what gun you wish

Post by **Paco** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:25 pm

CUTTER ASKED WHAT GUN WE SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED BACK WHEN AND DIDN'T ... GOOD POST....
BUT HOW ABOUT THIS..
WHICH GUNS DID YOU LET GET AWAY ...THAT YOU NOW WISH YOU HAD NOT... REALLY WISH NOW YOU HAD NOT LET THEM GO ?!!!!!!

PACO

Post by **Paco** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 6:41 pm

FORGOT TO POST MY REPLY.... IN 1986 WE LOST A TREDWAY SAFE (safe and all) WITH SCORES OF RIFLES AND HANDGUNS.... NEVER TO BE REPLACED....

BUT THE GUNS THAT I MISS ARE A CIVIALIAN 30 CALIBER LUGER WITH A 11 INCH BARREL A WOOD FOREARM AND RIFLE STOCK....

A REAL DISASTER... A COLT S/A IN 44 SPECIAL, IVORY STOCKED AND ENGRAVED COPYING JUDGE ROY BEAN'S COLT SINGLE ACTIONS STYLE.

AN ORGINAL 1911 45 ACP OWNED BY MY GRANDFATHER WITH A LOW THREE DIGET SER/# AND A 45 COLT S/A 7.5 INCH SILVER PLATED AND ENGRAVED ALSO ONCE OWNED BY MY GRANDFATHER....

PACO

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:30 pm

Paco,
The Luger hurts, even now.
What happened to that .256 Winchester Mag. on a Rossi 92?

IT TOO WENT THE WAY OF THE THIEF.... P

ALL GONE... I HAVE THEM ON NICS.. BUT NOW THAT THE FBI RUNS IT I'LL NEVER GET THEM BACK EVEN IF FOUND... PACO

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:42 pm

Older guy (neighbor) I met when I was a kid - scruffy old coat, and rusty old truck parked on a lane between our fields. After he identified himself, he commented on the .22 single shot I was carrying, and said I ought to get hold of a handgun, since it leaves both hands free when out walking. He then produced a 1911 Gold Cup and after awhile mentioned that it was one of a pair of consecutive serial number ones, but alas, he'd lost the other one in a fire (his eyes sort of misted over) - yep, it was in the glove box of a Cadillac he had in one of his barns.

I always remembered him, a wealthy and eccentric guy of the 'old school' who could replace the barn and the car, but by gosh, not that Gold Cup...

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:32 pm

Flattop Ruger, .357 w/4-5/8" bbl. - traded for "something". A Ruger Single Six Convertible 4-5/8" and both cylinders - traded for the Marlin 336A, .30-30 I gave my Dad. OK with the 2nd one, but not even remembering what I got for the 1st one tells me I shouldn't have.

EDIT: Gosh, here I was just singin' along, fat, dumb and happy; when I mentioned this subject to my wife. Ya know, some days ya should quit when yer ahead. Wife reminded me that... in fact, it was the Flattop Ruger, .357 w/4-5/8" bbl. - traded for my Dad's 336A .30-30. And the Ruger Single Six Convertible 4-5/8" and both cylinders was traded for a couch a boyfriend of her best friend owned. Now I'm more upset about the Single-Six than the 3-screw! The good news is that both trades happened over 27 years ago!

And in all truth, I'd like to have 'em both back!

(Do women ever forget ANYTHING?)EDIT ABSOLUTELY NEVER ESPECIALLY IF ANOTHER WOMAN IS IN THE MIX....A COUCH FOR A GUN... OUCH!!

PACO

Savage99 · Post by **Savage99** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:39 pm

Mine was a colt python .357 that featured a 4in barrel..it was bueatiful..But it was stolen along with a mint colt lawman Mark III .357mag....to this day I get sick thinking about it...I left both guns on top of my gun safe..they broke in to the garage and stole a riding lawn mower and both those pistols...the safe was bolted to the floor so stealing that would be very hard.....

I wish I could have caught them

I've never sold a gun that I wanted back..Always made a profit.

Don-T · Post by **Don-T** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:37 pm

Prob'ly a Gold Cup I had worked over when I was shooting for the Navy and the fluted barrel Hi-Standard I used for .22. Retired and figured I wasn't gonna use them anymore.

Kinda miss an Interarms Mauser .243 with a Mannlicher stock and a Weatherby .22 semi-auto too.

canonsix · Post by **canonsix** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:46 am

A 6.5 Swedish Mauser worked over by a very close friend.The carbine was stolen from my truck in 1973 and my friend has gone.Still miss them both Doug

user45 · Post by **user45** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 8:51 am

All the firearms I could have bought with every dollar I had or could borrow before they where banned with the "Firearms Ownwers' Protection Act of May 19, 1986.

I'd sell half of them now and retire early.......

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:33 am

I worked part time selling guns for some 17 years in a shop in Virginia. In the shop was an 1873 winchester with a long barrel, a rotary disk tang sight and chamber in .22 short. It was listed for $2000 in those days. It was complete, original and in very nice condition. I mourn my poverty of those days.

MIKE WAS THE STORE GREENTOPS? PACO

2ndovc · Post by **2ndovc** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:42 pm

I inherited several Winchester levers from my Grandfather. One was a button mag 92 SRC in 25-20. It was really beat up and there was nothing left of the bore. A fellow offered me a fourtune for it and I sold it. Needed the cash and sold the same guy some of my stuff. I didn't know until later that it had been his favorite of all the Winchesters. That still beats me up even though I have so many that belonged to both my Grandfathers.. I'll NEVER do that agan!

The other one is a Win. model 12 Trench gun that I passed up at a show in Kentucky for 600.00. It was every penny I had at the time but I still wish I'd bought it.

hillclimber · Post by **hillclimber** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:36 pm

Father in law gave me his Marlin golden 39A about a month before he died. Bro-in-law, shirt tail, came by about 2 months later, telling my wife it was given to him. She gave it to him.

An employee sold me his Winchester 30-30 for $125.....he needed the money. He asked $100 but I felt for him. Another employee wanted it bad so I sold it to him the next day, but he promised to pay a little each month, after talking me into letting him take it home to show his wife. Never seen him or the gun, or my money since.

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 4:44 pm

My 6" FA .454 Casull with the accessory .45acp cylinder, reloading dies & all accutrements. Sold to afford to move across country to a job I don't like, in an area with little (open) hunting.

Giving up that one hurt(s) a lot - for both reasons.

jcw · Post by **jcw** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:02 pm

Ruger old model single six convertable. Remington 700 BDL in '06.

cutter · Post by **cutter** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:08 pm

Two years ago, Ruger (Old Model? It had the flat loading gate.) Single Six, 99.00$ It had a long barrel , maybe 7 inches, and was in near perfect condition. I had the funds, but wanted to look at a Bowning Buckmark at another store, by the time I got back a few hours later it was gone.

Stupid, stupid , stupid...

Thunder50 · Post by **Thunder50** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:36 pm

Ruger MkI Bull barrel. Had a smooth bore. Factory forgot to rifle it. Wondered why I couldn't hit anything with it. Found out why. Took it back to the gun shop and got a 6 7/8 bbl'd job instead. Hauled alot of hay to pay for it and wanted a shooter.

Sure wish I still had it.

Remington 700bdl in 6.5 mag.

Ruger 357 maximum

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:43 pm

Last June, before Daughter's wedding and things were a bit tight, I didn't get a Savage 99 in 300 Sav., compleletly refinished to like new, for 299$$

Lastmohecken · Post by **Lastmohecken** » Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:06 pm

I used to own a Colt AR-15 Heavy Barrel, almost new, back before the Brady law got passed. I didn't use it much, and sold it for what I had in it, which was $400.00 and this was a fair price at the time. Money was tight and I was trying to scrape up money to buy a 78 CJ-5. I really don't miss the gun, but darn if I had kept it for just a little while longer, I could have sold it for at least $1,200.00

Another gun I wish I had kept, was a Smith and Wesson model 41, .22 target pistol. I originally gave 314.00 for it new and eventually won many trophys with it, in NRA Hunter PIstol and Bullseye matches. But had gotten out of that sort of competition and was scraping up money for a Wilson Combat 45 auto, which I still have.

I don't remember too many guns that I had wished I had bought but didn't, because I usually bought them if I could swing it, but one I do wish I had bought, was a new Browning 1886 SRC back several years ago, before Winchester started putting their name on them along with darned safety and rebounding hammer. I still see them once in a while, so I may get one yet.

Jeff Pitts · Post by **Jeff Pitts** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 12:52 am

No doubt, a beautiful 6" Colt Python I traded off for something that I don't even remember some 25 years ago or so. Killed my first couple dozen deer with that pistol using a cast 173 gr Keith and 13 grains of 2400. Why I let it go I don't know

Jeff

brucew44guns · Post by **brucew44guns** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 7:43 am

It doesn't gnaw my guts out, but a small gunshop I go into frequently in Abilene, Kansas had taken in trade a model 57 S@W. It was very nicely blued, 4 inch barrel, 41 mag, and had a letter from S@W that they had charged the original owner 85 dollars to slick up the action and trigger. It was about the nicest handgun for function I ever held, like a slicked up Python as if they need slicking up. 350.00 would have taken her out the door, in 2003 it was. I needed to "think" it over, and alas, when I came back 2 days later it was long gone.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:52 am

My father had a Colt New Frontier SAA in .22. It was stolen out of my brother's room years ago. I'd love to have that gun back...

Kid Cossack · Post by **Kid Cossack** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:10 pm

This was in, 1985 or 6, must be. I'm at a pawn shop that had done a transfer for me of two Brazilian contract S&W 1917s. Guy comes in with a beat up (little remaining finish--it was mechanically excellent) old Colt sixgun. He says "It's marked .38 but the .38 Specials I put in it just rattle around." Pawn shop owner has zero zip zilch interest in it, so the guy offers it to me.

I'd read up a little even back then, and knew that this was a 4 3/4" Colt Bisley in .38 WCF aka .38-40 aka .40 S&W Long Rimmed.

So I 'splain 'em what it was, admire it for a minute or two---oh yeah, tight lockup, good solid clickety-clicking when you cock it, good bore.

I'm not looking to get another gun, so when I'm sure the owner doesn't want it, I politely pass, too. Guy's asking three hundred dollars cash---comes down to two fifty. I am morally certain I could have walked away with it for two bills---and I had money in my pocket.

Nah, I figure, what's the odds of me ever being able to buy .38 WCF ammo?

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:41 pm

A Civil War Spencer(Rifle Version) for 250 bucks at my local gunstore . I would take my lunch hour away from High School and fondle that old rifle....no one wanted it and it was BEGGING for me to take it home. But, I was dazzled by Ruger Single Actions and Double shotguns and passed it up. It is the one rifle I would love to have hanging in my living room to this day. ..just to look at and wonder what stories it could tell. Still kicking myself! That rifle would be worth thousands today.

Next to or equal to that, my Uncles Remington 1900 Double in 16 Gauge. I would always take it out and oil it while watching Big Jake....in the early 80's. Loved that gun! Sadly it got stolen from my Uncles house with all of his other guns. They were in a hurry though and missed one, his Ruger Flat Top, which I inherited

Boge Quinn · Post by **Boge Quinn** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:39 am

Grover Improved #5, offered to me CHEAP by a Gunblast reader. At least it went to a good guy (Jimmy Pilcher).

I have laid awake over that one.

Chick Brewster · Post by **Chick Brewster** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 5:10 pm

It's not a lever gun, but several years back I had the chance to get one of those 50 BMG's from Barrett... the semi auto model with scope, all kinds of ammo and other accessories for $2800

GEEZUS... what was I thinkin' not to get that smokin' deal

-cb-

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:00 am

I was once offered a 1849 Colt 6" barrel. The guy thought it was a 51 Navy. I said I did not have the cash for an antique Colt at that time.
I later found out he sold it for little more than three packs of cigarettes!

Poohgyrr · Post by **Poohgyrr** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:43 pm

Wish I had bought? Any of several Winchester levers, and i still want a few more tuned EMF M92s. One of those 16" Miroku .45LC M92s from a few years ago too.

Sold and wish I hadn't? The twin to my little tuned J frame 640-1, and the Coonan Arms .357 Magnum, with more magazines. Both were great for carry, and sold to buy something else.

Malamute · Post by **Malamute** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:23 pm

The nickel 4 3/4" Colt SAA in 44 spl I had back in the 80's. Also the same gun w/ 7 1/2" barrel that I traded off. And the Colt 45 Buntline spl. And the Colt 1911 made in 1917. And my first 29, a 6 1/2" nickel gun. And the several 1886 Winchesters I had. The first was a heavy barrel gun, rebored from 40-60 or 65 to 45-70, that was restocked with extra fancy wood and very well refinished. Weighed about 12 pounds loaded. Really wish I had the 33, with 24" round barrel, full mag, shotgun butt.

And my old Navy Arms 1866 carbine in 22 lr.

dave in maine · Post by **dave in maine** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 9:11 pm

a mint s&w schofield in 44 russian,it hurts to think of it.

444Hal · Post by **444Hal** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:29 am

Now that I got a little experience under my belt, I would keep it simple. A Winchester 94 in 30WCF. Donâ€™t have to be a collector. Just a good light weight , every day carrying around gun.

Basswrangler · Post by **Basswrangler** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:07 pm

About 2 or 3 years ago, I was at an indoor range with my friend Bill and my dad when this dude walks in with a pistol case. Bill actually knew this guy and after they'd been talking for a while he mentioned that he'd like to sell the pistol he had. He opens the case (the clouds roll back, angels start singing, lo and behold) and he has a series '70 Colt 1911 in great shape. I don't remember who asked for a price, but he only wanted $400!!

At the time, I just didn't have the money, my dad's not real big into guns, and Bill already had one or something, but I'll never forget that evening!

Old Ironsights · Post by **Old Ironsights** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:58 pm

Poohgyrr wrote:... and the Coonan Arms .357 Magnum, with more magazines. Both were great for carry, and sold to buy something else.
...

AAAAUUUGGHHHH!

#1 dream gun... Coonan .357....

Comal Forge · Post by **Comal Forge** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:20 pm

I saw an ad in the paper for an estate sale with "old Sharps rifle" printed with the other miscellany. The house was on my way to work so I dropped by the next morning. The Sharps was an original custom 1874 rifle in .40-50, perfect bore, large tang sight, globe front and Schuetzen style stock with hooked buttplate. The patina was perfect and it had clearly been loved but not used much. Asking price (this was about 15 years ago) was $1400. I had that much in my checking account but this was before ATM's on every corner and I had to wait for the bank to open. I went back with the cash at lunch and it was already gone. No telling what it would bring now but I had gone to a local gun show just before this rifle was listed and seen a buffalo style gun in worse condition on a dealer's table for $6K.

Post by **Hobie** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:18 pm

I've missed so many that if I thought about them all I'd be drunk and layin' in a ditch. It would just kill me.

The worst is a gun shop just outside on the edge of San Angelo, TX in 1974. Had at least a hundred Colt SAAs. I didn't have the age necessary to buy a single one.

I remember there was every chambering, every configuration, every type of grip, every finish...

Reasonable was the Colt, series 70 lightweight Officers Model... <sigh>

bogus bill · Post by **bogus bill** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:04 am

I want this one back! It is a .45 colt new frontier serial #5355NF. I bought it back in about 1974 for $250. I researched it and found it was one of a consecatively numbered pair that audie murphy willed his 2 sons! My ex wife ran off with it and many more christmass of 1985.

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:08 pm

.357 Browning B92

NRA 100 year Commemorative.

Two New Frontiers .44 Spl and .45 Colt.

Five Colt SA 22s.

edsguns · Post by **edsguns** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:22 pm

Well, about 4 yrs ago I sold a nice mod 70 to a friend who needed a deer rifle. I'd gotten it for a great price and made a tidy prifit on it(post 64 gun). Well he mentioned that he absolutely loved BARs at one point...I had 5 (3 in '06) and finally struck a deal with him trading that mod 70 back to me in trade for my "extra" BAR. I am certainly glad I got that mod 70 back, as I actually whacked a deer with it this year. It was, maybe, the only rifle I ever regretted selling.

marlinman93 · Post by **marlinman93** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:21 pm

This one still breaks my heart, as I will never have the chance to buy one like it, as they are worth much more than I will have available.
About 20 years ago I was at my local gun club when an oldtimer came in with a Ballard #4 1/2 in .32-40, fully nickeled receiver, factory engraved, special order half octagon #3 barrel, with "wedding ring" transition on the barrel, and the right midrange tang sight, and windage globe front sight.
I was very interested, so I asked if he might be interested in selling it. As a matter of fact he was, so I asked his price. $800, which was excellent, but I didn't really know Ballard prices at the time, so I passed. Another fella looked it over and bought it.
That same gun would have been well over $2,000, even then, and today it's probably a $8,000 or more gun. It's one of those that I could have afforded at $800, but I just didn't realise what I was passing up. The only consolation I have is the other guy sold it for $1800, and he's kicking himself now too.

MikeS. · Post by **MikeS.** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:19 am

I've sold 3 guns in 30 some years, none of them I regret. I did have an American made SS Luger stolen from me and a Coonan .357 magnum. I wasn't able to replace the Luger but I did the Coonan. That Coonan is worth quite a bit more now

GANJIRO · Post by **GANJIRO** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:50 am

My biggest regret was in a moment of stupidity selling my Sterling 305 SS 22LR automatic pistol which was a gift from my Dad when I first got married.

I bought it back 10 years later for the same price sold!

Second would have to be my SS Mini-14 my mini Garand.

Third my S&W first generation 686 the most accurate smoothest shooting handgun I ever owned.

Paul105 · Post by **Paul105** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:53 pm

Winchester Model 52 Sporter .22 LR with the checkered stock. Back in the early 60s, my uncle found it for $50.00 -- it had one of those old 7/8" weaver 4x scopes. Several years later, I traded it, a Win 94, and a Win Model 12, 20ga all for a S&W M19. I ordered a set of Herrett Jordan Troopers (fancy walnut), and a Bianchi basket weave matching belt and holster. Loaded ammo for it with a Lyman 310 Tong Tool. Had that Smith/Rig for 15+ years, before it and a bunch of other was stolen.

Paul

71fan · Post by **71fan** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:29 pm

I saved for a long time just for the deposit. Then 6 months on layaway. I was right out of college and $1,200 was a LOT of money for anything, let alone a rifle.

It was a used, like new HK91, bipod, 8 mags, and flat-out awesome to shoot. That was 1997. Three years later I moved to California. I needed cash and the rifle was a no-no here anyway, so I had to sell it before I came over the line. Also sold a Norinco NHM-91 (AK), but I wasn't so attached to that one.

I got as Socom16 to replace it, and it sort of fills the gap but not really. I want my HK91 back.

shdwlkr · Post by **shdwlkr** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:28 pm

I regret ever selling my first win 94 that I bought in the 1960's and the 22 RF marlin(model number 342) my dad got me when I was 12.
I missed a marlin model 62 here a few weeks ago because of a cash flow issue.
Other than the ones my second wife made me get rid of and most I have now replaced.
I don't buy firearms to sell more to use and enjoy

gunstockmaker · Post by **gunstockmaker** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:37 am

This is easy - I should have kept the SEVEN 94 Winchester chambered in my favorite caliber - - 7-30 Waters. I've had two in the box and 5 others of which all were 24" barrel guns. Never understood why they made 20" guns - but none the less - sold 'em all at one time or another.

Got a Dakota Model 10 in 7-30 and it's not going anywhere!

Shoot straight!

gordylew · Post by **gordylew** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:54 am

starting from earliest to latest.
Winchester 73 2nd rifle 80% patina finished. 38-40 bought for $225 sold for @$700 needed the money in the late 80's
Springfield 1873 trapdoor carbine low pre custer serial # with original cleaning kit in buttstock. paid@ $250 sold for $500 again needed the money late 80's

Could have bought a load of WInchester XTR BB .375's on closeout for $265 ea
Could have bought Steyr AuGs for @ $600 on closeout before the ban.
Could have bought Poly Tech Ak's for @ $250 befoer the ban.
Got outbid on a 1st Year Winchester 71 with bolt peep in 98% gun went for $1250 at local auction.
Colt pre series post war Gold cup in box in 95% went for $600 at same auction as well as a Colt New Frontier 44-40 nib for $600. I only had $1100 and was waiting for the 71.
recently I walked into a shop that was having an after Christmas blowout.
as usuall I was broke, Ruger Redhawk .41 mag in box for $330. Savage 24 DL 22/20 95% $150.
OK I,m sitting here crying got to go.

45-70- · Post by **45-70-** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:20 pm

The one I didnt buy and should have--early 1980's a guy offered me an HK MP5 for $400.

The one I bought and sold before I got into leverguns, a very early production high grade model 71. I sold it for more than double what I gave for it though.

donw · Post by **donw** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:17 pm

the two 1911's. an erma luger and a .270 win model 70 that were stolen from me.

salvo · Post by **salvo** » Sun Feb 03, 2008 10:47 pm

I should have never sold my Ruger Security Six. It was the second handgun that I bought brand new in the early 80's.
I do miss that one.

johnly · Post by **johnly** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:57 pm

Winchester 88 in 358. Always wanted one, but can't quite brink myself to spend 3k to buy on on the current market.

John

bsaride · Post by **bsaride** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:43 pm

ALL OF THEM!!!!!!!

S&W:
640 2" w/ Crimson Trace
586 6"
629 3" backpacker?
624 3" Lew Horton w/ Fuzzy Farrant grips

Sis's Ruger MKII 6 7/8
daughter's early Ruger Bearcat
Ruger M77 30-06
wife's Rem 7 250-Sav

These are the ones that come to mind,
That Lew Horton limited edition 44 spcl
was a sweet camp gun. The 640 was a
good backup. The 629 was a light carry
gun when hunting.

what gun you wish

what gun you wish

OUCH

Which gun got away

what gun you wish

Shuda kept 'em