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The first large bore rifle my dad bought for me.

He was not a hunter and I was a kid learning on my own. I wanted to start deer hunting but didn't have a rifle. Somewhere he found and bought a Savage 99 in 300 Sav. Don't remember much but it was in decent shape and had the brass cartridge counter in it.

Back when I didn't know anything about anything, Walmart was the only place for me to get ammo, and they didn't carry 300 Sav. After fruitlessly looking for ammo, it got traded straight across at a gunshow for a 336 in 30-30, as that ammo was plentiful.

I sold my first rifle, M700 BDL in 30-06.

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4" Colt Diamondback 22Lr. Paid $175 for it.

That was probably a good trade at the time. The 336 is never a bad choice.

ASP 9mm based on a S&W 39. What a slick pocket gun and worth mucho bucks today..

Third-generation Colt single action 4-3/4" in .45 Colt.

Gradous .308.........that SOB was a HAMMER!!!

In '74 I bought a used rifle out of the local paper classifieds with my summer ranching money. 100 bucks

Savage 99 308 with a 4X redfield wideangle scope. Killed my first dozen or so deer with it.

Got a 3006 for elk. Early 90's my daughter wanted an expensive gift for her birthday so I sold the 99, advertised it for 175.00 thinking it may be high and the phone wouldn't stop ringing.

Few years ago I bought another from a member here, but it's not quite the same. I did kill an elk with it... and with that same daughter, she understood the significance.

A pre-Model 17 K-22. The first handgun I ever owned. I paid $69.00 for it if I remember correctly; didn't really know what I had........

in the 80's when I was a teen in high school -sold my Benjamin 177cal pellet rifle -stupid mistake

then in 2007 I sold a brand new Ruger No.1 in 7mm rem mag, wood/blued - cause I couldn't get it to group - I should have spent the money to have the forearm worked on to make it shoot!! another mistake

from now on, I just buy guns, no selling or trading

Colt Anaconda 44mag. I was accurate with that thing. Just didn't see the need for it in NE. I got a Redhawk now, but just isn't the same.

a 45 1911 that i traded for at a gun show. turned out to be a burns custom.worth about 3500.00.i did some trading and ended up with around 600.00 in it. but when i was offered 2400.00 for it had to go.

Win M70 Classic Fwt/Stainless in a 6.5x55 Swede.

John Rigby bolt action in 303 Brit. Paid 600 bucks for it in 1976 and I sold it three years later when I went in the Navy..

I could understand missing that gun, but the reason I sold it...wouldn't bug me so much.

Marlin 336 in .35 also model 7 stainless brown pounder stock in .260

Not very special, but my first CF, a Mohawk 600 in .308. Not pretty and the bolt was on the wrong side, but handy and accurate. Traded it off on a whim - stupid, stupid, stupid.

Four digit .243 Ruger #1.

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Ruger Hawkeye in .338 Federal. It shot great and it left a heck of a blood trail.

Lots and lots that I never realized would go out of production or be worth so much. But the biggest would probably be a Colt Woodsman - the exact model as shown as in the pic. It had the thumb rest and grip adapter as shown and was in the original box with the instruction manual and a spare magazine. A patient gave it to my father who gave it to me. A few years later I went through the "gotta sell this and buy the next shiny object" phase (which lasted for about 3 decades) and let it go. Can't recall what I got for it but doubt it was much over $200.

Remington 700 titanium in 7mm SAUM. Bought it brand new, had to sell because of hard times 5 years ago. Would love to have it back!!!! I don't think they made very many of these in this caliber.