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Craigslist had a Winchester 1907 10 gauge 400 bucks, missed it by ten minutes. And elderly lady answered the phone I don't think she knew what she had
You've got to hand it to a blind prostitute
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At a gun show 2 years ago, I saw a Husqvarna bolt action (FN Supreme action in 270 Winchester) in mint condition with a Leupold VX-III scope on top. All for $350! I picked it up and asked the guy at the table about it and he said he wanted to sell it quickly. I don't like the 270 Winchester, so I put it down; then I realized that the scope itself was worth more than $350. I immediately turned around as someone said "I'll buy it".
That was the biggest bargain I've ever missed!
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thats why we keep looking we just need to know what we have when we have it
You've got to hand it to a blind prostitute
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A couple of years ago, I helped a widow clean out her garage. She wanted to pay me, but I declined, so she decided to give me a .22. Out comes her father's mint 1906 Winchester, lovingly cared for since he bought it with his paper route money. I told her to pass it on down through the family, as it was valuable in monetary and sentimental measures. I did leave with a Winchester 150, though, and we were both happy!
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Irving, I think you mean a 1901 Winchester 10 Ga. the 1907 is a 351 auto loading rifle! Either way ,yes you missed a deal thats for sure. Don
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I think most of us have been in the same boat! 
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I walked into the Boise gunshow a few years ago with only $40 in my pocket. At a table I found a four-digit Ruger No.1 in .22-250 with vertical splits rings on it. The owner said it was his personal rifle and he wanted $250 for it. I asked him if he would take a check. He did.
That's one I didn't miss!
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I was at an auction a few years back that had several guns on it. I checked out all the guns and went to sit down. Somewhere along the line somebody brought in a late arrival that apparently nobody seen before the sale started. When they announced it they said Winchester model 70 in .308. I almost bid on it and they said sold at $350 bucks. I went and looked at it later and almost cried. Supergrade Model 70 with a 4.5-14 Zeiss on top. Oops.
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Back in the early 80's I had a chance at a Winchester model 12 28ga Skeet, solid rib, unmolested and like new with killer wood. I had a new baby at home and money was tight and I passed....always regreted it.....I think every collecter has a sob story....
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I like my favorite little muzzleloader. When I finished up with college about 5 years ago, I was doing an internship in Utah. I went to a little gunstore, and their was a Lyman great plains .54 for $175. I'd been looking for a used one for a while. It was old, and well taken care of. I asked the owner if he would hold it while I went to get cash, and he did. When I came back, their was a guy there who was trying to buy it. It had only been put on consignment that morning. When I went to pay for it, I mentioned how excited I was for it, and I couldn't wait to get it out in the field. Then handed me back $100. He said it was his friend's elk hunting muzzleloader, and his buddy told him that if it sold to a young guy who was going to use it and not hang it on the wall, only charge him $75. It's not the deal of the lifetime, but I'm still very happy.
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10 years ago a local gunshop had a LH Sauer 202 in 270 WCF for like $600. I handled it several times but by the time I convinced myself I needed it it had been sold.
The price now for the same rifle would be MUCH higher.
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Doesn't make ya sick...been there done that.
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My only the miss, that I regret was a savage model 99 in 358 win for 600 bucks last year. I didn't know what I had in my hand at the time. What hurts more lost guns or lost loves
You've got to hand it to a blind prostitute
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Many years ago when my son was only 3 and I was a single parent, we went with a coworker of mine to visit an older friend of his. The gentleman was nearing the final stages of cancer and was going to sell his deer rifle to my buddy.
After my coworker made his transaction for the rifle, his ailing friend inquired if he was interested in a .22 pistol, but he declined saying he didn't have much use for them. The elderly gentleman turned to me and asked if I would be interested, and I said of course, as I was currently without one having sold it during the divorce.
He brought out a an old leather holster, flimsy from many years of use, and inside was a Colt Woodsman with a 4" barrel and two magazines. He even had a little leather pouch of cartridges to throw in on the deal. He asked me if I could afford $100 because that's what I want for it and I said yes.
The gentleman became misty eyed when he started recounting all the animals that little pistol had taken. He stated that he had purchased the gun new back in the 50's when he worked in a sporting goods store.
Several years later my coworker offered me that gentlemans Remington 760 Woodsmaster that he had purchased that day and gave him the $100 he had paid for it. I refinished it and gave it to that same little boy that went with me that day many years ago on his 21st birthday. I told him that someday the Woodsman would be his as well, but that those two old guns must always stay together, just as they had for many years with their previous owner.......
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great story...hope they do stay together......
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Many years ago when my son was only 3 and I was a single parent, we went with a coworker of mine to visit an older friend of his. The gentleman was nearing the final stages of cancer and was going to sell his deer rifle to my buddy.
After my coworker made his transaction for the rifle, his ailing friend inquired if he was interested in a .22 pistol, but he declined saying he didn't have much use for them. The elderly gentleman turned to me and asked if I would be interested, and I said of course, as I was currently without one having sold it during the divorce.
He brought out a an old leather holster, flimsy from many years of use, and inside was a Colt Woodsman with a 4" barrel and two magazines. He even had a little leather pouch of cartridges to throw in on the deal. He asked me if I could afford $100 because that's what I want for it and I said yes.
The gentleman became misty eyed when he started recounting all the animals that little pistol had taken. He stated that he had purchased the gun new back in the 50's when he worked in a sporting goods store.
Several years later my coworker offered me that gentlemans Remington 760 Woodsmaster that he had purchased that day and gave him the $100 he had paid for it. I refinished it and gave it to that same little boy that went with me that day many years ago on his 21st birthday. I told him that someday the Woodsman would be his as well, but that those two old guns must always stay together, just as they had for many years with their previous owner....... That, my friend, is a trophy landed. The rest are gun nuts versions of a fisherman's "big one that got away" stories, and believe me, I have my share of both. A pre-64, .257 Roberts for $200 is the first one that comes to mind.
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Those sins of omission hurt don't they!!
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Irving, I think you mean a 1901 Winchester 10 Ga. the 1907 is a 351 auto loading rifle! Either way ,yes you missed a deal thats for sure. Don +1 yes it would of been good deal but you would feel guilty for paying so little to a person who didn't know what they had and prob needed the money
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Great story makes up for the ones that get away
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Missed the gun deal of a lifetime
I didn't, was at a show in Ft. Myers years ago and son & I spotted a rifle with a side mounted scope. Asked the guy what it was and he said "A polish Mauser with homemade mount."
I looked at it and saw Griffin & Howe New York, NY USA on it.
Asked him how much and he said "$300.00 take it or leave it."
I took it and the following Monday called G & H and inquired about it, gave em the SN and a couple of pictures. Turns out it is a Commercial Pre-WWII Mauser action chambered in 30-06 they built for a guy in upstate NY in 1941. Had a Lyman Alaskan all weather 2x scope that was also original to their mfg. Only worth about $7,000.00 till the son broke the stock and I had to restock it. But hey, it is still a G & H rifle.
BTW, the mount & scope is worth about 6-7 hundred on the antique market alone.
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