Which one model firearm did you sell, but wish you still had?

I haven’t sold any but I traded a Ruger P 95 for a CZ P-01. I wish I had waited until I had the extra money to buy the CZ without having to trade in the Ruger.

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Good thing about the shotgun is that if you held the trigger back and jacked the pump it would fire until empty. Why did I ever get rid of it. I have several rifles only 2 are synthetic. You are right about wood stocks they have more class than the synths.

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to this day a Ithaca 37 in 20 ga.
vent rib modified
fit perfectly.
haven’t seen one for sale sense :cry:

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None, I still have them all.

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I was stationed in the Pacific Northwest for 3 years & other places where thete were bears, mountian lions, wild pigs etc. & I had a Ruger Blackhawk 44mag. I later bought a Ruger Super Redhawk 44mag & I sold my Blackhawk. I always regretted that. I have two 44mags but both are double/single action. I wish I still had that single action Blackhawk w/9" barrel

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I have sold none of my firearms. I bought each for a specific purpose. One is so unreliable that I wish I had never bought it. However I would never sell it for fear someone could depend on it to save their life.

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What is that gun?

Save the rest of us the shame of buying it.

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Staccato. :nerd_face:

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Old Taurus PT 738. I call it the 1 shot wonder. It will fire 1 shot then you wonder if it will fire another. Makes a cute little paper weight though.

Now don’t start ripping on Taurus firearms. I have 4 others that run like clockwork. 3 G series and a tiny Spectrum 380. :open_mouth:

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Mid 1970’s Remington 1100 12 gauge with 2 barrels (30 inch full and 28 inch modified), last series before choke tubes.

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A 1971 model 29 Smith& Wesson.44 magnum,61/2 inch barrel. Wish I had it back for sure.

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About two years later, I purchased another one, but “similar” to the one I sold. If to me, my small collection is like a puzzle, it seems it’s come together nicely.

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Actually there are several guns I have sold that I regret, but the three I most regret are an original Trapdoor Springfield in 45-70, a Krag in 30-40 and a Winchester 1898 in 12 Gauge. Wish I had them back.

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I regret selling every single one I sold before leaving the country a few times for extended periods. In hindsight, I should have found a way to store them securely. If you had to do the same, did you leave your guns in a safety deposit box at a bank or with a gun shop?

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Regret alot. Biggest one was a special edition S&W backpacker. 3" 44mag with a double digit serial number. Hard times call for hard decisions sometimes.

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Yes.

In review, sounds like the models we miss were classics and had an artist quality to them - the steel and wood craftsmanship. Seemed like for many, it was a necessity to sell - economically.

Made me wonder, when we were later able to, we purchased something similar. Maybe those will become classics one day.

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Bought my first .357 Magnum revolver from a retired cop back in the late '80s. It was his duty weapon. Had it and shot it for many years. Loved that gun! It was my favorite gun!

Sold it to my brother. Dunno what possessed me to do that. Probably because he was my brother and said he liked it. Anyway, now he’s owned it for many years and won’t sell it back to me.

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They get better with age. :slight_smile:

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Only one. Remington Nylon 66. Still kicking myself!

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