I should of grabbed all the winchester model 71s I could afford when they were $500 to $700 bucks. And that wasn't all that long ago.
That's a great one. I have the Browning version of it, but the authentic old Winchesters are going for a lot nowadays.
One gun (not a hunting rifle, though) that I've always regretted not buying when I could have was a pristine S&W Model 58 (N-Frame, fixed sight, four inch barrel, .41 Magnum service revolver) that a local gun shop had in its used handguns counter. They were only asking about $450.00 for it at the time, which was about eight years ago. I really wanted it, but thought the price was too high to justify buying it. Today, I'd snatch it up in a heartbeat at that price.