The gun I wish I hadn't sold
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Hem
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Fortunately my father had been gifted years prior a 12 gauge L.C. Smith. I quickly latched on to it.
No personal regrets. I have a couple I wish I could overcome a little sentimental feelings for and sell
My dad has told me he really regrets trading off a Ruger m77 25-06 in the early 80’s. Selfishly I wish he still had it so I could have hunted with it
My dad has told me he really regrets trading off a Ruger m77 25-06 in the early 80’s. Selfishly I wish he still had it so I could have hunted with it
fulldraw - I do not. I bought it a month before my oldest daughter was born (much to my wife's dismay
) It took 8 years to finish, and I sold it a month after my oldest got married 25 years later. It was time to spend more money on it, and I decided to get out.That pre 64 Winchester Featherweight in .270 is a brutal one to regret light as air, gorgeous walnut, and those old ones shot lights out with handloads. Hard to replace that magic.
Mine? A pre 64 Model 70 in .30-06, standard weight, perfect walnut stock, butter smooth action. Sold it in the early 2000s to fund a better build that never felt right. Still haunts me every time I see one at a show nothing quite matched its balance and groups.
What made yours so special beyond the accuracy the wood grain, the feel, the memories? Those old Winchesters hit different.
Mine? A pre 64 Model 70 in .30-06, standard weight, perfect walnut stock, butter smooth action. Sold it in the early 2000s to fund a better build that never felt right. Still haunts me every time I see one at a show nothing quite matched its balance and groups.
What made yours so special beyond the accuracy the wood grain, the feel, the memories? Those old Winchesters hit different.
Turkeygetpwnd38
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Not a gun I got rid of but my dad did… we both regret it.
He found a 2.5 inch colt python in a hardware store in the middle of no where. Early 2000s, I think he paid $550 for it. Held on to it for maybe a year and then traded it because it just “sat”. Was a gorgeous gun, looked as new.
He found a 2.5 inch colt python in a hardware store in the middle of no where. Early 2000s, I think he paid $550 for it. Held on to it for maybe a year and then traded it because it just “sat”. Was a gorgeous gun, looked as new.
