Selling nice rifles

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I was just looking through the Husky sticky for the umpteenth time. I noticed in a few threads, guys were mentioning that they sold this rifle and that rifle. I am wondering what the thinking is when people sell a really nice sporting rifle. I don't mean to start a slagging fest, nor do I wish to offend anyone. I am not the type to sell my rifles. I am primarily a military surplus collector, so I am not very well stocked with really nice, classic sporting rifles.

To give you an example, the NAACO 90D I recently bought is probably my nicest old classic sort of wood and blue rifle.

Again, keep the insults for another time. :)
 
I tend to hold on to my rifles as well. I'm more of a buyer than a seller but everyone is different. I notice some CGNers buying and selling their sporting/hunting rifles quite frequently for whatever reason, who knows? I think some guys just like to try out a lot of different rifles because they are looking for something particular or just want to give a certain rifle a test drive and then move on to the next one. There is no right or wrong way of doing it. To each their own!
 
Can't really comment on selling really nice stuff. As most of mine have been pretty low end stuff. But to be honest I love the wheeling and dealing of it.

I was the same way with cars until I got married and had to settle on one solid peice of transportation to get the family around.

I enjoy the buying, selling, trading, and flipping almost as much as the shooting. At the end of the day I think its just stuff, so if I have a little fun with it, and then pass it on to the next guy to have a little fun with then all is well with me.

Plus when the toy budget is smaller, flipping and selling is a way to play with a bunch of toys. Without having a bunch of money tied up in the hobby.

Just my 2 cents.
 
I don't collect crappy rifles, what's the point of that? I have a core stable of rifles that I have had for a long time, and three or four that I have had for decades... but the rest are guns that I play with, or pick up for a specific hunt or season and they can come and go as the wind blows and my mood changes... they are just guns, there are lots of nice and interesting pieces out there to try out... and new and different cartridges to try out and load for... they keep it interesting. Collecting barrels of tomatoe stakes does not sound like good times to me, but to each their own.
 
hoytcanon said:
I don't collect crappy rifles, what's the point of that? I have a core stable of rifles that I have had for a long time, and three or four that I have had for decades... but the rest are guns that I play with, or pick up for a specific hunt or season and they can come and go as the wind blows and my mood changes... they are just guns, there are lots of nice and interesting pieces out there to try out... and new and different cartridges to try out and load for... they keep it interesting. Collecting barrels of tomatoe stakes does not sound like good times to me, but to each their own.
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What he said.
 
I've sold a lot of my nice hunting rifles recently, as I've become even more picky about the features in my hunting rifles and if they didn't meet the criteria, they were gone. Except one, which I will get some work done to so it meets my regulations.
 
hoytcanon said:
I don't collect crappy rifles, what's the point of that? I have a core stable of rifles that I have had for a long time, and three or four that I have had for decades... but the rest are guns that I play with, or pick up for a specific hunt or season and they can come and go as the wind blows and my mood changes... they are just guns, there are lots of nice and interesting pieces out there to try out... and new and different cartridges to try out and load for... they keep it interesting. Collecting barrels of tomatoe stakes does not sound like good times to me, but to each their own.
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I am the same 4 keepers and a lot of spur of the moment ones I just wanted to try.
 
Yup, pretty much what hoytcanon and jbmauser have said. When I first started buying rifles I thought I would never really sell them as I always bought good quality (IMO) rifles, however, as time went on and I used them more, I also started to become picky and found there were certain things I liked and didn't like and features that became important to me despite maybe being quite insignificant to others. I believe i now have my core rifles nailed down like Hoytcanon mentioned but usually have 1 or 2 firearms that caught my attention for one reason or anothet but will ultimately move on to new homes at some point in the future.
 
I’ve sold a couple nice quality rifles lately. Never thought I would sell the one. Figured I’d be buried with it. BUT....the reason I wound up selling them was that over time I have wound up with a couple that are even nicer. The older ones just languished in the safe, not getting used. So I wound up selling them, and then used the money to buy another really nice rifle, and upgrade the optics on another.
 
Realized a long time ago none of us live forever, and it’s all just stuff, even the most revered rifles. The things that are lifelong for me are family and experiences, the material can come and go. I build most of my rifles to some degree these days and also realized I enjoy the build far more than just ownership. By parting with them after two to five years of use I get to build more, which is what brings me the most happiness aside from actually hunting. I’d rather periodically shed 90% of my guns and go back to Africa, those experiences I can take to the grave. If a rack of rifles is what brings you happiness all the power to you, we’re all different.
 
Mostly selling them to buy another rifle I could afford to buy outright but would rather not dip into my savings for.

I will also sell a rifle if I do not like it, I'm also prone to buying a bunch of similar rifles then deciding to move some of them.

My collection is mostly fixed now, it's hard to choose to sell one if a new rifle catches my eye.

I think I spent a lot of time trying to get a practical rifle and recently hit the nail on the head on a few fronts. I see more "fun guns" in my future, they may get moved along.

I have had phases where I had to sell all but those that were hard to move but hopefully they are behind me.
 
I know I should selll 3/4s of mine but am lousy at following through on the plan. That might stem back to the days when I was lucky to just have one or two, and needed to sell or trade get something different. I felt like I was getting burnt by the amounts I lost on them, so when I could afford to keep them I did. Trouble is; when you can realistically have anything you want its easy to get buried in them. Gun avalanches are no joke. ;)
 
Nice rifles are expensive, even if yours is the nicest representation with lowest round count and price listed it may take time to sell if you are not willing to cut your own head off
 
kc34 said:
I tend to hold on to my rifles as well. I'm more of a buyer than a seller but everyone is different. I notice some CGNers buying and selling their sporting/hunting rifles quite frequently for whatever reason, who knows? I think some guys just like to try out a lot of different rifles because they are looking for something particular or just want to give a certain rifle a test drive and then move on to the next one. There is no right or wrong way of doing it. To each their own!
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Same here. I am a milsurp guy and buy and keep. Only sold one gun (shotgun) that was given to me here at CGN.
 
Well, I have two 270 rifles. Who needs two?

One is a 1952 Husqvarna 98. It's kind of heavy and the old-fashioned wing safety clicks off all the time when I'm carrying it with a strap. But it is accurate and kills things.

The other one is also a Husqvarana, a lightweight with a neat side safety and a primitive but functional floor plate. Much nicer gun to carry and my favourite carrying-around-rifle. It has a 6X scope on it too which I like. But it has never really been that accurate. Not with the ammo I have tried so far anyway.

Should I sell one? No. They were both gifts and I feel it would be an insult to the wishes of my friends who gave them to me to sell them. Besides, I have boxes and boxes of different brands of 270 ammo one of the friends gave me so I may yet get that lightweight shooting nicely.
 
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I believe I've mentioned info on this topic in threads previously;), but here goes again. I'm 'getting' to that point/age where I'm not quite as actively involved in shooting and hunting as I once was. With that in mind, I gave 'some' thought to starting to downsize. That hasn't started yet although, I have put in a serious effort to stop any further purchases. Back some time ago when this topic came up with a site member, his comment was along these lines. " You don't have a collection of any sort but over the years, you've accumulated a selection of decent quality hunting long guns and decent quality handguns". "You've spent your life getting them, now play with them and use them". "When the day eventually comes that you won't be using them any more, let your kids deal with them". :)That plan I will go with:d.
 
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