Who bought the last guns you sold?

[mickbr]

While its good to make money off a sale sometimes its satisfying to see who it goes to. I recently sold off 2 x 357 Rossi 92, one to a mobile butcher who wanted to move up from killing animals with his 22LR. Another fella ran a 44 mag marlin as his main hog hunting gun and wanted something a bit smaller for his kid to learn on. Just seemed like two worthy purposes.

[1972RedNeck]

8 years ago I sold my Winchester/Browning model 70 300 Win Mag BOSS to my youngest brother. Still kick myself to this day, but at least I can still shoot it.

Lesson learned. First and last firearm I have ever sold.

[Walt]

I've gotten so upset with myself for selling guns that I miss now that I don't sell guns any more, I just buy them.

[marlinman93]

Sold two of my old Rolling Blocks in the last couple weeks. One went to the son of a guy I knew, and the other to a friend. Both were happy to get them, and I was happy they went to good homes.

[OldWin]

I sold a really nice 2.5" round butt S&W model 19 a couple years ago. I wasn't hot to sell it but I made quite a profit to finance part of a Colt SAA.
I met the guy in a parking lot for the sale, and he was a very nice older gentleman. He had his wife with him and was super happy with the Smith. He was a S&W collector and I was happy to see it go to such a good home. We talked guns for an hour and a half.

It doesn't always go like that.

[Bronco]

I have only sold one gun in my life! It was a Wards Westernfield 12 gauge pump with a poly choke to a friend from work!

[JimT]

SOLD?

What does that mean?

[4t5]

I sold a RUGER blackhawk .44 mag this year , and I have a 45/70 for sale now .
They go tru a small ffl in monroe , nice people , I tell him how much I want out of it and he gets it done.
I’m using the money to buy smaller calibers , hard kickers are no fun anymore , I really enjoy .22’s and 32’s now .

[765x53]

Sold guns are nothing but regret.

[Walt]

I agree 100%.

[4t5]

I only regret purchases , had a pathfinder the saved me a-lot of money on targets , it never put a hole in one reliably , don’t know where they went but it wasn’t to the target , sold it . Had a mini 14 for half a box worth , hated how loud it was , it went. Got a NAA .22 convertible , cute gun , can’t hit squat with it , it’s going soon .Have a Win .375 , a couple marlin .44s that maybe going also, had shoulder surgery two months ago , and don’t need the punishment, and no regrets about any.

[COSteve]

SOLD?

What does that mean?

Last time I sold a firearm was 1988 after my daughter was born as I didn't have the money for 2 kids so my collection was sold off to fund the family. When I started buying again when I had more funds some 15 years later, I had a great idea of what platforms I wanted and so I bought what I wanted and have kept them all. The only losses to my collection were to my son who "liberated" a 1911 and an AR.

[AJMD429]

I've gotten so upset with myself for selling guns that I miss now that I don't sell guns any more, I just buy them.

Although I was always careful to do due-diligence so as not to sell one to anyone 'shady', after 50 years of gun ownership, I seldom sell anything now other than to friends or relatives who I think will truly appreciate the firearm, or occasionally I'll sell a more 'generic' gun that I'm not emotionally invested in, to a gun shop on consignment. Not a way to recoup much money on a lifetime of investment, but right now we still have an ATF that considers a $5.00 profit on a gun that you bought 20 years ago to be 'engaged in the business', even though inflation more than offset any true 'profit', so I suppose it's ok. It would make me mad though if I were a major collector and felt I had to sell everything at a 'loss' just to keep out of jail. The ATF is a criminal enterprise that probably puts us at more risk than the criminals do, in the long run.

[JB]

Not a way to recoup much money on a lifetime of investment, but right now we still have an ATF that considers a $5.00 profit on a gun that you bought 20 years ago to be 'engaged in the business', even though inflation more than offset any true 'profit', so I suppose it's ok. It would make me mad though if I were a major collector and felt I had to sell everything at a 'loss' just to keep out of jail. The ATF is a criminal enterprise that probably puts us at more risk than the criminals do, in the long run.

We've got one local horse trader who constantly posts guns for sale online with "not making money, selling for less than I paid". I'm sure if the ATF ever checks into him that little phrase will make it all go away If he's selling for less than he paid, he sure is over paying on everything he buys!

[Paladin]

To a neighbor who works in the Back Country in Alaska as a crane operator on a new Oil field. He mentioned he was looking for a 30-30 (4 months ago), and I had two Remlins I had gotten at an estate sale that were unfired, so I gave him his choice. He has 6 years in the Army with a unit I played with in Iraq.

[jeepnik]

I haven't sold any. My kids have gotten a few. And they will get the rest when my wife and I are gone.

[Eddie Southgate]

Pablo Escobar .

[Bridger]

I've gotten so upset with myself for selling guns that I miss now that I don't sell guns any more, I just buy them.

Although I was always careful to do due-diligence so as not to sell one to anyone 'shady', after 50 years of gun ownership, I seldom sell anything now other than to friends or relatives who I think will truly appreciate the firearm, or occasionally I'll sell a more 'generic' gun that I'm not emotionally invested in, to a gun shop on consignment. Not a way to recoup much money on a lifetime of investment, but right now we still have an ATF that considers a $5.00 profit on a gun that you bought 20 years ago to be 'engaged in the business', even though inflation more than offset any true 'profit', so I suppose it's ok. It would make me mad though if I were a major collector and felt I had to sell everything at a 'loss' just to keep out of jail. The ATF is a criminal enterprise that probably puts us at more risk than the criminals do, in the long run.

You might keep better records than me, but I can’t remember what I pod for a bunch of mine so it’d be hard to accuse me of making a profit because nobody including myself knows what I paid for them lol

[Lassiter]

Guns aren't made for selling...they're made for buying!!

[FLINT]

agree. I've only sold a couple and regret them.

the last gun I sold was to a forum member here. a winchester big bore 375. sold it through the classifieds section of this site. Don't remember who. Someone in the northwest I think. Washington or oregon. I had spent a ton of money buying components for it during the obama drought. oh well. hope someone is enjoying it.