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Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19440999 05/09/24
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,890 Likes: 6 G gunswizard Campfire Ranger
gunswizard Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,890 Likes: 6	Wish I'd kept a S & W M/29 4" second year of manufacture and a Sedgley custom 1895 Winchester .30-06.

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Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441001 05/09/24
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 11,275 Likes: 2 Bluegrass State G Gibby Campfire Outfitter
Gibby Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 11,275 Likes: 2 Bluegrass State	There was always a reason I bought a certain gun. I have not sold any. This is because of an old gun mentor I listened to. Best advice I ever got. Gun Shows are almost as comical as boat ramps in the Spring.
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Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441009 05/09/24
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,973 Likes: 11 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger
Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,973 Likes: 11 Clinging to our God and Guns	I've sold a 572 and some Mossbery pump 12ga that wasn't a 500. Both were in a fire and poorly restored. Bought them really cheap as a young kid, traded them toward a Vanguard. Also sold a Savage 270 I took as collateral for a loan that was never repaid. Sold it for $10 or 20 more than I pad, to a youngster. (Really cheap) Don't miss them. Really been pondering selling off a few. There are several that have been in the safe since the 90s and not shot. More that haven't seen the sun in over 10 years. Don't need the money, but these are guns that have no sentimental value and are crowding others. Last edited by Dillonbuck; 05/09/24. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441015 05/09/24
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sucre68 Campfire Greenhorn S Joined: Oct 2022 Posts: 35 Likes: 3	1970's Colt Python blue with a 2.5" barrel. 1990's Colt Anaconda .45 Colt with a 4" or 6" barrel. Colt Government model in bright stainless. All of these were in perfect condition. Kick myself every time I think about it. Dammit.

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441018 05/09/24
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,221 Likes: 7 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana
las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,221 Likes: 7 Kenai Peninsula, AK	Ruger 77V Tang in 25-06. Fiddleback stock end to end. Stupid, stupid, stupid! Also broke, broke, broke. Last edited by las; 05/09/24. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

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Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441039 05/09/24
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,157 Likes: 8 northern new york M miguel Campfire Regular
miguel Campfire Regular M Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,157 Likes: 8 northern new york	Another vote for a Ruger .44 Carbine. I had a Winchester 88 Factory carbine in .308, beautiful little rifle but it kicked like a mule. I had a Remington 141 in .35 Remington that I had modified some, why I sold that, I’ll never know. An absolutely gorgeous Ruger #1 RSI in 7x57 went away with deep regrets. I sold most of them here, if anyone wants to sell them back…

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441041 05/09/24
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,300 White mountains N NH Hunter Campfire Regular
NH Hunter Campfire Regular N Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,300 White mountains	S&w 41 and Dan Wesson 357 It's good to lead - it's better to lead by example.

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441045 05/09/24
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 14,013 Likes: 7 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter
moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 14,013 Likes: 7 PA	There's many. Two that really bother me are a Marlin 1894CL in 25-20 and a Winchester 94 in 375 Winchester

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept RAS #19441047 05/09/24
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 14,013 Likes: 7 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter
moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 14,013 Likes: 7 PA	Originally Posted by RAS If I go deep down into this question, I will need a shrink to get back to normal. Can’t do it. I agree. If I do more than scratch the surface on this I'll end up curled in a fetal position on the floor

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept moosemike #19441061 05/09/24
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Nollij Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2021 Posts: 1,434 Wright County, MN	Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by RAS If I go deep down into this question, I will need a shrink to get back to normal. Can’t do it. I agree. If I do more than scratch the surface on this I'll end up curled in a fetal position on the floor Yep, and if you include cars and trucks that got away in the conversation, a strait jacket will be necessary. "Their minds are dead" - Carmine Ricca

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Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept moosemike #19441069 05/09/24
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 132,034 Likes: 64 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 132,034 Likes: 64 USA	Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by RAS If I go deep down into this question, I will need a shrink to get back to normal. Can’t do it. I agree. If I do more than scratch the surface on this I'll end up curled in a fetal position on the floor LOL. Yep. Funny how so many of us have this experience.

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441076 05/09/24
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,633 Likes: 72 TN slumlord Campfire Kahuna
slumlord Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 67,633 Likes: 72 TN	I never needed cheap chrome Moroso valve covers that bad for my Camaro up on blocks sheesh Wooooo hooooo trippin friggin balls man!!!! Wooooo chivy tree fiddy woooo bad ass broke dick with a monte carlo sells pistol grandma got from walking Thomas Edison’s dog Woooo!!!! Chevy!!! So worth it. Teeming with horse power after chrome valve cover upgrade, woooo doin burnouts after hitting the mud puddle comin outta AutoZone…woooo!!!! Needed $50 bad, Oh no such regret hahahahaha

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441081 05/09/24
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 15,511 Likes: 29 E earlybrd Campfire Ranger
earlybrd Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 15,511 Likes: 29	Ruger 77/44 😧

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441084 05/09/24
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 12,251 Likes: 14 O Orion2000 Campfire Outfitter
Orion2000 Campfire Outfitter O Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 12,251 Likes: 14	Left Hand Forbes .270 Win bought during Forbes liquidation. ETA: Full custom 6.5x55 Jim Kobe built for me on a LH Zastava action. Sold it to pay bills after surgery... Last edited by Orion2000; 05/09/24.

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441091 05/09/24
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shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,702 Likes: 47 Bozeman, MT	I’ve owned quite a few and wished I still had this Westley Richards Damascus 10 gauge hammer gun. It was one of those I sold to buy something else, but should have kept…

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441134 05/09/24
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,996 Likes: 28 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger
Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,996 Likes: 28 West of the Blue Ridge	Too many, and too painful to recall. Right now seems to be a good time to quit selling, as no one around here is buying much, so I guess the corners will remain full. On the positive side, my thirst for more seems to be temporarily slaked…… What fresh Hell is this?

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441138 05/09/24
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 39,411 Likes: 66 Flyover Country Teal Campfire 'Bwana
Teal Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 39,411 Likes: 66 Flyover Country	Tang Ruger in 30-06 Ruger Deluxe 10/22 Colt 1911 in 38 Super Me

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441158 05/09/24
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 905 Likes: 1 Missouri SenderoMan Campfire Regular
SenderoMan Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 905 Likes: 1 Missouri	Definitely the Ruger Deluxe 10/22 that I had back in the 80's when I was in school. Traded it for something I thought I needed more!

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441206 05/09/24
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Featherweight6555 Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 2,432 NC	Stainless/synthetic Model 70 push feed. I bought it while I was moonlighting @ the LGS circa 92-94. I killed my only Elk with it and my first black bear. It had been bedded, an upsized striker spring, stock shortened 1/4" and a magnum decelarator added. The trigger broke @ a crisp 2 lbs. A Leup Vari-X II in Leup. rings and bases topped it off. It was a shooter with anything you ran through it. I really don't remember why I sold it. But I do know who I sold it to. A couple of years ago my wife and son tried to purchase it back from "Kevin" for "stupid" money and he wouldn't sell. Says he's going to will it to his son. He knows that if he ever decides to sell it ... Regrets to this day. "Aim right, squeeze light" " Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not" NRA Life, GOA

Re: Guns you had and wish you would have kept dpd #19441232 05/09/24
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 780 Likes: 4 Nor. Calif. Dons99 Campfire Regular
Dons99 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 780 Likes: 4 Nor. Calif.	Never outright sold any, traded a few for others. Over the last couple of years I have started giving family heirloom guns to deserving nephews. No regrets. Last edited by Dons99; 05/09/24. "Drop that or by the splendor of God I will blow your heart out." Kit Carson "Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do then do it with all your strength." George Washington

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