HighVelocity
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I got one back today! 4" 686 no dash and no lock. 
I sold mine back in 93 and regretted it ever since.
I sold mine back in 93 and regretted it ever since.
Which one would you like to have back?
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larry starling
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My Colt Elite 10/40 I sold to a friend. Was a great gun and a excellent shooter. 
Double Maduro
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The ones I would most like back;
An Ithaca x5 Lightning .22 rifle. My folks gave it to me for my birthday one year. They sold it while I was in the Army, guess they figured I didn't need it anymore.
An old sxs shotgun that was my dads, one of my brothers in law stole it.
The only gun I have ever sold, a Ruger MkII, best trigger I have ever felt on a handgun.
DM
An Ithaca x5 Lightning .22 rifle. My folks gave it to me for my birthday one year. They sold it while I was in the Army, guess they figured I didn't need it anymore.
An old sxs shotgun that was my dads, one of my brothers in law stole it.
The only gun I have ever sold, a Ruger MkII, best trigger I have ever felt on a handgun.
DM
CDH
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What a painful thread this is to read.
For my part, and after selling a couple that I sort of wish I hadn't, I subsequently developed my "Handgun Rule #1" which is: "Never sell a pistol; only buy them". That's been my philosophy for quite a number of years so I don't have any of the gun wrenching regrets I've read about here.
However, I'll offer what led up to my Handgun Rule #1 here:
I bought a brand new Model 39, which I really liked.
But what I really wanted was a Model 59.
So I sold the Model 39 to a friend and then bought my Model 59.
But the Model 59 was sort of problematic, so I sold it and bought it's successor, the Model 559.
But I really wanted the stainless model, so I sold the 559 and bought the 659 (have I lost anyone yet?).
But my brother-in-law talked me out of the 659 in a weak moment after which I missed the darn thing so I bought a 5906 (the 659's successor).
It was right at that time that Handgun Rule #1 was officially implemented, and the 5906 is still with me.
A minor addendum to this is that I also liked the compact 6906, so I bought one of them (and of course, still kept the 5906).
So in the end, I still ended up with what I essentially started with and I have no serious regrets. If there is one, it might be that I let go of that first in the lineage, the Model 39. But I'll get over it because I still get to play with the 5906 and the 6906.
Among the list of regrets I DON'T have because I bought and still have these pistols, are many of those listed here in this thread.
And by the way Bubbygator (post#16), I bought that exact same Commander many years ago but have neglected to fire it yet so it's still NIB. I'll be sure to think of you the next time I pick it up.
The problem with my rule, however, is that at some point in my old age, I'm going to have to start letting go of them. I hope I can count on some of you here to take some of them off my hands when the time comes.
Carter
For my part, and after selling a couple that I sort of wish I hadn't, I subsequently developed my "Handgun Rule #1" which is: "Never sell a pistol; only buy them". That's been my philosophy for quite a number of years so I don't have any of the gun wrenching regrets I've read about here.
However, I'll offer what led up to my Handgun Rule #1 here:
I bought a brand new Model 39, which I really liked.
But what I really wanted was a Model 59.
So I sold the Model 39 to a friend and then bought my Model 59.
But the Model 59 was sort of problematic, so I sold it and bought it's successor, the Model 559.
But I really wanted the stainless model, so I sold the 559 and bought the 659 (have I lost anyone yet?).
But my brother-in-law talked me out of the 659 in a weak moment after which I missed the darn thing so I bought a 5906 (the 659's successor).
It was right at that time that Handgun Rule #1 was officially implemented, and the 5906 is still with me.
A minor addendum to this is that I also liked the compact 6906, so I bought one of them (and of course, still kept the 5906).
So in the end, I still ended up with what I essentially started with and I have no serious regrets. If there is one, it might be that I let go of that first in the lineage, the Model 39. But I'll get over it because I still get to play with the 5906 and the 6906.
Among the list of regrets I DON'T have because I bought and still have these pistols, are many of those listed here in this thread.
And by the way Bubbygator (post#16), I bought that exact same Commander many years ago but have neglected to fire it yet so it's still NIB. I'll be sure to think of you the next time I pick it up.
The problem with my rule, however, is that at some point in my old age, I'm going to have to start letting go of them. I hope I can count on some of you here to take some of them off my hands when the time comes.
Carter
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Too many!
There are a few that I wished I hadn't sold and am trying to replace. Most notible are the pre- and series 70's Colt 1911's.
1. My carry gun as an armed guard was a Colt Series 70 9mm Combat Commander with Coltguard Nickle.
2. A WWII era green phosphate 1911A1 goverment model, all hardware checkered.
3. A pre-series 70 LW commander ser# 1xxx in 99% condition!
4. 100% condition Colt pocket positive
5. 1918 circa M1911 Colt
6. Browning Sweet 16 shotgun
7. Remington Model 8 in 35 Rem in 95% condition.
I don't regret having sold or traded about 250 guns, except the list above.
I think the other posters rule is a good one. Never get rid of a gun you enjoy. My friends say the same of their Leica cameras, don't ever sell an M6.
cheers,
Ed
There are a few that I wished I hadn't sold and am trying to replace. Most notible are the pre- and series 70's Colt 1911's.
1. My carry gun as an armed guard was a Colt Series 70 9mm Combat Commander with Coltguard Nickle.
2. A WWII era green phosphate 1911A1 goverment model, all hardware checkered.
3. A pre-series 70 LW commander ser# 1xxx in 99% condition!
4. 100% condition Colt pocket positive
5. 1918 circa M1911 Colt
6. Browning Sweet 16 shotgun
7. Remington Model 8 in 35 Rem in 95% condition.
I don't regret having sold or traded about 250 guns, except the list above.
I think the other posters rule is a good one. Never get rid of a gun you enjoy. My friends say the same of their Leica cameras, don't ever sell an M6.
cheers,
Ed
kahr404life
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Acme Phase Pulse Rifle with Nova Holo sight. I can't find them in my local gun stores anymore 
. Goverment must have banned them :banghead: .
. Goverment must have banned them :banghead: .I got a story for you:
-When I moved up from Florida to New Jersey, I had a very sweet AR15 with a free-floating fluted precision barrel, match trigger and topped with a very nice variable Leupold...
-God, it makes me sick even recounting all this.... Anyway....
-I had to move to NJ for schooling and in NJ my Bushmaster was illegal because it was a Bushmaster "Assault Rifle". So I got rid of it, took the bath of my life and moved to NJ, legal-eagle all the way.
-Now here's the rub: I went and bought myself a Colt AR15 "Sporting Rifle" which was exactly like my Bushy, but just a plain-jane model and costing more because of NJ prices.
-The EXACT same gun.......just different names......
-Guess what? A few months later they LEGALIZED the Bushmasters.
-When I moved up from Florida to New Jersey, I had a very sweet AR15 with a free-floating fluted precision barrel, match trigger and topped with a very nice variable Leupold...
-God, it makes me sick even recounting all this.... Anyway....
-I had to move to NJ for schooling and in NJ my Bushmaster was illegal because it was a Bushmaster "Assault Rifle". So I got rid of it, took the bath of my life and moved to NJ, legal-eagle all the way.
-Now here's the rub: I went and bought myself a Colt AR15 "Sporting Rifle" which was exactly like my Bushy, but just a plain-jane model and costing more because of NJ prices.
-The EXACT same gun.......just different names......
-Guess what? A few months later they LEGALIZED the Bushmasters.
Oops, I guess that was a rifle and not a handgun...
As for handguns? I'd say I really, really miss my Ruger Vaquero. Like an incomprehensible idiot, I sold it to fund a Mossy 590, which I wound up getting rid of because I actually wanted the 590A1 and had bought the wrong gun.
-This topic is horrible... It's replete with mountains of tragedy and stupid mistakes.
As for handguns? I'd say I really, really miss my Ruger Vaquero. Like an incomprehensible idiot, I sold it to fund a Mossy 590, which I wound up getting rid of because I actually wanted the 590A1 and had bought the wrong gun.
-This topic is horrible... It's replete with mountains of tragedy and stupid mistakes.
I now wish when I had an SW 651, I sent it in for an optional 22 LR cylinder. I really didn't like it as a 22 mag but with the extra cylinder it would have plinked away and these guys went up in value.
I also wish I kept my first copy of the Justice League of America which I remember reading as a kid in about 1959 but is now worth many thousands.
There was also this girl ---- but wait, I think she got rid of me
I also wish I kept my first copy of the Justice League of America which I remember reading as a kid in about 1959 but is now worth many thousands.
There was also this girl ---- but wait, I think she got rid of me
mbr
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The one I miss the most is Colt Magnum Carry. And a Beretta 92 Compact type M. I'd really like to find one of those again.
Not too many. Have lucked out on a few and got "stuck on stupid" a few times as well--but like Jean Reno in "Ronin" you move on.
But while we're on the subject:
An original 5" S&W M21 (1200 made total, so I hear);
A M24 S&W 6"
Two M28s;
A M29 4", blued.
Obviously N frames slip right through my fingers. Except for the factory lettered 5" Triple Lock target that didn't.
I *never* get rid of the fun ones.
But while we're on the subject:
An original 5" S&W M21 (1200 made total, so I hear);
A M24 S&W 6"
Two M28s;
A M29 4", blued.
Obviously N frames slip right through my fingers. Except for the factory lettered 5" Triple Lock target that didn't.
I *never* get rid of the fun ones.
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No handguns on the "regret selling" list. The only one's I've unburdened myself of were a Jennings .22 popgun and an FIE .38 derringer, and I'm better off without them.
I kind of wish I still had my Charter Arms AR-7, to see if I could tinker it into functioning well. I traded it for a floppy drive (a 720K at that), back in the day (~1990) when they were worth about what I paid for the AR-7. I was poor(er) then and needed to replace one of the drives on my Atari ST.
I kind of wish I still had my Charter Arms AR-7, to see if I could tinker it into functioning well. I traded it for a floppy drive (a 720K at that), back in the day (~1990) when they were worth about what I paid for the AR-7. I was poor(er) then and needed to replace one of the drives on my Atari ST.
KONY
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Congrats! I also have a 4" 686 no dash and it's the last gun I'd sell. This thread is interesting because besides the 686, the 640 and Security-Six are also mentioned, which means I should definitely think twice before getting rid of mine. Almost sold the Security-Six twice! I thought the 686 made it expendable ... both equally accurate though.
Zundfolge
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I've sold two guns.
A Kahr MK40 Elite98 and a Rock River AR-15 (I sold the Kahr to buy the AR, realizing my mistake I sold the AR to buy another Kahr ... this time an MK9 Elite98).
I want both of them back.
A Kahr MK40 Elite98 and a Rock River AR-15 (I sold the Kahr to buy the AR, realizing my mistake I sold the AR to buy another Kahr ... this time an MK9 Elite98).
I want both of them back.
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S&W 908S & Taurus PT145 :banghead:
10-Ring
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Only 3 I really regret selling...my HK 91, 93 & 94 :banghead:
pinetree64
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A Colt Mustang. Now that I'm more experinced with handguns, the Colt was great.
tjg
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Spieler
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I wish I would have kept my 9mm HK USP that I traded away for a Maadi AKM. That was back in early '94 when the USPs were still new and right before the AWB ban was going to be passed in Congress. I panicked and traded off the USP to get another evil 'Assault Rifle' while I still could. I have regretted that move ever since.
Radagast
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S&W model 60, .357 magnum, no lock, bantam grips.
Ruger single six, stainless steel convertible.
Ruger single six, stainless steel convertible.
Like an earlier poster mentioned, I had a Ruger Security Six in 357mag many years ago and I sold it to a friend of mine. I have regretted that for years. :banghead: It was the stainless model in the 2 3/4" bbl and shot great. I would love to have that gun back.
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