Rifles and regrets!

LawrenceN

LawrenceN

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There have been threads posted before about items we've owned in the past and (foolishly) let go. I came across an old pic of some of the toys I used to own and let out of my hands. In my own defense, I was much younger then and who knew the prices would go the way they did? Though I made a few dollars in the sales, I let them go for what would be about a quarter of todays values. From top to bottom: .22 trainer (got in trade for a single shot pellet gun), Ross M10 (in my brother's collection now), Ross Mk.II, PCMR Mod. 94 .30-30 complete with Ross rifle swivels and original sling (sold for $350.00). When I found the picture it was kick myself in the butt time. Enjoy!
 
I traded an unissued '51 Tula for another rifle a while ago. That one hurt but the rifle I received in trade was a MkI* Ross so that eased the blow. A lot. Ha ha.

Other than that it has just been ones that I've put a lot of work into that I've regretted letting go, and at that it's not that hard to get over. I keep the originals or as issued pieces now and float the ones that have been messed with.
 
Although it's not a rifle,I felt the same about my Nagant 1895 revolver....
Can't find a reasonably priced one anymore...
 
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I had a real nice PCMR marked Win 1894 carbine with correct sling swivel set up & sling circa 1999 that I also sold for $350.

That's what a nice pre 64 Win .30-30 usually went for in that era. At least around these parts.

Yeah, I've regretted selling 'er now, too. :(

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Hands up - who does NOT have a list of the guns he sold, traded, gave away that he now regrets parting with .... ?

I expressed this once to a wiser man and he pointed out that guns are a renewable resource, millions having been made of most models, etc. He also pointed out that the guns I currently own and value will someday belong to someone else. Sobering thought .....
 
Getting out of Enfields so I could concentrate on other things, about 30 years ago I unloaded:

Lee Metford Mk.1*
Lee Enfieid Mk.1
C.L.L.E. Royal Mail Steamer marked
Sht. L.E. Mk.1*

I don't recall getting more that a hundred and a quarter for any of them. "Enfield Regret" is a horrible thing.
 
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WHAT--you guys are complaining about a few hundred present day dollars for Enfields and such. What a bunch of Amateurs when it comes to selling stuff.Laugh2

How about a cased Lewis Gun, complete with spare barrel, lots of spare parts, five drums and anti-aircraft sights? Or, a brand new, unfired, Savage made, 1928 Thompson with 3 -30 round magazines, 3-20 round mags and a type L - 50 round drum magazine. The 50 round drum today is more that the price I sold it all for. Complete Number 4 T sniper rifles, cased of course, sold for $85. Lots of Sten guns, including a Mark I, German MP-40s, and even a 25 mm Hotchkiss anti-tank gun and a 20mm Swedish Lahti to name a few more.

But, at the time, I made money on them. I doubled my money that I paid for them at least.

The few that have stayed with me over the last 60 years or so, --------a very early four digit serial number Commercial BSA Number 1 Mark III, a 1905 Ross Commercial Mark II** target rifle, a couple of .22 rifles, and a sweet handling Sarasqueta 20 guage double side by side shotgun. Those will probably stay with me until I depart, mainly because of sentimental reasons.

Fifty years from now, there will be "regret" posts because someone sold his Moisin-Nagant or SKS for $350. But he had bought it for $175 today and sold it 5 or 10 years later.
 
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How about my C2A1 and my C1 stirling or my DsHK and my tommy guns mi M1A1 M1 1928A1 and my M3A1 .....or my 1941,42,43,44,45,46,50,51,52,55,56 longbranch rifles or my consecutive C1A1s and my consecutive 1949 longbranchses ...or my mint Mi carbine wand my mint chinese issue hi power with stock ....lawyers cost money and ex wives are a ##### ...heavy sigh....life goes on
 
No regrets on my part. Every time I have sold a gun it is because it was no longer required or it was not feasible to restore. I keep some for parts but once I have acquired a better example I have no problem letting them go.
 
There's a couple I still think of fondly, but no real serious regrets here yet. Haven't been forced to part with any of my favorites yet though either. My regret list consists more of guns I didn't or couldn't buy at the time. Like the last time SIR had some decent no.4's in stock...
 
Oh there were more firearms I foolishly let out of my hands that I now regret. I had an Inglis Browning with the tangent sight complete with the correct wooden shoulder stock/holster and the belt hanger. I also had an FN C1A1 which I got when they only restricted. I stupidly sold it when I heard they were going to go prohip on that one. Those 2 items particularly had sentimental connotations from my military days. Sometimes I sold things from necessity (food, rent, etc.) and some items I sold when I got tired of them, like a new-in-grease Portugese mauser with the matching serial numbered bayonet. Dumb, eh?
 
LawrenceN said:
Oh there were more firearms I foolishly let out of my hands that I now regret. I had an Inglis Browning with the tangent sight complete with the correct wooden shoulder stock/holster and the belt hanger. I also had an FN C1A1 which I got when they only restricted. I stupidly sold it when I heard they were going to go prohip on that one. Those 2 items particularly had sentimental connotations from my military days. Sometimes I sold things from necessity (food, rent, etc.) and some items I sold when I got tired of them, like a new-in-grease Portugese mauser with the matching serial numbered bayonet. Dumb, eh?
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yes :)

I have my own list as well, Garands etc...
But I never regret anything really, because I got other stuff which I will sell soon, then regret, and buy other stuff and sell...............
 
I have owned & sold many rifles over the decades any regrets were short lived as I enjoyed the newly purchased rifles I was able to buy. My tendency is to appreciate what I have not lament what is gone. However I do at times think of the $$$ value of some of those guns if I had held onto them.
 
Sold a Bren Gun just before the law changed. It was my only converted automatic. If I had kept it, I'd be able to get in on the relatively inexpensive 12.5s. But it would probably drive me nuts not being able to shoot them anyway.
 
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Hands up - who does NOT have a list of the guns he sold, traded, gave away that he now regrets parting with .... ?

I expressed this once to a wiser man and he pointed out that guns are a renewable resource, millions having been made of most models, etc. He also pointed out that the guns I currently own and value will someday belong to someone else. Sobering thought .....
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I've never sold either, I just keep buying bigger and better safes! :) As a matter of fact...OP, I still have your No1 MkIII you sold me. She's in a good home, with people who love and care for her...every now and again she goes for a range trip to stretch her legs, then home for an oil towel bath.;)
 
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Sold a Bren Gun just before the law changed. It was my only converted automatic. If I had kept it, I'd be able to get in on the relatively inexpensive 12.5s. But it would probably drive me nuts not being able to shoot them anyway.
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Converted Automatic was 12.3, wasn't it? Also, you're lucky for having the opportunity to own and shoot functional Bren, even if it was only for a while.
 
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