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I sold them all once, kind of had to needed the money, but I hated it. There are several that I wish I still had as they are no longer in production and now they cost about 2 to 3 times what I originally had paid for them, or they just aren't available anymore. There are others that I don't miss so much, as they didn't really impress me that much, or didn't interest me all that much, and some of those have been replaced by better quality of rifles or better shooting rifles.


IF i think about selling now, I have to go buy something first, then really think about selling the gun afterwards.

I’ve had seller’s remorse several Xs but most of them didn’t last a long time.
I normall sell/trade in order to move UP or get one I ‘think’ I’ll like better.

However by moving UP, overall I’m happy w/what I have. Thankfully.

2 I really wish I had KEPT

A S&W 19 4” Blue-Walnut. SURE miss it.

A S&W 1500 (Howa), 30-06 ! ! GORGOUS Walnut & being 06 was lighter than some other SW.
Part of the reason I sold it was I was AFRAID of dinging up the stock. Today I’d not worry about that the way I hunt now.

Yes, some CANNOT be replaced. Know what you are doing BEFOREHAND !!

Jerry

Over the years I have had to sell a few rifles that I hated to see go. Over the last 3-4 years, I have been able to replace a couple of them...one of them a Win M100 in 284 Win. And yesterday, I was able to pick up a 77RL in 270 Win to replace that exact rifle I sold a year or 2 ago to fund a 77R in 250 Sav, which I would do again in a heartbeat. Best part about this purchase was, I gave about $150 less for this RL than I got for the one I sold...plus it has a decent scope on it. Years ago I sold a Rem 700 Classic I bought new in a Roberts. A few years ago I was able to buy another Roberts, but this one is a tang safety 77.

Moral of the story is...I have been blessed. Selling a beloved rifle can be hard to do and might sting for a while, but we never know what is just around the corner in life.

I once sold an FN M98 in 300H&H that should have stayed here.

Cub --

You Big Dummy !











I never did anything like that.


Jerry

Yup ......... Big Dummy sums it up well.

I miss this .308 Norma Magnum. It was a shooter too. No idea why I sold it.

Cub - don’t miss my sarcasm !
You ain’t the only one.


Jerry

I sold a Colt AR15, no big deal but this one was serial number 213 built in 1962. Wish I’d kept it.

Sold a Wheatherby 257 mag, early rifle serial number 2700 built on a Mauser action. Remember a collector telling me it was a first year rifle. Got over that, still wish I’d kept the AR.

I don't think that helps.....

Nope, didn't miss that. Gun loonies are a strange lot.

I’ve had buyers and sellers remorse....more often sellers remorse

The only logical reason to sell a gun is to buy another gun. The only gun I have ever sold was an original ‘92 in 25-20, doubled my money and bought a 700 MTN Rifle, scope, rings, powder and brass. The 92 I sold to a good friend and I can go shoot it with him basically whenever I want.

In about 1957, my Dad traded his BSA sportered M1917 30-06 in to the local hardware for a TV. I was only 9, but I was disappointed. 50 years later, in 2007, I was able to buy that rifle back. I gave it to my sister's grandson. I made it really clear to him that the rifle was to never leave the family again. His Dad was there when I presented the rifle to him. They both knew the story.

I had a Winchester 9422 Magnum once upon a time that I sold when money was tight. I don’t regret selling it, but I sure regret selling it as cheap as I did!

No second thoughts about the Mossberg 835. Mixed feelings on the Ruger MKII. I much prefer my Buckmark, but my wife bought me the Ruger and I probably should have kept it.

I know the feeling. I sold my 3-digit Colt AR-15 30 years ago. Never felt much remorse at the time, but that set in as the value of them skyrocketed since then. Ya think it's worth more now than the $300 I got for it?!

A couple others I was remorseful about were a few I sold when scraping together a house down payment, notably among them was a M1952 Mannlicher-Schoenauer .257 Roberts, 5-digit M1 Garand, and a couple minty M54 Winchesters. I've gotten over it though, having replaced them with other treasures (except the 5-digit numbered Garand- don't much care either way now).

It can go the other way...when I was less than 12 yo, my Dad traded a Higgins M30 22 rifle by High Standard. He wanted to help a struggling minister and his family but promised me a 22 when I turned 12. He did but it was never the sleek Higgins with retractable sling that I longed to get hold of when a bit older. I credit that with my almost insatiable appetite for rifles and and all things rifle ever since. Though disappointed at the time, I've done ok without the High Standard. : )

While I don't agree with the guys who say " never sell a gun", I fully agree with this comment. I've sold at least 200 guns, all of them were sold to buy another one, and I've ended up with some far better guns than if I hung onto everything I bought. I've also learned a lot about which guns or features I don't like by doing that. Out of all of those, I've really only regretted selling 3 of them, so that's a pretty good percentage IMO.

I sold a nice high condition Parker DH 16 on an O (20ga) frame a year ago. The dealer still has it but wants $2K more for it. I offered to buy it back for a modest profit but was refused. I have replaced it with something much nicer

I used to buy and sell guns all the time, it never mattered to me a bit.

Now when I want to make room in the safes I give them to my sons or my brothers.