Would you sell your first gun?

Would you sell your first gun?

  • Yes

    Votes: 110 39.9%

  • No

    Votes: 166 60.1%
  • Total voters
    276
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Mine is a Marlin Model 60. Don't think I will ever sell as it is not worth a lot (post-Remington), shoots under an inch at 50 yards and will be a squirrel getter in times of plenty and times of scarcity, for me and generations to come. I am a late bloomer having only gotten it 3 or so years ago, age 26 or 27.

I am currently saving up for a Browning X-Bolt in 7mm-08 which will also be a "never sell" if it is accurate! I fully intend on my first deer and my childrens' first deer to be taken with that rifle! After I get that out of my system I will gladly buy used guns that I can use, maintain, and sell as needed/desired.
 
I wouldn't unless I absolutely had to. It is a CVA Staghorn magnum. Nothing special but it was a Christmas gift from my parents.
 
My first gun was a Marlin Model 60. I remember I bought it at Service Merchandise back in 1987 for $68. I sold it and regretted it. I bought another Marlin Model 60 a few years ago to re-live my youth.
 
I sold my first gun, a J.C. Higgins 12ga. bolt action shotgun that my Dad and myself completely refinished. I must have needed the money.
 
MY first isn't for sale at any price......course its just a Glenfield ( Marlin ) model 60 .........so it doesn't have much monetary value anyway.

I did sell my first handgun, or rather traded it away.........worst gun related mistake I have ever made!!
 
I will not sell my first, a Sears .22 rifle that was $16 in '68. It wouldn't be worth much anyway but I might as well keep it.
 
The first 3 firearms i owned were stolen, along with both of my crossbows. But i traded the first long gun i bought because i didnt want it anymore and dont regret it. Sold the first handgun i bought because i bought a better two. I dont regret either transaction.

Also i'm very glad that your wife and little one are home happy and healthy.
 
Never, model 514 Remmington no serial numbers, patent pending. No sure the year of mfg. Got it on my birthday in 1964.
 
My first handgun has already been sold. But it was a Hi Point .45, so no real loss there.

My first rifle is a Savage 64 semi auto .22, which probably hasn't been shot in the better part of 6 months.

Don't know if I'd sell it, but that's only because I wouldn't get much out of it. The only guns I'm unwilling to sell are the inherited ones. Everything else has a price tag, unreasonable or otherwise.
 
Under most circumstances, no. It's a great little .22 Ruger MKII pistol that everyone in my family enjoys, and I have guns that are worth more money that I would sell.

That said, bills need paying, and there are more important priorities than the contents of the gun safe.
 
In this life I've learned to "never say never", but I have no plan or intention of selling my first handgun or rifle.

I used to be in the "never sell anything" camp, but now I will do it in rare instances.


My LGS owner tells me all the time he wishes he had never sold his first (hand)gun. Sometimes I mention selling my old retired Marlin 60, and then he will tell me that. As another poster stated, the Marlin 60 would not fetch much anyway and would mean more to me than the cash. I would rather give or fire-sell it to a family member or good friend than sell it on the open market. As always, YM (and situation) MV.
 
I answered NO.
Many that posted here also got their first gun through inheritance or bought by family/friends as gift. These all have 'first shooting experiences' that stay with you forever---like the gun.
My son will inherit a 1956 model Browning Sweet 16 and an early 1970s High Standard .22. These were also the first he ever shot in the early 80-s.
BOTH look and shoot very well. It's his choice to keep or sell. I suspect he'll keep them as I did.
Money flies in and out of a wallet. Good experiences stay with you forever, not to mention high quality firearms are a joy to shoot.. JMHO.
 
Good Heavens, Yes.

My 'first' gun was a "Buffalo Scout"; I believe made in West Germany in the late 1960s. I think it was made by the same outfit that became known as 'RG' or "Rohm"; but before they worked out all the bugs.

Yeah. That bad.

It was a single action revolver, with cylinders in .22 long rifle and .22 WMR. Neither indexed well.

Not a gift from a valued mentor, not a decent shooter, not very memorable than other as a lesson not to buy cheap. I sold it to a guy I didn't like. Cheap.
 
My first gun was my great-grandfather's deer rifle, once upon a time; it's a Winchester Model 94 in .32 Winchester Special, made around 1921. I expect to pass it on to my son some day.
 
I trade and sell all the time because they are fun and a hobby. I have to sell something to get something new and there is no sentimentality involved. However there are two guns I will receive some day when my Dad passes that belonged to my Grandpa. Those will never get sold. To me first guns aren't that sentimental, but sentimentality is subjective.
 
Selling any gun to pay your family's medical bills makes sense.

You really needed to ask that question?
 
I won't say I'll never sell it, but I certainly hope I'm never in a situation where I need to. It's just an old NEF single shot 20ga, so it isn't worth very much, but my Dad gave it to me for my 9th birthday. So for me the gun has more sentimental value than monetary value.

In your situation, I would say that it certainly makes sense to sell.
 
Walkalong said:
Already have. :)
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Me too...sold the first gun I ever had (Dan Wesson 15-2VH 6") and used the money to pay the gas and electric bill so they wouldn't turn it off. Regretted it instantly but there was no choice.

My father in law bought an exact replacement for me just before his death and left it under the bed for me. This one I'll never part with no matter what. Ever.

That said they are guns and I have traded them for what other things I needed, pawned them, sold them, etc over the years. I never lost money on a gun and they are a collectible source of wealth for me...like jewelry or cars to some folks. Unlike a dollar bill you can appreciate and fondle/play with a gun and defend yourself and completely enjoy it. And then convert it readily to cash to buy food or whatever else usually for more than you paid for it if you do it correctly. I do not easily become attached to material things like cars or weapons.

VooDoo
 
What nonsense. It's just stuff, people. Stuff can be replaced, and usually by better stuff. I'm sure there are other "firsts" in your lives you replaced? Do you miss them as much as a gun?

I like the guns I've had, and there've been many of them, but they're gone for a reason. I don't get attached to inanimate objects. I don't regret the guns I've sold, only the ones I didn't buy.
 
I really can't sell my first gun, a Firearms Int'l Bronco .22 that I received from my parents on my 12th birthday, as I have already given it to my oldest daughter.

I still have my Dad's first gun, a Winchester Model 67. Offered it to my younger daughter, but she decided she wanted my Remington 597 instead. She will end up with it anyway, she just doesn't know it yet.

I wouldn't sell my first gun or my dad's first gun just for sentimental reasons. If my first gun had been something I purchased myself that had no special meaning, I wouldn't hesitate to trade it off or sell it.

Ultimately, it's your stuff and if you need to sell it for medical bills or whatever, you should go for it. If I were in your situation I would sell them and not lose a single minute of sleep over it.
 
What nonsense. It's just stuff, people. Stuff can be replaced, and usually by better stuff. I'm sure there are other "firsts" in your lives you replaced? Do you miss them as much as a gun?
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That's kind of the point - you can't really just get a "better" first gun. There's only the one. Once you've sold it, it's gone.


Some people are more nostalgic about it than others. Nothing wrong with either stance, in my opinion. I won't say "nonsense" one way or the other.
 
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