Those That Got Away

[Adies Gunny]

I doubt I'm the only one that let a gun go an later regretted it. In my lifetime I have bought, sold, gave away and traded a few guns. Some I have greatly regretted. The list of mistakes is quite long but remember this is a life long list. I sold a Colt Python in 1980.
Traded a Colt Diamondback 22 and a S&W 41 for a Kimber of Oregon 22. I still have the Kimber but I do miss the two I traded.
I have given away five or six guns but the only one I really miss if a Kimber 1911. The person I gave it to traded it for a Glock. I would have bought him a Glock had I known about it.
I had two guns safes go under during Hurricane Katrina that I couldn't get to for almost three weeks. When I saw how badly corroded I closed the safes and walked away. I lost the house as well and had other priorities. When I went back I traded the contents to a local Gunsmith for some "future work" that failed to materialize before he passed away.
I traded a Dan Wesson Pistol Pak 357 for a chainsaw.
I gave away a S&W 125th year anniversary model 25. I was afraid if I kept it I would be tempted to shoot it.
I traded a Belgiun Browning 30-06 that I truly regret. At the time I wasn't into rifle hunting and only bought it because the guy only wanted $250 for it.
I'm sure there are others that I am forgetting.

 

[Carle_032]

The Python and Diamondback still haunt me and I can’t help but wince at the thought of that Kimber 1911 being traded for a Glock. I’ve had a couple of firearms slip away from me in ways I didn’t see coming and it always feels different when you weren’t the one making the trade. Over the years, I’ve let go of a few that still linger in my thoughts. They might not be as rare as some of yours but they’ve taught me to pause before I let anything go these days. It’s interesting how the ones we barely used often turn out to be the ones we miss the most. Either way, you’ve got a lifetime of stories there. That’s really what the gun world is all about.