Guns You Were happy To Sell...

Glenn Bartley · October 24, 2006, 08:07 PM

I have seen several threads in various gun related forums asking which gun is it that you were not happy you sold, or whether or not you ever regretted seeling a gun. I cannot remember seeing anyone ask whether or not anyone ever sold a gun that they were really happy about selling - whether it was ebcause they got a good price, got rid of a lemon, or just sold something they did not want for whatever reason.

I have sold a few that I was happy to have sold. For instance, my first and only Ruger Ranch Rifle, in .223, was just not my cup of tea. I was disappointed with the weld marks in the receiver, the lack of accuracy when I shot from a rest, and how many times this rifle jammed with different types of ammunition. I sold it over GunBroker.com, and was honest as to why, and the guy who bought it was tickled pink with it when he got it; he loved it. That made it a happy sale for me.

I have heard that Ruger has made some changes as to how they make em nowadays, maybe I am due to try another.

All the best,
Glenn B

OneInTheChamber · October 24, 2006, 08:51 PM

My Walther P22, even though it was a fun little gun and was decently accurate for its barrel length. My hands grew out of it and I acquired more and more centerfire handguns I didn't feel the need for it. I also had a .22 conversion kit for my Glock, which allows me to shoot rimfire when I want to. I sold it to a good friend of mine and he likes it.

I still regret selling that 870 at trade in for $75 though

deadin · October 24, 2006, 09:07 PM

I had an Armalite M15A4 that I was extremely happy to get rid of. I am an experienced handloader and after 3 months of trying to find a load/bullet combination that would work, I never managed to get much better than 3" MOA. I had picked it up used and, at the time, it appeared to have had very little use. All I can figure is that it was a lemon. I wasn't impressed enough by the AR15 platform to pursue major repairs, so I sold it.

Dean

springmom · October 24, 2006, 09:12 PM

The Bersa .380 I bought late last year, and traded a few months later for my .38 snubbie. Spat hot burning gunpowder onto the back of my hand and wrist. That is not my idea of a good time.

It was a nice little gun otherwise, and I shot well with it, but....OUCH.

Springmom

joab · October 24, 2006, 09:18 PM

Beretta 92FS Compact L type M

Never heard of it?
There's a reason

Apparently made for the Euro market it never took off here

Barely smaller than a full size with a single stack mag

A cousin bought it in OK and later hocked it to me for $300, it took me two years to sell that thing

Glockamolie · October 24, 2006, 09:50 PM

Kimber Pro BP Ten II. Bought it new, and it wouldn't make it through a mag with out a FTF/FTE. Tried several mags. Tried different ammo. It wouldn't even eat ball reliably. Sent it to Kimber. "No problem found", they said. Traded it for a net loss. If you're happy with your Kimber, great! Several of my friends are. I'll never own another, so I don't have to say, "Fooled me twice, shame on me."

skeeter1 · October 24, 2006, 10:10 PM

Yeah, I had one I was happy to sell. A Beretta Jetfire chambered in .22 short. Nicely made little pistol, but .22 short? What was I thinking? I'm glad I found a buyer for it.

FS2K · October 24, 2006, 10:22 PM

So it's natural to have a few I really loved getting rid of.

Star Firestar .45 ACP. Heavy. The frame wore through right about the slide release. TOO CHROME.

Sig 220. Bought it dirt cheap and made a killing from it.

AK22. Some chinese el cheapo gun.

My 1st 10/22. Must've had a half a million rounds through that thing, slide stop pin would fall out without the stock, and the barrel looked like a muskets...but a guy offered me $400 for it! I bought a brand new one and all the goodies to make another one just like it with the money.

Davis .22 Mag Derringer. Couldn't hit a soda can 4 ft away from me with that thing.

mjrodney · October 25, 2006, 04:59 AM

Two, and both in the same day.

One fine day, my bride and I, side by side, each bought a new handgun.

Shortly thereafter, we took both of them to the range and it didn't take long for both of us to realize we made a mistake. There wasn't any question or doubt about it. Sometimes, you just know when things aren't right for you.

Kinda like a shoe.

The next day, we went back to the dealer and traded them in.

At a loss to us, of course, but there is no sense in keeping two guns that you knew weren't for you from the very beginning, and that would spend most of their useful lives in the safe until you finally got around to selling them.

FWIW, we now try to rent, and multiple times, the next new handgun in the collection, before we buy.

ebd10 · October 25, 2006, 08:22 AM

Charter Arms Bulldog Pug. The recoil was so violent that it would unseat the bullets from their cases, causing them to protrude from the front of the cylinder, making the whole gun a 19 ounce club.

I also sold a brand new Taurus Model 85 that had a problem with the cylinder binding up. That was 20 years ago and I've never bought another Taurus.:barf:

Edward429451 · October 25, 2006, 08:30 AM

Two. Cobra Patriot 45. Thats just too little gun for too much bullet. Recoil & fireball were just too much.

Streetsweeper 12 ga, POS. I almost didn't want to sell it to the guy out of conscience but I was honest with him about it and he had hollywood in his eyes so wouldn't hear it. Good luck with that.

Shooter 973 · October 25, 2006, 04:09 PM

I was looking for a small pocket type handgun in 22lr that could live in my fishing box. Bought a Jennings 22 for about $35, used and tried to get it to shoot with some kind of regularity. Never would function well!!!:barf: . Found a Phoenix 22 that was much better, sold the Jennings for $50 and never looked back.

Told the guy that bought it that it was a POS and didn't work well. He still thought it could be made to run, Good Luck!!!

UglyGlock · October 25, 2006, 04:52 PM

I was pretty happy to get rid of a Llama 1911 in 9mm. That gun was definately what biased me against 9mm.

**44 AMP** · October 25, 2006, 06:28 PM

Llama .357 Comanche, and a 1911 style .45. Neither was reliable, and I was happy to pass them on to someone(s) who thought they could do better.

A Monkey Ward pump gun that somebody had bobbed, just a tad short. That one went for parts.

A .303 SMLE that had been chopped, barrel sawed off just legal (no crown), stock butchered, no sights, etc. paid $10, sold it a year later, for $15!

A .25 auto, that I was just happy to see leave.

I'm sure there have been others, I just can't remember them right now.

BILLDAVE · October 25, 2006, 06:36 PM

:barf: I had a Belgium Browning A-5 with mfg. date in the forties. The safety was a push/pull lock system on the front of the triggerguard. I'm use to the button safety (on the rear) on newer Brownings that I could never get the thing off during sudden or not so sudden flushes. Missed a lot of birds with that one. One day I told a guy before hunting the gun was for sale for $500 he was very interested until after the hunt he said he wouldn't give me $100 for that gun. I'm still glad I got rid of that gun. It was a nightmare.

Ammo Junky · October 25, 2006, 06:44 PM

S+W sigma ,went back to the factory 2x and still wouldnt strip a rnd of the mag with the slide locked and droped. :barf:

Meatco1 · October 25, 2006, 08:17 PM

British .303 Jungle carbine. POS couldn't hold a 10" group at 100 yds.

Worst rifle I ever owned,

Richard

9mmsnoopy · October 25, 2006, 09:25 PM

the two walther ppk/s that i used to own. good riddance to bad rubbish is the way i felt.

tomh1426 · October 25, 2006, 09:55 PM

H&K usp .45 , Nothin wrong with the gun Itself it just didnt fit me.
I dont know why I got it but I dont like double stacks or plastic guns

oldbillthundercheif · October 25, 2006, 10:44 PM

Kahr Thompson... begone foul junker! I hope I never see one again.

Dave R · October 26, 2006, 07:00 PM

I dunno. Never sold one outright. Traded a couple in, which I felt fine about.

Had a Mossy 835. Bought a Rem 870. Liked the 870 better. Traded the 835 on P-32. Later traded the P-32 in on a P-3AT. Happy with that trade.

Had a Colt Mustang for 2 weeks. It was just shot out. Too worn. Shot shotgun groups. I couldn't hit a tin can with it at 7 yards. Traded it in on some other handgun.

Apple a Day · October 26, 2006, 07:08 PM

CZ-52. The extractor blew off after 114 rounds. I replaced it. Good ammo was hard to find. I went through a lot of hard primers and some hangfires which freaked me out. It shot pretty well but trigger slap was bad. Grips sucked but I wasn't about to spend $50 on grips for a $135 range gun.

2rugers · October 26, 2006, 07:55 PM

Ruger mini-14. Paid $450.00 dollars for it around '90. Would not do much better than 2.5" regardless of ammo. It would jam if you used ANY high cap. magazine.
Sold it at a gun show a year later for $425.00, and immediately bought a Win. 30/30 from a guy walking around with one at the show for $175.00.
Also spent $199.00 on a new scoped 10/22 with the left over cash at the same show.
That 30/30 will do 1 1/2"s with Win. power point 150 gr. and is always zeroed.
The 10/22 has killed more of everything than I care to count, from bottle caps to big pigs.
Another "BAD BUY" was a Taurus Tracker 7 shot .357 Titanium. The cylinder face began to pit after about 50 rds. of .357.
Sold it for a loss and bought another Ruger Mkll.
When I find things that work and work well, I tend to buy them in pairs.
2 Ruger GP-100's, etc., etc., etc.

Nail Shooter · October 27, 2006, 06:42 AM

ONLY gun I've ever gotten rid of was a Colt Combat Commander--in 9mm (bought it new). What a beautiful firearm and it fit my hand perfectly.

I just cannot keep a gun that is not reliable, so it went. Traded it in on a G19 with nights. I have numerous other Glocks now. Not near as pretty as the Colt was, but ALL of them ALWAYS go bang. Stay safe. Regards,

NS

Tamara · October 27, 2006, 07:44 AM

I don't really regret selling any of them. Can't think of many I sold that I'd be pantingly eager to buy back, either...

October 24, 2006, 08:07 PM	#1
Glenn Bartley Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2006 Posts: 283	Guns You Were happy To Sell... I have seen several threads in various gun related forums asking which gun is it that you were not happy you sold, or whether or not you ever regretted seeling a gun. I cannot remember seeing anyone ask whether or not anyone ever sold a gun that they were really happy about selling - whether it was ebcause they got a good price, got rid of a lemon, or just sold something they did not want for whatever reason. I have sold a few that I was happy to have sold. For instance, my first and only Ruger Ranch Rifle, in .223, was just not my cup of tea. I was disappointed with the weld marks in the receiver, the lack of accuracy when I shot from a rest, and how many times this rifle jammed with different types of ammunition. I sold it over GunBroker.com, and was honest as to why, and the guy who bought it was tickled pink with it when he got it; he loved it. That made it a happy sale for me. I have heard that Ruger has made some changes as to how they make em nowadays, maybe I am due to try another. All the best, Glenn B __________________ When I look in the mirror, I am happy to see, some of that nine year old boy, who used to be me. http://ballseyesboomers.blogspot.com/

October 24, 2006, 08:51 PM	#2
OneInTheChamber Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2005 Posts: 789	My Walther P22, even though it was a fun little gun and was decently accurate for its barrel length. My hands grew out of it and I acquired more and more centerfire handguns I didn't feel the need for it. I also had a .22 conversion kit for my Glock, which allows me to shoot rimfire when I want to. I sold it to a good friend of mine and he likes it. I still regret selling that 870 at trade in for $75 though __________________ Insert witty, comical, and/or significant quote here.

October 24, 2006, 09:12 PM	#4
springmom Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2005 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,823	The Bersa .380 I bought late last year, and traded a few months later for my .38 snubbie. Spat hot burning gunpowder onto the back of my hand and wrist. That is not my idea of a good time. It was a nice little gun otherwise, and I shot well with it, but....OUCH. Springmom __________________ I will not be a victim home on the web: www.panagia-icons.net (my webpage) www.nousfromspring.blogspot.com (Orthodoxy) "I couldn't hear you. Stop firing the gun while you're talking!" Frank Drebin, The Naked Gun

October 24, 2006, 09:18 PM	#5
joab Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2002 Location: Orl Fla Posts: 3,254	Beretta 92FS Compact L type M Never heard of it? There's a reason Apparently made for the Euro market it never took off here Barely smaller than a full size with a single stack mag A cousin bought it in OK and later hocked it to me for $300, it took me two years to sell that thing __________________ Joab the Bugman Founding member- Lords of Pomposity It's a Yankee Doodle thing Last edited by joab; October 25, 2006 at 08:26 AM.

October 24, 2006, 09:50 PM	#6
Glockamolie Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 359	Kimber Pro BP Ten II. Bought it new, and it wouldn't make it through a mag with out a FTF/FTE. Tried several mags. Tried different ammo. It wouldn't even eat ball reliably. Sent it to Kimber. "No problem found", they said. Traded it for a net loss. If you're happy with your Kimber, great! Several of my friends are. I'll never own another, so I don't have to say, "Fooled me twice, shame on me." __________________ Brandon

October 24, 2006, 09:07 PM	#3
deadin Junior member Join Date: September 6, 2005 Location: Ocean Shores, WA Posts: 1,052	I had an Armalite M15A4 that I was extremely happy to get rid of. I am an experienced handloader and after 3 months of trying to find a load/bullet combination that would work, I never managed to get much better than 3" MOA. I had picked it up used and, at the time, it appeared to have had very little use. All I can figure is that it was a lemon. I wasn't impressed enough by the AR15 platform to pursue major repairs, so I sold it. Dean

October 24, 2006, 10:10 PM	#7
skeeter1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2006 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 3,403	Yeah, I had one I was happy to sell. A Beretta Jetfire chambered in .22 short. Nicely made little pistol, but .22 short? What was I thinking? I'm glad I found a buyer for it.

October 24, 2006, 10:22 PM	#8
FS2K Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2006 Posts: 1,853	I buy alot of junk. So it's natural to have a few I really loved getting rid of. Star Firestar .45 ACP. Heavy. The frame wore through right about the slide release. TOO CHROME. Sig 220. Bought it dirt cheap and made a killing from it. AK22. Some chinese el cheapo gun. My 1st 10/22. Must've had a half a million rounds through that thing, slide stop pin would fall out without the stock, and the barrel looked like a muskets...but a guy offered me $400 for it! I bought a brand new one and all the goodies to make another one just like it with the money. Davis .22 Mag Derringer. Couldn't hit a soda can 4 ft away from me with that thing. __________________ Just a big fan of guns.

October 25, 2006, 04:59 AM	#9
mjrodney Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2006 Location: SW Florida Posts: 435	Two, and both in the same day. One fine day, my bride and I, side by side, each bought a new handgun. Shortly thereafter, we took both of them to the range and it didn't take long for both of us to realize we made a mistake. There wasn't any question or doubt about it. Sometimes, you just know when things aren't right for you. Kinda like a shoe. The next day, we went back to the dealer and traded them in. At a loss to us, of course, but there is no sense in keeping two guns that you knew weren't for you from the very beginning, and that would spend most of their useful lives in the safe until you finally got around to selling them. FWIW, we now try to rent, and multiple times, the next new handgun in the collection, before we buy. __________________ Proud supporter of the NRA

October 25, 2006, 08:22 AM	#10
ebd10 Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 2004 Location: South Dakota Posts: 127	Charter Arms Bulldog Pug. The recoil was so violent that it would unseat the bullets from their cases, causing them to protrude from the front of the cylinder, making the whole gun a 19 ounce club. I also sold a brand new Taurus Model 85 that had a problem with the cylinder binding up. That was 20 years ago and I've never bought another Taurus.:barf:

October 25, 2006, 08:30 AM	#11
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	Two. Cobra Patriot 45. Thats just too little gun for too much bullet. Recoil & fireball were just too much. Streetsweeper 12 ga, POS. I almost didn't want to sell it to the guy out of conscience but I was honest with him about it and he had hollywood in his eyes so wouldn't hear it. Good luck with that.

October 25, 2006, 04:09 PM	#12
Shooter 973 Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2001 Location: Home town of John M. Browning, Utah Posts: 499	Happy to sell!!! I was looking for a small pocket type handgun in 22lr that could live in my fishing box. Bought a Jennings 22 for about $35, used and tried to get it to shoot with some kind of regularity. Never would function well!!!:barf: . Found a Phoenix 22 that was much better, sold the Jennings for $50 and never looked back. Told the guy that bought it that it was a POS and didn't work well. He still thought it could be made to run, Good Luck!!! __________________ The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

October 25, 2006, 04:52 PM	#13
UglyGlock Junior Member Join Date: October 23, 2006 Posts: 13	I was pretty happy to get rid of a Llama 1911 in 9mm. That gun was definately what biased me against 9mm. __________________ --- An Ugly little Glock 29 in troll green.

October 25, 2006, 06:28 PM	#14
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,850	yes there were some Llama .357 Comanche, and a 1911 style .45. Neither was reliable, and I was happy to pass them on to someone(s) who thought they could do better. A Monkey Ward pump gun that somebody had bobbed, just a tad short. That one went for parts. A .303 SMLE that had been chopped, barrel sawed off just legal (no crown), stock butchered, no sights, etc. paid $10, sold it a year later, for $15! A .25 auto, that I was just happy to see leave. I'm sure there have been others, I just can't remember them right now. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

October 25, 2006, 06:36 PM	#15
BILLDAVE Junior member Join Date: September 17, 2006 Location: In the Mid-West Posts: 321	An Old Browning :barf: I had a Belgium Browning A-5 with mfg. date in the forties. The safety was a push/pull lock system on the front of the triggerguard. I'm use to the button safety (on the rear) on newer Brownings that I could never get the thing off during sudden or not so sudden flushes. Missed a lot of birds with that one. One day I told a guy before hunting the gun was for sale for $500 he was very interested until after the hunt he said he wouldn't give me $100 for that gun. I'm still glad I got rid of that gun. It was a nightmare.

October 25, 2006, 06:44 PM	#16
Ammo Junky Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: IL Posts: 537	S+W sigma ,went back to the factory 2x and still wouldnt strip a rnd of the mag with the slide locked and droped. :barf: __________________ Will work for brass. I apologise in advance for spelling errors.

October 25, 2006, 08:17 PM	#17
Meatco1 Member Join Date: September 9, 2006 Location: Southern Colorado Posts: 28	British .303 Jungle carbine. POS couldn't hold a 10" group at 100 yds. Worst rifle I ever owned, Richard

October 25, 2006, 09:25 PM	#18
9mmsnoopy Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Thrillsville ,Tx Posts: 904	the two walther ppk/s that i used to own. good riddance to bad rubbish is the way i felt. __________________ beretta cx4 storm .40 caliber sig P290 Kahr PM9 Glock 26 Bushmaster AR15

October 25, 2006, 09:55 PM	#19
tomh1426 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2005 Location: Youngtown Arizona Posts: 1,135	H&K usp .45 , Nothin wrong with the gun Itself it just didnt fit me. I dont know why I got it but I dont like double stacks or plastic guns

October 25, 2006, 10:44 PM	#20
oldbillthundercheif Junior member Join Date: April 21, 2006 Location: New Orleans Posts: 2,450	Kahr Thompson... begone foul junker! I hope I never see one again.

October 26, 2006, 07:00 PM	#21
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2000 Location: Idaho Posts: 6,073	I dunno. Never sold one outright. Traded a couple in, which I felt fine about. Had a Mossy 835. Bought a Rem 870. Liked the 870 better. Traded the 835 on P-32. Later traded the P-32 in on a P-3AT. Happy with that trade. Had a Colt Mustang for 2 weeks. It was just shot out. Too worn. Shot shotgun groups. I couldn't hit a tin can with it at 7 yards. Traded it in on some other handgun. __________________ I am Pro-Rights (on gun issues).

October 26, 2006, 07:08 PM	#22
Apple a Day Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2000 Location: Poquoson,Virginia Posts: 1,524	CZ-52. The extractor blew off after 114 rounds. I replaced it. Good ammo was hard to find. I went through a lot of hard primers and some hangfires which freaked me out. It shot pretty well but trigger slap was bad. Grips sucked but I wasn't about to spend $50 on grips for a $135 range gun. __________________ THose who use arms well cultivate the Way and keep the rules. Thus they can govern in such a way as to prevail over the corrupt. - Sun Tzu, The Art of War

October 26, 2006, 07:55 PM	#23
2rugers Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2005 Location: texas Posts: 762	Ruger mini-14. Paid $450.00 dollars for it around '90. Would not do much better than 2.5" regardless of ammo. It would jam if you used ANY high cap. magazine. Sold it at a gun show a year later for $425.00, and immediately bought a Win. 30/30 from a guy walking around with one at the show for $175.00. Also spent $199.00 on a new scoped 10/22 with the left over cash at the same show. That 30/30 will do 1 1/2"s with Win. power point 150 gr. and is always zeroed. The 10/22 has killed more of everything than I care to count, from bottle caps to big pigs. Another "BAD BUY" was a Taurus Tracker 7 shot .357 Titanium. The cylinder face began to pit after about 50 rds. of .357. Sold it for a loss and bought another Ruger Mkll. When I find things that work and work well, I tend to buy them in pairs. 2 Ruger GP-100's, etc., etc., etc. __________________ Pain Is The Quickest Teacher 2RUGERS AKA "HALFCOCKED"

October 27, 2006, 06:42 AM	#24
Nail Shooter Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2005 Location: MI Posts: 195	ONLY gun I've ever gotten rid of was a Colt Combat Commander--in 9mm (bought it new). What a beautiful firearm and it fit my hand perfectly. I just cannot keep a gun that is not reliable, so it went. Traded it in on a G19 with nights. I have numerous other Glocks now. Not near as pretty as the Colt was, but ALL of them ALWAYS go bang. Stay safe. Regards, NS

October 27, 2006, 07:44 AM	#25
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	I don't really regret selling any of them. Can't think of many I sold that I'd be pantingly eager to buy back, either... __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.