig Mosquito 22 LR
Iver Johnson 25 ACP

1. Thompson 1911 Pure Junk
2. Smith and Wesson 329 44 mag. Sights were garbage.
3. A couple runs at the TC Encore in rifle configuration. No Bueno for me.
4. Ruger Mini 14
5. Kel-Tec SU16.
6. Walther PPk/s

In the 70's I searched the country and finally found the greatest semiauto ever made. The HK VP70. The modern semi that was going to be the greatest handgun ever built. That is until I tried to shoot it. I burned about 1000 rounds through it trying to get it to break in and have the ability to fire an entire magazine with out a FTF. Never did. Thought it was me then I read a magazine article about them and the writer made the same comments. Got rid of it as fast as I could. Never missed it again.

One other type I forgot to mention.. S&W revolvers - just can't get into 'em.. Only have one - and it's an old M10 that my father brought home from WWII. It's the only reason I'm keeping it..

I could have said Ruger Mk I & II autos too but we just shot them until they quit working and threw them away. They were so cheap back then.

Now this thread is getting just plain stupid.

Yea can't say I have ever had a bad S&W revolver. I have sold or traded a couple but only to get another that I had to have.. Like the old Colt revolvers as well.

Ruger LC9. You need to be a Gorilla to work the slide.
Hi-point 9mm. Feels like an Elephant gun. Looks like one also.

Nah- I just said that for the benefit of a certain dickhead on the forum...



S&W revolvers are ok..

A Noble Model 33A pump action .22 that I dumped on a pawn shop in Manhatten, KS, on my way out of town in October 1984. I hope that they lost $$ on it.

A couple of Ruger Blackhawks, a couple of Single Sixes, a Virginian Dragoon...dont miss any of them. I have tried to like single actions, and simply cannot make myself do it.

A couple of Ruger .22s, a Mark 1, and a Mark III. Didnt care for either of them. I have a 22/45 with a Tactical Solutions upper now that I like just fine.

Every single firearm with the Ruger name on it.

Every.

Single.

One.

Other than those, a few Marlin lever actions...444s and a 45-70.

I understand.

I'm proud that there isn't a slouch anywhere on that list. I've worked with all of them extensively, and while I appreciate each for the unique things it brings to the table, I've found others that meet my needs just as well or better. In many cases, the reasons for letting them go are purely logistical. If my logistical situation were to change, I'd revisit them in a heartbeat.

I'll also add that every time I see most of these in a shop, especially the Smith revolvers and the BHPs, I'm almost willing to go back, which is why I've owned so many of them more than once. The Smith M-34 is a classic example. I grew up shooting one, which was perfect when I was a kid because my hands were small. I made some shots with that revolver that I still brag about today. But now my hands are too big for any J-frame, so while I occasionally ponder getting another one, I remember the size issue as soon as I pick it up, and I hand it back to the clerk. Pretty much what Son_Of_The_Gael said about the M-1A.

If anything, I'm even worse with long guns, especially Mausers. And I shudder to think how long this list would be were it not for rental ranges...


Okie John

I have a quasi Will Rogers thing going--I've virtually never owned a gun I didn't like. Every gun I've sold was for financial reasons, some difficulty, and I truly hated to see each of them go. The loss of some was truly heart breaking. Among them were Colt's pre-series 70 National Match, Woodsman, Python, Cobra, SAA.

Now I am down to only two handguns, a S&W stainless 640 in .357 mag, and a Sig P226-Mk25 in 9mm.

Automag - sucks
H&K P7 - sucks
Randall 1911 - sucks
AT84 - sucks

S&W 745.
When I fired it the magazine wanted to eject.
Even though it was on Miami Vice it didn't seem cool anymore.

Although I have never owned one personally, every friend that ever bought a Taurus Judge got rid of it quickly and never missed it.