when you sell a gun, how do you feel? are you happy that you're getting money to buy a different gun? or are is it hard for you to give away a rifle/shotgun that you loved?
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when you sell a gun, how do you feel? are you happy that you're getting money to buy a different gun? or are is it hard for you
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I've never sold a gun. All of my guns are excellent, not to mention old and valuable for some. Guess I'm lucky. I could see selling my Marlin XL7 in .30-06, even though I can hit quarters with it at 100. I just figure I'll replace it with a nicer lightweight '06 that's just as accurate, eventually. Or I could just keep it as a beater rifle. I probably will.
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Laid off in '01 during the dot-com trash in Atlanta, I sold practically everything I owned to pay bills. Eventually we left Georgia anyway, but the forced selling of these, most bought many years ago and irreplaceable at almost any price, included...
H&K SL-7 (.308), H&K 91, H&K VP70Z, Mossberg Military shotgun, Whalther PPKS (stainless), and my Charter Arms "Son of Sam" Stainless .44 Spl. I really miss my FN Browning Hi-Power.
It hurts, bad, forever.
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I have only done it once and I mourned it like a family member. Matter of fact, now that I put some thought to it, I got 1 or 2 family members I would mourn a little less. It wasn't a great gun. Not fancy, pretty, special or sentimental. But I have come to believe that they are alot like children. Even if they are ugly and not so bright, every one of them is a treasure and should be loved and taken care of.
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In the ebb and flow of family finances, I've purchased firearms when things were going well and sold them when times were difficult, and we've gone through several lay-offs in our 26-year marriage. My firearms purchases have been very carefully deliberated for 20+ years and it pains me to sell any of them, but I try to keep my priorities in order and remain objective about it. I hope I don't have to sell any others out of necessity, and it's interesting to see the rifles that I've retained despite the difficult times...several "keepers" I've saved for last. I hope to pass a few of these to my son (and he has already expressed his preferences), but I reflexively prioritize what will go and what will stay after I've had time to work with a rifle or sidearm.
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