I wish I had never traded or sold a single one of mine over the years but I guess the one I regret the most was a S&W model 66-2 that I picked up late on a Sunday afternoon a long time ago at Market hall from a couple ole boys from Arkansas that I guess needed some cash bad for the trip home. I think he finally came down to $175 and I snagged it. Hardly ever happens like that. But that pistol was the sweetest shooting revolver I ever had my paws on. Target sights and trigger and man was one sweet shooter. Can't remember what I traded it on but whatever it was I wish I had that Smith back instead.

My grandmas 22 single shot is higher up the list but a family member thought it was his and rather than make a stink, I let him have it. Colt Trooper, Redhawk, Red Label 12 gauge all get honorable mention on my list.
I bet this subject has already been posted more than once on here but thought it might be cool to hear you guy's stories about the one that got away.

Rem 788 243. Wife (now long time ex) pawned it when I was overseas. Just missed the deadline to get it back. Do kinda miss my Mossberg 500 slug gun that I sold a few years ago. Oh yea, almost forgot...Rem 870 Wingmaster 12 ga, first gun I bought my self, sold it at 15 for my first car. Car only lasted 30 days! Big regret there!

Anschutz model 164 sporter used to be mine. Shot awesome, finish was peeling off and you really aren't supposed to refinish older collectible type guns and a guy offered me several hundred more than I paid for it.

Recently I picked up a 54 sporter for not much more than I sold the 164 sporter for and it's much nicer and in pristine condition, so I have gotten rid of a lot of the regret from selling the 164.

Only other gun I regret selling at all was my Rock River AR-15, which was accurate and awesome. But I sold it for a nice profit and ended up picking up a Ruger AR556 years later for much less, so I'm fine with that too.

I don't get emotionally attached to very many of them. And I bought so many cheap guns when I was younger that I didn't mind selling them to buy higher quality stuff.

I do wish I'd bought a S&W revolver that my uncle was selling one time. I sold it for him to help him out, and let it go for $250. Crazy smooth action. Wish I'd bought it for that...

Ruger M77 All Weather 300 mag—Boat paddle stock and shot pretty good.

Norinco 1897 copy. I always wanted one and then sold it a couple years later. That was a fun gun.


I’ve swapped and sold a lot of guns over the years. Those are the only two I miss.

Remington 700 BDL in 25-06. Had a redfield scope on it and the thing was solid. It was my truck gun, abused the heck out of it and it never lost zero.

Only one I really regret was my first gun. Single shot 410 NEF.

Sako Forester handi Hunter Carbine in 22-250.

I’ve only got one, and I could kick myself. It was the first AR I built. Like patriot07 it was a Rock River but I went with a pac nor/Noveske barrel, and man would it shoot. I have been chasing that kind of accuracy ever since.

All original H&R M1 Garand in original finish. Got ahead of myself and needed to free up some cash. Sold it for $450 and I know the dealer turned it for double at the next gun show.

10/22 22mag...……………….Only gun I ever sold, friend begged for it and bought for 50$ over what I paid new, now he wont sell back for 100$ over.

my M1A

It was not a very good hunting gun

it wasnt all that accurate either (compared to a bolt)

but man it was fun to shoot!!!

Although it wasn't an intentional loss, I regret loaning an old Ted Williams .22 to a co-worker to teach his son how to shoot, even though it seemed like a good thing to do at the time. It was the first rifle my dad purchased for me and I was foolish to let someone borrow it. The kid would later sell it for dope. Needless to say, I haven't loaned out so much as a pea shooter since.

Winchester Model 12 Featherlight.

Beretta 302, 20 ga......told coworker no, over and over, until he finally offered twice what I paid....told him it wasn’t worth near that much, he didn’t care.

Ruger 77/17. Walnut/blued.

Real sorry to hear that, and I don’t blame you. That’s horrible!

Winchester model 67 Junior. My first gun that went bang. I just picked one up a recent gun show and I'm loving it. 1937-1941 were the production years for this one.

In the late 80s I had almost every Remington 788 rifle made from 222 to the 44 mag except the 243 carbine and the left hand 6 mm got into archery and sold them all to one person in duncanville

I still own my first gun, Ruger 10-22. I suppose I will have it till I die.
I kicked myself for selling my Marlin 30-30, I sure liked that gun.
I complained enough that my wife found a lady (on Craigslist of all places) selling a Winchester 30-30. She got it for me for Christmas. This was a 1950 Model 94 that had been wrapped up under this old ladies bed for well over 30 years (her husband died 30 years ago), in mint condition, not a single blemish. Talk about trading up

1978 bought a Remington Nylon 66 , mint condition, from a guy for 20 bucks. Sold it a few years back for 300. Bought a Marlin 30.30 from Woolco in 1976 when they were going out of business in Temple for 80 bucks. Sold it a few months later for next to nothing.

No regret's but stung a bit to sell it. 70's series Colt Combat Commander in 38 Super. My son was way more important and still is.

A very ordinary Beretta 390 field model 12ga with wood stuck. Shot my first 50 straight with it in a skeet league shoot...I should have kept shooting that evening after the two rounds to see how far I could have gone. Targets were slow and large that day, and the gun wasn’t even there.

Bought new in 1983, Marlin 39A 22 LR. I didn't realize how great it was, thought all .22's shot one hole. I sold it to a family friend, I may be able to buy it back someday.

I'm about to sell everything

but i do regret selling my Colt 6" Python, High Standard Victor (.22 semi-auto match pistol) and Annie 141 Sporter (early bolt action .22lr)

I don regret selling any of the few guns I have sold over the years. The one I miss was at an auction. Remington 16 gauge double barrel, I should have kept bidding and brought that thing home. I did get the wingmaster 16 gauge at the same sale.

Early Ruger #1 in .270 Win. It had a Redfield "wide-field" scope with a sort of square eye-piece lens. My hunting buddies convinced me that only 1 shot was not enough for a quick follow up. Dumb advice & modern single-shot rifles are my hunting preference now.