Dave in TX
Need to quit gun trading
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Need to quit gun trading
I might as well give up now. I don't think I can ever beat the trade I just made. Bought a Dan Wesson 8" .357 a couple of weeks ago ($292 OTD)and just traded it for an unfired Cimmaron (Uberti) 1873 rifle .45 Colt w/24" bbl. Gun has a few safe dings on it but has not been fired. Yep, I might as well quit while I'm ahead:)
Dave in TX
Dave in TX
MA1 USN (Retired)
Freedom is never really free, payments come due in every generation.
Freedom is never really free, payments come due in every generation.
Re: Need to quit gun trading
hey, if you're on a roll you might want to see if there's a trend, the trend is your friend
Grizz
Grizz
Re: Need to quit gun trading
thats a beautiful thing, or two things, the deal and the rifle!!! 
Mike Johnson,
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
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JohndeFresno
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Re: Need to quit gun trading
Great trade! Now - quit tradin' - just acquire, unless you are one of those folks who has more gun safes than t-shirts!
Every time I think about a gun that I carefully considered before buying, bought the thing, and then either traded it or sold it, it makes my insides churn. And it never goes away! For instance:
* A WWII British .455 Webley, purchased for almost nothing at a Monterey, CA pawn shop when I was training to go overseas during the Viet Nam era;
* An Astra 9mm pistol that shot a variety of cartridges, not just the standard parabellum - and it was accurate, also acquired in the 60's in the same town;
* A beautiful new Marlin .44 Mag levergun (nothing fancy, but cheap) purchased at one of the Big 5 sales (and within a year I purchased a .45-70 Marlin which I will never let go of);
* A Beretta Puma .32 auto. Fairly useless caliber, but what a beautiful gun!
* Two derringers - one of those flat, sleek little 22 mag jobs (Hi-Standard??) and a cowboy type traditional model in .38 Special
* A GI .30 caliber carbine in NRA VG or Excellent condition, purchased from the NRA under special agreement with peace officers, for under $100 as I recall, now worth around $700 or more; and
* An M1 Garand .30-06, purchased after I attended an NRA match under the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) many years ago, sold so that I could purchase a portable computer that I could have saved up for. Its condition was also VG or better; much better than the one I have now.
There were more. Never again!
As a certifiably old geezer, now, I implore y'all from wisdom gained through stupid choices to hold on to your guns. If you don't need them for hunting, they are still a joy to shoot and putter around with, and they aren't getting any cheaper!
Every time I think about a gun that I carefully considered before buying, bought the thing, and then either traded it or sold it, it makes my insides churn. And it never goes away! For instance:
* A WWII British .455 Webley, purchased for almost nothing at a Monterey, CA pawn shop when I was training to go overseas during the Viet Nam era;
* An Astra 9mm pistol that shot a variety of cartridges, not just the standard parabellum - and it was accurate, also acquired in the 60's in the same town;
* A beautiful new Marlin .44 Mag levergun (nothing fancy, but cheap) purchased at one of the Big 5 sales (and within a year I purchased a .45-70 Marlin which I will never let go of);
* A Beretta Puma .32 auto. Fairly useless caliber, but what a beautiful gun!
* Two derringers - one of those flat, sleek little 22 mag jobs (Hi-Standard??) and a cowboy type traditional model in .38 Special
* A GI .30 caliber carbine in NRA VG or Excellent condition, purchased from the NRA under special agreement with peace officers, for under $100 as I recall, now worth around $700 or more; and
* An M1 Garand .30-06, purchased after I attended an NRA match under the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) many years ago, sold so that I could purchase a portable computer that I could have saved up for. Its condition was also VG or better; much better than the one I have now.
There were more. Never again!
As a certifiably old geezer, now, I implore y'all from wisdom gained through stupid choices to hold on to your guns. If you don't need them for hunting, they are still a joy to shoot and putter around with, and they aren't getting any cheaper!
Re: Need to quit gun trading
Ya done good.... 
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Citizens Committee For The Right To Keep And Bear Arms
DAV
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marlinman93
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Re: Need to quit gun trading
Yea! No don't quit while you're ahead! Ride that pony until it drops! Nice trade!
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Re: Need to quit gun trading
marlinman93 wrote:Yea! No don't quit while you're ahead! Ride that pony until it drops! Nice trade!
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