If You could get it back...

[468]

...what would it/they be?

1) late 70’s vintage Colt Diamondback 4” .38
2) late 70’s vintage Colt Series 70 Gov’t model .45acp

I traded the former for the later...then sold that one for tuition money. (Yes. College tuition at the University of New Orlens at that time was only $265 per semester) I remember the Diamondback was right around $200 brand new.

[Prairie Cowboy]

1) Ruger .44 magnum 50th Anniversary Flat Top model with 6 1/2" barrel.

This revolver was very accurate and was made when Ruger was still producing revolvers with care. Sold it only because I needed the money.

2) Colt Government Model Mark IV Series 70

Purchased this new in 1972. Very high standard of quality back then. It was my first new handgun.

[Spedsterguy]

I miss my Winchester mod 52B. It had a Lyman super target spot scope on it. I sold it when I filed for a divorce. I won several small bore matches with it. It was amazing to shoot

[Bazoo]

Marlin 1894c
Weatherby mark v deluxe 270 weatherby magnum
Ruger blackhawk 357 magnum
Remington 41 targetmaster
Bushmaster A2
SKS, norinco, older one
Remington 760 BDL 30-06
Remington 7400 243
Smith 642
Smith 4006
Winchester 9422
NEF 357
Lyman trade rifle 50 hawkin
Ruger P95
Smith 66
NAA mini with shotgun bead sight
Glock 22, 17
Ruger lcp
Ciener 1911 conversion
Remington 700 7mm Remington magnum
Springfield armory 1911 GI
Wasr SAR 1


Done a lot of trading and being stupid.

[Winger Ed.]

I miss two, but have no regrets about parting with them.

I inherited my Grandfather's top break S&W in .38S&W that he carried under the seat of a horse drawn freight wagon
when he was a young man.

At the time the estate was divided up, one of my cousins was a Texas State Trooper working as a (deep) undercover narcotics officer.
What his Mom got from the estate ended up with his brother and sisters. He didn't inherit anything from our Grandparents.
About 15 years ago,
I figured I'd looked at, and had enjoyed Grand Dad's old pistol long enough, and decided to give him a turn with it.


I also ended up with my other Grandfather's old Colt .38Spec. he'd bought used in the late 1920s or so.
He was a career lawman, and wore it on his belt for around 40 years.
I enjoyed it for several years, and gave it to one of my other cousins on his side of the family to cherish for awhile.


The only one that I wish would come back was a M-1 Carbine made during WWII by Rock-Ola, and was more or less unfired.
I'd inherited it from my Grandfather who kept it to carry on man-hunts for prison escapees in Mississippi.
It was stolen in a burglary back in the 80's.

[Wheelgun]

Wife had a near mint nickel Diamondback, it was pretty but we both kinda thought “eh” about it, but we wouldnt mind having it back to sell now lol. Same with my JM Marlin 1895 cowboy 45/70 lol.

Traded or sold...
Beretta Stampede 7.5” 44/40
S&W M&P Victory Model- had been nickled but most accurate handgun I’ve ever fired.
Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless 32acp
Vaquero 45acp birdshead grip
Vaquero 7.5” 44/40 - NRA edition
Cimarron 1873 SRC 45 colt
Colt detective special near mint condition.
Taylor’s 1872 SRC 44/40
Vaquero 45 colt 7.5” - New in box
Rossi Stainless M92 44/40
Springfield 1911 GI Stainless - would feed and shoot Saeco #453 full wadcutters like a laser.

Stolen...
Winchester 94 30/30 (has a previous owners social security number on it right in front of trigger guard)
Stoeger 410 coachgun
Ruger Single-6 Fixed sights in Stainless.
Mossburg 500 12ga (was uncles)
Grandpas pocket knife, said Wades machine shop or tractor repair or something like that.

[Spedsterguy]

One I forgot to mention was my Ruger single six. It was a 1956 model with the flat loading gate. It was made one year only. I had the side rig holster and belt with it. It had great character and wear in all the right places. I miss it at times

[GARD72977]

It would be a Beeman HW77k with walnut stock. Early 25mm piston. I sold it to buy something better.....

[RU shooter]

There would be lots of them but first ones would be my Ruger P90, early colt LW agent and the most missed a 70's colt LW commander

[Petrol & Powder]

1. Remington 541-T Standard weight barrel.
2. A very early Ruger MKII pistol that shot better than most rifles.
3. A Ruger Single-Six in 32 H&R mag.
4. An old Colt lightweight Commander.

[onelight]

...what would it/they be?

1) late 70’s vintage Colt Diamondback 4” .38
2) late 70’s vintage Colt Series 70 Gov’t model .45acp

I traded the former for the later...then sold that one for tuition money. (Yes. College tuition at the University of New Orlens at that time was only $265 per semester) I remember the Diamondback was right around $200 brand new.
I had a 4" diamond back and 4" python from about that time I wish I had back .
They would bring at least $2000 .more now than I sold them for. :(

[charlie b]

Ruger SP101 and custom 1911.

The only ones I have given up and wanted to buy another.

[Texas by God]

Too many to recall; but I’d love to have my Colt Huntsman, Star PD.45, 5” S&W M&P, and 4-5/8” Ruger SSM back.
All traded off for something I don’t have either.

[Hickok]

Hk 91 in 7.62x51, and a pinned S&W M27, 5 inch barrel.:-(

[Eddie Southgate]

2nd Generation Detective Special .38 spl
4" official Police Colt .38 Spl
S&W m13 with target hammer and wide smooth trigger . Made before they were marked as m13 , from a batch made for a special unit based in NYC .
Colt Pocket Hammerless .380 , don't remember which model . Gave $50 for it .
LC Smith Field Grade 20 gauge 28" choke bored and in like new condition . Too tightly choked for a bird gun so I sold it . Gave a whopping $200 for it .
Colt New Frontier .22 LR/Mag
30-40 Krag Carbine . Gave $117.00 for it .
'03 Springfield , WWI date and all matching that I found at a flea market for $75 in the early '80's .
#2500 1903 Winchester .22 Auto , another $50 gun.

Probably others but these are the ones I miss the most .

[fivegunner]

S&W 58,- 57 4inch,- 29 -2. - and a 1903 colt 32acp that a Friend gave me (he brought it back from WW2) I sure was dumb in my Youth.

[rintinglen]

Most of those that I sold or traded have since been replaced, but the 3 1/2 inch Model 27 that I got back in 75 still calls to me.

That was a darned good gun and it made me a good shot. But when my second daughter was born, my wife wasn't working and our health insurance had a 500 dollar deductible that had to be met, so the 27 went down the highway. I've never seen another when I've had money. I have a nice M-28 and a Colt Python now, but I still miss my old friend.

[oldhenry]

There have been several but these 3 hurt to think about:

1. 1st. issue Ruger standard automatic .22 bought new for $37.50
2. Winchester 1895 30-40 traded even for a new CZ 12 ga. double
3. S&W 6 1/2" 25-5 sold because I had a 4" & a 8 3/8" & thought I didn't need the 6.5"

[contender1]

Many of them.

Many years ago,, I'd have to sell one to buy one. I call it "Seller remorse." I decided I hated seller remorse,, so I quit selling. I just buy & keep now when I want something.

[Walla2]

Colt New Service Target in 45 Colt 7 1/2 barrel

[dverna]

Not many, and I have sold a lot as I downsized and rationalized my little arsenal.

Three I sold over 35 years ago, two Bullseye guns; a customized Hi-Standard Military and a customized S&W M52... and they could shoot. An Anschutz Running Boar rifle in .222. I really have no need for the Bullseye guns but a mentor tweaked them for me and they hold a lot of good memories.

[Goldstar225]

A five screw K-22. Traded it for something else. That revolver enabled me to become a better shot than I ever was before and collected many squirrels for me.

[Murphy]

A Smith & Wesson Model 29-2 purchased new back in 1979. Hard times and a new wife watched it go down the way.

Murphy

[zarrinvz24]

Swedish M-41B and AG-42B in 6.5x55.

I miss them but not really, I've moved onto M1 Garands and pre-war Winchester's.

[Texas by God]

The pain continues....
First year XP100 7mmBR
Luger 1923 Commercial Safe/Loaded 7.65 Parabellum
FN 1922 7.65 Browning
S&W m58 .41 mag
S&W m422 .22 auto
Colt 1909 .45 Colt with Kings sights and 5” barrel
That’s enough for now..... but I had fun with them while I had them, except the XP- I traded it off before ammo became available....gun trading is a sickness, you know.

[GBertolet]

TDE 44 Automag, and a Colt SSA New Frontier, in 45 colt. Both sacrificed for the pleasure of being a new homeowner.

[Scrounge]

1903-A3 Springfield rifle that was stolen from my household goods in Sumter, SC, in 1992, and the 1917 J.P. Sauer und Sohn 1898 Mauser I traded to my dad almost 40 years ago. I'm hoping one of the brothers or sisters has it, and appreciates it. And nearly every other firearm I've ever owned. I was an idiot, and there was always going to be another new (to me at least) and nifty gun to play with. Only that has turned out to not really be true.

[Ural Driver]

Colt Detective Special as my very first back-up bought new in 1979.
Got stupid and traded it to one of the guys for a Walther PPK-S.
Actually, wish I had either one of em back......

[Martin Luber]

Marlin 1894 357 carbine, a spare Hammerli 208s. Offset by a bunch of others that I don't miss.

[FergusonTO35]

Only gun I truly regret selling was my Bersa Thunder .32. Yes, it was a .32 and a sweet shooter. Some guns I wouldn't mind having back would be my first Winchester 94 which had Monday morning workmanship but was very accurate, kept the freezer full, and never failed me. Also my first Ruger Single Six, I should have kept it instead of trading for one with a longer barrel.

[cabezaverde]

Nickle plated 4" Colt Trooper.

[beezapilot]

Oddly, my first pistol back about 1973 -was an H&R 950, 9 shot revolver, looked like a single action- but could be fired double. Made a good trade with it for a pistol I still have. But it always haunted me. Couple of years ago there was a nice one at a gun show- my hands still remembered it well. I've a few .22 revolvers, but that is the one that always grab nowdays.

[10-x]

A Smith 41 and any one of the 3 1903-A4’s I had. “ Arthur” caused me to find new homes for several others that were just to much, sigh....

[VariableRecall]

With my Model 10-5, I have a feeling that I may be the new owner of someone's baby that they have let go for financial reasons. I'd certainly assure them that I'm doing my best to take care of it and I greatly appreciate the piece!

I'd certainly say that it would be a good plan to only sell your firearms if it's an economic necessity. What may have been a dime a dozen back in the day is now a highly sought after collector's item.

[Gtek]

It hurts to much to think about it, moving on!

[gwpercle]

A nickel plated S&W model 27 357 magnum with a 2 1/2 " barrel .
I kept it for a week and shot it at the range ... nothing was wrong with it...shot fine .
1969 and the man wanted $100.00 for it ... I was single , working and I Didn't Buy It !
What was I thinking ! I would love to get it back
Gary

[DDriller]

Colt Python and Ruger SP101

[tazman]

Around 1998, I had a 45 gun collection that included a large number of great firearms. My wife got sick and between her hospital bills and feeding the family, they had to go. The only guns I kept were my first rifle(Win 72A) and my father's shotgun(Iver Johnson 20 gauge single) both of which I still have.
At this point, there are only a couple I would like to have back. Most of the really nice ones I can't really use anymore due to physical limitations.

I could rattle off a long list of nice firearms I have owned over the years but what would be the point. Others have had much the same experiences as mine.

[snowwolfe]

No regrets. Buy a gun, use it, maybe keep it, maybe not. Always something new to try. The gun in my collection the longest is a 617 .22. Maybe a few others that are close to me owning roughly 15 years. I never had an emotional attachment to a gun. Perhaps because none were ever gifted to me or passed on.

[tinsnips]

Two 4 inch Colt Pythons that were never fired. Bought them from a guy that went broke during the oil bust in the 70s. Sold them for a nice profit .

[Mk42gunner]

Most of them. Oddly enough, I've never regretted selling a Taurus or Rossi.

Robert

[TCLouis]

Ruger Original flat top 44 mag with 6 1/2" barrel.
13076 she was/is.

I really miss that gun, we put in many a mile together.

[GARD72977]

Most of them. Oddly enough, I've never regretted selling a Taurus or Rossi.

Robert

That's not Odd at all......

[Kylongrifle32]

Remington 40X in .222 Rem
Remington 788 in 22-250 and 222 rem
All the Nylon 66's I went thru frog hunting And running trap lines in the 80's

[wv109323]

Two that I regret letting go are:
High Standard 103 with 6 3/4" tapered barrel with under weights
Anschultz/Savage 1416

[robg]

6inch 686 with firing pin on hammer
ruger single 6 convertible in stainless
HKP7M8 with the mag release next to your thumb l or r
all gone thanks to a pistol ban in 98

[GOPHER SLAYER]

SIMSON LUGER. Still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it. Ruger flat top in 44mag with 61/2 barrel.

[Tortoise1]

Roger GP100. Wouldn’t be hard to replace but it was my first revolver and never should have sold it.

[rbuck351]

A browning 1878 in 6mm Rem. I let a friend talk me out of it for 2 1/2 times what I paid for it and now it's worth about twice what he paid for it.

[Traffer]

Not looking to get anything back but looking to get rid of what I got left. Can't even get to the range anyway.

[dddddmorgan]

S&W stainless Mountain Gun in 45 Colt.

[wildwilly]

High Standard Model B

[murf205]

Not enough room to write down them all but they start with a 69 SS 396 and end up with a 1917 colt 45 acp. MANY in between.

[Petander]

Well I actually got my 2 1/2" 66 back. By sheer luck.

While at it I also got a 4" 67 so now my 66 has a friend. They won't be going anywhere any more.

https://i.postimg.cc/pVDsGN4R/IMG-20210123-141004.jpg

[MT Gianni]

If I could get anything back it would be 1976.

[Petander]

If I could get anything back it would be 1976.

Haha,a good one! :)

[pattern14]

Actually got back my P14 Remington from a deceased estate, but like most people on this thread, there are lots I had to let go of due to circumstance. As a 303 British Wildcat collector, the ones that I have are getting much harder to replace, so i only sell one if a better example for a good price comes along. Having said that, I truly miss my M1 Garand. Got it as a wreck and replaced the damaged bits with custom made parts and aftermarket items. The more effort you put into something, the stronger the attachment. Really p***ed me off when i had to hand it in after the Military semi-auto ban came in and we were all forced by the Govt to give up our self loaders. Got back about 1/3 of what it was worth money wise, but that's not the point. Next to Zero chance I'll ever get another one that functioned and shot so well, even if they changed the laws.

[sniper]

Late '60s Colt 4" .38 Diamondback. Had it on layaway at the store I worked at...$88. Newly married, heading for Graduate school, figured we could use the $$.
Savage-Anschutz .22 rifle.

[TNsailorman]

+I can not even begin to list the guns I have sold or swapped off that I would like back. One that I would like back is a Colt Gold Cup, new in the box that I sold before I even got to shoot it. I was offered a $100.00 profit on it just a few days after buying it from a friend and like the greedy so and so that I have always been, I sold it.

[tbx-4]

There's really only one that I wouldn't mind getting back: An HK mod 4, West German police trade in. Came with both .22 LR and .32 ACP kits, was looking to get a .380 kit. Bought back somewhere in 1983-84. I had a good buddy who was an FFL back then, he sold it to for his cost $170.

Looked just like this with the box and .22 mags with the orange finger grips, .32 mags were black

Light, accurate and reliable.

https://i.imgur.com/l6Qjn6v.jpg

[doulos]

I have 3 guns I regret terribly selling. There are others I regret but not as much as these 3
6 inch stainless Colt Python .357
Ruger Redhawk .44 mag
Shiloh Sharps 45-70 Sporter

[fixit]

I have two I regret selling, and one I regret not buying. The two I sold were both Rugers, a stainless security six with a six inch barrel and less than 200 rounds through it, and a number 3 in .223. Both sold off for paying bills, something I won't do now. The purchase regret was an Ithaca 37 grey rat that a fellow highschool student was selling for 40$ back in the late 70's. I didn't buy it because I wasn't into 16 gauge. Dumb move.

[Jtarm]

S&W 624
Remington 1100 Lt 20
High Standard Citation
Winchester Model 88 .308.




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[gmfowler2]

Just one that is regrettable; a Dan Wesson 738, Lil-Dan 38 special. The ex-wife didn't see eye to eye on the diminutive size.

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[shampine]

Ithaca Model 37 20 gauge my folks gave me for my 14th birthday 1975 , shot a lot of grouse and trees with that gem .

[Baltimoreed]

A .22 Diamondback, an 870 with slug bbl and an 1895 Marlin.

[Bloodhound689]

Ruger mini-14. Traded it for one of my wife's motorcycles 10 years ago. She still rides the bike to this day

[Anchorite]

I regret selling a 40x in 222 years ago, and a 4” Colt Anaconda in 44 magnum.

[jim147]

While not hard to replace I hate that I sold my Springfield XD .45 service. Not once but twice. Crap happens when the doctor bills overrun income. Which drops to zero when you are self employed and the big C hits.

The second would be my Savage actutrigger in .270. It was the most accurate rifle I owned next to my .222.

I still have my early '70's Combat Commander for an EDC and a pre64 Winchester model 70 for hunting. So I'm not without just really liked those more but had less sentiment.

I cant imagine what it would be like without that diagnosis in 2014. But I'm better now time to get back to work.

[2A-Jay]

A Singer 1911 that I bought from DMRO in San Diego in 1972. It was stolen from me in 1975.

[Rodfac]

My Browning Hi-Power 9mm which I carried for most of my first tour in Vietnam. Rod

[roverboy]

Well, 2 actually. A Marlin 336CS .30-30, and a Chinese SKS type 56.

[Pete44mag]

Sold to a friend of mine a Smith & Wesson model 657, .41 magnum, Mountain gun with a 4" tapered barrel. Would shoot one large hole off a rest at 25 yards. He moved away 10 years ago, every time I talk to him I ask if he wants to sell it back for even triple what he paid. I'm now looking to replace it if anyone has one for sale.

[Lloyd Smale]

...what would it/they be?

1) late 70’s vintage Colt Diamondback 4” .38
2) late 70’s vintage Colt Series 70 Gov’t model .45acp

I traded the former for the later...then sold that one for tuition money. (Yes. College tuition at the University of New Orlens at that time was only $265 per semester) I remember the Diamondback was right around $200 brand new.

out of your choices as much as I like 1911s id take that diamond back. Me out of all the guns i sold a 3 inch 610, my two kimber cdp's my 280 featherweight 70 my cdl 257wby and my trapper 357 win. Funny ive sold many high dollar custom revolvers but id take any one of these back first. One of my dumb trades is actually comming back tommarow. Its a ruger 77 rl 250 sav that was one of the rare 77s that was a real shooter. Traded it to my buddy and traded back for it and its comming home. bottom line is if i listed all the ones i got rid of id like to have back it would take paragraphs. But i had fun with them and trading let me have fun with new stuff i could never been able to afforded.

[rintinglen]

The one thing I remind myself is that you can't own them all. But that doesn't stop the want.

[fiberoptik]

Sold my Nylon 66 to buy diapers & formula for my daughter. I miss that rifle.


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[rondog]

Every gun I've ever sold.....

[Butzbach]

A Smith & Wesson Model 29-2 purchased new back in 1979. Hard times and a new wife watched it go down the way.

Murphy

Mine was a 4” nickel how about yours? I shot mainly .44 mags loaded to .44 Special specs. 8 hrs of Unique if memory serves. Then there were the warmer ones my brother reloaded. It was fun to shoot and very accurate. It went down the road in the early 90s when “the babies needed shoes.”

[Butzbach]

My Browning Hi-Power 9mm which I carried for most of my first tour in Vietnam. Rod

Ouch!

[flint45]

My first shotgun a Winchester Model 1912 20 GA. A Colt new service .45 acp with target sights and my first.44mag super Blackhawk.also a early 10/22 with a nice walnut stock.

[rexherring]

Two of them would be My old H&R 999 .22lr break top and my S&W Chiefs special.

[krems]

I’ve never regretted buying a handgun but I’ve regretted selling a few. The handgun I want back was an original .357 OM Ruger Flattop 4 5/8” that Hamilton Bowen converted into a .45 Auto Rim. Such a beautiful fun gun that I sold to buy something else.

[JimB..]

Great uncles WWII bring backs, his 1911 and someone he met’s Luger. I never saw them so maybe that doesn’t qualify, pops sold them to fund a vacation with his buddies before getting married.

[kywoodwrkr]

Great uncles WWII bring backs, his 1911 and someone he met’s Luger. I never saw them so maybe that doesn’t qualify, pops sold them to fund a vacation with his buddies before getting married.
I'd be inclined to second this thought.
My uncle was in transportation during WW2 landing at Normandy D+2, actually crashing as the C47 he was in crashed upon landing.
He brought back his 1911, a M1A1 and Bernadelli 25.
Sent home some(9) MP44's but they were stolen by postal service. :mrgreen:
He did bring back a Bitish Sten 'de-milled' by someone in motor pool. It passed import inspection anyway.
Told my uncle I wanted to buy the M1A1 whenever we would talk firearms etc.
I was working for IBM at the time as an Account Systems Engineer making fairly good $.
My uncle sold the M1A1 on one of his trips to gunshow in Ohio.
Told me he didn't want me to spend that much ($300) on a rifle.:(
His Bernidelli was his last ditch protection, hidden on his person in his under drawers.
But the pistols and rifles I have had, I have extremely fond memories when they were transferred to others.
But all in all, life is good.

[smkummer]

Kinda missed my mid “70’s” Charter arms nickel 44 bulldog. I didn’t/ couldn’t CC back then in college and was more afraid of getting in trouble. I 99% CC now and replaced that Charter-bulldog with the same vintage 4” target 44 bulldog. It’s my glovebox gun now.

[lesterktm]

Oh man... There are so many. My business is seasonal and I would have to sell to make ends meet sometimes. Thankfully I have about grown out of that.
1) Late 50's Marlin 39a lever action
2) S&W 686+ Talo Edition 6" revolver
3) Franchi 48AL engraved 12ga semi auto
4) Beretta PX4 Strom .45 Full Size
5) FN45 Tactical

[usedtobeyoung]

Strangely, I don't own but one 22 lr pistol now.
I miss,
In order
4" Colt Match Target in box
6" Colt Match Target in box
4" H&R 999 in box
6" H&R 999 no box
4" Diamondback
6" Diamondback.

I sold them thinking I never shoot them. But I sure want them back. I will admit I traded the Diamondbacks for a 2.5" Python I still enjoy currently.

[Drm50]

I’m not going to cry about stuff like Pythons or even Lugers. When I was a teenager I went through guns like Savage & North, Colt & Rem percussion pistols. Really nice European rifles and shotguns from WW2. Winchester 1886s in 33 Win, Win 95 in obsolete cals. At the time I had no interest and stomped that stuff out for pennies. I would take it to shows up in cities and use the proceeds to buy new stuff.

[Earlwb]

I wished I could have gotten my old High standard .22LR semi-auto pistol back. I do still regret selling it a lot.

[jim147]

While horse trading today seeing how hard it would be to get my old XD back I got my 24" heavy stainless upper back for some ammo. So I'm going to keep working on him.