What Firearm(s) Do You Regret Parting With

One way to not regret selling a firearm is to replace it with something better or use the money for something more important. I've sold rifles, revolvers, pistols and shotguns over the years but the only occasional regret is the pair of sequentially numbered USFA Rodeos from LongHunter. I had no use for them, didn't particularly care for how they felt in my hands, and didn't shoot them much if at all, but they were such fine examples of SAA revolvers. Yes, this is the rifle forum but there it is.

MCMXI said:

Yes, this is the rifle forum but there it is.

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You stinker.

I miss my marlin 1895 45-70 but money was needed at the time! plus a Winchester 94 30-30 top eject I bought really cheap well I sold it too like a dummy!!

Surprisingly it is a Taurus 450, before those stupid Judge things in 45 colt. 5 shot k frame revolver that had a very good trigger. Was thinking of cutting the 4" barrel back to 3x and finding better grips it would have been a great carry gun.

Lots of handguns (S&W, Colt, Dan Wesson, and Ruger revolvers and a few Berettas come to mind), but only had one rifle that I kind of miss: a Marlin Model 336. Nothing particularly special about it, just your every-day .30-30 lever action rifle. Guess I liked having it around as the gun was very reliable and handled nicely plus ammo is still available just about everywhere guns and ammo are sold. I had to put it up for sale on consignment to pay for school.

ColoradoMinuteMan said:

As I started to looking around I could see the person had been living in the house for a few days and had made food and drank beer while he watched TV. I loaded up a Springfield 1903 rifle just in case he returned and sure enough an hour later he walking in through the back door. I held him at gunpoint until I could call the police. So, we caught the bad guy but never got the stuff back.

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The mentality of some criminals is incredible. They either don't have the brains to think that they will ever get caught, or they simply don't care.
Then, when they go to court they dream up all kinds of excuses why they should not be punished.
Either that or they will claim that a crime where they were caught red-handed never actually happened at all.

I would have to say the 2" nickel, lettered Python in like new condition. 2nd would be an old Remington 572, also in like new condition. Sold it for $65 about 20 years ago. What a dolt....

Remington 512 X. Still sad about that one though it happened 43 years ago now. Now that is some serious regret.

Ruger 77 Tang Safety in 7mm Mag, probably fired less than 100 times, NIB condition. One of the guys at work really wanted it, so after several years of pleading, I sold it to him. Every time I come across a box of shells that I loaded for it I get a little teary eyed. That was my first high power rifle, 19 years old, $199 in 1979. I've been looking for a replacement for 25+ years now and haven't found one in as nice a shape yet.

Not a one, and many have been bought, traded or sold.

CarJunkieLS1 said:

I know I probably shouldn't miss it as much as I do but a Bersa Thunder 380 and a Taurus Judge are the two I wish I'd have hung onto.

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At least in your case both are still available at reasonable prices. I love my Bersa CC piece.

FlSwampRat said:

At least in your case both are still available at reasonable prices. I love my Bersa CC piece.

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I sold a Bersa Thunder to help fund a Sig P-232. It was a good handgun.