Sellers remorse, tell your story
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wrenchbender4
CGN Regular
- Location
- SE of Western canada
Only gun I somewhat regret selling is an M1 Garand. Bought it for $150 from Lever Arms. After a few years I wasn't using it much so sent it down the road although I made a considerable profit as prices had risen dramatically. Now sometimes wish I had a Garand, but not often enough to pay current prices for one. I still have a few en bloc clips lying around in the shop and every now and then I find them by accident and think "sure would be fun to hear the PING"
I bought the same gun at the same place in 1997. Was cheaper than and good pump shotgun at the time. My thought was if any bear could survive 8 rounds of 06 then I would swing the gun at it. I carried that rifle everywhere for many years. Alas, as I got older a shotgun took its place for the outdoor activities, but every once in a while she comes out to show some youngins what real men carried and always big smiles after the last round with that ping. My only regret is I couldn't afford more of them at the time.
The list is too long, from the mid 80's to late 90's I worked in the retail gun business so had lots of interesting things come through the door.
I bought, traded and sold too many nice rifles to remember couldn't afford to keep them all but wanted them all.
The top regrets that haunt me still
Custom Husqvarna 9.3 X 68
William, Moore and Grey Lee Speed 303
Farquharson 303 Single
Braddell & Son 12 Ga
I bought, traded and sold too many nice rifles to remember couldn't afford to keep them all but wanted them all.
The top regrets that haunt me still
Custom Husqvarna 9.3 X 68
William, Moore and Grey Lee Speed 303
Farquharson 303 Single
Braddell & Son 12 Ga
- Location
- Steel Town and The Peg
I made that mistake once, to a gun store in Toronto. While they weren't scammers, they will never get my business again.
Tarrantula
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Parts unknown
Any semi auto before May 1 2020
I bought a browning 45/70 1886 sporter rifle when the first came out then sold it as I lost interest in hunting a few years later after my hunting partner my grandfather died.When I gained my interest in hunting back a couple of years after that I sorely regretted selling that gun.Luckily I just recently bought another browning 1886 sporter in mint condition that probably only had one box of ammo through it.This one I ll never sell and I ll taking her out come this years deerseason
Johnn Peterson
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Chemainus B.C.
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Sold a unfired 1983 browning micro medallion in 7-08, about 7-8-9 years ago, by far the nicest stocked factory rifle I had owned. I really wanted a Sako finnlight, so I reluctantly sold the micro medallion to fund one (asked $1200, lasted 1/2 a day).
Right away, I sent the E transfer for the finnlight, only to find out he was a scam artist. Lost $1500, my micro medallion, not to mention my PAL and DL. The bastard keeps trying to use my ID still to this day.
Huge seller remorse!
On that note, if anyone recognizes this rifle (I believe I sold it on here) I’d buy it back in a heartbeat, even if it has been fired.
Must have been a different site. You've only been a member here for 4 years.
- Stainless Ruger M77 Mark II RS in laminate thumbhole stock in 243. Was like new. Beautiful rifle and should have kept it.
- Winchester 94 from around late 70s and early 80s. I got it for very very cheap. Wood was in a very bad shape but metal was like new all around. I sold it also for very cheap but I should have kept it.
- Winchester 94 from around late 70s and early 80s. I got it for very very cheap. Wood was in a very bad shape but metal was like new all around. I sold it also for very cheap but I should have kept it.
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